2018 Eliteserien

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Eliteserien 2018
Season information
Winners	Rosenborg (26th title)
Relegated	Sandefjord Start
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League	Rosenborg
Europa League	Molde Brann Haugesund
Season statistics
Matches played	240
Goals scored	672
Top goalscorer	Franck Boli (17 goals)
Biggest home win	Molde 5–0 Sandefjord (11 March 2018)
Biggest away win	Start 1–6 Vålerenga (14 April 2018)
Highest scoring	Start 1–6 Vålerenga (14 April 2018)
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The 2018 Eliteserien was the 74th season of top-tier football in Norway.

The season began on 11 March and ended on 25 November 2018, not including play-off matches. Fixtures for the 2018 season were announced on 19 December 2017.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2017 season.

To Eliteserien Promoted from OBOS-ligaen Bodø/Glimt Start Ranheim

From Eliteserien Relegated to OBOS-ligaen Sogndal Aalesund Viking

Teams

Sixteen teams compete in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from OBOS-ligaen.

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Ap.	Location	Arena	Turf	Capacity
Bodø/Glimt	23	Bodø	Aspmyra Stadion	Artificial	5,635
Brann	60	Bergen	Brann Stadion	Natural	12,914
Haugesund	12	Haugesund	Haugesund Stadion	Natural	8,754
Kristiansund	2	Kristiansund	Kristiansund Stadion	Artificial	4,277
Lillestrøm	54	Lillestrøm	Åråsen Stadion	Natural	11,500
Molde	42	Molde	Aker Stadion	Artificial	11,249
Odd	37	Skien	Skagerak Arena	Artificial	11,767
Ranheim	9	Trondheim	EXTRA Arena	Artificial	3,000
Rosenborg	55	Trondheim	Lerkendal Stadion	Natural	21,421
Sandefjord	22	Sandefjord	Komplett Arena	Natural	6,582
Sarpsborg 08	7	Sarpsborg	Sarpsborg Stadion	Artificial	8,022
Stabæk	22	Bærum	Nadderud Stadion	Natural	4,938
Start	37	Kristiansand	Sør Arena	Artificial	14,448
Strømsgodset	31	Drammen	Marienlyst Stadion	Artificial	8,935
Tromsø	30	Tromsø	Alfheim Stadion	Artificial	6,687
Vålerenga	57	Oslo	Intility Arena	Artificial	16,555

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Sponsor
Bodø/Glimt	Kjetil Knutsen	Martin Bjørnbak	Diadora	Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Brann	Lars Arne Nilsen	Vito Wormgoor	Nike	Sparebanken Vest
Haugesund	Eirik Horneland	Christian Grindheim	Macron	Haugaland Kraft
Kristiansund	Christian Michelsen	Dan Peter Ulvestad	Umbro	SpareBank 1 Nordvest
Lillestrøm	Jörgen Lennartsson	Frode Kippe	Puma	DNB
Molde	Ole Gunnar Solskjær	Ruben Gabrielsen	Nike	Sparebanken Møre
Odd	Dag-Eilev Fagermo	Steffen Hagen	Hummel	SpareBank 1 Telemark
Ranheim	Svein Maalen	Mads Reginiussen	Umbro	SpareBank 1 SMN
Rosenborg	Rini Coolen (interim)	Mike Jensen	Adidas	SpareBank 1 SMN
Sandefjord	Martí Cifuentes	Håvard Storbæk	Macron	Jotun
Sarpsborg 08	Geir Bakke	Patrick Mortensen	Select	Borregaard
Stabæk	Henning Berg	Andreas Hanche-Olsen	Macron	SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Start	Kjetil Rekdal	Simon Larsen	Macron	Sparebanken Sør
Strømsgodset	Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen (interim)	Jakob Glesnes	Puma	DNB
Tromsø	Simo Valakari	Simen Wangberg	Select	Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Vålerenga	Ronny Deila	Daniel Fredheim Holm	Umbro	DNB

