List of Eliteserien clubs

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The following is a list of clubs who have played in the top flight of Norwegian football since its establishment in 1937. All statistics here refer to time in the Norwegian top flight only, with the exception of 'Most Recent Finish' (which refers to all levels of play) and 'Last Promotion' (which refers to the club's last promotion from the second tier of Norwegian football). Eliteserien teams playing in the 2024 season are indicated in bold. Clubs labeled as "defunct" may be fully dissolved, or simply no longer active in football at a senior men's level.

Contents

As of the 2025 season, a total of 131 teams have played in the Norwegian top flight since 1937, including the abandoned 1939–40 season.

Table

As of the start of the 2025 season [1] [2]
ClubMunicipalityCountyTotal
seasons
Total
spells
Longest
spell
Current
spell
Most recent
promotion
Most recent
relegation
SeasonsMost recent
finish
Highest
finish
Viking Stavanger Rogaland 764297 2018 2017 1937–1965
1968–1986
1989–2017
2019–
3rd1st
Brann Bergen Vestland 6812283 2022 2021 1937–1949
1950–1953
1954–1956
1957–1960
1961–1964
1968–1979
1981
1983
1985
1987–2014
2016–2021
2023–
2nd1st
Vålerenga Oslo Oslo 659221 2024 2023 1937–1952
1954–1957
1959–1968
1974–1975
1977–1990
1994–1996
1998–2000
2002–2023
2025–
1. divisjon
1st
(promoted))
1st
Rosenborg Trondheim Trøndelag 6344747 1978 1977 1937–1940
1960–1962
1967–1977
1979–
4th1st
Lillestrøm Lillestrøm Akershus 604450 2020 2024 1937–1939
1952–1961
1975–2019
2021–2024
15th
(relegated)
1st
Molde Molde Møre og Romsdal 5081818 2007 2006 1939–1948
1957–1958
1974–1978
1980
1982
1984–1993
1995–2006
2008–
5th1st
Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Østfold 457292 2023 2012 1937–1973
1975–1976
1980–1982
1984
2004–2009
2011–2012
2024–
6th1st
Odd Skien Telemark 445160 2008 2024 1937–1948
1950–1962
1965–1967
1999–2007
2009–2024
16th
(relegated)
2nd
Start Kristiansand Agder 4312150 2019 2020 1937–1948
1959–1960
1969
1973–1987
1989–1996
2000
2002
2005–2007
2009–2011
2013–2016
2018
2020
1. divisjon
12th
1st
Strømsgodset Drammen Buskerud 3971919 2006 2001 1938–1940
1967–1976
1990–1991
1994
1996–1999
2001
2007–
7th1st
Lyn Oslo Oslo 37890 2000 2009 1937–1953
1960–1969
1971–1973
1978
1980–1981
1991–1993
1997
2001–2009
1.divisjon
5th
1st
Tromsø Tromsø Troms 374165 2020 2019 1986–2001
2003–2013
2015–2019
2021–
13th2nd
Skeid Oslo Oslo 355250 1998 1999 1938–1970
1972–1975
1978–1980
1996–1997
1999
2. divisjon
Group 2
1st
(promoted)
1st
Bodø/Glimt Bodø Nordland 305138 2017 2016 1977–1980
1993–2005
2008–2009
2014–2016
2018–
1st1st
HamKam Hamar Innlandet 271154 2021 2008 1939–1940 (as Briskebyen FL)
1947–1948
1970–1974
1976–1977
1979
1981–1983
1986–1987
1992–1995
2004–2006
2008
2022–
12th3rd
Stabæk Bærum Akershus 264100 2022 2023 1995–2004
2006–2012
2014–2021
2023
1. divisjon
7th
1st
Sarpsborg FK Sarpsborg Østfold 243130 1973 1974 1937–1957
1963–1972
1974
4. divisjon
Østfold
3rd
3rd
Moss Moss Østfold 23690 1997 2002 1937–1940
1953–1954
1977-1985
1987–1990
1996
1998–2002
1. divisjon
3rd
1st
Mjøndalen Drammen Buskerud 23860 2018 2021 1937–1950
1972–1977
1979
1982-1983
1985–1987
1992
2015
2019–2021
1. divisjon
