2026 Eliteserien

Eliteserien

Season	2026
Dates	14 March – 6 December 2026
Matches	240
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The 2026 Eliteserien will be the 82nd season of top-tier football in Norway.

This is the tenth season of Eliteserien after rebranding from Tippeligaen.

The season will start on 15 March and end on 6 December 2026, not including playoff matches. ^[1]

Viking are the defending champions. Lillestrøm, Start, and Aalesund joined as the promoted clubs from the 2025 Norwegian First Division. They replaced Strømsgodset, Haugesund, and Bryne who were relegated to the 2026 Norwegian First Division

Teams

Bodø/Glimt

Brann

Fredrikstad

HamKam

Kristiansund

Lillestrøm

Molde

Rosenborg

Sandefjord

Sarpsborg

Start

Tromsø

Viking

Aalesund

Oslo

Oslo teams:
KFUM
Vålerenga

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Locations of the teams in the 2026 Eliteserien

KFUM

Vålerenga

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Locations of the teams in the 2026 Eliteserien in Oslo

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 are Lillestrøm, Start, and Aalesund who were promoted after respectively 1, 5 and 2 seasons absent. They replaced Strømsgodset, Haugesund, and Bryne ending their top flight spells of 19, 15, and 1 year(s) respectively.

Changes from the previous season

Promoted to Eliteserien

• Lillestrøm
• Start
• Aalesund

Relegated to First Division

• Bryne
• Strømsgodset
• Haugesund

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order

Team	Ap.	Location	County	Arena	Turf	Capacity
Aalesund	20	Ålesund	Møre og Romsdal	Color Line Stadion	Artificial	10,778 [2]
Bodø/Glimt	31	Bodø	Nordland	Aspmyra Stadion	Artificial	8,200 [3]
Brann	68	Bergen	Vestland	Brann Stadion	Natural	17,500 [4]
Fredrikstad	45	Fredrikstad	Østfold	Fredrikstad Stadion	Artificial	12,560 [5]
HamKam	27	Hamar	Innlandet	Briskeby Stadion	Artificial	8,068 [6]
KFUM	3	Oslo	Oslo	KFUM Arena	Artificial	3,300 [7]
Kristiansund	9	Kristiansund	Møre og Romsdal	Nordmøre Stadion	Artificial	4,364 [8]
Lillestrøm	60	Lillestrøm	Akershus	Åråsen	Natural	10,540 [9]
Molde	50	Molde	Møre og Romsdal	Aker Stadion	Artificial	11,249 [10]
Rosenborg	63	Trondheim	Trøndelag	Lerkendal Stadion	Natural	21,423 [11]
Sandefjord	14	Sandefjord	Vestfold	Jotun Arena	Artificial	6,582 [12]
Sarpsborg	15	Sarpsborg	Østfold	Sarpsborg Stadion	Artificial	8,022 [13]
Start	43	Kristiansand	Agder	Sparebanken Norge Arena Kristiansand	Artificial	14,448 [14]
Tromsø	38	Tromsø	Troms	Romssa Arena	Artificial	6,691 [15]
Viking	76	Stavanger	Rogaland	Lyse Arena	Artificial	15,900 [16]
Vålerenga	65	Oslo	Oslo	Intility Arena	Artificial	16,556 [17]

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager(s)	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Kit sponsors
				Main	Other(s)0
Aalesund	Kjetil Rekdal	Paul Ngongo	Umbro	Sparebanken Møre
Bodø/Glimt	Kjetil Knutsen	Patrick Berg [note 1]	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 Norge	List Front: Eviny, BOB BBL Back: FotMob, MOT Sleeves: REMA 1000 Shorts: Lerøy, EGD Holding Socks: Tide
Fredrikstad	Andreas Hagen	Sigurd Kvile	Craft	OBOS	List Front: Terje Høili, Stene Stål Gjenvinning Back: Europris Sleeves: Værste AS Shorts: Unger Fabrikker, McDonald's Socks: Toyota Østfold
HamKam	Thomas Myhre	Fredrik Sjølstad	Puma	OBOS	List Front: CC Hamar, Eidsiva Energi Back: SpareBank 1 Østlandet Sleeves: Pepsi Shorts: Norsk Tipping, AJ Produkter Socks:None
KFUM	Johannes Moesgaard	Robin Rasch	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
Lillestrøm	Hans Erik Ødegaard	Ruben Gabrielsen	Puma	Romerike Sparebank
Molde	Martin Falk (caretaker)	Vacant	Adidas [19]	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	Vacant	Macron	Jotun	List Front: SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge, BDO Global Back: Harmonie Norge, Fotballstiftelsen Sleeves: iteam AS Shorts: Color Line Socks:None
Sarpsborg	Even Sel	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
Start	Azar Karadas	Eirik Schulze	Macron	Sparebanken Norge
Tromsø	Jørgen Vik	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	Henrik Bjørdal	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	Date of appointment
Sarpsborg	Martin Foyston	Contract expired	6 December 2025 [20]	Pre-season	Even Sel	22 December 2025 [21]
Molde	Magne Hoseth Daniel Berg Hestad (caretakers)	End of caretaker period	21 December 2025		Martin Falk (caretaker)	21 December 2025 [22]

