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Eliteserien
25ppppp
Founded 1937; 81 years ago (1937)
2017–present (as Eliteserien)
1990–2016 (as Tippeligaen)
1963–1989 (as 1. divisjon)
1948–1962 (as Hovedserien)
1937–1948 (as Norgesserien)

Country
 Norway
Confederation UEFA
Number of teams 16
Level on pyramid 1

Relegation to
1. divisjon
Domestic cup(s)
Norwegian Cup
Mesterfinalen
International cup(s)
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Current champions
Rosenborg (26th title)
(2018)
Most championships
Rosenborg (26 titles)
Most appearances
Daniel Berg Hestad (473)
Top goalscorer
Sigurd Rushfeldt (172 goals)
TV partners Discovery Networks Norway
Website
Eliteserien
NFF
Norsk Toppfotball

2018 Eliteserien

Eliteserien (Norwegian pronunciation: [ɛ²liːtəsɛrjən]) 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. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 1. divisjon.


Seasons run from March to November with each team playing 30 matches (playing each other home and away). Most games are played on Sunday evenings.


Eliteserien was founded in 1937 as Norgesserien (English: The League of Norway). and the first season was the 1937–38 season. The structure and organisation of Eliteserien along with Norway's other football leagues have undergone frequent changes right up to the present day.


Starting with the 2017 season the league is called Eliteserien after NFF decided to totally drop the sponsor name from the name of the league after the 2016 season. [1]


Sixteen clubs have won the title since the inception of the league in 1937: Rosenborg (26), Fredrikstad (9), Viking (8), Lillestrøm (5), Vålerenga (5), Brann (3), Larvik Turn (3), Molde (3), Lyn (2), Start (2), Strømsgodset (2), Fram Larvik (1), Freidig (1), Moss (1), Skeid (1) and Stabæk (1). In 2010, Rosenborg became, and still remain, the only club to complete a Eliteserien campaign without losing a single game. The record of most points in a season is 71 by Molde in 2014.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Competition format


    • 2.1 Competition


    • 2.2 Changes in competition format


    • 2.3 League ranking and European qualification


      • 2.3.1 UEFA Rankings




    • 2.4 Eliteserien teams in international competition




  • 3 Clubs


    • 3.1 Current members


    • 3.2 List of champions


      • 3.2.1 Medalists by year


      • 3.2.2 Medalists by club




    • 3.3 Honoured clubs




  • 4 Sponsorship


  • 5 Stadiums


  • 6 Managers


  • 7 Attendance


  • 8 Players


    • 8.1 Individual records


      • 8.1.1 Most appearances


      • 8.1.2 Most goals scored




    • 8.2 Foreign players




  • 9 Awards


    • 9.1 Trophy




  • 10 See also


  • 11 Notes and references


  • 12 External links





History




The former logo of the league, Tippeligaen, which it was known as from 1990-2016.


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). In the early years, the top flight teams were divided into eleven groups from eight districts. The league champion was decided in either a knockout tournament or a final between the winners of these groups. Fredrikstad was the first champions of the league, winning the 1937–38 season. They won the two-legged final against Lyn 4–0 on aggregate. Fredrikstad defended their title in the 1938–39 season. From the 1937–38 season and until the beginning of World War II, the teams were divided into eight district groups. 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, although also the first post-war season in 1947-48 had eleven district-based groups.


In 1948, Hovedserien (English: The Main League) was created, consisting of the 16 top teams from the district leagues, who were placed into two groups of eight, with the group winners playing a two-legged final for the national championship at the end of the season. This format was in place from the 1948–49 season until 1960–61, when it was decided to merge the two groups into a single top division, and have the season follow the calendar year from 1963 onwards. The 1950s were dominated by Fredrikstad FK and Larvik Turn. Fredrikstad won their latest league title in 1960–61, which secured their ninth title out of sixteen possible. Larvik Turn won Hovedserien three times in four seasons from 1955–56. The 1961–62 season was played during 15 months. The teams from the two groups in the 1960–61 top division were put in one group consisting of 16 teams. The 1961–62 season became a transitional season, where the 16 top-flight teams were placed in a single group, playing a season that went on for 15 months and one half of its teams were relegated. Officially still known as Hovedserien, the 1961–62 season is known as Maratonserien ("The Marathon League")[2] and was won by Brann.


