# 2022 Norwegian First Division (women)

The 2022 Norwegian First Division was the 38th season of the Norwegian First Division, the second-tier Norwegian women's football division, and the 21st season under the current format. The league consists of 10 teams. The season started on 19 March 2022.

## Format

This season is the first with a new play-off system. It was set to be introduced in the 2020 season, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Teams

The following ten teams compete in the 2022 First Division:
| Club | Municipality | Ground |
| AaFK Fortuna | Ålesund Municipality | Color Line Stadion |
| Amazon Grimstad | Grimstad Municipality | Levermyr Stadion |
| Grand Bodø | Bodø Municipality | Nordlandshallen |
| Hønefoss | Ringerike Municipality | Aka Arena |
| KIL/Hemne | Heim Municipality | Hemne Sparebank Arena |
| Klepp | Klepp Municipality | Klepp Stadion |
| Medkila | Harstad Municipality | Harstad Stadion |
| TIL 2020 | Tromsø Municipality | Alfheim Stadion |
| Øvrevoll Hosle | Bærum Municipality | Ferd Arena Hosle |
| Åsane | Bergen Municipality | Åsane Arena |
* ↑ TIL 2020 have changed their name from Fløya.

## Regular season

The regular season consists of 10 teams, who will play each other twice, totalling 18 matches per team. The top two teams qualify for the Toppserien play-offs. The other eight teams qualify for the First Division play-offs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | TIL 2020 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 13 | +27 | 39 | Qualification for the Toppserien play-offs |
| 2 | Åsane | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 8 | +24 | 39 | Qualification for the Toppserien play-offs |
| 3 | Øvrevoll Hosle | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 36 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 4 | KIL/Hemne | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 29 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Hønefoss | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 27 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 6 | AaFK Fortuna | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 25 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 7 | Klepp | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 20 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 8 | Grand Bodø | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 18 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 9 | Amazon Grimstad | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 14 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 10 | Medkila | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 52 | −38 | 10 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AFK | AMA | GRA | HØN | KIL | KLE | MED | TIL | ØVH | ÅSA |
| AaFK Fortuna | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–4 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 |
| Amazon Grimstad | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 |
| Grand Bodø | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Hønefoss | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 5–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| KIL/Hemne | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Klepp | 2–4 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Medkila | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–6 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| TIL 2020 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | — | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Øvrevoll Hosle | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Åsane | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | — |

## First Division play-offs

The teams from 3rd to 10th position take part in the First Division play-offs. They carry over their points and goal difference from the regular season. Each team plays seven matches, once against each of the other teams. The winners qualify for the promotion play-offs, where they will face the 6th placed team in the Toppserien relegation round. The bottom two teams are relegated.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Øvrevoll Hosle | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 47 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Hønefoss | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 40 | |
| 3 | KIL/Hemne | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 38 | |
| 4 | AaFK Fortuna | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 35 | |
| 5 | Grand Bodø | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 32 | |
| 6 | Klepp | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 27 | |
| 7 | Amazon Grimstad (R) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 24 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 8 | Medkila (R) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 69 | −44 | 16 | Relegation to Second Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AFK | AMA | GRA | HØN | KIL | KLE | MED | ØVH |
| AaFK Fortuna | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 6–1 | — | — |
| Amazon Grimstad | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Grand Bodø | — | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | — | — | 2–0 | — |
| Hønefoss | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | — | — | — | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| KIL/Hemne | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | — | — |
| Klepp | — | — | 5–0 | 4–2 | — | — | 2–3 | 0–4 |
| Medkila | 1–3 | — | — | — | 2–4 | — | — | 5–1 |
| Øvrevoll Hosle | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | — | 4–0 | — | — | — |