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

## 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

| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| 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 | Sogndal | 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

| 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 |
| 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 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Sandnes Ulf | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 47 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Kongsvinger | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 46 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 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 | Relegation to Second Division |
* ↑ Brann qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round as winners of the 2022 Norwegian Football Cup.

## Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Brann | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Stabæk | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Start | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| KFUM Oslo | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Sandnes Ulf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Kongsvinger | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Sogndal | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Ranheim | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Mjøndalen | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Fredrikstad | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Bryne | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| Raufoss | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Åsane | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Skeid | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Grorud | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Stjørdals-Blink | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Promotion to 2023 Eliteserien
* Promotion play-offs
* Relegation play-offs
* Relegation to 2023 2. divisjon

## Results

| Home \ Away | BRA | BRY | FRE | GRO | KFU | KON | MJØ | RAN | RAU | ULF | SKE | SOG | STB | STA | STJ | ÅSA |
| Brann | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| Bryne | 1–5 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Fredrikstad | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Grorud | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| KFUM Oslo | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Kongsvinger | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| Mjøndalen | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Ranheim | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 |
| Raufoss | 0–5 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Sandnes Ulf | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | — | 0–0 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 6–0 |
| Skeid | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Sogndal | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 4–3 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 2–3 |
| Stabæk | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 5–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 |
| Start | 0–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| Stjørdals-Blink | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | — | 2–4 |
| Åsane | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | — |

## 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.
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round |
| | | | | | | 3 | Start | 0 |
| | | | 4 | KFUM Oslo | 1 | 6 | Kongsvinger | 1 |
| 5 | Sandnes Ulf | 0 | 6 | Kongsvinger | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Kongsvinger | 1 | | | | | | |

#### Third round
### 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.
| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | Skeid | Skeid | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Arendal | Arendal | 0 | 3 | 3 | Arendal | Arendal | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ull/Kisa | Ull/Kisa | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
Skeid won 8–1 on aggregate.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Bård Finne | Brann | 16 |
| 1 | Gift Orban | Stabæk | 16 |
| 3 | Mathias Rasmussen | Brann | 15 |
| 4 | Vegard Erlien | Ranheim | 14 |
| 4 | Aune Heggebø | Brann | 14 |
| 6 | Martin Ramsland | Sandnes Ulf | 13 |
| 7 | Jonatan Braut Brunes | Start | 12 |
| 7 | Marcus Mehnert | Ranheim | 12 |
| 7 | Nicolay Solberg | Fredrikstad | 12 |
| 10 | Niklas Castro | Brann | 11 |
| 10 | Jónatan Ingi Jónsson | Sogndal | 11 |
| 10 | Eirik Schulze | Start | 11 |

### Discipline
#### Player

* 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)