14th
2nd
Aalesund Ålesund Møre og Romsdal 206110 2021 2023 1937–1948
2003
2005
2007–2017
2020
2022-2023
1. divisjon
9th
4th
Haugesund Haugesund Rogaland 1981616 2009 2000 1997–1998
2000
2010–
14th3rd
Sandefjord BK Sandefjord Vestfold 192170 1963 1965 1938–1962
1964–1965
4. divisjon
Vestfold
9th
7th
Bryne Bryne Rogaland 183131 2024 2003 1976–1988
2000–2003
2025–
1. divisjon
2nd
(promoted)
2nd
Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Innlandet 182170 2009 2010 1983–1999
2010
1. divisjon
6th
2nd
Sogndal Sogndalsfjøra Vestland 18840 2015 2017 1982
1988–1989
1991–1992
1994
1997-1998
2001–2004
2011–2014
2016–2017
1. divisjon
13th
6th
Frigg Oslo Oslo 16670 1972 1973 1937–1940
1947–1948
1955–1958
1961–1968
1971
1973
3. divisjon
Group 3
3rd
4th
Sarpsborg 08 Sarpsborg Østfold 1421313 2012 2011 2011
2013–
9th3rd
Larvik Turn Larvik Vestfold 133100 1952 1962 1937–1939
1947–1948
1952–1962
5. divisjon
Vestfold
2nd
1st
Sandefjord Fotball Sandefjord Vestfold 13555 2019 2018 2006–2007
2009–2010
2015
2017–2018
2020–
10th8th
Strømmen Lillestrøm Akershus 13460 1987 1988 1949–1955
1956–1960
1986
1988
2. divisjon
Group 2
3rd
11th
Steinkjer Steinkjer Trøndelag 11530 1977 1978 1937–1940
1956–1958
1961–1963
1965–1967
1978
4. divisjon
Trøndelag
Group 1
6th
2nd
Ranheim Trondheim Trøndelag 10540 2017 2019 1937–1948
1949–1950
1952–1953
1954-1956
2018–2019
1. divisjon
10th
7th
Raufoss Raufoss Innlandet 10440 1972 1974 1937–1948
1957–1960
1964
1973–1974
1. divisjon
8th
8th
Sparta Sarpsborg Sarpsborg Østfold 10280 1956 1958 1947–1955
1956–1958
4. divisjon
Østfold
5th
2nd
Ørn Horten Horten Vestfold 9280 1961 1962 1947–1952
1961–1962
2. divisjon
Group 1
13th
(relegated)
14th
Asker Asker Akershus 8180 1951 1959 1951–1959 3. divisjon
Group 3
1st
(promoted)
2nd
Group B
Eik Tønsberg Tønsberg Vestfold 8250 1982 1985 1957–1962
1983–1985
2. divisjon
Group 1
3rd
2nd
Kristiansund BK Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal 8262 2023 2022 2017–2022
2024–
11th5th
Lisleby Fredrikstad Østfold 8440 1965 1966 1937–1948
1950–1951
1960–1962
1966
4. divisjon
Østfold
7th
9th
Årstad
(defunct)
Bergen Vestland 8440 1958 1959 1937–1948
1951–1953
1956–1957
1958–1959
7. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 2
7th
(2022)
6th
Group B
Fram Larvik Larvik Vestfold 7340 1954 1955 1937–1948
1949–1951
1954–1955
3. divisjon
Group 2
4th
1st
Hødd Ulsteinvik Møre og Romsdal 6340 1994 1995 1966
1969–1972
1995
2. divisjon
Group 1
1st
(promoted)
8th
Pors Porsgrunn Telemark 6250 1969 1970 1937–1949
1970
3. divisjon
Group 2
1st
(promoted)
10th
Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Rogaland 6230 2011 2014 1937–1940 (as SK Ulf)
2012–2014
1. divisjon
16th
(relegated)
13th
Selbak Fredrikstad Østfold 6340 1949 1951 1937–1938
1939–1948
1949–1951
4. divisjon
Østfold
10th
6th
Group A
Storm Skien Telemark 6160Never promoted 1950 1937–1950 4. divisjon
Telemark
6th
6th
Group A
Brage
(defunct)
Trondheim Trøndelag 5240 1959 1960 1937–1948
1959–1960
Dissolved in 20098th
Group B
Freidig Trondheim Trøndelag 5320 1958 1959 1947–1949
1953–1955
1958–1959
5. divisjon
Trøndelag
Group 2
2nd
6th
Group B
Gjøvik-Lyn Gjøvik Innlandet 5240 1962 1963 1937–1948
1963
2. divisjon
Group 2
13th
(relegated)
10th
Kapp
