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. The following page details the football records and statistics of the Norwegian top flight since 1963.
League records Titles Most titles: 26, Rosenborg Most consecutive title wins: 13, Rosenborg (1992 – 2004) Biggest title-winning margin: 19 points, 2020; Bodø/Glimt (81 points) over Molde (62 points) Smallest title-winning margin: 0 points and 0 goal difference (+18) – 2004; Rosenborg (52 scored goals) over Vålerenga (40 scored goals). 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 Most wins in a season (30 games): 26, Bodø/Glimt (2020) Most wins in a season (26 games): 20, Rosenborg (1998) Most wins in a season (22 games): 16, joint record: Viking (1972) Lillestrøm (1977, 1986, 1989) Most wins in a season (18 games): 14, Lyn (1968) Fewest wins in a season (26/30 games): 2, joint record: Start (2002, 2016) Lyn (2009) Sandefjord (2010) Aalesund (2020) Fewest home wins in a season (9/11 games): 0, joint record: Sandefjord (1965) Os (1975) Steinkjer (1978) Most home wins in a season (15 games): 15, Bodø/Glimt (2020) Fewest home wins in a season (15 games): 1, joint record: Lyn (2009) Sandefjord (2022) Most away wins in a season (15 games): 13, Molde (2022) Fewest away wins in a season: 0, joint record: Brann (1964, 1979, 1992) Sandefjord (1965) Strømsgodset (1967, 1994) Frigg (1968) Mjølner (1972) Raufoss (1974) Os (1975) Vard (1976) Rosenborg (1977) Lyn (1981, 1997) Mjøndalen (1982, 1988, 2015) Eik-Tønsberg (1985) Moss (1988) Strømmen (1990) Viking (1992) Sogndal (1992, 2004) Fyllingen (1993) Bryne (2000, 2003) Sandefjord (2007, 2010, 2015) Sarpsborg 08 (2011) Tromsø (2013) Sandnes Ulf (2014) Start (2016) Most consecutive wins: 17, Molde (2022–) Most consecutive games without a win: 39, Start (12 July 2015 – 18 September 2016)
Defeats Fewest defeats in a season (30 games): 0, Rosenborg (2010) Longest unbeaten run: 33 games, Rosenborg (18 October 2009 – 7 November 2010) Most defeats in total: 423, Brann Fewest home defeats in a season (15 games): 0, joint record: Rosenborg (2010, 2015) Vålerenga (2010) Strømsgodset (2012, 2013) Molde (2019) Odd (2019) Bodø/Glimt (2020) Fewest away defeats in a season (15 games): 0, joint record: Rosenborg (2009, 2010) Molde (2022) Most consecutive defeats: 11, Vålerenga (6 August 1989 – 6 May 1990) Most consecutive defeats in a season: 10, joint record: Os (1975) Strømsgodset (1994) Bryne (2003) Most consecutive games unbeaten from beginning of season: 30, Rosenborg Most consecutive home games unbeaten: 46, Strømsgodset (26 June 2011 – 6 July 2014) Most consecutive away games unbeaten: 30, Rosenborg (23 March 2009 – 31 October 2010)
Draws Most draws in a season (30 games): 15, Sarpsborg 08 (2019) Most draws in a season (22/26 games): 12 – joint record: Haugar (1981) Brann (1992) Vålerenga (2002) Viking (2004) Most draws in a season (18 games): 9, Lyn (1966) Most home draws in a season: 9, Sarpsborg 08 (2019) Most away draws in a season: 8, Bodø/Glimt (2018) Fewest home draws in a season (30 games): 0 – joint record: Molde (2012) Rosenborg (2010, 2016) Bodø/Glimt (2020) Fewest away draws in a season (30 games): 0 – joint record: Bodø/Glimt (2014, 2022) Viking (2015) Sandefjord (2022) Most consecutive draws: Most draws in total: 354, Viking
Attendances Highest attendance, single game: 28,569, Rosenborg 1–0 Lillestrøm (at Lerkendal Stadion, 12 October 1985) Lowest attendance, single game: 202, Strømmen 1–2 Mjøndalen (at Strømmen Stadion, 19 October 1986) Highest average attendance, season: 19,903, Rosenborg (2007) Lowest average attendance, season: 1,448, Strømmen (1986)
