The Play-offs to the 2. divisjon in association football took place from 2000 up to and including the 2010 season.
The play-offs were instituted because of the streamlining of the 2. divisjon ahead of the 2001 season. It was reduced from eight to four groups, and thus, not all winners of the 3. divisjon groups could be promoted.
From the 2011 season, the 3. divisjon was streamlined to have twelve groups, where the winners are promoted to the four groups of the 2. divisjon, whence three teams (on average) in each of the four 2. divisjon groups are relegated to the 3. divisjon.
2010
Nesodden beat Korsvoll 3–2 on aggregate
Hasle-Løren beat Lillestrøm 2 5–2 on aggregate
Elverum beat Gjøvik 5–2 on aggregate
Kvik Halden beat Eik Tønsberg 5–1 on aggregate
Mandalskameratene beat Skarphedin 6–2 on aggregate
Viking 2 beat Staal Jørpeland 5–4 on aggregate
Austevoll beat Voss 5–3 on aggregate
Jevnaker beat Tornado Måløy 5–1 on aggregate
Herd beat Sunndal 8–2 on aggregate
Tiller beat Stjørdals-Blink 6–4 on aggregate
Mjølner beat Stålkameratene 8–2 on aggregate
Skarp beat Kirkenes 7–4 on aggregate
Reference: Fotballen.eu
2009
Oslo City beat Høland 6–2 on aggregate
Frigg beat Lommedalen 13–3 on aggregate
Brumunddal beat Flisa 3–2 on aggregate
Ørn-Horten beat Kvik Halden on the away goals rule; 3–3 on aggregate
Odd 2 beat Jerv 9–3 on aggregate
Vidar beat Viking 2 9–7 on aggregate (after extra time) Os beat Austevoll 4–3 on aggregate Førde beat Birkebeineren 5–3 on aggregate Aalesund 2 beat Træff 5–3 on aggregate Kolstad beat Charlottenlund 7–2 on aggregate Harstad beat Stålkameratene 3–2 on aggregate Senja beat Kirkenes 3–1 on aggregate
Reference: Fotballen.eu
2008
Ullern beat Oslo City 4–2 on aggregate
KFUM Oslo beat Høland 5–2 on aggregate
FF Lillehammer beat Flisa 3–2 on aggregate
Fram Larvik beat Kvik Halden 4–1 on aggregate
Åskollen beat Førde 8–3 on aggregate
Start 2 beat Odd 2 9–4 on aggregate
Kopervik beat Klepp 5–2 on aggregate
Stord beat Brann 2 3–2 on aggregate
Molde 2 beat Aalesund 2 3–0 on aggregate
Nardo beat Tiller 4–2 on aggregate
Bodø/Glimt 2 beat Harstad 6–5 on aggregate (after extra time) Bossekop beat Skjervøy 4–1 on aggregate