2024 Eliteserien Explained

Competition:Eliteserien
Season:2024
Dates:31 March – 1 December
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup3:Conference League
Matches:150
Total Goals:425
League Topscorer:Kristian Eriksen
Biggest Home Win:







Rosenborg 4–0 Lillestrøm
Biggest Away Win:
Highest Scoring:
Longest Wins:5 matches
Fredrikstad
Longest Unbeaten:9 matches
Fredrikstad
Longest Winless:8 matches
HamKam
Sandefjord
Strømsgodset
Longest Losses:5 matches
Tromsø
Highest Attendance:21,426
Rosenborg - KFUM Oslo
Lowest Attendance:0
Rosenborg - Lillestrøm
Average Attendance:6,991
Updated:21 August 2024
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025

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

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.

TeamLocationCountyArenaTurfCapacity
Bodø/Glimt29BodøNordlandAspmyraArtificial8,300
Brann66BergenVestlandBrann StadionNatural16,750
Fredrikstad43FredrikstadØstfoldFredrikstad StadionArtificial12,560
HamKam25HamarInnlandetBriskebyArtificial7,800
Haugesund18HaugesundRogalandHaugesund Sparebank ArenaNatural8,754
KFUM Oslo1OsloOsloKFUM ArenaArtificial3,300
Kristiansund7KristiansundMøre og RomsdalKristiansund StadionArtificial4,444
Lillestrøm60LillestrømAkershusÅråsenNatural11,500
Molde48MoldeMøre og RomsdalAker StadionArtificial11,249
Odd43SkienTelemarkSkagerak ArenaArtificial11,767
Rosenborg61TrondheimTrøndelagLerkendalNatural21,421
Sandefjord12SandefjordVestfoldJotun ArenaArtificial6,582
Sarpsborg13SarpsborgØstfoldSarpsborg StadionArtificial8,022
Strømsgodset37DrammenBuskerudMarienlystArtificial8,935
Tromsø36TromsøTromsRomssa ArenaArtificial6,687
Viking74StavangerRogalandSR-Bank ArenaArtificial15,900

Personnel and kits

TeamManager(s)CaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Bodø/Glimt PumaSpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Brann NikeSparebanken Vest
Fredrikstad (caretaker) Craft
HamKam PumaOBOS
Haugesund UmbroHaugaland Kraft
KFUM Oslo HummelOBOS
Kristiansund PumaSpareBank 1 Nordmøre
Lillestrøm [2] PumaDNB
Molde Adidas[3] Sparebanken Møre
Odd HummelSkagerak Energi
Rosenborg Adidas
Sandefjord
MacronJotun
Sarpsborg HummelBorregaard
Strømsgodset PumaSparebanken Øst
Tromsø
SelectSpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Viking
DiadoraLyse

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming managerDate of appointment
Haugesund Sancheev Manoharan (caretaker)End of caretaker spell3 December 2023Pre-season Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson3 December 2023[4]
Rosenborg Svein Maalen (caretaker)14 December 2023 Alfred Johansson14 December 2023[5]
Lillestrøm Eirik Bakke (caretaker)21 December 2023 Andreas Georgson21 December 2023[6]
Odd Pål Arne JohansenSigned by Häcken27 December 2023[7] Kenneth Dokken16 January 2024[8]
Tromsø Gaute HelstrupSigned by Bodø/Glimt2 January 2024[9] Jørgen Vik
Gard Holme
8 January 2024[10] [11]
Haugesund Óskar Hrafn ÞorvaldssonMutual consent10 May 202413th Sancheev Manoharan10 May 2024[12] [13]
Sarpsborg Stefan Billborn23 June 2024[14] 15th Christian Michelsen25 June 2024[15]
Fredrikstad Mikkjal ThomassenSigned by AIK15 July 20245th Andreas Hagen (caretaker)15 July 2024[16]
Lillestrøm Andreas GeorgsonSigned by Manchester United26 July 20248th Robin Asterhed26 July 2024[17]

Transfers

Winter

See main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2023–24.

