2024 Eliteserien

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Eliteserien
Season 2024
Dates31 March – 1 December
Matches played33
Goals scored76 (2.3 per match)
Top goalscorer Kristian Eriksen
Ole Sæter
Aune Heggebø
Thomas Lehne Olsen
(3 goals)
Biggest home win Molde 4–0 Strømsgodset
(1 April 2024)
Biggest away win Lillestrøm 0–5 Bodø/Glimt
(14 April 2024)
Highest scoring Tromsø 2–4 Brann
(1 April 2024)
Longest winning run3 matches
Molde
Bodø/Glimt
Strømsgodset
Longest unbeaten run4 matches
Bodø/Glimt
Longest winless run5 matches
HamKam
Longest losing run4 matches
HamKam
Highest attendance16,287
Brann - Fredrikstad
(7 April 2024)
Lowest attendance2,943
KFUM Oslo - Strømsgodset
(16 April 2024)
Average attendance8,020
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 21 April 2024.

The 2024 Eliteserien is the 80th season of top-tier football in Norway. This is the eighth season of Eliteserien after rebranding from Tippeligaen.

Contents

The season started on 31 March 2024 and is scheduled to end on 1 December 2024, not including play-off matches. [1]

Bodø/Glimt are the defending champions. Fredrikstad, KFUM Oslo and Kristiansund joined as the promoted clubs from the 2023 Norwegian First Division. They replaced Vålerenga, Stabæk and Aalesund, who were relegated to the 2024 Norwegian First Division.

Teams

Sixteen teams compete in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season and three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Fredrikstad, KFUM Oslo and Kristiansund. Kristiansund were promoted after a season's absence, Fredrikstad were promoted after 11 seasons absent and KFUM Oslo were promoted for the first time in history from this season. They replaced Vålerenga, Stabæk and Aalesund, ending their top flight spells of 22 years, 1 year and 2 years respectively.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. LocationCountyArenaTurfCapacity
Bodø/Glimt 29 Bodø Nordland Aspmyra Artificial 8,300
Brann 66 Bergen Vestland Brann Stadion Natural 16,750
Fredrikstad 43 Fredrikstad Østfold Fredrikstad Stadion Artificial 12,560
HamKam 25 Hamar Innlandet Briskeby Artificial 7,800
Haugesund 18 Haugesund Rogaland Haugesund Sparebank Arena Natural 8,754
KFUM Oslo 1 Oslo Oslo KFUM Arena Artificial 1,500 (~3300 planned) [2]
Kristiansund 6 Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal Kristiansund Stadion Artificial 4,444
Lillestrøm 60 Lillestrøm Akershus Åråsen Natural 11,500
Molde 48 Molde Møre og Romsdal Aker Stadion Artificial 11,249
Odd 43 Skien Telemark Skagerak Arena Artificial 11,767
Rosenborg 61 Trondheim Trøndelag Lerkendal Natural 21,421
Sandefjord 12 Sandefjord Vestfold Jotun Arena Artificial 6,582
Sarpsborg 12 Sarpsborg Østfold Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial 8,022
Strømsgodset 37 Drammen Buskerud Marienlyst Artificial 8,935
Tromsø 36 Tromsø Troms Romssa Arena Artificial 6,687
Viking 74 Stavanger Rogaland SR-Bank Arena Artificial 15,900

Personnel and kits

TeamManager(s)CaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Bodø/Glimt Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil Knutsen Flag of Norway.svg Patrick Berg Puma SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Brann Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Horneland Flag of Norway.svg Sivert Heltne Nilsen Nike Sparebanken Vest
Fredrikstad Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Mikkjal Thomassen Flag of Norway.svg Simen Rafn Craft OBOS  [ no ]
HamKam Flag of Denmark.svg Jakob Michelsen Flag of Norway.svg Fredrik Sjølstad PumaOBOS
Haugesund Flag of Iceland.svg Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson Flag of Norway.svg Egil Selvik Umbro Haugaland Kraft
KFUM Oslo Flag of Norway.svg Johannes Moesgaard  [ no ] Flag of Norway.svg Robin Rasch  [ no ] Hummel OBOS
Kristiansund Flag of Norway.svg Amund Skiri Flag of Norway.svg Dan Peter Ulvestad Puma SpareBank 1 Nordmøre
Lillestrøm Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Georgson Flag of Norway.svg Gjermund Åsen [3] Puma DNB
Molde Flag of Norway.svg Erling Moe Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Wolff Eikrem Adidas [4] Sparebanken Møre
Odd Flag of Norway.svg Kenneth Dokken Flag of Norway.svg Steffen Hagen Hummel Skagerak Energi
Rosenborg Flag of Sweden.svg Alfred Johansson Flag of Norway.svg Markus Henriksen Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
Sandefjord Flag of Norway.svg Hans Erik Ødegaard
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Tegström 		Flag of Sweden.svg Filip Ottosson  [ no ] Macron Jotun
Sarpsborg Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Billborn Flag of Norway.svg Jo Inge Berget Hummel Borregaard
Strømsgodset Flag of Norway.svg Jørgen Isnes Flag of Norway.svg Gustav Valsvik Puma Sparebanken Øst
Tromsø Flag of Norway.svg Jørgen Vik  [ no ]
Flag of Norway.svg Gard Holme  [ no ]		 Flag of Norway.svg Ruben Yttergård Jenssen Select SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Viking Flag of Norway.svg Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim
Flag of Norway.svg Morten Jensen 		Flag of Norway.svg Zlatko Tripić Diadora Lyse