In 1963, a single top division containing ten teams was introduced, and the league was renamed 1. divisjon (English: 1st Division). The first regular one-league season was won by title defenders Brann in 1963. The league was expanded to 12 teams in 1972. Teams from northern Norway were not allowed to gain promotion to the top division before 1972, and were subject to stricter promotion rules than teams from the rest of Norway until 1979. Viking won the league four consecutive seasons beginning in 1972. Lillestrøm won back-to-back titles in 1976 and 1977. In 1979 teams from Northern Norway were given the same promotion rights as the rest of the country. In the beginning of the 1980s, Vålerengen were the dominant team, with their titles from 1981, 1983 and 1984. In 1990, the league was renamed Tippeligaen, after Norsk Tipping which has been the main sponsor of the league since then.[3] However, unofficially the league was still known as 1. divisjon by most people. And ahead of the 1991-season it was decided to let the second level league of Norwegian football "inherit" the name 1. divisjon to help Tippeligaen establish as a brand.[4]


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 which lasted to the 2004 season. During the first years of Rosenborg's thirteen-year run, they won the league with substantial margins, only partly challenged by Bodø/Glimt, Molde, Lillestrøm and Brann. However, this was steadily 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. In 1995, Tippeligaen was expanded to 14 teams, and in 2009 it was further expanded to 16 teams.


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.


In 2016 it was decided to change from the sponsorship name Tippeligaen to the non-sponsorship name Eliteserien, effecting from the 2017 season. Rosenborg won the league four consecutive times from 2015 to 2018.


The league has been professional since 1992.[5]



Competition format



Competition


As of the 2018 season there are 16 clubs in the Eliteserien, seven of which are located in Eastern Norway, one from Southern Norway, four are from Western Norway, and two each are from Trøndelag and north of the Arctic Circle.


During the course of a season, each club plays the others twice, home and away, for a total of 30 games for each club, and a total of 240 games in a season. The season starts in March and lasts until early November. Rounds played during the weekends are broken up into one game on Fridays, two games on Saturdays and five games on Sundays. For the final two rounds, all games start simultaneously so that no club may gain an unfair advantage by knowing the results of other games in advance of kicking off their own.


The 16 May round, which is played the day before Norway's Constitution Day, 17 May, is one of the most anticipated rounds of the season. It is often referred to as the "national day of football"[6] and since it precedes a national holiday, games usually see higher attendance than other rounds.[7]


Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, goals scored, and then head to head records used to separate teams on equal points. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned "League Winner". The title of "Norwegian Champions" is reserved for the Cup Winners. The two lowest placed teams are automatically relegated to the 1. divisjon and the top two teams from the 1. divisjon take their place. The fourteenth placed team in Eliteserien is also in danger of being relegated and must enter play-offs against one team from the 1. divisjon to stay in the top flight.



Changes in competition format















































































From
To
Group(s)
Teams
Match-weeks
Season Start
Season End
Championship play-offs

1937–38

1937–38
11
74
10–12
Autumn
Spring
Play-off with 11 teams

1938–39

1938–39
75
10–14

1947–48

1947–48
74
10–12
Play-off with 8 teams

1948–49

1960–61
2
16
14
Play-off final with 2 teams

1961–62

1961–62
1
30
Summer
Next autumn


1963

1971
10
18
Spring
Autumn

1972

1994
12
22

1995

2008
14
26

2009
Present
16
30


League ranking and European qualification


In the UEFA coefficient, UEFA's rankings of European leagues based on their performances in European competitions over a five-year period, the league ranked 27th at the end of the 2012–2013 European season, its lowest ranking since 1993. The league's highest ranking, tenth place, came in 1998. The winners of the previous calendar year's Eliteserien enter the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, while the cup winners and second placed team enter the second qualifying round of the Europa League.[8] The third placed team enters the first qualifying round of the Europa league. Norway also has an additional place in the first qualifying round of the Europa league for the 2013–2014 season due to its fair play ranking.



