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2025 Eliteserien

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Eliteserien
Season2025
Dates29 March – 30 November
Matches played110
Goals scored323 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorerDaniel Karlsbakk
(10 goals)
Biggest home winKFUM 5–0 Strømsgodset
(22 June 2025)
Biggest away winHaugesund 0–5 Strømsgodset
(6 April 2025)
Highest scoringViking 4–4 Tromsø
(27 April 2025)
Longest winning run8 matches
Tromsø
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Viking
Longest winless run14 matches
Haugesund
Longest losing run8 matches
Strømsgodset
Highest attendance21,263
Rosenborg - Molde
(27 April 2025)
Lowest attendance1,423
KFUM - Bryne
(6 July 2025)
Average attendance7,787
2024
2026
All statistics correct as of 13 July 2025.

The 2025 Eliteserien is the ongoing 81st season of top-tier football in Norway. This is the ninth season of Eliteserien after rebranding from Tippeligaen.

The season started on 29 March 2025 and is scheduled to end on 30 November 2025, not including play-off matches.[1]

Bodø/Glimt are the defending champions. Vålerenga and Bryne joined as the promoted clubs from the 2024 Norwegian First Division. They replaced Lillestrøm and Odd, who were relegated to the 2025 Norwegian First Division.

Teams

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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 are Vålerenga and Bryne, who were promoted after respectively 1 and 21 seasons absent. They replaced Lillestrøm and Odd, ending their top flight spells of 4 and 16 years respectively.

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the teams in the 2025 Eliteserien in Oslo
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location County Arena Turf Capacity
Bodø/Glimt 30 Bodø Nordland Aspmyra Artificial 8,500
Brann 67 Bergen Vestland Brann Stadion Natural 17,500[2]
Bryne 18 Time Rogaland Bryne Stadion Natural 5,000[3]
Fredrikstad 44 Fredrikstad Østfold Fredrikstad Stadion Artificial 12,560
HamKam 26 Hamar Innlandet Briskeby Artificial 6,500
Haugesund 19 Haugesund Rogaland Haugesund Sparebank Arena Natural 8,983
KFUM 2 Oslo Oslo KFUM Arena Artificial 3,299
Kristiansund 8 Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal Nordmøre Stadion Artificial 4,444
Molde 49 Molde Møre og Romsdal Aker Stadion Artificial 11,800
Rosenborg 62 Trondheim Trøndelag Lerkendal Natural 21,510
Sandefjord 13 Sandefjord Vestfold Jotun Arena Artificial 8,000
Sarpsborg 14 Sarpsborg Østfold Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial 8,022
Strømsgodset 38 Drammen Buskerud Marienlyst Artificial 8,935
Tromsø 37 Tromsø Troms Romssa Arena Artificial 7,500
Viking 75 Stavanger Rogaland Lyse Arena Artificial 15,900
Vålerenga 64 Oslo Oslo Intility Arena Artificial 16,556

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager(s) Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsors
Main Other(s)
Bodø/Glimt Norway Kjetil Knutsen Norway Patrick Berg[a] Puma SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
List
Brann Iceland Freyr Alexandersson Norway Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen Nike Sparebanken Norge
List
Bryne Norway Kevin Knappen [no] Norway Axel Kryger[b] Umbro Sparebanken Norge
List
    • Front: Aarbakke, M44
    • Back: NYO3, Like Muligheter
    • Sleeves: Prosjektil
    • Shorts: Masiv, ECS
    • Socks: Servit
Fredrikstad Norway Andreas Hagen Norway Sigurd Kvile Craft OBOS
List
    • Front: Terje Høili, Stene Stål Gjenvinning
    • Back: Europris
    • Sleeves: Værste AS
    • Shorts: Unger Fabrikker, McDonald's
    • Socks: Toyota Østfold
HamKam Norway Thomas Myhre Norway Fredrik Sjølstad Puma OBOS
List
Haugesund Finland Toni Korkeakunnas Cape Verde Bruno Leite[c] Umbro Haugaland Kraft
List
KFUM Norway Johannes Moesgaard [no] Norway Robin Rasch [no] Hummel OBOS
List
    • Front: Kiwi Minipris
    • Back: Arctic Asset Management
    • Sleeves: Intility
    • Shorts: Nord West Eiendom, R Utemiljø
    • Socks: Nettavisen
Kristiansund Norway Amund Skiri Norway Dan Peter Ulvestad Puma SpareBank 1 Nordmøre
List
Molde Norway Per-Mathias Høgmo Norway Magnus Wolff Eikrem Adidas[7] Sparebanken Møre
List
Rosenborg Sweden Alfred Johansson Norway Ole Selnæs Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
List
Sandefjord Sweden Andreas Tegström Sweden Filip Ottosson Macron Jotun
List
Sarpsborg Norway Christian Michelsen Norway Jo Inge Berget Hummel Borregaard
List
    • Front: Assist Consulting AS, Pretec Group
    • Back: Frigaard Gruppen, Lions Clubs International
    • Sleeves: Økonomi-deler
    • Shorts: DNB, Flexi Regnskap
    • Socks: None
Strømsgodset Norway Dag-Eilev Fagermo Norway Gustav Valsvik Puma Sparebanken Øst
List
Tromsø Norway Jørgen Vik Norway Ruben Yttergård Jenssen Select SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
List
    • Front: Consto, Harila Bilforhandler
    • Back: Ishavskraft, MOT
    • Sleeves: Explo Energidrikk
    • Shorts: Extra (Coop), C&M Brannsikring
    • Socks: Kræmer
Viking Norway Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim
Norway Morten Jensen
Norway Zlatko Tripić Diadora Lyse
List
Vålerenga Norway Geir Bakke Norway Christian Borchgrevink Adidas OBOS
List

