2025 Eliteserien

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Eliteserien
Season 2025
Dates29 March – 30 November
Matches played0
Goals scored0
2024
2026

The 2025 Eliteserien will be the 81st season of top-tier football in Norway. This is the ninth season of Eliteserien after rebranding from Tippeligaen.

Contents

The season is scheduled to start on 29 March 2025 and end on 30 November 2025, not including play-off matches. [1]

Bodø/Glimt are the defending champions. Vålerenga and Bryne are set to join as the promoted clubs from the 2024 Norwegian First Division. They will replace Lillestrøm and Odd, who were relegated to the 2025 Norwegian First Division.

Teams

Sixteen teams will compete in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season and two teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams are Vålerenga and Bryne, who were promoted after respectively 1 and 21 seasons absent. They will replace Lillestrøm and Odd, ending their top flight spells of 4 and 16 years respectively.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. LocationCountyArenaTurfCapacity
Bodø/Glimt 30 Bodø Nordland Aspmyra Artificial 8,300
Brann 67 Bergen Vestland Brann Stadion Natural 16,750
Bryne 18 Time Rogaland Bryne Stadion Natural 4,000
Fredrikstad 44 Fredrikstad Østfold Fredrikstad Stadion Artificial 12,560
HamKam 26 Hamar Innlandet Briskeby Artificial 7,800
Haugesund 19 Haugesund Rogaland Haugesund Sparebank Arena Natural 8,754
KFUM 2 Oslo Oslo KFUM Arena Artificial 3,300
Kristiansund 8 Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal Kristiansund Stadion Artificial 4,444
Molde 49 Molde Møre og Romsdal Aker Stadion Artificial 11,249
Rosenborg 62 Trondheim Trøndelag Lerkendal Natural 21,421
Sandefjord 13 Sandefjord Vestfold Jotun Arena Artificial 6,582
Sarpsborg 14 Sarpsborg Østfold Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial 8,022
Strømsgodset 38 Drammen Buskerud Marienlyst Artificial 8,935
Tromsø 37 Tromsø Troms Romssa Arena Artificial 6,687
Viking 75 Stavanger Rogaland Lyse Arena Artificial 15,900
Vålerenga 64 Oslo Oslo Intility Arena Artificial 16,555

Personnel and kits

TeamManager(s)CaptainKit manufacturerKit sponsors
MainOther(s)
Bodø/Glimt Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil Knutsen Flag of Norway.svg Patrick Berg [a] Puma SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
List
Brann Flag of Iceland.svg Freyr Alexandersson Flag of Norway.svg Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen Nike Sparebanken Vest
List
Bryne Flag of Norway.svg Kevin Knappen  [ no ] Flag of Norway.svg Axel Kryger  [ no ] Umbro Sparebanken Sør
List
    • Front: Aarbakke, M44
    • Back: NYO3, Like Muligheter
    • Sleeves: Prosjektil
    • Shorts: Masiv, ECS
    • Socks: Servit
Fredrikstad Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Hagen Vacant 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 Vacant 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
Molde Flag of Norway.svg Per-Mathias Høgmo Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Wolff Eikrem Adidas [3] Sparebanken Møre
List
Rosenborg Flag of Sweden.svg Alfred Johansson Flag of Norway.svg Markus Henriksen Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
List
Sandefjord 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  [ 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
Vålerenga Flag of Norway.svg Geir Bakke Flag of Norway.svg Christian Borchgrevink Adidas OBOS
List

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing manager(s)Manner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming manager(s)Date of appointment
Molde Flag of Norway.svg Erling Moe Sacked8 December 2024Pre-season Flag of Norway.svg Trond Strande
Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Mæland (caretakers)
8 December 2024 [4]
Sandefjord Flag of Norway.svg Hans Erik Ødegaard Signed by Lillestrøm 10 December 2024 [5] None [b] 10 December 2024
Brann Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Horneland Resigned10 December 2024 [6] Flag of Iceland.svg Freyr Alexandersson 13 January 2025 [7]
Tromsø Flag of Norway.svg Gard Holme  [ no ]Mutual consent8 January 2025 [8] None [c] 8 January 2025
Molde Flag of Norway.svg Trond Strande
Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Mæland (caretakers)
End of caretaker period9 January 2025 Flag of Norway.svg Per-Mathias Høgmo 9 January 2025 [9]

