2021 Eliteserien

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Eliteserien 2021
Season information
Dates	9 May 2021 (originally 5 April)– 27 November 2021
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League
Europa Conference League
Season statistics
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The 2021 Eliteserien was the 77th season of top-tier football in Norway.

The season began on 5 April and ended on 27 November 2021, not including play-off matches. Restrictions enforced by the government due to the Covid pandemic made the Norwegian football association to postponed the start several times and the league is currently to start on 9 May.

Bodø/Glimt were the defending champions. Tromsø and Lillestrøm joined as the promoted clubs from the 2020 1. divisjon. They replaced Aalesund and IK Start who were relegated to the 2021 1. divisjon.

Teams

Sixteen teams compete in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from 1. divisjon. The promoted teams were Tromsø and Lillestrøm, both returning to the top flight after an absence of just one year. They replaced Aalesund and IK Start, both relegated after a season's presence.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Appearances	Location	Arena	Turf	Capacity
Bodø/Glimt	26	Bodø	Aspmyra Stadion	Artificial	5,635
Brann	64	Bergen	Brann Stadion	Natural	17,049
Haugesund	15	Haugesund	Haugesund Stadion	Natural	8,754
Kristiansund	5	Kristiansund	Kristiansund Stadion	Artificial	4,444
Lillestrøm	57	Lillestrøm	Åråsen Stadion	Natural	11,500
Mjøndalen	22	Mjøndalen	Consto Arena	Artificial	4,200
Molde	45	Molde	Aker Stadion	Artificial	11,249
Odd	40	Skien	Skagerak Arena	Artificial	11,767
Rosenborg	58	Trondheim	Lerkendal Stadion	Natural	21,421
Sandefjord	10	Sandefjord	Sandefjord Arena	Natural	6,582
Sarpsborg 08	10	Sarpsborg	Sarpsborg Stadion	Artificial	8,022
Stabæk	25	Bærum	Nadderud Stadion	Natural	4,938
Strømsgodset	34	Drammen	Marienlyst Stadion	Artificial	8,935
Tromsø	33	Tromsø	Alfheim Stadion	Artificial	6,687
Viking	71	Stavanger	Viking Stadion	Artificial	15,900
Vålerenga	61	Oslo	Intility Arena	Artificial	16,555

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Bodø/Glimt	Knutsen, KjetilKjetil Knutsen	Saltnes, UlrikUlrik Saltnes Berg, PatrickPatrick Berg	Diadora	Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Brann	Ingebrigtsen, KåreKåre Ingebrigtsen	Barmen, KristofferKristoffer Barmen	Nike	Sparebanken Vest
Haugesund	Grindhaug, JosteinJostein Grindhaug	Hansen, BenjaminBenjamin Hansen	Macron	Haugaland Kraft
Kristiansund	Michelsen, ChristianChristian Michelsen	Ulvestad, Dan PeterDan Peter Ulvestad	Macron	SpareBank 1 Nordvest
Lillestrøm	Bakke, GeirGeir Bakke	Lehne Olsen, ThomasThomas Lehne Olsen	Puma	DNB
Mjøndalen	Hansen, VegardVegard Hansen	Gauseth, ChristianChristian Gauseth	Umbro	Sparebanken Øst
Molde	Moe, ErlingErling Moe	Magnus Wolff Eikrem	Nike	Sparebanken Møre
Odd	Nornes, Jan FrodeJan Frode Nornes	Hagen, SteffenSteffen Hagen	Hummel	SpareBank 1 Telemark
Rosenborg	Hareide, ÅgeÅge Hareide	Henriksen, MarkusMarkus Henriksen	Adidas	SpareBank 1 SMN
Sandefjord	Ødegaard, Hans ErikHans Erik Ødegaard Tegström, AndreasAndreas Tegström	Singh, HarmeetHarmeet Singh	Macron	Jotun
Sarpsborg 08	Stahre, MikaelMikael Stahre	Thomassen, JoachimJoachim Thomassen	Select	Borregaard
Stabæk	Jönsson, JanJan Jönsson	Amankwah, YawYaw Amankwah	Macron	SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Strømsgodset	Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen (interim) Håkon Wibe-Lund (interim)	Valsvik, GustavGustav Valsvik	Puma	DNB
Tromsø	Helstrup, GauteGaute Helstrup	Yttergård Jenssen, RubenRuben Yttergård Jenssen	Select	Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Vålerenga	Fagermo, Dag-EilevDag-Eilev Fagermo	Tollås, JonatanJonatan Tollås	Umbro	DNB
Viking	Aarsheim, Bjarte LundeBjarte Lunde Aarsheim Jensen, MortenMorten Jensen	Berisha, VetonVeton Berisha	Diadora	Lyse

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Table
Viking	Bjarne Berntsen	Mutual consent	31 December 2020	Pre-season	Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim Morten Jensen	1 January 2021	Pre-season
Sandefjord	Martí Cifuentes	Contract expired	31 December 2020		Hans Erik Ødegaard Andreas Tegström	1 January 2021
Strømsgodset	Henrik Pedersen	Mutual consent	9 April 2021		Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen (interim) Håkon Wibe-Lund (interim)	12 April 2021

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bodø/Glimt (C)	30	18	9	3	59	25	+34	63	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Molde	30	18	6	6	70	40	+30	60	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3	Viking	30	17	6	7	60	47	+13	57
4	Lillestrøm	30	14	7	9	49	40	+9	49
5	Rosenborg	30	13	9	8	58	42	+16	48
6	Kristiansund	30	14	4	12	41	46	−5	46
7	Vålerenga	30	11	12	7	46	37	+9	45
8	Sarpsborg 08	30	11	6	13	39	44	−5	39
9	Strømsgodset	30	9	9	12	43	43	0	36
10	Sandefjord	30	10	6	14	38	52	−14	36
11	Haugesund	30	9	8	13	46	45	+1	35
12	Tromsø	30	8	11	11	33	44	−11	35
13	Odd	30	8	9	13	44	58	−14	33
14	Brann (R)	30	5	11	14	38	55	−17	26	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Stabæk (R)	30	6	7	17	35	62	−27	25	Relegation to First Division
16	Mjøndalen (R)	30	4	10	16	33	52	−19	22

Source: Football Association of Norway
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 away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

See also

• 2021 Norwegian Football Cup

2021 in Norwegian football
Domestic leagues
Eliteserien · First Division · Second Division · Third Division · Fourth Division
Domestic cups
Norwegian Football Cup ('20–'21, '21–'22) · Mesterfinalen
European competitions
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final)
National teams
Norway
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