UEFA Rankings


UEFA association coefficients as of the end of the 2017–18 season, for league participation in the 2018–19 European football season (Previous year rank in italics):



  • 27 Decrease (19) Belarus Belarus

  • 28 Increase (29) Kazakhstan Kazakhstan


  • 29 Decrease (25) Norway Norway

  • 30 Same position (30) Slovenia Slovenia

  • 31 Increase (32) Liechtenstein Liechtenstein



Eliteserien teams in international competition



Rosenborg (11 times) and Molde (once) are the only Norwegian clubs to participate in the UEFA Champions League group stage. Rosenborg reached the quarterfinal in the 1996–97 season. They were eliminated by runners-up Juventus with 1–3 on aggregate. In the 1968–69 season, Lyn lost the European Cup Winners' Cup quarterfinal against runners-up Barcelona with 4–5 on aggregate. Brann lost the quarterfinal against Liverpool in the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and Vålerenga lost the quarterfinal against Chelsea in the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with 2–6 on aggregate. Rosenborg (twice), Brann and Molde have reached the round of 32 in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League. In addition, Tromsø (twice), Viking (once) and Sarpsborg 08 (once) have participated in the UEFA Cup/Europa League group stage.



Clubs



Current members




Eliteserien is located in Norway

Brann

Brann



Bodø/Glimt

Bodø/Glimt



Haugesund

Haugesund



Kristiansund

Kristiansund



Lillestrøm

Lillestrøm



Molde

Molde



Odd

Odd



Ranheim

Ranheim



Rosenborg

Rosenborg



Sandefjord

Sandefjord



Sarpsborg 08

Sarpsborg 08



Start

Start



Stabæk

Stabæk



Strømsgodset

Strømsgodset



Tromsø

Tromsø



Vålerenga

Vålerenga




Locations of the teams in 2018 Eliteserien


The following sixteen clubs are competing in the Eliteserien during the 2018 season.









































































































Club

Finishing position
in 2017
First season in
top division
First season of
current spell in
top division
Brann 5th 1937–38
2016
Bodø/Glimt 1st (OBOS-ligaen) 1977[9]

2018
Haugesund 10th 1997[10]

2010
Kristiansund 7th 2017
2017
Lillestrøm 12th 1937–38
1975
Molde 2nd 1939–40
2008
Odd 6th 1937–38
2009
Ranheim 4th (OBOS-ligaen) 1937–38
2018
Rosenborg 1st 1937–38
1979
Sandefjord 13th 2006
2017
Sarpsborg 08 3rd 2011
2013
Start 2nd (OBOS-ligaen) 1969
2018
Stabæk 9th 1995
2014
Strømsgodset 4th 1938–39
2007
Tromsø 11th 1985[9]

2015
Vålerenga 8th 1937–38
2002




List of champions



Below is a list of the gold, silver and bronze medalists in the Norwegian top flight since its beginning in 1937–38. (The Norwegian Cup has been played since 1902, and is still officially known as the Norwegian Championship, presented with "The King's Cup".) During 1937–1948 the name of the league was Norgesserien ("The League of Norway"), 1948–1962 Hovedserien ("The Main League"), 1963–1989 1. divisjon ("1st Division"), and from 1990 Tippeligaen (sponsored name) or Eliteserien ("The Elite League", a generic name).


From 1937 until 1948, the championship was decided through a playoff between the winners of the various regional leagues in Southern Norway. From 1948 until 1961, the 16-team league was divided into two groups, and decided by a final match between the group winners. Since then it has been a round-robin decided through a league table. Bronze finals were played in 1960 and 1961; before that no bronze medals were awarded. Note that clubs from Northern Norway (including Bodø/Glimt and Tromsø IL), allegedly due to travel distance, were not allowed in the top division until 1972, but a separate Northern Norwegian Cup was played. Furthermore northern Norwegian teams had stricter promotion rules until 1979. The league did not play during the period 1940–1946 because of the 2nd World War.


See below for a list of medalists by club.



Medalists by year


The following medals have been awarded:















































































































































































Season
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Norgesserien (1937–1948)

1937–38

Fredrikstad (1)

Lyn


1938–39

Fredrikstad (2)

Skeid


1939–40

Abandoned because of World War II.
1940–47

No League Championship.

1947–48

Freidig (1)

Sparta


Hovedserien (1948–1962)

1948–49

Fredrikstad (3)

Vålerenga


1949–50

Fram Larvik (1)

Fredrikstad


1950–51

Fredrikstad (4)

Odd


1951–52

Fredrikstad (5)

Brann


1952–53

Larvik Turn (1)

Skeid


1953–54

Fredrikstad (6)

Skeid


1954–55

Larvik Turn (2)

Fredrikstad


1955–56

Larvik Turn (3)

Fredrikstad


1956–57

Fredrikstad (7)

Odd


1957–58

Viking (1)

Skeid


1958–59

Lillestrøm (1)

Fredrikstad


1959–60

Fredrikstad (8)

