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Eliteserien
Eliteserien
Country Flag of Norway Norway
Confederation UEFA
Founded 1937
2017–Present (as Eliteserien)
1990–2016 (as Tippeligaen)
1963–1989 (as 1. Divisjon)
1948–1962 (as Hovedserien)
1937–1948 (as Norgesserien)
Number of teams 16
Relegation to Norwegian First Division
Level on pyramid 1
Domestic cup(s) Norwegian Cup
Mesterfinalen
UEFA cup(s) UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa Conference League
Current champions Bodø/Glimt (2nd title) (2021)
Most successful club Rosenborg (26 titles)
TV Discovery
Website Official website
Football current event 2023

Eliteserien is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition.

Before 1937, there was no national league competition in Norway; only regional leagues and the Norwegian Cup. Starting in 1937–38, the various regional leagues in Southern Norway were aligned into eight districts, with a championship playoff between the winners to crown a national champion. This competition was called Norgesserien (English: The League of Norway). There were plans at the time to merge the district leagues into a national competition, but because of World War II, this process was delayed until after the war.

History[]

The league has enjoyed tremendous popularity in Norway. Rosenborg of Trondheim won the first year the league bore the name Tippeligaen in 1990. Followed by a win by Viking of Stavanger in 1991. In 1992 Rosenborg started a run of 13 consecutive titles until 2004. During the first years Rosenborg won with a substantial margin, only partly challenged by Bodø/Glimt, Molde, Lillestrøm and Brann. However, this was streadily narrowing down towards a dramatic finish in 2004, where the Trondheim team tied with Vålerenga of Oslo in game points and on goal difference, but finished ahead on number of goals scored. However, in 2005 the winning streak came to an end as Vålerenga clinched the title, one point ahead of Start of Kristiansand. Rosenborg was never in contention that season and would finish only 7th. In 2006, Rosenborg returned to the top of the league, coming back from 10 points behind Brann at the halfway point to clinch the title with a match to spare. Brann won the league in 2007, and Stabæk won their first-ever title in 2008. Rosenborg then returned for a two-year winning streak in 2009 and 2010.

Molde's back-to-back titles in 2011 and 2012 makes it the only other club to win consecutive titles in the current format, and outside Rosenborg, the first team to do so since Vålerenga in 1983 and 1984.

Current members[]

The following sixteen clubs are competing in the Eliteserien during the 2022 season.

Club Position
in 2021
First season in
top division
Seasons
in
top division
First season of
current spell in
top division
Top
division
titles
Last top
division
title
Aalesund 2nd (1D) 2003 15 2022 0 n/a
Bodø/Glimt 1st 1977 27 2018 2 2021
HamKam 1st (1D) 1970 22 2022 0 n/a
Haugesund 11th 1997 16 2010 0 n/a
Jerv 3rd (1D) 2022 1 2022 0 n/a
Kristiansund 6th 2017 6 2017 0 n/a
Lillestrøm 4th 1937–38 58 2021 5 1989
Molde 2nd 1939–40 46 2008 4 2019
Odd 13th 1937–38 41 2009 0 n/a
Rosenborg 5th 1937–38 59 1979 26 2018
Sandefjord 10th 2006 11 2020 0 n/a
Sarpsborg 08 8th 2011 11 2013 0 n/a
Strømsgodset 9th 1938–39 35 2007 2 2013
Tromsø 12th 1986 34 2021 0 n/a
Vålerenga 7th 1937–38 62 2002 5 2005
Viking 3rd 1937–38 72 2019 8 1991

External links[]

Eliteserien 2022

Aalesund · Bodø/Glimt · HamKam · Haugesund · Jerv · Kristiansund · Lillestrøm · Molde · Odd · Rosenborg · Sandefjord · Sarpsborg 08 · Strømsgodset · Tromsø · Vålerenga · Viking

Eliteserien seasons

2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 ·

Eliteserien stadiums 2022

Aker Stadion · Alfheim Stadion · Åråsen Stadion · Aspmyra Stadion · Briskeby Arena · Color Line Stadion · Haugesund Stadion · Intility Arena · Kristiansund Stadion · Lerkendal Stadion · Levermyr Stadion · Marienlyst Stadion · Sandefjord Arena · Sarpsborg Stadion · Skagerak Arena · SR-Bank Arena

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Football in Norway
League competitions The FAN Cup competitions
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Second Division Clubs
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