2022 Norwegian First Division

The 2022 Norwegian First Division (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a Norwegian second-tier football league season.

Norwegian First Division
Season2022
Dates2 April – 29 October
ChampionsBrann
PromotedBrann
Stabæk
RelegatedGrorud
Stjørdals-Blink
Matches played240
Goals scored789 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorerBård Finne
Gift Orban
(16 goals)
Highest attendance16,617
Brann 3–0 Sandnes Ulf
(16 May 2022)[1]
Lowest attendance125
Grorud 1–1 Raufoss
(3 October 2022)[1]
Average attendance2,121[1]
2021
2023

The league started on 2 April 2022, and is scheduled to end on 29 October 2022, not including play-off matches.[2]

Teams

In the 2021 1. divisjon, HamKam, Aalesund, and Jerv were promoted to the 2022 Eliteserien, while Strømmen and Ull/Kisa were relegated to the 2022 2. divisjon.

Mjøndalen, Stabæk, and Brann were relegated from the 2021 Eliteserien, while Kongsvinger and Skeid were promoted from the 2021 2. divisjon.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationArenaCapacity[3]
ÅsaneBergenÅsane Arena3,300
BrannBergenBrann Stadion16,750
BryneBryneBryne Stadion4,000
FredrikstadFredrikstadFredrikstad Stadion12,500
GrorudOsloGrorud Match Kunstgress1,700
KFUM OsloOsloKFUM-Arena2,000
KongsvingerKongsvingerGjemselund Stadion5,824
MjøndalenMjøndalenConsto Arena4,200
RanheimTrondheimEXTRA Arena3,000
RaufossRaufossNAMMO Stadion1,800
Sandnes UlfSandnesØster Hus Arena6,043
SkeidOsloNordre Åsen Kunstgressbane2,500
SogndalSogndalFosshaugane Campus5,622
StabækBærumNadderud Stadion4,938
StartKristiansandSparebanken Sør Arena14,448
Stjørdals-BlinkStjørdalshalsenM.U.S Stadion Sandskogan2,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Brann (C, P)3026319516+7981Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round and promotion to Eliteserien[a]
2Stabæk (P)30161046228+3458Promotion to Eliteserien
3Start3016686338+2554Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4KFUM Oslo3015786148+1352
5Sandnes Ulf30145115452+247
6Kongsvinger30137104337+646
7Sogndal30127115553+243
8Ranheim30127114952−343
9Mjøndalen30133143947−842
10Fredrikstad3098134651−535
11Bryne3098134252−1035
12Raufoss3098133554−1935
13Åsane3088144267−2532
14Skeid (O)3084183954−1528Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15Grorud (R)3048183469−3520Relegation to Second Division
16Stjørdals-Blink (R)3045213071−4117
Source: NFF (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Brann232332211111111111111111111111
Stabæk463766443443322443454332222222
Start128653337887999999788666434443
KFUM Oslo756489775675477866543223343334
Sandnes Ulf511124554569654332335554556665
Kongsvinger138101011101011131312121111111111101099987765556
Sogndal344547868756866557866799887797
Ranheim16149898986322233224222445678878
Mjøndalen67521112223478568891010101010999989
Fredrikstad796975699101010101010101011121112121212121112111210
Bryne121516161614141412121313131313131313131313131313131313121011
Raufoss141212121011111210998548775677878101010101112
Åsane151314131314121011111111121212121212111211111111111211131313
Skeid111515151516151516161615151514141414141414141414141414141414
Grorud7911111212131314141414141415151516161616161616161615151515
Stjørdals-Blink71113141415161615151516161616161615151515151515151516161616
Promotion to 2023 Eliteserien
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2023 2. divisjon
Source: nifs.no

Results

Home \ AwayBRABRYFREGROKFUKONMJØRANRAUULFSKESOGSTBSTASTJÅSA
Brann2–13–07–04–13–07–05–03–03–03–01–11–11–05–01–1
Bryne1–50–22–11–21–12–11–25–00–20–33–30–02–00–02–1
Fredrikstad1–31–33–11–20–02–11–10–41–22–05–22–41–02–22–2
Grorud0–22–22–21–31–20–12–11–11–31–12–00–40–31–23–1
KFUM Oslo1–53–32–12–21–03–01–21–13–23–03–20–00–13–12–2
Kongsvinger1–32–10–12–23–12–12–24–13–11–00–00–12–25–01–1
Mjøndalen3–12–12–03–02–11–01–21–24–11–00–42–40–02–11–1
Ranheim0–41–13–22–14–10–22–13–21–24–03–30–12–22–13–3
Raufoss0–52–02–11–10–30–12–11–11–11–00–30–41–22–21–0
Sandnes Ulf0–32–10–42–42–24–10–23–21–40–06–02–23–50–06–0
Skeid2–31–23–33–21–54–01–21–02–20–12–32–33–23–12–0
Sogndal0–42–11–14–01–22–11–02–02–01–20–14–31–26–12–3
Stabæk1–22–20–01–12–21–02–03–22–00–12–00–05–04–24–0
Start0–26–01–05–03–20–11–12–12–21–23–25–10–03–14–1
Stjørdals-Blink1–20–21–21–01–31–41–20–11–21–21–01–33–20–32–4
Åsane0–21–24–33–20–31–23–11–21–02–13–21–10–41–51–1
Source: NFF (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Promotion play-offs

The teams from third to sixth place will take part in the promotion play-offs; these are single leg knockout matches. In the first round, the fifth-placed team will play at home against the sixth-placed team. The winner of the first round will meet the fourth-placed team on away ground in the second round. The winner of the second round will meet the third-placed team on away ground. The winner of the third round will face the 14th-placed team in the Eliteserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.[4]

First roundSecond roundThird round
3Start0
4KFUM Oslo16Kongsvinger1
5Sandnes Ulf06Kongsvinger2
6Kongsvinger1
First round
Sandnes Ulf0–1Kongsvinger
ReportTaylor 82'
Attendance: 1,518
Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes
Second round
KFUM Oslo1–2Kongsvinger
Hestnes 2'ReportGerson 49'
Andersen 89'
Attendance: 1,763
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes
Third round
Start0–1Kongsvinger
ReportGerson 88' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,621
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team took part in a two-legged play-off against the winners of the Second Division play-offs, to decide who would play in the First Division next season.[4]

SemifinalFinal
Skeid628
Arendal033Arendal011
Ull/Kisa101
Skeid6–0Arendal
Buduson 3', 43'
Hoven 54'
Romsaas 56'
Effiom 67', 80'
Report
Nordre Åsen, Oslo
Attendance: 552
Referee: Steinar Hauge
Arendal1–2Skeid
Johansen 79'ReportNordengen 61'
Buduson 83'
Norac Stadion, Arendal
Attendance: 519
Referee: Marius Lien

Skeid won 8–1 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[5]
1 Bård FinneBrann16
Gift OrbanStabæk
3 Mathias RasmussenBrann15
4 Vegard ErlienRanheim14
Aune HeggebøBrann
6 Martin RamslandSandnes Ulf13
7 Jonatan Braut BrunesStart12
Marcus MehnertRanheim
Nicolay SolbergFredrikstad
10 Niklas CastroBrann11
Jónatan Ingi JónssonSogndal
Eirik SchulzeStart

Discipline

Player

References