Eliteserien records and statistics

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

Titles

  • 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

Defeats

Draws

Sandefjord (2022)

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

Attendances

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

Points

Player records

Appearances

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

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

Goalkeepers

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

Youngest goalscorers

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

Scorelines

Further information: List of Eliteserien highest scoring games

All-time Eliteserien table

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 1963. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2022 season.[43] Teams in bold are part of the 2022 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 55 1358 734 335 289 2773 1561 1212 2537 26 7 5 1 1
2 Viking 55 1342 565 354 423 2119 1798 321 2049 7 2 9 3 1
3 Molde 44 1132 531 250 351 1957 1562 395 1843 5 11 3 5 1
4 Lillestrøm 47 1194 504 321 369 1906 1510 396 1832 4 7 3 1 1
5 Brann 51 1250 488 303 459 1935 1880 55 1767 2 5 4 7 1
6 Vålerenga 49 1214 465 304 445 1853 1770 83 1696 5 3 5 5 1
7 Strømsgodset 34 868 331 197 340 1408 1438 −30 1190 2 2 3 5 1
8 Tromsø 34 896 319 233 344 1256 1320 −64 1190 2 3 3 2
9 Start 37 932 320 223 389 1351 1505 −154 1183 2 1 7 10 1
10 Odd 26 708 287 159 262 1056 1057 −1 1019 2 2 2 2
11 Bodø/Glimt 27 714 278 173 263 1207 1119 88 1007 2 5 1 4 1
12 Stabæk 25 698 276 168 254 1126 1054 72 996 1 1 4 3 1
13 Lyn 26 584 212 142 230 876 911 −35 778 2 3 4 7 1
14 Fredrikstad 25 558 205 135 218 823 846 −23 750 5 6 2
15 Haugesund 16 468 168 112 188 672 711 −39 616 1 2 3
16 HamKam 22 504 160 129 215 639 793 −154 609 1 8 3
17 Moss 19 442 151 105 186 622 701 −79 558 1 1 4 1
18 Kongsvinger 18 424 150 98 176 600 700 −100 550 1 2 2 2
19 Aalesund 15 434 141 103 190 568 713 −145 526 4 4
20 Bryne 17 390 133 97 160 561 614 −53 496 2 2 2
21 Sogndal 18 468 124 124 220 566 838 −264 496 8 6
22 Skeid 18 376 138 69 169 506 603 −97 483 1 1 1 5 1
23 Mjøndalen 17 406 125 95 186 489 634 −145 470 2 7 2
24 Sarpsborg 08 11 330 103 96 131 439 513 −74 405 1 1 3
25 Sarpsborg FK1 11 206 71 49 86 253 295 −42 262 2 2 3
26 Sandefjord 10 292 69 63 160 347 541 −194 270 4 8
27 Kristiansund 6 180 65 49 66 266 279 −13 244 1 5
28 Frigg 8 148 45 41 62 176 255 −79 176 3 4
29 Hødd 6 120 28 25 67 146 240 −94 109 3 8
30 Steinkjer 5 94 27 24 43 122 166 −44 105 3 4
31 Hønefoss 3 90 20 29 41 92 151 −59 89 2 13
32 Sandnes Ulf 3 90 21 24 45 107 167 −60 87 1 13
33 Fyllingen2 3 66 17 19 30 65 106 −41 70 2 7
34 Ranheim 2 60 19 12 29 79 105 −26 69 1 7
35 Eik-Tønsberg 3 66 19 12 35 79 125 −46 69 1 5
36 Raufoss 3 62 11 15 36 59 117 −58 48 2 9
37 Strindheim 2 48 9 10 29 54 114 −60 37 2 12
38 Mjølner 2 44 7 9 28 33 83 −50 30 2 12
39 Strømmen 2 44 6 9 29 39 80 −41 27 2 11
40 Sandefjord BK 2 36 6 7 23 29 80 −51 25 1 7
41 Jerv 1 30 5 5 20 30 69 −39 20 1 16
42 Haugar 1 22 2 12 8 20 38 −18 18 1 11
43 Lisleby 1 18 4 5 9 22 26 −4 17 1 9
44 Gjøvik-Lyn3 1 18 5 1 12 29 47 −18 16 1 10
45 Vard Haugesund 1 22 2 9 11 21 36 −15 15 1 12
46 Djerv 1919 1 22 3 4 15 17 59 −42 13 1 12
47 Pors 1 18 3 1 14 10 46 −36 10 1 10
48 Os 1 22 0 5 17 15 50 −35 5 1 12

League or status at the beginning of 2022:

2022 Eliteserien
2022 1. divisjon
2022 2. divisjon
2022 3. divisjon
2022 4. divisjon or lower
Defunct:
2By a 2011 agreement, Fyllingen Fotball merged with Løv-Ham to create FK Fyllingsdalen.[44]
  • 1By a 2007 agreement, Sarpsborg FK merged into Sarpsborg 08,[45] and Sarpsborg FK continued as an amateur club, currently playing in the 4. divisjon.
  • 3By 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.[46]
Leaders Years Seasons
Brann 1963 1
Lyn 1964–1971 8
Fredrikstad 1972–1974 3
Viking 1975–1991 17
Rosenborg 1992–Present 31

Managers

  • 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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