Lillestrøm

Eik-Tønsberg

1960–61

Fredrikstad (9)

Eik-Tønsberg

Vålerenga

1961–62

Brann (1)

Steinkjer

Fredrikstad

1. divisjon (1963–1989)

1963

Brann (2)

Lyn

Skeid

1964

Lyn (1)

Fredrikstad

Sarpsborg

1965

Vålerenga (1)

Lyn

Sarpsborg

1966

Skeid (1)

Fredrikstad

Lyn

1967

Rosenborg (1)

Skeid

Lyn

1968

Lyn (2)

Rosenborg

Viking

1969

Rosenborg (2)

Fredrikstad

Strømsgodset

1970

Strømsgodset (1)

Rosenborg

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Season
Gold
Silver
Bronze

1971

Rosenborg (3)

Lyn

Viking

1972

Viking (2)

Fredrikstad

Strømsgodset

19731

Viking (3)

Rosenborg

Start

1974

Viking (4)

Molde

Vålerenga

1975

Viking (5)

Brann

Start

1976

Lillestrøm (2)

Mjøndalen

Brann

1977

Lillestrøm (3)

Bodø/Glimt

Molde

1978

Start (1)

Lillestrøm

Viking

1979

Viking (6)

Moss

Start

1980

Start (2)

Bryne

Lillestrøm

1981

Vålerenga (2)

Viking

Rosenborg

1982

Viking (7)

Bryne

Lillestrøm

1983

Vålerenga (3)

Lillestrøm

Start

1984

Vålerenga (4)

Viking

Start

1985

Rosenborg (4)

Lillestrøm

Vålerenga

1986

Lillestrøm (4)

Mjøndalen

Kongsvinger

1987

Moss (1)

Molde

Kongsvinger

1988

Rosenborg (5)

Lillestrøm

Molde

1989

Lillestrøm (5)

Rosenborg

Tromsø

Tippeligaen (1990–2016)

1990

Rosenborg (6)

Tromsø

Molde

1991

Viking (8)

Rosenborg

Start

1992

Rosenborg (7)

Kongsvinger

Start

1993

Rosenborg (8)

Bodø/Glimt

Lillestrøm

1994

Rosenborg (9)

Lillestrøm

Viking

1995

Rosenborg (10)

Molde

Bodø/Glimt

1996

Rosenborg (11)

Lillestrøm

Viking

1997

Rosenborg (12)

Brann

Strømsgodset

1998

Rosenborg (13)

Molde

Stabæk

1999

Rosenborg (14)

Molde

Brann




























































































































Season
Gold
Silver
Bronze

2000

Rosenborg (15)

Brann

Viking

2001

Rosenborg (16)

Lillestrøm

Viking

2002

Rosenborg (17)

Molde

Lyn

2003

Rosenborg (18)

Bodø/Glimt

Stabæk

2004

Rosenborg (19)

Vålerenga

Brann

2005

Vålerenga (5)

Start

Lyn

2006

Rosenborg (20)

Brann

Vålerenga

2007

Brann (3)

Stabæk

Viking

2008

Stabæk (1)

Fredrikstad

Tromsø

2009

Rosenborg (21)

Molde

Stabæk

2010

Rosenborg (22)

Vålerenga

Tromsø

2011

Molde (1)

Tromsø

Rosenborg

2012

Molde (2)

Strømsgodset

Rosenborg

2013

Strømsgodset (2)

Rosenborg

Haugesund

2014

Molde (3)

Rosenborg

Odd

2015

Rosenborg (23)

Strømsgodset

Stabæk

2016

Rosenborg (24)

Brann

Odd

Eliteserien (2017–)

2017

Rosenborg (25)

Molde

Sarpsborg 08

2018

Rosenborg (26)

Molde

Brann


Note: 1 First season when North Norwegian teams was allowed to play in the Top Division.



