2024 Eliteserien

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Eliteserien
Season 2024
Dates31 March – 1 December
Champions Bodø/Glimt
4th title
Relegated Lillestrøm
Odd
Champions League Bodø/Glimt
Brann
Europa League Fredrikstad
Conference League Viking
Rosenborg
Matches played240
Goals scored681 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorer Kristian Eriksen
(14 goals)
Biggest home win Bodø/Glimt 6–0 Sarpsborg
24 August 2024)
Biggest away win Sarpsborg 1–7 HamKam
(16 May 2024)
Highest scoring Sarpsborg 1–7 HamKam
(16 May 2024)
Molde 5–3 Tromsø
(28 September 2024)
Longest winning run7 matches
Brann
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Fredrikstad
Longest winless run11 matches
Lillestrøm
Longest losing run6 matches
Lillestrøm
Highest attendance21,426
Rosenborg - KFUM
(16 May 2024)
Rosenborg - Molde
(1 September 2024)
Rosenborg - Brann
(20 October 2024)
Lowest attendance0 [a]
Rosenborg - Lillestrøm
(21 August 2024)
Average attendance6,907
2023
2025

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

Contents

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

Bodø/Glimt are the defending champions. Fredrikstad, KFUM 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 and Kristiansund. Kristiansund and Fredrikstad were promoted after respectively 1 and 11 seasons absent, while KFUM were promoted for the first time in their history. 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 Stadion 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 Stadion Artificial 7,800
Haugesund 18 Haugesund Rogaland Haugesund Arena Natural 8,754
KFUM 1 Oslo Oslo KFUM Arena [b] Artificial 3,300
Kristiansund 7 Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal Kristiansund Stadion [c] Artificial 4,444
Lillestrøm 60 Lillestrøm Akershus Åråsen Stadion 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 Stadion Natural 21,421
Sandefjord 12 Sandefjord Vestfold Sandefjord Arena Artificial 6,582
Sarpsborg 13 Sarpsborg Østfold Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial 8,022
Strømsgodset 37 Drammen Buskerud Marienlyst Stadion Artificial 8,935
Tromsø 36 Tromsø Troms Romssa Arena Artificial 6,687
Viking 74 Stavanger Rogaland Viking Stadion Artificial 15,900

Personnel and kits

TeamManager(s)CaptainKit manufacturerKit sponsor(s)
MainOther
Bodø/Glimt Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil Knutsen Flag of Norway.svg Patrick Berg [d] Puma SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
List
Brann Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Horneland Flag of Norway.svg Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen Nike Sparebanken Vest
List
Fredrikstad Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Hagen Flag of Iceland.svg Júlíus Magnússon Craft OBOS
List
    • Front: Terje Høili, Stene Stål Gjenvinning
    • Back: Europris
    • Sleeves: Værste AS
    • Shorts: Unger Fabrikker, McDonald's
    • Socks: Toyota Østfold
HamKam Flag of Denmark.svg Jakob Michelsen Flag of Norway.svg Fredrik Sjølstad Puma OBOS
List
Haugesund Flag of Denmark.svg Sancheev Manoharan Flag of Norway.svg Egil Selvik Umbro Haugaland Kraft
List
KFUM Flag of Norway.svg Johannes Moesgaard  [ no ] Flag of Norway.svg Robin Rasch  [ no ] Hummel OBOS
List
    • Front: Kiwi Minipris
    • Back: Arctic Asset Management
    • Sleeves: Intility
    • Shorts: Nord West Eiendom, R Utemiljø
    • Socks: Nettavisen
Kristiansund Flag of Norway.svg Amund Skiri Flag of Norway.svg Dan Peter Ulvestad Puma SpareBank 1 Nordmøre
List
Lillestrøm Flag of Norway.svg Dag-Eilev Fagermo Flag of Norway.svg Ruben Gabrielsen [3] Puma Romerike Sparebank
List
    • Front: Åråsen Eiendom, Advokatfirmaet Nicolaisen
    • Back: Coop Norge, MOT
    • Sleeves: Creative Heads AS
    • Shorts: Åkrene Mek. Verksted, AJ Produkter
    • Socks: Romerikes Blad
Molde Flag of Norway.svg Erling Moe Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Wolff Eikrem Adidas [4] Sparebanken Møre
List
Odd Flag of Norway.svg Knut Rønningene Flag of Norway.svg Steffen Hagen Hummel Skagerak Energi
List
Rosenborg Flag of Sweden.svg Alfred Johansson Flag of Norway.svg Markus Henriksen Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
List
Sandefjord Flag of Norway.svg Hans Erik Ødegaard
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Tegström
Flag of Sweden.svg Filip Ottosson  [ no ] Macron Jotun
List
Sarpsborg Flag of Norway.svg Christian Michelsen Flag of Norway.svg Jo Inge Berget Hummel Borregaard
List
    • Front: Assist Consulting AS, Pretec Group
    • Back: Frigaard Gruppen, Lions Clubs International
    • Sleeves: Økonomi-deler
    • Shorts: DNB, Flexi Regnskap
    • Socks:None
Strømsgodset Flag of Norway.svg Jørgen Isnes Flag of Norway.svg Gustav Valsvik Puma Sparebanken Øst
List
Tromsø Flag of Norway.svg Jørgen Vik
Flag of Norway.svg Gard Holme  [ no ]
Flag of Norway.svg Ruben Yttergård Jenssen Select SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
List
    • Front: Consto, Harila Bilforhandler
    • Back: Ishavskraft, MOT
    • Sleeves: Explo Energidrikk
    • Shorts: Extra (Coop), C&M Brannsikring
    • Socks: Kræmer
Viking Flag of Norway.svg Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim
Flag of Norway.svg Morten Jensen
Flag of Norway.svg Zlatko Tripić Diadora Lyse
List

