The 2024 Eliteserien is the 80th season of top-tier football in Norway. This is the eighth season of Eliteserien after rebranding from Tippeligaen.

Eliteserien
Season2024
Dates31 March – 1 December
Matches played150
Goals scored425 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorerKristian Eriksen
(9 goals)
Biggest home winMolde 4–0 Strømsgodset
(1 April 2024)
Tromsø 4–0 Odd
(12 May 2024)
Bodø/Glimt 4–0 Tromsø
(16 May 2024)
Bodø/Glimt 5–1 Brann
(7 July 2024)
Rosenborg 4–0 Lillestrøm
(21 August 2024)
Biggest away winSarpsborg 1–7 HamKam
(16 May 2024)
Highest scoringSarpsborg 1–7 HamKam
(16 May 2024)
Longest winning run5 matches
Fredrikstad
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Fredrikstad
Longest winless run8 matches
HamKam
Sandefjord
Strømsgodset
Longest losing run5 matches
Tromsø
Highest attendance21,426
Rosenborg - KFUM Oslo
(16 May 2024)
Lowest attendance0[a]
Rosenborg - Lillestrøm
(21 August 2024)
Average attendance6,991
2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 21 August 2024.

The season started on 31 March 2024 and is scheduled to end on 1 December 2024, not including play-off matches.[1]

Bodø/Glimt are the defending champions. Fredrikstad, KFUM Oslo and Kristiansund joined as the promoted clubs from the 2023 Norwegian First Division. They replaced Vålerenga, Stabæk and Aalesund, who were relegated to the 2024 Norwegian First Division.

Teams

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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 were Fredrikstad, KFUM Oslo and Kristiansund. Kristiansund were promoted after a season's absence, Fredrikstad were promoted after 11 seasons absent and KFUM Oslo were promoted for the first time in history from this season. They replaced Vålerenga, Stabæk and Aalesund, ending their top flight spells of 22 years, 1 year and 2 years respectively.

Stadiums and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location County Arena Turf Capacity
Bodø/Glimt 29 Bodø Nordland Aspmyra Artificial 8,300
Brann 66 Bergen Vestland Brann Stadion Natural 16,750
Fredrikstad 43 Fredrikstad Østfold Fredrikstad Stadion Artificial 12,560
HamKam 25 Hamar Innlandet Briskeby Artificial 7,800
Haugesund 18 Haugesund Rogaland Haugesund Sparebank Arena Natural 8,754
KFUM Oslo 1 Oslo Oslo KFUM Arena[b] Artificial 3,300
Kristiansund 7 Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal Kristiansund Stadion[c] Artificial 4,444
Lillestrøm 60 Lillestrøm Akershus Åråsen Natural 11,500
Molde 48 Molde Møre og Romsdal Aker Stadion Artificial 11,249
Odd 43 Skien Telemark Skagerak Arena Artificial 11,767
Rosenborg 61 Trondheim Trøndelag Lerkendal Natural 21,421
Sandefjord 12 Sandefjord Vestfold Jotun Arena Artificial 6,582
Sarpsborg 13 Sarpsborg Østfold Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial 8,022
Strømsgodset 37 Drammen Buskerud Marienlyst Artificial 8,935
Tromsø 36 Tromsø Troms Romssa Arena Artificial 6,687
Viking 74 Stavanger Rogaland SR-Bank Arena Artificial 15,900

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager(s) Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bodø/Glimt   Kjetil Knutsen   Patrick Berg[d] Puma SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Brann   Eirik Horneland   Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen Nike Sparebanken Vest
Fredrikstad   Andreas Hagen (caretaker)   Júlíus Magnússon Craft OBOS [no]
HamKam   Jakob Michelsen   Fredrik Sjølstad Puma OBOS
Haugesund   Sancheev Manoharan   Egil Selvik Umbro Haugaland Kraft
KFUM Oslo   Johannes Moesgaard [no]   Robin Rasch [no] Hummel OBOS
Kristiansund   Amund Skiri   Dan Peter Ulvestad Puma SpareBank 1 Nordmøre
Lillestrøm   David Nielsen   Gjermund Åsen[3] Puma DNB
Molde   Erling Moe   Magnus Wolff Eikrem Adidas[4] Sparebanken Møre
Odd   Kenneth Dokken   Steffen Hagen Hummel Skagerak Energi
Rosenborg   Alfred Johansson   Markus Henriksen Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
Sandefjord   Hans Erik Ødegaard
  Andreas Tegström
  Filip Ottosson [no] Macron Jotun
Sarpsborg   Christian Michelsen   Jo Inge Berget Hummel Borregaard
Strømsgodset   Jørgen Isnes   Gustav Valsvik Puma Sparebanken Øst
Tromsø   Jørgen Vik [no]
  Gard Holme [no]
  Ruben Yttergård Jenssen Select SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Viking   Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim
  Morten Jensen
  Zlatko Tripić Diadora Lyse

