2023 Eliteserien
Season | 2023 |
---|---|
Dates | 10 April – 3 December |
Champions | Bodø/Glimt (3rd title) |
Relegated | Aalesund |
Matches played | 232 |
Goals scored | 724 (3.12 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Amahl Pellegrino (23 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) |
Longest winning run | 10 matches Viking |
Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Viking |
Longest winless run | 14 matches Stabæk |
Longest losing run | 7 matches Stabæk |
Highest attendance | 21,266 Rosenborg - Bodø/Glimt (17 September 2023) |
Lowest attendance | 2,214 Stabæk - Haugesund (23 April 2023) |
Average attendance | 7,240 |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 26 November 2023. |
The 2023 Eliteserien is the 79th season of top-tier football in Norway.
The season started on 10 April 2023 and is scheduled to end on 3 December 2023, not including play-off matches.[1]
Molde are 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
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Personnel and kits
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[7] | Pre-season | Jørgen Isnes | 14 December 2022[8] |
Aalesund | Lars Arne Nilsen | Mutual consent | 4 May 2023[9] | 16th | Marius Bøe (caretaker) | 4 May 2023 |
Vålerenga | Dag-Eilev Fagermo | Mutual consent | 12 June 2023[10] | 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[11] |
Rosenborg | Kjetil Rekdal | Mutual consent | 16 June 2023[12] | 9th | Svein Maalen (caretaker) | 16 June 2023 |
Lillestrøm | Geir Bakke | Signed by Vålerenga | 12 July 2023[13] | 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[14] |
Lillestrøm | Simon Mesfin (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 10 August 2023 | 6th | Eirik Bakke | 10 August 2023[15] |
Stabæk | Lars Bohinen | Mutual consent | 5 September 2023 | 15th | Bob Bradley | 10 September 2023[16] |
Haugesund | Jostein Grindhaug | Mutual consent | 10 September 2023 | 12th | Sancheev Manoharan (caretaker) | 10 September 2023[17] |
Transfers
Winter
Summer
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bodø/Glimt (C, Q) | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 38 | +38 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Brann | 29 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 61 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
3 | Tromsø | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 60 | |
4 | Viking | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 58 | |
5 | Molde | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 50 | |
6 | Lillestrøm | 29 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 43 | |
7 | Sarpsborg | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 41 | |
8 | Strømsgodset | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 39 | |
9 | Rosenborg | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 36 | |
10 | Odd | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 35 | |
11 | HamKam | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 33 | |
12 | Haugesund | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 30 | |
13 | Stabæk | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 29 | |
14 | Sandefjord | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 28 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
15 | Vålerenga | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 28 | Relegation to First Division |
16 | Aalesund (R) | 29 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 69 | −47 | 18 |
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; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Positions by round
Leader and Champions League second qualifying round | |
Conference League second qualifying round | |
Relegation play-offs | |
Relegation to 2024 1. divisjon |
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]
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 26 November 2023
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[20] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Amahl Pellegrino | Bodø/Glimt | 23 |
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 | 12 |
8 | Danilo Al-Saed | Sandefjord | 11 |
9 | Lars-Jørgen Salvesen | Viking | 10 |
Top assists
- As of 26 November 2023
Rank | Player | Club | Assists[21] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Amahl Pellegrino | Bodø/Glimt | 14 |
2 | Gjermund Åsen | Lillestrøm | 11 |
Zlatko Tripić | Viking | ||
4 | Bård Finne | Brann | 10 |
5 | Sander Svendsen | Viking | 8 |
6 | Ramon Pascal Lundqvist | Sarpsborg | 7 |
Mikkel Maigaard | Sarpsborg | ||
Magnus Wolff Eikrem | Molde | ||
Joachim Soltvedt | Brann | ||
Kristoffer Haugen | Molde | ||
Albert Grønbæk | Bodø/Glimt | ||
Patrick Berg | Bodø/Glimt |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amahl Pellegrino | Bodø/Glimt | Stabæk | 4–0 (H) | 16 April 2023 |
Akor Adams | Lillestrøm | Stabæk | 3–1 (H) | 4 June 2023 |
Eric Kitolano | Molde | Sarpsborg | 5–1 (H) | 22 July 2023 |
Amahl Pellegrino | Bodø/Glimt | Vålerenga | 4–2 (H) | 24 September 2023 |
Jo Inge Berget | Sarpsborg | Rosenborg | 5–2 (H) | 8 October 2023 |
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 | 178,891 | 15,900 | 9,477 | 12,778 | +28.9% |
4 | Vålerenga | 145,224 | 16,556 | 7,578 | 10,373 | +19.6% |
5 | Lillestrøm | 112,555 | 10,540 | 5,823 | 7,504 | +11.3% |
6 | Bodø/Glimt | 96,982 | 8,244 | 5,832 | 6,927 | +16.8% |
7 | Molde | 94,782 | 10,730 | 5,440 | 6,770 | +6.0% |
8 | Strømsgodset | 76,072 | 7,014 | 4,385 | 5,434 | +11.6% |
9 | Odd | 73,562 | 8,331 | 3,894 | 5,254 | +15.8% |
10 | Aalesund | 78,017 | 9,050 | 4,042 | 5,201 | −5.1% |
11 | Haugesund | 69,694 | 8,210 | 3,416 | 4,978 | +27.6% |
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 | 54,258 | 6,598 | 2,689 | 3,876 | +16.3% |
16 | Stabæk | 50,922 | 4,938 | 2,214 | 3,395 | +55.0%1 |
League total | 1,679,724 | 21,266 | 2,214 | 7,240 | +26.7% |
Updated to games played on 26 November
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.
2: Reduced capacity for parts of the season due to construction work.
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