2023 Eliteserien
79th season of top-tier football league in Norway
Football league season
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.[1]
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 competed 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
Locations of the teams in the
2023 Eliteserien
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team
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
Managerial changes
Transfers
Winter
Summer
League table
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.
[18] (C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
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.[19]
2–2 on aggregate. Kristiansund won 5–4 on penalties.
Season statistics
Top scorers
As of 3 December 2023
Hat-tricks
League attendances
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Brann
228,056
16,832
11,603
15,204
+45.8% 1
2
Rosenborg
211,473
21,266
10,705
14,098
+7.7% †
3
Viking
193,841
15,900
9,477
12,923
+30.4% †
4
Vålerenga
158,123
16,556
7,578
10,542
+21.6% †
5
Lillestrøm
112,555
10,540
5,823
7,504
+11.3% †
6
Bodø/Glimt
103,216
8,244
5,832
6,881
+16.0% †
7
Molde
100,213
10,730
5,431
6,681
+4.6% †
8
Strømsgodset
81,504
7,014
4,385
5,434
+11.6% †
9
Aalesund
78,017
9,050
4,042
5,201
−5.1% †
10
Odd
77,406
8,331
3,844
5,160
+13.8% †
11
Haugesund
74,755
8,210
3,416
4,984
+27.7% †
12
Sarpsborg
73,987
8,022
3,574
4,932
+3.2% †
13
Tromsø
72,683
6,691
2,910
4,846
+61.3% †
14
HamKam
62,566
6,500
2,945
4,171
−7.2% 2
15
Sandefjord
58,015
6,598
2,689
3,868
+16.1% †
16
Stabæk
50,922
4,938
2,214
3,395
+55.0% 1
League total
1,737,332
21,266
2,214
7,239
+26.7% †
Updated to games played on 3 December Source: nifs.no Notes: 1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon. 2: Reduced capacity for parts of the season due to construction work.
References
Seasons
League of Norway Main League First Division Tippeligaen Eliteserien
Clubs
Competition Statistics and awards Associated competitions Other
League competitions
Cup competitions
European competitions
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