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Haugesund   Sancheev Manoharan (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 3 December 2023 Pre-season   Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson 3 December 2023[5]
Rosenborg   Svein Maalen (caretaker) 14 December 2023   Alfred Johansson 14 December 2023[6]
Lillestrøm   Eirik Bakke (caretaker) 21 December 2023   Andreas Georgson 21 December 2023[7]
Odd   Pål Arne Johansen Signed by Häcken 27 December 2023[8]   Kenneth Dokken 16 January 2024[9]
Tromsø   Gaute Helstrup Signed by Bodø/Glimt 2 January 2024[10]   Jørgen Vik
  Gard Holme
8 January 2024[11][12]
Haugesund   Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson Mutual consent 10 May 2024 13th   Sancheev Manoharan 10 May 2024[13][14]
Sarpsborg   Stefan Billborn 23 June 2024[15] 15th   Christian Michelsen 25 June 2024[16]
Fredrikstad   Mikkjal Thomassen Signed by AIK 15 July 2024 5th   Andreas Hagen (caretaker) 15 July 2024[17]
Lillestrøm   Andreas Georgson Signed by Manchester United 26 July 2024 8th   Robin Asterhed 26 July 2024[18]
  Robin Asterhed Moved to assistant coach 23 August 2024 13th   David Nielsen 23 August 2024[19]

Transfers

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Winter

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Summer

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bodø/Glimt 19 12 5 2 42 17 +25 41 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Brann 19 10 6 3 32 22 +10 36 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Viking 19 9 6 4 32 23 +9 33 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4 Molde 18 9 4 5 34 21 +13 31
5 Fredrikstad 19 8 7 4 25 20 +5 31
6 Rosenborg 19 8 3 8 29 31 −2 27
7 KFUM Oslo 19 6 8 5 24 24 0 26
8 HamKam 19 6 6 7 23 21 +2 24
9 Strømsgodset 19 6 5 8 23 29 −6 23
10 Sarpsborg 19 6 5 8 29 36 −7 23
11 Kristiansund 17 5 6 6 23 25 −2 21
12 Tromsø 19 6 3 10 19 25 −6 21
13 Lillestrøm 19 6 2 11 24 37 −13 20
14 Haugesund 19 5 3 11 20 30 −10 18 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Odd 19 4 6 9 19 32 −13 18 Relegation to First Division
16 Sandefjord 18 4 5 9 27 32 −5 17
Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2024. 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.[20]

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Bodø/Glimt3211111111111111111
Brann2665532434455555432
Viking79911965655544342223
Molde1122223243332234544
Fredrikstad14779644322223423355
Rosenborg3533496710881081177676
KFUM Oslo81313910795677810866767
HamKam814151415151612810121111910121298
Strømsgodset161254357107666668911119
Sarpsborg121514161310111413141415131213119810
Kristiansund531067881191199710111081011
Tromsø13101113141614151412131414151415161312
Lillestrøm10412881113712131179798101213
Haugesund611471112129119101212131113131514
Odd117712121315161615151315161616141415
Sandefjord14161615161410131516161616141514151616
Leader and Champions League play off round
Champions League second qualifying round
Conference League second qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2025 Norwegian First Division
Source: nifs.no

Results

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Home \ Away BOD BRA FRE HAM HAU KFU KRI LIL MOL ODD ROS SAN SAR STR TRO VIK
Bodø/Glimt 5–1 4–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 4–0 1–0
Brann 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 3–0 2–1 0–0
Fredrikstad 0–2 0–4 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 4–1 0–0
HamKam 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–3
Haugesund 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–3 2–1 1–2 1–0
KFUM Oslo 1–1 0–0 1–4 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–3 1–3 0–1 1–2
Kristiansund 2–4 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–0
Lillestrøm 0–5 0–2 0–3 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–2 2–2 3–1
Molde 2–1 2–3 2–0 3–0 1–2 2–2 2–4 4–0 2–2
Odd 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–3
Rosenborg 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 4–0 a 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1
Sandefjord 2–1 1–2 4–3 0–1 3–1 4–1 2–2 1–2 0–3
Sarpsborg 1–2 1–1 1–7 2–2 0–2 1–0 0–1 4–1 2–1 1–3
Strømsgodset 2–3 2–0 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1
Tromsø 2–4 3–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–2 4–0 3–2 0–3
Viking 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–4 1–0 4–2 1–0 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2024. Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

