Eliteserien

First division football league in Norway
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Eliteserien ( norwegian pronunciation : [ ɛˈlîːtəˌseːrɪən ] ) is a norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the norwegian football league system, it is the country ‘s basal football contest. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of forwarding and relegation with the Norwegian First Division. Seasons run from March to November with each team playing 30 matches ( playing each other family 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 list of Eliteserien, along with Norway ‘s early football leagues, has undergo patronize changes. The top grade was renamed Hovedserien in 1948, 1. divisjon ( now used by the moment horizontal surface league in Norway ) in 1963, then Tippeligaen ( named for the main patronize ) in 1990. Starting with the 2017 season the league adopted the current Eliteserien, after NFF decided to wholly drop any patronize ‘s names from the name of the league. [ 1 ] The broadcast medium rights were in December 2015 secured by Discovery Networks who signed a six-year distribute giving them rights to broadcast all the 240 games in Eliteserien from 2017 to 2023. The consider was deserving NOK 2.4 billion. [ 2 ] The league generates NOK 400 million per year in domestic television rights. [ 2 ] seventeen clubs have won the title since the origin of the league in 1937 : Rosenborg ( 26 ), Fredrikstad ( 9 ), Viking ( 8 ), Lillestrøm ( 5 ), Vålerenga ( 5 ), Molde ( 4 ), Brann ( 3 ), Larvik Turn ( 3 ), Lyn ( 2 ), Start ( 2 ), Strømsgodset ( 2 ), Fram Larvik ( 1 ), Freidig ( 1 ), Moss ( 1 ), Skeid ( 1 ), Stabæk ( 1 ) and Bodø/Glimt ( 1 ). In 2010, Rosenborg became, and distillery remain, the only clubhouse to complete an Eliteserien campaign without losing a unmarried crippled. The phonograph record of most points in a season is 81 by Bodø/Glimt in 2020. Since its establishment as a one-group circus tent flight in 1963, forty-seven clubs have competed in Eliteserien .

history [edit ]

early years ( 1937–1948 ) [edit ]

Before 1937, there was no national league rival in Norway ; entirely regional leagues and the norwegian Cup. Starting in 1937–38, the versatile regional leagues in southern Norway were aligned into eight districts, with a championship playoff between the winners to crown a national supporter. This contest was called Norgesserien ( english : The League of Norway ). In the early on years, the circus tent escape teams were divided into eleven groups from eight districts. The league champion was decided in either a hard tournament or a final examination 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 sum. Fredrikstad defended their claim in the 1938–39 season. From the 1937–38 season and until the begin 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 home rival, but because of World War II, this work was delayed until after the war, although besides the first post-war season in 1947–48 had eleven district-based groups .

Hovedserien ( 1948–1962 ) [edit ]

In 1948, Hovedserien ( english : The Main League ) was created, consisting of the 16 lead teams from the zone leagues, who were placed into two groups of eight, with the group winners playing a two-legged final for the national backing at the end of the temper. This format was in rate 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 class 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 one-ninth title out of sixteen potential. 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 one group, playing a temper that went on for 15 months and one half of its teams were relegated. Officially however known as Hovedserien, the 1961–62 temper is frequently referred to as Maratonserien ( “The Marathon League” ) due to its strange distance. [ 3 ] The Maratonserien was won by Brann .

1. divisjon ( 1963–1989 ) [edit ]

In 1963, a single top division containing ten teams was introduced, and the league was renamed 1. divisjon ( english : 1st Division ). The beginning regular one-league season was played spring-autumn and 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, when Mjølner became the first team from Northern Norway to play in the top flight, and until 1979 were topic to stricter promotion rules than teams from the pillow of the state. Viking won the league four straight seasons beginning in 1972. Lillestrøm won back-to-back titles in 1976 and 1977. In 1979 teams from Northern Norway were given the lapp promotion rights as the pillow of the country. In the beginning of the 1980s, Vålerengen were the dominant allele team, with their titles from 1981, 1983 and 1984 .

late years ( 1990–present ) [edit ]

