2024 Eliteserien

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Eliteserien
Season 2024
Dates31 March – 1 December
Matches played73
Goals scored206 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorer Albert Grønbæk
Morten Bjørlo
Magnus Wolff Eikrem
(6 goals)
Biggest home win Molde 4–0 Strømsgodset
(1 April 2024)
Tromsø 4–0 Odd
(12 May 2024)
Bodø/Glimt 4–0 Tromsø
(16 May 2024)
Biggest away win Sarpsborg 1–7 HamKam
(16 May 2024)
Highest scoring Sarpsborg 1–7 HamKam
(16 May 2024)
Longest winning run5 matches
Fredrikstad
Longest unbeaten run8 matches
Bodø/Glimt
Brann
Longest winless run8 matches
HamKam
Longest losing run5 matches
Tromsø
Highest attendance21,426
Rosenborg - KFUM Oslo
(16 May 2024)
Lowest attendance2,409
KFUM Oslo - Odd
(20 May 2024)
Average attendance7,518
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 20 May 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.

Contents

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

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

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. LocationCountyArenaTurfCapacity
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

TeamManager(s)CaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Bodø/Glimt Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil Knutsen Flag of Norway.svg Patrick Berg Puma SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Brann Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Horneland Flag of Norway.svg Sivert Heltne Nilsen Nike Sparebanken Vest
Fredrikstad Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Mikkjal Thomassen Flag of Norway.svg Simen Rafn Craft OBOS  [ no ]
HamKam Flag of Denmark.svg Jakob Michelsen Flag of Norway.svg Fredrik Sjølstad PumaOBOS
Haugesund Flag of Denmark.svg Sancheev Manoharan Flag of Norway.svg Egil Selvik Umbro Haugaland Kraft
KFUM Oslo Flag of Norway.svg Johannes Moesgaard  [ no ] Flag of Norway.svg Robin Rasch  [ no ] Hummel OBOS
Kristiansund Flag of Norway.svg Amund Skiri Flag of Norway.svg Dan Peter Ulvestad Puma SpareBank 1 Nordmøre
Lillestrøm Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Georgson Flag of Norway.svg Gjermund Åsen [2] Puma DNB
Molde Flag of Norway.svg Erling Moe Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Wolff Eikrem Adidas [3] Sparebanken Møre
Odd Flag of Norway.svg Kenneth Dokken Flag of Norway.svg Steffen Hagen Hummel Skagerak Energi
Rosenborg Flag of Sweden.svg Alfred Johansson Flag of Norway.svg Markus Henriksen Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
Sandefjord Flag of Norway.svg Hans Erik Ødegaard
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Tegström 		Flag of Sweden.svg Filip Ottosson  [ no ] Macron Jotun
Sarpsborg Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Billborn Flag of Norway.svg Jo Inge Berget Hummel Borregaard
Strømsgodset Flag of Norway.svg Jørgen Isnes Flag of Norway.svg Gustav Valsvik Puma Sparebanken Øst
Tromsø Flag of Norway.svg Jørgen Vik  [ no ]
Flag of Norway.svg Gard Holme  [ no ]		 Flag of Norway.svg Ruben Yttergård Jenssen Select SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Viking Flag of Norway.svg Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim
Flag of Norway.svg Morten Jensen 		Flag of Norway.svg Zlatko Tripić Diadora Lyse

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Haugesund Flag of Denmark.svg Sancheev Manoharan (caretaker)End of caretaker spell3 December 2023Pre-season Flag of Iceland.svg Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson 3 December 2023 [4]
Rosenborg Flag of Norway.svg Svein Maalen (caretaker)14 December 2023 Flag of Sweden.svg Alfred Johansson 14 December 2023 [5]
Lillestrøm Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Bakke (caretaker)21 December 2023 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Georgson21 December 2023 [6]
Odd Flag of Norway.svg Pål Arne Johansen Signed by Häcken 27 December 2023 [7] Flag of Norway.svg Kenneth Dokken 16 January 2024 [8]
Tromsø Flag of Norway.svg Gaute Helstrup Signed by Bodø/Glimt 2 January 2024 [9] Flag of Norway.svg Jørgen Vik
Flag of Norway.svg Gard Holme		8 January 2024 [10] [11]
Haugesund Flag of Iceland.svg Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson Mutual consent10 May 202413th Flag of Denmark.svg Sancheev Manoharan10 May 2024 [12] [13]

