The 2024 Eliteserien was the 80th season of top-tier football in Norway. This was the eighth season of Eliteserien after rebranding from Tippeligaen.
The season started on 31 March 2024 and ended on 1 December 2024, not including play-off matches.
Bodø/Glimt were the defending champions. Fredrikstad, KFUM and Kristiansund joined as the promoted clubs from the 2023 Norwegian First Division. They replaced Vålerenga, Stabæk and Aalesund, who were relegated to the 2024 Norwegian First Division.
Bodø/Glimt successfully defended their title, winning their fourth title in five years, and earned an entry to the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League play-off round.
Teams Sixteen teams compete in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season and three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Fredrikstad, KFUM and Kristiansund. Kristiansund and Fredrikstad were promoted after respectively 1 and 11 seasons absent, while KFUM were promoted for the first time in their history. They replaced Vålerenga, Stabæk and Aalesund, ending their top flight spells of 22 years, 1 year and 2 years respectively.
Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location County Arena Turf Capacity Bodø/Glimt 29 Bodø Nordland Aspmyra Stadion Artificial 8,300 Brann 66 Bergen Vestland Brann Stadion Natural 16,750 Fredrikstad 43 Fredrikstad Østfold Fredrikstad Stadion Artificial 12,560 HamKam 25 Hamar Innlandet Briskeby Stadion Artificial 7,800 Haugesund 18 Haugesund Rogaland Haugesund Arena Natural8,754 KFUM 1 Oslo Oslo KFUM Arena Artificial 3,300 Kristiansund 7 Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal Kristiansund Stadion Artificial4,444 Lillestrøm 60 Lillestrøm Akershus Åråsen Stadion Natural 11,500 Molde 48 Molde Møre og Romsdal Aker Stadion Artificial11,249 Odd 43 Skien Telemark Skagerak Arena Artificial11,767 Rosenborg 61 Trondheim Trøndelag Lerkendal Stadion Natural 21,421 Sandefjord 12 Sandefjord Vestfold Sandefjord Arena Artificial 6,582 Sarpsborg 13 Sarpsborg Østfold Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial8,022 Strømsgodset 37 Drammen Buskerud Marienlyst Stadion Artificial8,935 Tromsø 36 Tromsø Troms Romssa Arena Artificial6,687 Viking 74 Stavanger Rogaland Viking Stadion Artificial15,900
Personnel and kits TeamManager(s)CaptainKit manufacturerKit sponsor(s) MainOther Bodø/Glimt Puma SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge Brann Nike Sparebanken Vest Fredrikstad Craft OBOS HamKam Puma OBOS Haugesund Sancheev Manoharan Umbro Haugaland Kraft KFUM Johannes Moesgaard Robin Rasch Hummel OBOS Kristiansund Puma SpareBank 1 Nordmøre Lillestrøm Puma Romerike Sparebank Molde Adidas Sparebanken Møre Odd Hummel Skagerak Energi Rosenborg Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN Sandefjord Filip Ottosson Macron Jotun Sarpsborg Hummel Borregaard Strømsgodset Puma Sparebanken Øst Tromsø Jørgen Vik Select SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge Viking Diadora Lyse
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment Haugesund Sancheev Manoharan (caretaker)End of caretaker spell3 December 2023Pre-season Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson3 December 2023Rosenborg Svein Maalen (caretaker)14 December 2023 Alfred Johansson14 December 2023Lillestrøm Eirik Bakke (caretaker)21 December 2023 Andreas Georgson21 December 2023Odd Pål Arne JohansenSigned by Häcken27 December 2023 Kenneth Dokken 16 January 2024Tromsø Gaute HelstrupSigned by Bodø/Glimt2 January 2024 Jørgen Vik Gard Holme8 January 2024Haugesund Óskar Hrafn ÞorvaldssonMutual consent10 May 202413th Sancheev Manoharan10 May 2024Sarpsborg Stefan Billborn23 June 202415th Christian Michelsen25 June 2024Fredrikstad Mikkjal ThomassenSigned by AIK15 July 20245th Andreas Hagen15 July 2024Lillestrøm Andreas GeorgsonSigned by Manchester United26 July 20248th Robin Asterhed26 July 2024 Robin AsterhedMoved to assistant coach23 August 202413th David Nielsen23 August 2024 David NielsenMutual consent30 September 202416th Dag-Eilev Fagermo30 September 2024Odd Kenneth DokkenSacked13 November 202416th Knut Rønningene13 November 2024
Transfers
Winter
Summer
League table
Positions by round
Results
Relegation play-offs
The 14th-placed team in Eliteserien faced the winners of the First Division promotion play-offs over two legs to decide who would play in Eliteserien next season.
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Kristian Eriksen Molde142 Kasper Høgh Bodø/Glimt12 Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Viking Magnus Wolff Eikrem Molde5 Aune Heggebø Brann116 Morten Bjørlo Fredrikstad10 Ola Brynhildsen Molde Johannes Nuñez KFUM Ole Sæter Rosenborg Zlatko Tripić Viking
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Jonathan Fischer Fredrikstad132 Nikita Haikin Bodø/Glimt123 Mathias Dyngeland Brann114 Per Kristian Bråtveit Strømsgodset9 Jakob Haugaard Tromsø6 Egil Selvik Haugesund8 Sander Tangvik Rosenborg8 Albert Posiadała Molde7 Emil Ødegaard KFUM10 Marcus Sandberg HamKam6
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Henrik Meister 4 Sarpsborg Rosenborg 4–1 (H) Sverre Nypan Rosenborg Lillestrøm 4–0 (H) Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Viking Sandefjord 3–2 (H)
Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals(H) – Home team(A) – Away team
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 8 Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen (Rosenborg)
Most red cards: 2 Haitam Aleesami (KFUM) Stian Kristiansen (Sandefjord) Fredrik Sjølstad (HamKam) Vá (Lillestrøm)
Club Most yellow cards: 60 Haugesund
Fewest yellow cards: 29 Bodø/Glimt
Most red cards: 4 HamKam
Fewest red cards: 0 Kristiansund Molde Rosenborg Sarpsborg Strømsgodset
Awards Monthly awards MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthYoung Player of the MonthReferencesCoachClubPlayerClubPlayerClubApril Kjetil KnutsenBodø/Glimt Jostein GundersenBodø/Glimt Oskar SivertsenKristiansundMay Mikkjal ThomassenFredrikstad Jonathan FischerFredrikstad Petter Nosa DahlKFUMJuly Johannes MoesgaardKFUM Henrik MeisterSarpsborg 08 Henrik MeisterSarpsborg 08August Alfred JohanssonRosenborg Marius BroholmRosenborg Marius BroholmRosenborgSeptember Erling MoeMolde Magnus Wolff EikremMolde Fredrik SjøvoldBodø/GlimtOctober/November Eirik HornelandBrann Niklas CastroBrann Filip Loftesnes-BjuneSandefjord
Annual awards AwardWinnerClubCoach of the Season Johannes MoesgaardKFUMPlayer of the Season Zlatko TripicVikingYoung Player of the Season Sverre NypanRosenborgGoal of the Season Ole Sæter
League attendances
Notes
References