The 2021 Eliteserien was the 77th completed season of top-tier football in Norway. This was fifth season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen.

Eliteserien
Season2021
Dates9 May – 12 December
ChampionsBodø/Glimt
2nd title
RelegatedBrann
Stabæk
Mjøndalen
Champions LeagueBodø/Glimt
Europa Conference LeagueMolde
Viking
Lillestrøm
Matches played240
Goals scored732 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorerOhi Omoijuanfo
(27 goals)
Biggest home winHaugesund 7–0 Mjøndalen
(17 October 2021)
Biggest away win0–3 (8 matches)
Highest scoringBodø/Glimt 7–2 Strømsgodset
(16 June 2021)
Molde 5–4 Haugesund
(8 August 2021)
Longest winning run5 matches
Kristiansund
Molde[1]
Longest unbeaten run18 matches
Bodø/Glimt[1]
Longest winless run13 matches
Mjøndalen[1]
Longest losing run6 matches
Brann[1]
Highest attendance17,439
Rosenborg 4–1 Sandefjord
(24 October 2021)[2]
2020
2022

The season was originally scheduled to begin on 5 April and end on 27 November 2021, not including play-off matches.[3] Restrictions enforced by the government due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Norwegian Football Federation to postpone the start several times and the league started on 9 May 2021.[4] The last round was played on 12 December 2021.[5]

Bodø/Glimt were the defending champions. Tromsø and Lillestrøm joined as the promoted clubs from the 2020 Norwegian First Division. They replaced Aalesund and IK Start who were relegated to the 2021 Norwegian First Division.

Teams edit

Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from Norwegian First Division. The promoted teams were Tromsø and Lillestrøm, both returning to the top flight after an absence of just one year. They replaced Aalesund and IK Start, both relegated after a season's presence.

Stadiums and locations edit

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location County Arena Turf Capacity
Bodø/Glimt 26 Bodø Nordland Aspmyra Stadion Artificial 5,635
Brann 64 Bergen Vestland Brann Stadion Natural 17,049
Haugesund 15 Haugesund Rogaland Haugesund Stadion Natural 8,754
Kristiansund 5 Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal Kristiansund Stadion Artificial 4,444
Lillestrøm 57 Lillestrøm Viken Åråsen Stadion Natural 11,500
Mjøndalen 22 Mjøndalen Viken Consto Arena Artificial 4,200
Molde 45 Molde Møre og Romsdal Aker Stadion Artificial 11,249
Odd 40 Skien Vestfold og Telemark Skagerak Arena Artificial 11,767
Rosenborg 58 Trondheim Trøndelag Lerkendal Stadion Natural 21,421
Sandefjord 9 Sandefjord Vestfold og Telemark Release Arena Natural 6,582
Sarpsborg 08 10 Sarpsborg Viken Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial 8,022
Stabæk 25 Bærum Viken Nadderud Stadion Natural 4,938
Strømsgodset 34 Drammen Viken Marienlyst Stadion Artificial 8,935
Tromsø 33 Tromsø Troms og Finnmark Alfheim Stadion Artificial 6,687
Viking 71 Stavanger Rogaland Viking Stadion Artificial 15,900
Vålerenga 61 Oslo Oslo Intility Arena Artificial 16,555

Personnel and kits edit

Team Manager(s) Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bodø/Glimt   Kjetil Knutsen   Ulrik Saltnes
  Patrick Berg
Diadora Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Brann   Eirik Horneland   Kristoffer Barmen Nike Sparebanken Vest
Haugesund   Jostein Grindhaug   Benjamin Hansen Macron Haugaland Kraft
Kristiansund   Christian Michelsen   Dan Peter Ulvestad Macron SpareBank 1 Nordvest
Lillestrøm   Geir Bakke   Thomas Lehne Olsen Puma DNB
Mjøndalen   Vegard Hansen   Christian Gauseth Umbro Sparebanken Øst
Molde   Erling Moe   Magnus Wolff Eikrem Nike Sparebanken Møre
Odd   Jan Frode Nornes   Steffen Hagen Hummel SpareBank 1 Telemark
Rosenborg   Åge Hareide   Markus Henriksen
  André Hansen
Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
Sandefjord   Hans Erik Ødegaard
  Andreas Tegström
  Harmeet Singh Macron Jotun
Sarpsborg 08   Lars Bohinen   Joachim Thomassen Select Borregaard
Stabæk   Eirik Kjønø   Yaw Amankwah Macron SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Strømsgodset   Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen
  Håkon Wibe-Lund
  Gustav Valsvik Puma DNB
Tromsø   Gaute Helstrup   Ruben Yttergård Jenssen Select Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Vålerenga   Dag-Eilev Fagermo   Jonatan Tollås Umbro DNB
Viking   Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim
  Morten Jensen
  Veton Berisha Diadora Lyse