(defunct)
Østre Toten Innlandet 5240 1958 1959 1937–1948
1958–1959
6. divisjon
Indre Østland
Group 4
6th
(2017)
8th
Group B
Kristiansund FK
(defunct)
Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal 5240 1950 1951 1937–1948
1950–1951
4. divisjon
Møre og Romsdal
4th
(2020)
8th
Group B
Rapid
(defunct)
Moss Østfold 5320 1959 1961 1947–1948
1955–1957
1959–1961
Dissolved in 20114th
Group B
Snøgg Notodden Telemark 5240 1951 1952 1937–1948
1951–1952
5. divisjon
Telemark
7th
8th
Group B
Stavanger Stavanger Rogaland 5240 1960 1961 1937–1948
1960–1961
4. divisjon
Rogaland
Group 2
11th
8th
Group A
Vard Haugesund Rogaland 5240 1975 1976 1937–1948
1976
2. divisjon
Group 1
8th
12th
Ålgård Ålgård Rogaland 5150 1938 1950 1938–1950 4. divisjon
Rogaland
Group 1
3rd
4th
Group A
Borg Skien Telemark 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 7. divisjon
Telemark
Group B
1st
(promoted)
3rd
District IV
Group A
Brodd Stavanger Rogaland 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 3. divisjon
Group 2
3rd
6th
District V
Group B
Clausenengen
(defunct)
Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 5. divisjon
Nordmøre og Romsdal
10th
(2017)
2nd
District VII
Djerv Bergen Vestland 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 4. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 2
3rd
1st
District VI
Donn Kristiansand Agder 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 4. divisjon
Agder
2nd
5th
District V
Group A
Drafn
(defunct)
Drammen Buskerud 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 6. divisjon
Buskerud
Group 2
12th
(2023)
2nd
District II
Group A
Flekkefjord Flekkefjord Agder 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 4. divisjon
Agder
4th
1st
District V
Group A
Fremad
(defunct)
Lillehammer Innlandet 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948Dissolved in 19692nd
District III
Geithus Modum Buskerud 4320 1953 1954 1937–1939
1947–1948
1953–1954
6. divisjon
Buskerud
5th
7th
Group B
Grane Arendal Agder 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 5. divisjon
Agder
7th
2nd
District V
Group A
Greåker Sarpsborg Østfold 4140 1958 1962 1958–1962 4. divisjon
Østfold
13th
15th
Hamar Hamar Innlandet 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 5. divisjon
Indre Østland
Group 2
9th
1st
District III
Hardy
(defunct)
Bergen Vestland 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948Dissolved in 19971st
District VI
Kvik Trondheim Trøndelag 4320 1955 1956 1939–1948
1951–1952
1955–1956
4. divisjon
Trøndelag
Group 1
1st
7th
Group B
Neset Frosta Trøndelag 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 5. divisjon
Trøndelag
Group1
6th
1st
District VIII
Nydalen
(defunct)
Oslo Oslo 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948Defunct1st
District V
Group A
Rollon Ålesund Møre og Romsdal 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 4. divisjon
Sunnmøre
2nd
3rd
District VII
Skien
(defunct)
Skien Telemark 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 6. divisjon
Telemark
9th
(2006)
4th
District IV
Group B
Strong
(defunct)
Oslo Oslo 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948Dissolved in 19524th
District II
Group A
Tønsberg Turn
(defunct)
