2018 Eliteserien

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Eliteserien
Season 2018
Dates11 March – 24 November
Champions Rosenborg
26th title
Relegated Sandefjord
Start
Champions League Rosenborg
Europa League Molde
Brann
Haugesund
Matches played240
Goals scored672 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorer Franck Boli
(17 goals)
Biggest home winMolde 5–0 Sandefjord
(11 March 2018)
Biggest away winStart 1–6 Vålerenga
(14 April 2018)
Highest scoringStart 1–6 Vålerenga
(14 April 2018)
Longest winning runBrann
(7 games)
Longest unbeaten runBrann
(14 games)
Longest winless runSandefjord
(15 games)
Longest losing runSandefjord
(8 games)
Highest attendance21,201
Rosenborg 1–1 Ranheim
(5 May 2018)
Lowest attendance1,393
Ranheim 1–1 Sandefjord
(19 August 2018)
Average attendance5,865 Decrease2.svg 12.4%
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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.

Contents

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]

Overview

Summary

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.

Teams

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.

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. LocationArenaTurfCapacity
Bodø/Glimt 23 Bodø Aspmyra Stadion Artificial 5,635
Brann 61 Bergen Brann Stadion Natural 12,914 [a]
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
Notes
  1. ↑ The capacity of Brann Stadion was reduced from 17,686 to 12,914 due to renovations.

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerSponsor
Bodø/Glimt Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil Knutsen Flag of Norway.svg Martin Bjørnbak Diadora Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Brann Flag of Norway.svg Lars Arne Nilsen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vito Wormgoor Nike Sparebanken Vest
Haugesund Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Horneland Flag of Norway.svg Christian Grindheim Macron Haugaland Kraft
Kristiansund Flag of Norway.svg Christian Michelsen Flag of Norway.svg Dan Peter Ulvestad Macron SpareBank 1 Nordvest
Lillestrøm Flag of Sweden.svg Jörgen Lennartsson Flag of Norway.svg Frode Kippe Puma DNB
Molde Flag of Norway.svg Ole Gunnar Solskjær Flag of Norway.svg Ruben Gabrielsen Nike Sparebanken Møre
Odd Flag of Norway.svg Dag-Eilev Fagermo Flag of Norway.svg Steffen Hagen Hummel SpareBank 1 Telemark
Ranheim Flag of Norway.svg Svein Maalen Flag of Norway.svg Mads Reginiussen Umbro SpareBank 1 SMN
Rosenborg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rini Coolen (interim) Flag of Denmark.svg Mike Jensen Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
Sandefjord Flag of Spain.svg Martí Cifuentes Flag of Norway.svg Håvard Storbæk Macron Jotun
Sarpsborg 08 Flag of Norway.svg Geir Bakke Flag of Denmark.svg Patrick Mortensen Select Borregaard
Stabæk Flag of Norway.svg Henning Berg Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Hanche-Olsen Macron SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Start Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil Rekdal Flag of Norway.svg Simon Larsen Macron Sparebanken Sør
Strømsgodset Flag of Norway.svg Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen Flag of Norway.svg Jakob Glesnes Puma DNB
Tromsø Flag of Finland.svg Simo Valakari Flag of Norway.svg Simen Wangberg Select Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Vålerenga Flag of Norway.svg Ronny Deila Flag of Norway.svg Daniel Fredheim Holm Umbro DNB

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTable
Start Flag of England.svg Mick Priest (interim)End of caretaker spell1 December 2017 [6] Pre-season Flag of England.svg Mark Dempsey 1 December 2017 [7] Pre-season
Sandefjord Flag of Norway.svg Lars Bohinen Signed by Aalesund 20 December 2017 [8] Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Powell 16 January 2018 [9]
Sandefjord Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Powell Sacked25 April 2018 [10] 12th Flag of Norway.svg Geir Ludvig Fevang (interim)27 April 201812th
Start Flag of England.svg Mark Dempsey Sacked18 May 2018 [11] 16th Flag of Iceland.svg Johannes Hardarson (interim)19 May 201816th
Sandefjord Flag of Norway.svg Geir Ludvig Fevang (interim)End of caretaker spell31 May 2018 [12] 16th Flag of Spain.svg Martí Cifuentes 31 May 201816th
Start Flag of Iceland.svg Johannes Hardarson (interim)End of caretaker spell1 June 2018 [13] 15th Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil Rekdal 1 June 201815th
Strømsgodset Flag of Norway.svg Tor Ole Skullerud Resigned6 June 2018 [14] 12th Flag of Norway.svg Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen 7 June 2018 [15] 12th
Lillestrøm Flag of Norway.svg Arne Erlandsen Sacked26 June 2018 [16] 13th Flag of Norway.svg Arild Sundgot (interim)26 June 201813th
Stabæk Flag of Spain.svg Antoni Ordinas Sacked27 June 2018 [17] 14th Flag of Norway.svg Jan Peder Jalland (interim)
Flag of Norway.svg Gaute Larsen (interim)		28 June 2018 [18] 14th
Stabæk Flag of Norway.svg Jan Peder Jalland (interim)
Flag of Norway.svg Gaute Larsen (interim)		End of caretaker spell4 July 2018 [17] 14th Flag of Norway.svg Henning Berg 4 July 2018 [19] 14th
Lillestrøm Flag of Norway.svg Arild Sundgot (interim)End of caretaker spell13 July 201813th Flag of Sweden.svg Jörgen Lennartsson 13 July 2018 [20] 13th
Rosenborg Flag of Norway.svg Kåre Ingebrigtsen Sacked19 July 2018 [4] 2nd Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rini Coolen (interim)19 July 2018 [21] 2nd

