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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.


Season
2 April – 29 October
Brann
BrannStabæk
GrorudStjørdals-Blink
240
789 (3.29 per match)
Bård FinneGift Orban(16 goals)
16,617Brann 3–0 Sandnes Ulf(16 May 2022)
125Grorud 1–1 Raufoss(3 October 2022)
2,121
← 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.

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.

TeamLocationArenaCapacity
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
SogndalSogndalsfjøraFosshaugane Campus5,622
StabækBærumNadderud Stadion4,938
StartKristiansandSparebanken Sør Arena14,448
Stjørdals-BlinkStjørdalshalsenM.U.S Stadion Sandskogan2,000
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2023 2. divisjon

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.

First round

Second round

Third round

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.

Skeid won 8–1 on aggregate.

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Bård FinneBrann16
Gift OrbanStabæk
3Mathias RasmussenBrann15
4Vegard ErlienRanheim14
Aune HeggebøBrann
6Martin RamslandSandnes Ulf13
7Jonatan Braut BrunesStart12
Marcus MehnertRanheim
Nicolay SolbergFredrikstad
10Niklas CastroBrann11
Jónatan Ingi JónssonSogndal
Eirik SchulzeStart
  • Most yellow cards: 9

    • Jakob Lindström (Fredrikstad)
    • Ole Amund Sveen (Mjøndalen)
    • Erik Tønne (Ranheim)
  • Most red cards: 2

    • Nicolai Fremstad (Raufoss)
    • Isaac Twum (Mjøndalen / Sogndal)
    • Morten Strand (Stjørdals-Blink)
    • Curtis Edwards (Stabæk)
    • David Paulmin (Stjørdals-Blink)
MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthYoung Player of the MonthReferences
JuneNot awardedMathias RasmussenBrannNicolas Pignatel JenssenStabæk
JulyEirik HornelandBrannGift OrbanStabækEmanuel GrønnerSogndal
AugustJørgen IsnesKFUMRobin RaschKFUMPetter Nosa DahlKFUM
SeptemberEirik HornelandBrannMathias BringakerKongsvingerGift OrbanStabæk
AwardWinnerClub
Coach of the YearEirik HornelandBrann
Player of the YearMathias Rasmussen
Young Player of the YearGift OrbanStabæk
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