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{{short description|First division football league in Norway}}
{{For|other leagues named Eliteserien|Eliteserien (disambiguation)}}
{{distinguish|Elitserien}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox football league
| name       = Eliteserien
| logo       = File:Eliteserien logo.jpg|thumb
| upright    = 1.0
| country    = Norway
| confed     = [[UEFA]]
| founded    = {{start date and age|df=yes|1937}}<br />1937–1948 ''(as Norgesserien)''<br />1948–1962 ''(as Hovedserien)''<br />1963–1989 ''(as 1. divisjon)''<br />1990–2016 ''(as Tippeligaen)''<br />2017–present ''(as Eliteserien)''
| folded     =
| teams      = [[#Current members|16]]
| relegation = [[Norwegian First Division]]
| level      = 1
| domest_cup = [[Norwegian Football Cup|Norwegian Cup]]
| confed_cup = [[UEFA Champions League]]<br />[[UEFA Europa League]]<br />[[UEFA Conference League]]
| champions  = [[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] (4th title)
| most successful club = [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] (26 titles)
| most_appearances = [[Daniel Berg Hestad]] (473)
| top_goalscorer = [[Sigurd Rushfeldt]] (172 goals)
| season     = [[2024 Eliteserien|2024]]
| tv         = [[TV 2 Group|TV 2]]<br>[[Eleven Sports]]
| website    = [https://www.eliteserien.no/ Eliteserien]<br />[https://www.fotball.no/turneringer/eliteserien/ NFF]<br />[https://www.eliteserien.no/norsk-toppfotball/om-norsk-toppfotball Norsk Toppfotball]
| current    = [[2025 Eliteserien]]
}}
{{Norwegian football league structure}}

'''Eliteserien''' ({{IPA|no|ɛˈlîːtəˌseːrɪən}}) is a professional [[association football]] league in [[Norway]] and the highest level of the [[Norwegian football league system]]. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the [[Norwegian First Division]].

Seasons run from March to November with each team playing 30 matches (playing each other home and away). Most games are played on Sunday evenings.

Eliteserien was founded in 1937 as '''Norgesserien''' ({{lit|The League of Norway}}), and the first season was the [[1937–38 League of Norway|1937–38 season]]. The structure and name of Eliteserien, along with Norway's other football leagues, has undergone frequent changes. The top level was renamed ''Hovedserien'' in 1948, ''1. divisjon'' (now used by the second-level league in Norway) in 1963, then ''Tippeligaen'' (named for the main sponsor) in 1990. Starting with the 2017 season the league adopted the current ''Eliteserien'', after [[Norges Fotballforbund|NFF]] decided to totally drop any sponsor's names from the name of the league.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fotball.no/tema/nff-nyheter/2016/eliteserien---lidenskap-og-fellesskap/|title=Tippeligaen endrer navn til Eliteserien i 2017|first=Norges|last=Fotballforbund|access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref> [[TV 2 (Norwegian TV channel)|TV 2]] have been the owners of the broadcasting rights since 2023.<ref name="tv2"/> The league generates NOK 400 million per year in domestic television rights.<ref name="discovery"/> The Norwegian top flight has been professional since 1992.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2009/08/07/sport/fotball/tippeligaen/europacup/7548836/|title=Alle heiet underveis|last=Sæther|first=Esten O.|date=7 August 2009|work=Dagbladet|language=no|access-date=8 August 2009}}</ref> In 1995, Tippeligaen was expanded to 14 teams, and in 2009 it was further expanded to 16 teams.

Seventeen clubs have won the title since the inception of the league in 1937: [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] (26), [[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] (9), [[Viking FK|Viking]] (8), [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] (5), [[Molde FK|Molde]] (5), [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] (5), [[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] (4), [[SK Brann|Brann]] (3), [[Larvik Turn]] (3), [[FK Lyn|Lyn]] (2), [[IK Start|Start]] (2), [[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]] (2), [[IF Fram Larvik|Fram Larvik]] (1), [[SK Freidig|Freidig]] (1), [[Moss FK|Moss]] (1), [[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] (1) and [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] (1). In 2010, Rosenborg became, and still remain, the only club to complete an Eliteserien campaign without losing a single game. The record of most points in a season is 81 by Bodø/Glimt in 2020. Since its establishment as a one-group top flight in 1963, [[List of Eliteserien clubs|forty-eight clubs]] have competed in Eliteserien.

==History==
===Early years (1937–1948)===
Before 1937, there was no national league competition in Norway; only regional leagues and the [[Norwegian Cup]]. Starting in 1937–38, the various regional leagues in Southern Norway were aligned into eight districts, with a championship playoff between the winners to crown a national champion. This competition was called '''Norgesserien''' (English: ''The League of Norway''). In the early years, the top flight teams were divided into eleven groups from eight districts. The league champion was decided in either a knockout tournament or a final between the winners of these groups. [[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] was the first champions of the league, winning the 1937–38 season. They won the two-legged final against [[FK Lyn|Lyn]] 4–0 on aggregate. Fredrikstad defended their title in the [[1938–39 League of Norway|1938–39]] season. From the 1937–38 season and until the beginning of [[World War II]], the teams were divided into eight district groups. There were plans at the time to merge the district leagues into a national competition, but because of [[World War II]], this process was delayed until after the war, although also the first post-war season in 1947–48 had eleven district-based groups. 

===Hovedserien (1948–1962)===
In 1948, '''Hovedserien''' (English: ''The Main League'') was created, consisting of the 16 top teams from the district leagues, who were placed into two groups of eight, with the group winners playing a two-legged final for the national championship at the end of the season. This format was in place from the [[1948–49 Norwegian Main League|1948–49 season]] until [[1960–61 Norwegian Main League|1960–61]], when it was decided to merge the two groups into a single top division, and have the season follow the calendar year from 1963 onwards. The 1950s were dominated by [[Fredrikstad FK]] and [[Larvik Turn]]. Fredrikstad won their latest league title in [[1960–61 Norwegian Main League|1960–61]], which secured their ninth title out of sixteen possible. Larvik Turn won Hovedserien three times in four seasons from [[1952–53 Norwegian Main League|1955–56]]. The [[1961–62 Norwegian Main League|1961–62]] season was played during 15 months. The teams from the two groups in the 1960–61 top division were put in one group consisting of 16 teams. The [[1961–62 Norwegian Main League|1961–62 season]] became a transitional season, where the 16 top-flight teams were placed in a single group, playing a season that went on for 15 months and one half of its teams were relegated. Officially still known as Hovedserien, the 1961–62 season is often referred to as ''Maratonserien'' (''"The Marathon League"'') due to its unusual length.<ref>{{cite news|title=Eliteserien|url=https://www.eliteserien.no/om-eliteserien/historie|publisher=Eliteserien|date=27 November 2016|language=no|access-date=23 May 2018}}</ref> The ''Maratonserien'' was won by [[SK Brann|Brann]].

===1. divisjon (1963–1989)===
In 1963, a single top division containing ten teams was introduced, and the league was renamed '''1. divisjon''' (English: ''1st Division''). The first regular one-league season was played spring-autumn and was won by title defenders Brann in [[1963 1. divisjon|1963]]. The league was expanded to 12 teams in 1972. Teams from Northern Norway were not allowed to gain promotion to the top division before 1972, when [[FK Mjølner|Mjølner]] became the first team from Northern Norway to play in the top flight, and  until 1979 were subject to stricter promotion rules than teams from the rest of the country. Viking won the league four consecutive seasons beginning in 1972. Lillestrøm won back-to-back titles in 1976 and 1977. In 1979 teams from Northern Norway were given the same promotion rights as the rest of the country. In the beginning of the 1980s, Vålerengen were the dominant team, with title wins in 1981, 1983 and 1984.

===Tippeligaen (1990–2016)===
[[File:Tippeligaen.png|thumb|260px|right|The former logo of the league, Tippeligaen, which it was known as from 1990 to 2016.]]
In 1990, the league was renamed '''Tippeligaen''', when [[Norsk Tipping]] became the main sponsor of the league.<ref name=Tippeligaen1>{{cite news |title=Tippemillionene |last=Johansen |first=Magne |work=[[Aftenposten]] |language=no |date=26 October 1989 |page=35 }}</ref> When fans and media continued referring to the league as 1. divisjon, it was decided to let the [[1. divisjon|second-level league]] of Norwegian football "inherit" the name 1. divisjon in 1991, to help Tippeligaen establish as a brand.<ref name=Tippeligaen2>{{cite news |title=Alle rykker opp |last=Dehlin |first=Håkon |work=[[Aftenposten]] |language=no |date=7 December 1990 |page=26 }}</ref> [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] of [[Trondheim]] won the first year the league bore the name Tippeligaen in 1990. Followed by a win by [[Viking FK|Viking]] of [[Stavanger]] in 1991. In 1992, [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] started a run of 13 consecutive titles which lasted to the [[2004 Tippeligaen|2004 season]]. During the first years of Rosenborg's thirteen-year run, they won the league with substantial margins, only partly challenged by [[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]], [[Molde FK|Molde]], [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] and [[SK Brann|Brann]]. However, this was steadily narrowing down towards a dramatic finish in 2004, where the Trondheim team tied with [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] of [[Oslo]] in game points and on goal difference, but finished ahead on number of goals scored. However, in 2005 the winning streak came to an end as Vålerenga clinched the title, one point ahead of [[IK Start|Start]] of [[Kristiansand]]. Rosenborg was never in contention that season and would finish only 7th. In 2006, Rosenborg returned to the top of the league, coming back from 10 points behind Brann at the halfway point to clinch the title with a match to spare. Brann won the league in 2007, and [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] won their first-ever title in [[2008 Tippeligaen|2008]]. Rosenborg then returned for a two-year winning streak in [[2009 Tippeligaen|2009]] and [[2010 Tippeligaen|2010]]. Molde's back-to-back titles in [[2011 Tippeligaen|2011]] and [[2012 Tippeligaen|2012]] makes it the only other club to win consecutive titles in the current format, and outside Rosenborg, the first team to do so since Vålerenga in 1983 and 1984.

