| Season | 2025 | 
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 March – 30 November | 
| Relegated | Haugesund | 
| Matches | 206 | 
| Goals | 644 (3.13 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Kasper Høgh Daniel Karlsbakk (17 goals) | 
| Biggest home win | Sandefjord 6–0 Kristiansund (20 July 2025) Bodø/Glimt 7–1 Kristiansund (12 September 2025) | 
| Biggest away win | Haugesund 0–5 Strømsgodset (6 April 2025) Kristiansund 0–5 KFUM (26 July 2025) Strømsgodset 0–5 Bodø/Glimt (15 August 2025) | 
| Highest scoring | Bodø/Glimt 7–2 Vålerenga (26 July 2025) | 
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Tromsø | 
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches Viking | 
| Longest winless run | 17 matches Haugesund | 
| Longest losing run | 11 matches Strømsgodset | 
| Highest attendance | 21,263 Rosenborg - Molde (27 April 2025) | 
| Lowest attendance | 0 [a] Vålerenga - Bryne (30 August 2025) | 
| Average attendance | 7,110 | 
| ← 2024   2026  → All statistics correct as of 26 October 2025. | |
The 2025 Eliteserien is the ongoing 81st season of top-tier football in Norway. This is the ninth season of Eliteserien after rebranding from Tippeligaen.
The season started on 29 March 2025 and is scheduled to end on 30 November 2025, not including play-off matches. [2]
Bodø/Glimt are the defending champions. Vålerenga and Bryne joined as the promoted clubs from the 2024 Norwegian First Division. They replaced Lillestrøm and Odd, who were relegated to the 2025 Norwegian First Division.
Sixteen teams 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 replaced Lillestrøm and Odd, ending their top flight spells of 4 and 16 years respectively.
| Team | Manager(s) | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | Other(s) | ||||
| Bodø/Glimt |  Kjetil Knutsen |  Patrick Berg  [b] | Puma | SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge | List 
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| Brann |  Freyr Alexandersson |  Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen | Nike | Sparebanken Norge | |
| Bryne |  Kevin Knappen |  Eirik Saunes | Umbro | Sparebanken Norge | List 
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| Fredrikstad |  Andreas Hagen |  Leonard Owusu | Craft | OBOS | List 
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| HamKam |  Thomas Myhre |  Fredrik Sjølstad | Puma | OBOS | List 
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| Haugesund |  Toni Korkeakunnas |  Bruno Leite  [c] | Umbro | Haugaland Kraft | List 
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| KFUM |  Johannes Moesgaard |  Robin Rasch | Hummel | OBOS | List 
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| Kristiansund |  Amund Skiri |  Dan Peter Ulvestad | Puma | SpareBank 1 Nordmøre | List 
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| Molde |  Magne Hoseth  Daniel Berg Hestad  (caretakers) |  Magnus Wolff Eikrem | Adidas [21] | Sparebanken Møre | List 
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| Rosenborg |  Alfred Johansson |  Ole Selnæs | Adidas | SpareBank 1 SMN | List 
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| Sandefjord |  Andreas Tegström |  Filip Ottosson | Macron | Jotun | List 
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| Sarpsborg |  Martin Foyston |  Jo Inge Berget | Hummel | Borregaard | List 
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| Strømsgodset |  Dag-Eilev Fagermo |  Gustav Valsvik | Puma | Sparebanken Øst | List 
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| Tromsø |  Jørgen Vik |  Ruben Yttergård Jenssen | Select | SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge | List 
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| Viking |  Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim  Morten Jensen |  Zlatko Tripić | Diadora | Lyse | List 