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager(s) Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager(s) Date of appointment
Molde Norway Erling Moe Sacked 8 December 2024 Pre-season Norway Trond Strande
Norway Eirik Mæland (caretakers)
8 December 2024[8]
Sandefjord Norway Hans Erik Ødegaard Signed by Lillestrøm 10 December 2024[9] None[d] 10 December 2024
Brann Norway Eirik Horneland Resigned 10 December 2024[10] Iceland Freyr Alexandersson 13 January 2025[11]
Tromsø Norway Gard Holme [no] Mutual consent 8 January 2025[12] None[e] 8 January 2025
Molde Norway Trond Strande
Norway Eirik Mæland (caretakers)
End of caretaker period 9 January 2025 Norway Per-Mathias Høgmo 9 January 2025[13]
Haugesund Denmark Sancheev Manoharan Mutual consent 26 May 2025[14] 16th Finland Toni Korkeakunnas 27 May 2025[15]
Strømsgodset Norway Jørgen Isnes Mutual consent 26 May 2025[16] 14th Norway Børre Steenslid
Norway Tomas Skaret Halvorsen (caretakers)
28 May 2025[17]
Strømsgodset Norway Børre Steenslid
Norway Tomas Skaret Halvorsen (caretakers)
End of caretaker period 10 June 2025 14th Norway Dag-Eilev Fagermo 10 June 2025[18]
HamKam Denmark Jakob Michelsen Signed by Denmark women's national team 24 June 2025[19][20] 13th Norway Thomas Myhre 24 June 2025[21]

Transfers

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Winter

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Summer

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Viking 16 11 3 2 40 20 +20 36 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Brann 15 9 3 3 27 22 +5 30 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Tromsø 13 9 1 3 24 17 +7 28 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Rosenborg 15 7 5 3 17 14 +3 26 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Bodø/Glimt 12 7 2 3 27 11 +16 23
6 Sarpsborg 13 5 6 2 21 12 +9 21
7 Sandefjord 13 7 0 6 22 18 +4 21
8 Fredrikstad 14 6 3 5 19 16 +3 21
9 Kristiansund 15 5 4 6 18 20 −2 19
10 Bryne 13 5 3 5 19 21 −2 18
11 KFUM 13 4 3 6 18 19 −1 15
12 Vålerenga 14 4 3 7 17 20 −3 15
13 Molde 14 4 2 8 18 22 −4 14
14 HamKam 13 3 4 6 13 24 −11 13 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Strømsgodset 13 2 0 11 16 29 −13 6 Relegation to First Division
16 Haugesund 14 0 2 12 5 36 −31 2
Updated to match(es) played on 13 July 2025. 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.[22]

