# 2022 Eliteserien

The 2022 Eliteserien was the 78th season of top-tier football in Norway. This was the sixth season of Eliteserien after rebranding from Tippeligaen. Molde were crowned the champions at the end of the season, winning their 5th Norwegian league title.
The season started on 2 April 2022 and ended on 13 November 2022, not including play-off matches.
Bodø/Glimt were the defending champions, having won the previous season. HamKam, Aalesund and Jerv joined as the promoted clubs from the 2021 Norwegian First Division. They replaced Brann, Stabæk and Mjøndalen who were relegated to the First Division.

## Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league in this season – the top thirteen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were HamKam (returning to the top flight after a thirteen season absence), Aalesund (returning to the top flight after a one season absence) and Jerv (first season in the top flight). They replaced Brann, Stabæk and Mjøndalen, ending their top flight spells of six, eight and three years respectively.

### Stadiums and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location | County | Arena | Turf | Capacity |
| Aalesund | 18 | Ålesund | Møre og Romsdal | Color Line Stadion | Artificial | 10,778 |
| Bodø/Glimt | 27 | Bodø | Nordland | Aspmyra Stadion | Artificial | 8,300 |
| HamKam | 23 | Hamar | Innlandet | Briskeby | Artificial | 7,800 |
| Haugesund | 16 | Haugesund | Rogaland | Haugesund Sparebank Arena | Natural | 8,754 |
| Jerv | 1 | Grimstad | Agder | Levermyr Stadion | Natural | 3,300 |
| Kristiansund | 6 | Kristiansund | Møre og Romsdal | Kristiansund Stadion | Artificial | 4,444 |
| Lillestrøm | 58 | Lillestrøm | Viken | Åråsen Stadion | Natural | 11,500 |
| Molde | 46 | Molde | Møre og Romsdal | Aker Stadion | Artificial | 11,249 |
| Odd | 41 | Skien | Vestfold og Telemark | Skagerak Arena | Artificial | 11,767 |
| Rosenborg | 59 | Trondheim | Trøndelag | Lerkendal Stadion | Natural | 21,421 |
| Sandefjord | 10 | Sandefjord | Vestfold og Telemark | Release Arena | Natural | 6,582 |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 11 | Sarpsborg | Viken | Sarpsborg Stadion | Artificial | 8,022 |
| Strømsgodset | 35 | Drammen | Viken | Marienlyst Stadion | Artificial | 8,935 |
| Tromsø | 34 | Tromsø | Troms og Finnmark | Alfheim Stadion | Artificial | 6,687 |
| Viking | 72 | Stavanger | Rogaland | SR-Bank Arena | Artificial | 15,900 |
| Vålerenga | 62 | Oslo | Oslo | Intility Arena | Artificial | 16,555 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | President | Manager(s) | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Aalesund | Jan Petter Hagen | Lars Arne Nilsen | David Fällman | Umbro | Sparebanken Møre |
| Bodø/Glimt | Inge Henning Andersen | Kjetil Knutsen | Ulrik Saltnes | Diadora | Sparebanken Nord-Norge |
| HamKam | Truls Nordby Johansen | Jakob Michelsen | Aleksander Melgalvis | Puma | Eidsiva Energi |
| Haugesund | Leif Helge Kaldheim | Jostein Grindhaug | Kevin Martin Krygård | Macron | Haugaland Kraft |
| Jerv | Per Gunnar Topland | Arne Sandstø | Mathias Wichmann | Umbro | J. J. Ugland |
| Kristiansund | Vidar Solli | Christian Michelsen | Dan Peter Ulvestad | Macron | SpareBank 1 Nordvest |
| Lillestrøm | Morten Kokkim | Geir Bakke | Gjermund Åsen | Puma | DNB |
| Molde | Odd Ivar Moen | Erling Moe | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | Adidas | Sparebanken Møre |
| Odd | Trond Haukvik | Pål Arne Johansen | Steffen Hagen | Hummel | SpareBank 1 Telemark |
| Rosenborg | Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen | Kjetil Rekdal | Markus Henriksen | Adidas | SpareBank 1 SMN |
| Sandefjord | Gunnar Bjønness | Hans Erik Ødegaard Andreas Tegström | Harmeet Singh | Macron | Jotun |
| Sarpsborg 08 | Hans Petter Arnesen | Stefan Billborn | Joachim Thomassen | Select | Borregaard |
| Strømsgodset | Ivar Strømsjordet | Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen Håkon Wibe-Lund | Gustav Valsvik | Puma | DNB |
| Tromsø | Helge Kræmer | Gaute Helstrup | Ruben Yttergård Jenssen | Select | Sparebanken Nord-Norge |
| Vålerenga | Thomas Baardseng | Dag-Eilev Fagermo | Jonatan Tollås | Adidas | DNB |
| Viking | Stig H. Christiansen | Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim Morten Jensen | Veton Berisha | Diadora | Lyse |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
| Rosenborg | Åge Hareide | Contract expired | 31 December 2021 | Pre-season | Kjetil Rekdal | 1 January 2022 | Pre-season |
| Sarpsborg 08 | Lars Bohinen | Contract expired | 31 December 2021 | Pre-season | Stefan Billborn | 7 January 2022 | Pre-season |
| HamKam | Kjetil Rekdal | Signed by Rosenborg | 31 December 2021 | Pre-season | Jakob Michelsen | 9 January 2022 | Pre-season |
| Odd | Jan Frode Nornes | Sacked | 8 January 2022 | Pre-season | Pål Arne Johansen | 24 January 2022 | Pre-season |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Molde (C) | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 25 | +46 | 78 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Bodø/Glimt | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 86 | 41 | +45 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Rosenborg | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 53 | |
| 5 | Odd | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 45 | |
| 6 | Vålerenga | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 44 | |
| 7 | Tromsø | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 43 | |
| 8 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 41 | |
| 9 | Aalesund | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 39 | |
| 10 | Haugesund | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 38 | |
| 11 | Viking | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 35 | |
| 12 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 33 | |
| 13 | HamKam | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 31 | |
| 14 | Sandefjord (O) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 68 | −26 | 24 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Kristiansund (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 60 | −23 | 23 | Relegation to First Division |
| 16 | Jerv (R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 69 | −39 | 20 | Relegation to First Division |

