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2024 Eliteserien

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Eliteserien
Season2024
Dates31 March – 1 December
Matches played150
Goals scored425 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorerMagnus Wolff Eikrem
(10 goals)
Biggest home winBodø/Glimt 6–0 Sarpsborg
24 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
Lillestrøm
Tromsø
Highest attendance21,426
Rosenborg - KFUM Oslo
(16 May 2024)
Lowest attendance0[a]
Rosenborg - Lillestrøm
(21 August 2024)
Average attendance7,028
2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 25 August 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

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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 Norway Kjetil Knutsen Norway Patrick Berg[d] Puma SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Brann Norway Eirik Horneland Norway Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen Nike Sparebanken Vest
Fredrikstad Norway Andreas Hagen (caretaker) Iceland Júlíus Magnússon Craft OBOS [no]
HamKam Denmark Jakob Michelsen Norway Fredrik Sjølstad Puma OBOS
Haugesund Denmark Sancheev Manoharan 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 Denmark David Nielsen 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 Norway Christian Michelsen 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

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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]
Haugesund Iceland Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson Mutual consent 10 May 2024 13th Denmark Sancheev Manoharan 10 May 2024[13][14]
Sarpsborg Sweden Stefan Billborn 23 June 2024[15] 15th Norway Christian Michelsen 25 June 2024[16]
Fredrikstad Faroe Islands Mikkjal Thomassen Signed by AIK 15 July 2024 5th Norway Andreas Hagen (caretaker) 15 July 2024[17]
Lillestrøm Sweden Andreas Georgson Signed by Manchester United 26 July 2024 8th Sweden Robin Asterhed 26 July 2024[18]
Sweden Robin Asterhed Moved to assistant coach 23 August 2024 13th Denmark 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 20 13 5 2 48 17 +31 44 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Viking 20 10 6 4 37 25 +12 36 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Brann 19 10 6 3 32 22 +10 36 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4 Molde 19 10 4 5 37 21 +16 34
5 Fredrikstad 20 8 7 5 25 21 +4 31
6 Rosenborg 20 9 3 8 32 32 0 30
7 KFUM Oslo 19 6 8 5 24 24 0 26
8 HamKam 20 6 6 8 23 24 −1 24
9 Tromsø 20 7 3 10 20 25 −5 24
10 Strømsgodset 20 6 5 9 25 34 −9 23
11 Sarpsborg 20 6 5 9 29 42 −13 23
12 Kristiansund 18 5 6 7 23 26 −3 21
13 Haugesund 20 6 3 11 21 30 −9 21
14 Sandefjord 19 5 5 9 28 32 −4 20 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Lillestrøm 20 6 2 12 24 38 −14 20 Relegation to First Division
16 Odd 20 4 6 10 20 35 −15 18
Updated to match(es) played on 25 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/Glimt32111111111111111111
Viking799119656555443422232
Brann26655324344555554323
Molde11222232433322345444
Fredrikstad147796443222234233555
Rosenborg35334967108810811776766
KFUM Oslo813139107956778108667677
HamKam8141514151516128101211119101212988
Tromsø131011131416141514121314141514151613129
Strømsgodset16125435710766666891111910
Sarpsborg12151416131011141314141513121311981011
Kristiansund53106788119119971011108101112
Haugesund61147111212911910121213111313151413
Sandefjord1416161516141013151616161614151415161614
Lillestrøm1041288111371213117979810121315
Odd11771212131516161515131516161614141516
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 6–0 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 1–0 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 0–1
Molde 3–0 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 1–3 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 1–0 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 5–2 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 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 25 August 2024
Rank Player Club Goals[21]
1 Norway Magnus Wolff Eikrem Molde 10
2 Norway Kristian Eriksen Molde 9
Norway Zlatko Tripić Viking
4 Norway Morten Bjørlo Fredrikstad 8
Norway Ole Sæter Rosenborg
Denmark Albert Grønbæk Bodø/Glimt
Norway Johannes Nuñez KFUM Oslo
Denmark Kasper Høgh Bodø/Glimt
Denmark Henrik Meister Saprsborg
10 Norway Thomas Lehne Olsen Lillestrøm 7

Clean sheets

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As of 25 August 2024
Rank Player Club Clean sheets[22]
1 Denmark Jonathan Fischer Fredrikstad 9
2 Norway Mathias Dyngeland Brann 7
Russia Nikita Haikin Bodø/Glimt
4 Denmark Jakob Haugaard Tromsø 6
5 Iceland Patrik Gunnarsson Viking 5
Norway Emil Ødegaard KFUM Oslo
Poland Albert Posiadała Molde
8 Norway Egil Selvik Haugesund 4
Norway Per Kristian Bråtveit Strømsgodset
Sweden Marcus Sandberg HamKam

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
Denmark Henrik Meister 4 Sarpsborg 08 Rosenborg 4–1 (H) 12 July 2024
Norway 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: 42[23]
    • Rosenborg
  • Fewest yellow cards: 23[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 Rosenborg 126,410 21,426 0[a] 12,641 −10.3%
3 Viking 136,794 15,900 10,024 12,436 −3.8%
4 Fredrikstad 92,729 12,504 6,369 9,273 +91.2%1
5 Lillestrøm 73,879 9,457 5,918 7,388 −1.5%
6 Molde 72,632 10,746 5,753 7,263 +8.7%
7 Bodø/Glimt 67,901 8,257 5,853 6,790 −1.3%
8 Strømsgodset 45,966 6,206 4,279 5,107 −6.0%
9 Haugesund 50,763 7,134 3,615 5,076 +1.8%
10 Sarpsborg 50,252 6,401 4,105 5,025 +1.9%
11 Odd 52,430 6,325 3,781 4,766 −7.6%
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 1,089,389 21,426 0[a] 7,028 −2.9%

Updated to games played on 25 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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  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.
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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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  19. ^ "David Nielsen ny LSK-trener: - Det skal bli et helvete å komme til Åråsen". Lillestrøm SK (in Norwegian). 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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  21. ^ a b c "Eliteserien 2024 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Clean sheets - Eliteserien 2024 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  23. ^ a b "Yellow cards - Eliteserien 2024 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  24. ^ a b "Red cards - Eliteserien 2024 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 13 June 2024.