The 2025 Eliteserien was the 81st season of top-tier football in Norway. This was the ninth season of Eliteserien after rebranding from Tippeligaen.
The season started on 29 March 2025 and ended on 30 November 2025, not including play-off matches.
Bodø/Glimt were the defending champions. Vålerenga and Bryne joined as the promoted clubs from the 2024 Norwegian First Division. They replaced Lillestrøm and Odd, who were relegated to the 2025 Norwegian First Division.
Viking won a closely contested championship title by a single point on the last day of the season, earning their 9th overall title, fending off the defending champions Bodø/Glimt. Viking's last title had come 34 years earlier in 1991. With the win, Viking earned an entry to the 2026–27 Champions League play-off round.
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 Vålerenga and Bryne, who were promoted after respectively 1 and 21 seasons absent. They replaced Lillestrøm and Odd, ending their top flight spells of 4 and 16 years respectively.
Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location County Arena Turf Capacity Bodø/Glimt 30 Bodø Nordland Aspmyra Stadion Artificial 8,200 Brann 67 Bergen Vestland Brann Stadion Natural 17,500 Bryne 18 Bryne Rogaland Bryne Stadion Natural5,000 Fredrikstad 44 Fredrikstad Østfold Fredrikstad Stadion Artificial 12,560 HamKam 26 Hamar Innlandet Briskeby Stadion Artificial 8,068 Haugesund 19 Haugesund Rogaland Haugesund Sparebank Arena Natural8,983 KFUM Oslo 2 Oslo Oslo KFUM Arena Artificial 3,300 Kristiansund 8 Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal Nordmøre Stadion Artificial4,364 Molde 49 Molde Møre og Romsdal Aker Stadion Artificial11,249 Rosenborg 62 Trondheim Trøndelag Lerkendal Stadion Natural 21,423 Sandefjord 13 Sandefjord Vestfold Jotun Arena Artificial 6,582 Sarpsborg 08 14 Sarpsborg Østfold Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial8,022 Strømsgodset 38 Drammen Buskerud Marienlyst Stadion Artificial8,935 Tromsø 37 Tromsø Troms Romssa Arena Artificial6,691 Viking 75 Stavanger Rogaland Lyse Arena Artificial15,900 Vålerenga 64 Oslo Oslo Intility Arena Artificial 16,556
Personnel and kits TeamManager(s)CaptainKit manufacturerKit sponsors Main Other(s) Bodø/Glimt Puma SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge Brann Nike Sparebanken Norge Bryne Kevin Knappen Eirik Saunes Umbro Sparebanken Norge Fredrikstad Craft OBOS HamKam Puma OBOS Haugesund Umbro Haugaland Kraft KFUM Johannes Moesgaard Robin Rasch Hummel OBOS Kristiansund Puma SpareBank 1 Nordmøre Molde (caretakers) Adidas Sparebanken Møre Rosenborg Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN Sandefjord Macron Jotun Sarpsborg Hummel Borregaard Strømsgodset Puma Sparebanken Øst Tromsø Jørgen Vik Select SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge Viking Diadora Lyse Vålerenga Adidas OBOS
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager(s) Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager(s) Date of appointment Molde Erling Moe Sacked8 December 2024Pre-season Trond Strande Eirik Mæland (caretakers)8 December 2024Sandefjord Hans Erik ØdegaardSigned by Lillestrøm10 December 2024None10 December 2024Brann Eirik Horneland Resigned10 December 2024 Freyr Alexandersson 13 January 2025Tromsø Gard HolmeMutual consent8 January 2025None8 January 2025Molde Trond Strande Eirik Mæland (caretakers)End of caretaker period9 January 2025 Per-Mathias Høgmo9 January 2025Haugesund Sancheev ManoharanMutual consent26 May 202516th Toni Korkeakunnas27 May 2025Strømsgodset Jørgen IsnesMutual consent26 May 202514th Børre Steenslid Tomas Skaret Halvorsen (caretakers)28 May 2025Strømsgodset Børre Steenslid Tomas Skaret Halvorsen (caretakers)End of caretaker period10 June 202514th Dag-Eilev Fagermo10 June 2025HamKam Jakob MichelsenSigned by Denmark women's national team24 June 202513th Thomas Myhre24 June 2025Sarpsborg Christian MichelsenSacked20 August 202511th Sander Nyland (caretaker)20 August 2025Molde Per-Mathias HøgmoMutual consent14 September 202511th Magne Hoseth Daniel Berg Hestad (caretakers)14 September 2025Sarpsborg Sander Nyland (caretaker)End of caretaker period25 September 202510th Martin Foyston25 September 2025
Transfers
Winter
Summer
League table
Results
Positions by round
Results by round
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.