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Haugesund Flag of Denmark.svg Sancheev Manoharan (caretaker)End of caretaker spell3 December 2023Pre-season Flag of Iceland.svg Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson 3 December 2023 [5]
Rosenborg Flag of Norway.svg Svein Maalen (caretaker)14 December 2023 Flag of Sweden.svg Alfred Johansson 14 December 2023 [6]
Lillestrøm Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Bakke (caretaker)21 December 2023 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Georgson21 December 2023 [7]
Odd Flag of Norway.svg Pål Arne Johansen Signed by Häcken 27 December 2023 [8] Flag of Norway.svg Kenneth Dokken 16 January 2024 [9]
Tromsø Flag of Norway.svg Gaute Helstrup Signed by Bodø/Glimt 2 January 2024 [10] Flag of Norway.svg Jørgen Vik
Flag of Norway.svg Gard Holme		8 January 2024 [11] [12]

Transfers

Winter

Summer

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Bodø/Glimt 431091+810Qualification for the Champions League play off round [lower-alpha 1]
2 Molde 531193+610Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Brann 531185+310Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4 Rosenborg 430162+49
5 Strømsgodset 43015509
6 Kristiansund 42115507
7 Odd 521267−17
8 Haugesund 420246−26
9 Lillestrøm 420258−36
10 Fredrikstad 41215505
11 KFUM Oslo 41215505
12 Viking 41213305
13 Sandefjord 301225−31
14 Sarpsborg 401326−41Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 HamKam 501415−41Relegation to First Division
16 Tromsø 300326−40
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
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 goals scored. [13]
Notes:
  1. ↑ As of 17 March 2024, Eliteserien is ranked 14th in the UEFA coefficients. Should this remain the case after the 2024 UEFA knockout phases have concluded, the league winner will instead enter in the playoff round.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Bodø/Glimt 3211
Molde 1122
Rosenborg 3533
Strømsgodset 161154
Brann 2665
Kristiansund 53106
Haugesund 61047
Lillestrøm 104118
Fredrikstad 14779
KFUM Oslo 812129
Viking 79911
Odd 117712
Sandefjord 14151313
Sarpsborg 12151314
HamKam 8131515
Tromsø 13141616
Leader and Champions League second qualifying round
Conference League second qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2025 Norwegian First Division
Source: nifs.no

Results

Home \ Away BOD BRA FRE HAM HAU KFU KRI LIL MOL ODD ROS SAN SAR STR TRO VIK
Bodø/Glimt —1–11–0
Brann —0–21–02–0
Fredrikstad 0–2—2–2
HamKam —0–10–1
Haugesund —0–21–3
KFUM Oslo 1–1—1–3
Kristiansund 1–1—1–0
Lillestrøm 0–52–3—
Molde 2–0—1–2 a 4–0
Odd 1–2—2–2
Rosenborg 1–0 a —2–0
Sandefjord 0–1—
Sarpsborg 0–20–1—
Strømsgodset 1–0—
Tromsø 2–40–1—
Viking 1–11–11–0—
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team in Eliteserien will face the winners of the First Division promotion play-offs over two legs to decide who will play in Eliteserien next season.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 21 April 2024
RankPlayerClubGoals [14]
1 Flag of Norway.svg Kristian Eriksen Molde3
Flag of Norway.svg Ole Sæter Rosenborg
Flag of Norway.svg Aune Heggebø Brann
Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Lehne Olsen Lillestrøm
510 players2

Clean sheets

As of 21 April 2024
RankPlayerClubClean sheets [15]
1 Flag of Norway.svg Jacob Karlstrøm Molde3
Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Haikin Bodø/Glimt
3 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Hedenstad Christiansen Lillestrøm2
Flag of Norway.svg Mathias Dyngeland Brann
Flag of Norway.svg Per Kristian Bråtveit Strømsgodset
68 players1

League attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Brann 46,65916,28714,80815,553+2.3%†
2 Viking 43,43015,90012,52114,477+12.0%†
3 Rosenborg 25,88314,60511,27812,942−8.2%†
4 Fredrikstad 23,19512,50410,69111,598+139.1%1
5 Lillestrøm 17,8019,4578,3448,901+18.6%†
6 Molde 21,7668,8105,7537,255+8.6%†
7 Bodø/Glimt 13,7117,1276,5846,856−0.4%†
8 Strømsgodset 6,2066,2066,2066,206+14.2%†
9 Haugesund 12,1577,1345,0236,079+22.0%†
10 Odd 11,0385,6495,3895,519+7.0%†
11 Sarpsborg 9,0224,7494,2734,511−8.5%†
12 Tromsø 8,9214,8904,0314,461−7.9%†
13 Sandefjord 4,0894,0894,0894,089+5.7%†
14 KFUM Oslo 6,9614,0182,9433,481+219.7%1
15 HamKam 6,9293,8223,1073,465−16.9%†
14 Kristiansund 6,8883,5493,3393,444+6.1%1
League total264,65616,2872,9438,020+10.8%†

Updated to games played on 21 April
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

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