Transfers

Winter

Summer

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C)3019745124+2764Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round [a]
2 Molde 3018576336+2759Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Brann 3017764531+1458
4 Haugesund 3016594533+1253
5 Kristiansund 30137104641+546
6 Vålerenga 30119103944−542
7 Ranheim 30126124350−742
8 Sarpsborg 08 30118114639+741
9 Odd 30117123938+140
10 Tromsø 30113164148−736
11 Bodø/Glimt 30614103235−332
12 Lillestrøm 30711123444−1032
13 Strømsgodset 30710134648−231
14 Stabæk (O)30611133750−1329Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Start (R)3085173054−2429Relegation to First Division
16 Sandefjord (R)30411153557−2223
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation). [22]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Since the winners of the 2018 Norwegian Cup (Rosenborg) qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team, while the spot awarded to the second-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Rosenborg 121112864222222322222211111111111
Molde 111222336687864344454433333322
Brann 423111111111111111122222222233
Haugesund 574496443455446533333344444444
Kristiansund 1111811101111101010101099988898910910877555
Vålerenga 636737775566688999776676788886
Ranheim 1495643554333233466645555555667
Sarpsborg 08 6523799977445776555677891099998
Odd 10151511141086889910101010101010910867666779
Tromsø 15895856899787557778108910891010101010
Bodø/Glimt 3611161614131413131411111212121212111111111111111212111111
Lillestrøm 131316131213151211111113131313131313141313151513131314141312
Strømsgodset 81313958101112121312121111111111111212121212121411121213
Stabæk 81014151215121314141214141414141414131414131314151515151514
Start 247101416161616161515151515151515151515141415141113131415
Sandefjord 161610141112141515151616161616161616161616161616161616161616
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
Source: nifs.no

Relegation play-offs

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 1–0 Aalesund
Børkeeiet Soccerball shade.svg27' Report
Nadderud Stadion , Bærum
Attendance: 3,831
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
Aalesund 1–1 Stabæk
O. Lie Soccerball shade.svg30' Report Guèye Soccerball shade.svg71' (o.g.)
Color Line Stadion , Ålesund
Attendance: 6,333
Referee: Tore Hansen

Stabæk won 2–1 on aggregate and retained their position in Eliteserien.

