The 2022
Eliteserien
Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion ...
will be the 78th season of top-tier
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
in Norway. This will be the sixth season of Eliteserien after rebranding from Tippeligaen.
The season is scheduled to begin on 2 April 2022 and end on 13 November 2022, not including play-off matches.
Bodø/Glimt are the defending champions.
HamKam
Hamarkameratene (literally ''the Hamar Comrades''), often abbreviated to HamKam or Ham-Kam, is a Norwegian football club based in the town of Hamar. The club was founded in 1918, originally under the name Freidig.
HamKam were most recently pro ...
,
Aalesund and
Jerv joined as the promoted clubs from the
2021 Norwegian First Division. They replaced
Brann,
Stabæk and
Mjøndalen
Mjøndalen is a built up area in Drammen municipality in Viken county (formerly Buskerud county), Norway. It is situated south of the Drammenselva River opposite of Krokstadelva.
History
Mjøndalen has traditionally been a railway site most ...
who were relegated to the
2022 Norwegian First Division.
Teams
Sixteen teams compete in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the
First Division. The promoted teams were
HamKam
Hamarkameratene (literally ''the Hamar Comrades''), often abbreviated to HamKam or Ham-Kam, is a Norwegian football club based in the town of Hamar. The club was founded in 1918, originally under the name Freidig.
HamKam were most recently pro ...
(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
Mjøndalen is a built up area in Drammen municipality in Viken county (formerly Buskerud county), Norway. It is situated south of the Drammenselva River opposite of Krokstadelva.
History
Mjøndalen has traditionally been a railway site most ...
.
Stadiums and locations
:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Transfers
Winter
Summer
League table
Positions by round
Results
References
{{2022–23 in European football (UEFA)
Eliteserien seasons
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Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...