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 Georgson 21 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]
Haugesund Flag of Iceland.svg Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson Mutual consent10 May 202413th Flag of Denmark.svg Sancheev Manoharan 10 May 2024 [13] [14]
Sarpsborg Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Billborn 23 June 2024 [15] 15th Flag of Norway.svg Christian Michelsen 25 June 2024 [16]
Fredrikstad Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Mikkjal Thomassen Signed by AIK 15 July 20245th Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Hagen 15 July 2024 [17]
Lillestrøm Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Georgson Signed by Manchester United 26 July 20248th Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Asterhed26 July 2024 [18]
Flag of Sweden.svg Robin AsterhedMoved to assistant coach23 August 202413th Flag of Denmark.svg David Nielsen 23 August 2024 [19]
Flag of Denmark.svg David Nielsen Mutual consent30 September 202416th Flag of Norway.svg Dag-Eilev Fagermo 30 September 2024 [20]
Odd Flag of Norway.svg Kenneth Dokken Sacked13 November 202416th Flag of Norway.svg Knut Rønningene13 November 2024 [21]

Transfers

Winter

Summer

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Bodø/Glimt (C)3018847131+4062Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Brann 3017855533+2259Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Viking 3016956139+2257Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4 Rosenborg 3016595239+1353
5 Molde 3015786436+2852
6 Fredrikstad 3014973935+451Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round [e]
7 Strømsgodset 30108123240838
8 KFUM 30910113536137
9 Sarpsborg 301071343551237
10 Sandefjord 3097144146534
11 Kristiansund 308101232451334
12 HamKam 3089133439533
13 Tromsø 30961534441033
14 Haugesund (O)30961529461733Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Lillestrøm (R)30732033633024Relegation to First Division
16 Odd (R)30581726542823
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. [22]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Bodø/Glimt 321111111111111111111111111211
Brann 266553243445555543222422222122
Viking 7991196565554434222444344443333
Rosenborg 353349671088108118878666555655554
Molde 112222324333223454333233334445
Fredrikstad 1477964432222342335555666566666
Strømsgodset 1612543571076666691011111011121211111199777
KFUM 8131391079567781086686777777777888
Sarpsborg 1215141613101114131414151312131199111289121212121010119
Sandefjord 14161615161410131516161616141514151616141414141413131311910
Kristiansund 53106788119119971077679101188981011121011
HamKam 814151415151612810121111911121210889109898891212
Tromsø 13101113141614151412131414151415161312910111010101112131313
Haugesund 6114711121291191012121312131315141313131313141414141414
Lillestrøm 1041288111371213117971091012131515151616161515151515
Odd 1177121213151616151513151616161414151616161515151616161616
Leader and Champions League play off round
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 5–12–23–04–22–24–05–21–13–12–31–16–01–04–01–0
Brann 4–10–21–01–12–02–12–11–32–03–02–11–30–04–01–1
Fredrikstad 0–20–41–01–00–01–12–10–02–02–21–02–24–10–03–2
HamKam 1–01–20–12–20–21–05–00–11–00–21–10–20–10–03–3
Haugesund 0–10–11–00–10–11–00–20–32–11–32–11–20–02–01–0
KFUM 1–10–01–41–10–01–22–01–10–01–03–31–21–30–11–2
Kristiansund 2–42–23–11–12–21–12–10–40–00–42–13–10–01–00–1
Lillestrøm 0–50–20–31–10–12–12–31–23–01–10–32–23–10–11–4
Molde 3–32–16–13–02–12–32–03–01–2 2–2 0–12–44–05–32–2
Odd 0–20–30–21–21–21–31–12–10–41–32–21–12–01–03–3
Rosenborg 1–31–21–11–04–01–32–14–0 2–1 2–12–01–11–01–02–1
Sandefjord 2–12–20–11–24–32–11–00–13–11–00–14–12–21–20–3
Sarpsborg 1–21–10–11–72–20–20–21–02–20–14–12–11–32–11–2
Strømsgodset 0–12–32–01–12–01–02–23–21–01–11–01–12–10–10–1
Tromsø 0–02–43–03–30–11–20–01–20–24–03–23–00–32–02–2
Viking 1–11–11–13–05–11–02–01–41–03–34–23–21–05–22–1
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 faced the winners of the First Division promotion play-offs over two legs to decide who would play in Eliteserien next season.