The former logo of the league, Tippeligaen, which it was known as from 1990–2016. In 1990, the league was renamed Tippeligaen, when Norsk Tipping became the independent patronize of the league. [ 4 ] When fans and media continued referring to the league as 1. divisjon, it was decided to let the second level league of norwegian football “ inherit ” the name 1. divisjon in 1991, to help Tippeligaen establish as a brand. [ 5 ] Rosenborg of Trondheim won the first class the league bore the name Tippeligaen in 1990. Followed by a win by Viking of Stavanger in 1991. In 1992, Rosenborg started a race of 13 straight titles which lasted to the 2004 season. During the first base years of Rosenborg ‘s thirteen-year run, they won the league with hearty margins, alone partially 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 numeral of goals scored. however, in 2005 the winning mottle came to an end as Vålerenga clinched the deed, one point ahead of Start of Kristiansand. Rosenborg was never in controversy that season and would finish entirely 7th. In 2006, Rosenborg returned to the lead of the league, coming back from 10 points behind Brann at the halfway point to clinch the entitle 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 biennial victorious 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 beginning 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 mention Eliteserien, effecting from the 2017 season. [ 6 ] Rosenborg won the league four back-to-back times from 2015 to 2018, before Molde ended their streak by winning the title in the 2019 temper. Lillestrøm were relegated from the 2019 Eliteserien and ended their record go with 45 straight top division seasons. The league has been master since 1992. [ 7 ] In 1995, Tippeligaen was expanded to 14 teams, and in 2009 it was further expanded to 16 teams .

contest format [edit ]

contest [edit ]

As of the 2020 season there are 16 clubs in the Eliteserien, seven of which are located in Eastern Norway, six are from western Norway, and one each are from Southern Norway, Trøndelag and north of the Arctic Circle. During the run of a season, each club plays the others twice, home and away, for a total of 30 games for each club, and a entire of 240 games in a season. The season starts in March and lasts until early November. Rounds played during the weekends are normally broken up into two games on Saturdays, five games on Sundays and one game on either Fridays or Mondays. For the final two rounds, all games start simultaneously so that no golf club may gain an unfair advantage by knowing the results of early games in progress 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 ” [ 8 ] and since it precedes a national holiday, games normally see higher attendance than other rounds. [ 9 ] Teams receive three points for a succeed and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a passing. Teams are ranked by entire points, then finish remainder, goals scored, and then head to head records used to discriminate teams on equal points. At the end of each temper, the club with the most points is crowned “ League Winner ”. The title of “ norwegian Champions ” is reserved for the winners of the norwegian Football Cup. The two lowest placed teams are mechanically relegated to the Norwegian First Division and the top two teams from the first Division take their place. The fourteenth placed team in Eliteserien is besides in danger of being relegated and must enter play-offs against one team from the First Division to stay in the top flight .

Changes in contest format [edit ]

From

Group(s)

Teams

Match-weeks

Season Start

Season End

Championship play-offs

1937–38

10–12

Autumn

Spring

Play-off with 11 teams

1938–39

10–14

1947–48

10–12

Play-off with 8 teams

1948–49
1960–61

Play-off final with 2 teams

1961–62

Summer

Next autumn

—

1963
1971

Spring

Autumn

1972
1994

1995
2008

2009

Present

Eliteserien teams in international rival [edit ]

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 runner-up Juventus with 1–3 on aggregate. In the 1968–69 season, Lyn lost the european Cup Winners ‘ Cup quarterfinal against runner-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. Molde reached the round of 16 in UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League in the 2020-21 temper .

Clubs [edit ]

current members [edit ]

The following sixteen clubs are competing in the Eliteserien during the 2021 season .

Notes

^ Including the 2021 season .
a b Northern norwegian teams were not allowed to qualify for the lead flight division before 1972 .
^ FK Haugesund is the resultant role of a amalgamation between SK Haugar and Djerv 1919. These two clubs participated in the norwegian top flight in 1981 and 1988, respectively .

list of champions [edit ]

Below is a list of the gold, ash grey and bronze medalists in the norwegian crown flight since its begin in 1937–38. ( The norwegian Cup has been played since 1902, and is distillery 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 diagnose ) or Eliteserien ( “ The Elite League ”, a generic appoint ). From 1937 until 1948, the championship was decided through a playoff between the winners of the assorted regional leagues in Southern Norway. From 1948 until 1961, the 16-team league was divided into two groups, and decided by a final peer between the group winners. Since then it has been a round-robin decided through a league postpone. Bronze finals were played in 1960 and 1961 ; before that no bronze medals were awarded. note that club from Northern Norway ( including Bodø/Glimt and Tromsø IL ), allegedly ascribable to travel outdistance, were not allowed in the top part until 1972, but a separate Northern Norwegian Cup was played. Furthermore, northerly norwegian teams had stricter forwarding rules until 1979. The league did not play during the period 1940–1946 because of the World War II. See below for a number of medalists by club .

