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2023 Eliteserien

The 2023 Eliteserien was the 79th season of top-tier football in Norway. This was the seventh season of Eliteserien after rebranding from Tippeligaen. Bodø/Glimt were crowned the champions at the end of the season, winning their 3rd Norwegian league title.

Eliteserien
Season2023
Dates10 April – 3 December
ChampionsBodø/Glimt
(3rd title)
RelegatedVålerenga
Stabæk
Aalesund
Champions LeagueBodø/Glimt
Europa LeagueMolde (via Norwegian Football Cup)
Conference LeagueBrann
Tromsø
Matches played240
Goals scored748 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorerAmahl Pellegrino
(24 goals)
Biggest home winMolde 5–0 Sandefjord
(29 May 2023)
Sarpsborg 6–1 Sandefjord
(2 July 2023)
Haugesund 6–1 Aalesund
(28 October 2023)
Biggest away winHamKam 0–4 Molde
(7 May 2023)
Vålerenga 0–4 Molde
(15 July 2023)
Stabæk 0–4 Bodø/Glimt
(5 November 2023)
Aalesund 0–4 Viking
(26 November 2023)
Highest scoringViking 7–3 HamKam
(30 April 2023)
Longest winning run10 matches
Viking
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Viking
Longest winless run14 matches
Stabæk
Longest losing run7 matches
Stabæk
Highest attendance21,266
Rosenborg - Bodø/Glimt
(17 September 2023)
Lowest attendance2,214
Stabæk - Haugesund
(23 April 2023)
Average attendance7,239
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 3 December 2023.

The season started on 10 April 2023 and ended on 3 December 2023, not including play-off matches.[1]

Molde were the defending champions. Brann and Stabæk joined as the promoted clubs from the 2022 Norwegian First Division. They replaced Kristiansund and Jerv who were relegated to the 2023 Norwegian First Division.

Teams edit

Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Brann and Stabæk, both returning to the top flight after a season's absence. They replaced Kristiansund and Jerv, ending their top flight spells of six years and one year respectively.

Stadiums and locations edit

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Locations of the teams in the 2023 Eliteserien
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location County Arena Turf Capacity
Aalesund 19 Ålesund Møre og Romsdal Color Line Stadion Artificial 10,778
Bodø/Glimt 28 Bodø Nordland Aspmyra Stadion Artificial 8,300
Brann 65 Bergen Vestland Brann Stadion Natural 16,750
HamKam 24 Hamar Innlandet Briskeby Artificial 7,800
Haugesund 17 Haugesund Rogaland Haugesund Sparebank Arena Natural 8,754
Lillestrøm 59 Lillestrøm Viken Åråsen Stadion Natural 11,500
Molde 47 Molde Møre og Romsdal Aker Stadion Artificial 11,249
Odd 42 Skien Vestfold og Telemark Skagerak Arena Artificial 11,767
Rosenborg 60 Trondheim Trøndelag Lerkendal Stadion Natural 21,421
Sandefjord 11 Sandefjord Vestfold og Telemark Release Arena Natural 6,582
Sarpsborg 12 Sarpsborg Viken Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial 8,022
Stabæk 26 Bærum Viken Nadderud Stadion Artificial 4,938
Strømsgodset 36 Drammen Viken Marienlyst Stadion Artificial 8,935
Tromsø 35 Tromsø Troms og Finnmark Romssa Arena Artificial 6,687
Viking 73 Stavanger Rogaland SR-Bank Arena Artificial 15,900
Vålerenga 63 Oslo Oslo Intility Arena Artificial 16,555

