2022 Norwegian Second Division

The 2022 Norwegian Second Division (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a Norwegian football third-tier league season. The league consists of 28 teams divided into 2 groups of 14 teams.

Norwegian Second Division
Season2022
Dates9 April 2022 – 22 October 2022
← 2021
2023 →

The league is played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams play 26 matches. The season started on 9 April 2022 and will conclude 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
Location of the 2022 Norwegian Second 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 Øygarden Ågotnes Stadion 1,200

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Moss 4 4 0 0 9 3 +6 12 Promotion to First Division
2 Arendal 4 2 2 0 9 5 +4 8 Qualification for promotion play-offs
3 Øygarden 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7
4 Fløy 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7
5 Odd 2 4 2 0 2 10 7 +3 6
6 Egersund 4 1 3 0 8 5 +3 6
7 Ullern 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 6
8 Vard Haugesund 4 2 0 2 4 5 −1 6
9 Strømmen 4 2 0 2 5 7 −2 6
10 Sotra 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
11 Kvik Halden 4 1 0 3 5 6 −1 3
12 Ørn Horten 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2 Relegation to Third Division
13 Staal Jørpeland 4 0 2 2 4 8 −4 2
14 Notodden 4 0 1 3 5 13 −8 1
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
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.

Results
Home \ Away ARE EGE FLØ KVI MOS NOT ODD SOT STA STR ULL VAR ØRN ØYG
Arendal — 2–0 2–2
Egersund 2–2 —
Fløy 1–1 — 2–1
Kvik Halden 1–3 — 3–0
Moss 1–0 — 2–1
Notodden 1–3 — 2–2
Odd 2 5–2 — 5–1
Sotra 2–0 — 1–1
Staal Jørpeland 1–4 1–2 —
Strømmen 2–0 — 0–1
Ullern 2–0 — 2–1
Vard Haugesund 1–3 — 2–0
Ørn Horten 1–1 0–0 —
Øygarden 1–2 3–0 2–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: Norwegian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
As of 1 May 2022
Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 Abel William Stensrud Odd 2 5
2 Kabamba Kalabatama Moss 4
3 Jens Aslaksrud Ullern 3
Lars Kilen Sotra

Group 2

Teams
Location of the 2022 Norwegian Second Division group 2 teams.

The following 14 clubs compete in group 2:[3][6]

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 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 10 Promotion to First Division
2 Kjelsås 4 2 2 0 9 2 +7 8 Qualification for promotion play-offs
3 Ull/Kisa 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
4 Vålerenga 2[lower-alpha 1] 4 2 1 1 10 7 +3 7
5 Træff 4 2 1 1 9 7 +2 7
6 Eidsvold Turn 4 2 1 1 6 8 −2 7
7 Alta 4 2 0 2 10 11 −1 6
8 Asker 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
9 Tromsdalen 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4
10 Gjøvik-Lyn 4 1 1 2 6 11 −5 4
11 Levanger 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
12 Frigg 4 1 0 3 5 7 −2 3 Relegation to Third Division
13 Brattvåg 4 0 1 3 5 12 −7 1
14 Bærum 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
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.
Notes:
  1. Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

Results
Home \ Away ALT ASK BRA BÆR EID FRI GJØ HØD KJE LEV TRO TRÆ ULL VÅL
Alta — 5–0 2–0
Asker — 3–2 1–1
Brattvåg — 1–1 2–5
Bærum — 0–2
Eidsvold Turn — 3–1 1–1
Frigg 4–1 — 1–3
Gjøvik-Lyn — 1–1 4–2
Hødd 3–0 — 3–0
Kjelsås 6–0 1–0 —
Levanger — 2–2 1–1
Tromsdalen 2–0 0–2 —
Træff 1–0 —
Ull/Kisa 4–1 1–1 —
Vålerenga 2 7–2 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: Norwegian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
As of 1 May 2022
Rank Player Club Goals[7]
1 Ole Erik Midtskogen Kjelsås 5
Christian Reginiussen Alta
3 Sami Kamel Brattvåg 4
Sindre Mauritz-Hansen Asker

Promotion play-offs
See also: 2022 Norwegian First Division § Relegation play-offs

The teams who finish in second place in their respective group qualify for the promotion play-offs, where they will face each other over two legs. The winner will play against the 14th-placed team in the First Division for a place in the First Division next season.

References
  1. "Kamper 2. divisjon 2022 Avdeling 1". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. "Kamper 2. divisjon 2022 Avdeling 2". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. "Her er avdelingene for PostNord-ligaen 2022". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. "Stadiums in PostNord-ligaen avd 1 2022". Nordic Stadiums. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. "Toppscorerliste 2. divisjon 2022 Avdeling 1". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  6. "Stadiums in PostNord-ligaen avd 2 2022". Nordic Stadiums. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  7. "Toppscorerliste 2. divisjon 2022 Avdeling 2". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.