2022 Norwegian First Division
| Season | 2022 | 
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 April – 29 October | 
| Champions | Brann | 
| Promoted | Brann Stabæk | 
| Relegated | Grorud Stjørdals-Blink | 
| Matches | 240 | 
| Goals | 789 (3.29 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Bård Finne Gift Orban (16 goals) | 
| Highest attendance | 16,617 Brann 3–0 Sandnes Ulf (16 May 2022)[1] | 
| Lowest attendance | 125 Grorud 1–1 Raufoss (3 October 2022)[1] | 
| Average attendance | 2,121[1] | 
| ← 2021  2023 →  | |
The 2022 Norwegian First Division (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a Norwegian second-tier football league season.
The league started on 2 April 2022, and is scheduled to end on 29 October 2022, not including play-off matches.[2]
Teams
[edit]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
[edit]| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity[3] | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Åsane | Bergen | Åsane Arena | 3,300 | 
| Brann | Bergen | Brann Stadion | 16,750 | 
| Bryne | Bryne | Bryne Stadion | 4,000 | 
| Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad Stadion | 12,500 | 
| Grorud | Oslo | Grorud Match Kunstgress | 1,700 | 
| KFUM Oslo | Oslo | KFUM-Arena | 2,000 | 
| Kongsvinger | Kongsvinger | Gjemselund Stadion | 5,824 | 
| Mjøndalen | Mjøndalen | Consto Arena | 4,200 | 
| Ranheim | Trondheim | EXTRA Arena | 3,000 | 
| Raufoss | Raufoss | NAMMO Stadion | 1,800 | 
| Sandnes Ulf | Sandnes | Øster Hus Arena | 6,043 | 
| Skeid | Oslo | Nordre Åsen Kunstgressbane | 2,500 | 
| Sogndal | Sogndalsfjøra | Fosshaugane Campus | 5,622 | 
| Stabæk | Bærum | Nadderud Stadion | 4,938 | 
| Start | Kristiansand | Sparebanken Sør Arena | 14,448 | 
| Stjørdals-Blink | Stjørdalshalsen | M.U.S Stadion Sandskogan | 2,000 | 
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brann (C, P) | 30 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 95 | 16 | +79 | 81 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round and promotion to Eliteserien[a] | 
| 2 | Stabæk (P) | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 62 | 28 | +34 | 58 | Promotion to Eliteserien | 
| 3 | Start | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 54 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs | 
| 4 | KFUM Oslo | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 52 | |
| 5 | Sandnes Ulf | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 47 | |
| 6 | Kongsvinger | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 46 | |
| 7 | Sogndal | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 43 | |
| 8 | Ranheim | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 43 | |
| 9 | Mjøndalen | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 42 | |
| 10 | Fredrikstad | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 35 | |
| 11 | Bryne | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 35 | |
| 12 | Raufoss | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 35 | |
| 13 | Åsane | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 67 | −25 | 32 | |
| 14 | Skeid (O) | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 28 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs | 
| 15 | Grorud (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 69 | −35 | 20 | Relegation to Second Division | 
| 16 | Stjørdals-Blink (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 71 | −41 | 17 | 
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:
- ^ Brann qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round as winners of the 2022 Norwegian Football Cup.
Positions by round
[edit]| Promotion to 2023 Eliteserien | |
| Promotion play-offs | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2023 2. divisjon | 
Results
[edit]Play-offs
[edit]Promotion play-offs
[edit]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 round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||
| 3 | Start | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | KFUM Oslo | 1 | 6 | Kongsvinger | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | Sandnes Ulf | 0 | 6 | Kongsvinger | 2 | ||||||||
| 6 | Kongsvinger | 1 | |||||||||||
- First round
| Sandnes Ulf | 0–1 | Kongsvinger | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Taylor  82' | 
- Second round
| KFUM Oslo | 1–2 | Kongsvinger | 
|---|---|---|
| Hestnes  2' | Report | Gerson  49' Andersen  89' | 
- Third round
| Start | 0–1 | Kongsvinger | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gerson  88' (pen.) | 
Relegation play-offs
[edit]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]
Skeid won 8–1 on aggregate.
Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[5] | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bård Finne | Brann | 16 | 
|  Gift Orban | Stabæk | ||
| 3 |  Mathias Rasmussen | Brann | 15 | 
| 4 |  Vegard Erlien | Ranheim | 14 | 
|  Aune Heggebø | Brann | ||
| 6 |  Martin Ramsland | Sandnes Ulf | 13 | 
| 7 |  Jonatan Braut Brunes | Start | 12 | 
|  Marcus Mehnert | Ranheim | ||
|  Nicolay Solberg | Fredrikstad | ||
| 10 |  Niklas Castro | Brann | 11 | 
|  Jónatan Ingi Jónsson | Sogndal | ||
|  Eirik Schulze | Start | 
Discipline
[edit]Player
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 9[5]
 Jakob Lindström (Fredrikstad) Jakob Lindström (Fredrikstad)
 Ole Amund Sveen (Mjøndalen) Ole Amund Sveen (Mjøndalen)
 Erik Tønne (Ranheim) Erik Tønne (Ranheim)
 