Medalists by class [edit ]

The succeed medals have been awarded :
Note: 1 First season when North norwegian teams were allowed to play in the top division .

Medalists by club [edit ]

Eliteserien title holders
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
4
Gold 2018, Bronze 2019

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
5
Gold 2005, Silver 2010, Bronze 2020

Molde

1911–06–19
4
10
3
Gold 2019, Silver 2020

Brann

1908–09–26
3
6
4
Gold 2007, Silver 2016, Bronze 2018

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

Bodø/Glimt

1916–09–19
1
4
1
Gold 2020

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

Tromsø

1920–09–15
–
2
3
Silver 2011

Odd

1894–03–31
–
2
2
Silver 1956–57, Bronze 2016

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

74
74
60

Honoured clubs [edit ]

Clubs in european football are normally honoured for winning multiple league titles and a representative fortunate leading is sometimes placed above the cabaret badge to indicate the club having won 10 league titles. In Norway the star symbolizes 10 Eliteserien titles. Rosenborg was the beginning team to introduce a star when they won their tenth title in 1995. No cabaret has introduced a star since 2006, when Rosenborg won their twentieth league deed to put a second star topology on their badge. The club close to their first are Fredrikstad with 9 Eliteserien titles and Viking with 8 Eliteserien titles. The pursue table is ordered after issue of stars followed by number of Eliteserien titles .

Statistics updated as of the end of the 2019 season

Club

Eliteserien titles

Stars

Introduced 1st star

Introduced 2nd star

Rosenborg

1995

2006

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. [ 10 ] The three-year [ 11 ] deal began from the startle of the 2018 season .

Broadcasters [edit ]

All matches are aired live on Discovery ‘s Eurosport, with four matches per workweek aired live on TVNorge ( Norway only ) from 2017 until 2023. [ 12 ] From 2020, the coverage is besides available for all european countries ( excluding the Balkans ). [ 13 ] In Balkans, the league is presently aired on Arena Sport. In the United Kingdom and Ireland matches are aired know on OneFootball .

Stadiums [edit ]

Since the competition format was changed to a one-group top trajectory in 1963, Eliteserien football has been played in 56 stadiums. As of the begin of the 2020 season, Ullevaal Stadion has hosted the most matches in the top escape with 697. Since the possibility of Vålerenga ‘s new stadium Intility Arena in August 2017, no clubs in Eliteserien use Ullevaal Stadion as their home earth. Two stadiums that have seen Eliteserien football ( 1963– ) have now been demolished. The stadiums for the 2020 season show a big disparity in capability : Lerkendal Stadion, the home of Rosenborg, has a capacity of 21,405 with Consto Arena, the home of Mjøndalen, having a capacity of 4,200. The aggregate entire capacity of Eliteserien in the 2020 season is 170,677 with an median capacity of 10,667. The Eliteserien ‘s read average attendance was set during the 2007 temper. This record attendance recorded an average attendance of 10,521 with a sum attendance of precisely under 2 million. The 2 million chump was crossed after the 2009 league elongation to sixteen teams. 2,151,219 was the total attendance in 2009, which is the record total attendance .

Managers [edit ]

Managers or head coaches in the Eliteserien are involved in the daily track of the team, including the education, team selection, and player acquisition. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the social organization of the club and the relationship of the director 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. [ 14 ] The UEFA Pro Licence is required by every person who wishes to manage a club in the Eliteserien on a permanent basis. In the 2019 temper, only one coach or principal passenger car was sacked. On 2 December 2019, Jörgen Lennartsson of Lillestrøm was sacked after the final beat of the season after the team finished in 14th locate. [ 15 ] He was replaced by Tom Nordlie ahead of the relegation play-offs. [ 16 ] Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen of Strømsgodset resigned on 15 May due to health problems [ 17 ] and Henning Berg of Stabæk was signed by Cypriot club AC Omonia on 6 June. [ 18 ] In the 2020 season, only one director or pass coach has left his placement ; Eirik Horneland left Rosenborg on a reciprocal consent on 26 June 2020. [ 19 ]
Former Rosenborg and Moss head coach Nils Arne Eggen was the most successful head bus or coach in the history of Eliteserien .
Vålerenga ‘s headway coach Dag-Eilev Fagermo coached Odd for twelve consecutive seasons before he went on to his current position at Vålerenga .
Current managers

Nat.

