2024 Eliteserien

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Eliteserien
Season2024
Dates31 March – 1 December
Matches played33
Goals scored76 (2.3 per match)
Top goalscorerKristian Eriksen
Ole Sæter
Aune Heggebø
Thomas Lehne Olsen
(3 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)
Longest winning run3 matches
Molde
Bodø/Glimt
Strømsgodset
Longest unbeaten run4 matches
Bodø/Glimt
Longest winless run5 matches
HamKam
Longest losing run4 matches
HamKam
Highest attendance16,287
Brann - Fredrikstad
(7 April 2024)
Lowest attendance2,943
KFUM Oslo - Strømsgodset
(16 April 2024)
Average attendance8,020
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 21 April 2024.

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

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]

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Locations of the teams in the 2024 Eliteserien
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 1,500 (~3300 planned)[2]
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 Norway Kjetil Knutsen Norway Patrick Berg Puma SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Brann Norway Eirik Horneland Norway Sivert Heltne Nilsen Nike Sparebanken Vest
Fredrikstad Faroe Islands Mikkjal Thomassen Norway Simen Rafn Craft OBOS [no]
HamKam Denmark Jakob Michelsen Norway Fredrik Sjølstad Puma OBOS
Haugesund Iceland Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson Norway Egil Selvik Umbro Haugaland Kraft
KFUM Oslo Norway Johannes Moesgaard [no] Norway Robin Rasch [no] Hummel OBOS
Kristiansund Norway Amund Skiri Norway Dan Peter Ulvestad Puma SpareBank 1 Nordmøre
Lillestrøm Sweden Andreas Georgson Norway Gjermund Åsen[3] Puma DNB
Molde Norway Erling Moe Norway Magnus Wolff Eikrem Adidas[4] Sparebanken Møre
Odd Norway Kenneth Dokken Norway Steffen Hagen Hummel Skagerak Energi
Rosenborg Sweden Alfred Johansson Norway Markus Henriksen Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
Sandefjord Norway Hans Erik Ødegaard
Sweden Andreas Tegström 		Sweden Filip Ottosson [no] Macron Jotun
Sarpsborg Sweden Stefan Billborn Norway Jo Inge Berget Hummel Borregaard
Strømsgodset Norway Jørgen Isnes Norway Gustav Valsvik Puma Sparebanken Øst
Tromsø Norway Jørgen Vik [no]
Norway Gard Holme [no] 		Norway Ruben Yttergård Jenssen Select SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Viking Norway Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim
Norway Morten Jensen 		Norway 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 Denmark Sancheev Manoharan (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 3 December 2023 Pre-season Iceland Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson 3 December 2023[5]
Rosenborg Norway Svein Maalen (caretaker) 14 December 2023 Sweden Alfred Johansson 14 December 2023[6]
Lillestrøm Norway Eirik Bakke (caretaker) 21 December 2023 Sweden Andreas Georgson 21 December 2023[7]
Odd Norway Pål Arne Johansen Signed by Häcken 27 December 2023[8] Norway Kenneth Dokken 16 January 2024[9]
Tromsø Norway Gaute Helstrup Signed by Bodø/Glimt 2 January 2024[10] Norway Jørgen Vik
Norway Gard Holme 		8 January 2024[11][12]

Transfers[edit]

Winter[edit]

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2023–24

Summer[edit]

