Norwegian reserve football teams
Norwegian reserve football teams compete at all levels of league football within the
If a reserve team ends up at a promotion spot when it is not allowed to be promoted, the promotion is awarded to best following team in the league standings which is allowed to be promoted. Also, a reserve team is forcefully relegated, regardless of the final league position, if it is no longer qualified for playing at that level - i.e. if the first team is relegated to a league level where the reserve team's level is no longer allowed. For example, if an Eliteserien team is relegated while its reserve team in 2. divisjon ends up at a secure place (or even a promotion spot), the reserve team is forcefully relegated to 3. divisjon. In such a situation, the best placed qualified team at a relegation position in the league that the reserve team is relegated from will keep its place. If there are no qualified teams at relegation positions (e.g. only reserve teams no longer qualified for the level), one extra team from the division below (the best placed qualified one) is promoted.
Controversy
Reserve teams have in general been criticized for fielding uneven teams from week to week, with many first-team players one week and more youth players the next. They have also been criticized for keeping smaller clubs out of the Second Division, meaning a more centralized football culture. In 2009 manager
At the 2010 congress of the
Sporting success
From time to time, a reserves team wins its group in the third tier 2. divisjon. This is the highest sporting position a reserves team can achieve, since promotion is impossible. In the
Today
This is a list of where the reserve teams of
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References
- ^ a b Langerød, Dag (6 November 2009). "– En fotballrevolusjon". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ Langerød, Dag (9 November 2009). "Fagermo: – Fjern dem!". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ Skuseth, Helge (8 April 2010). "AaFK 2 blir ungdomslag". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ISBN 82-90773-05-6.
- ISBN 82-516-1611-5.
- ISBN 82-516-1710-3.
- ISBN 82-516-1428-7.
- ^ "Tabell og resultat - 2.div Menn avd 3 (2005)". Speaker.no. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ NIFS