2019 Eliteserien

The 2019 Eliteserien was the 75th season of top-tier football in Norway. This was third season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen.

Eliteserien
Season2019
Dates30 March – 1 December
ChampionsMolde
4th title
RelegatedLillestrøm
Tromsø
Ranheim
Champions LeagueMolde
Europa LeagueBodø/Glimt
Rosenborg
Viking
Matches played240
Goals scored699 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorerTorgeir Børven (21 goals)
Biggest home winVålerenga 6–0 Bodø/Glimt
(5 July 2019)
Strømsgodset 6–0 Brann
(24 November 2019)
Biggest away winRanheim 1–5 Vålerenga
(12 May 2019)
Strømsgodset 0–4 Molde
(22 June 2019)
Brann 1–5 Viking
(1 December 2019)
Highest scoringMjøndalen 4–5 Bodø/Glimt
(6 April 2019)
Longest winning runBodø/Glimt, Kristiansund, Molde, Odd
(4 games)
Longest unbeaten runMolde
(14 games)
Longest winless runVålerenga
(12 games)
Longest losing runTromsø
(5 games)
Highest attendance17,799
Rosenborg 0–2 Haugesund
(16 May 2019)
Lowest attendance1,353
Ranheim 0–2 Haugesund
(14 April 2019)
Average attendance5,773 Decrease 1.6%
← 2018
2020 →
All statistics correct as of 1 December 2019.

The season began on 30 March and was scheduled to end 30 November 2019, not including play-off matches, but due to Rosenborg competing in the Europa League the final matchday was moved to 1 December.[1] Fixtures for the 2019 season were announced on 19 December 2018.[2] Rosenborg were the defending champions. Viking and Mjøndalen joined as the promoted clubs from the 2018 1. divisjon. They replaced Sandefjord and Start who were relegated to the 2019 1. divisjon.

Molde won their fourth title, with two matches to spare following a 4–0 home win against Strømsgodset on 10 November 2019.[3]

Overview

Summary

On 10 November, Molde were confirmed as Eliteserien champions following their 4–0 home win against Strømsgodset in the 28th round.[3] They won their fourth title.

Teams

Sixteen teams compete in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from 1. divisjon. The promoted teams were Viking and Mjøndalen, returning to the top flight after an absence of one and three years respectively. They replaced Sandefjord (after a two-year spell in Eliteserien) and Start (relegated after a season's presence).

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the teams in 2019 Eliteserien
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location Arena Turf Capacity
Bodø/Glimt 24 Bodø Aspmyra Stadion Artificial 5,635
Brann 62 Bergen Brann Stadion Natural 17,049
Haugesund 13 Haugesund Haugesund Stadion Natural 8,754
Kristiansund 3 Kristiansund Kristiansund Stadion Artificial 4,444
Lillestrøm 56 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion Natural 11,500
Mjøndalen 20 Mjøndalen Consto Arena Artificial 4,200
Molde 43 Molde Aker Stadion Artificial 11,249
Odd 38 Skien Skagerak Arena Artificial 11,767
Ranheim 9 Trondheim Extra Arena Artificial 3,000
Rosenborg 56 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion Natural 21,421
Sarpsborg 08 8 Sarpsborg Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial 8,022
Stabæk 23 Bærum Nadderud Stadion Natural 4,938
Strømsgodset 32 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion Artificial 8,935
Tromsø 32 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion Artificial 6,687
Viking 69 Stavanger Viking Stadion Artificial 15,900
Vålerenga 59 Oslo Intility Arena Artificial 16,555

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Bodø/Glimt Norway Kjetil Knutsen Brazil Ricardo Diadora Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Brann Norway Lars Arne Nilsen Netherlands Vito Wormgoor Nike Sparebanken Vest
Haugesund Norway Jostein Grindhaug Norway Christian Grindheim Macron Haugaland Kraft
Kristiansund Norway Christian Michelsen Norway Dan Peter Ulvestad Macron SpareBank 1 Nordvest
Lillestrøm Sweden Jörgen Lennartsson Norway Frode Kippe Puma DNB
Mjøndalen Norway Vegard Hansen Norway Christian Gauseth Umbro Sparebanken Øst
Molde Norway Erling Moe Norway Ruben Gabrielsen Nike Sparebanken Møre
Odd Norway Dag-Eilev Fagermo Norway Steffen Hagen Hummel SpareBank 1 Telemark
Ranheim Norway Svein Maalen Norway Mads Reginiussen Umbro SpareBank 1 SMN
Rosenborg Norway Eirik Horneland Denmark Mike Jensen Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
Sarpsborg 08 Norway Geir Bakke Norway Joachim Thomassen Select Borregaard
Stabæk Sweden Jan Jönsson Norway Andreas Hanche-Olsen Macron SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Strømsgodset Denmark Henrik Pedersen Norway Jakob Glesnes Puma DNB
Tromsø Finland Simo Valakari Norway Simen Wangberg Select Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Viking Norway Bjarne Berntsen Norway Zlatko Tripić Diadora Lyse
Vålerenga Norway Ronny Deila Ghana Adam Larsen Kwarasey Umbro DNB

