2025 Eliteserien

Eliteserien

Season	2025
Dates	29 March – 30 November
Matches played	0
Goals scored	0
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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.

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

Kristiansund

Bodø/Glimt

Brann

Fredrikstad

HamKam

Haugesund

Bryne

Molde

Rosenborg

Sandefjord

Sarpsborg

Strømsgodset

Tromsø

Viking

Oslo

Oslo teams:
KFUM
Vålerenga

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Locations of the teams in the 2025 Eliteserien

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Ap.	Location	County	Arena	Turf	Capacity
Bodø/Glimt	30	Bodø	Nordland	Aspmyra	Artificial	8,300
Brann	67	Bergen	Vestland	Brann Stadion	Natural	17,150 [2]
Bryne	18	Time	Rogaland	Bryne Stadion	Natural	5,000 [3]
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

Team	Manager(s)	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Kit sponsors
				Main	Other(s)0
Bodø/Glimt	Kjetil Knutsen	Patrick Berg [a]	Puma	SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge	List Front: Action Now, Elkem Back: The Quartz Corp, MOT Sleeves: Bodø Energi / Elkem (in UEFA matches) Shorts: Leonhard Nilsen & Sønner, LæreriNord Socks: Coop Norge
Brann	Freyr Alexandersson	Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen	Nike	Sparebanken Vest	List Front: Eviny, BOB BBL Back: FotMob, MOT Sleeves: REMA 1000 Shorts: Lerøy, EGD Holding Socks: Tide
Bryne	Kevin Knappen  [ no ]	Axel Kryger  [ no ]	Umbro	Sparebanken Sør	List Front: Aarbakke, M44 Back: NYO3, Like Muligheter Sleeves: Prosjektil Shorts: Masiv, ECS Socks: Servit
Fredrikstad	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	Jakob Michelsen	Fredrik Sjølstad	Puma	OBOS	List Front: CC Hamar, Eidsiva Energi Back: SpareBank 1 Østlandet Sleeves: Pepsi Shorts: Norsk Tipping, AJ Produkter Socks:None
Haugesund	Sancheev Manoharan	Anders Bærtelsen	Umbro	Haugaland Kraft	List Front: DeepOcean, Haugesund Sparebank Back: AutoStore System, Mær enn tri poeng Sleeves: Wee.no Shorts: PURO Hotels, Coop Norge Socks: Volkswagen
KFUM	Johannes Moesgaard  [ no ]	Robin Rasch  [ no ]	Hummel	OBOS	List Front: Kiwi Minipris Back: Arctic Asset Management Sleeves: Intility Shorts: Nord West Eiendom, R Utemiljø Socks: Nettavisen
Kristiansund	Amund Skiri	Dan Peter Ulvestad	Puma	SpareBank 1 Nordmøre	List Front: Coop Norge, Lerøy Back: Slatlem, MOT Sleeves: FG Eiendom Shorts: Olivita Kapsler, Alti Storkaia Socks: Nordmøre Energiverk
Molde	Per-Mathias Høgmo	Magnus Wolff Eikrem	Adidas [5]	Sparebanken Møre	List Front: Wenaas Back: Brunvoll, MOT Sleeves: Istad Shorts: BDO Global Socks: Stiftelsen VI
Rosenborg	Alfred Johansson	Ole Selnæs	Adidas	SpareBank 1 SMN	List Front: Scandic Hotels Back: Coop Norge, MOT Sleeves: SalMar Shorts: Adresseavisen Socks: Vintervoll
Sandefjord	Andreas Tegström	Filip Ottosson  [ no ]	Macron	Jotun	List Front: SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge, BDO Global Back: Harmonie Norge, Fotballstiftelsen Sleeves: iteam AS Shorts: Color Line Socks:None
Sarpsborg	Christian Michelsen	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	Jørgen Isnes	Gustav Valsvik	Puma	Sparebanken Øst	List Front: Kiwi Minipris, Å Energi Back: H-vinduet Fjerdingstad, Blått hjerte Sleeves: Quality Hotel River Station Shorts: ARBO Entreprenør Socks:None
Tromsø	Jørgen Vik  [ no ]	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	Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim Morten Jensen	Zlatko Tripić	Diadora	Lyse	List Front: OBOS, SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge Back: Bouvet, Kraft og Kjærlighet Sleeves: NiceMobil Shorts: Coop Norge, BDO Global Socks: Coop Norge
Vålerenga	Geir Bakke	Christian Borchgrevink	Adidas	OBOS	List Front: Coop Norge, Eidsiva Energi Back: Comfyballs, Vålerenga mot rasisme Sleeves: Benchmark Shorts: Coca-Cola, Hurtigruta Carglass Socks: Nettavisen

Managerial changes

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 [6]
Sandefjord	Hans Erik Ødegaard	Signed by Lillestrøm	10 December 2024 [7]		None [b]	10 December 2024
Brann	Eirik Horneland	Resigned	10 December 2024 [8]		Freyr Alexandersson	13 January 2025 [9]
Tromsø	Gard Holme  [ no ]	Mutual consent	8 January 2025 [10]		None [c]	8 January 2025
Molde	Trond Strande Eirik Mæland (caretakers)	End of caretaker period	9 January 2025		Per-Mathias Høgmo	9 January 2025 [11]

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2024–25

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2025

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bodø/Glimt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2	Brann	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Bryne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4	Fredrikstad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	HamKam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Haugesund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	KFUM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Kristiansund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Molde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Rosenborg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Sandefjord	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Sarpsborg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Strømsgodset	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Tromsø	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Viking	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to First Division
16	Vålerenga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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. ^[12]

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Bodø/Glimt
Brann
Bryne
Fredrikstad
HamKam
Haugesund
KFUM
Kristiansund
Molde
Rosenborg
Sandefjord
Sarpsborg
Strømsgodset
Tromsø
Viking
Vålerenga

	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

Main article: 2025 Eliteserien Promotion/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 Rank Player Club Goals

Top assists Rank Player Club Assists

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date

Discipline

Player

• Most yellow cards:

• Most red cards:

Club

• Most yellow cards:

• Most red cards:

See also

• 2025 Norwegian First Division
• 2025 Norwegian Second Division
• 2025 Norwegian Third Division
• 2025 Norwegian Football Cup

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. ^[4]
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.

References

1. "Se hovedterminlistene for 2025". Fotball.no. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
2. "Slik blir nye Store Stå – Stadion-kapasiteten utvides i 2025". SK Brann (in Norwegian). 5 November 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
3. "Mer av alt i Eliteserien". Bryne FK (in Norwegian). 7 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
4. "Sondre har blitt med i Glimts kapteinsteam: – Det er stort og kult". tk.no (in Norwegian). Tidens Krav. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
5. "De tre stripene er tilbake!". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
6. "Molde FK avslutter samarbeidet med Erling Moe". Molde FK (in Norwegian). 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
7. "Hans Erik Ødegaard blir ny Lillestrøm-trener" (in Norwegian). Sandefjord Fotball. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
8. "– Tusen takk for meg Brann og Bergen" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
9. "Her er Branns nye hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
10. "TIL og Gard Holme avslutter samarbeidet" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
11. "Per-Mathias Høgmo blir hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
12. "Eliteserien tabell". NIFS (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. Retrieved 8 December 2024.