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2025 Eliteserien

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Eliteserien
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The 2025 Eliteserien will be the 81st season of top-tier football in Norway. This is the ninth season of Eliteserien after rebranding from Tippeligaen.

Bodø/Glimt are the defending champions. Vålerenga and Bryne are set to join as the promoted clubs from the 2024 Norwegian First Division. They will replace Lillestrøm and Odd, who were relegated to the 2025 Norwegian First Division.

Teams

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Sixteen teams will compete in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season and two teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams are Vålerenga and Bryne, who were promoted after respectively 1 and 21 seasons absent. They will replace Lillestrøm and Odd, ending their top flight spells of 4 and 16 years respectively.

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the teams in the 2025 Eliteserien
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location County Arena Turf Capacity
Bodø/Glimt 30 Bodø Nordland Aspmyra Artificial 8,300
Brann 67 Bergen Vestland Brann Stadion Natural 16,750
Bryne 18 Time Rogaland Bryne Stadion Natural 4,000
Fredrikstad 44 Fredrikstad Østfold Fredrikstad Stadion Artificial 12,560
HamKam 26 Hamar Innlandet Briskeby Artificial 7,800
Haugesund 19 Haugesund Rogaland Haugesund Sparebank Arena Natural 8,754
KFUM Oslo 2 Oslo Oslo KFUM Arena Artificial 3,300
Kristiansund 8 Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal Kristiansund Stadion Artificial 4,444
Molde 49 Molde Møre og Romsdal Aker Stadion Artificial 11,249
Rosenborg 62 Trondheim Trøndelag Lerkendal Natural 21,421
Sandefjord 13 Sandefjord Vestfold Jotun Arena Artificial 6,582
Sarpsborg 14 Sarpsborg Østfold Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial 8,022
Strømsgodset 38 Drammen Buskerud Marienlyst Artificial 8,935
Tromsø 37 Tromsø Troms Romssa Arena Artificial 6,687
Viking 75 Stavanger Rogaland SR-Bank Arena Artificial 15,900
Vålerenga 64 Oslo Oslo Intility Arena Artificial 16,555

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager(s) Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor(s)
Main Other
Bodø/Glimt Norway Kjetil Knutsen Norway Patrick Berg[a] Puma SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
List
Brann Vacant Norway Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen Nike Sparebanken Vest
List
Bryne NorwayKevin Knappen [no] Norway Axel Kryger [no] Umbro Sparebanken Sør
List
    • Front: Aarbakke, M44
    • Back: NYO3, Like Muligheter
    • Sleeves: Prosjektil
    • Shorts: Masiv, ECS
    • Socks: Servit
Fredrikstad Norway Andreas Hagen Iceland Júlíus Magnússon Craft OBOS
List
    • Front: Terje Høili, Stene Stål Gjenvinning
    • Back: Europris
    • Sleeves: Værste AS
    • Shorts: Unger Fabrikker, McDonald's
    • Socks: Toyota Østfold
HamKam Denmark Jakob Michelsen Norway Fredrik Sjølstad Puma OBOS
List
Haugesund Denmark Sancheev Manoharan Norway Egil Selvik Umbro Haugaland Kraft
List
KFUM Oslo Norway Johannes Moesgaard [no] Norway Robin Rasch [no] Hummel OBOS
List
    • Front: Kiwi Minipris
    • Back: Arctic Asset Management
    • Sleeves: Intility
    • Shorts: Nord West Eiendom, R Utemiljø
    • Socks: Nettavisen
Kristiansund Norway Amund Skiri Norway Dan Peter Ulvestad Puma SpareBank 1 Nordmøre
List
Molde Norway Trond Strande
Norway Eirik Mæland (caretakers) 		Norway Magnus Wolff Eikrem Adidas[2] Sparebanken Møre
List
Rosenborg Sweden Alfred Johansson Norway Markus Henriksen Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
List
Sandefjord Sweden Andreas Tegström Sweden Filip Ottosson [no] Macron Jotun
List
Sarpsborg Norway Christian Michelsen Norway Jo Inge Berget Hummel Borregaard
List
    • Front: Assist Consulting AS, Pretec Group
    • Back: Frigaard Gruppen, Lions Clubs International
    • Sleeves: Økonomi-deler
    • Shorts: DNB, Flexi Regnskap
    • Socks: None
Strømsgodset Norway Jørgen Isnes Norway Gustav Valsvik Puma Sparebanken Øst
List
Tromsø Norway Jørgen Vik [no]
Norway Gard Holme [no] 		Norway Ruben Yttergård Jenssen Select SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
List
    • Front: Consto, Harila Bilforhandler
    • Back: Ishavskraft, MOT
    • Sleeves: Explo Energidrikk
    • Shorts: Extra (Coop), C&M Brannsikring
    • Socks: Kræmer
Viking Norway Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim
Norway Morten Jensen 		Norway Zlatko Tripić Diadora Lyse
List
Vålerenga Norway Geir Bakke Norway Christian Borchgrevink Adidas OBOS
List

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager(s) Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager(s) Date of appointment
Molde Norway Erling Moe Sacked 8 December 2024 Pre-season Norway Trond Strande
Norway Eirik Mæland (caretakers) 		8 December 2024[3]
Brann Norway Eirik Horneland Resigned 10 December 2024[4] Vacant
Sandefjord Norway Hans Erik Ødegaard
Sweden Andreas Tegström 		Ødegaard signed by Lillestrøm 10 December 2024[5] Sweden Andreas Tegström 10 December 2024

Transfers

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Winter

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Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2024–25

Summer

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Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2025

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bodø/Glimt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Brann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Bryne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4 Fredrikstad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 HamKam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Haugesund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 KFUM Oslo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Kristiansund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Molde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Rosenborg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sandefjord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sarpsborg 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
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.[6]

Positions by round

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Leader and Champions League play off round
Champions League second qualifying round
Conference League second qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2026 Norwegian First Division
Source: nifs.no

Results

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Home \ Away BOD BRA BRY FRE HAM HAU KFU KRI MOL ROS SAN SAR STR TRO VIK VÅL
Bodø/Glimt —
Brann —
Bryne —
Fredrikstad —
HamKam —
Haugesund —
KFUM Oslo —
Kristiansund —
Molde — a
Rosenborg a —
Sandefjord —
Sarpsborg —
Strømsgodset —
Tromsø —
Viking —
Vålerenga —
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

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Main article: 2025 Eliteserien Promotion/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.

Notes

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  1. ^ Bodø/Glimt play with a captaincy team who decide between themselves who will be the captain on a game-by-game basis, Patrick Berg is the most common choice. The full team consists of Ulrik Saltnes, Jostein Gundersen, Sondre Sørli, Patrick Berg, Sondre Brunstad Fet, Jens Petter Hauge and Brede Moe.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Sondre har blitt med i Glimts kapteinsteam: – Det er stort og kult". tk.no (in Norwegian). Tidens Krav. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ^ "De tre stripene er tilbake!". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Molde FK avslutter samarbeidet med Erling Moe". Molde FK (in Norwegian). 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  4. ^ "– Tusen takk for meg Brann og Bergen" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Hans Erik Ødegaard blir ny Lillestrøm-trener" (in Norwegian). Sandefjord Fotball. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Eliteserien tabell". NIFS (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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