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Rosenborg Netherlands Rini Coolen End of interim period 31 December 2018 Pre-season Norway Eirik Horneland 9 January 2019[4] Pre-season
Haugesund Norway Eirik Horneland Signed by Rosenborg 7 January 2018[5] Norway Jostein Grindhaug 8 January 2019[6][7]
Molde Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær Signed by Manchester United 28 March 2019 Norway Erling Moe[lower-alpha 1] 29 April 2019[8][9]
Strømsgodset Norway Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen Health reasons 15 May 2019[10] 14th Norway Håkon Wibe-Lund (interim) 15 May 2019 14th
Stabæk Norway Henning Berg Signed by Omonia 6 June 2019[11] 15th Sweden Jan Jönsson 11 June 2019[12] 15th
Strømsgodset Norway Håkon Wibe-Lund (interim) End of interim period 20 June 2019 15th Denmark Henrik Pedersen 20 June 2019[13] 15th
Lillestrøm Sweden Jörgen Lennartsson Sacked 2 December 2019[14] 14th Norway Tom Nordlie (interim) 3 December 2019[15] 14th
  1. Solskjær was initially appointed as caretaker manager of Manchester United on 19 December 2018 by loan until June 2019, and Moe was appointed as caretaker manager until Solskjær's expected return in June, but Solskjær was ultimately signed with Manchester United. Moe was appointed as permanent manager on 29 April 2019.

Transfers

Winter
Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2018–19

Summer
Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2019

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Molde (C) 30 21 5 4 72 31 +41 68 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Bodø/Glimt 30 15 9 6 64 44 +20 54 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Rosenborg 30 14 10 6 53 41 +12 52
4 Odd 30 15 7 8 45 40 +5 52
5 Viking 30 13 8 9 55 42 +13 47 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Kristiansund 30 11 8 11 41 41 0 41
7 Haugesund 30 9 13 8 44 37 +7 40
8 Stabæk 30 10 10 10 38 36 +2 40
9 Brann 30 10 10 10 32 37 −5 40
10 Vålerenga 30 8 10 12 39 44 −5 34
11 Strømsgodset 30 8 8 14 41 54 −13 32
12 Sarpsborg 08 30 5 15 10 30 40 −10 30
13 Mjøndalen 30 6 12 12 38 52 −14 30
14 Lillestrøm (R) 30 7 9 14 32 47 −15 30 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Tromsø (R) 30 8 6 16 39 58 −19 30 Relegation to First Division
16 Ranheim (R) 30 7 6 17 36 55 −19 27
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian), Soccerway
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 away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).[16]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Viking qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round as winners of the 2019 Norwegian Cup.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Molde736411142333332221211111111111
Bodø/Glimt122142434222111112122222222222
Rosenborg1413151516151515121199875654444444444443
Odd443233211111223333333333333334
Viking111355667544557887887555555555
Kristiansund147121186555667768779766767766666
Haugesund111174687787789999981099888888897
Stabæk71410121011131314141615151212121312121212111111101010988
Brann111114141214886886686545555676677779
Vålerenga174624323455444466678999999101010
Strømsgodset44881113141410121516161616161616151516121214151414151211
Sarpsborg 0871057710111115151213131515151515161614161613131312131112
Mjøndalen14161191379911131314141411111211131313141415161515141513
Lillestrøm7691091210101310111210131010101091010101010111111111314
Tromsø6913121516161616161411121013131414111111131312121213121415
Ranheim131516161491212991010101114141113141415151516141616161616
Leader / 2020–21 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round
2020–21 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2020 1. divisjon
Source: nifs.no

Relegation play-offs
Main article: 2019 Eliteserien promotion/relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team, Lillestrøm takes part in a two-legged play-off against Start, the winners of the 1. divisjon promotion play-offs, to decide who will play in the 2020 Eliteserien.