Personnel and kits edit

Team Manager(s) Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aalesund   Christian Johnsen   David Fällman Umbro Sparebanken Møre
Bodø/Glimt   Kjetil Knutsen   Ulrik Saltnes Diadora SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Brann   Eirik Horneland   Sivert Heltne Nilsen Nike Sparebanken Vest
HamKam   Jakob Michelsen   Aleksander Melgalvis[2] Puma OBOS
Haugesund   Sancheev Manoharan (caretaker)   Peter Therkildsen Umbro Haugaland Kraft
Lillestrøm   Eirik Bakke (caretaker)   Gjermund Åsen[3] Puma DNB
Molde   Erling Moe   Magnus Wolff Eikrem Adidas[4] Sparebanken Møre
Odd   Pål Arne Johansen   Steffen Hagen Hummel Skagerak Energi
Rosenborg   Svein Maalen (caretaker)   Markus Henriksen Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
Sandefjord   Hans Erik Ødegaard
  Andreas Tegström 		  Sander Moen Foss[5] Macron Jotun
Sarpsborg   Stefan Billborn   Joachim Thomassen Hummel Borregaard
Stabæk   Bob Bradley   Fredrik Krogstad Nike SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Strømsgodset   Jørgen Isnes   Gustav Valsvik Puma Sparebanken Øst
Tromsø   Gaute Helstrup   Ruben Yttergård Jenssen Select SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Viking   Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim
  Morten Jensen 		  Zlatko Tripić Diadora Lyse
Vålerenga   Geir Bakke   Stefan Strandberg[6] Adidas OBOS [no]

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Strømsgodset   Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen
  Håkon Wibe-Lund 		Mutual consent 13 November 2022[7] Pre-season   Jørgen Isnes 14 December 2022[8]
Aalesund   Lars Arne Nilsen Mutual consent 4 May 2023[9] 16th   Marius Bøe (caretaker) 4 May 2023
Vålerenga   Dag-Eilev Fagermo Mutual consent 12 June 2023[10] 13th   Jan Frode Nornes (caretaker) 12 June 2023
Aalesund   Marius Bøe (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 13 June 2023 16th   Christian Johnsen 13 June 2023[11]
Rosenborg   Kjetil Rekdal Mutual consent 16 June 2023[12] 9th   Svein Maalen (caretaker) 16 June 2023
Lillestrøm   Geir Bakke Signed by Vålerenga 12 July 2023[13] 8th   Simon Mesfin (caretaker) 12 July 2023
Vålerenga   Jan Frode Nornes (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 12 July 2023 13th   Geir Bakke 12 July 2023[14]
Lillestrøm   Simon Mesfin (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 10 August 2023 6th   Eirik Bakke (caretaker) 10 August 2023[15]
Stabæk   Lars Bohinen Mutual consent 5 September 2023 15th   Bob Bradley 10 September 2023[16]
Haugesund   Jostein Grindhaug Mutual consent 10 September 2023 12th   Sancheev Manoharan (caretaker) 10 September 2023[17]

Transfers edit

Winter edit

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2022–23

Summer edit

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2023

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bodø/Glimt (C) 30 22 4 4 78 38 +40 70 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Brann 30 19 4 7 55 35 +20 61 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Tromsø 30 19 4 7 48 33 +15 61
4 Viking 30 18 4 8 61 48 +13 58
5 Molde 30 15 6 9 65 39 +26 51 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
6 Lillestrøm 30 13 4 13 49 49 0 43
7 Strømsgodset 30 13 3 14 37 35 +2 42
8 Sarpsborg 30 12 5 13 55 52 +3 41
9 Rosenborg 30 11 6 13 46 50 −4 39
10 Odd 30 10 8 12 42 44 −2 38
11 HamKam 30 10 4 16 39 59 −20 34
12 Haugesund 30 9 6 15 34 40 −6 33
13 Sandefjord 30 8 7 15 47 55 −8 31
14 Vålerenga (R) 30 7 8 15 39 50 −11 29 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Stabæk (R) 30 7 8 15 30 48 −18 29 Relegation to First Division
16 Aalesund (R) 30 5 3 22 23 73 −50 18
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.[18]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Molde qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2023 Norwegian Football Cup.