## 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 |
| Molde | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bodø/Glimt | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rosenborg | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Lillestrøm | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Odd | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Vålerenga | 11 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Tromsø | 16 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Aalesund | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Haugesund | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Viking | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Strømsgodset | 11 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| HamKam | 7 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Sandefjord | 1 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Kristiansund | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Jerv | 3 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Leader / 2023–24 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round
* 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round
* Relegation play-offs
* Relegation to 2023 1. divisjon

## Results

| Home \ Away | AAL | BOD | HAM | HAU | JER | KRI | LIL | MOL | ODD | ROS | SAN | SRP | STR | TRO | VIK | VÅL |
| Aalesund | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Bodø/Glimt | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 7–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 5–1 |
| HamKam | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Haugesund | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| Jerv | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 |
| Kristiansund | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Lillestrøm | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Molde | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 |
| Odd | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Rosenborg | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Sandefjord | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–5 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | — | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Strømsgodset | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| Tromsø | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Viking | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 |
| Vålerenga | 4–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | — |

## Relegation play-offs

Sandefjord, the 14th-placed team in Eliteserien defeated Kongsvinger, the winners of the First Division promotion play-offs 5-2 (aggregate) over two legs to qualify to remain in the Eliteserien in the following season.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Amahl Pellegrino | Bodø/Glimt | 25 |
| 2 | Hugo Vetlesen | Bodø/Glimt | 16 |
| 3 | David Datro Fofana | Molde | 15 |
| 3 | Tobias Heintz | Sarpsborg 08 | 15 |
| 3 | Casper Tengstedt | Rosenborg | 15 |
| 6 | Ole Sæter | Rosenborg | 14 |
| 7 | Eric Kitolano | Tromsø | 13 |
| 8 | Runar Espejord | Bodø/Glimt | 12 |
| 8 | Mohamed Ofkir | Sandefjord | 12 |
| 10 | Ola Brynhildsen | Molde | 11 |
| 10 | Johan Hove | Strømsgodset | 11 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Alexander Ruud Tveter | Sandefjord | Haugesund | 3–1 (A) | 3 April 2022 |
| Mohamed Ofkir | Sandefjord | Strømsgodset | 5–0 (A) | 23 April 2022 |
| Veton Berisha | Viking | Haugesund | 5–1 (H) | 30 April 2022 |
| Ole Sæter | Rosenborg | Kristiansund | 3–1 (H) | 25 June 2022 |
| Sam Rogers | Rosenborg | Jerv | 3–2 (H) | 10 July 2022 |
| Amahl Pellegrino | Bodø/Glimt | Jerv | 5–0 (H) | 24 July 2022 |
| Hugo Vegard Vetlesen | Bodø/Glimt | Odd | 7–0 (H) | 6 August 2022 |
| Casper Tengstedt | Rosenborg | Sandefjord | 5–2 (A) | 12 August 2022 |
| Tobias Heintz | Sarpsborg 08 | Jerv | 4–3 (H) | 18 September 2022 |