Transfers

Winter

Summer

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Bodø/Glimt 00000000Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Brann 00000000Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Bryne 00000000Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4 Fredrikstad 00000000
5 HamKam 00000000
6 Haugesund 00000000
7 KFUM 00000000
8 Kristiansund 00000000
9 Molde 00000000
10 Rosenborg 00000000
11 Sandefjord 00000000
12 Sarpsborg 00000000
13 Strømsgodset 00000000
14 Tromsø 00000000Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Viking 00000000Relegation to First Division
16 Vålerenga 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 29 March 2025. 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. [10]

Positions by round

Leader and Champions League play off round
Champions League second qualifying round
Conference League second qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2026 Norwegian First Division
Source: nifs.no

Results

Home \ Away BOD BRA BRY FRE HAM HAU KFU KRI MOL ROS SAN SAR STR TRO VIK VÅL
Bodø/Glimt
Brann
Bryne
Fredrikstad
HamKam
Haugesund
KFUM
Kristiansund
Molde a
Rosenborg a
Sandefjord
Sarpsborg
Strømsgodset
Tromsø
Viking
Vålerenga
First match(es) will be played: 29 March 2025. 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

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate

Discipline

Player

  • Most yellow cards:
  • Most red cards:

Club

  • Most yellow cards:
  • Most red cards:

See also

Notes

  1. 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]
  2. Andreas Tegström was already co-manager and continued as the sole manager.
  3. Jørgen Vik  [ no ] was already co-manager and continued as the sole manager.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eliteserien</span> First division football league in Norway

Eliteserien is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division.

The 2015 Tippeligaen was the 71st completed season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition began on 6 April 2015, one week later than in the previous season. A short summer-break in June was scheduled between the rounds played on 12 July and 26 July, and the decisive match was played on 8 November 2015. Molde were the defending champions. Sandefjord, Tromsø and Mjøndalen joined as the promoted clubs from the 2014 1. divisjon. They replaced Brann, Sogndal and Sandnes Ulf who were relegated to the 2015 1. divisjon.

The 2016 Tippeligaen was the 72nd completed season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition began on 11 March 2016. Due to the 2016 UEFA European Championship, there was a break between the rounds played on 29 May and 3 July. The decisive matches of the home-and-away season were played on 6 November 2016. A promotion/relegation play-off between the third-from-bottom team of the Tippeligaen and the winner of the promotion play-offs of the 2016 1. divisjon was contested on 30 November and 4 December 2016.

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 2003 season was Molde's 28th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In Tippeligaen they finished in 9th position.

The top tier of Norwegian football has existed as a one-league top flight since 1963. The league was renamed Eliteserien for the start of the 2017 season. The following page details the football records and statistics of the Norwegian top flight since 1963.

The 2019 Eliteserien was the 75th season of top-tier football in Norway. This was third season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen.

The 2020 Eliteserien was the 76th season of top-tier football in Norway. This was fourth season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen.

The 2020 season was Brann's fifth season back in Eliteserien since their relegation at the end of the 2014 season.

The 2021 Eliteserien was the 77th completed season of top-tier football in Norway. This was fifth season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen.

The 2021 season is Molde's 14th consecutive year in Eliteserien, and their 45th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. They will also compete in the Norwegian Cup and Europa League and the Europa Conference League.

The 2022 Eliteserien was the 78th season of top-tier football in Norway. This was the sixth season of Eliteserien after rebranding from Tippeligaen. Molde were crowned the champions at the end of the season, winning their 5th Norwegian league title.

The 2023 Eliteserien was the 79th season of top-tier football in Norway. This was the seventh season of Eliteserien after rebranding from Tippeligaen. Bodø/Glimt were crowned the champions at the end of the season, winning their 3rd Norwegian league title.

The 2023 season was Viking's 5th consecutive year in the Eliteserien, and their 73rd season in the top flight of Norwegian football. The club participated in the Eliteserien, the 2022 Norwegian Football Cup and the 2023 Norwegian Football Cup. It was the club's third season with Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen as managers.

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

The 2023 season was Odds BK's 129th season in existence and the club's 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Odds BK participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

The 2023 season was FK Bodø/Glimt's 107th season in existence and the club's sixth consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, FK Bodø/Glimt participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

The 2022 season was Aalesunds FK's 108th season in existence and the club's first season return in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Aalesunds FK participating in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

The 2024 season was Viking's 6th consecutive year in the Eliteserien, and their 74th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. The club participated in the Eliteserien and the Norwegian Cup. It was the club's fourth season with Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen as managers.

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