2022 Eliteserien


The 2022 Eliteserien was the 78th season of top-tier football 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.
Bodø/Glimt were the defending champions, having won the previous season. HamKam, Aalesund and Jerv joined as the promoted clubs from the 2021 Norwegian First Division. They replaced Brann, Stabæk and Mjøndalen who were relegated to the First Division.

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league in this season – the top thirteen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were HamKam, Aalesund and Jerv. They replaced Brann, Stabæk and Mjøndalen, ending their top flight spells of six, eight and three years respectively.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationCountyArenaTurfCapacity
Aalesund18ÅlesundMøre og RomsdalColor Line StadionArtificial10,778
Bodø/Glimt27BodøNordlandAspmyra StadionArtificial8,300
HamKam23HamarInnlandetBriskebyArtificial7,800
Haugesund16HaugesundRogalandHaugesund Sparebank ArenaNatural8,754
Jerv1GrimstadAgderLevermyr StadionNatural3,300
Kristiansund6KristiansundMøre og RomsdalKristiansund StadionArtificial4,444
Lillestrøm58LillestrømVikenÅråsen StadionNatural11,500
Molde46MoldeMøre og RomsdalAker StadionArtificial11,249
Odd41SkienVestfold og TelemarkSkagerak ArenaArtificial11,767
Rosenborg59TrondheimTrøndelagLerkendal StadionNatural21,421
Sandefjord10SandefjordVestfold og TelemarkRelease ArenaNatural6,582
Sarpsborg 0811SarpsborgVikenSarpsborg StadionArtificial8,022
Strømsgodset35DrammenVikenMarienlyst StadionArtificial8,935
Tromsø34TromsøTroms og FinnmarkAlfheim StadionArtificial6,687
Viking72StavangerRogalandSR-Bank ArenaArtificial15,900
Vålerenga62OsloOsloIntility ArenaArtificial16,555

League table


Relegation play-offs

Sandefjord, the 14th-placed team in Eliteserien defeated Kongsvinger, the winners of the First Division promotion play-offs 5-2 over two legs to qualify to remain in the Eliteserien in the following season.

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

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Discipline

Player

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