List of Eliteserien venues explained

The Eliteserien is the top association football league in Norway. It was established in 1963 as the 1. divisjon and has consisted of between 10 and 16 teams. Fifty-six different venues have been used to host matches.[1]

Current

The following is a list of all stadia used for matches in the Norwegian top division, including while it was known as the 1. divisjon. It consists of the venue's name, the municipality it where it is located, its current capacity, whether it has natural grass or artificial turf (an asterisk (*) indicates current artificial turf, but previous natural grass), the number of top-league matches contested on the venue, the teams which have played their home games at the venue and how many matches for each team, and the years the stadium was used at the top level. The data is up to date as of the end of the 2023 season.

scope=row width=40px style="background-color: #BBEBFF" BoldStadiums are used in the 2024 Eliteserien.
scope=row width=40px style="background-color: #FFCCCC" ItalicsStadiums are demolished and do not exist anymore.
scope=row width=40px Natural grass turf in the past.
List of Eliteserien stadiums
scope=col Namescope=col Locationscope=col Capacityscope=col Surfacescope=col Matchesscope=col Tenant(s)scope=col Year(s)scope=col class=unsortable Ref(s)
scope=row Lerkendal Stadionalign=right Natural align=right Rosenborg (693), Strindheim (24) 1967–77, 1979– align=center [2]
scope=row Ullevaal Stadionalign=right Natural align=right Vålerenga (294), Lyn (267), Skeid (114), Frigg (18), Stabæk (3), Rosenborg (1) 1963–75, 1977–2017 align=center [3]
scope=row Brann Stadionalign=right Natural align=right 1963–64, 1968–79, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987–2014, 2016–2021, 2023– align=center [4]
scope=row Åråsen Stadionalign=right Natural align=right Lillestrøm (592), Strømmen (1) 1975–2019, 2021– align=center [5]
scope=row Marienlyst Stadionalign=right Artificial* align=right 1967–76, 1990–91, 1994, 1996–99, 2001, 2007– align=center [6]
scope=row Stavanger Stadionalign=right Natural align=right 1963–65, 1968–86, 1989–2003 align=center [7]
scope=row Alfheim Stadionalign=right Artificial* align=right 1986–2001, 2003–13, 2015–2019, 2021– align=center [8]
scope=row Skagerak Arenaalign=right Artificial* align=right 1965–67, 1999–2007, 2009– align=center [9]
scope=row Bislett Stadionalign=right Natural align=right Vålerenga (231), Skeid (62), Frigg (56), Lyn (25), Stabæk (2) 1963–75, 1977–99 align=center
scope=row Aspmyra Stadionalign=right Artificial* align=right 1977–80, 1993–2005, 2008–09, 2014–2016, 2018– align=center [10]
scope=row Aker Stadionalign=right Artificial* align=right 1998–2006, 2008– align=center
scope=row Kristiansand Stadionalign=right Natural align=right 1969, 1973–1987, 1989–96, 2000, 2002, 2005–06 align=center
scope=row Nadderud Stadionalign=right Natural align=right 1995–2004, 2006–2008, 2012, 2014–2021, 2023 align=center [11]
scope=row Sarpsborg Stadionalign=right Artificial* align=right Sarpsborg (133), Sarpsborg 08 (120) 1963–72, 1974, 2011, 2013– align=center
scope=row Fosshaugane Campusalign=right Artificial* align=right 1982, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1994, 1997–98, 2001–04, 2011–2014, 2016–2017 align=center [12]
scope=row SR-Bank Arenaalign=right Artificial* align=right 2004–2017, 2019– align=center
scope=row Haugesund Stadionalign=right Natural align=right Haugesund (219), Djerv 1919 (11), Vard Haugesund (11) 1976, 1988, 1997–98, 2000, 2010– align=center
scope=row Briskeby Arenaalign=right Artificial* align=right Hamarkameratene (223), Vålerenga (1) 1970–74, 1976–77, 1979, 1981–84, 1986–87, 1992–95, 2004–06, 2008, 2022– align=center
scope=row Molde Idrettsparkalign=right Natural align=right 1974–78, 1980, 1982, 1984–93, 1995–97 align=center [13]
scope=row Melløs Stadionalign=right Natural align=right 1977–85, 1987–90, 1996, 1998–2002 align=center
scope=row Gjemselund Stadionalign=right Artificial* align=right 1983–99, 2010 align=center [14]
scope=row Color Line Stadionalign=right Artificial align=right 2005, 2007–2017, 2020, 2022–2023 align=center
scope=row Consto Arenaalign=right Artificial* align=right Mjøndalen (173), Strømsgodset (8) 1972–77, 1979, 1982–83, 1985–87, 1992, 1996, 2015, 2019–21align=center [15]
scope=row Old Fredrikstad Stadionalign=right Natural align=right 1963–73, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1984, 2004–06 align=center [16]
scope=row Bryne Stadionalign=right Natural align=right 1976–88, 2000–2003 align=center [17]
scope=row Sør Arenaalign=right Artificial* align=right 2007, 2009–11, 2013–2016, 2018, 2020 align=center
scope=row Release Arenaalign=right Artificial* align=right 2007, 2009–10, 2015, 2017–2018, 2020– align=center [18] [19]
scope=row Intility Arenaalign=right Artificial align=right Vålerenga (96), KFUM Oslo (0) 2017– align=center
scope=row Kristiansund Stadionalign=right Artificial* align=right 2017–2022, 2024– align=center
scope=row Fredrikstad Stadionalign=right Artificial* align=right 2007–09, 2011–12, 2024– align=center
scope=row Høddvoll Stadionalign=right Artificial* align=right 1966, 1969–72, 1995 align=center
scope=row Guldbergaunet Stadionalign=right Artificial* align=right 1963, 1965–67, 1978 align=center [20]
scope=row Aka Arenaalign=right Artificial align=right 2010, 2012–2013 align=center
scope=row Sandnes Idrettsparkalign=right Natural align=right 2012–2014 align=center
scope=row Telenor Arenaalign=right Artificial align=right 2009–11 align=center
scope=row Tønsberg Gressbanealign=right Artificial* align=right 1983–1985 align=center
scope=row Raufoss Stadionalign=right Natural align=right 1964, 1973–74 align=center
scope=row Extra Arenaalign=right Artificial align=right 2018–2019 align=center
scope=row Narvik Stadionalign=right Artificial* align=right 1972, 1989 align=center [21]
scope=row Strømmen Stadionalign=right Artificial* align=right 1986, 1988 align=center
scope=row Varden Amfialign=right Artificial* align=right 1990, 1993 align=center
scope=row Valhall Stadionalign=right Natural align=right 1986–87 align=center [22] [23]
scope=row Storstadionalign=right Natural align=right 2006–07 align=center
scope=row Sandefjord Stadionalign=right Natural align=right 1964–65 align=center [24]
scope=row Kråmyra Stadionalign=right Natural align=right 2003 align=center
scope=row Voldsløkka Stadionalign=right Natural align=right 1999 align=center [25]
scope=row Krohnsmindealign=right Artificial* align=right 1991 align=center [26]
scope=row Kuventræ Stadionalign=right Artificial* align=right 1975 align=center [27]
scope=row Sakkestadbanenalign=right Artificial* align=right 1981 align=center [28]
scope=row Gjøvik Stadionalign=right Artificial* align=right 1963 align=center [29]
scope=row Lisleby Stadionalign=right Artificial* align=right 1966 align=center
scope=row Pors Stadionalign=right Artificial* align=right 1970 align=center
scope=row Nordlandshallenalign=right Artificial align=right 1993, 1997 align=center [30] [31]
scope=row Tromsdalen Stadionalign=right Artificial* align=right align=center [32]
scope=row Aurland Stadionalign=right Natural align=right 1998 align=center [33]
scope=row Grue Stadionalign=right Artificial* align=right 1990 align=center [34]
scope=row KFUM Arenaalign=right Artificial align=right 2024– align=center

