2023 Eliteserien

Eliteserien 2023
Season information
Dates	10 April–3 December
Winners	Bodø/Glimt (3rd title)
Relegated	Vålerenga Stabæk Aalesund
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League	Bodø/Glimt
Europa League	Molde (via Norwegian Football Cup)
Europa Conference League	Brann Tromsø
Season statistics
Matches played	240
Goals scored	748
Average	3.12 (per match)
Top goalscorer	Amahl Pellegrino (24 goals)
Biggest home win	Molde 5–0 Sandefjord (29 May 2023) Sarpsborg 6–1 Sandefjord (2 July 2023) Haugesund 6–1 Aalesund (28 October 2023)
Biggest away win	HamKam 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 scoring	Viking 7–3 HamKam (30 April 2023)
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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.

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

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

Sixteen teams compete 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

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

Team	Manager(s)	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Aalesund	Johnsen, ChristianChristian Johnsen	Fällman, DavidDavid Fällman	Umbro	Sparebanken Møre
Bodø/Glimt	Knutsen, KjetilKjetil Knutsen	Saltnes, UlrikUlrik Saltnes	Diadora	SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Brann	Horneland, EirikEirik Horneland	Heltne Nilsen, SivertSivert Heltne Nilsen	Nike	Sparebanken Vest
HamKam	Michelsen, JakobJakob Michelsen	Melgalvis, AleksanderAleksander Melgalvis	Puma	OBOS
Haugesund	Manoharan, SancheevSancheev Manoharan (caretaker)	Therkildsen, PeterPeter Therkildsen	Umbro	Haugaland Kraft
Lillestrøm	Bakke, EirikEirik Bakke	Åsen, GjermundGjermund Åsen	Puma	DNB
Molde	Moe, ErlingErling Moe	Eikrem, Magnus WolffMagnus Wolff Eikrem	Adidas	Sparebanken Møre
Odd	Johansen, Pål ArnePål Arne Johansen	Hagen, SteffenSteffen Hagen	Hummel	Skagerak Energi
Rosenborg	Maalen, SveinSvein Maalen (caretaker)	Henriksen, MarkusMarkus Henriksen	Adidas	SpareBank 1 SMN
Sandefjord	Ødegaard, Hans ErikHans Erik Ødegaard Tegström, AndreasAndreas Tegström	Foss, Sander MoenSander Moen Foss	Macron	Jotun
Sarpsborg	Billborn, StefanStefan Billborn	Thomassen, JoachimJoachim Thomassen	Hummel	Borregaard
Stabæk	Bradley, BobBob Bradley	Krogstad, FredrikFredrik Krogstad	Nike	SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Strømsgodset	Isnes, JørgenJørgen Isnes	Valsvik, GustavGustav Valsvik	Puma	Sparebanken Øst
Tromsø	Helstrup, GauteGaute Helstrup	Yttergård Jenssen, RubenRuben Yttergård Jenssen	Select	SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Viking	Aarsheim, Bjarte LundeBjarte Lunde Aarsheim Jensen, MortenMorten Jensen	Tripić, ZlatkoZlatko Tripić	Diadora	Lyse
Vålerenga	Bakke, GeirGeir Bakke	Strandberg, StefanStefan Strandberg	Adidas	OBOS

Managerial changes

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	Pre-season	Jørgen Isnes	14 December 2022
Aalesund	Lars Arne Nilsen	Mutual consent	4 May 2023	16th	Marius Bøe (caretaker)	4 May 2023
Vålerenga	Dag-Eilev Fagermo	Mutual consent	12 June 2023	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
Rosenborg	Kjetil Rekdal	Mutual consent	16 June 2023	9th	Svein Maalen (caretaker)	16 June 2023
Lillestrøm	Geir Bakke	Signed by Vålerenga	12 July 2023	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
Lillestrøm	Simon Mesfin (caretaker)	End of caretaker spell	10 August 2023	6th	Eirik Bakke	10 August 2023
Stabæk	Lars Bohinen	Mutual consent	5 September 2023	15th	Bob Bradley	10 September 2023
Haugesund	Jostein Grindhaug	Mutual consent	10 September 2023	12th	Sancheev Manoharan (caretaker)	10 September 2023

League table

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 first qualifying round
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
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.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Results

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
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

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.

6 December 2023 19:00 CET	Kristiansund	0–2	Vålerenga	Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 4,042 Referee: Rohit Saggi
		Report	Håkans  65' Juklerød  86'

10 December 2023 17:00 CET	Vålerenga	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Kristiansund	Intility Arena Attendance: 10,459 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
		Report	Rakneberg  76' Broholm  82'
		Penalties
	Børven Bjørdal Ofkir Ilić Borchgrevink	4–5	Stokke Willumsson Broholm Ulvestad Aasbak

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

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 3 December 2023

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
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

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Amahl Pellegrino	Bodø/Glimt	Stabæk	4–0 (H)	02023-04-16-16 April 2023
Akor Adams	Lillestrøm	Stabæk	3–1 (H)	02023-06-04-4 June 2023
Eric Kitolano	Molde	Sarpsborg	5–1 (H)	02023-07-22-22 July 2023
Amahl Pellegrino	Bodø/Glimt	Vålerenga	4–2 (H)	02023-09-24-24 September 2023
Jo Inge Berget	Sarpsborg	Rosenborg	5–2 (H)	02023-10-08-8 October 2023

See also

• 2023 Norwegian Football Cup

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