Tønsberg Vestfold 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948Dissolved in 19855th
District IV
Group A
Urædd Porsgrunn Telemark 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 4. divisjon
Telemark
2nd
2nd
District IV
Group A
Varegg Bergen Vestland 4320 1955 1956 1939–1940 (as SK Pallas)
1952–1954
1955–1956
4. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 2
2nd
6th
Group B
Vigør Kristiansand Agder 4140Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 3. divisjon
Group 2
14th
(relegated)
1st
District V
Group A
Braatt
(defunct)
Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal 3130Never promoted 1947 1937–1940Defunct4th
District VII
Djerv 1919 Haugesund Rogaland 3310 1987 1988 1937–1938
1947–1948
1988
3. divisjon
Group 1
5th
12th
Fyllingen Bergen Vestland 3220 1992 1993 1990–1991
1993
3. divisjon
Group 7
2nd
(2011)
7th
Gjøa
(defunct)
Oslo Oslo 3130Never promoted 1947 1937–1940Dissolved in 19643rd
District II
Group B
Hønefoss Hønefoss Buskerud 3220 2011 2013 2010
2012–2013
3. divisjon
Group 6
1st
(promoted)
13th
Jarl Stavanger Rogaland 3220 1947 1948 1937–1939
1947–1948
5. divisjon
Rogaland
Group 2
6th
3rd
District V
Group B
Jevnaker Jevnaker Akershus 3130Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 4. divisjon
Buskerud
7th
2nd
District II
Group B
Kvik Halden Halden Østfold 3130Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 2. divisjon
Group 1
14th
(relegated)
4th
District VI
Nationalkameratene Trondheim Trøndelag 3130Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 4. divisjon
Trøndelag
Group 1
9th
5th
District VIII
Skiens Grane Skien Telemark 3130 1938 1948 1938–1948 5. divisjon
Telemark
10th
3rd
District IV
Group B
Skiold Drammen Buskerud 3130Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 6. divisjon
Buskerud
Group 2
4th
5th
District II
Group A
Torp Fredrikstad Østfold 3130Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 5. divisjon
Østfold
14th
(relegated)
3rd
District I
Vardal Gjøvik Innlandet 3130Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 5. divisjon
Indre Østland
Group 1
12th
(relegated)
3rd
District III
Voss Vossevangen Vestland 3130 1938 1948 1938–1948 4. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 1
7th
4th
District VI
Berger
(defunct)
Drammen Buskerud 2120Never promoted 1939 1937–1939 7. divisjon
Group 2
2nd
(2021)
4th
District IV
Group B
Drammen Drammen Buskerud 2210 1947 1948 1937–1938
1947–1948
4. divisjon
Buskerud
4th
4th
District II
Group B
KFUM Oslo Oslo Oslo 2122 2023 Never relegated2024–8th8th
Mandalskameratene Mandal Agder 2210 1947 1948 1939–1940
1947–1948
3. divisjon
Group 2
12th
(relegated)
6th
District V
Group A
Mjølner Narvik Nordland 2210 1988 1989 1972
1989
3. divisjon
Group 6
13th
(relegated)
12th
Nordlandet Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal 2210 1947 1948 1938–1939
1947–1948
6. divisjon
Nordmøre og Romsdal
Group 1
1st
6th
District VII
Sandaker Oslo Oslo 2120 1947 1949 1947–1949 9. divisjon
Oslo
Group 2
9th
(relegated)
8th
Group B
Strindheim Trondheim Trøndelag 2210 1994 1995 1984
1995
2. divisjon
Group 2
11th
12th
Tønsberg-Kameratene
(defunct)
Tønsberg Vestfold 2210 1939 1947 1937–1938
1939–1940
Dissolved in 19857th
District IV
Group A
Ulefoss
(defunct)
