| Competition: | Norwegian Second Division |
| Season: | 2022 |
| Dates: | 9 April 2022 – 22 October 2022 |
| Winners: | Moss (Group 1) Hødd (Group 2) |
| Promoted: | Moss Hødd |
| Relegated: | Odd 2 Staal Jørpeland Eidsvold Turn Asker Frigg |
| Matches: | 338 |
| Total Goals: | 1145 |
| League Topscorer: | Group 1: Jens Aslaksrud & Fabian Ness (15 goals) Group 2: Sondre Sørløkk (20 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | |
| Biggest Away Win: | |
| Prevseason: | 2021 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2022 Norwegian Second Division (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian football third-tier league season. The league consisted of 28 teams divided into 2 groups of 14 teams.
The league was played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams played 26 matches. The season started on 9 April 2022 and ended on 22 October 2022, not including play-off matches.[1] [2]
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.
The following 14 clubs compete in group 1:[3]
| 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 | Ågotnes | Ågotnes Stadion | 1,200 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jens Aslaksrud | Ullern | 15 |
| Fabian Ness | Kvik Halden | ||
| 3 | Adrian Rogulj | Ørn Horten | 13 |
| 4 | Kristian Lien | Fløy | 12 |
| 5 | Adrian Bergersen | Egersund | 11 |
| Claudio Braga | Moss | ||
| Mathias Johansen | Arendal | ||
| Lars Kilen | Sotra | ||
| Abel Stensrud | Odd 2 | ||
| 10 | Simen Hammershaug | Egersund | 10 |
The following 14 clubs compete in group 2:[5] [6]
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta | Alta | Finnmarkshallen | 1,200 | |
| Asker | Asker | Føyka Stadion | 2,400 | |
| Brattvåg | Brattvåg | Brattvåg Stadion | 1,500 | |
| Bærum | Sandvika | 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 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sondre Sørløkk | Ull/Kisa | 20 |
| 2 | Ole Erik Midtskogen | Kjelsås | 18 |
| 3 | Robin Hjelmeseth | Hødd | 17 |
| 4 | Jacob Jacobsen Bolsø | Træff | 15 |
| Sindre Mauritz-Hansen | Asker | ||
| 6 | Ole Sebastian Sundgot | Ull/Kisa | 14 |
| 7 | Preben Asp | Levanger | 13 |
| 8 | Ulrik Ferrer | Frigg | 12 |
| 9 | Andreas Gundersen | Levanger | 11 |
| Sami Kamel | Brattvåg | ||
| Christian Reginiussen | Alta |
The teams who finish in second place in their respective group qualify for the promotion play-offs, where they face each other over two legs. The winner goes on to play against the 14th-placed team in the First Division for a place in the First Division next season.
Arendal won 3–1 on aggregate.