===Recent years (2017–present)===
In 2016, it was decided to change from the sponsorship name ''Tippeligaen'' to the non-sponsorship name ''Eliteserien'', effecting from the 2017 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fotball.no/tema/nff-nyheter/2016/eliteserien---lidenskap-og-fellesskap/ |title=Tippeligaen endrer navn til Eliteserien i 2017 |trans-title=Tippeligaen changes name to Eliteserien in 2017 |publisher=[[Football Association of Norway|NFF]] |date=28 August 2016 |access-date=10 December 2018 }}</ref> Rosenborg won the league four consecutive times from 2015 to [[2018 Eliteserien|2018]], before Molde ended their streak by winning the title in the 2019 season. Lillestrøm were relegated from the 2019 Eliteserien and ended their record spell with 45 consecutive top division seasons. Bodø/Glimt became the first team from [[Northern Norway]] to win the league by winning the title in the [[2020 Eliteserien|2020 season]] with 81 points, an all-time record.

==Competition format==
===Competition===
As of the [[2025 Eliteserien|2025 season]] there are 16 clubs in the Eliteserien, seven of which are located in [[Eastern Norway]], six are from [[Western Norway]], two from [[Northern Norway]] and one is from [[Trøndelag]].

During the course of a season, each club plays the others twice, home and away, for a total of 30 games for each club, and a total of 240 games in a season. The season starts in March and lasts until early November. Rounds played during the weekends are usually broken up into two games on Saturdays, five games on Sundays and one game on either Fridays or Mondays. For the final two rounds, all games start simultaneously so that no club may gain an unfair advantage by knowing the results of other games in advance of kicking off their own.

The 16 May round, which is played the day before Norway's [[Norwegian Constitution Day|Constitution Day]], 17 May, is one of the most anticipated rounds of the season. It is often referred to as the "national day of football"<ref>In Norwegian "fotballens nasjonaldag"</ref> and since it precedes a national holiday, games usually see higher attendance than other rounds.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ikstart.no/articlelist.aspx?m=412&amid=500131 |language=no |title=Nok en 16. Mai kamp i Bergen |author=Per Svein |publisher=[[IK Start]] |date=16 May 2011 |access-date=13 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703024956/http://ikstart.no/articlelist.aspx?m=412&amid=500131 |archive-date=3 July 2011 }}</ref>

Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then [[goal difference]], goals scored, and then head-to-head records used to separate teams on equal points. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned "League Winner". The title of "Norwegian Champions" is reserved for the winners of the [[Norwegian Football Cup]]. The two lowest placed teams are automatically [[Promotion and relegation|relegated]] to the [[Norwegian First Division]] and the top two teams from the First Division take their place. The fourteenth placed team in Eliteserien is also in danger of being relegated and must enter play-offs against one team from the First Division to stay in the top flight.

=== Changes in competition format===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!From
!To
!Group(s)
!Teams
!Match-weeks
!Season Start
!Season End
!Championship play-offs
|-
|colspan=2|[[1937–38 League of Norway|1937–38]]
|rowspan="3"|11
|74
|10–12
|rowspan="4"|Autumn
|rowspan="4"|Spring
|rowspan="2"|Play-off with 11 teams
|-
|colspan=2|[[1938–39 League of Norway|1938–39]]
|75
|10–14
|-
|colspan=2|[[1947–48 League of Norway|1947–48]]
|74
|10–12
|Play-off with 8 teams
|-
|[[1948–49 Norwegian Main League|1948–49]]
|[[1960–61 Norwegian Main League|1960–61]]
|2
|rowspan="2"|16
|14
|Play-off final with 2 teams
|-
|colspan=2|[[1961–62 Norwegian Main League|1961–62]]
|rowspan="5"|1
|30
|Summer
|Next autumn
|rowspan="5"|—
|-
|[[1963 1. divisjon|1963]]
|[[1971 1. divisjon|1971]]
|10
|18
|rowspan="4"|Spring
|rowspan="4"|Autumn
|-
|[[1972 1. divisjon|1972]]
|[[1994 Tippeligaen|1994]]
|12
|22
|-
|[[1995 Tippeligaen|1995]]
|[[2008 Tippeligaen|2008]]
|14
|26
|-
|[[2009 Tippeligaen|2009]]
|Present
|16
|30
|}

===Eliteserien teams in international competition===
{{Main|Norwegian football clubs in European competitions}}
[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] (11 times) and [[Molde FK|Molde]] (once) are the only Norwegian clubs to participate in the [[UEFA Champions League]] group stage. Rosenborg reached the quarterfinal in the [[1996–97 UEFA Champions League|1996–97]] season. They were eliminated by runners-up [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] with 1–3 on aggregate. In the [[1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup|1968–69]] season, [[FK Lyn|Lyn]] lost the [[European Cup Winners' Cup]] quarterfinal against runners-up [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] with 4–5 on aggregate. [[SK Brann|Brann]] lost the quarterfinal against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the [[1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] and [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] lost the quarterfinal against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the [[1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] with 2–6 on aggregate. Molde reached the round of 16 in both the [[2020-21 UEFA Europa League]] and the [[2023-24 UEFA Conference League]] against [[Granada CF|Granada]] and [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] respectively. [[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] reached the quarterfinal of the [[2021-22 UEFA Conference League]], where they were eliminated by [[AS Roma|Roma]] and the semifinal of the [[2024-25 UEFA Europa League]], where they were eliminated by [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]] with 1–5 on aggregate.

==Clubs==
===Current members===
{{location map+ |Norway |float=right |width=480 |caption=Locations of the teams in the '''2025 Eliteserien''' |places=
{{location map~ |Norway |lat=63.1239 |long= 7.7357 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">{{lower|0.2em|[[Kristiansund BK|Kristiansund]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Norway |lat=59.1503 |long= 10.9402 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">{{lower|0.2em|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Norway |lat=67.2827 |long=14.3751 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Norway |lat=60.3622 |long= 5.3737 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">[[SK Brann|Brann]]</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Norway |lat=60.7945 |long=11.0680 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">[[Hamarkameratene|HamKam]]</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Norway |lat=59.4138 |long= 5.2680 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">[[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]]</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Norway |lat=58.7354|long=5.6477|label=<div style="font-size:80%;">{{lower|0.7em|[[Bryne FK|Bryne]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Norway |lat=62.7375 |long= 7.1591 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">{{lower|0.2em|[[Molde FK|Molde]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Norway |lat=63.4122 |long=10.4052 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Norway |lat=59.1373 |long=10.1797 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">{{lower|0.7em|[[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Norway |lat=59.2967 |long=11.0995 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">[[Sarpsborg 08 FF|Sarpsborg]]</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Norway |lat=59.7562 |long=10.2021 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">{{lower|0.5em|[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Norway |lat=69.6490 |long=18.9345 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |Norway |lat=58.9653 |long= 5.7180 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">[[Viking FK|Viking]]</div>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Norway|label=<div style="font-size:80%;">'''Oslo'''</div>|lat=59.9138|long=10.7522|position=right|mark=Black pog.svg}}
{{Location map~|Norway|label=<div style="font-size:80%;">'''[[Oslo]] region teams:'''<br />[[KFUM-Kameratene Oslo|KFUM Oslo]]<br />[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]</div>|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|marksize=1|lat=70.650|long=5.282|position=right}}
}}