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2024

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bodø/Glimt 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 10 Qualification for the Champions League play off round[a]
2 Molde 5 3 1 1 9 3 +6 10 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Brann 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3 10 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4 Rosenborg 4 3 0 1 6 2 +4 9
5 Strømsgodset 4 3 0 1 5 5 0 9
6 Kristiansund 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7
7 Odd 5 2 1 2 6 7 −1 7
8 Haugesund 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2 6
9 Lillestrøm 4 2 0 2 5 8 −3 6
10 Fredrikstad 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
11 KFUM Oslo 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
12 Viking 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5
13 Sandefjord 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
14 Sarpsborg 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 1 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 HamKam 5 0 1 4 1 5 −4 1 Relegation to First Division
16 Tromsø 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 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/Glimt3211
Molde1122
Rosenborg3533
Strømsgodset161154
Brann2665
Kristiansund53106
Haugesund61047
Lillestrøm104118
Fredrikstad14779
KFUM Oslo812129
Viking79911
Odd117712
Sandefjord14151313
Sarpsborg12151314
HamKam8131515
Tromsø13141616
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
Brann — 0–2 1–0 2–0
Fredrikstad 0–2 — 2–2
HamKam — 0–1 0–1
Haugesund — 0–2 1–3
KFUM Oslo 1–1 — 1–3
Kristiansund 1–1 — 1–0
Lillestrøm 0–5 2–3 —
Molde 2–0 — 1–2 a 4–0
Odd 1–2 — 2–2
Rosenborg 1–0 a — 2–0
Sandefjord 0–1 —
Sarpsborg 0–2 0–1 —
Strømsgodset 1–0 —
Tromsø 2–4 0–1 —
Viking 1–1 1–1 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 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 21 April 2024
Rank Player Club Goals[14]
1 Norway Kristian Eriksen Molde 3
Norway Ole Sæter Rosenborg
Norway Aune Heggebø Brann
Norway Thomas Lehne Olsen Lillestrøm
5 10 players 2

Clean sheets[edit]

As of 21 April 2024
Rank Player Club Clean sheets[15]
1 Norway Jacob Karlstrøm Molde 3
Russia Nikita Haikin Bodø/Glimt
3 Norway Mads Hedenstad Christiansen Lillestrøm 2
Norway Mathias Dyngeland Brann
Norway Per Kristian Bråtveit Strømsgodset
6 8 players 1

League attendances[edit]

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Brann 46,659 16,287 14,808 15,553 +2.3%†
2 Viking 43,430 15,900 12,521 14,477 +12.0%†
3 Rosenborg 25,883 14,605 11,278 12,942 −8.2%†
4 Fredrikstad 23,195 12,504 10,691 11,598 +139.1%1
5 Lillestrøm 17,801 9,457 8,344 8,901 +18.6%†
6 Molde 21,766 8,810 5,753 7,255 +8.6%†
7 Bodø/Glimt 13,711 7,127 6,584 6,856 −0.4%†
8 Strømsgodset 6,206 6,206 6,206 6,206 +14.2%†
9 Haugesund 12,157 7,134 5,023 6,079 +22.0%†
10 Odd 11,038 5,649 5,389 5,519 +7.0%†
11 Sarpsborg 9,022 4,749 4,273 4,511 −8.5%†
12 Tromsø 8,921 4,890 4,031 4,461 −7.9%†
13 Sandefjord 4,089 4,089 4,089 4,089 +5.7%†
14 KFUM Oslo 6,961 4,018 2,943 3,481 +219.7%1
15 HamKam 6,929 3,822 3,107 3,465 −16.9%†
14 Kristiansund 6,888 3,549 3,339 3,444 +6.1%1
League total 264,656 16,287 2,943 8,020 +10.8%†

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Her er hovedterminlisten for Eliteserien 2024". eliteserien.no. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Velkommen til Eliteserien på Ekeberg" (in Norwegian). KFUM Oslo. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Åsen blir LSK-kaptein". NRK (in Norwegian). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  4. ^ "De tre stripene er tilbake!". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Velkommen, Oskar". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Johansson er Rosenborgs nye hovedtrener". Rosenborg BK (in Norwegian). 14 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Fuglekalender #21: Georgson ny trener: -Vi skal dominere og skape mange målsjanser". Lillestrøm SK (in Norwegian). 21 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Paco klar for Häcken". Odds BK (in Norwegian). 27 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Ny hovedtrener på plass". Odds BK (in Norwegian). 16 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Tar overgang til Bodø/Glimt". Tromsø IL (in Norwegian). 2 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Vår nye hovedtrener". Tromsø IL (in Norwegian). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Hovedtrenerteamet er komplett". Tromsø IL (in Norwegian). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 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.
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