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 (returning to the top flight after a thirteen season absence), Aalesund (returning to the top flight after a one season absence) and Jerv (first season in the top flight). They replaced Brann, Stabæk and Mjøndalen, ending their top flight spells of six, eight and three years respectively.
Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location County Arena Turf CapacityAalesund 18 Ålesund Møre og Romsdal Color Line Stadion Artificial 10,778Bodø/Glimt 27 Bodø Nordland Aspmyra Stadion Artificial 8,300HamKam 23 Hamar Innlandet Briskeby Artificial 7,800 Haugesund 16 Haugesund Rogaland Haugesund Sparebank Arena Natural8,754 Jerv 1 Grimstad Agder Levermyr Stadion Natural 3,300 Kristiansund 6 Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal Kristiansund Stadion Artificial 4,444 Lillestrøm 58 Lillestrøm Viken Åråsen Stadion Natural 11,500 Molde 46 Molde Møre og Romsdal Aker Stadion Artificial11,249 Odd 41 Skien Vestfold og Telemark Skagerak Arena Artificial11,767 Rosenborg 59 Trondheim Trøndelag Lerkendal Stadion Natural 21,421 Sandefjord 10 Sandefjord Vestfold og Telemark Release Arena Natural 6,582 Sarpsborg 08 11 Sarpsborg Viken Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial8,022 Strømsgodset 35 Drammen Viken Marienlyst Stadion Artificial8,935 Tromsø 34 Tromsø Troms og Finnmark Alfheim Stadion Artificial6,687 Viking 72 Stavanger Rogaland SR-Bank Arena Artificial15,900 Vålerenga 62 Oslo Oslo Intility Arena Artificial16,555
Personnel and kits Team President Manager(s) Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Aalesund Umbro Sparebanken Møre Bodø/Glimt Diadora Sparebanken Nord-Norge HamKam Puma Eidsiva Energi Haugesund Macron Haugaland Kraft Jerv Umbro J. J. Ugland Kristiansund Macron SpareBank 1 Nordvest Lillestrøm Puma DNB Molde Adidas Sparebanken Møre Odd Hummel SpareBank 1 Telemark Rosenborg Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN Sandefjord Macron Jotun Sarpsborg 08 Select Borregaard Strømsgodset Puma DNB Tromsø Select Sparebanken Nord-Norge Vålerenga Adidas DNB Viking Diadora Lyse
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment TableRosenborg Åge HareideContract expired31 December 2021Pre-season Kjetil Rekdal1 January 2022Pre-seasonSarpsborg 08 Lars Bohinen31 December 2021 Stefan Billborn7 January 2022HamKam Kjetil RekdalSigned by Rosenborg31 December 2021 Jakob Michelsen9 January 2022Odd Jan Frode NornesSacked8 January 2022 Pål Arne Johansen24 January 2022
Transfers
Winter
Summer
League table
Positions by round
Results
Relegation play-offs
Sandefjord, the 14th-placed team in Eliteserien defeated Kongsvinger, the winners of the First Division promotion play-offs 5-2 (aggregate) over two legs to qualify to remain in the Eliteserien in the following season.
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Amahl Pellegrino Bodø/Glimt252 Hugo Vetlesen Bodø/Glimt163 David Datro Fofana Molde15 Tobias Heintz Sarpsborg 08 Casper Tengstedt Rosenborg6 Ole Sæter Rosenborg147 Eric Kitolano Tromsø138 Runar Espejord Bodø/Glimt12 Mohamed Ofkir Sandefjord10 Ola Brynhildsen Molde11 Johan Hove Strømsgodset
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Alexander Ruud Tveter Sandefjord Haugesund 3–1 (A) Mohamed Ofkir Sandefjord Strømsgodset 5–0 (A) Veton Berisha Viking Haugesund 5–1 (H) Ole Sæter Rosenborg Kristiansund 3–1 (H) Sam Rogers Rosenborg Jerv 3–2 (H) Amahl Pellegrino Bodø/Glimt Jerv 5–0 (H) Hugo Vegard Vetlesen Bodø/Glimt Odd 7–0 (H) Casper Tengstedt Rosenborg Sandefjord 5–2 (A) Tobias Heintz Sarpsborg 08 Jerv 4–3 (H)
Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals(H) – Home team(A) – Away team
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Jacob KarlstrømMolde122 Mads Hedenstad ChristiansenLillestrøm93 André HansenRosenborg84 Sten GrytebustAalesund7 Nikita KhaykinBodø/Glimt Viljar MyhraStrømsgodset Leopold WahlstedtOdd8 Patrik GunnarssonViking6 Magnus SjøengVålerenga10 Nicholas HagenHamKam4 Øystein ØvretveitJerv
Discipline
Player
Most yellow cards: 9 Dario Canadija (Aalesund)
Most red cards: 2 Odin Bjørtuft (Odd) Anton Skipper (Sarpsborg 08)
Club
Most yellow cards: 59 Viking
Most red cards: 5 Sarpsborg 08 Awards Monthly awards MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthYoung Player of the MonthReferencesCoachClubPlayerClubPlayerClubApril Geir BakkeLillestrøm Igoh OgbuLillestrømNot awardedMay Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen Håkon Wibe-LundStrømsgodset Veton BerishaVikingNot awardedJuly Dag-Eilev FagermoVålerenga Amahl PellegrinoBodø/Glimt David Datro FofanaMoldeAugust Erling MoeMolde Casper TengstedtRosenborg Osame SahraouiVålerengaSeptember Markus KaasaMolde Christos ZafeirisHaugesundOctober Casper TengstedtRosenborg Dennis GjengaarOdd
Annual awards Award Winner ClubPlayer of the Year Hugo Vetlesen Bodø/GlimtYoung Player of the Year Sivert Mannsverk MoldeManager of the Year Erling Moe Molde
League attendances
References