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager(s) Date of appointment Table
Viking   Bjarne Berntsen Mutual consent 31 December 2020[6] Pre-season   Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim
  Morten Jensen
1 January 2021[7] Pre-season
Sandefjord   Martí Cifuentes Contract expired 31 December 2020[8]   Hans Erik Ødegaard
  Andreas Tegström
1 January 2021[9]
Strømsgodset   Henrik Pedersen Mutual consent 9 April 2021[10]   Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen
  Håkon Wibe-Lund
12 April 2021[11]
Sarpsborg 08   Mikael Stahre Signed by Göteborg 2 June 2021[12] 8th   Lars Bohinen 6 June 2021[13] 8th
Stabæk   Jan Jönsson Mutual consent 4 July 2021[14] 15th   Eirik Kjønø 9 July 2021[15] 15th
Brann   Kåre Ingebrigtsen Sacked 19 July 2021[16] 15th   Eirik Horneland[a] 20 July 2021[17][18] 15th
  1. ^ Horneland was initially appointed on an interim basis, but he was made permanent manager on 19 November 2021.

Transfers edit

Winter edit

Summer edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bodø/Glimt (C) 30 18 9 3 59 25 +34 63 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Molde 30 18 6 6 70 40 +30 60 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a]
3 Viking 30 17 6 7 60 47 +13 57
4 Lillestrøm 30 14 7 9 49 40 +9 49
5 Rosenborg 30 13 9 8 58 42 +16 48
6 Kristiansund 30 14 4 12 41 46 −5 46
7 Vålerenga 30 11 12 7 46 37 +9 45
8 Sarpsborg 08 30 11 6 13 39 44 −5 39
9 Strømsgodset 30 9 9 12 43 43 0 36
10 Sandefjord 30 10 6 14 38 52 −14 36
11 Haugesund 30 9 8 13 46 45 +1 35
12 Tromsø 30 8 11 11 33 44 −11 35
13 Odd 30 8 9 13 44 58 −14 33
14 Brann (R) 30 5 11 14 38 55 −17 26 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Stabæk (R) 30 6 7 17 35 62 −27 25 Relegation to First Division
16 Mjøndalen (R) 30 4 10 16 33 52 −19 22
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 away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).[19]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2021–22 Norwegian Cup, Molde, have already qualified for European competitions based on league position, the last European spot was passed down to the fourth placed team, Lillestrøm.

Positions by round edit

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Bodø/Glimt112211123463422212111111111111
Molde451124311111111121222222222222
Viking310137484777781086666665543333333
Lillestrøm524637532222234435556666566454
Rosenborg63596368911119755354434434444545
Kristiansund141512852244535343543343355655676
Vålerenga6471075765344677778897777777767
Sarpsborg 08612141414131210111212121212121212121212121211101088888
Strømsgodset1834910898891081011999978999891010119
Sandefjord6610310111311121087991011111010111111121113131311910
Haugesund6765116956656568887789888910991011
Tromsø151310131315111315141414141313131313131313131312111111121212
Odd1514151515141514109101111119101011111010101013121212131313
Brann131616161616161616161616161616161615151414141414151416161514
Stabæk12991289101214131315151515151516161515151516141514141415
Mjøndalen6117101212141513151513131414141414141616161615161615151616
Leader / 2022–23 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2022 1. divisjon
Source: nifs.no

Results edit

Home \ Away BOD BRA HAU KRI LIL MIF MOL ODD ROS SAN SRP SBK STR TRO VIK VÅL
Bodø/Glimt 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 4–1 7–2 3–0 2–2 1–0
Brann 1–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 2–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–2 0–3
Haugesund 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–3 7–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 4–2 3–1
Kristiansund 0–2 3–2 3–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 5–1 1–0 1–1 2–3 2–1
Lillestrøm 0–1 2–3 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 4–1 1–2 1–3 0–0
Mjøndalen 0–3 1–1 3–0 5–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–3 0–1 1–1
Molde 0–2 4–0 5–4 2–0 3–3 4–0 5–0 4–1 3–1 4–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 2–3
Odd 1–0 3–3 4–2 2–4 2–3 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–3 1–1 3–1 0–1 3–0 3–2 1–2
Rosenborg 0–0 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–3 3–1 2–3 5–0 4–1 0–1 4–2 2–2 3–2 5–0 2–2
Sandefjord 1–0 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–3 1–3 0–0 1–2 2–0 0–3 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–0
Sarpsborg 08 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 5–0 4–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–1
Stabæk 0–3 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–3 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–3 0–2 3–1 0–0 0–3 1–3 0–2
Strømsgodset 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 6–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 5–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1
Tromsø 2–3 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 3–3 2–0 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1
Viking 1–3 3–1 1–1 3–2 5–1 2–1 3–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–3 1–1 0–1 4–1
Vålerenga 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–1
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs edit

The 14th-placed team in the Eliteserien, Brann, played against the winners of the First Division promotion play-offs, Jerv, on neutral ground to decide who would play in the Eliteserien next season.[20]

Brann4–4 (a.e.t.)Jerv
Heggebø   49'
Skaanes   114'
Sakor   116'
Nilsen   120'
Report Wichne   29'
Campos   93' (pen.), 112'
Ibrahim   117'
Penalties
Simba  
Rasmussen  
Heggebø  
Sakor  
Nilsen  
Skaanes  
Blomberg  
Kolskogen  
Taylor  
7–8   Campos
  Wichmann
  Arrocha
  Norheim
  Sandberg
  Furtado
  Schröter
  Solli
  Ibrahim
Attendance: 600

4–4 after extra time. Jerv won 8–7 on penalties and were promoted to the Eliteserien; Brann were relegated to the Norwegian First Division.

