| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 April – 13 November |
| Champions | Molde 5th title |
| Relegated | Kristiansund Jerv |
| Champions League | Molde |
| Europa Conference League | Bodø/Glimt Rosenborg |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 781 (3.25 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Amahl Pellegrino (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Bodø/Glimt 7–0Odd (6 August 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Vålerenga 0–6Bodø/Glimt (16 October 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Bodø/Glimt 5–4Viking (6 November 2022) |
| Longest winning run | 17 matches Molde[citation needed] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 25 matches Molde[citation needed] |
| Longest winless run | 15 matches Sandefjord[citation needed] |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Kristiansund Sarpsborg 08[citation needed] |
| Highest attendance | 21,275 Rosenborg 3–2Bodø/Glimt (30 October 2022)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 2,005 Tromsø 2–5Sarpsborg 08 (24 April 2022)[1] |
| Average attendance | 5,713[1] |
←2021 2023 → | |
The2022Eliteserien was the 78th season of top-tierfootball 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.[2][3]
Bodø/Glimt were the defending champions, having won theprevious season.HamKam,Aalesund andJerv joined as the promoted clubs from the2021 Norwegian First Division. They replacedBrann,Stabæk andMjøndalen who were relegated to theFirst Division.
Sixteen teams competed in the league in this season – the top thirteen teams from theprevious season, and three teams promoted from theFirst Division. The promoted teams wereHamKam (returning to the top flight after a thirteen season absence),Aalesund (returning to the top flight after a one season absence) andJerv (first season in the top flight). They replacedBrann,Stabæk andMjøndalen, ending their top flight spells of six, eight and three years respectively.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosenborg | Contract expired | 31 December 2021[7] | Pre-season | 1 January 2022[8] | Pre-season | ||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 31 December 2021[9] | 7 January 2022[10] | |||||
| HamKam | Signed byRosenborg | 31 December 2021[8] | 9 January 2022[11] | ||||
| Odd | Sacked | 8 January 2022[12] | 24 January 2022[13] |
| 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 theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Bodø/Glimt | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 86 | 41 | +45 | 60 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Rosenborg | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 56 | |
| 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 therelegation play-offs |
| 15 | Kristiansund(R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 60 | −23 | 23 | Relegation toFirst Division |
| 16 | Jerv(R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 69 | −39 | 20 |
| 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 to2023 1. divisjon |
| 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 | — |
Sandefjord, the 14th-placed team in Eliteserien defeatedKongsvinger, the winners of theFirst Division promotion play-offs 5-2 (aggregate) over two legs to qualify to remain in the Eliteserien in thefollowing season.[15]
| Sandefjord | 4–0 | Kongsvinger |
|---|---|---|
| Ofkir Winbo Tveter Kurtovic | Report |
| Kongsvinger | 2–1 | Sandefjord |
|---|---|---|
| Langrekken Holter | Report | Nyenetue |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[16] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodø/Glimt | 25 | |
| 2 | Bodø/Glimt | 16 | |
| 3 | Molde | 15 | |
| Sarpsborg 08 | |||
| Rosenborg | |||
| 6 | Rosenborg | 14 | |
| 7 | Tromsø | 13 | |
| 8 | Bodø/Glimt | 12 | |
| Sandefjord | |||
| 10 | Molde | 11 | |
| Strømsgodset |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandefjord | Haugesund | 3–1 (A) | 3 April 2022 | |
| Sandefjord | Strømsgodset | 5–0 (A) | 23 April 2022 | |
| Viking | Haugesund | 5–1 (H) | 30 April 2022 | |
| Rosenborg | Kristiansund | 3–1 (H) | 25 June 2022 | |
| Rosenborg | Jerv | 3–2 (H) | 10 July 2022 | |
| Bodø/Glimt | Jerv | 5–0 (H) | 24 July 2022 | |
| Bodø/Glimt | Odd | 7–0 (H) | 6 August 2022 | |
| Rosenborg | Sandefjord | 5–2 (A) | 12 August 2022 | |
| Sarpsborg 08 | Jerv | 4–3 (H) | 18 September 2022 |
4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[17] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molde | 12 | |
| 2 | Lillestrøm | 9 | |
| 3 | Rosenborg | 8 | |
| 4 | Aalesund | 7 | |
| Bodø/Glimt | |||
| Strømsgodset | |||
| Odd | |||
| 8 | Viking | 6 | |
| Vålerenga | |||
| 10 | HamKam | 4 | |
| Jerv |
| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | Young Player of the Month | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| April | Lillestrøm | Lillestrøm | Not awarded | [20][21] | |||
| May | Strømsgodset | Viking | Not awarded | [22][21] | |||
| July | Vålerenga | Bodø/Glimt | Molde | [23][24][25] | |||
| August | Molde | Rosenborg | Vålerenga | [26][27][28] | |||
| September | Molde | Haugesund | [29][30][31] | ||||
| October | Rosenborg | Odd | [32][33][34] | ||||
| Award[35] | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Bodø/Glimt | |
| Young Player of the Year | Molde | |
| Manager of the Year | Molde |
| 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.