Name

Club

Appointed

Time as manager

Mjøndalen
1 January 2006
15 years, 337 days

Kristiansund
6 February 2014
7 years, 301 days

Bodø/Glimt
17 November 2017
4 years, 17 days

Molde
19 December 2018

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2 years, 350 days

Haugesund
8 January 2019
2 years, 330 days

Lillestrøm
1 January 2020
1 year, 337 days

Vålerenga
31 January 2020
1 year, 307 days

Odd
11 March 2020
1 year, 268 days

Tromsø
19 May 2020
1 year, 199 days

Brann
8 August 2020
1 year, 118 days

Rosenborg
1 September 2020
1 year, 94 days

Sandefjord
1 January 2021
337 days

Viking
1 January 2021
337 days

Strømsgodset
12 April 2021
236 days

Sarpsborg 08
6 June 2021
181 days

Stabæk
9 July 2021
148 days

Statistics [edit ]

League rate and european qualification [edit ]

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 moment qualify circle of the UEFA Champions League, while the cup winners enter the second modification beat of the Europa Conference League. [ 20 ] The second and third gear placed teams besides enters the irregular qualify attack of the Europa Conference League. In the 2013–2014 season, Norway besides had an extra place in the first qualifying round of the Europa League due to its carnival play ranking. The keep up data indicates norwegian coefficient rankings between european football leagues. [ 21 ]

attendance [edit ]

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. The phonograph 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 always average attendance for Eliteserien as a hale was set in 2007 with 10,521 .

Year

Total

Average

1963

708 368

7 871

1964

556 699

6 186

1965

453 044

5 034

1966

413 250

4 592

1967

562 472

6 250

1968

700 013

7 778

1969

683 120

7 590

1970

507 243

5 636

1971

592 031

6 578

1972

743 966

5 636

1973

737 863

5 590

1974

759 004

5 750

Year

Total

Average

1975

893 874

6 772

1976

856 428

6 488

1977

968 683

7 339

1978

730 419

5 533

1979

823 387

6 238

1980

671 176

5 085

1981

776 191

5 880

1982

603 036

4 569

1983

729 373

5 526

1984

568 765

4 309

1985

581 177

4 403

1986

426 349

3 229

Year

Total

Average

1987

469 030

3 553

1988

576 257

4 365

1989

624 679

4 732

1990

647 489

4 905

1991

706 508

5 352

1992

671 903

5 083

1993

731 565

5 542

1994

688 589

5 216

1995

841 717

4 624

1996

841 368

4 622

1997

772 197

4 242

1998

959 317

5 270

Year

Total

Average

1999

983 630

5 404

2000

1 024 722

5 639

2001

1 013 264

5 567

2002

1 092 359

6 002

2003

1 198 798

6 587

2004

1 458 258

8 012

2005

1 727 101

9 489

2006

1 655 572

9 097

2007

1 914 907

10 521

2008

1 785 815

9 812

2009

2 151 219

8 956

2010

1 947 236

8 117

Year

Total

Average

2011

1 919 325

7 994

2012

1 680 822

7 003

2013

1 637 716

6 824[25]

2014

1 670 706

6 961[26]

2015

1 610 684

6 711

2016

1 669 435

6 985

2017

1 607 772

6 699

2018

1 407 693

5 865

2019

1 379 861

5 773

Players [edit ]

individual records [edit ]

Most appearances [edit ]

As of 21 November 2021[27]

Most goals scored [edit ]

As of Start of the 2020 season[28]

Foreign players [edit ]

Awards [edit ]

trophy [edit ]

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. [ 29 ] The boastfully trophy was introduced in 2012 and all winners from 2012 and onwards will get its cabaret ‘s name engraved on it. The ribbons that drape the handles are presented in the team color of the league champions that class .

See besides [edit ]

Notes and references [edit ]

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