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 Most goals scored in a season: 103, Bodø/Glimt (2020) Fewest goals scored in a season (30 games): 23, joint record: Start (2016) Aalesund (2020) Fewest goals scored in a season (26 games): 21, Start (2002) Fewest goals scored in a season (18/22 games): 10, joint record: Pors (1970) Mjølner (1972) Most goals conceded in a season: 85, Aalesund (2020) Most goals conceded in a season (22 games): 59, Djerv 1919 (1988) Most goals conceded in a season (18 games): 57, Sandefjord BK (1965) Fewest goals conceded in a season (26/30 games): 20, Rosenborg (1997, 2017) Best goal difference in a season: 71, Bodø/Glimt (2020) Most goals scored in a season by a relegated team: 41, joint record: Tromsø (2013) Brann (2014) Most goals scored at home in a season: 59, Bodø/Glimt (2020) Fewest goals scored at home in a season (15 games): 10, Stabæk (2012) Most goals conceded at home in a season (15 games): 36, Mjøndalen (2015) Most goals conceded at home in a season (13 games): 38, Sogndal (1998) Fewest goals conceded at home in a season (15 games): 6, Brann (2016) Most goals scored away in a season (13 games): 44, Rosenborg (1997) Most goals scored away in a season (15 games): 44, Bodø/Glimt (2020) Fewest goals scored away in a season (15 games): 8, joint record: Sandefjord (2010) Start (2016) Most goals conceded away in a season (15 games): 41, joint record: Hønefoss (2010) Stabæk (2012) Fewest goals conceded away in a season (15 games): 10, joint record: Molde (2014) Rosenborg (2017, 2018) Most goals scored in total: 2,773, Rosenborg Most goals conceded in total: 1,880, Brann
Points Most points in a season: 81, Bodø/Glimt (2020) Most points in a season (26 games): 63, Rosenborg (1998) Most points in a season (22 games, 3 points for a win): 52, Lillestrøm (1989) Most points in a season (22 games, 2 points for a win): 36, Lillestrøm (1977) Most points in a season (18 games, 2 points for a win): 28, Lyn (1968) Fewest points in a season (30 games): 9, FK Haugesund (2025) Fewest points in a season (26 games): 11, Start (2002) Fewest points in a season (22 games, 3 points for a win): 12, joint record: Djerv 1919 (1988) Moss (1990) Fewest points in a season (22 games, 2 points for a win): 5, Os (1975) Fewest points in a season (18 games, 2 points for a win): 2, Sandefjord BK (1965) Most points in a season without winning the league: 62, joint record: Rosenborg (2013) Molde (2020) Fewest points in a season while winning the league (30 games): 58, Molde (2011) Fewest points in a season while winning the league (26 games): 46, Vålerenga (2005) Most points in a season while being relegated: 30 games: 34, Fredrikstad (2009) 26 games: 29, joint record: Moss (1996) Odd Grenland (2006) Fewest points in a season while surviving relegation (30 games): 22, Start (2015)
Player records
Appearances Most appearances: 473, Daniel Berg Hestad (23 May 1993 to 8 November 2015) Most appearances at one club: 473, Daniel Berg Hestad Oldest player: Thorleif «Toffa» Olsen, 41 years and 332 days (for Vålerengen v. Brann, 13 October 1963) Youngest player: Gabriel Rajkovic, 15 years and 20 days (for Vålerenga v. Sandefjord, 15 March 2026) Most seasons appeared in: 22, Roar Strand (every season from 1989 to 2010)
Rank Player YearsApps1 Daniel Berg Hestad1993–20164732 Steffen Hagen2006–present4623 Morten Berre1996–20154524 Frode Kippe1997–20194415 Roar Strand1989–20104396 Øyvind Storflor1999–20194217 Erling Knudtzon2007–present4208 Espen Hoff1999–20164069 Christer Basma1993–200835010 Håkon Opdal2002–2021347
Goals
Most goals: 172, Sigurd Rushfeldt Most goals at one club: 151, Harald Martin Brattbakk (Rosenborg) Oldest goalscorer: 41 years and 323 days, Thorleif «Toffa» Olsen (for Vålerengen v. Skeid, 4 October 1963) Youngest goalscorer: Martin Ødegaard, 15 years and 151 days (for Strømsgodset v. Sarpsborg 08, 16 May 2014) Most seasons scored in: 21, Roar Strand (every season from 1990 to 2010)
RankNameGoalsGamesGoals per gamePlaying positionFirst goalLast goal 1 Sigurd Rushfeldt 172 299 0.58 Forward 1992 2011 2 Harald Martin Brattbakk 166 255 0.69 Forward 1990 2005 3 Petter Belsvik 159 292 0.54 Forward 1989 2003 4 Odd Iversen 158 225 0.70 Forward 1967 1982 5 Per Kristoffersen 1451 194 0.75 Forward 1956–57 1968 6 Frode Johnsen 132 301 0.44 Forward 1999 2015 7 Thorstein Helstad 116 234 0.50 Forward 1995 2013 7 Bengt Sæternes 116 280 0.41 Forward 1996 2011 9 Jostein Flo 114 213 0.54 Forward 1987 2001 10 Arild Sundgot 111 325 0.34 Forward 1995 2011
Note: 1 Per Kristoffersen's goals scored before 1963 are included in the statistics.