Results edit

Home \ Away AAL BOD BRA HAM HAU LIL MOL ODD ROS SAN SRP STB STR TRO VIK VÅL
Aalesund — 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–3 1–0 0–3 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–3 0–4 0–1
Bodø/Glimt 1–0 — 2–2 3–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–2 4–3 2–0 4–0 2–0 0–2 5–1 4–2
Brann 5–1 4–2 — 2–1 3–0 2–2 3–2 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 3–1
HamKam 2–1 4–4 0–2 — 0–3 0–0 0–4 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–2 3–0 0–2
Haugesund 6–1 1–3 0–2 3–2 — 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–2 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–1
Lillestrøm 5–1 1–2 0–2 3–1 1–0 — 2–1 4–4 3–0 4–2 1–2 3–1 4–3 0–1 1–3 2–0
Molde 3–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 — 4–1 1–1 5–0 5–1 2–3 3–2 1–4 4–0 0–0
Odd 4–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 — 0–0 3–2 0–3 4–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–1
Rosenborg 4–0 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 3–2 — 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–3
Sandefjord 4–0 2–5 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 4–1 3–2 — 5–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–2
Sarpsborg 3–1 0–2 2–1 2–3 2–1 3–1 1–3 0–0 5–2 6–1 — 2–2 1–2 4–0 1–3 3–2
Stabæk 1–0 0–4 0–1 5–2 3–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 — 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–1
Strømsgodset 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 5–2 2–1 — 0–1 1–0 1–3
Tromsø 1–2 2–3 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 — 1–1 0–0
Viking 3–1 3–2 3–1 7–3 2–0 2–0 3–4 3–2 1–5 4–3 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–4 — 1–1
Vålerenga 3–1 1–3 1–2 3–0 1–1 3–4 0–4 2–2 1–3 2–3 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 —
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs edit

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.[19]

Kristiansund0–2Vålerenga
Report Håkans   65'
Juklerød   86'
Attendance: 4,042
Referee: Rohit Saggi
Vålerenga0–2 (a.e.t.)Kristiansund
Report Rakneberg   76'
Broholm   82'
Penalties
Børven  
Bjørdal  
Ofkir  
Ilić  
Borchgrevink  		 4–5   Stokke
  Willumsson
  Broholm
  Ulvestad
  Aasbak
Attendance: 10,459

2–2 on aggregate. Kristiansund won 5–4 on penalties.

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of 3 December 2023
Rank Player Club Goals[20]
1   Amahl Pellegrino Bodø/Glimt 24
2   Bård Finne Brann 16
3   Akor Adams Lillestrøm 15
  Faris Moumbagna Bodø/Glimt
  Vegard Erlien Tromsø
6   Thomas Lehne Olsen Lillestrøm 14
7   Zlatko Tripić Viking 13
8   Danilo Al-Saed Sandefjord 11
9   Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Viking 10

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date
  Amahl Pellegrino Bodø/Glimt Stabæk 4–0 (H) 16 April 2023
  Akor Adams Lillestrøm Stabæk 3–1 (H) 4 June 2023
  Eric Kitolano Molde Sarpsborg 5–1 (H) 22 July 2023
  Amahl Pellegrino Bodø/Glimt Vålerenga 4–2 (H) 24 September 2023
  Jo Inge Berget Sarpsborg Rosenborg 5–2 (H) 8 October 2023

League attendances edit

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Brann 228,056 16,832 11,603 15,204 +45.8%1
2 Rosenborg 211,473 21,266 10,705 14,098 +7.7%†
3 Viking 193,841 15,900 9,477 12,923 +30.4%†
4 Vålerenga 158,123 16,556 7,578 10,542 +21.6%†
5 Lillestrøm 112,555 10,540 5,823 7,504 +11.3%†
6 Bodø/Glimt 103,216 8,244 5,832 6,881 +16.0%†
7 Molde 100,213 10,730 5,431 6,681 +4.6%†
8 Strømsgodset 81,504 7,014 4,385 5,434 +11.6%†
9 Aalesund 78,017 9,050 4,042 5,201 −5.1%†
10 Odd 77,406 8,331 3,844 5,160 +13.8%†
11 Haugesund 74,755 8,210 3,416 4,984 +27.7%†
12 Sarpsborg 73,987 8,022 3,574 4,932 +3.2%†
13 Tromsø 72,683 6,691 2,910 4,846 +61.3%†
14 HamKam 62,566 6,500 2,945 4,171 −7.2%2
15 Sandefjord 58,015 6,598 2,689 3,868 +16.1%†
16 Stabæk 50,922 4,938 2,214 3,395 +55.0%1
League total 1,737,332 21,266 2,214 7,239 +26.7%†

Updated to games played on 3 December
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.
2: Reduced capacity for parts of the season due to construction work.

References edit

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