The 2023 Eliteserien was the 79th season of top-tier football in Norway. This was the seventh season of Eliteserien after rebranding from Tippeligaen. Bodø/Glimt were crowned the champions at the end of the season, winning their 3rd Norwegian league title.
The season started on 10 April 2023 and ended on 3 December 2023, not including play-off matches.
Molde were 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 competed 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
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team 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 Natural8,754 Lillestrøm 59 Lillestrøm Viken Åråsen Stadion Natural 11,500 Molde 47 Molde Møre og Romsdal Aker Stadion Artificial11,249 Odd 42 Skien Vestfold og Telemark Skagerak Arena Artificial11,767 Rosenborg 60 Trondheim Trøndelag Lerkendal Stadion Natural 21,421 Sandefjord 11 Sandefjord Vestfold og Telemark Release Arena Natural 6,582 Sarpsborg 12 Sarpsborg Viken Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial8,022 Stabæk 26 Bærum Viken Nadderud Stadion Artificial 4,938 Strømsgodset 36 Drammen Viken Marienlyst Stadion Artificial8,935 Tromsø 35 Tromsø Troms og Finnmark Romssa Arena Artificial6,687 Viking 73 Stavanger Rogaland SR-Bank Arena Artificial15,900 Vålerenga 63 Oslo Oslo Intility Arena Artificial16,555
Personnel and kits Team Manager(s) Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Aalesund Umbro Sparebanken Møre Bodø/Glimt Diadora SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge Brann Nike Sparebanken Vest HamKam Puma OBOS Haugesund Sancheev Manoharan (caretaker) Umbro Haugaland Kraft Lillestrøm (caretaker) Puma DNB Molde Adidas Sparebanken Møre Odd Hummel Skagerak Energi Rosenborg (caretaker) Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN Sandefjord Macron Jotun Sarpsborg Hummel Borregaard Stabæk Nike SpareBank 1 Østlandet Strømsgodset Puma Sparebanken Øst Tromsø Select SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge Viking Diadora Lyse Vålerenga Adidas
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment Strømsgodset Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen Håkon Wibe-LundMutual consent13 November 2022Pre-season Jørgen Isnes14 December 2022Aalesund Lars Arne NilsenMutual consent4 May 202316th Marius Bøe (caretaker)4 May 2023Vålerenga Dag-Eilev FagermoMutual consent12 June 202313th Jan Frode Nornes (caretaker)12 June 2023Aalesund Marius Bøe (caretaker)End of caretaker spell13 June 202316th Christian Johnsen13 June 2023Rosenborg Kjetil RekdalMutual consent16 June 20239th Svein Maalen (caretaker)16 June 2023Lillestrøm Geir BakkeSigned by Vålerenga12 July 20238th Simon Mesfin (caretaker)12 July 2023Vålerenga Jan Frode Nornes (caretaker)End of caretaker spell12 July 202313th Geir Bakke12 July 2023Lillestrøm Simon Mesfin (caretaker)End of caretaker spell10 August 20236th Eirik Bakke (caretaker)10 August 2023Stabæk Lars BohinenMutual consent5 September 202315th Bob Bradley10 September 2023Haugesund Jostein GrindhaugMutual consent10 September 202312th Sancheev Manoharan (caretaker)10 September 2023
Transfers
Winter
Summer
League table
Results
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.
2–2 on aggregate. Kristiansund won 5–4 on penalties.
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Amahl Pellegrino Bodø/Glimt242 Bård Finne Brann163 Akor Adams Lillestrøm15 Faris Moumbagna Bodø/Glimt Vegard Erlien Tromsø6 Thomas Lehne Olsen Lillestrøm147 Zlatko Tripić Viking138 Danilo Al-Saed Sandefjord119 Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Viking10105 players9
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Amahl Pellegrino Bodø/Glimt Stabæk 4–0 (H) Akor Adams Lillestrøm Stabæk 3–1 (H) Eric Kitolano Molde Sarpsborg 5–1 (H) Amahl Pellegrino Bodø/Glimt Vålerenga 4–2 (H) Jo Inge Berget Sarpsborg Rosenborg 5–2 (H)
Awards Monthly awards MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthYoung Player of the MonthReferencesCoachClubPlayerClubPlayerClubApril Eirik HornelandBrann Amahl PellegrinoBodø/Glimt David Møller WolfeBrannMay Kjetil KnutsenBodø/Glimt Bård FinneBrann Joel MvukaBodø/GlimtJune Gaute HelstrupTromsø Sakarias OpsahlTromsø Tobias GulliksenStrømsgodsetJuly Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim Morten JensenViking Zlatko TripićViking Jakob Napoleon RomsaasTromsøAugust David Brekalo Sverre NypanRosenborgSeptember Eirik HornelandBrann Amahl PellegrinoBodø/Glimt Magnus Bech RiisnæsVålerengaOctober Sancheev ManoharanHaugesund Peter TherkildsenHaugesundNot awardedNovember Eirik HornelandBrann Bård FinneBrann Magnus SjøengVålerenga
Annual awards AwardWinnerClubCoach of the Season Eirik HornelandBrannPlayer of the Season Amahl PellegrinoBodø/GlimtYoung Player of the Season Sverre NypanRosenborg
League attendances
References