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of 12 December 2021
Rank Player Club Goals[21]
1   Ohi Omoijuanfo Molde 27
2   Thomas Lehne Olsen Lillestrøm 26
3   Veton Berisha Viking 22
4   Erik Botheim Bodø/Glimt 15
5   Mushaga Bakenga Odd 11
  Viðar Jónsson Sandefjord
  Ibrahima Koné Sarpsborg 08
  Stefano Vecchia Rosenborg
9   Jonathan Lindseth Sarpsborg 08 10

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date
  Ohi Omoijuanfo Molde Brann 4–0 (H) 16 May 2021
  Kristoffer Zachariassen Rosenborg Brann 3–2 (H) 20 May 2021
  Mushaga Bakenga Odd Brann 3–1 (A) 20 June 2021
  Ohi Omoijuanfo Molde Haugesund 5–4 (H) 8 August 2021
  Tobias Lauritsen Odd Haugesund 4–2 (H) 15 August 2021
  Amahl Pellegrino Bodø/Glimt Kristiansund 3–0 (H) 22 August 2021
  Ibrahima Koné 4 Sarpsborg 08 Sandefjord 5–0 (H) 29 August 2021
  Alioune Ndour Haugesund Mjøndalen 7–0 (H) 17 October 2021
  Veton Berisha Viking Lillestrøm 5–1 (H) 23 October 2021
  Moses Mawa Kristiansund Odd 4–2 (A) 7 November 2021
  Thomas Lehne Olsen Lillestrøm Strømsgodset 4–1 (H) 27 November 2021
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets edit

As of 12 December 2021
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[22]
1   Nikita Khaykin Bodø/Glimt 13
2   Sean McDermott Kristiansund 9
  Egil Selvik Haugesund
4   Mads Hedenstad Christiansen Lillestrøm 8
  Jacob Karlstrøm Tromsø
  Andreas Linde Molde
7   Anders Kristiansen Sarpsborg 08 7
  Jacob Storevik Sandefjord
9   Viljar Myhra Strømsgodset 6
  Marcus Sandberg Stabæk

Discipline edit

As of 12 December 2021

Player edit

  • Most red cards: 1[21]
17 players

Club edit

Awards edit

Monthly awards edit

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Young Player of the Month References
Manager Club Player Club Player Club
May   Christian Michelsen Kristiansund   Kristoffer Zachariassen Rosenborg   Erik Botheim Bodø/Glimt [25][26][27]
June   Erling Moe Molde   Ohi Omoijuanfo Molde Not awarded [28][29]
July   Geir Bakke Lillestrøm   Thomas Lehne Olsen Lillestrøm Not awarded [30]
August   Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim
  Morten Jensen
Viking   Joe Bell Viking   Osame Sahraoui Vålerenga [31][32][33]
September   Eirik Horneland Brann   Stefano Vecchia Rosenborg   Noah Holm Rosenborg [34][35][36]
October   Kjetil Knutsen Bodø/Glimt   Ola Solbakken Bodø/Glimt   August Mikkelsen Tromsø [37][38][39]

Annual awards edit

Award[40] Winner Club
Player of the Year   Patrick Berg Bodø/Glimt
Young Player of the Year   Mads Hedenstad Christiansen Lillestrøm
Manager of the Year   Kjetil Knutsen Bodø/Glimt

League attendances edit

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Rosenborg 81,051 17,439 600 6,235 +1,930.9%
2 Viking 76,513 14,105 600 5,465 +1,541.1%
3 Brann 64,680 13,524 600 4,975 +1,394.0%
4 Vålerenga 52,017 7,084 50 4,100 +1,950.0%
5 Lillestrøm 41,559 10,504 20 3,197 +1,498.5%1
6 Odd 32,697 6,655 1,600 2,515 +746.8%
7 Molde 41,381 7,325 600 2,956 +721.1%
8 Strømsgodset 36,706 7,150 200 2,384 +842.3%
9 Sarpsborg 08 37,243 5,409 200 2,660 +951.4%
10 Haugesund 31,884 5,166 600 2,453 +636.6%
11 Bodø/Glimt 29,997 4,417 600 2,143 +543.5%
12 Kristiansund 25,983 4,444 600 1,999 +455.3%
13 Sandefjord 25,548 4,673 600 1,825 +470.3%
14 Stabæk 22,522 2,420 600 1,609 +659.0%
15 Tromsø 22,394 2,981 600 1,723 +417.4%1
16 Mjøndalen 17,182 2,408 200 1,322 +422.5%
League total 639,357 17,439 20 3,059 +936.9%

Updated to games played on 21 November 2021
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

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