| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 April – 29 October |
| Champions | Brann |
| Promoted | Brann Stabæk |
| Relegated | Grorud Stjørdals-Blink |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 789 (3.29 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bård Finne Gift Orban (16 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 16,617 Brann 3–0Sandnes Ulf (16 May 2022)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 125 Grorud 1–1Raufoss (3 October 2022)[1] |
| Average attendance | 2,121[1] |
←2021 2023 → | |
The2022Norwegian First Division (referred to asOBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is aNorwegian second-tierfootball league season.
The league started on 2 April 2022, and is scheduled to end on 29 October 2022, not including play-off matches.[2]
In the2021 1. divisjon,HamKam,Aalesund, andJerv were promoted to the2022 Eliteserien, whileStrømmen andUll/Kisa were relegated to the2022 2. divisjon.
Mjøndalen,Stabæk, andBrann were relegated from the2021 Eliteserien, whileKongsvinger andSkeid were promoted from the2021 2. divisjon.
| 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 theEuropa Conference League third qualifying round and promotion toEliteserien[a] |
| 2 | Stabæk(P) | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 62 | 28 | +34 | 58 | Promotion toEliteserien |
| 3 | Start | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 54 | Qualification for thepromotion play-offs |
| 4 | KFUM Oslo | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 52 | |
| 5 | Sandnes Ulf | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 47 | |
| 6 | Kongsvinger | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 46 | |
| 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 therelegation play-offs |
| 15 | Grorud(R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 69 | −35 | 20 | Relegation toSecond Division |
| 16 | Stjørdals-Blink(R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 71 | −41 | 17 |
| 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 to2023 Eliteserien | |
| Promotion play-offs | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to2023 2. divisjon |
| 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 | — |
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 theEliteserien over two legs in theEliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.[4]
| First round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||
| 3 | Start | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | KFUM Oslo | 1 | 6 | Kongsvinger | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | Sandnes Ulf | 0 | 6 | Kongsvinger | 2 | ||||||||
| 6 | Kongsvinger | 1 | |||||||||||
| Sandnes Ulf | 0–1 | Kongsvinger |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Taylor |
| KFUM Oslo | 1–2 | Kongsvinger |
|---|---|---|
| Hestnes | Report | Gerson Andersen |
| Start | 0–1 | Kongsvinger |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gerson |
The 14th-placed team took part in a two-legged play-off against the winners of theSecond Division play-offs, to decide who would play in the First Division next season.[4]
Skeid won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brann | 16 | |
| Stabæk | |||
| 3 | Brann | 15 | |
| 4 | Ranheim | 14 | |
| Brann | |||
| 6 | Sandnes Ulf | 13 | |
| 7 | Start | 12 | |
| Ranheim | |||
| Fredrikstad | |||
| 10 | Brann | 11 | |
| Sogndal | |||
| Start |
| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | Young Player of the Month | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| June | Not awarded | Brann | Stabæk | [6][7] | |||
| July | Brann | Stabæk | Sogndal | [8][9][10] | |||
| August | KFUM | KFUM | KFUM | [11] | |||
| September | Brann | Kongsvinger | Stabæk | [12][13][14] | |||
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Coach of the Year[15] | Brann | |
| Player of the Year[15] | ||
| Young Player of the Year[15] | Stabæk |