Transfers

Winter

Summer

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Bodø/Glimt 10721237+1623Qualification for the Champions League play off round
2 Fredrikstad 10631197+1221Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Brann 10631178+921Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4 Molde 105232013+717
5 Viking 94321311+215
6 KFUM Oslo 103521212014
7 Strømsgodset 94141013−313
8 HamKam 102441310+310
9 Kristiansund 92431215−310
10 Rosenborg 93151216−410
11 Haugesund 9315813−510
12 Lillestrøm 93151016−610
13 Sarpsborg 93151219−710
14 Odd 10235920−119Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Sandefjord 82151013−37Relegation to First Division
16 Tromsø 92161017−77
Updated to match(es) played on 25 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. [14]

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Bodø/Glimt 3211111111
Fredrikstad 14779644322
Brann 2665532433
Molde 112222324
Viking 7991196565
KFUM Oslo 812129107956
Strømsgodset 161154357107
HamKam 8131514141515128
Kristiansund 53106788119
Rosenborg 3533496710
Haugesund 61047111212911
Lillestrøm 10411881113712
Sarpsborg 121513151310111413
Sandefjord 141513131514101314
Tromsø 131416161616161615
Odd 1177121213141516
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

Home \ Away BOD BRA FRE HAM HAU KFU KRI LIL MOL ODD ROS SAN SAR STR TRO VIK
Bodø/Glimt —2–21–11–04–01–0
Brann —0–21–02–03–02–1
Fredrikstad 0–2—1–02–24–10–0
HamKam 1–0—2–20–10–1
Haugesund —0–11–00–21–3
KFUM Oslo 0–01–41–1—0–01–3
Kristiansund 2–42–21–11–1—1–0
Lillestrøm 0–50–20–31–12–3—
Molde 2–12–0—1–2 2–2 2–44–0
Odd 0–21–20–4—2–23–3
Rosenborg 1–31–01–3 a —2–0
Sandefjord 0–13–1—4–10–3
Sarpsborg 1–70–21–00–1—
Strømsgodset 2–02–21–0—0–1
Tromsø 2–40–14–03–20–3—
Viking 1–11–11–41–02–1—
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2024. Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

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

Top scorers

As of 20 May 2024
RankPlayerClubGoals [15]
1 Flag of Denmark.svg Albert Grønbæk Bodø/Glimt6
Flag of Norway.svg Morten Bjørlo Fredrikstad
Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Wolff Eikrem Molde
4 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Sæter Rosenborg5
5 Flag of Norway.svg Kristian Eriksen Molde4
Flag of Norway.svg Aune Heggebø Brann
Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Lehne Olsen Lillestrøm
Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Høgh Bodø/Glimt
Flag of Norway.svg Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Viking
Flag of Norway.svg Zlatko Tripić Viking

Clean sheets

As of 25 May 2024
RankPlayerClubClean sheets [16]
1 Flag of Norway.svg Mathias Dyngeland Brann5
Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Haikin Bodø/Glimt
Flag of Denmark.svg Jonathan Fischer Fredrikstad
4 Flag of Norway.svg Jacob Karlstrøm Molde3
Flag of Norway.svg Emil Ødegaard KFUM Oslo
Flag of Iceland.svg Patrik Gunnarsson Viking
Flag of Norway.svg Per Kristian Bråtveit Strømsgodset
85 players2

League attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Rosenborg 68,58521,42611,27817,146+21.6%†
2 Brann 80,15916,75014,80816,032+5.4%†
3 Viking 69,32315,90010,09313,865+7.3%†
4 Fredrikstad 49,85212,5046,6699,970+105.6%1
5 Lillestrøm 41,6449,4576,1908,329+11.0%†
6 Molde 44,70610,7465,7537,451+11.5%†
7 Bodø/Glimt 34,1728,2575,9616,834−0.7%†
8 Haugesund 22,8027,1344,0175,701+14.4%†
9 Odd 26,8546,3254,3375,371+4.1%†
10 Strømsgodset 20,5006,2064,2795,125−5.7%†
11 Sarpsborg 19,8826,1544,2734,971+0.8%†
12 Tromsø 22,1444,8903,6374,429−8.6%†
13 HamKam 14,9525,0123,0113,738−10.4%†
14 Sandefjord 14,4774,0893,1793,619−6.4%†
15 Kristiansund 17,7674,0183,2803,553+9.5%1
15 KFUM Oslo 15,8744,0182,4093,175+191.6%1
League total563,69321,4262,4097,516+3.8%†

Updated to games played on 25 May
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

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