Summer

See main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2024.

League table

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

RankPlayerClubGoals[18]
1 Kristian EriksenMolde9
2 Morten BjørloFredrikstad8
Ole SæterRosenborg
Albert GrønbækBodø/Glimt
Johannes NuñezKFUM Oslo
Magnus Wolff EikremMolde
Henrik MeisterSaprsborg
8 Zlatko TripićViking7
Thomas Lehne OlsenLillestrøm
10align=center colspan=24 players6

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets[19]
1 Jonathan FischerFredrikstad9
2 Mathias DyngelandBrann7
3 Nikita HaikinBodø/Glimt6
4 Patrik GunnarssonViking5
Emil ØdegaardKFUM Oslo
Jakob HaugaardTromsø
7 Albert PosiadałaMolde4
Per Kristian BråtveitStrømsgodset
Marcus SandbergHamKam
10align=center colspan=24 players3

Hat-tricks

PlayerFor Against Result Date
Henrik Meister 4 Sarpsborg 08 Rosenborg 4–1 (H)
Rosenborg Lillestrøm 4–0 (H)
Notes4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Discipline

Player

Club

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Her er hovedterminlisten for Eliteserien 2024. eliteserien.no. 3 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Åsen blir LSK-kaptein. NRK. no. 11 February 2022. 29 March 2022.
  3. Web site: De tre stripene er tilbake!. www.moldefk.no. Molde FK. 18 December 2021. Norwegian. 8 December 2021.
  4. News: Velkommen, Oskar. FK Haugesund. 16 October 2023. 3 January 2024. no.
  5. News: Johansson er Rosenborgs nye hovedtrener. Rosenborg BK. 14 December 2023. 3 January 2024. no.
  6. News: Fuglekalender #21: Georgson ny trener: -Vi skal dominere og skape mange målsjanser. Lillestrøm SK. 21 December 2023. 3 January 2024. no.
  7. News: Paco klar for Häcken. Odds BK. 27 December 2023. 3 January 2024. no.
  8. News: Ny hovedtrener på plass. Odds BK. 16 January 2024. 17 January 2024. no.
  9. News: Tar overgang til Bodø/Glimt. Tromsø IL. 2 January 2024. 3 January 2024. no.
  10. News: Vår nye hovedtrener. Tromsø IL. 8 January 2024. 8 January 2024. no.
  11. News: Hovedtrenerteamet er komplett. Tromsø IL. 21 January 2024. 21 January 2024. no.
  12. Web site: Avslutter arbeidsforholdet . FK Haugesund . no. 10 May 2024.
  13. Web site: Blir hovedtrener i FK Haugesund . FK Haugesund . 24 May 2024 . no . 24 May 2024.
  14. Web site: Sarpsborg 08 skiller lag med Billborn og Björklund . Sarpsborg 08 . 23 June 2024 . Norwegian . 23 June 2024.
  15. Web site: Christian Michelsen er Sarpsborg 08s nye hovedtrener. Sarpsborg 08 . 26 June 2024 . Norwegian . 25 June 2024.
  16. News: Leder laget fremover: -Skal fortsette det gode arbeidet. Fredrikstad FK. 15 July 2024. 30 July 2024. no.
  17. News: Andreas Georgson forlater LSK. Lillestrøm SK. 26 July 2024. 26 July 2024. no.
  18. Web site: Eliteserien 2024 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort. Norwegian Football Federation. no. 2 April 2024.
  19. Web site: Clean sheets - Eliteserien 2024 stats. FotMob. en. 15 April 2024.
  20. Web site: Eliteserien 2024 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort. Norwegian Football Federation. no. 2 April 2024.
  21. Web site: Eliteserien 2024 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort. Norwegian Football Federation. no. 2 April 2024.
  22. Web site: Yellow cards - Eliteserien 2024 stats. FotMob. en. 13 June 2024.
  23. Web site: Red cards - Eliteserien 2024 stats. FotMob. en. 13 June 2024.