- Most red cards: 2[5]
 Nicolai Fremstad (Raufoss) Nicolai Fremstad (Raufoss)
 Isaac Twum (Mjøndalen / Sogndal) Isaac Twum (Mjøndalen / Sogndal)
 Morten Strand (Stjørdals-Blink) Morten Strand (Stjørdals-Blink)
 Curtis Edwards (Stabæk) Curtis Edwards (Stabæk)
 David Paulmin (Stjørdals-Blink) David Paulmin (Stjørdals-Blink)
 
Awards
[edit]Monthly awards
[edit]| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | Young Player of the Month | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| June | Not awarded |  Mathias Rasmussen | Brann |  Nicolas Pignatel Jenssen | Stabæk | [6][7] | |
| July |  Eirik Horneland | Brann |  Gift Orban | Stabæk |  Emanuel Grønner | Sogndal | [8][9][10] | 
| August |  Jørgen Isnes | KFUM |  Robin Rasch | KFUM |  Petter Nosa Dahl | KFUM | [11] | 
| September |  Eirik Horneland | Brann |  Mathias Bringaker | Kongsvinger |  Gift Orban | Stabæk | [12][13][14] | 
Annual awards
[edit]| Award | Winner | Club | 
|---|---|---|
| Coach of the Year[15] |  Eirik Horneland | Brann | 
| Player of the Year[15] |  Mathias Rasmussen | |
| Young Player of the Year[15] |  Gift Orban | Stabæk | 
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Tilskuertall 1. divisjon 2022". NIFS. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "OBOS-ligaen 2022 - Terminliste". fotball.no. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ "2022 - Kontaktpersoner". Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Slik spilles kvalifiseringskampene". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "OBOS-ligaen 2022 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Brakstad, Thomas (27 July 2022). "Kåret til månedens spiller i juni" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ Miøen, Joakim (20 July 2022). "Piggy månedens unge spiller" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Sportsklubben Brann sin Eirik Horneland er Månedens Trener for juli måned!". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Stabæk Fotball sin Gift Orban er kåret til månedens spiller for juli i OBOS-ligaen!". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Emanuel Grønner leverte ikke mindre enn 6 mål for Sogndal Fotball i juli, og 21-åringen er derfor kåret til månedens unge spiller!". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ Byfuglien, Halvor (3 September 2022). "Prisdryss til Kåffa" (in Norwegian). KFUM Oslo. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "For en sesong Eirik Horneland har hatt i Sportsklubben Brann!". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Tre kamper i september, tre seire og mål i alle kampene". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "20-åringen er i ferd med å hjelpe Stabæk Fotball tilbake til Eliteserien – blant annet med sine tre skåringer sist måned". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "Disse vant de gjeve prisene" (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
 
	