Moss 0–0 Haugesund
Report
Melløs Stadion , Moss
Attendance: 2,557
Referee: Tore Hansen
Haugesund 2–0 Moss
Report
Haugesund Sparebank Arena , Haugesund
Attendance: 5,851
Referee: Rohit Saggi

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [23]
1 Flag of Norway.svg Kristian Eriksen Molde14
2 Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Høgh Bodø/Glimt12
Flag of Norway.svg Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Viking
Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Wolff Eikrem Molde
5 Flag of Norway.svg Aune Heggebø Brann11
6 Flag of Norway.svg Morten Bjørlo Fredrikstad10
Flag of Norway.svg Ola Brynhildsen Molde
Flag of Norway.svg Johannes Nuñez KFUM
Flag of Norway.svg Ole Sæter Rosenborg
Flag of Norway.svg Zlatko Tripić Viking

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets [24]
1 Flag of Denmark.svg Jonathan Fischer Fredrikstad13
2 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Haikin Bodø/Glimt12
3 Flag of Norway.svg Mathias Dyngeland Brann11
4 Flag of Norway.svg Per Kristian Bråtveit Strømsgodset9
Flag of Denmark.svg Jakob Haugaard Tromsø
6 Flag of Norway.svg Egil Selvik Haugesund8
Flag of Norway.svg Sander Tangvik Rosenborg
8 Flag of Poland.svg Albert Posiadała Molde7
Flag of Norway.svg Emil Ødegaard KFUM
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Sandberg HamKam6

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik Meister 4SarpsborgRosenborg 4–1 (H) 12 July 2024
Flag of Norway.svg Sverre Nypan RosenborgLillestrøm 4–0 (H) 21 August 2024
Flag of Norway.svg Lars-Jørgen Salvesen VikingSandefjord 3–2 (H) 2 November 2024
Notes

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

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 60 [25]
    • Haugesund
  • Fewest yellow cards: 29 [25]
    • Bodø/Glimt
  • Most red cards: 4 [26]
    • HamKam
  • Fewest red cards: 0 [26]
    • Kristiansund
    • Molde
    • Rosenborg
    • Sarpsborg
    • Strømsgodset

League attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Brann 236,37816,75014,23015,759+3.7%
2 Rosenborg 207,23621,4260 [a] 13,816−2.0%
3 Viking 185,46515,90010,02412,364−4.3%
4 Fredrikstad 127,35012,5045,5788,490+75.1%1
5 Lillestrøm 110,5549,7315,9187,370−1.8%
6 Molde 107,63210,7465,7537,175+7.4%
7 Bodø/Glimt 99,5958,2575,4156,640−3.5%
8 Sarpsborg 76,6218,0223,8975,108+3.6%
9 Haugesund 74,4417,6203,6154,963−0.4%
10 Strømsgodset 74,1216,2064,2074,941−9.1%
11 Odd 70,9746,3253,7814,732−8.3%
12 Tromsø 68,9816,9913,6374,599−5.1%
13 HamKam 61,9416,2182,5084,129−1.0%
14 Sandefjord 59,7776,5983,1153,985+3.0%
15 Kristiansund 53,9444,3093,1083,596+10.8%1
16 KFUM 42,7644,0181,7642,851+161.8%1
League total1,657,77421,4260 [a] 6,907−4.6%

Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 The round 15 fixture between Rosenborg and Lillestrøm was abandoned due to fan protests against VAR. The game was stopped multiple times by fans throwing objects onto the pitch, as part of nationwide fan protests against VAR and its implementation in Eliteserien. After objects were thrown a fourth time referee Rohit Saggi decided to abandon the match. The teams were forced by NFF to replay the match without spectators.
  2. KFUM played some home games at Intility Arena.
  3. Kristiansund played some home games at Aker Stadion.
  4. Bodø/Glimt play with a captaincy team who decide between themselves who will be the captain on a game-by-game basis, Patrick Berg is the most common choice. The full team consists of Ulrik Saltnes, Jostein Gundersen, Sondre Sørli, Patrick Berg, Sondre Brunstad Fet, Jens Petter Hauge and Brede Moe. [2]
  5. Fredrikstad qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2024 Norwegian Football Cup.

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