Start2–1Lillestrøm
Sigurðarson 54' (pen.), 69' Report Gustavsson 28'
Attendance: 4,013
Referee: Trygve Kjensli
Lillestrøm4–3Start
Mikalsen 2'
Lowe 22' (o.g.)
Gustavsson 49'
Melgalvis 61'		 Report Ramsland 76', 79', 82'
Attendance: 7,892
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Lillestrøm lost on the away goals rule after 5–5 on aggregate and were relegated to 1. divisjon.

Results
Home \ Away BOD BRA HAU KRI LIL MIF MOL ODD RAN ROS SRP STB STM TRO VÅL VIK
Bodø/Glimt — 1–2 2–2 3–0 4–0 0–0 3–2 3–0 5–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 2–0 4–0 4–0 2–1
Brann 1–1 — 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–5
Haugesund 1–1 1–1 — 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 4–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 5–1 1–4 1–0
Kristiansund 1–2 1–0 2–2 — 5–2 4–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 4–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 4–2
Lillestrøm 0–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 — 3–2 0–2 0–3 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–1 4–0 0–0 0–2
Mjøndalen 4–5 2–1 1–4 1–1 2–2 — 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1
Molde 4–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 — 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 4–0 3–0 4–1 5–1
Odd 3–1 3–2 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 2–2 — 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0
Ranheim 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–3 4–1 — 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–5 5–2
Rosenborg 3–2 0–0 0–2 1–0 3–1 3–2 3–1 1–1 3–2 — 1–0 3–2 0–0 5–2 3–0 5–1
Sarpsborg 08 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 — 0–0 2–2 3–2 1–0 2–2
Stabæk 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–1 3–3 — 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0
Strømsgodset 1–3 6–0 3–2 2–3 1–1 2–3 0–4 2–3 1–0 3–3 2–1 0–2 — 3–1 3–2 0–0
Tromsø 1–2 1–2 2–2 5–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 4–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 — 0–0 0–2
Vålerenga 6–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–3 2–0 2–4 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–1 — 0–4
Viking 3–4 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 4–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–1 3–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 —
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers
Odd's Torgeir Børven became the Eliteserien top scorer after scoring 21 goals.
Rank Player Club Goals[17] Games Average
1 Norway Torgeir Børven Odd 21 30 0,70
2 Nigeria Leke James Molde 17 28 0,61
3 Norway Ohi Omoijuanfo Molde 15 27 0,56
4 Norway Håkon Evjen Bodø/Glimt 13 29 0,45
5 Norway Magnus Wolff Eikrem Molde 11 25 0,44
6 Tunisia Amor Layouni Bodø/Glimt 10 21 0,48
Norway Amahl Pellegrino Strømsgodset/Kristiansund 10 24 0,42
Norway Kristian Thorstvedt Viking 10 26 0,38
9 Norway Tommy Høiland Viking 9 22 0,41
Norway Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Sarpsborg 08/Strømsgodset 9 26 0,35

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Sweden Amor LayouniBodø/GlimtLillestrøm4–0 (H)5 May 2019
Norway Ohi OmoijuanfoMoldeViking5–1 (H)20 May 2019
Senegal Ibrahima WadjiHaugesundMjøndalen4–1 (A)26 May 2019
Nigeria Leke JamesMoldeStrømsgodset4–0 (A)22 June 2019
Norway Erik BotheimRosenborgTromsø5–2 (H)10 August 2019
Norway Amahl PellegrinoKristiansundViking4–2 (H)27 October 2019
Denmark Kasper JunkerStabækMjøndalen4–2 (H)24 November 2019

Top assists
Molde's Eirik Hestad (picture) and Viking's Ylldren Ibrahimaj assisted 10 goals each over the season, more than any other player.
Rank Player Club Assists[18]
1 Norway Eirik Hestad Molde 10
Kosovo Ylldren Ibrahimaj Viking
3 Norway Magnus Wolff Eikrem Molde 8
Norway Joackim Olsen Solberg Mjøndalen
5 Sweden Liridon Kalludra Kristiansund 7
Denmark Philip Zinckernagel Bodø/Glimt
7 Norway Veton Berisha Brann 6
Norway Kristoffer Haugen Molde
Norway Vegar Eggen Hedenstad Rosenborg
Norway Morten Gamst Pedersen Tromsø
Kosovo Elbasan Rashani Odd
Norway Espen Ruud Odd