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| Vålerenga |  Geir Bakke |  Henrik Bjørdal | Adidas | OBOS | List 
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| Team | Outgoing manager(s) | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager(s) | Date of appointment | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molde |  Erling Moe | Sacked | 8 December 2024 | Pre-season |  Trond Strande  Eirik Mæland (caretakers) | 8 December 2024 [22] | 
| Sandefjord |  Hans Erik Ødegaard | Signed by Lillestrøm | 10 December 2024 [23] | None [d] | 10 December 2024 | |
| Brann |  Eirik Horneland | Resigned | 10 December 2024 [24] |  Freyr Alexandersson | 13 January 2025 [25] | |
| Tromsø |  Gard Holme | Mutual consent | 8 January 2025 [26] | None [e] | 8 January 2025 | |
| Molde |  Trond Strande  Eirik Mæland (caretakers) | End of caretaker period | 9 January 2025 |  Per-Mathias Høgmo | 9 January 2025 [27] | |
| Haugesund |  Sancheev Manoharan | Mutual consent | 26 May 2025 [28] | 16th |  Toni Korkeakunnas | 27 May 2025 [29] | 
| Strømsgodset |  Jørgen Isnes | Mutual consent | 26 May 2025 [30] | 14th |  Børre Steenslid  Tomas Skaret Halvorsen (caretakers) | 28 May 2025 [31] | 
| Strømsgodset |  Børre Steenslid  Tomas Skaret Halvorsen (caretakers) | End of caretaker period | 10 June 2025 | 14th |  Dag-Eilev Fagermo | 10 June 2025 [32] | 
| HamKam |  Jakob Michelsen | Signed by Denmark women's national team | 24 June 2025 [33] [34] | 13th |  Thomas Myhre | 24 June 2025 [35] | 
| Sarpsborg |  Christian Michelsen | Sacked | 20 August 2025 [36] | 11th |  Sander Nyland (caretaker) | 20 August 2025 | 
| Molde |  Per-Mathias Høgmo | Mutual consent | 14 September 2025 [37] | 11th |  Magne Hoseth  Daniel Berg Hestad (caretakers) | 14 September 2025 [37] | 
| Sarpsborg |  Sander Nyland (caretaker) | End of caretaker period | 25 September 2025 [38] | 10th |  Martin Foyston | 25 September 2025 [38] | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viking (X) | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 59 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round | 
| 2 | Bodø/Glimt (X) | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 70 | 23 | +47 | 58 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round | 
| 3 | Brann | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round | 
| 4 | Tromsø | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 48 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round | 
| 5 | Sandefjord | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 38 | |
| 6 | Vålerenga | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 37 | |
| 7 | Fredrikstad | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 36 | |
| 8 | Sarpsborg | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 35 | |
| 9 | Rosenborg | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 35 | |
| 10 | KFUM | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 34 | |
| 11 | HamKam | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 31 | |
| 12 | Kristiansund | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 31 | |
| 13 | Molde | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 30 | |
| 14 | Bryne | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 25 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs | 
| 15 | Strømsgodset | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 20 | Relegation to First Division | 
| 16 | Haugesund (R) | 26 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 68 | −51 | 6 | 
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.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals [40] | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kasper Høgh | Bodø/Glimt | 17 | 
|  Daniel Karlsbakk | Sarpsborg | ||
