Season | 2018 |
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Dates | 11 March 2018 – 24 November 2018 |
Champions | Rosenborg 26th title |
Relegated | Sandefjord Start |
Champions League | Rosenborg |
Europa League | Molde Brann Haugesund |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 672 (2.8 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Franck Boli (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Molde 5–0 Sandefjord (11 March 2018) |
Biggest away win | Start 1–6 Vålerenga (14 April 2018) |
Highest scoring | Start 1–6 Vålerenga (14 April 2018) |
Longest winning run | Brann (7 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Brann (14 games) |
Longest winless run | Sandefjord (15 games) |
Longest losing run | Sandefjord (8 games) |
Highest attendance | 21,201 Rosenborg 1–1 Ranheim (5 May 2018) |
Lowest attendance | 1,393 Ranheim 1–1 Sandefjord (19 August 2018) |
Average attendance | 5,865 12.4% |
← 2017 2019 → |
The 2018 Eliteserien was the 74th completed season of top-tier football in Norway. This was second season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen.
The season began on 11 March and ended 24 November 2018, not including play-off matches. [1] Fixtures for the 2018 season were announced on 19 December 2017. [2] Rosenborg were the defending champions, while Bodø/Glimt, Start and Ranheim entered as the promoted teams from the 2017 1. divisjon.
Rosenborg won their fourth consecutive title, their 26th top-flight title overall, with one match to spare following a 1–0 away win against Start on 11 November 2018. [3]
Brann started the season well and won eight of their nine opening games. They lost their first match 0–4 against Molde in the 15th round. Rosenborg started the season poorly with no win in the first three games, but managed to tighten the gap to Brann. Head coach Kåre Ingebrigtsen was sacked on 19 July [4] although Rosenborg was placed second in the league, two points behind Brann at the time.
On 11 November, Rosenborg were confirmed as Eliteserien champions following their 1–0 away win against Start in the 29th round. They won their fourth consecutive title and 26th top-flight title overall. Molde won eight of their final nine games and finished in second place, five points behind Rosenborg.
Sandefjord were the first team to be relegated to the 1. divisjon when they drew 1–1 against Sarpsborg 08 in their penultimate game. Before the 30th and final round, five teams were in risk of either relegation or relegation play-offs. Start lost 1–3 away to Haugesund and was relegated as the second team from bottom. Stabæk drew 2–2 against Strømsgodset after a goal by Strømsgodset's Mustafa Abdellaoue in the last minute of the game. That goal made sure Strømsgodset retained their spot in the next season's Eliteserien, while Stabæk were forced to play relegation play-offs. [5] Stabæk won the play-offs against Aalesund 2–1 on aggregate and retained their spot in Eliteserien.
Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from 1. divisjon. The promoted teams were Bodø/Glimt, Start (both returning to the top flight after a season's absence) and Ranheim (returned to the top flight after an absence of sixty-one years). They replaced Sogndal, Aalesund and Viking ending their top flight spells of two, eleven and twenty-nine years respectively.
Team | Ap. | Location | Arena | Turf | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bodø/Glimt | 23 | Bodø | Aspmyra Stadion | Artificial | 5,635 |
Brann | 61 | Bergen | Brann Stadion | Natural | 12,914 [lower-alpha 1] |
Haugesund | 12 | Haugesund | Haugesund Stadion | Natural | 8,754 |
Kristiansund | 2 | Kristiansund | Kristiansund Stadion | Artificial | 4,277 |
Lillestrøm | 55 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion | Natural | 11,500 |
Molde | 42 | Molde | Aker Stadion | Artificial | 11,249 |
Odd | 37 | Skien | Skagerak Arena | Artificial | 11,767 |
Ranheim | 8 | Trondheim | EXTRA Arena | Artificial | 3,000 |
Rosenborg | 55 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion | Natural | 21,421 |
Sandefjord | 7 | Sandefjord | Komplett Arena | Natural | 6,582 |
Sarpsborg 08 | 7 | Sarpsborg | Sarpsborg Stadion | Artificial | 8,022 |
Stabæk | 22 | Bærum | Nadderud Stadion | Natural | 4,938 |
Start | 41 | Kristiansand | Sør Arena | Artificial | 14,448 |
Strømsgodset | 31 | Drammen | Marienlyst Stadion | Artificial | 8,935 |
Tromsø | 31 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion | Artificial | 6,687 |
Vålerenga | 58 | Oslo | Intility Arena | Artificial | 16,555 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Start | Mick Priest (interim) | End of caretaker spell | 1 December 2017 [6] | Pre-season | Mark Dempsey | 1 December 2017 [7] | Pre-season |
Sandefjord | Lars Bohinen | Signed by Aalesund | 20 December 2017 [8] | Magnus Powell | 16 January 2018 [9] | ||
Sandefjord | Magnus Powell | Sacked | 25 April 2018 [10] | 12th | Geir Ludvig Fevang (interim) | 27 April 2018 | 12th |
Start | Mark Dempsey | Sacked | 18 May 2018 [11] | 16th | Johannes Hardarson (interim) | 19 May 2018 | 16th |
Sandefjord | Geir Ludvig Fevang (interim) | End of caretaker spell | 31 May 2018 [12] | 16th | Martí Cifuentes | 31 May 2018 | 16th |
Start | Johannes Hardarson (interim) | End of caretaker spell | 1 June 2018 [13] | 15th | Kjetil Rekdal | 1 June 2018 | 15th |
Strømsgodset | Tor Ole Skullerud | Resigned | 6 June 2018 [14] | 12th | Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen | 7 June 2018 [15] | 12th |
Lillestrøm | Arne Erlandsen | Sacked | 26 June 2018 [16] | 13th | Arild Sundgot (interim) | 26 June 2018 | 13th |
Stabæk | Antoni Ordinas | Sacked | 27 June 2018 [17] | 14th | Jan Peder Jalland (interim) Gaute Larsen (interim) | 28 June 2018 [18] | 14th |
Stabæk | Jan Peder Jalland (interim) Gaute Larsen (interim) | End of caretaker spell | 4 July 2018 [17] | 14th | Henning Berg | 4 July 2018 [19] | 14th |
Lillestrøm | Arild Sundgot (interim) | End of caretaker spell | 13 July 2018 | 13th | Jörgen Lennartsson | 13 July 2018 [20] | 13th |
Rosenborg | Kåre Ingebrigtsen | Sacked | 19 July 2018 [4] | 2nd | Rini Coolen (interim) | 19 July 2018 [21] | 2nd |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rosenborg (C) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round [lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Molde | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | Brann | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 58 | |
4 | Haugesund | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 53 | |
5 | Kristiansund | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 46 | |
6 | Vålerenga | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 42 | |
7 | Ranheim | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 42 | |
8 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 41 | |
9 | Odd | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 40 | |
10 | Tromsø | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 36 | |
11 | Bodø/Glimt | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 32 | |
12 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 32 | |
13 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 31 | |
14 | Stabæk (O) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
15 | Start (R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 29 | Relegation to First Division |
16 | Sandefjord (R) | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 23 |
Leader / 2019–20 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round | |
2019–20 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round | |
Relegation play-offs | |
Relegation to 2019 1. divisjon |
The 14th-placed team, Stabæk takes part in a two-legged play-off against Aalesund, the winners of the 1. divisjon promotion play-offs, to decide who will play in the 2019 Eliteserien.
