Season | 2022 |
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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 | Ågotnes | 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[a] | |
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[b] | 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] |
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1 | ![]() |
Ullern | 15 |
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Kvik Halden | ||
3 | ![]() |
Ørn Horten | 13 |
4 | ![]() |
Fløy | 12 |
5 | ![]() |
Egersund | 11 |
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Moss | ||
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Arendal | ||
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Sotra | ||
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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 | Sandvika | 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] |
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1 | ![]() |
Ull/Kisa | 20 |
2 | ![]() |
Kjelsås | 18 |
3 | ![]() |
Hødd | 17 |
4 | ![]() |
Træff | 15 |
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Asker | ||
6 | ![]() |
Ull/Kisa | 14 |
7 | ![]() |
Levanger | 13 |
8 | ![]() |
Frigg | 12 |
9 | ![]() |
Levanger | 11 |
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Brattvåg | ||
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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.
- ^ a b "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.