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.
From the 2001 season, the 2. divisjon got four groups instead of eight, meaning that each of the four group winners was promoted.
The two number-six-teams from the two groups in the First Division, Byåsen and Harstad, were up for playoff.
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