The following sixteen clubs are competing in the Eliteserien during the [[2025 Eliteserien|2025 season]].
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Club
!Position<br />in [[2024 Eliteserien|2024]]
!First season in<br />top division
!Seasons<br />in<br />top division
!First season of<br />current spell in<br />top division
!Top <br />division<br />titles
!Last top<br >division<br >title
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] || {{Sort|01|1st}} || 1977<ref group="lower-alpha" name="note1">Northern Norwegian teams were not allowed to qualify for the top flight division before 1972.</ref> || 30 || 2018 || 4 || 2024
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[SK Brann|Brann]] || {{Sort|02|2nd}} || 1937–38 || 68 || 2023 || 3 || 2007
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Bryne FK|Bryne]] || {{Sort|16|2nd ([[2024 Norwegian First Division|1D]])}} || 1976|| 18 || 2025 || 0 || n/a
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] || {{Sort|06|6th}} || 1937–38 || 45 || 2024 || 9 || 1960–61
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Hamarkameratene|HamKam]]|| {{Sort|12|12th}} || 1939–40 || 27 || 2022 || 0 || n/a
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]] || {{Sort|14|14th}} || 1997<ref group="lower-alpha" name="note2">FK Haugesund is the result of a merger between [[SK Djerv 1919|Djerv 1919]] and [[SK Haugar]]. These two clubs first participated in the Norwegian top flight in the 1937–38 and 1988 seasons, respectively.</ref> || 19 || 2010 || 0 || n/a
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[KFUM-Kameratene Oslo|KFUM Oslo]] || {{Sort|08|8th}} || 2024 || 2 || 2024 || 0 || n/a 
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Kristiansund BK|Kristiansund]] || {{Sort|11|11th}} || 2017<ref group="lower-alpha" name="note3">Kristiansund BK is the result of a merger between [[Kristiansund FK]] and [[Clausenengen FK]]. These two clubs first participated in the Norwegian top flight in the 1937–38 season.</ref> || 8 || 2024 || 0 || n/a 
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Molde FK|Molde]] || {{Sort|05|5th}} || 1939–40 || 50 || 2008 || 5 || 2022
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] || {{Sort|04|4th}} || 1937–38 || 63 || 1979 || 26 || 2018
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]]|| {{Sort|10|10th}} || 2006<ref group="lower-alpha" name="note4">Sandefjord Fotball is the result of a merger between [[Sandefjord BK]] and [[IL Runar]]. Sandefjord BK first participated in the Norwegian top flight in the 1938–39 season.</ref> || 13 || 2020 || 0 || n/a
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Sarpsborg 08 FF|Sarpsborg]] || {{Sort|09|9th}} || 2011<ref group="lower-alpha" name="note5">Sarpsborg 08 is the result of a merger between [[Sarpsborg FK]] and [[FK Sparta Sarpsborg]]. These two clubs first participated in the Norwegian top flight in the 1937–38 and 1947–48 seasons, respectively.</ref> || 14 || 2013 || 0 || n/a
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]] || {{Sort|07|7th}} || 1938–39 || 39 || 2007 || 2 || 2013
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] || {{Sort|13|13th}} || 1986<ref group="lower-alpha" name="note1"/> || 37 || 2021 || 0 || n/a
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Viking FK|Viking]] || {{Sort|03|3rd}} || 1937–38 || 76 || 2019 || 8 || 1991
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] || {{Sort|15|1st ([[2024 Norwegian First Division|1D]])}} || 1937–38 || 65 || 2025 || 5 || 2005
|}

;Notes
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

==List of champions==
{{Main|List of Norwegian football champions}}
Below is a list of the gold, silver and bronze medalists in the Norwegian top flight since its beginning in 1937–38. (The [[Norwegian Football Cup|Norwegian Cup]] has been played since 1902, and is still officially known as the Norwegian Championship, presented with "The King's Cup".) During 1937–1948 the name of the league was Norgesserien ("The League of Norway"), 1948–1962 Hovedserien ("The Main League"), 1963–1989 1. divisjon ("1st Division"), and from 1990 Tippeligaen (sponsored name) or Eliteserien ("The Elite League", a generic name).

From 1937 until 1948, the championship was decided through a playoff between the winners of the various regional leagues in Southern Norway. From 1948 until 1961, the 16-team league was divided into two groups, and decided by a final match between the group winners. Since then it has been a round-robin decided through a league table. Bronze finals were played in 1960 and 1961; before that no bronze medals were awarded. Note that clubs from Northern Norway (including [[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] and [[Tromsø IL]]), allegedly due to travel distance, were not allowed in the top division until 1972, but a separate [[Northern Norwegian Cup]] was played. Furthermore, northern Norwegian teams had stricter promotion rules until 1979. The league did not play during the period 1940–1946 because of the [[World War II]].

See below for a list of [[#Medalists by club|medalists by club]].

