2022 Norwegian Third Division

The 2022 Norwegian Third Division (referred to as Norsk Tipping-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a fourth-tier Norwegian football league season. The league consisted of 84 teams divided into 6 groups of 14 teams each.^[1] The season started on 9 April 2022 and ended on 23 October 2022.^[2] The league was played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams played 26 matches.

Norwegian Third Division

Season	2022
Promoted	Lyn Aalesund 2 Brann 2 Fram Larvik Junkeren Strømsgodset 2
Relegated	17 teams
Matches played	1,092
Goals scored	4,397 (4.03 per match)
Top goalscorer	David Tavakoli (27 goals)
← 2021 2023 →

League tables

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Lyn (P)	26	22	4	0	88	24	+64	70	Promotion to Second Division
2	Nordstrand	26	20	2	4	60	26	+34	62
3	Os	26	13	5	8	72	54	+18	44
4	Grorud 2	26	13	4	9	57	49	+8	43
5	Lokomotiv Oslo	26	12	4	10	40	42	−2	40
6	Skeid 2	26	10	9	7	55	58	−3	39
7	Sandviken	26	10	6	10	53	60	−7	36
8	Fyllingsdalen	26	11	2	13	51	55	−4	35
9	Stabæk 2	26	9	5	12	53	53	0	32
10	Frøya	26	10	2	14	38	54	−16	32
11	Oppsal	26	7	6	13	38	49	−11	27
12	Kjelsås 2 (R)	26	5	7	14	30	41	−11	22	Relegation to Fourth Division
13	Grei (R)	26	4	5	17	35	74	−39	17
14	Ready (R)	26	4	3	19	32	63	−31	15

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.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Aalesund 2 (P)	26	19	4	3	60	17	+43	61	Promotion to Second Division
2	Førde	26	17	4	5	68	32	+36	55
3	Elverum	26	16	7	3	64	34	+30	55
4	Florø	26	15	4	7	53	27	+26	49
5	Molde 2	26	15	2	9	76	49	+27	47
6	Spjelkavik	26	11	7	8	45	43	+2	40
7	Hønefoss	26	11	4	11	56	46	+10	37
8	Brumunddal	26	8	6	12	51	48	+3	30
9	Volda	26	8	5	13	44	53	−9	29
10	Hødd 2	26	8	4	14	48	66	−18	28
11	Raufoss 2	26	8	4	14	38	70	−32	28
12	Kongsvinger 2 (R)	26	6	7	13	47	67	−20	25	Relegation to Fourth Division
13	Lillehammer (R)	26	4	7	15	27	55	−28	19
14	Toten (R)	26	3	1	22	26	96	−70	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.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Brann 2 (P)	26	18	3	5	66	27	+39	57	Promotion to Second Division
2	Fana	26	16	3	7	68	43	+25	51
3	Lysekloster	26	13	6	7	62	38	+24	45
4	Brodd	26	14	2	10	36	35	+1	44
5	Vidar	26	12	6	8	54	42	+12	42
6	Bjarg	26	12	5	9	47	44	+3	41
7	Sandnes Ulf 2	26	10	6	10	62	63	−1	36
8	Viking 2	26	10	5	11	57	55	+2	35
9	Stord	26	11	2	13	62	70	−8	35
10	Djerv 1919	26	9	6	11	56	52	+4	33
11	Bremnes	26	9	2	15	45	64	−19	29
12	Sola (R)	26	7	3	16	33	54	−21	24	Relegation to Fourth Division
13	Haugesund 2 (R)	26	6	5	15	46	67	−21	23
14	Åkra (R)	26	5	6	15	38	78	−40	21

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.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Fram Larvik (P)	26	18	7	1	60	20	+40	61	Promotion to Second Division
2	Follo	26	18	4	4	63	31	+32	58
3	Pors	26	16	4	6	67	39	+28	52
4	Eik Tønsberg	26	14	7	5	54	31	+23	49
5	Fredrikstad 2	26	11	6	9	64	49	+15	39
6	Sprint-Jeløy	26	9	8	9	50	53	−3	35
7	Sarpsborg 08 2	26	10	3	13	46	58	−12	33
8	Randesund	26	8	8	10	40	51	−11	32
9	Halsen	26	9	4	13	46	65	−19	31
10	Vindbjart	26	7	8	11	53	48	+5	29
11	Mandalskameratene	26	7	6	13	52	59	−7	27
12	Start 2[a]	26	7	5	14	44	57	−13	26
13	Express (R)	26	5	4	17	33	66	−33	19	Relegation to Fourth Division
14	Urædd (R)	26	3	6	17	27	72	−45	15

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.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Start 2 escaped relegation as the best 12th-placed team due to Øygarden's withdrawal from the 2022 Norwegian Second Division.

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Junkeren (P)	26	23	3	0	86	24	+62	72	Promotion to Second Division
2	Byåsen	26	19	2	5	84	25	+59	59
3	Nardo	26	17	5	4	79	42	+37	56
4	Strindheim	26	14	3	9	74	48	+26	45
5	Kolstad	26	12	3	11	59	63	−4	39
6	Rosenborg 2	26	11	4	11	62	60	+2	37
7	Rana	26	12	1	13	59	64	−5	37
8	Bodø/Glimt 2	26	10	3	13	58	56	+2	33
9	Tiller	26	10	3	13	62	65	−3	33
10	Steinkjer	26	10	2	14	36	61	−25	32
11	Orkla	26	7	5	14	50	72	−22	26
12	Trygg/Lade (R)	26	6	1	19	30	62	−32	19	Relegation to Fourth Division
13	Melhus (R)	26	5	4	17	28	72	−44	19
14	Innstranda (R)	26	4	5	17	33	86	−53	17

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.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Strømsgodset 2 (P)	26	19	3	4	88	38	+50	60	Promotion to Second Division
2	Gjelleråsen	26	19	0	7	77	42	+35	57
3	Fløya	26	15	4	7	58	35	+23	49
4	Lørenskog	26	14	6	6	61	34	+27	48
5	Mjølner	26	13	3	10	59	43	+16	42
6	Tromsø 2	26	13	2	11	69	44	+25	41
7	Fu/Vo	26	11	4	11	49	48	+1	37
8	Lillestrøm 2	26	10	4	12	44	53	−9	34
9	Mjøndalen 2	26	10	3	13	50	54	−4	33
10	Skjetten	26	10	2	14	49	76	−27	32
11	Skjervøy	26	8	4	14	37	58	−21	28
12	Harstad (R)	26	7	2	17	50	78	−28	23	Relegation to Fourth Division
13	Bossekop (R)	26	5	5	16	37	78	−41	20
14	Senja (R)	26	5	4	17	33	80	−47	19

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.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

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Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	David Tavakoli	Lyn	27
2	Oliver Aaser Midtgård	Nordstrand	25
	Tim Nilsen	Fana
4	Nelson de Jesus Correia	Florø	22
	Simen Haughom	Vidar
6	Martin Tornes Kjørsvik	Molde 2	20
	Marius Bustgaard Larsen	Pors
	Mads Kjernsby Rismoen	Fu/Vo
	Ivar Johannes Unhjem	Junkeren
10	Sander Aamelfot	Førde	17
	Omar Fonstad el Ghaouti	Hønefoss
	Vuk Fajfric	Lørenskog
	Alexander Iversen	Rana
	Elias Heggland Myrlid	Brann 2
	Magnus Solum	Elverum
	Emil Åkvåg	Gjelleråsen