Most goals in one season: 30, Odd Iversen (Rosenborg) in 1968 Most Eliteserien hat-tricks: 11, Sigurd Rushfeldt Most goals in a game: 6, joint record: Odd Iversen (for Rosenborg v. Vålerengen 20 October 1968) W 7–2 Jan Fuglset (for Molde v. Strømsgodset 17 October 1976) W 1–6
Fastest goal: 11 seconds, Erik Mjelde (for Brann v. Haugesund 15 April 2011) Fastest hat-trick: 2 minutes 30 seconds, Erik Karlsen (for Lillestrøm v. Mjøndalen 1 May 1977) Most consecutive seasons to score at least 25 goals: 2, joint record: Odd Iversen (1968–1969 for Rosenborg) Harald Martin Brattbakk (1995–1996 for Rosenborg) Sigurd Rushfeldt (1997–1998 for Rosenborg) Most consecutive seasons to score at least 15 goals: 4, joint record: Petter Belsvik (1993 for HamKam, 1994–95 for Start, 1996 for Stabæk) Harald Martin Brattbakk (1994–1997 for Rosenborg) Most different clubs to score for: 7, Petter Belsvik (for Molde, HamKam, Start, Stabæk, Rosenborg, Vålerenga, Lillestrøm)
Disciplinary Most yellow cards in a season: 10, joint record: Fegor Ogude (2011) Kjetil Wæhler (2016) Flamur Kastrati (2018) Most red cards in a season: 3, joint record: Raoul Kouakou (2002, 2003) Frode Kippe (2007)
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. Player Date Team Age Opposition 1 Martin Ødegaard 16 May 2014 Strømsgodset 15 years, 151 days Sarpsborg 08 2 Håkon Lorentzen 10 November 2013 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 Bryne 16 years, 207 days Tromsø 5 Mikkel Bro Hansen 12 September 2025 Bodø/Glimt 16 years, 230 days KBK 6 Sander Svendsen 21 April 2014 Molde 16 years, 259 days Sarpsborg 08 7 Ohi Omoijuanfo 7 November 2010 Lillestrøm 16 years, 300 days Strømsgodset 8 Kjetil Rekdal 15 September 1985 Molde 16 years, 313 days Bryne 9 Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen 2 May 1999 Bodø/Glimt 16 years, 314 days Brann 10 Benjamin Thoresen Faraas 14 August 2022 HamKam 16 years, 340 days Vålerenga
Match records Scorelines
Biggest home win: 10–0, Rosenborg v. Brann (5 May 1996) Biggest away win: 0–9, Sogndal v. Stabæk (25 October 1998) Biggest loss by reigning champions: 1–8 Lyn 1–8 Strømsgodset (16 May 1969), after Lyn won the 1968 season Highest scoring: 11–2, Lyn v. Viking (28 July 1968) Highest scoring draw: 5–5, Viking v. Vålerenga (2 August 2014)
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 the 1961–62 season. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2024 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2025 Eliteserien. Numbers in bold are the record (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column.