=== Medalists by year ===
The following medals have been awarded:
{|
|-
|valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!Season
!Gold
!Silver
!Bronze
|-
|colspan=4 align=center|'''Norgesserien (1937–1948)'''
|-
|[[1937–38 League of Norway|1937–38]]
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]]
| –
|-
|[[1938–39 League of Norway|1938–39]]
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] <small>(2)</small>
|[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]
| –
|-
|[[1939–40 League of Norway|1939–40]]
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;"|''<small>Abandoned because of [[World War II]].</small>''
|-
|1940–47
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;"|''<small>No League Championship.</small>''
|-
|[[1947–48 League of Norway|1947–48]]
|[[SK Freidig|Freidig]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[IL Sparta|Sparta]]
| –
|-
|colspan=4 align=center|'''Hovedserien (1948–1962)'''
|-
|[[1948–49 Norwegian Main League|1948–49]]
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] <small>(3)</small>
|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]
| –
|-
|[[1949–50 Norwegian Main League|1949–50]]
|[[IF Fram Larvik|Fram Larvik]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]
| –
|-
|[[1950–51 Norwegian Main League|1950–51]]
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] <small>(4)</small>
|[[Odds BK|Odd]]
| –
|-
|[[1951–52 Norwegian Main League|1951–52]]
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] <small>(5)</small>
|[[SK Brann|Brann]]
| –
|-
|[[1952–53 Norwegian Main League|1952–53]]
|[[Larvik Turn & IF|Larvik Turn]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]
| –
|-
|[[1953–54 Norwegian Main League|1953–54]]
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] <small>(6)</small>
|[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]
| –
|-
|[[1954–55 Norwegian Main League|1954–55]]
|[[Larvik Turn & IF|Larvik Turn]] <small>(2)</small>
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]
| –
|-
|[[1955–56 Norwegian Main League|1955–56]]
|[[Larvik Turn & IF|Larvik Turn]] <small>(3)</small>
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]
| –
|-
|[[1956–57 Norwegian Main League|1956–57]]
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] <small>(7)</small>
|[[Odds BK|Odd]]
| –
|-
|[[1957–58 Norwegian Main League|1957–58]]
|[[Viking FK|Viking]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]
| –
|-
|[[1958–59 Norwegian Main League|1958–59]]
|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]
| –
|-
|[[1959–60 Norwegian Main League|1959–60]]
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] <small>(8)</small>
|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]
|[[Eik-Tønsberg]]
|-
|[[1960–61 Norwegian Main League|1960–61]]
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] <small>(9)</small>
|[[Eik-Tønsberg]]
|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]
|-
|[[1961–62 Norwegian Main League|1961–62]]
|[[SK Brann|Brann]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Steinkjer FK|Steinkjer]]
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]
|-
|colspan=4 align=center|'''1. divisjon (1963–1989)'''
|-
|[[1963 1. divisjon|1963]]
|[[SK Brann|Brann]] <small>(2)</small>
|[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]]
|[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]
|-
|[[1964 1. divisjon|1964]]
|[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]
|[[Sarpsborg FK|Sarpsborg]]
|-
|[[1965 1. divisjon|1965]]
|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]]
|[[Sarpsborg FK|Sarpsborg]]
|-
|[[1966 1. divisjon|1966]]
|[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]
|[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]]
|-
|[[1967 1. divisjon|1967]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]
|[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]]
|-
|[[1968 1. divisjon|1968]]
|[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]] <small>(2)</small>
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|[[Viking FK|Viking]]
|-
|[[1969 1. divisjon|1969]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(2)</small>
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]
|[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]]
|-
|[[1970 1. divisjon|1970]]
|[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|[[HamKam]]
|}
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!Season
!Gold
!Silver
!Bronze
|-
|[[1971 1. divisjon|1971]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(3)</small>
|[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]]
|[[Viking FK|Viking]]
|-
|[[1972 1. divisjon|1972]]
|[[Viking FK|Viking]] <small>(2)</small>
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]
|[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]]
|-
|[[1973 1. divisjon|1973]]<sup>'''1'''</sup>
|[[Viking FK|Viking]] <small>(3)</small>
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|[[IK Start|Start]]
|-
|[[1974 1. divisjon|1974]]
|[[Viking FK|Viking]] <small>(4)</small>
|[[Molde FK|Molde]]
|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]
|-
|[[1975 1. divisjon|1975]]
|[[Viking FK|Viking]] <small>(5)</small>
|[[SK Brann|Brann]]
|[[IK Start|Start]]
|-
|[[1976 1. divisjon|1976]]
|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] <small>(2)</small>
|[[Mjøndalen IF Fotball|Mjøndalen]]
|[[SK Brann|Brann]]
|-
|[[1977 1. divisjon|1977]]
|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] <small>(3)</small>
|[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]
|[[Molde FK|Molde]]
|-
|[[1978 1. divisjon|1978]]
|[[IK Start|Start]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]
|[[Viking FK|Viking]]
|-
|[[1979 1. divisjon|1979]]
|[[Viking FK|Viking]] <small>(6)</small>
|[[Moss FK|Moss]]
|[[IK Start|Start]]
|-
|[[1980 1. divisjon|1980]]
|[[IK Start|Start]] <small>(2)</small>
|[[Bryne FK|Bryne]]
|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]
|-
|[[1981 1. divisjon|1981]]
|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] <small>(2)</small>
|[[Viking FK|Viking]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|-
|[[1982 1. divisjon|1982]]
|[[Viking FK|Viking]] <small>(7)</small>
|[[Bryne FK|Bryne]]
|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]
|-
|[[1983 1. divisjon|1983]]
|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] <small>(3)</small>
|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]
|[[IK Start|Start]]
|-
|[[1984 1. divisjon|1984]]
|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] <small>(4)</small>
|[[Viking FK|Viking]]
|[[IK Start|Start]]
|-
|[[1985 1. divisjon|1985]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(4)</small>
|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]
|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]
|-
|[[1986 1. divisjon|1986]]
|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] <small>(4)</small>
|[[Mjøndalen IF Fotball|Mjøndalen]]
|[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]]
|-
|[[1987 1. divisjon|1987]]
|[[Moss FK|Moss]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Molde FK|Molde]]
|[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]]
|-
|[[1988 1. divisjon|1988]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(5)</small>
|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]
|[[Molde FK|Molde]]
|-
|[[1989 1. divisjon|1989]]
|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] <small>(5)</small>
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]
|-
|colspan=4 align=center|'''Tippeligaen (1990–2016)'''
|-
|[[1990 Tippeligaen|1990]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(6)</small>
|[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]
|[[Molde FK|Molde]]
|-
|[[1991 Tippeligaen|1991]]
|[[Viking FK|Viking]] <small>(8)</small>
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|[[IK Start|Start]]
|-
|[[1992 Tippeligaen|1992]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(7)</small>
|[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]]
|[[IK Start|Start]]
|-
|[[1993 Tippeligaen|1993]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(8)</small>
|[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]
|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]
|-
|[[1994 Tippeligaen|1994]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(9)</small>
|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]
|[[Viking FK|Viking]]
|-
|[[1995 Tippeligaen|1995]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(10)</small>
|[[Molde FK|Molde]]
|[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]
|-
|[[1996 Tippeligaen|1996]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(11)</small>
|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]
|[[Viking FK|Viking]]
|-
|[[1997 Tippeligaen|1997]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(12)</small>
|[[SK Brann|Brann]]
|[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]]
|-
|[[1998 Tippeligaen|1998]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(13)</small>
|[[Molde FK|Molde]]
|[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]
|-
|[[1999 Tippeligaen|1999]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(14)</small>
|[[Molde FK|Molde]]
|[[SK Brann|Brann]]
|}
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!Season
!Gold
!Silver
!Bronze
|-
|[[2000 Tippeligaen|2000]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(15)</small>
|[[SK Brann|Brann]]
|[[Viking FK|Viking]]
|-
|[[2001 Tippeligaen|2001]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(16)</small>
|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]
|[[Viking FK|Viking]]
|-
|[[2002 Tippeligaen|2002]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(17)</small>
|[[Molde FK|Molde]]
|[[FK Lyn|Lyn]]
|-
|[[2003 Tippeligaen|2003]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(18)</small>
|[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]
|[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]
|-
|[[2004 Tippeligaen|2004]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(19)</small>
|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]
|[[SK Brann|Brann]]
|-
|[[2005 Tippeligaen|2005]]
|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] <small>(5)</small>
|[[IK Start|Start]]
|[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]]
|-
|[[2006 Tippeligaen|2006]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(20)</small>
|[[SK Brann|Brann]]
|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]
|-
|[[2007 Tippeligaen|2007]]
|[[SK Brann|Brann]] <small>(3)</small>
|[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]
|[[Viking FK|Viking]]
|-
|[[2008 Tippeligaen|2008]]
|[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]
|[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]
|-
|[[2009 Tippeligaen|2009]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(21)</small>
|[[Molde FK|Molde]]
|[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]
|-
|[[2010 Tippeligaen|2010]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(22)</small>
|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]
|[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]
|-
|[[2011 Tippeligaen|2011]]
|[[Molde FK|Molde]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|-
|[[2012 Tippeligaen|2012]]
|[[Molde FK|Molde]] <small>(2)</small>
|[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|-
|[[2013 Tippeligaen|2013]]
|[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]] <small>(2)</small>
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|[[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]]
|-
|[[2014 Tippeligaen|2014]]
|[[Molde FK|Molde]] <small>(3)</small>
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|[[Odds BK|Odd]]
|-
|[[2015 Tippeligaen|2015]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(23)</small>
|[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]]
|[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]
|-
|[[2016 Tippeligaen|2016]] 
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(24)</small>
|[[SK Brann|Brann]]
|[[Odds BK|Odd]]
|-
|colspan=4 align=center|'''Eliteserien (2017–)'''
|-
|[[2017 Eliteserien|2017]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(25)</small>
|[[Molde FK|Molde]]
|[[Sarpsborg 08]]
|-
|[[2018 Eliteserien|2018]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] <small>(26)</small>
|[[Molde FK|Molde]]
|[[SK Brann|Brann]]
|-
|[[2019 Eliteserien|2019]]
|[[Molde FK|Molde]] <small>(4)</small>
|[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|-
|[[2020 Eliteserien|2020]]
|[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Molde FK|Molde]]
|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]
|-
|[[2021 Eliteserien|2021]]
|[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] <small>(2)</small>
|[[Molde FK|Molde]]
|[[Viking FK|Viking]]
|-
|[[2022 Eliteserien|2022]]
|[[Molde FK|Molde]] <small>(5)</small>
|[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|-
|[[2023 Eliteserien|2023]]
|[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] <small>(3)</small>
|[[SK Brann|Brann]]
|[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]
|-
|[[2024 Eliteserien|2024]]
|[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] <small>(4)</small>
|[[SK Brann|Brann]]
|[[Viking FK|Viking]]
|-
|}
|}

'''Note:''' <sup>'''1'''</sup> First season when North Norwegian teams were allowed to play in the '''top division'''.

=== Medalists by club ===
<div style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-left:5px"> '''Eliteserien title holders<br />''' {{Eliteserien winners}}
</div>

The following [[List of football clubs in Norway|clubs]] have won one or more Eliteserien medals since [[1937–38 League of Norway|1937–38]]:
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!Club
!Founded
!Gold
!Silver
!Bronze
!Last merits
|-
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|1917–05–19 || 26 || 7 || 5 || Bronze 2022
|-
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]
|1903–04–07 || 9 || 9 || 1 || Silver 2008
|-
|[[Viking FK|Viking]]
|1899–08–10 || 8 || 2 || 10 || Bronze 2024
|-
|[[Molde FK|Molde]]
|1911–06–19 || 5 || 11 || 3 || Gold 2022
|-
|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]
|1917–04–02 || 5 || 8 || 3 || Silver 2001
|-
|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]
|1913–07–29 || 5 || 3 || 5 || Bronze 2020
|-
|[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]
|1916–09–19 || 4 || 5 || 1 || Gold 2024
|-
|[[SK Brann|Brann]]
|1908–09–26 || 3 || 8 || 4 || Silver 2024
|-
|[[Larvik Turn & IF|Larvik Turn]]
|1906–01–15 || 3 || – || – || Gold 1955–56
|-
|[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]]
|1896–03–03 || 2 || 4 || 4 || Bronze 2005
|-
|[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]]
|1907–02–10 || 2 || 2 || 3 || Silver 2015
|-
|[[IK Start|Start]]
|1905–09–19 || 2 || 1 || 7 || Silver 2005
|-
|[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]
|1915–01–01 || 1 || 5 || 1 || Silver 1967
|-
|[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]
|1912–03–16 || 1 || 1 || 4 || Bronze 2015
|-
|[[Moss FK|Moss]]
|1906–08–28 || 1 || 1 || – || Gold 1987
|-
|[[IF Fram Larvik|Fram Larvik]]
|1894–01–15 || 1 || – || – || Gold 1949–50
|-
|[[SK Freidig|Freidig]]
|1903–10–13 || 1 || – || – || Gold 1947–48
|-
|[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]
|1920–09–15 || – || 2 || 4 || Bronze 2023
|-
|[[Odds BK|Odd]]
|1894–03–31 || – || 2 || 2 || Bronze 2016
|-
|[[Bryne FK|Bryne]]
|1926–04–10 || – || 2 || – || Silver 1982
|-
|[[Mjøndalen IF Fotball|Mjøndalen]]
|1910–08–22 || – || 2 || – || Silver 1986
|-
|[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]]
|1892–01–31 || – || 1 || 2 || Silver 1992
|-
|[[Eik-Tønsberg]]
|1928–03–14 || – || 1 || 1 || Silver 1960–61
|-
|[[IL Sparta|Sparta]]
|1928–11–23 || – || 1 || – || Silver 1947–48
|-
|[[Steinkjer FK|Steinkjer]]
|1910–05–29 || – || 1 || – || Silver 1961–62
|-
|[[Sarpsborg FK|Sarpsborg]]
|1903–05–08 || – || – || 2 || Bronze 1965
|-
|[[HamKam]]
|1918–08–10 || – || – || 1 || Bronze 1970
|-
|[[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]]
|1993–10–28 || – || – || 1 || Bronze 2013
|-
|[[Sarpsborg 08 FF|Sarpsborg 08]]
|2008–01–15 || – || – || 1 || Bronze 2017
|-
!colspan=2|TOTAL
!74 || 74 || 60 ||
|}

===Honoured clubs===
Clubs in European football are commonly honoured for winning multiple league titles and a [[Star (football badge)|representative golden star]] is sometimes placed above the club badge to indicate the club having won 10 league titles. In Norway the star symbolizes 10 Eliteserien titles. [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] was the first team to introduce a star when they won their 10th title in 1995. No club has introduced a star since 2006, when Rosenborg won their 20th league title to put a second star on their badge. The clubs closest to their first are [[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] with 9 Eliteserien titles and [[Viking FK|Viking]] with 8 Eliteserien titles. The following table is ordered after number of stars followed by number of Eliteserien titles.