Medalists by club


Eliteserien title holders

Rosenborg BK
Molde FK
Strømsgodset Toppfotball
Molde FK
Rosenborg BK
Stabæk Fotball
SK Brann
Rosenborg BK
Vålerenga IF Fotball
Rosenborg BK
Viking FK
Rosenborg BK
Lillestrøm SK
Rosenborg BK
Moss FK
Lillestrøm SK
Rosenborg BK
Vålerenga IF Fotball
Viking FK
Vålerenga IF Fotball
IK Start
Viking FK
IK Start
Lillestrøm SK
Viking FK
Rosenborg BK
Strømsgodset Toppfotball
Rosenborg BK
Lyn Fotball
Rosenborg BK
Skeid Fotball
Vålerenga IF Fotball
Lyn Fotball
SK Brann



The following clubs have won one or more Eliteserien medals since 1937–38:


























































































































































































































































Club
Founded
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Last merits

Rosenborg
1917–05–19 26 7 3 Gold 2018

Fredrikstad
1903–04–07 9 9 1 Gold 1960–61, Silver 2008

Viking
1899–08–10 8 2 8 Gold 1991, Bronze 2007

Lillestrøm
1917–04–02 5 8 3 Gold 1989, Silver 2001

Vålerenga
1913–07–29 5 3 4 Gold 2005, Silver 2010

Molde
1911–06–19 3 8 3 Gold 2014, Silver 2017

Brann
1908–09–26 3 6 3 Gold 2007, Silver 2016

Larvik Turn
1906–01–15 3 Gold 1955–56

Lyn
1896–03–03 2 4 4 Gold 1968, Silver 1971, Bronze 2005

Strømsgodset
1907–02–10 2 2 3 Gold 2013, Silver 2015

Start
1905–09–19 2 1 7 Gold 1980, Silver 2005

Skeid
1915–01–01 1 5 1 Gold 1966, Silver 1967

Stabæk
1912–03–16 1 1 4 Gold 2008, Bronze 2015

Moss
1906–08–28 1 1 Gold 1987

Fram Larvik
1894–01–15 1 Gold 1949–50

Freidig
1903–10–13 1 Gold 1947–48

Bodø/Glimt
1916–09–19 3 1 Silver 2003

Tromsø
1920–09–15 2 3 Silver 2011

Odd
1894–03–31 2 2 Bronze 2016, Bronze 2014

Bryne
1926–04–10 2 Silver 1982

Mjøndalen
1910–08–22 2 Silver 1986

Kongsvinger
1892–01–31 1 2 Silver 1992

Eik-Tønsberg
1928–03–14 1 1 Silver 1960–61

Sparta
1928–11–23 1 Silver 1947–48

Steinkjer
1910–05–29 1 Silver 1961–62

Sarpsborg
1903–05–08 2 Bronze 1965

HamKam
1918–08–10 1 Bronze 1970

Haugesund
1993–10–28 1 Bronze 2013

Sarpsborg 08
2008–01–15 1 Bronze 2017

TOTAL
72 72 58


Honoured clubs


Clubs in European football are commonly honoured for winning multiple league titles and a representative golden star is sometimes placed above the club badge to indicate the club having won 10 league titles. In Norway the star symbolizes 10 Eliteserien titles. Rosenborg was the first team to introduce a star when they won their 10th title in 1995. No club has introduced a star since 2006, when Rosenborg won their 20th league title to put a second star on their badge. The clubs closest to their first are Fredrikstad with 9 Eliteserien titles and Viking with 8 Eliteserien titles. The following table is ordered after number of stars followed by number of Eliteserien titles.


Statistics updated as of the end of the 2018 season
















Club
Eliteserien titles
Stars
Introduced 1st star
Introduced 2nd star

Rosenborg
25

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1995
2006


Sponsorship


From 1990 to 2016, Eliteserien had title sponsorship rights sold to Norsk Tipping.































Period
Sponsor
Name
1937–1948 No sponsor Norgesserien
1948–1962 Hovedserien
1963–1989 1. divisjon
1990–2016 Norsk Tipping Tippeligaen
2017– No sponsor Eliteserien

Eliteserien has a number of official partners and suppliers. The official ball supplier for the league is Select who on 27 October 2017 signed the first ever contract to deliver official balls for Eliteserien.[11] The three-year[12] deal began from the start of the 2018 season.



Stadiums





A 2007 match at Brann Stadion between Brann and Strømsgodset.


Since the competition format was changed to a one-group top flight in 1963, Eliteserien football has been played in 56 stadiums. As of the start of the 2018 season, Ullevaal Stadion has hosted the most matches in the top flight with 697. Since the opening of Vålerenga's new stadium Intility Arena in August 2017, no clubs in Eliteserien use Ullevaal Stadion as their home ground. Two stadiums that have seen Eliteserien football (1963–) have now been demolished.


The stadiums for the 2018 season show a large disparity in capacity: Lerkendal Stadion, the home of Rosenborg, has a capacity of 21,405 with Extra Arena, the home of Ranheim, having a capacity of 3,000. The combined total capacity of Eliteserien in the 2018 season is 161,043 with an average capacity of 10,065.


