The 2022 season of the 4. divisjon, the fifth highest association football league for men in Norway.
Due to the receding COVID-19 pandemic in Norway, some changes from the previous years were reverted. Indre Østland, Agder, Sogn og Fjordane changed from two groups to one; Hordaland and Trøndelag from four groups to two.
Finnmark introduced a regular/playoff format. The 8 teams played a round-robin tournament, whereafter the top 4 would play each other off and the bottom 4 do the same, retaining all points from the regular season. The playoffs were similar to championship rounds and relegation rounds from other leagues, but were named playoff A and playoff B, respectively.
Teams
Østfold Råde – lost playoff Kråkerøy Drøbak-Frogn Sarpsborg Østsiden Kvik Halden 2 Borgen Sparta Sarpsborg Moss 2 Lisleby Ås Tistedalen Rakkestad – relegated Greåker – relegated
Oslo 1 KFUM 2 − promoted Gamle Oslo Holmen Lommedalen Oldenborg Bærum 2 Oppsal 2 Asker 2 Manglerud Star Oslojuvelene Hasle-Løren − relegated Gui − relegated
Oslo 2 Ullern 2 – promoted Årvoll Holmlia Heming Stovner Fagerborg Lyn 2 Christiania Kolbotn Rilindja − relegated Veitvet − relegated Nesodden − relegated
Akershus Skedsmo – promoted Ull/Kisa 2 Raumnes & Årnes Eidsvold Gjelleråsen 2 Kløfta Lørenskog 2 Sørumsand Hauerseter Aurskog-Høland Eidsvold Turn 2 Rælingen Strømmen 2 Gjerdrum − relegated
Indre Østland Ham-Kam 2 – promoted Kolbukameratene Nybergsund Faaberg Ottestad Gjøvik-Lyn 2 Gran Brumunddal 2 Furnes Løten Engerdal − relegated Elverum 2 − relegated Reinsvoll − relegated Sander − relegated
Buskerud Åskollen – won playoff Åssiden Drammens BK Vestfossen Hallingdal Modum Eiker/Kvikk Svelvik Jevnaker Konnerud Sande ROS Kongsberg Huringen − relegated
Vestfold Sandefjord 2 − won playoff Flint Sandefjord BK Eik Tønsberg 2 Ørn-Horten 2 Teie Re Nøtterøy Stag/Fram 2 Stokke Husøy & Foynland Larvik Turn − relegated
Telemark Hei – lost playoff Stathelle og Omegn Tollnes Odd 3 Storm Pors 2 Eidanger Notodden 2 Skarphedin Gulset − relegated Nome − relegated Snøgg – pulled team
Agder Donn − promoted Trauma Våg Vigør Jerv 2 Lyngdal Søgne Fløy 2 Torridal Vindbjart 2 Froland Hisøy Rygene − relegated Kvinesdal – pulled team
Rogaland 1 Eiger − promoted Hinna Riska Forus og Gausel Ålgård Bryne 2 Randaberg Hana Stavanger Hundvåg Sola 2 − relegated Egersund 2 Sunde − relegated Sokndal − relegated
Rogaland 2 Madla − promoted Varhaug Rosseland Frøyland Vardeneset Nord Vard Haugesund 2 Vidar 2 Kopervik Klepp Djerv 1919 2 Skjold Tasta − relegated Lura – pulled team
Hordaland 1 Loddefjord − promoted Askøy Varegg Nymark Austevoll Sund Lyngbø Sotra 2 NHHI Trott Østsiden Askøy − relegated Fyllingsdalen 2 − relegated
Hordaland 2 Gneist − promoted Voss Åsane 2 Arna-Bjørnar Osterøy Tertnes Nordhordland Flaktveit Fana 2 Øystese Os 2 − relegated Bergen Nord − relegated
Sogn og Fjordane Sogndal 2 − promoted Årdal Fjøra Eid Stryn Høyang Førde 2 Studentspretten Måløy Vik Bremanger Jølster
Sunnmøre Herd – lost playoff Bergsøy Rollon SIF/Hessa Norborg/Brattvåg 2 Hovdebygda Ørsta Hareid Blindheim Langevåg Emblem − relegated Larsnes/Gursken/Gjerdsvika − relegated
Nordmøre og Romsdal Kristiansund 2 − won playoff Surnadal Tomrefjord Sunndal Dahle Træff 2 Eide og Omegn Vestnes Varfjell Midsund Åndalsnes Malmefjorden Kristiansund FK/Clausenengen − relegated
Trøndelag 1 Verdal − promoted NTNUI Vuku Stjørdals-Blink 2 Levanger 2 Sverresborg Kvik Rørvik Flatanger Namsos Byåsen 2 − relegated Kolstad 2 – pulled team
Trøndelag 2 Trønder-Lyn − promoted Ranheim 2 Heimdal KIL/Hemne Orkla 2 Strindheim 2 Hitra Nardo 2 Tynset Charlottenlund Buvik − relegated Svorkmo − relegated
Nordland Mosjøen − won playoff Grand Bodø Fauske/Sprint Sandnessjøen Bodø/Glimt 3 – withdrew after season Rana 2 Meløy – withdrew after season Bossmo & Ytteren Junkeren 2 – relegated Mo – pulled team
Hålogaland Skånland − won playoff Landsås Medkila Melbo Lofoten Sortland Morild Andenes Leknes Ballstad
Troms Hamna – lost playoff Skarp Finnsnes Ishavsbyen Tromsdalen 2 Krokelvdalen Storelva Salangen Ulfstind Lyngen/Karnes – relegated Valhall – relegated Kvaløya – relegated
Finnmark HIF/Stein Alta 2 Nordlys Porsanger Kirkenes Norild Sørøy Glimt Honningsvåg
Finnmark playoff A HIF/Stein − won playoff Alta 2 Nordlys Porsanger
Finnmark playoff B Kirkenes Norild Sørøy Glimt Honningsvåg
Source: RSSSF
Playoffs Sandefjord 2 beat Råde.Fotball.no Åskollen beat Hei.Fotball.no Kristiansund 2 beat Herd.Fotball.no Mosjøen beat Skånland.Fotball.no HIF/Stein beat Hamna.Fotball.no Skånland beat Hamna.
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