2022 Norwegian First Division (women)

Norwegian First Division

Season	2022
← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Norwegian First Division is the 38th season of the Norwegian First Division, the second-tier Norwegian women's football division, and the 21st season under the current format. The league consists of 10 teams. The season started on 19 March 2022. ^[1]

Format

This season is the first with a new play-off system. It was set to be introduced in the 2020 season, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^{[2] [3]}

Teams

Amazon Grimstad

AaFK Fortuna

Grand Bodø

TIL 2020

Hønefoss

KIL/Hemne

Klepp

Medkila

Øvrevoll Hosle

Åsane

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Locations of teams in the 2022 First Division.

The following ten teams compete in the 2022 First Division: ^[1]

Club	Municipality	Ground
AaFK Fortuna	Ålesund	Color Line Stadion
Amazon Grimstad	Grimstad	Levermyr Stadion
Grand Bodø	Bodø	Nordlandshallen
Hønefoss	Ringerike	Aka Arena
KIL/Hemne	Heim	Hemne Sparebank Arena
Klepp	Klepp	Klepp Stadion
Medkila	Harstad	Harstad Stadion
TIL 2020 [lower-alpha 1]	Tromsø	Alfheim Stadion
Øvrevoll Hosle	Bærum	Ferd Arena Hosle
Åsane	Bergen	Åsane Arena

1. TIL 2020 have changed their name from Fløya. ^[4]

Regular season

The regular season consists of 10 teams, who will play each other twice, totalling 18 matches per team. The top two teams qualify for the Toppserien play-offs. The other eight teams qualify for the First Division play-offs. ^[3]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	TIL 2020	18	12	3	3	40	13	+27	39	Qualification for the Toppserien play-offs
2	Åsane	18	12	3	3	32	8	+24	39
3	Øvrevoll Hosle	18	12	0	6	36	23	+13	36	Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4	KIL/Hemne	18	8	5	5	22	23	−1	29
5	Hønefoss	18	8	3	7	36	32	+4	27
6	AaFK Fortuna	18	8	1	9	33	34	−1	25
7	Klepp	18	6	2	10	31	36	−5	20
8	Grand Bodø	18	4	6	8	26	36	−10	18
9	Amazon Grimstad	18	4	2	12	19	32	−13	14
10	Medkila	18	3	1	14	14	52	−38	10

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	AFK	AMA	GRA	HØN	KIL	KLE	MED	TIL	ØVH	ÅSA
AaFK Fortuna	—	1–0	2–0	4–0	2–2	5–4	6–1	0–2	1–2	0–4
Amazon Grimstad	1–0	—	2–2	3–2	1–2	2–4	3–0	2–1	1–4	1–2
Grand Bodø	1–2	0–0	—	4–1	2–2	3–0	4–1	2–2	0–2	1–0
Hønefoss	3–1	2–0	3–1	—	5–1	3–2	5–0	1–4	2–1	2–2
KIL/Hemne	1–0	2–1	1–1	2–2	—	0–1	1–0	1–4	1–0	0–0
Klepp	2–4	3–1	4–1	2–2	0–2	—	4–0	0–1	0–3	0–3
Medkila	4–2	3–1	2–2	1–2	0–1	0–3	—	0–6	1–2	1–0
TIL 2020	1–0	1–0	5–0	1–0	1–0	1–1	6–0	—	3–0	0–1
Øvrevoll Hosle	2–3	1–0	3–2	2–1	0–2	4–1	3–0	5–1	—	1–0
Åsane	4–0	2–0	4–0	1–0	3–1	1–0	1–0	0–0	4–1	—

Source: Norwegian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division play-offs

The teams from 3rd to 10th position take part in the First Division play-offs. They carry over their points and goal difference from the regular season. Each team plays seven matches, once against each of the other teams. The winners qualify for the promotion play-offs, where they will face the 6th placed team in the Toppserien relegation round. The bottom two teams are relegated. ^[3]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Øvrevoll Hosle	7	3	2	2	51	34	+17	47	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
2	Hønefoss	7	4	1	2	48	42	+6	40
3	KIL/Hemne	7	3	0	4	33	35	−2	38
4	AaFK Fortuna	7	3	1	3	45	41	+4	35
5	Grand Bodø	7	4	2	1	38	46	−8	32
6	Klepp	7	2	1	4	46	56	−10	27
7	Amazon Grimstad (R)	7	3	1	3	28	42	−14	24	Relegation to Second Division
8	Medkila (R)	7	2	0	5	25	69	−44	16

Source: NFF (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.
(R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	AFK	AMA	GRA	HØN	KIL	KLE	MED	ØVH
AaFK Fortuna	—	—	1–1	—	1–0	6–1	—	—
Amazon Grimstad	1–0	—	—	—	—	2–2	2–0	1–0
Grand Bodø	—	2–1	—	3–0	—	—	2–0	—
Hønefoss	1–0	3–1	—	—	—	—	3–0	2–2
KIL/Hemne	—	3–1	1–2	0–1	—	3–1	—	—
Klepp	—	—	5–0	4–2	—	—	2–3	0–4
Medkila	1–3	—	—	—	2–4	—	—	5–1
Øvrevoll Hosle	2–1	—	2–2	—	4–0	—	—	—

Source: Norwegian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

1. "Terminliste 1. divisjon kvinner 2022". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
2. "Slik spilles Toppserien 2022". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 14 January 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
3. "Alt du trenger å vite om terminlisten og endringene i ligasystemet". Toppserien (in Norwegian). 25 February 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
4. "Du finner oss som Fløya på tabellen i 2021". TIL 2020 (in Norwegian). 11 August 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

External links

• 2022 Norwegian First Division at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)