Results

Home \ Away BOD BRA HAU KRI LIL MOL ODD RAN ROS SND SRP SBK STA STM TRO VÅL
Bodø/Glimt —2–20–33–03–10–11–14–00–11–13–11–11–22–20–11–1
Brann 2–0—1–11–01–10–41–01–01–21–12–03–04–13–13–00–0
Haugesund 1–01–3—3–22–20–12–02–01–24–21–12–03–11–01–01–0
Kristiansund 1–13–12–1—2–11–01–11–30–23–21–11–01–14–05–10–1
Lillestrøm 1–11–11–12–0—2–20–00–10–01–02–23–21–01–11–0 0–1
Molde 1–25–12–03–22–1—0–12–3 1–0 5–02–23–03–12–02–15–1
Odd 1–00–11–21–23–11–1—2–01–15–03–10–33–02–21–03–2
Ranheim 0–00–24–22–13–23–13–1—1–31–12–14–12–01–11–22–2
Rosenborg 1–11–21–02–23–0 4–0 3–11–1—1–13–11–12–04–32–13–0
Sandefjord 1–10–10–23–31–31–31–11–20–1—0–11–14–12–11–00–1
Sarpsborg 08 0–01–22–11–22–02–21–24–11–01–1—4–24–00–12–33–0
Stabæk 0–01–22–10–13–23–12–13–20–13–31–3—1–12–21–11–1
Start 1–00–10–12–03–01–30–10–00–11–41–02–1—1–14–11–6
Strømsgodset 4–01–10–12–32–21–23–03–00–12–01–22–21–1—2–42–0
Tromsø 1–22–11–20–01–22–42–14–02–14–10–20–01–23–1—3–0
Vålerenga 2–22–02–20–2 1–0 0–02–12–12–32–20–01–03–21–43–0—
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [23] GamesAverage
1 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Franck Boli Stabæk 17290,59
2 Flag of Norway.svg Marcus Pedersen Strømsgodset 14230,61
3 Flag of Norway.svg Erling Haaland Molde 12250,48
Flag of Denmark.svg Patrick Mortensen Sarpsborg 08 12280,43
Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Lehne Olsen Lillestrøm 12290,41
6 Flag of Liberia.svg Sam Johnson Vålerenga 11240,46
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Daouda Bamba Kristiansund/Brann 11290,38
8 Flag of Norway.svg Bård Finne Vålerenga 10250,40
Flag of Norway.svg Kristian Fardal Opseth Bodø/Glimt 10300,30
10 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Reginiussen Ranheim 9260,35
Flag of Norway.svg Steffen Lie Skålevik Brann 9280,32
Flag of Norway.svg Bendik Bye Kristiansund 9300,30
Flag of Nigeria.svg David Akintola Haugesund 9300,30

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Norway.svg Marcus Pedersen StrømsgodsetOdd3–0 (H)15 April 2018
Flag of Norway.svg Erling Haaland 4MoldeBrann4–0 (A)1 July 2018
Flag of Norway.svg Bendik Bye KristiansundStrømsgodset3–2 (A)9 July 2018
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

Andre Hansen of Rosenborg kept 12 clean sheets over the season, more than any other goalkeeper. Andre Hansen 2017.jpg
André Hansen of Rosenborg kept 12 clean sheets over the season, more than any other goalkeeper.
RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Flag of Norway.svg André Hansen Rosenborg12
2 Flag of Austria.svg Samuel Şahin-Radlinger Brann11
3 Flag of Ghana.svg Adam Larsen Kwarasey Vålerenga10
4 Flag of Norway.svg Per Kristian Bråtveit Haugesund9
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Linde Molde8
Flag of Norway.svg Sondre Rossbach Odd
7 Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Deumeland Start5
Flag of Norway.svg Aslak Falch Sarpsborg 08
Flag of Norway.svg Gudmund Kongshavn Tromsø
Flag of Ireland.svg Sean McDermott Kristiansund

Discipline

Player

Flamur Kastrati received the most yellow cards this season with 10. Flamur Kastrati 20121 (cropped).jpg
Flamur Kastrati received the most yellow cards this season with 10.

Club

  • Most red cards: 2 [27]
    • Lillestrøm
    • Start
    • Vålerenga

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Rosenborg 246,35521,20113,66816,424−6.6%†
2 Brann 156,46612,9148,17310,431−12.0%†
3 Vålerenga 137,70014,7406,0639,180−5.4%†
4 Molde 106,6619,4446,2187,111−8.7%†
5 Strømsgodset 89,0887,5875,1995,939−5.3%†
6 Lillestrøm 83,39310,4093,8425,560−1.2%†
7 Odd 80,7466,7614,4665,383−24.2%†
8 Sarpsborg 08 75,0746,1494,3655,005+6.5%†
9 Start 71,57310,4193,0684,772+16.6%†
10 Haugesund 64,7497,5233,4304,317−3.1%†
11 Kristiansund 60,6294,2773,7534,042+5.7%†
12 Stabæk 54,8334,5613,0353,656−7.7%†
13 Tromsø 54,8285,2142,9083,655+1.6%†
14 Bodø/Glimt 48,2824,7312,6153,219+24.6%†
15 Sandefjord 47,0425,3192,4613,136−21.8%†
16 Ranheim 30,2742,9191,3932,018+191.6%†
League total1,407,69321,2011,3935,865−12.4%†

Updated to games played on 24 November 2018
Source: nifs.no

Awards

AwardWinnerClub
Player of the Year Flag of Norway.svg André Hansen [28] Rosenborg
Breakthrough of the Year Flag of Norway.svg Erling Haaland [29] Molde
Manager of the Year Flag of Norway.svg Svein Maalen [30] Ranheim
Goal of the Year Flag of Norway.svg Jon-Helge Tveita [31] Sarpsborg 08

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