:''Statistics updated as of the end of the 2022 season''
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col"|Club
!scope="col"|Eliteserien titles
!scope=col class=unsortable|Stars
!scope="col"|Introduced 1st star
!scope="col"|Introduced 2nd star
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|26
|[[File:Star full.svg|20px]] [[File:Star full.svg|20px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1995
| style="text-align:center;"|2006
|}

== Sponsorship ==
From 1990 to 2016, Eliteserien had [[title sponsor]]ship rights sold to [[Norsk Tipping]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:center"
!Period
!Sponsor
!Name
|-
|1937–1948||rowspan="3"|No sponsor ||Norgesserien
|-
|1948–1962||Hovedserien
|-
|1963–1989||1. divisjon
|-
|1990–2016|| [[Norsk Tipping]] ||Tippeligaen
|-
|2017– || No sponsor ||Eliteserien
|}

Eliteserien has a number of official partners and suppliers. The first official ball supplier for the league is [[Select Sport|Select]] who on 27 October 2017 signed a three-year contract to deliver official balls.<ref>{{cite news |title=Historisk avtale: Nå skal alle spille med denne ballen |url=https://www.eurosport.no/fotball/eliteserien/2017/na-skal-alle-spille-med-denne-ballen_fot_sto6383087/story.shtml |language=no |work=eurosport.no |publisher=Eurosport |date=27 October 2017 |access-date=23 May 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=FELLES LIGABALL I ELITESERIEN OG TOPPSERIEN |url=https://www.eliteserien.no/nyheter/felles-ligaball-i-eliteserien-og-toppserien |language=no |work=eliteserien.no |date=27 October 2017 |access-date=23 May 2018 }}</ref> The deal began from the start of the 2018 season and was renewed ahead of the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=NY LIGABALL-AVTALE FRA SELECT FOR BÅDE ELITESERIEN OG OBOS-LIGAEN |url=https://www.eliteserien.no/nyheter/ny-ligaball-avtale-fra-select-for-bade-eliteserien-og-obos-ligaen |language=no |work=eliteserien.no |date=13 December 2021 |access-date=18 April 2023 }}</ref>

== Broadcasters ==
The broadcasting rights were in December 2015 secured by [[Discovery Networks]] who signed a six-year deal giving them rights to broadcast all the 240 games in Eliteserien from 2017 to 2022. The deal was worth [[Norwegian krone|NOK]] 2.4 billion.<ref name="discovery">{{cite web|url=https://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/i/nz5yo/discovery-sikrer-seg-tippeligaen-i-seks-aar-betaler-24-milliarder|title=Discovery sikrer seg Tippeligaen i seks år – Betaler 2,4 milliarder|work=vg.no|publisher=[[Verdens Gang]]|date=10 November 2015 |access-date=3 December 2018}}</ref> In December 2020, [[TV 2 (Norwegian TV channel)|TV 2]] acquired the broadcasting rights from 2023 to 2028 in a deal worth NOK 4.5 billion.<ref name="tv2">{{cite web|url=https://e24.no/naeringsliv/i/6zPEOo/tv-2-har-kjoept-norsk-fotball-for-45-milliarder|title=TV 2 har kjøpt norsk fotball for 4,5 milliarder|work=E24|language=no|date=20 December 2020|access-date=10 April 2023}}</ref>

All matches are broadcast internationally on [[Eleven Sports]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

In the Balkans, the league is currently{{When|date=January 2025}} aired on [[Sport Klub]].

In the United Kingdom and Ireland  matches are aired live on [[OneFootball]].

== Stadiums ==
{{Main|List of Eliteserien venues}}

[[File:Brann stadion3.jpg|thumb|A 2007 match at [[Brann Stadion]] between [[SK Brann|Brann]] and [[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]].]]
Since the competition format was changed to a one-group top flight in 1963, Eliteserien football has been played in 56 stadiums. As of the start of the 2020 season, [[Ullevaal Stadion]] has hosted the most matches in the top flight with 697. Since the opening of [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]'s new stadium [[Intility Arena]] in August 2017, no clubs in Eliteserien use Ullevaal Stadion as their home ground. Two stadiums that have seen Eliteserien football (1963–) have now been demolished.

The stadiums for the 2023 season show a large disparity in capacity: [[Lerkendal Stadion]], the home of Rosenborg, has a capacity of 21,421 with [[Nadderud Stadion]], the home of [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabek]], having a capacity of 4,938. The combined total capacity of Eliteserien in the 2023 season is 175,938 with an average capacity of 10,996.

The Eliteserien's record average attendance was set during the [[2007 Tippeligaen|2007 season]]. This record attendance recorded an average attendance of 10,521 with a total attendance of just under 2 million. The 2 million mark was crossed after the [[2009 Tippeligaen|2009]] league extension to sixteen teams. 2,151,219 was the total attendance in 2009, which is the record total attendance.

== Managers ==
[[Manager (association football)|Managers]] or head coaches in the Eliteserien are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and player acquisition. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the structure of the club and the relationship of the manager with fans. Managers are required to have a [[UEFA Pro Licence]] which is the final coaching qualification available, and follows the completion of the [[UEFA]] 'B' and 'A' Licences.<ref name="licences">{{cite news|last=White |first=Duncan |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2005/12/05/sfnkmo05.xml |title=The Knowledge |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=5 December 2005|access-date=13 October 2010}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The UEFA Pro Licence is required by every person who wishes to manage a club in the Eliteserien on a permanent basis.