The Eliteserien's record average attendance was set during the 2007 season. This record attendance recorded an average attendance of 10,521 with a total attendance of just under 2 million. The 2 million mark was crossed after the 2009 league extension to sixteen teams. 2,151,219 was the total attendance in 2009, which is the record total attendance.



Managers


Managers or head coaches in the Eliteserien are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and player acquisition. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the structure of the club and the relationship of the manager with fans. Managers are required to have a UEFA Pro Licence which is the final coaching qualification available, and follows the completion of the UEFA 'B' and 'A' Licences.[13] The UEFA Pro Licence is required by every person who wishes to manage a club in the Eliteserien on a permanent basis.


In the 2018 season, five managers has been sacked, the most recent being the most recent being Kåre Ingebrigtsen of Rosenborg.[14]Tor Ole Skullerud of Strømsgodset resigned on 6 June. [15]



The head of a white-haired white man. He is wearing spectacles and a black coat.

Former Rosenborg and Moss head coach Nils Arne Eggen was the most successful head coach or manager in the history of Eliteserien.























































Managers winning multiple times
Manager
Club(s)
Wins
Winning years

Norway Nils Arne Eggen
Rosenborg, Moss
15

1971, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992,
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997,
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010

Norway Kåre Ingebrigtsen
Rosenborg
3

2015, 2016, 2017

Norway Oddvar Hansen
Brann
2

1961–62, 1963

Norway Karsten Johannessen
Start

1978, 1980

Norway Kjell Schou-Andreassen
Viking

1972, 1982

Sweden Gunder Bengtsson
Vålerenga

1983, 1984

Sweden Erik Hamrén
Rosenborg

2009, 2010

Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Molde

2011, 2012



Odd head coach Dag-Eilev Fagermo is the longest serving manager among the current managers in Eliteserien.





























































































































Current managers
Nat.
Name
Club
Appointed
Time as manager
Norway Dag-Eilev Fagermo Odd 17 December 2007
7003399600000000000♠10 years, 343 days
Norway Christian Michelsen Kristiansund 6 February 2014
7003175300000000000♠4 years, 292 days
Norway Geir Bakke Sarpsborg 08 1 January 2015
7003142400000000000♠3 years, 328 days
Norway Lars Arne Nilsen Brann 29 May 2015
7003127600000000000♠3 years, 180 days
Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær Molde 21 October 2015
7003113100000000000♠3 years, 35 days
Norway Svein Maalen Ranheim 28 October 2015
7003112400000000000♠3 years, 28 days
Norway Eirik Horneland Haugesund 12 August 2016
7002835000000000000♠2 years, 105 days
Norway Ronny Deila Vålerenga 21 October 2016
7002765000000000000♠2 years, 35 days
Finland Simo Valakari Tromsø 12 July 2017
7002501000000000000♠1 year, 136 days
Norway Kjetil Knutsen Bodø/Glimt 17 November 2017
7002373000000000000♠1 year, 8 days
Spain Martí Cifuentes Sandefjord 31 May 2018
7002178000000000000♠178 days
Norway Kjetil Rekdal Start 1 June 2018
7002177000000000000♠177 days
Norway Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen Strømsgodset 7 June 2018
7002171000000000000♠171 days
Norway Henning Berg Stabæk 4 July 2018
7002144000000000000♠144 days
Sweden Jörgen Lennartsson Lillestrøm 13 July 2018
7002135000000000000♠135 days
Netherlands
Rini Coolen (interim)
Rosenborg 19 July 2018
7002129000000000000♠129 days


Attendance


From 1963 to 1971, the league consisted of ten teams (90 matches a year). Between 1972 and 1994, the league consisted of 12 teams (132 matches a year). The number was raised to 14 teams (182 matches a year) in 1995 and to 16 teams (240 matches a year) in 2009. Attendances reached peaks in 1963, 1968, 1977 and 2007, and were at their lowest in 1986.[16]


The record for highest average home attendance for a club was set by Rosenborg in 2007 (19,903 over 13 home matches). 12 October 1985 saw the record for highest attendance at a match, with 28,569 in the game between Rosenborg and Lillestrøm at Lerkendal Stadion. The highest ever average attendance for Eliteserien as a whole was set in 2007 with 10,521.
