Clean sheets
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Norway Iven Austbø Viking 11
2 Sweden Marcus Sandberg Stabæk 10
3 Norway Håkon Opdal Brann 8
Norway Helge Sandvik Haugesund
5 Brazil Ricardo Friedrich Bodø/Glimt 7
Sweden Andreas Linde Molde
Croatia Marco Marić Lillestrøm
Republic of Ireland Sean McDermott Kristiansund
8 Norway André Hansen Rosenborg 6
Ghana Adam Larsen Kwarasey Vålerenga
Norway Julian Faye Lund Mjøndalen
Norway Sondre Rossbach Odd

Player

Club
  • Most red cards: 4[22]
    • Vålerenga

League attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Rosenborg 190,554 17,799 10,040 12,704 −22.6%†
2 Brann 165,634 16,484 8,693 11,042 +5.9%†
3 Viking 134,002 15,029 6,500 8,933 +13.1%1
4 Vålerenga 117,516 14,418 5,037 7,834 −14.7%†
5 Molde 96,828 9,010 5,952 6,916 −2.7%†
6 Lillestrøm 86,868 9,884 4,337 5,791 +4.2%†
7 Odd 83,978 7,295 4,492 5,599 +4.0%†
8 Sarpsborg 08 82,892 7,042 4,767 5,526 +10.4%†
9 Strømsgodset 79,458 8,505 4,576 5,297 −10.8%†
10 Haugesund 62,878 7,001 3,305 4,186 −3.0%†
11 Kristiansund 61,376 4,444 3,820 4,092 +1.2%†
12 Stabæk 54,793 4,621 3,082 3,653 −0.1%†
13 Bodø/Glimt 50,099 4,248 2,777 3,340 +3.8%†
14 Tromsø 49,683 5,522 2,514 3,312 −9.4%†
15 Mjøndalen 35,145 3,350 1,963 2,343 +27.2%1
16 Ranheim 28,248 2,925 1,353 1,883 −6.7%†
League total 1,379,861 17,799 1,353 5,773 −1.6%†

Updated to games played on 1 December 2019
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

Awards
Award Winner Club
Player of the Year Norway Håkon Evjen[23] Bodø/Glimt
Young Player of the Year Norway Håkon Evjen[23] Bodø/Glimt
Manager of the Year Norway Kjetil Knutsen[24] Bodø/Glimt
Goal of the Year Video Norway Ola Brynhildsen[23] Stabæk
Team of the Year (Verdens Gang)[25]
Goalkeeper Sweden Marcus Sandberg (Stabæk)
Defenders Norway Ruben Gabrielsen (Molde) Norway Tore Reginiussen (Rosenborg) Norway Kristoffer Haugen (Molde)
Midfielders Norway Aron Dønnum (Vålerenga) Norway Kristian Thorstvedt (Viking) Norway Magnus Wolff Eikrem (Molde) Norway Håkon Evjen (Bodø/Glimt) Kosovo Herolind Shala (Vålerenga)
Forwards Norway Zlatko Tripic (Viking) Tunisia Amor Layouni (Bodø/Glimt)
Team of the Year (Eurosport)[26]
Goalkeeper Sweden Marcus Sandberg (Stabæk)
Defenders Norway Kristoffer Haraldseid (Molde) Norway Ruben Gabrielsen (Molde) Norway Tore Reginiussen (Rosenborg) Norway Fredrik André Bjørkan (Bodø/Glimt)
Midfielders Norway Magnus Wolff Eikrem (Molde) Norway Sondre Tronstad (Haugesund) Norway Håkon Evjen (Bodø/Glimt)
Forwards Norway Zlatko Tripic (Viking) Norway Torgeir Børven (Odd) Tunisia Amor Layouni (Bodø/Glimt)
Team of the Year (Nettavisen)[27]
Goalkeeper Sweden Marcus Sandberg (Stabæk)
Defenders Norway Ruben Gabrielsen (Molde) Norway Tore Reginiussen (Rosenborg) Norway Fredrik André Bjørkan (Bodø/Glimt) Norway Martin Bjørnbak (Molde)
Midfielders Norway Magnus Wolff Eikrem (Molde) Norway Håkon Evjen (Bodø/Glimt) Norway Fredrik Aursnes (Molde) Norway Zlatko Tripic (Viking)
Forwards Nigeria Leke James (Molde) Norway Torgeir Børven (Odd)

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