| Competition: | Tippeligaen |
| Season: | 2011 |
| Winners: | Molde 1st title |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Molde |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Aalesund Tromsø Rosenborg Stabæk |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Total Goals: | 708 |
| League Topscorer: | Mostafa Abdellaoue (17 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (29 August 2011) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Stabæk 0–7 Lillestrøm (20 March 2011) |
| Highest Scoring: | Rosenborg 3–6 Brann (30 October 2011) |
| Longest Wins: | 5 games[1] Molde Odd Grenland |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 10 games Molde Tromsø |
| Longest Winless: | 21 games Sarpsborg 08 |
| Longest Losses: | 7 games Sarpsborg 08 |
| Highest Attendance: | 20,710 Rosenborg 0–1 Haugesund (16 May 2011)[2] |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,884 Sogndal 3–1 Haugesund (16 June 2011) |
| Average Attendance: | 7,990 1.5% |
| Prevseason: | 2010 |
| Nextseason: | 2012 |
| Dates: | 20 March – 27 November |
The 2011 Tippeligaen was the 67th completed season of top division football in Norway. The competition began on 20 March 2011 and ended on 27 November 2011. Rosenborg were the defending champions, having secured their twenty-second League Championship on 24 October 2010.[3] Sogndal, Sarpsborg 08 and Fredrikstad entered as the three promoted teams from the 2010 1. divisjon. They replaced Hønefoss, Kongsvinger and Sandefjord who were relegated to the 2011 1. divisjon.
Molde won their first ever Eliteserien title with two games to spare. Molde's 58 points was a record low for an Eliteserien champion in the current 16-team system.[4]
The fastest goal in Norwegian top division history was scored this season on 15 April by Erik Mjelde in a 3–3 draw between his side Brann and Haugesund after 11 seconds.[5]
At the end of the season, Sarpsborg 08 and Start were relegated to the 2012 1. divisjon, due to having finished in the bottom two positions in the standings. There was no two-legged promotion play-offs this season.
On 30 October 2011, Molde became champions with two games to spare after their only remaining challenger, Rosenborg, lost 3–6 to Brann in the 28th round of the series. The trophy was their first ever league championship.[6]
Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season, and the three teams promoted from 1. divisjon. The promoted teams were Sogndal, Sarpsborg 08 and Fredrikstad. This was Sarpsborg 08's first top-flight season, while Sogndal and Fredrikstad returned to the top flight after an absence of six years and one season respectively. They replaced Hønefoss (returning after their debut season in the first tier), Kongsvinger (relegated after a season's presence) and Sandefjord (relegated after two years in the top flight).
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosenborg |  Nils Arne Eggen | End of contract | 31 December 2010 | Pre-Season |  Jan Jönsson | 1 January 2011[7] | Pre-Season | |
| Stabæk | Jan Jönsson | Signed by Rosenborg | 31 December 2010 | Pre-Season | Jörgen Lennartsson | 1 January 2011[8] | Pre-Season | |
| Molde | Uwe Rösler | End of contract | 31 December 2010 | Pre-Season | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 1 January 2011[9] | Pre-Season | |
| Start | Knut Tørum | Resigned | 22 June 2011 | 15th | Mons Ivar Mjelde | 12 July 2011 | 14th | |
| Lillestrøm | Henning Berg | Sacked | 27 October 2011 | 12th | Petter Belsvik (caretaker) | 27 October 2011 | 12th |
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mostafa Abdellaoue | Tromsø | 17 | 29 | 0.59 |
| 2 | Rade Prica | Rosenborg | 16 | 27 | 0.59 |
| Ole Martin Årst | Start | 16 | 30 | 0.53 | |
| 4 |  Kim Ojo | Brann | 15 | 28 | 0.54 |
| 5 | Anthony Ujah | Lillestrøm | 13 | 12 | 1.08 |
| Tarik Elyounoussi | Fredrikstad | 13 | 28 | 0.46 | |
| 7 |  Pape Paté Diouf | Molde | 12 | 14 | 0.86 |
| Mushaga Bakenga | Rosenborg | 12 | 26 | 0.46 | |
 Nikola Đurđić | Haugesund | 12 | 27 | 0.44 | |
 Veigar Páll Gunnarsson | Vålerenga† | 12 | 29 | 0.41 | |
| 11 | Espen Hoff | Start | 11 | 29 | 0.38 |
| Alexander Søderlund | Haugesund | 11 | 29 | 0.38 |
†Veigar Páll Gunnarsson scored nine goals in sixteen games for Stabæk.
Source: Alt om fotball
The Goalkeeper of the Year awarded to Espen Bugge Pettersen (Molde)
The Defender of the Year awarded to Even Hovland (Sogndal)
The Midfielder of the Year awarded to 
Michael Barrantes (Aalesunds)
The Striker of the Year awarded to Nikola Đurđić (Haugesund)
The Coach of the Year awarded to Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Molde)