Aalesund won 4–1 on aggregate.
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Daniel Karlsbakk Sarpsborg182 Kasper Høgh Bodø/Glimt173 Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson Sandefjord154 Peter Christiansen Viking14 Dino Islamović Rosenborg6 Ieltsin Camões Tromsø137 Elias Sørensen Vålerenga128 Kristian Lien HamKam11 Zlatko Tripić Viking10 Vegard Erlien Tromsø9 Marko Farji Strømsgodset
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Nikita Haikin Bodø/Glimt132 Sander Tangvik Rosenborg113 Jakob Haugaard Tromsø104 Jacob Karlstrøm Molde95 Elias Hadaya Sandefjord86 Emil Ødegaard KFUM77 Mamour Ndiaye Sarpsborg 086 Marcus Sandberg HamKam9 Mathias Dyngeland Brann5 Jonathan Fischer Fredrikstad Arild Østbø Viking
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Sander Kilen Kristiansund Tromsø 3–2 (A) Vegard Erlien Tromsø Viking 4–4 (A) Zlatko Tripić Viking Haugesund 5–1 (H) Daniel Karlsbakk Sarpsborg Haugesund 3–1 (H) Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson Sandefjord Kristiansund 6–0 (H) Dino Islamović 4 Rosenborg Tromsø 4–1 (H) Sory Ibrahim Diarra Haugesund KFUM 4–1 (A)
Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals(H) – Home team(A) – Away team
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 9 Sverre Sandal (KFUM)
Most red cards: 2 Henrik Bjørdal (Vålerenga) Marius Berntsen Olsen (Kristiansund)
Club Most yellow cards: 66 Molde
Fewest yellow cards: 20 Bodø/Glimt
Most red cards: 4 Vålerenga
Fewest red cards: 0 Fredrikstad
Awards Monthly awards MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthYoung Player of the MonthGoal of the MonthReferencesCoachClubPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubApril Alfred JohanssonRosenborg Fallou FallFredrikstad Marko FarjiStrømsgodset Henrik BjørdalVålerengaMay Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim Morten JensenViking Henrik FalchenerViking Abubacarr Sedi KintehTromsø Kent-Are AntonsenTromsøJune/July Jørgen VikTromsø Patrick BergBodø/Glimt Jens Hjertø-Dahl Jo Inge Berget (June)Sarpsborg 08 Fredrik Gulbrandsen (July)MoldeAugust/September Freyr AlexanderssonBrann Ruben Yttergård JenssenTromsø Johan BakkeStrømsgodset Denzel De Roeve (August)Brann Felix Horn Myhre (September)October Thomas MyhreHamKam Peter ChristiansenViking Edvin AustbøViking Markus HaalandNovember Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim Morten JensenViking Emil BreivikMolde Jens Hjertø-DahlTromsøNot awarded
Annual awards AwardWinnerClubCoach of the Year Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim Morten JensenVikingPlayer of the Year Patrick BergBodø/GlimtYoung Player of the Year Edvin AustbøViking
League attendances
See also 2025 Norwegian First Division 2025 Norwegian Second Division 2025 Norwegian Third Division 2025 Norwegian Football Cup 2025–26 Norwegian Football Cup
Notes
References