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The top tier of Norwegian football has existed as a one-league top flight since 1963. The league was renamed Eliteserien for the start of the 2017 season.[1] The following page details the football records and statistics of the Norwegian top flight since 1963.

League records

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Titles

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  • Most titles: 26, Rosenborg[2]
  • Most consecutive title wins: 13, Rosenborg (1992 – 2004)[2][3]
  • Biggest title-winning margin: 19 points, 2020; Bodø/Glimt (81 points) over Molde (62 points)[4]
  • Smallest title-winning margin: 0 points and 0 goal difference (+18) – 2004; Rosenborg (52 scored goals) over Vålerenga (40 scored goals).[5] Both finished on 48 points and +18 in goal difference, but Rosenborg won the title with a superior number of goals scored – the only time that the number of goals scored has determined Eliteserien.

Wins

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Defeats

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Draws

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Sandefjord (2022)

  • Most consecutive draws:
  • Most draws in total: 354, Viking[8]

Attendances

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These figures do not take into account the 2020 and 2021 seasons, when many matches had an attendance of zero due to public health measures adopted to control the COVID-19 pandemic.

Goals

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Points

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Player records

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Appearances

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As of match played 8 August 2024[16][17]
Rank Player Years Apps
1 Norway Daniel Berg Hestad 1993–2016 473
2 Norway Steffen Hagen 2006–present 453
3 Norway Morten Berre 1996–2015 452
4 Norway Frode Kippe 1997–2019 441
5 Norway Roar Strand 1989–2010 439
6 Norway Øyvind Storflor 1999–2019 421
7 Norway Erling Knudtzon 2007–present 415
8 Norway Espen Hoff 1999–2016 406
9 Norway Christer Basma 1993–2008 350
10 Norway Håkon Opdal 2002–2021 347

Goals

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Further information: List of Eliteserien top scorers
Rank Name Goals Games Goals per game Playing position First goal Last goal
1 Norway Sigurd Rushfeldt 172 299 0.58 Forward 1992 2011
2 Norway Harald Martin Brattbakk 166 255 0.69 Forward 1990 2005
3 Norway Petter Belsvik 159 292 0.54 Forward 1989 2003
4 Norway Odd Iversen 158 225 0.70 Forward 1967 1982
5 Norway Per Kristoffersen 1451 194 0.75 Forward 1956–57 1968
6 Norway Frode Johnsen 132 301 0.44 Forward 1999 2015
7 Norway Thorstein Helstad 116 234 0.50 Forward 1995 2013
7 Norway Bengt Sæternes 116 280 0.41 Forward 1996 2011
9 Norway Jostein Flo 114 213 0.54 Forward 1987 2001
10 Norway Arild Sundgot 111 325 0.34 Forward 1995 2011

Note: 1 Per Kristoffersen's goals scored before 1963 are included in the statistics.

Further information: List of Eliteserien hat-tricks

Disciplinary

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Goalkeepers

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  • Longest consecutive run without conceding a goal: 730 minutes, Sondre Rossbach (for Odd, 1 November 2015 – 24 April 2016)

Youngest goalscorers

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This is a list of the top 10 youngest players to score a goal in Eliteserien.[19][32][33]

Player Date Team Age Opposition
1 Martin Ødegaard 16 May 2014 [19] Strømsgodset 15 years, 151 days Sarpsborg 08
2 Håkon Lorentzen 10 November 2013 [32] Brann 16 years, 100 days Tromsø
3 Kristoffer Ajer 21 April 2014 Start 16 years, 164 days Sarpsborg 08
4 Kjetil Sigurdsen 14 September 1986 [32] Bryne 16 years, 207 days Tromsø
5 Sander Svendsen 21 April 2014 [33] Molde 16 years, 259 days Sarpsborg 08
6 Ohi Omoijuanfo 7 November 2010 Lillestrøm 16 years, 300 days Strømsgodset
7 Kjetil Rekdal 15 September 1985 [34] Molde 16 years, 313 days Bryne
8 Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen 2 May 1999 Bodø/Glimt 16 years, 314 days Brann
9 Benjamin Thoresen Faraas 14 August 2022 HamKam 16 years, 340 days Vålerenga
10 Jan Berg 9 May 1982 [35] Molde 16 years, 360 days HamKam

Match records

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Scorelines

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Further information: List of Eliteserien highest scoring games

All-time Eliteserien table

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The all-time Eliteserien table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Eliteserien since the start of a one-league top flight in the 1961–62 season. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2024 season.[43] Teams in bold are part of the 2025 Eliteserien. Numbers in bold are the record (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column.