| 3 |  Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson | Sandefjord | 13 | 
|  Peter Christiansen | Viking | ||
| 5 |  Dino Islamović | Rosenborg | 12 | 
|  Elias Sørensen | Vålerenga | ||
| 7 |  Ieltsin Camões | Tromsø | 11 | 
| 8 |  Zlatko Tripić | Viking | 10 | 
| 9 |  Vegard Erlien | Tromsø | 9 | 
| 10 | 8 players | 7 | |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets [41] | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nikita Haikin | Bodø/Glimt | 11 | 
| 2 |  Sander Tangvik | Rosenborg | 9 | 
| 3 |  Jakob Haugaard | Tromsø | 8 | 
| 4 |  Jacob Karlstrøm | Molde | 7 | 
|  Emil Ødegaard | KFUM | ||
| 6 |  Elias Hadaya | Sandefjord | 6 | 
| 7 |  Mathias Dyngeland | Brann | 5 | 
|  Jonathan Fischer | Fredrikstad | ||
|  Marcus Sandberg | HamKam | ||
| 10 |  Kristoffer Klaesson | Viking | 4 | 
|  Mamour N'diaye | Sarpsborg | 
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Sander Kilen | Kristiansund | Tromsø | 3–2 (A) | 20 April 2025 | 
|  Vegard Erlien | Tromsø | Viking | 4–4 (A) | 27 April 2025 | 
|  Zlatko Tripić | Viking | Haugesund | 5–1 (H) | 30 April 2025 | 
|  Daniel Karlsbakk | Sarpsborg | Haugesund | 3–1 (H) | 6 July 2025 | 
|  Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson | Sandefjord | Kristiansund | 6–0 (H) | 20 July 2025 | 
|  Dino Islamović 4 | Rosenborg | Tromsø | 4–1 (H) | 27 July 2025 | 
4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
 Sverre Sandal (KFUM)
  Sverre Sandal (KFUM) Marius Berntsen Olsen (Kristiansund)
  Marius Berntsen Olsen (Kristiansund)| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | Young Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | References | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| April |  Alfred Johansson | Rosenborg |  Fallou Fall | Fredrikstad |  Marko Farji | Strømsgodset |  Henrik Bjørdal | Vålerenga | [44] [45] [46] [47] | 
| May |  Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim  Morten Jensen | Viking |  Henrik Falchener | Viking |  Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh | Tromsø |  Kent-Are Antonsen | Tromsø | [48] [49] [50] [51] | 
| June/July |  Jørgen Vik | Tromsø |  Patrick Berg | Bodø/Glimt |  Jens Hjertø-Dahl |  Jo Inge Berget (June) | Sarpsborg 08 | [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] | |
|  Fredrik Gulbrandsen (July) | Molde | ||||||||
| August/September |  Freyr Alexandersson | Brann |  Ruben Yttergård Jenssen | Tromsø |  Johan Bakke | Strømsgodset |  Denzel De Roeve (August) | Brann | [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] | 
|  Felix Horn Myhre (September) | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brann | 195,628 | 17,500 | 14,606 | 16,302 | +3.4% | 
| 2 | Rosenborg | 184,877 | 21,263 | 11,166 | 15,406 | +11.5% | 
| 3 | Viking | 174,503 | 15,900 | 9,644 | 13,423 | +8.6% | 
| 4 | Vålerenga | 144,059 | 16,556 | 0 [a] | 11,081 | +21.9%1 | 
| 5 | Fredrikstad | 120,039 | 12,560 | 7,074 | 9,234 | +8.8% | 
| 6 | Bodø/Glimt | 90,012 | 8,173 | 5,910 | 6,924 | +4.3% | 
| 7 | Molde | 79,983 | 9,293 | 5,057 | 6,153 | −14.2% | 
| 8 | Strømsgodset | 69,076 | 8,332 | 3,852 | 5,314 | +7.5% | 
| 9 | Tromsø | 64,924 | 6,691 | 3,632 | 4,994 | +8.6% | 
| 10 | Sandefjord | 63,433 | 6,598 | 2,907 | 4,879 | +22.4% | 
| 11 | Sarpsborg | 62,791 | 7,233 | 3,849 | 4,830 | −5.4% | 
| 12 | HamKam | 53,923 | 6,118 | 2,828 | 4,148 | +0.5% | 
| 13 | Haugesund | 50,005 | 6,066 | 2,731 | 3,847 | −22.5% | 
| 14 | Kristiansund | 42,928 | 4,364 | 2,893 | 3,302 | −8.2% | 
| 15 | Bryne | 40,071 | 5,500 | 2,003 | 3,082 | +65.9%1 | 
| 16 | KFUM | 28,360 | 3,501 | 1,423 | 2,182 | −23.5% | 
| League total | 1,464,612 | 21,263 | 0 [a] | 7,110 | +2.9% | 
Updated to games played on 26 October 2025
Source: nifs.no 
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.
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