title: 2022 Norwegian Second Division
text: # 2022 Norwegian Second Division
  
  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.
  
  ## 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:
  
  | 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 | |
  | 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 | Relegation to Third Division |
  | 14 | Øygarden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
  
  * ↑ Notodden have been deducted 1 point due to financial difficulties.
  * ↑ Øygarden went bankrupt and withdrew their team on 2 June 2022. All their matches were annulled.
  
  ### Results
  
  | Home \ Away | ARE | EGE | FLØ | KVI | MOS | NOT | ODD | SOT | STA | STR | ULL | VAR | ØRN |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Arendal | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
  | Egersund | 2–2 | — | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
  | Fløy | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
  | Kvik Halden | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
  | Moss | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
  | Notodden | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
  | Odd 2 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 5–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
  | Sotra | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 |
  | Staal Jørpeland | 2–6 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–6 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 0–1 |
  | Strømmen | 5–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
  | Ullern | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 8–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 |
  | Vard Haugesund | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | — | 2–0 |
  | Ørn Horten | 8–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | — |
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jens Aslaksrud | Ullern | 15 |
  | 1 | Fabian Ness | Kvik Halden | 15 |
  | 3 | Adrian Rogulj | Ørn Horten | 13 |
  | 4 | Kristian Lien | Fløy | 12 |
  | 5 | Adrian Bergersen | Egersund | 11 |
  | 5 | Claudio Braga | Moss | 11 |
  | 5 | Mathias Johansen | Arendal | 11 |
  | 5 | Lars Kilen | Sotra | 11 |
  | 5 | Abel Stensrud | Odd 2 | 11 |
  | 10 | Simen Hammershaug | Egersund | 10 |
  
  ## Group 2
  
  ### Teams
  
  The following 14 clubs compete in group 2:
  
  | 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 | Relegation to Third Division |
  | 14 | Frigg (R) | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 20 | Relegation to Third Division |
  
  ### Results
  
  | Home \ Away | ALT | ASK | BRA | BÆR | EID | FRI | GJØ | HØD | KJE | LEV | TRO | TRÆ | ULL | VÅL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alta | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
  | Asker | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 |
  | Brattvåg | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–0 |
  | Bærum | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 |
  | Eidsvold Turn | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
  | Frigg | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 |
  | Gjøvik-Lyn | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–6 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–7 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
  | Hødd | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
  | Kjelsås | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
  | Levanger | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
  | Tromsdalen | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
  | Træff | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 0–4 | 6–2 |
  | Ull/Kisa | 4–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 8–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 |
  | Vålerenga 2 | 7–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 0–7 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 1–6 | — |
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sondre Sørløkk | Ull/Kisa | 20 |
  | 2 | Ole Erik Midtskogen | Kjelsås | 18 |
  | 3 | Robin Hjelmeseth | Hødd | 17 |
  | 4 | Jacob Jacobsen Bolsø | Træff | 15 |
  | 4 | Sindre Mauritz-Hansen | Asker | 15 |
  | 6 | Ole Sebastian Sundgot | Ull/Kisa | 14 |
  | 7 | Preben Asp | Levanger | 13 |
  | 8 | Ulrik Ferrer | Frigg | 12 |
  | 9 | Andreas Gundersen | Levanger | 11 |
  | 9 | Sami Kamel | Brattvåg | 11 |
  | 9 | Christian Reginiussen | Alta | 11 |
  
  ## 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.
  
  