2023 Eliteserien

The 2023 Eliteserien will be the 79th season of top-tier football in Norway.

Eliteserien
Season2023
Dates10 April – 2 December
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The season is set to start on 10 April 2023 and end on 2 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
Locations of the teams in the 2023 Eliteserien
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location County Arena Turf Capacity
Aalesund 19 Ålesund Møre og Romsdal Color Line Stadion Artificial 10,778
Bodø/Glimt 28 Bodø Nordland Aspmyra Stadion Artificial 8,300
Brann 65 Bergen Vestland Brann Stadion Natural 16,750
HamKam 24 Hamar Innlandet Briskeby Artificial 7,800
Haugesund 17 Haugesund Rogaland Haugesund Sparebank Arena Natural 8,754
Lillestrøm 59 Lillestrøm Viken Åråsen Stadion Natural 11,500
Molde 47 Molde Møre og Romsdal Aker Stadion Artificial 11,249
Odd 42 Skien Vestfold og Telemark Skagerak Arena Artificial 11,767
Rosenborg 60 Trondheim Trøndelag Lerkendal Stadion Natural 21,421
Sandefjord 11 Sandefjord Vestfold og Telemark Release Arena Natural 6,582
Sarpsborg 08 12 Sarpsborg Viken Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial 8,022
Stabæk 26 Bærum Viken Nadderud Stadion Natural 4,938
Strømsgodset 36 Drammen Viken Marienlyst Stadion Artificial 8,935
Tromsø 35 Tromsø Troms og Finnmark Alfheim Stadion Artificial 6,687
Viking 73 Stavanger Rogaland SR-Bank Arena Artificial 15,900
Vålerenga 63 Oslo Oslo Intility Arena Artificial 16,555

Personnel and kits
Team Manager(s) Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aalesund Norway Lars Arne Nilsen Sweden David Fällman Umbro Sparebanken Møre
Bodø/Glimt Norway Kjetil Knutsen Norway Ulrik Saltnes Diadora Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Brann Norway Eirik Horneland Norway Sivert Heltne Nilsen Nike Sparebanken Vest
HamKam Denmark Jakob Michelsen Norway Aleksander Melgalvis[2] Puma Eidsiva Energi
Haugesund Norway Jostein Grindhaug Norway Kevin Martin Krygård Macron Haugaland Kraft
Lillestrøm Norway Geir Bakke Norway Gjermund Åsen[3] Puma DNB
Molde Norway Erling Moe Norway Magnus Wolff Eikrem Adidas[4] Sparebanken Møre
Odd Norway Pål Arne Johansen Norway Steffen Hagen Hummel SpareBank 1 Telemark
Rosenborg Norway Kjetil Rekdal Norway Markus Henriksen Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
Sandefjord Norway Hans Erik Ødegaard
Sweden Andreas Tegström		 Norway Harmeet Singh Macron Jotun
Sarpsborg 08 Sweden Stefan Billborn Norway Joachim Thomassen Select Borregaard
Stabæk Norway Lars Bohinen Norway Simen Wangberg Macron SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Strømsgodset Norway Jørgen Isnes Norway Gustav Valsvik Puma DNB
Tromsø Norway Gaute Helstrup Norway Ruben Yttergård Jenssen Select Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Viking Norway Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim
Norway Morten Jensen		 Norway Zlatko Tripić Diadora Lyse
Vålerenga Norway Dag-Eilev Fagermo Norway Jonatan Tollås Adidas DNB

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Strømsgodset Norway Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen
Norway Håkon Wibe-Lund		 Mutual consent 13 November 2022[5] Pre-season Norway Jørgen Isnes 14 December 2022[6] Pre-season

Transfers

Winter
Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2022–23

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aalesund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Bodø/Glimt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Brann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 HamKam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Haugesund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Lillestrøm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Molde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Odd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Rosenborg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sandefjord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sarpsborg 08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Stabæk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Strømsgodset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Tromsø 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Viking 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to First Division
16 Vålerenga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 10 April 2023. Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.[7]

Results
Home \ Away AAL BOD BRA HAM HAU LIL MOL ODD ROS SAN SRP STB STR TRO VIK VÅL
Aalesund —
Bodø/Glimt —
Brann —
HamKam —
Haugesund —
Lillestrøm — a
Molde — a
Odd —
Rosenborg a —
Sandefjord —
Sarpsborg 08 —
Stabæk —
Strømsgodset —
Tromsø —
Viking —
Vålerenga a —
First match(es) will be played on 10 April 2023. Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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.[8]

References
  1. "Hovedterminliste menn 2023" (PDF). Fotball.no. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. "Han blir ny kaptein i HamKam". www.h-a.no (in Norwegian). Hamar Arbeiderblad. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  3. "Åsen blir LSK-kaptein". NRK (in Norwegian). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  4. "De tre stripene er tilbake!". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. "Wibe og BP trer til side". Strømsgodset Toppfotball (in Norwegian). 12 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  6. "Jørgen Isnes ny hovedtrener". Strømsgodset Toppfotball (in Norwegian). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  7. "Eliteserien tabell". NIFS (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  8. "Slik spilles kvalifiseringskampene". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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