Season trivia for Eliteserien 2022
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2022 Eliteserien season in Norway.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Amahl Pellegrino and Hugo Vetlesen. Together they were behind 7 goals for Bodø/Glimt in the 2022 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2022 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Amahl Pellegrino, playing for Bodø/Glimt, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 11 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Bodø/Glimt-FK Jerv.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2022 was 6 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Johan Hove (Strømsgodset) - May 2022
Amahl Pellegrino (Bodø/Glimt) - July 2022
Amahl Pellegrino (Bodø/Glimt) - August 2022
Hugo Vetlesen (Bodø/Glimt) - October 2022
Most braces by player
Amahl Pellegrino in Bodø/Glimt scored (at least) two goals in a match 8 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2022 season.
Most first goals in a match
The first goal of a match means a lot, and these players each scored it in a total of 7 matches during the season:
Amahl Pellegrino (Bodø/Glimt)
Eric Kitolano (Tromsø)
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Amahl Pellegrino in Bodø/Glimt during the 2022 season, in total he did this 7 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2022 season was Milan Jevtovic, in total he scored 4 penalties for his Odd Grenland.
Most penalty goals by team
Viking was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2022 season, in total they scored 7 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Tobias Heintz (Sarpsborg) and Bendik Bye (Kristiansund).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Sarpsborg was the best team, in total they scored 6 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by team
Rosenborg scored 5 own goals in all their matches, making them the best at it in the entire league during the 2022 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Ola Brynhildsen in Molde scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2022 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Amahl Pellegrino in Bodø/Glimt who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 12 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Amahl Pellegrino in Bodø/Glimt scored a total of 13 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Eliteserien during the 2022 season.
Most consecutive wins
There were 2 teams that had 6 consecutive wins in the 2022 season, and those teams were Molde and Bodø/Glimt.
Most matches in a row without losing
Lillestrøm were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2022 season, playing 11 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2022 season, there were 2 teams that had 8 consecutive losses, and those teams were Sarpsborg and Kristiansund.
Most matches in a row without a win
Kristiansund managed the feat of not winning a single match in 14 consecutive matches during the 2022 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Sandefjord have managed this in 5 matches during the 2022 season, more than any other team in Eliteserien.
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