Pos. Club S Pld Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Pts 1st 2nd 3rd Relegated Best
Pos.
1 Rosenborg 58 1448 779 338 331 2926 1710 1216 2675 26 7 5 2 1
2 Viking 58 1432 613 374 445 2290 1933 357 2213 7 2 10 3 1
3 Brann 54 1340 548 313 479 2139 1992 147 1957 3 7 4 7 1
4 Molde 46 1192 564 258 370 2086 1637 449 1950 5 11 3 5 1
5 Lillestrøm 49 1254 527 323 404 1988 1622 366 1903 4 7 3 2 1
6 Vålerenga 51 1274 488 313 473 1967 1861 106 1774 5 3 5 6 1
7 Tromsø 36 956 354 234 368 1338 1397 −59 1296 2 4 3 2
8 Strømsgodset 36 928 354 208 366 1477 1513 −36 1270 2 2 3 5 1
9 Start 37 932 322 218 392 1351 1505 −154 1184 2 1 7 10 1
10 Bodø/Glimt 29 774 318 185 271 1356 1188 168 1139 4 5 1 4 1
11 Odd 29 798 312 182 304 1181 1223 −42 1117 2 2 4 2
12 Stabæk 26 728 283 176 269 1156 1102 54 1025 1 1 4 4 1
13 Fredrikstad 27 618 237 149 232 942 926 16 860 5 1 6 2
14 Lyn 27 614 228 147 239 962 977 −15 831 2 3 4 7 1
15 Haugesund 18 528 186 124 218 735 797 −62 682 1 2 3
16 HamKam 24 564 181 137 246 712 891 −179 680 1 8 3
17 Moss 19 442 153 102 187 622 701 −79 561 1 1 4 1
18 Kongsvinger 18 424 154 90 180 600 700 −100 554 1 2 2 2
19 Aalesund 16 464 146 106 212 591 786 −195 544 5 4
20 Skeid 19 406 149 80 177 569 643 −74 527 1 1 1 5 1
21 Sogndal 18 468 124 124 220 566 830 −264 496 8 6
22 Bryne 17 390 133 96 161 561 614 −53 495 2 2 2
23 Sarpsborg 08 13 390 125 108 157 537 620 −83 483 1 1 3
24 Mjøndalen 17 406 127 90 189 489 634 −145 471 2 7 2
25 Sandefjord Fotball 12 352 86 77 189 435 642 −207 335 4 8
26 Kristiansund 7 210 73 59 78 298 324 −26 278 1 5
27 Sarpsborg FK1 11 206 71 49 86 253 295 −42 262 2 2 3
28 Frigg 9 178 60 51 67 235 298 −63 231 3 4
29 Steinkjer 7 124 45 29 50 203 209 −6 164 1 3 2
30 Hødd 6 120 28 25 67 146 240 −94 109 3 8
31 Eik Tønsberg 4 96 28 20 48 126 184 −58 104 2 5
32 Hønefoss 3 90 20 29 41 92 151 −59 89 2 13
33 Sandnes Ulf 3 90 21 24 45 107 167 −60 87 1 13
34 Fyllingen 3 66 17 19 30 65 106 −41 70 2 7
35 Ranheim 2 60 19 12 29 79 105 −26 69 1 7
36 Sandefjord BK 3 66 17 10 39 64 131 −67 61 1 7
37 Raufoss 3 62 11 15 36 59 117 −58 48 2 9
38 Lisleby 2 48 12 8 28 64 100 −36 44 1 9
39 KFUM 1 30 9 10 11 35 36 −1 37 0 8
40 Strindheim 2 48 9 10 29 54 114 −60 37 2 12
41 Mjølner 2 44 7 9 28 33 83 −50 30 2 12
42 Strømmen 2 44 6 9 29 39 80 −41 27 2 11
43 Ørn Horten 1 30 7 3 20 45 91 −46 24 1 14
44 Jerv 1 30 5 5 20 30 69 −39 20 1 16
45 Greåker 1 30 4 8 18 35 75 −40 20 1 15
46 Haugar 1 22 2 12 8 20 38 −18 18 1 11
47 Gjøvik-Lyn2 1 18 5 1 12 29 47 −18 16 1 10
48 Vard Haugesund 1 22 2 9 11 21 36 −15 15 1 12
49 Djerv 1919 1 22 3 4 15 17 59 −42 13 1 12
50 Larvik Turn 1 30 3 4 23 35 90 −55 13 1 16
51 Pors 1 18 3 1 14 10 46 −36 10 1 10
52 Os 1 22 0 5 17 15 50 −35 5 1 12

League at the beginning of 2025:

Eliteserien
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division or lower
  • 1By a 2007 agreement, Sarpsborg FK merged into Sarpsborg 08,[44] and Sarpsborg FK continued as an amateur club, currently playing in the 4. divisjon.
  • 2By a 2013 agreement, SK Gjøvik-Lyn merged with Gjøvik Fotballforening and changed the club's name to Fotballklubben Gjøvik-Lyn. FK Gjøvik-Lyn regards itself as custodian of SK Gjøvik-Lyn's statistics.[45]
Leaders Years Seasons
Brann 1961–1963 2
Lyn 1964–1971 8
Fredrikstad 1972–1974 3
Viking 1975–1991 17
Rosenborg 1992–Present 33

Managers

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  • Most Eliteserien titles: 15, Nils Arne Eggen (Rosenborg in 1971, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2010 and Moss in 1987)
  • Most consecutive Eliteserien titles: 6, Nils Arne Eggen (Rosenborg in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)

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