Future

List of Eliteserien stadiums planned or under construction
scope=col Namescope=col Locationscope=col Capacityscope=col Surfacescope=col Matchesscope=col Tenant(s)scope=col Year(s)scope=col class=unsortable Ref(s)
scope=row Nye Nadderud Stadionalign=right Artificial align=right 2026 (?)– align=center [35]

References

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Notes

See also

Notes and References

  1. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 387
  2. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 358
  3. News: Her skal det spilles eliteserie om 38 dager . Løkken . Cathrine . 4 February 2010 . . 28 November 2011 . 12 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100412044907/http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/artikkel.php?artid=597522 . dead .
  4. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 346
  5. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 352
  6. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 363
  7. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 365
  8. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 364
  9. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 356
  10. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 345
  11. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 361
  12. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 360
  13. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 355
  14. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 351
  15. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 354
  16. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 348
  17. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 347
  18. Web site: Terminliste . Alt om fotball . 23 November 2011.
  19. News: Nesten komplett ferdig . . Kirkebøen . Stein Erik . 21 July 2007 . no . 23 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070807203334/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article85923.ece . 7 August 2007 .
  20. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 362
  21. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 353
  22. Web site: Tilskuer for tilskuer, år: 1986 . . 14 May 2003 . no . 1 December 2011 . 2 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091102112721/http://www.til.no/html/Statistikk/statistikk%20-%20tilskuer%20for%20tilskuer%201986.htm . dead .
  23. Web site: Tilskuer for tilskuer, år: 1987 . . 14 May 2003 . no . 1 December 2011 . 2 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091102114615/http://www.til.no/html/Statistikk/statistikk%20-%20tilskuer%20for%20tilskuer%201987.htm . dead .
  24. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 359
  25. News: Ullevaal Stadion trenger en "lillebror" Vil kjøpe Voldsløkka . . 1 June 1999 . Kirk Ebøen . Stein Erik . no.
  26. News: Foran seriestart Fyllingen på ny kurs . . Dehlin . Håkon . 18 April 1991 . 35 . no.
  27. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 357
  28. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 350
  29. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 349
  30. News: Full vinter i idretts-Norge . . Johannessen . Bjørn Arne . Sandmoe . Thorleif . 16 October 1993 . 42 . no.
  31. News: Glimt mot Skeid inne . . 17 October 1997 . no.
  32. News: Tromsø Molde på kunstgress . . Overvik . Jostein . 4 October 1998 . 38 . no.
  33. News: Seriestarten i fare på Marienlyst . Bugge . Mette . . 5 April 1998 . 39 . no.
  34. News: Kongsvinger-kampen flyttet . 20 January 1990 . . no.
  35. News: Historisk dag: Ja til nye Nadderud . 20 March 2024 . Stabæk Fotball . 29 March 2024.

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