2022 Norwegian Second Division


The 2022 Norwegian Second Division 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 IL|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:
ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
ArendalArendalNorac Stadion5,000
EgersundEgersundIdrettsparken2,000
FløyFlekkerøyFlekkerøy Kunstgress2,000
Kvik HaldenHaldenHalden Stadion4,200
MossMossMelløs Stadion4,000
NotoddenNotoddenIdrettsparken4,000
Odd 2SkienSkagerak Arena11,767
SotraSotraStraume Idrettspark1,200
Staal JørpelandJørpelandJørpeland Stadion1,200
StrømmenStrømmenStrømmen Stadion1,850
UllernOsloCC Vest Arena1,500
Vard HaugesundHaugesundHaugesund Stadion8,754
Ørn HortenHortenLystlunden Stadion3,000
ØygardenÅgotnesÅgotnes Stadion1,200

League table


Group 2

Teams

The following 14 clubs compete in group 2:
ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
AltaAltaFinnmarkshallen1,200
AskerAskerFøyka Stadion2,400
BrattvågBrattvågBrattvåg Stadion1,500
BærumSandvikaSandvika Stadion1,500
Eidsvold TurnEidsvollMyhrer Stadion1,500
FriggOsloTørteberg1,200
Gjøvik-LynGjøvikGjøvik Stadion3,000
HøddUlsteinvikNye Høddvoll4,081
KjelsåsOsloGrefsen Stadion2,000
LevangerLevangerTOBB Arena2,200
TromsdalenTromsøTUIL Arena3,000
TræffMoldeReknesbanen1,500
Ull/KisaJessheimJessheim Stadion4,500
Vålerenga 2OsloIntility Arena16,555

League table


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.''