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.
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 March – 30 November |
| Matches played | 0 |
| Goals scored | 0 |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The season is scheduled to start on 29 March 2025 and end on 30 November 2025, not including play-off matches.[1]
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
editSixteen 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
edit
Oslo
Locations of the teams in the 2025 Eliteserien
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Personnel and kits
edit| Team | Manager(s) | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | Other(s) | ||||
| Bodø/Glimt |  Kjetil Knutsen
|
Patrick Berg[a]
|
Puma | SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge | List
|
| Brann | Vacant | Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen
|
Nike | Sparebanken Vest | |
| Bryne | Kevin Knappen
|
Axel Kryger
|
Umbro | Sparebanken Sør | List
|
| Fredrikstad | Andreas Hagen
|
Vacant | Craft | OBOS | List
|
| HamKam |  Jakob Michelsen
|
Fredrik Sjølstad
|
Puma | OBOS | List
|
| Haugesund | Sancheev Manoharan
|
Vacant | Umbro | Haugaland Kraft | List
|
| KFUM Oslo | Johannes Moesgaard
|
Robin Rasch
|
Hummel | OBOS | List
|
| Kristiansund | Amund Skiri
|
Dan Peter Ulvestad
|
Puma | SpareBank 1 Nordmøre | List
|
| Molde | Per-Mathias Høgmo
|
Magnus Wolff Eikrem
|
Adidas[3] | Sparebanken Møre | List
|
| Rosenborg |  Alfred Johansson
|
Markus Henriksen
|
Adidas | SpareBank 1 SMN | List
|
| Sandefjord | Andreas Tegström
|
Filip Ottosson
|
Macron | Jotun | List
|
| Sarpsborg | Christian Michelsen
|
Jo Inge Berget
|
Hummel | Borregaard | List
|
| Strømsgodset | Jørgen Isnes
|
Gustav Valsvik
|
Puma | Sparebanken Øst | List
|
| Tromsø | Jørgen Vik
|
Ruben Yttergård Jenssen
|
Select | SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge | List
|
| Viking | Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim Morten Jensen
|
Zlatko Tripić
|
Diadora | Lyse | List
|
| Vålerenga | Geir Bakke
|
Christian Borchgrevink
|
Adidas | OBOS | List
|
Managerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager(s) | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager(s) | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molde | Erling Moe
|
Sacked | 8 December 2024 | Pre-season | Trond Strande Eirik Mæland (caretakers)
|
8 December 2024[4] |
| Brann | Eirik Horneland
|
Resigned | 10 December 2024[5] | Vacant | ||
| Sandefjord | Hans Erik Ødegaard
|
Signed by Lillestrøm | 10 December 2024[6] | None[b] | 10 December 2024 | |
| Tromsø | Gard Holme
|
Mutual consent | 8 January 2025[7] | None[c] | 8 January 2025 | |
| Molde | Trond Strande Eirik Mæland (caretakers)
|
End of caretaker period | 9 January 2025 | Per-Mathias Høgmo
|
9 January 2025[8] |
Transfers
editWinter
editSummer
editLeague table
edit| 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 |
First match(es) will be played: 29 March 2025. 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.[9]
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.[9]
Positions by round
edit| 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
editRelegation play-offs
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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.[2]
- ^ Andreas Tegström was already co-manager and continued as the sole manager.
- ^ Jørgen Vik was already co-manager and continued as the sole manager.
References
edit- ^ "Se hovedterminlistene for 2025". Fotball.no. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "De tre stripene er tilbake!". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Molde FK avslutter samarbeidet med Erling Moe". Molde FK (in Norwegian). 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "– Tusen takk for meg Brann og Bergen" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Hans Erik Ødegaard blir ny Lillestrøm-trener" (in Norwegian). Sandefjord Fotball. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "TIL og Gard Holme avslutter samarbeidet" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Per-Mathias Høgmo blir hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Eliteserien tabell". NIFS (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. Retrieved 8 December 2024.