2019 Eliteserien


The 2019 Eliteserien was the 74th season of top-tier football in Norway.
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. Fixtures for the 2019 season were announced on 19 December 2018. 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.

Overview

Summary

On 10 November, Molde were confirmed as Eliteserien champions following their 4–0 home win against Strømsgodset in the 28th round. 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 and Start.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationArenaTurfCapacity
Bodø/Glimt24BodøAspmyra StadionArtificial5,635
Brann62BergenBrann StadionNatural17,049
Haugesund13HaugesundHaugesund StadionNatural8,754
Kristiansund3KristiansundKristiansund StadionArtificial4,444
Lillestrøm56LillestrømÅråsen StadionNatural11,500
Mjøndalen20MjøndalenConsto ArenaArtificial4,200
Molde43MoldeAker StadionArtificial11,249
Odd38SkienSkagerak ArenaArtificial11,767
Ranheim9TrondheimExtra ArenaArtificial3,000
Rosenborg56TrondheimLerkendal StadionNatural21,421
Sarpsborg 088SarpsborgSarpsborg StadionArtificial8,022
Stabæk23BærumNadderud StadionNatural4,938
Strømsgodset32DrammenMarienlyst StadionArtificial8,935
Tromsø32TromsøAlfheim StadionArtificial6,687
Viking69StavangerViking StadionArtificial15,900
Vålerenga59OsloIntility ArenaArtificial16,555

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Transfers

Winter

Summer

League table

Positions by round

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

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoalsGamesAverage
1 Torgeir BørvenOdd21300,70
2 Leke JamesMolde17280,60
3 Ohi OmoijuanfoMolde15270,56
4 Håkon EvjenBodø/Glimt13290,44
5 Magnus Wolff EikremMolde11250,44
6 Amor LayouniBodø/Glimt10210,48
6 Amahl PellegrinoStrømsgodset/Kristiansund10240,42
6 Kristian ThorstvedtViking10260,38
9 Tommy HøilandViking9220,40
9 Lars-Jørgen SalvesenStrømsgodset9250,36

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Amor LayouniBodø/GlimtLillestrøm4–0 5 05 2019
Ohi OmoijuanfoMoldeViking5–1 20 05 2019
Ibrahima WadjiHaugesundMjøndalen4–1 26 05 2019
Leke JamesMoldeStrømsgodset4–0 22 06 2019
Erik BotheimRosenborgTromsø5–2 10 08 2019
Amahl PellegrinoKristiansundViking4–2 27 10 2019
Kasper JunkerStabækMjøndalen4–2 24 11 2019

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Eirik HestadMolde10
1 Ylldren IbrahimajViking10
3 Magnus Wolff EikremMolde8
3 Joackim Olsen SolbergMjøndalen8
5 Liridon KalludraKristiansund7
5 Philip ZinckernagelBodø/Glimt7
7 Veton BerishaBrann6
7 Kristoffer HaugenMolde6
7 Vegar Eggen HedenstadRosenborg6
7 Morten Gamst PedersenTromsø6
7 Elbasan RashaniOdd6
7 Espen RuudOdd6

Clean sheets

Discipline

Player

Awards