| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 April 2022 – 22 October 2022 |
| Champions | Moss (Group 1) Hødd (Group 2) |
| Promoted | Moss Hødd |
| Relegated | Odd 2 Staal Jørpeland Eidsvold Turn Asker Frigg |
| Matches played | 338 |
| Goals scored | 1,145 (3.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Group 1: Jens Aslaksrud & Fabian Ness (15 goals) Group 2: Sondre Sørløkk (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Ullern 8–0 Staal Jørpeland (13 August 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Vålerenga 2 0–7 Hødd (29 August 2022) |
← 2021 2023 → | |
The 2022 Norwegian Second Division (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian football third-tier league season. The league consisted of 28 teams divided into 2 groups of 14 teams.
The league was played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams played 26 matches. The season started on 9 April 2022 and ended on 22 October 2022, not including play-off matches.[1][2]
Team changes
Last season, Kongsvinger and Skeid were promoted to the 2022 Norwegian First Division, while Florø, Fløya, Fram Larvik, Nardo, Rosenborg 2 and Senja were relegated to the 2022 Norwegian Third Division.
Strømmen and Ull/Kisa were relegated from the 2021 Norwegian First Division, while Frigg, Gjøvik-Lyn, Staal Jørpeland, Træff, Ullern and Ørn Horten were promoted from the 2021 Norwegian Third Division.
Group 1
Teams
The following 14 clubs compete in group 1:[3][4]
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arendal | Arendal | Norac Stadion | 5,000 |
| Egersund | Egersund | Idrettsparken | 2,000 |
| Fløy | Flekkerøy | Flekkerøy Kunstgress | 2,000 |
| Kvik Halden | Halden | Halden Stadion | 4,200 |
| Moss | Moss | Melløs Stadion | 4,000 |
| Notodden | Notodden | Idrettsparken | 4,000 |
| Odd 2 | Skien | Skagerak Arena | 11,767 |
| Sotra | Sotra | Straume Idrettspark | 1,200 |
| Staal Jørpeland | Jørpeland | Jørpeland Stadion | 1,200 |
| Strømmen | Strømmen | Strømmen Stadion | 1,850 |
| Ullern | Oslo | CC Vest Arena | 1,500 |
| Vard Haugesund | Haugesund | Haugesund Stadion | 8,754 |
| Ørn Horten | Horten | Lystlunden Stadion | 3,000 |
| Øygarden | Øygarden | Ågotnes Stadion | 1,200 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moss (C, P) | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 56 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Arendal | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 56 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Egersund | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 45 | |
| 4 | Fløy | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 43 | |
| 5 | Kvik Halden | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 34 | |
| 6 | Strømmen | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 31 | |
| 7 | Sotra | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 29 | |
| 8 | Ørn Horten | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 29 | |
| 9 | Ullern | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 24 | |
| 10 | Vard Haugesund | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 23 | |
| 11 | Notodden | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 23[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 12 | Odd 2 (R) | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 22 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Staal Jørpeland (R) | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 68 | −34 | 16 | |
| 14 | Øygarden[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ullern | 15 | |
| Kvik Halden | |||
| 3 | Ørn Horten | 13 | |
| 4 | Fløy | 12 | |
| 5 | Egersund | 11 | |
| Moss | |||
| Arendal | |||
| Sotra | |||
| Odd 2 | |||
| 10 | Egersund | 10 | |
Group 2
Teams
The following 14 clubs compete in group 2:[3][8]
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta | Alta | Finnmarkshallen | 1,200 |
| Asker | Asker | Føyka Stadion | 2,400 |
| Brattvåg | Brattvåg | Brattvåg Stadion | 1,500 |
| Bærum | Bærum | Sandvika Stadion | 1,500 |
| Eidsvold Turn | Eidsvoll | Myhrer Stadion | 1,500 |
| Frigg | Oslo | Tørteberg | 1,200 |
| Gjøvik-Lyn | Gjøvik | Gjøvik Stadion | 3,000 |
| Hødd | Ulsteinvik | Nye Høddvoll | 4,081 |
| Kjelsås | Oslo | Grefsen Stadion | 2,000 |
| Levanger | Levanger | TOBB Arena | 2,200 |
| Tromsdalen | Tromsø | TUIL Arena | 3,000 |
| Træff | Molde | Reknesbanen | 1,500 |
| Ull/Kisa | Jessheim | Jessheim Stadion | 4,500 |
| Vålerenga 2 | Oslo | Intility Arena | 16,555 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hødd (C, P) | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 54 | 15 | +39 | 60 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Ull/Kisa | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 73 | 36 | +37 | 56 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Levanger | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 43 | |
| 4 | Kjelsås | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 42 | |
| 5 | Gjøvik-Lyn | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 40 | |
| 6 | Træff | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 36 | |
| 7 | Alta | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 36 | |
| 8 | Tromsdalen | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 35 | |
| 9 | Brattvåg | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 33 | |
| 10 | Bærum | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 31 | |
| 11 | Vålerenga 2 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 43 | 67 | −24 | 29 | |
| 12 | Eidsvold Turn (R) | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 28 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Asker (R) | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 24 | |
| 14 | Frigg (R) | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 20 |
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[9] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ull/Kisa | 20 | |
| 2 | Kjelsås | 18 | |
| 3 | Hødd | 17 | |
| 4 | Træff | 15 | |
| Asker | |||
| 6 | Ull/Kisa | 14 | |
| 7 | Levanger | 13 | |
| 8 | Frigg | 12 | |
| 9 | Levanger | 11 | |
| Brattvåg | |||
| Alta |
Promotion play-offs
The teams who finish in second place in their respective group qualify for the promotion play-offs, where they face each other over two legs. The winner goes on to play against the 14th-placed team in the First Division for a place in the First Division next season.
Arendal won 3–1 on aggregate.
References
- ↑ "Kamper 2. divisjon 2022 Avdeling 1". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ↑ "Kamper 2. divisjon 2022 Avdeling 2". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- 1 2 "Her er avdelingene for PostNord-ligaen 2022". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ↑ "Stadiums in PostNord-ligaen avd 1 2022". Nordic Stadiums. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ↑ "Klubbene rapporterer økte inntekter og kostnader". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ↑ "Øygarden FK trekker laget". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ↑ "Post Nord-ligaen avd. 1 2022 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ↑ "Stadiums in PostNord-ligaen avd 2 2022". Nordic Stadiums. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ↑ "Post Nord-ligaen avd. 2 2022 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