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Table
Start	Mick Priest (interim)	End of caretaker spell	1 December 2017	Pre-season	Mark Dempsey	1 December 2017	Pre-season
Sandefjord	Lars Bohinen	Signed by Aalesund	20 December 2017	Pre-season	Magnus Powell	16 January 2018	Pre-season
Sandefjord	Magnus Powell	Sacked	25 April 2018	12th	Geir Ludvig Fevang (interim)	27 April 2018	12th
Start	Mark Dempsey	Sacked	18 May 2018	16th	Johannes Hardarson (interim)	19 May 2018	16th
Sandefjord	Geir Ludvig Fevang (interim)	End of caretaker spell	31 May 2018	16th	Martí Cifuentes	31 May 2018	16th
Start	Johannes Hardarson (interim)	End of caretaker spell	1 June 2018	15th	Kjetil Rekdal	1 June 2018	15th
Strømsgodset	Tor Ole Skullerud	Resigned	6 June 2018	12th	Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen (interim)	7 June 2018	12th
Lillestrøm	Arne Erlandsen	Sacked	26 June 2018	13th	Arild Sundgot (interim)	26 June 2018	13th
Stabæk	Antoni Ordinas	Sacked	27 June 2018	14th	Jan Peder Jalland (interim) Gaute Larsen (interim)	28 June 2018	14th
Stabæk	Jan Peder Jalland (interim) Gaute Larsen (interim)	End of caretaker spell	4 July 2018	14th	Henning Berg	4 July 2018	14th
Lillestrøm	Arild Sundgot (interim)	End of caretaker spell	13 July 2018	13th	Jörgen Lennartsson	13 July 2018	13th
Rosenborg	Kåre Ingebrigtsen	Sacked	19 July 2018	2nd	Rini Coolen (interim)	19 July 2018	2nd

League table

Template:2018 Eliteserien table

Relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team, Stabæk takes part in a two-legged play-off against Aalesunds, the winners of the 1. divisjon promotion play-offs, to decide who will play in the 2019 Eliteserien.

5 December 2018 18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Stabæk	1 – 0	Aalesund	Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,831 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
	Børkeeiet  27'	Report

9 December 2018 18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Aalesund	1 – 1	Stabæk	Color Line Stadion Attendance: 6,333 Referee: Tore Hansen
	O. Lie  30'	Report	Guèye  71' (o.g.)

Stabæk won 2–1 on aggregate and retained their position in Eliteserien.

Season statistics

As of 24 November 2018

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals	Games	Average
1	Franck Boli	Stabæk	17	29	0,59
2	Marcus Pedersen	Strømsgodset	14	23	0,61
3	Erling Haaland	Molde	12	25	0,48
	Patrick Mortensen	Sarpsborg 08	12	28	0,43
	Thomas Lehne Olsen	Lillestrøm	12	29	0,41
6	Sam Johnson	Vålerenga	11	24	0,46
	Daouda Bamba	Kristiansund/Brann	11	29	0,38
8	Bård Finne	Vålerenga	10	25	0,40
	Kristian Fardal Opseth	Bodø/Glimt	10	30	0,30
10	Mads Reginiussen	Ranheim	9	26	0,35
	Steffen Lie Skålevik	Brann	9	28	0,32
	Bendik Bye	Kristiansund	9	30	0,30
	David Akintola	Haugesund	9	30	0,30

Hat tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Marcus Pedersen	Strømsgodset	Odd	3–0 (H)	02018-04-15-15 April 2018
Erling Haaland4	Molde	Brann	4–0 (A)	02018-07-01-1 July 2018
Bendik Bye	Kristiansund	Strømsgodset	3–2 (A)	02018-07-09-9 July 2018

Notes

⁴ Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Top assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists	Games	Average
1	Gjermund Åsen	Tromsø	10	21	0,48
2	Magnus Wolff Eikrem	Molde	8	14	0,57
	Birger Meling	Rosenborg	8	28	0,29
4	Stian Aasmundsen	Kristiansund	7	27	0,26
	Tokmac Nguen	Kristiansund	7	28	0,25
	Fredrik Aursnes	Molde	7	29	0,24
	Gilbert Koomson	Brann	7	30	0,23
	Eirik Hestad	Molde	7	30	0,23
9	Pau Morer	Sandefjord	6	22	0,27
	Erling Knudtzon	Lillestrøm	6	23	0,26
	Vegar Eggen Hedenstad	Rosenborg	6	27	0,22
	Elbasan Rashani	Odd	6	27	0,22
	Eirik Ulland Andersen	Strømsgodset	6	28	0,21
	Ulrik Saltnes	Bodø/Glimt	6	28	0,21
	Kristoffer Løkberg	Ranheim	6	28	0,21
	Alexander Stølås	Haugesund	6	29	0,21
	David Akintola	Haugesund	6	30	0,20

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	André Hansen	Rosenborg	12
2	Samuel Şahin-Radlinger	Brann	11
3	Adam Larsen Kwarasey	Vålerenga	10
4	Per Kristian Bråtveit	Haugesund	9
	Andreas Linde	Molde	9
6	Sondre Rossbach	Odd	8
7	Aslak Falch	Sarpsborg 08	5
	Gudmund Kongshavn	Tromsø	5
	Sean McDermott	Kristiansund	5
	Jonas Deumeland	Start	5

2018 in Norwegian football
Domestic leagues
Eliteserien · 1. divisjon · 2. Divisjon · 3. Divisjon
Domestic cups
Norwegian Football Cup (Qualifying Rounds · Final) · Mesterfinalen
European competitions
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final)
National teams
Norway
2017                                                        2019