Ulefoss Telemark 2210 1947 1948 1939–1940
1947–1948
4. divisjon
Telemark
10th
(2018)
5th
District IV
Group B
Viggo Bergen Vestland 2120Never promoted 1939 1937–1939 5. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 3
6th
5th
District VI
Birkebeineren Drammen Buskerud 1110 1947 1948 1947–1948 5. divisjon
Buskerud
2nd
(promoted)
3rd
District II
Group A
Egersund Egersund Rogaland 1110 1939 1947 1939–1940 1. divisjon
4th
3rd
District V
Group B
(season abandoned)
Falken
(defunct)
Trondheim Trøndelag 1110 1947 1948 1947–1948Defunct4th
District VIII
Fjell
(defunct)
Arendal Agder 1110 1938 1939 1938–1939Dissolved in 19456th
District V
Group A
Fredensborg
(defunct)
Oslo Oslo 1110Never promoted 1938 1937–1938Dissolved in 19802nd
District II
Group B
Halsen Larvik Vestfold 1110Never promoted 1938 1937–1938 4. divisjon
Vestfold
2nd
2nd
District II
Group B
Haugar Haugesund Rogaland 1110 1980 1981 1981 5. divisjon
Rogaland
Group 4
1st
(promoted)
11th
Holmestrand Holmestrand Vestfold 1110 1938 1939 1938–1939 5. divisjon
Vestfold
6th
7th
District IV
Group B
Jerv Grimstad Agder 1110 2021 2022 2022 2. divisjon
Group 1
2nd
16th
Kongsberg Kongsberg Buskerud 1110 1947 1948 1947–1948 4. divisjon
Buskerud
12th
6th
District II
Group B
Kragerø
(defunct)
Kragerø Telemark 1110Never promoted 1938 1937–1938Dissolved in 19456th
District V
Mesna
(defunct)
Lillehammer Innlandet 1110 1947 1948 1947–1948Dissolved in 19697th
District III
Minde Bergen Vestland 1110Never promoted 1938 1937–1938 5. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 3
7th
6th
District VI
Moelven Moelv Innlandet 1110Never promoted 1938 1937–1938 5. divisjon
Indre Østland
Group 1
11th
(relegated)
7th
District III
Nessegutten Levanger Trøndelag 1110 1947 1948 1947–1948 6. divisjon
Trøndelag
Group 2
6th
7th
District VIII
Nordnes Bergen Vestland 1110 1953 1954 1953–1954 6. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 2
6th
8th
Group A
Nymark Bergen Vestland 1110 1947 1948 1947–1948 4. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 2
6th
6th
District VI
Orkanger Orkanger Trøndelag 1110Never promoted 1938 1937–1938 5. divisjon
Trøndelag
Group 2
8th
7th
District VIII
Os Bjørnafjorden Vestland 1110 1974 1975 1975 3. divisjon
Group 1
3rd
12th
Skreia Østre Toten Innlandet 1110 1938 1939 1938–1939 4. divisjon
Indre Østland
5th
7th
District III
Slemmestad Asker Akershus 1110 1947 1948 1947–1948 4. divisjon
Buskerud
13th
(relegated)
7th
District II
Group B
Solberg Drammen Buskerud 1110 1939 1947 1939–1940 5. divisjon
Buskerud
6th
7th
District II
Group A
(season abandoned)
Sprint-Jeløy Moss Østfold 1110 1947 1948 1947–1948 3. divisjon
Group 6
12th
(relegated)
6th
District I
Tistedalen Halden Østfold 1110 1938 1939 1938–1939 5. divisjon
Østfold
8th
7th
District I
Veblungsnes
(defunct)
Veblungsnes Møre og Romsdal 1110Never promoted 1938 1937–1938Dissolved in 20116th
District VII
Verdal Verdalsøra Trøndelag 1110 1938 1939 1938–1939 3. divisjon
Group 4
12th
(relegated)
7th
District VIII
Vikersund Modum Buskerud 1110 1939 1947 1939–1940 6. divisjon
Buskerud
Group 1
6th
7th
District II
Group B
(season abandoned)

Maps

Current Eliteserien teams are in bold. Defunct clubs are in italics.


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