The Playoffs to the 1. divisjon in Norwegian association football took place from 1996 up to and including the 2000 season.

The playoffs were instituted because of the streamlining of the 1. divisjon ahead of the 1997 season. It was reduced from two groups to one, and thus, not all winners of the 2. divisjon groups could be promoted.

From the 2001 season, the 2. divisjon got four groups instead of eight, meaning that each of the four group winners was promoted.

A playoff system was re-introduced in the 2017 Norwegian Second Division season. The winners of the two groups are automatically promoted to First Division, while the 2nd-placed teams enter the playoff. The two 2nd-placed teams play a double leg, the winner of which plays against the 14th-placed team in the First Division, the winner of which gets promoted to or stays in First Division.

2024 Round 1

Jerv won 3–1 on aggregate.

Round 2

Mjøndalen won 5–2 on aggregate and remained in First Division for the 2025 Norwegian First Division season.

2023 Round 1

Lyn won 3–2 on aggregate.

Round 2

Lyn won 5–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 Norwegian First Division.

2022 Round 1

Arendal won 3–1 on aggregate.

Round 2

Skeid won 8–1 on aggregate and remained in First Division for the 2023 Norwegian First Division season.

2021 Round 1

Hødd won 4–3 on aggregate.

Round 2

Stjørdals-Blink won 5–3 on aggregate and remained in First Division for the 2022 Norwegian First Division season.

2019 Round 1

Åsane won 4–1 on aggregate.

Round 2

Åsane won 5–3 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2020 Norwegian First Division.

2018 Round 1

KFUM Oslo won 4–1 on aggregate. Round 2

KFUM Oslo won 4–3 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2019 Norwegian First Division. 2017 Round 1

3–3 on aggregate. Notodden won 5–4 on penalties. Round 2

Notodden won 5–3 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2018 Norwegian First Division.

2000 Mandalskameratene beat Lofoten 5–2 on aggregate Ørn-Horten beat FF Lillehammer on the away goals rule; 3–3 on aggregate Hødd beat Stålkameratene 7–2 on aggregate Aalesund beat Skjetten 2–1 on aggregate Reference: RSSSF

1999 Strindheim beat Asker 3–2 on aggregate Sandefjord beat Fyllingen on the away goals rule; 4–4 on aggregate Hamarkameratene beat Vidar 4–3 on aggregate Tromsdalen beat Aalesund after extra time; 5–4 on aggregate Reference: RSSSF

1998 Liv/Fossekallen beat Fyllingen 6–2 on aggregate Skjetten beat Ørn-Horten 5–4 on aggregate Clausenengen beat Mo 6–2 on aggregate Lofoten beat Vidar 4–3 on aggregate Reference:

1997 Kjelsås beat Vidar on the away goals rule; 3–3 on aggregate Raufoss beat Kolstad 5–3 on aggregate Strindheim beat Fana 4–3 on aggregate Ullern beat Lofoten 4–2 on aggregate Reference:

1996 The two number-six-teams from the two groups in the First Division, Byåsen and Harstad, were up for playoff. Byåsen beat Vigør 8–1 on aggregate Harstad beat Verdal 4–1 on aggregate Runar beat Skjetten 6–4 on aggregate Sarpsborg beat Finnsnes 3–2 on aggregate Reference: RSSSF

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