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2025–26

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2026

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Aalesund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2	Bodø/Glimt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Brann	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	KFUM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Kristiansund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Lillestrøm	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	Start	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: 14 March 2026. 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. ^[23]

Results

Home \ Away	AAL	B/G	BRA	FFK	HAM	KFU	KBK	LSK	MOL	RBK	SAN	S08	STA	TIL	VIK	VIF
Aalesund
Bodø/Glimt
Brann
Fredrikstad
HamKam
KFUM
Kristiansund
Lillestrøm
Molde
Rosenborg
Sandefjord
Sarpsborg
Start
Tromsø
Viking
Vålerenga

First match(es) will be played: 14 March 2026. Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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
Aalesund
Bodø/Glimt
Brann
Fredrikstad
HamKam
KFUM
Kristiansund
Lillestrøm
Molde
Rosenborg
Sandefjord
Sarpsborg
Start
Tromsø
Viking
Vålerenga

	Leader and Champions League play off round
	Champions League second qualifying round
	Europa League second qualifying round
	Conference League second qualifying round
	Relegation play-offs
	Relegation to 2027 Norwegian First Division

Source: nifs.no

Results 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
Aalesund
Bodø/Glimt
Brann
Fredrikstad
HamKam
KFUM
Kristiansund
Lillestrøm
Molde
Rosenborg
Sandefjord
Sarpsborg
Start
Tromsø
Viking
Vålerenga

Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Relegation play-offs

Main article: 2026 Eliteserien Promotion/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.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date

Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Discipline

Player

• Most yellow cards:

• Most red cards:

Club

• Most yellow cards:

• Fewest yellow cards:

• Most red cards:

• Fewest red cards:

Awards

Monthly awards

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
May
June
July
August
September
October
November

Annual awards

Award	Winner	Club
Coach of the Year
Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year

League attendances

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Brann	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
2	Rosenborg	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
3	Viking	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
4	Vålerenga	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
5	Fredrikstad	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
6	Bodø/Glimt	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
7	Molde	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
8	Sarpsborg	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
9	Tromsø	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
10	Sandefjord	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
11	HamKam	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
12	Kristiansund	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
13	KFUM	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
14	Lillestrøm	0	0	0	0	−100.0%1
15	Start	0	0	0	0	−100.0%1
16	Aalesund	0	0	0	0	−100.0%1
	League total	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†

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

See also

• 2026 Norwegian First Division
• 2026 Norwegian Second Division
• 2026 Norwegian Third Division
• 2025-26 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 Berg, Sondre Brunstad Fet, Jostein Gundersen, Jens Petter Hauge, and Ulrik Saltnes. ^[18]

References

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2. "Fakta Color Line Stadion" (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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4. "FAKTA OM STADION". SK Brann (in Norwegian). 4 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
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6. "Briskeby Stadion". Briskeby Stadion (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 August 2025.
7. "KFUM Arena". KFUM Oslo (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 August 2025.
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10. "Aker Stadion". Molde FK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 August 2025.
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12. "Jotun Arena". Sandefjord Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 July 2025.
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14. "Sparebanken Norge Arena Kristiansand" (in Norwegian). IK Start. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
15. "Romssa Arena". Tromsø IL (in Norwegian). 4 September 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
16. "Om Stadion". Viking FK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 August 2025.
17. "Fakta om Intility Arena". Vålerenga IF (in Norwegian). 13 March 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
18. "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.
19. "De tre stripene er tilbake!". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
20. "Martin Foyston er Sarpsborg 08s nye hovedtrener". Sarpsborg 08 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 17 December 2025.
21. "Even Sel er Sarpsborg 08s nye hovedtrener". Sarpsborg 08 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
22. "Sindre Tjelmeland og Martin Falk klare for Molde FK". Molde FK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
23. "Eliteserien tabell". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 8 December 2024.