Players




Individual records





  




Daniel Berg Hestad is the player with the highest number of appearances in Eliteserien.



Most appearances





































































Number
Player
Years
Matches
1

Norway Daniel Berg Hestad
1993–2016

473
2

Norway Morten Berre
1996–2015

452
3

Norway Roar Strand
1989–2010

439
4

Norway Frode Kippe
1997–present

424
5

Norway Espen Hoff
1999–2016

406
6

Norway Øyvind Storflor
1999–present

399
7

Norway Christer Basma
1993–2008

350
8

Norway Ola By Rise
1977–1995

346
9

Norway Runar Berg
1990–2009

345
10

Norway Freddy dos Santos
1996–2011

337

Last updated: 11 November 2018. Source: rsssf.com.





Sigurd Rushfeldt is the top scorer in Eliteserien history.



Most goals scored


























































































Number
Player
Years
Goals
Matches
Average
1

Norway Sigurd Rushfeldt
1992–2011

172
299
0.58
2

Norway Harald Martin Brattbakk
1990–2005

166
255
0.65
3

Norway Petter Belsvik
1989–2003

159
292
0.54
4

Norway Odd Iversen
1967–1982

158
225
0.70
5

Norway Per Kristoffersen
1956–1968

145
194
0.75
6

Norway Frode Johnsen
1999–2015

132
301
0.45
7

Norway Thorstein Helstad
1995–2013

116
234
0.50

Norway Bengt Sæternes
1996–2011

116
280
0.41
9

Norway Jostein Flo
1987–2001

114
213
0.54
10

Norway Arild Sundgot
1995–2011

111
325
0.34

Last updated: Start of the 2018 season. Source: rsssf.com.



Foreign players




Awards



Trophy


The winners of Eliteserien win two trophies. One small trophy in silver which they keep and one bigger trophy which are held only by reigning champions.[19] The big trophy was introduced in 2012 and all winners from 2012 and onwards will get its club's name engraved on it. The ribbons that drape the handles are presented in the team colours of the league champions that year.



See also





  • Toppserien (Women's top division)

  • Norwegian football top scorers

  • List of football clubs in Norway

  • List of Eliteserien Champions from 1938 to present time



Notes and references





  1. ^ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Tippeligaen endrer navn til Eliteserien i 2017". Retrieved 1 January 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Eliteserien" (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.


  3. ^ Johansen, Magne (26 October 1989). "Tippemillionene". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 35.


  4. ^ Dehlin, Håkon (7 December 1990). "Alle rykker opp". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 26.


  5. ^ Sæther, Esten O. (7 August 2009). "Alle heiet underveis". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 August 2009.


  6. ^ In Norwegian "fotballens nasjonaldag"


  7. ^ Per Svein (16 May 2011). "Nok en 16. Mai kamp i Bergen" (in Norwegian). IK Start. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012.


  8. ^ Access list for European Cup Football 2013/2014, xs4ll.nl, accessed 13 July 2013


  9. ^ ab Northern Norwegian teams were not allowed to qualify for the top flight division before 1972.


  10. ^ FK Haugesund is the result of a merger between SK Haugar and Djerv 1919. These two clubs participated in the Norwegian top flight in 1981 and 1988, respectively.


  11. ^ "Historisk avtale: Nå skal alle spille med denne ballen". eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.


  12. ^ "FELLES LIGABALL I ELITESERIEN OG TOPPSERIEN". eliteserien.no (in Norwegian). 27 October 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.


  13. ^ White, Duncan (5 December 2005). "The Knowledge". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 October 2010.


  14. ^ "Styrelederen om sparkingen av Ingebrigtsen: – Ubehagelig og tøft" (in Norwegian). NRK. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.


  15. ^ "Skullerud ferdig i Strømsgodset: – Ugunstig tidspunkt" (in Norwegian). NRK. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.


  16. ^ "Norwegian attendances". Retrieved 1 January 2017.


  17. ^ Torjusen, Thomas (12 November 2013). "Publikumsøkning for alle medaljelagene" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2018.


  18. ^ "altomfotball.no: Eliteserien, 2014 - Statistikk". Retrieved 1 January 2017.


  19. ^ "Denne blir det umulig å vinne til odel og eie". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 May 2018.




External links











  • Football Association of Norway

  • All-time Eliteserien table from 1963 to 2004

  • Tippeligaen Stats, Fixtures, Results and Team Profiles


  • Norway – List of Champions, RSSSF.com











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