They have also been criticized for keeping smaller clubs out of the Second Division, meaning a more centralized football culture.
In 2009 manager Ivar Morten Normark proposed to throw the reserve teams out of the ordinary league pyramid,[1] and other managers like Dag Eilev Fagermo agreed.
From 2010, reserve teams in the Second Division can only field three players over the age of 21 at any time.
This is the highest sporting position a reserves team can achieve, since promotion is impossible.
[8] This is a list of where the reserve teams of Eliteserien and 1. divisjon clubs play, as of the 2024 season.