Results

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Home \ Away B/G BRA BRY FFK HAM FKH KFU KBK MOL RBK SAN S08 SIF TIL VIK VIF
Bodø/Glimt 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 2–0 1–2 2–4
Brann 3–2 4–2 0–3 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–1 3–1
Bryne 0–1 4–3 1–1 3–1 0–3 3–2 1–0
Fredrikstad 3–0 1–0 4–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–0
HamKam 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–3 2–5
Haugesund 0–4 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 0–5 1–4
KFUM 1–1 3–1 1–3 5–0 1–3 0–1
Kristiansund 1–1 2–1 0–1 4–1 0–0 0–1 0–2
Molde 2–2 2–1 2–3 0–1 a 0–2 0–1
Rosenborg 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1
Sandefjord 2–0 4–0 3–0 2–0 3–2 2–1
Sarpsborg 1–1 4–0 3–1 2–3 0–1 1–1
Strømsgodset 1–2 0–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–3 0–2
Tromsø 2–1 1–0 2–3 0–1 2–1
Viking 3–0 5–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 0–0 4–4
Vålerenga 2–4 1–1 2–3 0–2 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 13 July 2025. Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Tromsø712131112109754321
Viking13855652111112
Brann161173223222233
Bodø/Glimt[f]7121368543454
Rosenborg5212111336575
Sarpsborg4426745888766
Sandefjord137119436465647
Fredrikstad[g]1644874679998
Kristiansund9106105879107889
Bryne1114101215151311910111110
KFUM291213131315151514131311
Vålerenga238791110101111101012
HamKam5131414141414131213121213
Molde1515151511911121312141414
Strømsgodset[h]9598101212141415151515
Haugesund11161616161616161616161616
Leader and Champions League play off round
Champions League second qualifying round
Europa League second qualifying round
Conference League second qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2026 Norwegian First Division
Source: nifs.no

Results by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Bodø/GlimtWWDWLWWWLDWL
BrannLWWWWDDWWLWDWLW
BryneLLWLLLWWWDDDW
FredrikstadWLWDWWLDLLDWWL
HamKamWLLLDLDWWLDDL
HaugesundLLLDLLLLLLDLLL
KFUMWLLLDLLLDWWDW
KristiansundLWWLWLWLLWDDDLD
MoldeLLDDWWLLLWLLLW
RosenborgWWWDWDWLDLDLWDW
SandefjordLWLWWWLWLWLWL
SarpsborgWDWLDWDLDDWWD
StrømsgodsetLWLWLLLLLLLLL
TromsøWLLDLWWWWWWWW
VikingLWWDDWWWWWDWLWWW
VålerengaWDLWLLDWLLWDLL
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Relegation play-offs

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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.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 13 July 2025
Rank Player Club Goals[23]
1 Norway Daniel Karlsbakk Sarpsborg 10
2 Denmark Kasper Høgh Bodø/Glimt 9
3 Norway Zlatko Tripić Viking 8
4 Norway Aune Heggebø Brann 7
5 Norway Vegard Erlien Tromsø 6
Norway Ulrik Saltnes Bodø/Glimt
Iraq Marko Farji Strømsgodset
8 7 players 5

Clean sheets

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As of 13 July 2025
Rank Player Club Clean sheets[24]
1 Norway Sander Tangvik Rosenborg 8
2 Russia Nikita Haikin Bodø/Glimt 7
3 Denmark Jonathan Fischer Fredrikstad 5
Syria Elias Hadaya Sandefjord
5 Denmark Jakob Haugaard Tromsø 4
Senegal Mamour N'diaye Sarpsborg
7 Norway Emil Ødegaard KFUM 3
Norway Jacob Karlstrøm Molde
Norway Mathias Dyngeland Brann
Norway Kristoffer Klaesson Viking

Hat-tricks

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As of 13 July 2025
Player For Against Result Date
Norway Sander Kilen Kristiansund Tromsø 3–2 (A) 20 April 2025
Norway Vegard Erlien Tromsø Viking 4–4 (A) 27 April 2025
Norway Zlatko Tripić Viking Haugesund 5–1 (H) 30 April 2025
Norway Daniel Karlsbakk Sarpsborg Haugesund 3–1 (H) 6 July 2025

Discipline

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Player

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As of 13 July 2025
  • Most yellow cards: 4[23]
    • 14 players
  • Most red cards: 2[23]
    • Norway Marius Berntsen Olsen (Kristiansund)

Club

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As of 13 July 2025
  • Most yellow cards: 32[25]
    • Molde
  • Fewest yellow cards: 9[25]
    • Bodø/Glimt
  • Most red cards: 3[26]
    • Molde
  • Fewest red cards: 0[26]
    • Fredrikstad
    • HamKam
    • Rosenborg
    • Sarpsborg
    • Strømsgodset
    • Tromsø

League attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Brann 147,178 17,500 14,606 16,353 +3.8%
2 Rosenborg 122,303 21,263 11,166 15,288 +10.7%
3 Vålerenga 85,426 16,556 10,563 14,238 +56.6%1
4 Viking 97,966 15,900 9,644 12,246 −1.0%
5 Fredrikstad 79,228 12,560 7,500 9,904 +16.7%
6 Bodø/Glimt 47,595 8,107 5,910 6,799 +2.4%
7 Molde 38,321 9,293 5,286 6,387 −11.0%
8 Strømsgodset 40,089 8,332 4,308 5,727 +15.9%
9 Tromsø 30,120 6,691 3,632 5,020 +9.2%
10 Sarpsborg 29,331 7,233 4,330 4,889 −4.3%
11 Sandefjord 27,938 6,598 3,408 4,656 +16.8%
12 Haugesund 31,322 6,066 3,058 4,475 −9.8%
13 HamKam 21,917 5,213 2,828 3,653 −11.5%
14 Kristiansund 23,653 4,364 2,917 3,379 −6.0%
15 Bryne 21,452 5,151 2,329 3,065 +65.0%1
16 KFUM 12,712 3,501 1,423 2,119 −25.7%
League total 856,551 21,263 1,423 7,787 +12.7%

Updated to games played on 14 July 2025
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Bodø/Glimt play with a captaincy team who decide between themselves who will be the captain on a game-by-game basis, Patrick Berg is the most common choice. The full team consists of Ulrik Saltnes, Jostein Gundersen, Sondre Sørli, Patrick Berg, Sondre Brunstad Fet, Jens Petter Hauge and Brede Moe.[4]
  2. ^ Bryne play with a captaincy team where the captain is decided on a game-by-game basis, Axel Kryger is the most common choice. The full team consists of Robert Undheim, Lars Erik Sødal, Axel Kryger and Eirik Saunes.[5]
  3. ^ Haugesund play with a captaincy team where the captain is decided on a game-by-game basis, Bruno Leite is the most common choice. The full team consists of Julius Eskesen, Amund Wichne, Parfait Bizoza, Morten Konradsen, Bruno Leite and Oscar Krusnell.[6]
  4. ^ Andreas Tegström was already co-manager and continued as the sole manager.
  5. ^ Jørgen Vik was already co-manager and continued as the sole manager.
  6. ^ Round 5 and 6 fixtures yet to be played.
  7. ^ Round 5 fixture yet to be played.
  8. ^ Round 6 fixture yet to be played.

References

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  1. ^ "Se hovedterminlistene for 2025". Fotball.no. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  2. ^ "FAKTA OM STADION". SK Brann (in Norwegian). 4 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Mer av alt i Eliteserien". Bryne FK (in Norwegian). 7 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Sondre har blitt med i Glimts kapteinsteam: – Det er stort og kult". tk.no (in Norwegian). Tidens Krav. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  5. ^ "De vet ikke hvem av dem det blir". jbl.no (in Norwegian). Jærbladet. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Alternerer på kapteinsbindet". fkh.no (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 29 March 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  7. ^ "De tre stripene er tilbake!". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Molde FK avslutter samarbeidet med Erling Moe". Molde FK (in Norwegian). 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Hans Erik Ødegaard blir ny Lillestrøm-trener" (in Norwegian). Sandefjord Fotball. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  10. ^ "– Tusen takk for meg Brann og Bergen" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Her er Branns nye hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  12. ^ "TIL og Gard Holme avslutter samarbeidet" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Per-Mathias Høgmo blir hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  14. ^ "Fratrer som hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Ny hovedtrener på plass" (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Isnes fratrer som hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Leder laget mot HamKam" (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  18. ^ "Dag-Eilev Fagermo ny hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Pressemelding: Jakob Michelsen slutter som hovedtrener i HamKam" (in Norwegian). Hamarkameratene. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Jakob Michelsen bliver ny landstræner for Kvindelandsholdet" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  21. ^ "Pressemelding: Thomas Myhre blir HamKams nye hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Hamarkameratene. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  22. ^ "Eliteserien tabell". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  23. ^ a b c "Eliteserien 2025 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  24. ^ "Clean sheets - Eliteserien 2025 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  25. ^ a b "Yellow cards - Eliteserien 2025 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  26. ^ a b "Red cards - Eliteserien 2025 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 9 April 2025.