Stabæk won 2–1 on aggregate and retained their position in Eliteserien.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [23] | Games | Average |
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1 | Franck Boli | Stabæk | 17 | 29 | 0,59 |
2 | Marcus Pedersen | Strømsgodset | 14 | 23 | 0,61 |
3 | Erling Haaland | Molde | 12 | 25 | 0,48 |
Patrick Mortensen | Sarpsborg 08 | 12 | 28 | 0,43 | |
Thomas Lehne Olsen | Lillestrøm | 12 | 29 | 0,41 | |
6 | Sam Johnson | Vålerenga | 11 | 24 | 0,46 |
Daouda Bamba | Kristiansund/Brann | 11 | 29 | 0,38 | |
8 | Bård Finne | Vålerenga | 10 | 25 | 0,40 |
Kristian Fardal Opseth | Bodø/Glimt | 10 | 30 | 0,30 | |
10 | Mads Reginiussen | Ranheim | 9 | 26 | 0,35 |
Steffen Lie Skålevik | Brann | 9 | 28 | 0,32 | |
Bendik Bye | Kristiansund | 9 | 30 | 0,30 | |
David Akintola | Haugesund | 9 | 30 | 0,30 |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Marcus Pedersen | Strømsgodset | Odd | 3–0 (H) | 15 April 2018 |
Erling Haaland 4 | Molde | Brann | 4–0 (A) | 1 July 2018 |
Bendik Bye | Kristiansund | Strømsgodset | 3–2 (A) | 9 July 2018 |
4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | André Hansen | Rosenborg | 12 |
2 | Samuel Şahin-Radlinger | Brann | 11 |
3 | Adam Larsen Kwarasey | Vålerenga | 10 |
4 | Per Kristian Bråtveit | Haugesund | 9 |
5 | Andreas Linde | Molde | 8 |
Sondre Rossbach | Odd | ||
7 | Jonas Deumeland | Start | 5 |
Aslak Falch | Sarpsborg 08 | ||
Gudmund Kongshavn | Tromsø | ||
Sean McDermott | Kristiansund | ||
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rosenborg | 246,355 | 21,201 | 13,668 | 16,424 | −6.6% |
2 | Brann | 156,466 | 12,914 | 8,173 | 10,431 | −12.0% |
3 | Vålerenga | 137,700 | 14,740 | 6,063 | 9,180 | −5.4% |
4 | Molde | 106,661 | 9,444 | 6,218 | 7,111 | −8.7% |
5 | Strømsgodset | 89,088 | 7,587 | 5,199 | 5,939 | −5.3% |
6 | Lillestrøm | 83,393 | 10,409 | 3,842 | 5,560 | −1.2% |
7 | Odd | 80,746 | 6,761 | 4,466 | 5,383 | −24.2% |
8 | Sarpsborg 08 | 75,074 | 6,149 | 4,365 | 5,005 | +6.5% |
9 | Start | 71,573 | 10,419 | 3,068 | 4,772 | +16.6% |
10 | Haugesund | 64,749 | 7,523 | 3,430 | 4,317 | −3.1% |
11 | Kristiansund | 60,629 | 4,277 | 3,753 | 4,042 | +5.7% |
12 | Stabæk | 54,833 | 4,561 | 3,035 | 3,656 | −7.7% |
13 | Tromsø | 54,828 | 5,214 | 2,908 | 3,655 | +1.6% |
14 | Bodø/Glimt | 48,282 | 4,731 | 2,615 | 3,219 | +24.6% |
15 | Sandefjord | 47,042 | 5,319 | 2,461 | 3,136 | −21.8% |
16 | Ranheim | 30,274 | 2,919 | 1,393 | 2,018 | +191.6% |
League total | 1,407,693 | 21,201 | 1,393 | 5,865 | −12.4% |
Updated to games played on 24 November 2018
Source: nifs.no
Award | Winner | Club |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year | André Hansen [29] | Rosenborg |
Breakthrough of the Year | Erling Haaland [30] | Molde |
Coach of the Year | Svein Maalen [31] | Ranheim |
Goal of the Year | Jon-Helge Tveita [32] | Sarpsborg 08 |
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