[[File:Nils Arne Eggen.JPG|thumb|right|Former Rosenborg and Moss head coach [[Nils Arne Eggen]] was the most successful head coach or manager in the history of Eliteserien.|alt=The head of a white-haired white man. He is wearing spectacles and a black coat.]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Managers winning multiple times 
|-
!Manager
!Club(s)
!Wins
!Winning years
|-
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Nils Arne Eggen]]
|style="text-align:center"|Rosenborg, Moss
|style="text-align:center;"|15
|[[1971 1. divisjon|1971]], [[1987 1. divisjon|1987]], [[1988 1. divisjon|1988]], [[1990 Tippeligaen|1990]], [[1992 Tippeligaen|1992]], <br> [[1993 Tippeligaen|1993]], [[1994 Tippeligaen|1994]], [[1995 Tippeligaen|1995]], [[1996 Tippeligaen|1996]], [[1997 Tippeligaen|1997]], <br>[[1999 Tippeligaen|1999]], [[2000 Tippeligaen|2000]], [[2001 Tippeligaen|2001]], [[2002 Tippeligaen|2002]], [[2010 Tippeligaen|2010]]
|-
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Kjetil Knutsen]]
|style="text-align:center"|Bodø/Glimt
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4
|[[2020 Eliteserien|2020]], [[2021 Eliteserien|2021]], [[2023 Eliteserien|2023]], [[2024 Eliteserien|2024]]
|-
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Kåre Ingebrigtsen]]
|style="text-align:center"|Rosenborg
|[[2015 Tippeligaen|2015]], [[2016 Tippeligaen|2016]], [[2017 Eliteserien|2017]], [[2018 Eliteserien|2018]]  
|-
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Oddvar Hansen]]
|style="text-align:center"|Brann
|rowspan="7" style="text-align:center"|2
|[[1961–62 Norwegian Main League|1961–62]], [[1963 1. divisjon|1963]]
|-
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Karsten Johannessen]]
|style="text-align:center"|Start
|[[1978 1. divisjon|1978]], [[1980 1. divisjon|1980]]
|-
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Kjell Schou-Andreassen]]
|style="text-align:center"|Viking
|[[1972 1. divisjon|1972]], [[1982 1. divisjon|1982]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Gunder Bengtsson]]
|style="text-align:center"|Vålerenga
|[[1983 1. divisjon|1983]], [[1984 1. divisjon|1984]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Erik Hamrén]]
|style="text-align:center"|Rosenborg
|[[2009 Tippeligaen|2009]], [[2010 Tippeligaen|2010]]
|-
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ole Gunnar Solskjær]]
|style="text-align:center"|Molde
|[[2011 Tippeligaen|2011]], [[2012 Tippeligaen|2012]]
|-
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Erling Moe]]
|style="text-align:center"|Molde
|[[2019 Eliteserien|2019]], [[2022 Eliteserien|2022]]
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+ Current Eliteserien managers
|-
!scope="col"| Manager
!scope="col"| Nationality
!scope="col"| Club
!scope="col"| Appointed
!scope="col"| Time as manager
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Kjetil|Knutsen}}
|{{Flagu|Norway}}
|[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2017|11|17}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/0n9R0B/kjetil-knutsen-blir-hovedtrener-i-glimt|title=Kjetil Knutsen blir hovedtrener i Glimt|work=Aftenposten|date=17 November 2017|access-date=8 January 2022|language=no}}</ref>
|{{ayd|2017|11|17}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Andreas|Tegström}} 
|{{Flagu|Sweden}}
|[[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|1|1}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tv2.no/sport/11863611/|title=Hans Erik Ødegaard ny Sandefjord-trener|work=TV 2|date=30 December 2020|access-date=8 January 2022|language=no}}</ref>
|{{ayd|2021|1|1}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Morten|Jensen|Morten Jensen (football coach)}}
|{{Flagu|Norway}}
|rowspan=2|[[Viking FK|Viking]]
|rowspan=2|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|1|1}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aftenbladet.no/sport/i/nA96kx/jensen-og-batty-overtar-som-likestilte-hovedtrenere|title=Jensen og «Batty» overtar som likestilte hovedtrenere|work=Stavanger Aftenblad|date=26 November 2020|access-date=8 January 2022|language=no}}</ref>
|rowspan=2|{{ayd|2021|1|1}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Bjarte|Lunde Aarsheim}}
|{{Flagu|Norway}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Kevin|Knappen}}
|{{Flagu|Norway}}
|[[Bryne FK|Bryne]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|10|4}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jbl.no/kevin-knappen-er-ny-bryne-trener/s/5-103-681220|title= Kevin Knappen er ny Bryne-trener |work=Jærbladet|date=4 October 2021|access-date=9 January 2025|language=no}}</ref> 
|{{ayd|2021|10|4}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Johannes|Moesgaard}}
|{{Flagu|Norway}}
|[[KFUM-Kameratene Oslo|KFUM Oslo]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2022|12|22}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://kaaffa.no/nyheter/det-er-dette-jeg-vil|title="DET ER DETTE JEG VIL"|work=kaaffa.no|date=22 December 2022|access-date=31 March 2024|language=no}}</ref>
|{{ayd|2022|12|22}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Geir|Bakke}}
|{{Flagu|Norway}}
|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|7|12}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vif-fotball.no/nyheter/geir-bakke-er-valerengas-nye-hovedtrener|title=
Geir Bakke er Vålerengas nye hovedtrener|work=Vålerenga Fotball|date=12 July 2023|access-date=9 January 2025|language=no}}</ref>
|{{ayd|2023|7|12}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Amund|Skiri}}
|{{Flagu|Norway}}
|[[Kristiansund BK|Kristiansund]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|8|26}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kristiansundbk.no/nyheter/skiri-blir-hovedtrener-ut-aret|title=Skiri blir hovedtrener ut året|work=kristiansundbk.no|date=26 August 2023|access-date=31 March 2024|language=no}}</ref>
|{{ayd|2023|8|26}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Alfred|Johansson|dab=football manager}}
|{{Flagu|Sweden}}
|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|12|14}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rbk.no/nyheter/johansson-er-rosenborgs-nye-hovedtrener | title=Johansson er Rosenborgs nye hovedtrener|work=RBK.NO|date=14 December 2023|access-date=31 March 2024|language=no}}</ref>
|{{ayd|2023|12|14}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jørgen|Vik}}
|{{Flagu|Norway}}
|[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2024|1|8}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.til.no/nyheter/var-nye-hovedtrener |title=Vår nye hovedtrener|language=no |work=TIL.NO |date=8 January 2024 |access-date=31 March 2024}}</ref>
|{{ayd|2024|1|8}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Andreas|Hagen|dab=footballer}}
|{{Flagu|Norway}}
|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2024|7|15}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fredrikstadfk.no/nyheter/leder-laget-fremover-skal-fortsette-det-gode-arbeidet|title=Leder laget fremover: -Skal fortsette det gode arbeidet|work=Fredrikstad FK|date=15 July 2024|access-date=30 July 2024|language=no}}</ref>
|{{ayd|2024|7|15}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Freyr|Alexandersson}}
|{{Flagu|Iceland}}
|[[SK Brann|Brann]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|1|13}}<ref>{{cite web |title= Her er Branns nye hovedtrener |url=https://www.brann.no/nyheter/her-er-branns-nye-hovedtrener |publisher=SK Brann |access-date=13 January 2025 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|{{ayd|2025|1|13}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Toni|Korkeakunnas}}
|{{Flagu|Finland}}
|[[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|5|27}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Ny hovedtrener på plass |url=https://www.fkh.no/nyheter/ny-hovedtrener-pa-plass |publisher=FK Haugesund |access-date=6 July 2025 |language=no |date=27 May 2025}}</ref>
|{{ayd|2025|5|27}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Dag-Eilev|Fagermo}}
|{{Flagu|Norway}}
|[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|6|10}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Dag-Eilev Fagermo ny hovedtrener |url=https://www.godset.no/nyheter/dag-eilev-fagermo-ny-hovedtrener|publisher=Strømsgodset Toppfotball |access-date=6 July 2025 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|{{ayd|2025|6|10}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Thomas|Myhre}}
|{{Flagu|Norway}}
|[[Hamarkameratene|HamKam]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|6|24}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Pressemelding: Thomas Myhre blir HamKams nye hovedtrener |url=https://www.hamkam.no/nyheter/pressemelding-thomas-myhre-blir-hamkams-nye-hovedtrener|publisher=Hamarkameratene |access-date=6 July 2025 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|{{ayd|2025|6|24}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Magne|Hoseth}} (caretaker)
|{{Flagu|Norway}}
|[[Molde FK|Molde]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|9|14}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.moldefk.no/nyheter/molde-fk-og-per-mathias-hogmo-avslutter-samarbeidet |title= Molde FK og Per-Mathias Høgmo avslutter samarbeidet |language=no |work=Molde FK|date=14 September 2025 |access-date=6 November 2025}}</ref>
|{{ayd|2025|9|14}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Martin|Foyston}}
|{{Flagu|England}}
|[[Sarpsborg 08 FF|Sarpsborg]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|9|25}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Martin Foyston er Sarpsborg 08s nye hovedtrener|url=https://www.sarpsborg08.no/nyheter/martin-foyston-er-sarpsborg-08s-nye-hovedtrener|publisher=Sarpsborg 08 |access-date=6 November 2025 |language=Norwegian |date=25 September 2025}}</ref>
|{{ayd|2025|9|25}}
|}

==Statistics==

===League ranking and European qualification===
{{see also|UEFA coefficient}}
In the UEFA coefficient, [[UEFA]]'s rankings of European leagues based on their performances in European competitions over a five-year period, the league ranked 27th at the end of the 2012–2013 European season, its lowest ranking since 1993. The league's highest ranking, tenth place, came in 1998. The winners of the previous calendar year's Eliteserien enter the second qualifying round of the [[UEFA Champions League]], while the [[Norwegian Football Cup|cup winners]] enter the second qualifying round of the [[UEFA Europa Conference League|Europa Conference League]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130713213230/http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/access2013.html Access list for European Cup Football 2013/2014], xs4ll.nl, accessed 13 July 2013</ref> The second and third placed teams also enters the second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League. In the 2013–2014 season, Norway also had an additional place in the first qualifying round of the Europa League due to its fair play ranking.

