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 played49
Goals scored117 (2.39 per match)
Top goalscorerOle Sæter
(5 goals)
Biggest home winMolde 4–0 Strømsgodset
(1 April 2024)
Biggest away winLillestrøm 0–5 Bodø/Glimt
(14 April 2024)
Highest scoringTromsø 2–4 Brann
(1 April 2024)
Odd 3–3 Viking
(28 April 2024)
Longest winning run3 matches
Molde
Bodø/Glimt
Strømsgodset
Longest unbeaten run6 matches
Bodø/Glimt
Longest winless run7 matches
HamKam
Longest losing run5 matches
Tromsø
Highest attendance21,276
Rosenborg - Bodø/Glimt
(27 April 2024)
Lowest attendance2,943
KFUM Oslo - Strømsgodset
(16 April 2024)
Average attendance7,651
2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 5 May 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 edit

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 edit

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 Artificial 3,300
Kristiansund 6 Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal Kristiansund Stadion 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 12 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 edit

Team Manager(s) Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bodø/Glimt   Kjetil Knutsen   Patrick Berg Puma SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Brann   Eirik Horneland   Sivert Heltne Nilsen Nike Sparebanken Vest
Fredrikstad   Mikkjal Thomassen   Simen Rafn Craft OBOS [no]
HamKam   Jakob Michelsen   Fredrik Sjølstad Puma OBOS
Haugesund   Sancheev Manoharan (caretaker)   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   Andreas Georgson   Gjermund Åsen[2] Puma DNB
Molde   Erling Moe   Magnus Wolff Eikrem Adidas[3] 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   Stefan Billborn   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 edit

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[4]
Rosenborg   Svein Maalen (caretaker) 14 December 2023   Alfred Johansson 14 December 2023[5]
Lillestrøm   Eirik Bakke (caretaker) 21 December 2023   Andreas Georgson 21 December 2023[6]
Odd   Pål Arne Johansen Signed by Häcken 27 December 2023[7]   Kenneth Dokken 16 January 2024[8]
Tromsø   Gaute Helstrup Signed by Bodø/Glimt 2 January 2024[9]   Jørgen Vik
  Gard Holme
8 January 2024[10][11]
Haugesund   Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson Mutual consent 10 May 2024 13th   Sancheev Manoharan (caretaker) 10 May 2024[12]

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 6 5 1 0 13 2 +11 16 Qualification for the Champions League play off round[a]
2 Brann 7 4 2 1 11 5 +6 14 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Molde 8 4 2 2 14 9 +5 14 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4 Fredrikstad 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11
5 Rosenborg 7 3 1 3 9 10 −1 10
6 Strømsgodset 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10
7 Viking 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 9
8 KFUM Oslo 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9
9 Kristiansund 6 2 3 1 8 8 0 9
10 Odd 7 2 2 3 9 12 −3 8
11 Sarpsborg 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7
12 Lillestrøm 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7
13 Haugesund 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6
14 Sandefjord 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2 4 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 HamKam 7 0 3 4 3 7 −4 3 Relegation to First Division
16 Tromsø 5 0 0 5 3 11 −8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 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.[13]
Notes:
  1. ^ As of 17 March 2024, Eliteserien is ranked 14th in the UEFA coefficients. Should this remain the case after the 2024 UEFA knockout phases have concluded, the league winner will instead enter in the playoff round.

Positions by round edit

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Bodø/Glimt321111
Brann266532
Molde112223
Fredrikstad1477964
Strømsgodset16115445
Viking79911106
KFUM Oslo812129117
Kristiansund5310678
Rosenborg353359
Odd117712810
Sarpsborg121513141311
Lillestrøm104118912
Haugesund610471213
Sandefjord141513131514
HamKam81315151415
Tromsø131416161616
Leader and Champions League second qualifying round
Conference League second qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2025 Norwegian First Division
Source: nifs.no

