Eliteserien
Season2024
Dates1 April – 1 December
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The 2024 Eliteserien will be the 80th season of top-tier football in Norway. This will be the eighth season of Eliteserien after rebranding from Tippeligaen.

The season will start on 1 April 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 will join as the promoted clubs from the 2023 Norwegian First Division. They will replace 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

2024 Eliteserien is located in Norway
Kristiansund
Fredrikstad
Bodø/Glimt
Brann
HamKam
Haugesund
Molde
Odd
Rosenborg
Sandefjord
Sarpsborg
Strømsgodset
Tromsø
Viking
Oslo
Oslo
Oslo region teams: KFUM Oslo Lillestrøm
Locations of the teams in the 2023 Eliteserien
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location County Arena Turf Capacity
Bodø/Glimt 29 Bodø Nordland Aspmyra Stadion 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 1,500 (~3000 planned)
Kristiansund 6 Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal Kristiansund Stadion Artificial 4,444
Lillestrøm 60 Lillestrøm Akershus Åråsen Stadion 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 Stadion Natural 21,421
Sandefjord 12 Sandefjord Vestfold Release Arena Artificial 6,582
Sarpsborg 12 Sarpsborg Østfold Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial 8,022
Strømsgodset 37 Drammen Buskerud Marienlyst Stadion 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

Team Manager(s) Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bodø/Glimt Norway Kjetil Knutsen Norway Patrick Berg Puma SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Brann Norway Eirik Horneland Norway Sivert Heltne Nilsen Nike Sparebanken Vest
Fredrikstad Faroe Islands Mikkjal Thomassen Norway Simen Rafn Craft OBOS [no]
HamKam Denmark Jakob Michelsen Vacant Puma OBOS
Haugesund Iceland Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson Denmark Peter Therkildsen 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 Sweden Andreas Georgson [no] Norway Gjermund Åsen[2] Puma DNB
Molde Norway Erling Moe Norway Magnus Wolff Eikrem Adidas[3] 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 		Vacant Macron Jotun
Sarpsborg Sweden Stefan Billborn Norway Joachim Thomassen 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

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[4]
Rosenborg Norway Svein Maalen (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 14 December 2023 Pre-season Sweden Alfred Johansson 14 December 2023[5]
Lillestrøm Norway Eirik Bakke (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 21 December 2023 Pre-season Sweden Andreas Georgson 21 December 2023[6]
Odd Norway Pål Arne Johansen Signed by Häcken 27 December 2023[7] Pre-season Norway Kenneth Dokken 16 January 2024[8]
Tromsø Norway Gaute Helstrup Signed by Bodø/Glimt 2 January 2024[9] Pre-season Norway Jørgen Vik
Norway Gard Holme 		8 January 2024[10][11]

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2023–24

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2024

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bodø/Glimt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Brann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Tromsø 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4 Viking 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Molde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 HamKam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Haugesund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 KFUM Oslo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Kristiansund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Lillestrøm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Fredrikstad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Odd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Rosenborg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sandefjord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Sarpsborg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to First Division
16 Strømsgodset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 1 April 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.[12]

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Bodø/Glimt
Brann
Fredrikstad
Hamkam
Haugesund
KFUM Oslo
Kristiansund
Lillestrøm
Molde
Odd
Rosenborg
Sandefjord
Sarpsborg
Strømsgodset
Tromsø
Viking
Leader and Champions League second qualifying round
Conference League second qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2024 1. divisjon
Source: nifs.no

Results

Home \ Away BOD BRA FRE HAM HAU KFU KRI LIL MOL ODD ROS SAN SAR STR TRO VIK
Bodø/Glimt —
Brann —
Fredrikstad —
HamKam —
Haugesund —
KFUM Oslo —
Kristiansund —
Lillestrøm —
Molde — a
Odd —
Rosenborg a —
Sandefjord —
Sarpsborg —
Strømsgodset —
Tromsø —
Viking —
First match(es) will be played: 1 April 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.

References

  1. ^ "Her er hovedterminlisten for Eliteserien 2024". eliteserien.no. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Åsen blir LSK-kaptein". NRK (in Norwegian). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. ^ "De tre stripene er tilbake!". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Velkommen, Oskar". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Johansson er Rosenborgs nye hovedtrener". Rosenborg BK (in Norwegian). 14 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Fuglekalender #21: Georgson ny trener: -Vi skal dominere og skape mange målsjanser". Lillestrøm SK (in Norwegian). 21 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Paco klar for Häcken". Odds BK (in Norwegian). 27 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Ny hovedtrener på plass". Odds BK (in Norwegian). 16 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Tar overgang til Bodø/Glimt". Tromsø IL (in Norwegian). 2 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Vår nye hovedtrener". Tromsø IL (in Norwegian). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Hovedtrenerteamet er komplett". Tromsø IL (in Norwegian). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Eliteserien tabell". NIFS (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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