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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

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Top scorers

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As of 21 August 2024
Rank Player Club Goals[21]
1   Kristian Eriksen Molde 9
2   Morten Bjørlo Fredrikstad 8
  Ole Sæter Rosenborg
  Albert Grønbæk Bodø/Glimt
  Johannes Nuñez KFUM Oslo
  Magnus Wolff Eikrem Molde
  Henrik Meister Saprsborg
8   Zlatko Tripić Viking 7
  Thomas Lehne Olsen Lillestrøm
10 4 players 6

Clean sheets

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As of 21 August 2024
Rank Player Club Clean sheets[22]
1   Jonathan Fischer Fredrikstad 9
2   Mathias Dyngeland Brann 7
3   Nikita Haikin Bodø/Glimt 6
4   Patrik Gunnarsson Viking 5
  Emil Ødegaard KFUM Oslo
  Jakob Haugaard Tromsø
7   Albert Posiadała Molde 4
  Per Kristian Bråtveit Strømsgodset
  Marcus Sandberg HamKam
10 4 players 3

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
  Henrik Meister 4 Sarpsborg 08 Rosenborg 4–1 (H) 12 July 2024
  Sverre Nypan Rosenborg Lillestrøm 4–0 (H) 21 August 2024
Notes

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

Discipline

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Player

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Club

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  • Most yellow cards: 40[23]
    • Rosenborg
  • Fewest yellow cards: 22[23]
    • Bodø/Glimt
  • Most red cards: 3[24]
    • HamKam
  • Fewest red cards: 0[24]
    • Bodø/Glimt
    • Kristiansund
    • Molde
    • Rosenborg
    • Sarpsborg
    • Strømsgodset
    • Viking

League attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Brann 142,704 16,750 14,538 15,856 +4.3%
2 Viking 126,583 15,900 10,024 12,658 −2.1%
3 Rosenborg 126,410 21,426 0[a] 12,641 −10.3%
4 Fredrikstad 92,729 12,504 6,369 9,273 +91.2%1
5 Lillestrøm 66,564 9,457 5,918 7,396 −1.4%
6 Molde 66,199 10,746 5,753 7,355 +10.1%
7 Bodø/Glimt 61,678 8,257 5,853 6,853 −0.4%
8 Strømsgodset 45,966 6,206 4,279 5,107 −6.0%
9 Sarpsborg 50,252 6,401 4,105 5,025 +1.9%
10 Haugesund 45,213 7,134 3,615 5,024 +0.8%
11 Odd 47,382 6,325 3,781 4,738 −8.2%
12 Tromsø 45,405 5,267 3,637 4,541 −6.3%
13 HamKam 37,775 6,218 3,011 4,197 +0.6%
14 Sandefjord 34,917 6,598 3,115 3,880 +0.3%
15 Kristiansund 28,153 4,018 3,280 3,519 +8.4%1
16 KFUM Oslo 30,679 4,018 2,409 3,068 +181.7%1
League total 1,048,609 21,426 0[a] 6,991 −3.4%

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

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c The round 15 fixture between Rosenborg and Lillestrøm was abandoned due to fan protests against VAR. The game was stopped multiple times by fans throwing objects onto the pitch, as part of nationwide fan protests against VAR and its implementation in Eliteserien. After objects were thrown a fourth time referee Rohit Saggi decided to abandon the match. The teams were forced by NFF to replay the match without spectators.
  2. ^ KFUM Oslo played some home games at Intility Arena.
  3. ^ Kristiansund played some home games at Aker Stadion.
  4. ^ 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.[2]

References

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  4. ^ "De tre stripene er tilbake!". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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  15. ^ "Sarpsborg 08 skiller lag med Billborn og Björklund" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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  17. ^ "Leder laget fremover: -Skal fortsette det gode arbeidet". Fredrikstad FK (in Norwegian). 15 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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