The following is a table indicating [[Football Association of Norway|Norwegian]] league coefficient rankings compared to other UEFA leagues.<ref name=Kassies>{{cite web|title=UEFA European Cup Coefficients Database|url=https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/|publisher=Bert Kassies|access-date=18 January 2025}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable style="float:left; margin-right:1em; text-align: center"
! Year
! Rank
! {{Tooltip|Pts|5-year coefficient points}}
! {{Tooltip|Teams|Clubs in Europe the preceding year}}
|-
! 1961
|23rd{{new entry}} 
|3.000
|1
|-
! 1962
|24th{{fall||-1}}
|3.000
|1
|-
! 1963
|26th{{fall||-2}}
|3.000
|1
|-
! 1964
|28th{{fall||-2}}
|3.000
|2
|-
! 1965
|24th{{rise||+4}}
|4.333
|3
|-
! 1966
|28th{{fall||-4}}
|3.333
|3
|-
! 1967
|28th{{same position}}
|4.333
|3
|-
! 1968
|25th{{rise||+3}}
|4.999
|3
|-
! 1969
|25th{{same position}}
|7.665
|3
|-
! 1970
|26th{{fall||-1}}
|7.832
|4
|-
! 1971
|26th{{same position}}
|6.498
|3
|-
! 1972
|25th{{rise||+1}}
|7.498
|3
|-
! 1973
|26th{{fall||-1}}
|8.082
|4
|-
! 1974
|25th{{rise||+1}}
|6.916
|4
|-
! 1975
|27th{{fall||-2}}
|5.416
|4
|-
! 1976
|25th{{rise||+2}}
|5.500
|4
|}
{| class=wikitable style="float:left; margin-right:1em; text-align: center"
! Year
! Rank
! {{Tooltip|Pts|5-year coefficient points}}
! {{Tooltip|Teams|Clubs in Europe the preceding year}}
|-
! 1977
|28th{{fall||-3}}
|4.000
|4
|-
! 1978
|26th{{rise||+2}}
|5.750
|4
|-
! 1979
|26th{{same position}}
|6.250
|4
|-
! 1980
|26th{{same position}}
|6.500
|4
|-
! 1981
|26th{{same position}}
|7.083
|3
|-
! 1982
|25th{{rise||+1}}
|7.583
|3
|-
! 1983
|26th{{fall||-1}}
|6.249
|3
|-
! 1984
|27th{{fall||-1}}
|5.249
|3
|-
! 1985
|26th{{rise||+1}}
|5.999
|3
|-
! 1986
|28th{{fall||-2}}
|5.666
|3
|-
! 1987
|28th{{same position}}
|5.999
|3
|-
! 1988
|27th{{rise||+1}}
|6.666
|3
|-
! 1989
|27th{{same position}}
|6.666
|3
|-
! 1990
|26th{{rise||+1}}
|5.999
|3
|-
! 1991
|27th{{fall||-1}}
|5.999
|3
|-
! 1992
|28th{{fall||-1}}
|4.999
|3
|}
{| class=wikitable style="float:left; margin-right:1em; text-align: center"
! Year
! Rank
! {{Tooltip|Pts|5-year coefficient points}}
! {{Tooltip|Teams|Clubs in Europe the preceding year}}
|-
! 1993
|29th{{fall||-1}}
|3.666
|3
|-
! 1994
|22nd{{rise||+7}}
|8.332
|3
|-
! 1995
|19th{{rise||+3}}
|12.332
|3
|-
! 1996
|18th{{rise||+1}}
|15.832
|4
|-
! 1997
|15th{{rise||+3}}
|22.249
|4
|-
! 1998
|10th{{rise||+5}}
|27.449
|5
|-
! 1999
|17th{{fall||-7}}
|19.733
|5
|-
! 2000
|13th{{rise||+4}}
|22.100
|5
|-
! 2001
|15th{{fall||-2}}
|23.600
|4
|-
! 2002
|17th{{fall||-2}}
|21.475
|4
|-
! 2003
|20th{{fall||-3}}
|19.575
|5
|-
! 2004
|15th{{rise||+5}}
|21.900
|4
|-
! 2005
|20th{{fall||-5}}
|20.200
|4
|-
! 2006
|19th{{rise||+1}}
|20.975
|5
|-
! 2007
|18th{{rise||+1}}
|19.725
|5
|-
! 2008
|18th{{same position}}
|22.425
|5
|}
{| class=wikitable style="float:left; margin-right:1em; text-align: center"
! Year
! Rank
! {{Tooltip|Pts|5-year coefficient points}}
! {{Tooltip|Teams|Clubs in Europe the preceding year}}
|-
! 2009
|19th{{fall||-1}}
|18.800
|5
|-
! 2010
|22nd{{fall||-3}}
|17.400
|5
|-
! 2011
|26th{{fall||-4}}
|14.375
|4
|-
! 2012
|26th{{same position}}
|14.675
|5
|-
! 2013
|27th{{fall||-1}}
|14.175
|5
|-
! 2014
|26th{{rise||+1}}
|14.275
|5
|-
! 2015
|26th{{same position}}
|14.375
|5
|-
! 2016
|22nd{{rise||+4}}
|19.250
|4
|-
! 2017
|25th{{fall||-3}}
|18.325
|4
|-
! 2018
|29th{{fall||-4}}
|17.425
|4
|-
! 2019
|23rd{{rise||+6}}
|20.200
|4
|-
! 2020
|22nd{{rise||+1}}
|21.750
|4
|-
! 2021
|22nd{{same position}}
|21.000
|4
|-
! 2022
|17th{{rise||+5}}
|27.250
|4
|-
! 2023
|16th{{rise||+1}}
|29.000
|4
|-
! 2024
|14th{{rise||+2}}
|31.625
|4
|-
! 2025
|11th{{rise||+3}}
|39.687
|4
|}


{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Country ranking:
[[UEFA coefficients#Current ranking|UEFA association coefficients]] as of 6 November 2025:<ref>{{cite web |title=Club coefficients |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/country/?year=2025 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=9 January 2025}}</ref>


* 11. {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Super League Greece]] (39.312)
* 12. {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Ekstraklasa]] (38.375)
* '''13.''' {{flagicon|Norway}} '''Eliteserien''' (37.987)
* 14. {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Danish Superliga]] (36.981)
* 14. {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Swiss Super League]] (32.500)

{{col-2}}

;Club ranking:
UEFA 5-year Club Ranking as of 6 November 2025:<ref>{{cite web|title=Club coefficients|url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/?year=2025|website=[[UEFA]]|access-date=10 January 2025}}</ref>
* 36. [[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] (55.000)
* 79. [[Molde FK|Molde]] (21.750)
* 158. [[SK Brann|Brann]] (10.000)
* 197. [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] (''7.637'')
* 198. [[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] (''7.637'')
* 199. [[Viking FK|Viking]] (''7.637'')
* 200. [[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] (''7.637'')
* 201. [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] (''7.637'')
* 202. [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] (''7.637'')
{{col-end}}

===Attendance===
From 1963 to 1971, the league consisted of ten teams (90 matches a year). Between 1972 and 1994, the league consisted of 12 teams (132 matches a year). The number was raised to 14 teams (182 matches a year) in 1995 and to 16 teams (240 matches a year) in 2009. Attendances reached peaks in 1963, 1968, 1977 and 2007, and were at their lowest in 1986.<ref name="european-football-statistics.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/nav/attnnor.htm|title=Norwegian attendances|access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nifs.no/tilskuertall.php?land=1&t=5&fra=1963&til=2023&kamper=&sesonger=1&uten_lag=1&sortering=aar|title=Tilskuertall|trans-title=Attendance numbers|work=NIFS|language=no|access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref>

The record for highest average home attendance for a club was set by [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] in 2007 (19,903 over 13 home matches). 12 October 1985 saw the record for highest attendance at a match, with 28,569 in the game between Rosenborg and [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] at [[Lerkendal Stadion]]. The highest ever average attendance for Eliteserien as a whole was set in 2007 with 10,521.

