| Competition: | Toppserien |
| Season: | 2022 |
| Winners: | Brann |
| Relegated: | TIL 2020 Kolbotn |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Brann Vålerenga |
| Matches: | 130 |
| Total Goals: | 399 |
| League Topscorer: | Elise Thorsnes (19 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Brann 10–0 Avaldsnes |
| Biggest Away Win: | Arna-Bjørnar 0–6 Brann |
| Highest Scoring: | Brann 10–0 Avaldsnes |
| Highest Attendance: | 11,636 (12 June 2022)[1] |
| Lowest Attendance: | 60 (16 October 2022) |
| Prevseason: | 2021 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2022 Toppserien is the 36th season of the highest women's football league in Norway. The season started on 20 March 2022.[2]
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.[3]
The defending champions Sandviken changed their name to Brann.[4] [5] Røa were promoted from the 2021 First Division.
| Team | Municipality | Home ground[6] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arna Idrettspark | |||
| Avaldsnes Idrettssenter | |||
| Stemmemyren Brann Stadion | |||
| Sofiemyr Stadion KFUM Arena | |||
| LSK-Hallen | |||
| Kringsjå Kunstgress Grorud Match Kunstgress | |||
| Koteng Arena Lerkendal Stadion | |||
| Røa Kunstgress | |||
| Nadderud Stadion | |||
| Intility Arena |
In the regular season, the league consists of 10 teams, who play each other twice, totalling 18 matches per team. The top four teams qualify for the championship round, while the bottom six qualify for the relegation round, along with the top two teams from the First Division.
In the championship round, the four teams started with 6, 4, 2 and 0 points respectively, based on their position in the regular season. They played each other twice, totaling six matches per team. The winners and runners-up qualified for the first qualifying round of the Champions League.
In the relegation round, all eight teams start with 0 points. Each team plays seven matches. A draw decides which teams get three home matches and which teams get four home matches. The bottom two teams are relegated, while the sixth placed team takes part in a relegation play-off against the first placed team of the First Division play-offs.[7]
The sixth placed team of the relegation round, Avaldsnes, faced the first placed team of the First Division play-offs, Øvrevoll Hosle, in a two-legged play-off to decide who would play in the 2023 Toppserien.
Avaldsnes won 3–2 on aggregate and both teams remained in their respective leagues.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[8] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Elise Thorsnes | Vålerenga | 15 |
| 2 | Elisabeth Terland | Brann | 10 |
| 3 | Anna Aahjem | Lyn | 7 |
| Tonje Pedersen | Kolbotn | ||
| 5 | Maria Brochmann | Brann | 6 |
| Sara Kanutte Fornes | Rosenborg | ||
| Emma Stølen Godø | LSK Kvinner | ||
| Janni Thomsen | Vålerenga | ||
| Olaug Tvedten | Vålerenga |
| Best XI[9] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Sunniva Skoglund (Stabæk) | ||||||||||||
| Defenders | Janni Thomsen (Vålerenga) | Tuva Hansen (Brann) | Guro Bergsvand (Brann) | Marit Bratberg Lund (Brann) | |||||||||
| Midfielders | Kamilla Melgård (Lyn) | Emilie Joramo (Rosenborg) | Justine Kielland (Stabæk) | Anna Jøsendal (Rosenborg) | |||||||||
| Forwards | Elisabeth Terland (Brann) | Elise Thorsnes (Vålerenga) | |||||||||||