Molde Fotballklubb is a professional football club based in Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of Norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the club was originally known as International and changed its name to Molde in 1915. Molde are five-time league champions and six-time Norwegian Cup winners, and have finished second in the league a further eleven times. Molde is one of only two Norwegian clubs to have participated in the UEFA Champions League.
Sportsklubben Brann is a Norwegian professional football club based in Bergen. Founded on 26 September 1908, Brann has been in the Eliteserien, Norway's premier division of football, since 1987, except in 2015 and 2022, when they played in the 1. divisjon. They play their home matches at Brann Stadion where they had a record-breaking average attendance of 17,310 in the 2007 season, the season in which they won their first league title since 1963.
Azar Karadas is a Norwegian former footballer. Although he could also play as a central defender, he operated primarily as a centre forward.
Arne Erlandsen is a Norwegian football manager and former player. He is currently the manager for Skeid. During his own playing career he had relative success as a midfielder, having played for Lillestrøm SK and Swedish team Djurgårdens IF as well as 20 matches for Norway. He managed another Swedish team, IFK Göteborg, between November 2004 and September 2006.
Mjøndalen IF is a Norwegian sports club located in Mjøndalen, Buskerud, Norway. Of the different athletic endeavours that the club supports, it may be best known in Norway for its bandy national championship teams and internationally for its association football national championship teams that have competed in UEFA championships. Founded in 1910, it has sections for association football, bandy, baseball, cycling, gymnastics, handball, judo and skiing. The club formerly had a section for athletics.
The 2007 Norwegian Football Cup final took place at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 11 November 2007. The match was contested between heavy favorites Lillestrøm and underdogs Haugesund.
Birkir Már Sævarsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a defender for Úrvalsdeild side Valur.
Jón Guðni Fjóluson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Víkingur in the Besta deildin.
Bård Finne is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for SK Brann and the Norway national team.
Kristoffer Ramos Barmen is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Åsane, on loan from Aalesund.
Eirik Holmen Johansen is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brann. Johansen played for Teie IF in his native Norway before joining the Manchester City Academy system at the age of 16. Johansen has represented Norway at youth international level.
The 2016 season is Lillestrøm's 40th consecutive year in Tippeligaen and their second with Rúnar Kristinsson as manager.
Lars Arne Nilsen is a Norwegian football coach who last managed 07 Vestur.
Magnus Warming is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Eliteserien club Brann.
Eirik Horneland is a Norwegian football manager and former player who is the manager of Eliteserien club Brann. He played as a defender and spent most of his playing years at Vard Haugesund before finishing his career at Haugesund. After retiring as a player, Horneland moved into coaching, first as an assistant manager at Haugesund, before becoming the coach of the Norway national under-19 football team.
Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir is an Icelandic footballer, who has represented the Iceland women's national football team on numerous occasions. At club level, she currently plays for Sport Lisboa e Benfica on loan from NJ/NY Gotham.
Runar Ullaland Hove is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a centre-back.
Mjøndalen IF Fotball – commonly known as Mjøndalen IF, and Mjøndar'n or MIF – is the football department of Mjøndalen IF. Founded in 1910, the club is located in Mjøndalen, Viken, Norway. The team plays its home matches in the 4,350-capacity Consto Arena. Mjøndalen competes in Obos Ligaen, the second tier in the Norwegian football league system having been relegated from the Eliteserien at the end of the 2021 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 Lillestrøm–Vålerenga rivalry is a football rivalry in Norway between Lillestrøm SK and Vålerenga Fotball. It has been referred to as the biggest derby match in Norway. Vålerenga are located in the east of the capital of Oslo, while Lillestrøm are located just outside of the capital, in Lillestrøm municipality. Both Lillestrøm and Vålerenga are among the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, having won 11 and 9 titles respectively. They have both played over 1,000 matches in the Norwegian top division.