Results edit

Home \ Away BOD BRA FRE HAM HAU KFU KRI LIL MOL ODD ROS SAN SAR STR TRO VIK
Bodø/Glimt 1–1 1–0 1–0
Brann 0–2 1–0 2–0 3–0
Fredrikstad 0–2 1–0 2–2
HamKam 0–1 0–1
Haugesund 0–1 0–2 1–3
KFUM Oslo 0–0 1–1 1–3
Kristiansund 1–1 1–1 1–0
Lillestrøm 0–5 1–1 2–3
Molde 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 4–0
Odd 0–2 1–2 2–2 3–3
Rosenborg 1–3 1–0 a 2–0
Sandefjord 0–1 3–1
Sarpsborg 0–2 1–0 0–1
Strømsgodset 2–2 1–0
Tromsø 2–4 0–1 0–3
Viking 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2024. 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 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 edit

Top scorers edit

As of 11 May 2024
Rank Player Club Goals[14]
1   Ole Sæter Rosenborg 5
2   Kristian Eriksen Molde 4
  Aune Heggebø Brann
4   Nino Žugelj Bodø/Glimt 3
  Morten Bjørlo Fredrikstad
  Magnus Eikrem Molde
  Thomas Lehne Olsen Lillestrøm
8 21 players 2

Clean sheets edit

As of 5 May 2024
Rank Player Club Clean sheets[15]
1   Mathias Dyngeland Brann 4
  Nikita Haikin Bodø/Glimt
3   Jacob Karlstrøm Molde 3
  Jonathan Fischer Fredrikstad
5   Mads Hedenstad Christiansen Lillestrøm 2
  Marko Ilic Sarpsborg
  Per Kristian Bråtveit Strømsgodset
  Emil Ødegaard KFUM Oslo
9 6 players 1

League attendances edit

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Brann 63,409 16,750 14,808 15,852 +4.3%
2 Rosenborg 47,159 21,276 11,278 15,720 +11.5%
3 Viking 53,523 15,900 10,093 13,381 +3.5%
4 Fredrikstad 29,864 12,504 6,669 9,955 +105.3%1
5 Lillestrøm 23,991 9,457 6,190 7,997 +6.6%
6 Molde 27,926 8,810 5,753 6,982 +4.5%
7 Bodø/Glimt 19,672 7,127 5,961 6,557 −4.7%
8 Haugesund 16,174 7,134 4,017 5,391 +8.2%
9 Strømsgodset 10,485 6,206 4,279 5,243 −3.5%
10 Odd 20,529 5,649 4,337 5,132 −0.5%
11 Tromsø 13,794 4,890 4,031 4,598 −5.1%
12 Sarpsborg 13,728 4,749 4,273 4,576 −7.2%
13 Sandefjord 7,268 4,089 3,179 3,634 −6.0%
14 HamKam 6,929 3,822 3,107 3,465 −16.9%
15 KFUM Oslo 10,259 4,018 2,943 3,420 +214.0%1
16 Kristiansund 10,168 3,549 3,280 3,389 +4.4%1
League total 374,878 21,276 2,943 7,651 +5.7%

Updated to games played on 5 May
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

References edit

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  2. ^ "Åsen blir LSK-kaptein". NRK (in Norwegian). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. ^ "De tre stripene er tilbake!". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Velkommen, Oskar". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Johansson er Rosenborgs nye hovedtrener". Rosenborg BK (in Norwegian). 14 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Fuglekalender #21: Georgson ny trener: -Vi skal dominere og skape mange målsjanser". Lillestrøm SK (in Norwegian). 21 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Paco klar for Häcken". Odds BK (in Norwegian). 27 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Ny hovedtrener på plass". Odds BK (in Norwegian). 16 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Tar overgang til Bodø/Glimt". Tromsø IL (in Norwegian). 2 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Vår nye hovedtrener". Tromsø IL (in Norwegian). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Hovedtrenerteamet er komplett". Tromsø IL (in Norwegian). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Avslutter arbeidsforholdet" (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Eliteserien tabell". NIFS (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Eliteserien 2024 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Clean sheets - Eliteserien 2024 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 15 April 2024.