#### Notes

$^4$ Player scored 4 goals (H) – Home team (A) – Away team

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Jacob Karlstrøm | Molde | 12 |
| 2 | Mads Hedenstad Christiansen | Lillestrøm | 9 |
| 3 | André Hansen | Rosenborg | 8 |
| 4 | Sten Grytebust | Aalesund | 7 |
| 4 | Nikita Khaykin | Bodø/Glimt | 7 |
| 4 | Viljar Myhra | Strømsgodset | 7 |
| 4 | Leopold Wahlstedt | Odd | 7 |
| 8 | Patrik Gunnarsson | Viking | 6 |
| 8 | Magnus Sjøeng | Vålerenga | 6 |
| 10 | Nicholas Hagen | HamKam | 4 |
| 10 | Øystein Øvretveit | Jerv | 4 |

### Discipline
#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 9
** Dario Canadija (Aalesund)
* Most red cards: 2
** Odin Bjørtuft (Odd)
** Anton Skipper (Sarpsborg 08)

#### Club

* Most yellow cards: 59
** Viking
* Most red cards: 5
** Sarpsborg 08

## Awards
### Annual awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Player of the Year | Hugo Vetlesen | Bodø/Glimt |
| Young Player of the Year | Sivert Mannsverk | Molde |
| Manager of the Year | Erling Moe | Molde |

## League attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Rosenborg | 196,377 | 21,275 | 9,764 | 13,092 | +99.1%$^†$ |
| 2 | Viking | 148,648 | 15,500 | 7,136 | 9,910 | +64.0%$^†$ |
| 3 | Vålerenga | 130,044 | 16,555 | 5,520 | 8,670 | +100.8%$^†$ |
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 101,148 | 10,527 | 4,567 | 6,743 | +88.4%$^†$ |
| 5 | Molde | 95,823 | 10,755 | 5,045 | 6,388 | +108.1%$^†$ |
| 6 | Bodø/Glimt | 88,953 | 7,837 | 4,809 | 5,930 | +153.9%$^†$ |
| 7 | Aalesund | 82,184 | 10,778 | 4,194 | 5,479 | +99.6%$^1$ |
| 8 | Strømsgodset | 73,065 | 5,887 | 3,897 | 4,871 | +70.6%$^†$ |
| 9 | Sarpsborg 08 | 71,707 | 5,831 | 4,094 | 4,780 | +72.1%$^†$ |
| 10 | Odd | 68,035 | 7,164 | 3,380 | 4,536 | +50.9%$^†$ |
| 11 | HamKam | 67,428 | 6,904 | 3,037 | 4,495 | +108.7%$^1$ |
| 12 | Haugesund | 58,533 | 5,608 | 3,187 | 3,902 | +49.3%$^†$ |
| 13 | Kristiansund | 56,909 | 4,444 | 3,410 | 3,794 | +70.3%$^†$ |
| 14 | Sandefjord | 49,995 | 6,182 | 2,497 | 3,333 | +87.8%$^†$ |
| 15 | Tromsø | 45,071 | 6,691 | 2,005 | 3,005 | +70.0%$^1$ |
| 16 | Jerv | 37,315 | 3,002 | 2,090 | 2,488 | +176.4%$^1$ |
| | League total | 1,371,235 | 21,275 | 2,005 | 5,713 | +76.3%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 13 November 2022 Source: nifs.no Notes: 1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.