{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
|-
!Year
!Total
!Average
|-
|1963
| style="text-align:center;"|708 368
| style="text-align:center;"|7 871
|-
|1964
| style="text-align:center;"|556 699
| style="text-align:center;"|6 186
|-
|1965
| style="text-align:center;"|453 044
| style="text-align:center;"|5 034
|-
|1966
| style="text-align:center;"|413 250
| style="text-align:center;"|4 592
|-
|1967
| style="text-align:center;"|562 472
| style="text-align:center;"|6 250
|-
|1968
| style="text-align:center;"|700 013
| style="text-align:center;"|7 778
|-
|1969
| style="text-align:center;"|683 120
| style="text-align:center;"|7 590
|-
|1970
| style="text-align:center;"|507 243
| style="text-align:center;"|5 636
|-
|1971
| style="text-align:center;"|592 031
| style="text-align:center;"|6 578
|-
|1972
| style="text-align:center;"|743 966
| style="text-align:center;"|5 636
|-
|1973
| style="text-align:center;"|737 863
| style="text-align:center;"|5 590
|-
|1974
| style="text-align:center;"|759 004
| style="text-align:center;"|5 750
|-
|1975
| style="text-align:center;"|893 874
| style="text-align:center;"|6 772
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
|-
!Year
!Total
!Average
|-
|1976
| style="text-align:center;"|856 428
| style="text-align:center;"|6 488
|-
|1977
| style="text-align:center;"|968 683
| style="text-align:center;"|7 339
|-
|1978
| style="text-align:center;"|730 419
| style="text-align:center;"|5 533
|-
|1979
| style="text-align:center;"|823 387
| style="text-align:center;"|6 238
|-
|1980
| style="text-align:center;"|671 176
| style="text-align:center;"|5 085
|-
|1981
| style="text-align:center;"|776 191
| style="text-align:center;"|5 880
|-
|1982
| style="text-align:center;"|603 036
| style="text-align:center;"|4 569
|-
|1983
| style="text-align:center;"|729 373
| style="text-align:center;"|5 526
|-
|1984
| style="text-align:center;"|568 765
| style="text-align:center;"|4 309
|-
|1985
| style="text-align:center;"|581 177
| style="text-align:center;"|4 403
|-
|1986
| style="text-align:center;"|426 349
| style="text-align:center;"|3 229
|-
|1987
| style="text-align:center;"|469 030
| style="text-align:center;"|3 553
|-
|1988
| style="text-align:center;"|576 257
| style="text-align:center;"|4 365
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
|-
!Year
!Total
!Average
|-
|1989
| style="text-align:center;"|624 679
| style="text-align:center;"|4 732
|-
|1990
| style="text-align:center;"|647 489
| style="text-align:center;"|4 905
|-
|1991
| style="text-align:center;"|706 508
| style="text-align:center;"|5 352
|-
|1992
| style="text-align:center;"|671 903
| style="text-align:center;"|5 083
|-
|1993
| style="text-align:center;"|731 565
| style="text-align:center;"|5 542
|-
|1994
| style="text-align:center;"|688 589
| style="text-align:center;"|5 216
|-
|1995
| style="text-align:center;"|841 717
| style="text-align:center;"|4 624
|-
|1996
| style="text-align:center;"|841 368
| style="text-align:center;"|4 622
|-
|1997
| style="text-align:center;"|772 197
| style="text-align:center;"|4 242
|-
|1998
| style="text-align:center;"|959 317
| style="text-align:center;"|5 270
|-
|1999
| style="text-align:center;"|983 630
| style="text-align:center;"|5 404
|-
|2000
| style="text-align:center;"|1 024 722
| style="text-align:center;"|5 639
|-
|2001
| style="text-align:center;"|1 013 264
| style="text-align:center;"|5 567
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
|-
!Year
!Total
!Average
|-
|2002
| style="text-align:center;"|1 092 359
| style="text-align:center;"|6 002
|-
|2003
| style="text-align:center;"|1 198 798
| style="text-align:center;"|6 587
|-
|2004
| style="text-align:center;"|1 458 258
| style="text-align:center;"|8 012
|-
|2005
| style="text-align:center;"|1 727 101
| style="text-align:center;"|9 489
|-
|2006
| style="text-align:center;"|1 655 572
| style="text-align:center;"|9 097
|-
|2007
| style="text-align:center;"|1 914 907
| style="text-align:center;"|10 521
|-
|2008
| style="text-align:center;"|1 785 815
| style="text-align:center;"|9 812
|-
|2009
| style="text-align:center;"|2 151 219
| style="text-align:center;"|8 956
|-
|2010
| style="text-align:center;"|1 947 236
| style="text-align:center;"|8 117
|-
|2011
| style="text-align:center;"|1 919 325
| style="text-align:center;"|7 994
|-
|2012
| style="text-align:center;"|1 680 822
| style="text-align:center;"|7 003
|-
|2013
| style="text-align:center;"|1 637 716
| style="text-align:center;"|6 824<ref>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407081032/http://www.toppfotball.no/news/article/17lo4brvf2rbr1ajt7wfzafuz0/title/alle-topp-3-lagene-hadde-publikumsokning-i-2013 | archive-date=7 April 2014 | url=http://www.toppfotball.no/news/article/17lo4brvf2rbr1ajt7wfzafuz0/title/alle-topp-3-lagene-hadde-publikumsokning-i-2013 | title=Publikumsøkning for alle medaljelagene | language=no | date=12 November 2013 | first=Thomas | last=Torjusen | access-date=24 August 2018 }}</ref>
|-
|2014
| style="text-align:center;"|1 670 706
| style="text-align:center;"|6 961<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=tournamentStatistics&tournamentId=1&seasonId=336&useFullUrl=false|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141130064704/http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=tournamentStatistics&tournamentId=1&seasonId=336&useFullUrl=false|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 November 2014|title=altomfotball.no: Eliteserien, 2014 – Statistikk|access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref>
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
|-
!Year
!Total
!Average
|-
|2015
| style="text-align:center;"|1 610 684
| style="text-align:center;"|6 711
|-
|2016
| style="text-align:center;"|1 669 435
| style="text-align:center;"|6 985
|-
|2017
| style="text-align:center;"|1 607 772
| style="text-align:center;"|6 699
|-
|2018
| style="text-align:center;"|1 407 693
| style="text-align:center;"|5 865
|-
|2019
| style="text-align:center;"|1 379 861
| style="text-align:center;"|5 773
|-
|2020
| style="text-align:center;"|70 837
| style="text-align:center;"|297*
|-
|2021
| style="text-align:center;"|755 013
| style="text-align:center;"|3 240*
|-
|2022
| style="text-align:center;"|1 371 235
| style="text-align:center;"|5 713
|-
|2023
| style="text-align:center;"|1 737 332
| style="text-align:center;"|7 239
|-
|2024
| style="text-align:center;"|1 618 873
| style="text-align:center;"|6 745
|}
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* = Restricted due to COVID-19.

==Players==
{{Main|List of Eliteserien players}}

===Individual records===
{{See also|Eliteserien records and statistics|List of Eliteserien top scorers}}
{{legend|Still active players are '''highlighted'''|border=#AAAAAA}}

====Most appearances====
[[File:Daniel Berg Hestad Sandnes.JPG|thumb|right|[[Daniel Berg Hestad]] is the player with most appearances.]]
{{updated|9 November 2025|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/noo-liga-matches.html|title=Norway - Most matches played in Norwegian top division|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Number
! style="width:190px;" | Player
! Years
! Matches
|- 
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Daniel Berg Hestad]]
|1993–2016
|'''473'''
|-
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} '''[[Steffen Hagen]]'''
|2004–''2024''
|'''462'''
|- 
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Morten Berre]]
|1996–2015
|'''452'''
|-
|4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Frode Kippe]]
|1997–2019
|'''441'''
|-
|5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Roar Strand]]
|1989–2010
|'''439'''
|- 
|6
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Øyvind Storflor]]
|1999–2019
|'''421'''
|-
|7
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Erling Knudtzon]]
|2007–2024
|'''420'''
|-
|8
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} '''[[Lars-Christopher Vilsvik]]'''
|2010–''present''
|'''419'''
|- 
|9
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Espen Hoff]]
|1999–2016
|'''406'''
|-
|10
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[André Hansen]]
|2009–2024
|'''358'''
<!--
|-
|10
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Christer Basma]]
|1993–2008
|'''350'''
|-
|11
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Håkon Opdal]]
|2002–2021
|'''347'''
|-
|12
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Ola By Rise]]
|1977–1995
|'''346'''
|-
|13
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Runar Berg]]
|1990–2009
|'''345'''
|-
|14
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Jone Samuelsen]]
|2003–2019
|'''338'''
|-
|15
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Freddy dos Santos]]
|1996–2011
|'''337'''
-->
|}

[[File:Sigurd Rushfeldt.jpg|thumb|[[Sigurd Rushfeldt]] is the league's top scorer.]]

====Most goals scored====
{{updated|Start of the 2022 season|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nootops-allt.html|title=Norway - All-Time Topscorers|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Number
! style="width:180px;"| Player
! Years
! Goals
! Matches
! Average
|-
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Sigurd Rushfeldt]]
|1992–2011
|'''172'''
|299
|0.58
|-
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Harald Martin Brattbakk]]
|1990–2005
|'''166'''
|255
|0.65
|-
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Petter Belsvik]]
|1989–2003
|'''159'''
|292
|0.54
|-
|4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Odd Iversen]]
|1967–1982
|'''158'''
|225
|0.70
|-
|5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Per Kristoffersen]]
|1956–1968
|'''145'''
|194
|0.75
|- 
|6
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Frode Johnsen]]
|1999–2015
|'''132'''
|301
|0.45
|- 
|rowspan="2"|7
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Thorstein Helstad]]
|1995–2013
|'''116'''
|234
|0.50
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Bengt Sæternes]]
|1996–2011
|'''116'''
|280
|0.41
|-
|9
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Jostein Flo]]
|1987–2001
|'''114'''
|213
|0.54
|-
|10
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Arild Sundgot]]
|1995–2011
|'''111'''
|325
|0.34
<!--
|-
|11
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Jan Fuglset]]
|1967–1982
|'''109'''
|209
|0.52
|-
|12
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Arne Pedersen]]
|1950–1966
|'''107'''
|231
|0.46
|-
|13
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Svein Mathisen]]
|1973–1989
|'''106'''
|327
|0.32
|-
|14 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Morten Berre]]
|1996–2015
|'''102'''
|452
|0.23
-->
|}

===Foreign players===
{{Main|List of foreign Eliteserien players}}

==Awards==
===Trophy===
The winners of Eliteserien win two trophies. One small trophy in silver which they keep and one bigger trophy which are held only by reigning champions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/fotball/Denne-blir-det-umulig-a-vinne-til-odel-og-eie-138422b.html|title=Denne blir det umulig å vinne til odel og eie |language=no |access-date=23 May 2018|newspaper=Aftenposten}}</ref> The big trophy was introduced in 2012 and all winners from 2012 and onwards will get its club's name engraved on it. The ribbons that drape the handles are presented in the team colours of the league champions that year.

==See also==
{{portal|Association football|Norway}}
*[[Toppserien]] (Women's top division)
*[[Norwegian football top scorers]]
*[[List of football clubs in Norway]]
*[[List of Norwegian football league champions|List of Eliteserien Champions from 1938 to present time]]

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Eliteserien}}
*[http://www.fotball.no/ Football Association of Norway]
*[http://www.rsssf.no/stats/AlltimePremier.html All-time Eliteserien table from 1963 to 2008]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080109025501/http://www.footballdata.com/leagues/Tippeligaen/ Tippeligaen Stats, Fixtures, Results and Team Profiles]
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/noochamp.html Norway – List of Champions], RSSSF.com

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