2019 Eliteserien
Season | 2019 |
---|---|
Dates | 30 March – 1 December |
Champions | Molde 4th title |
Relegated | Lillestrøm Tromsø Ranheim |
Champions League | Molde |
Europa League | Bodø/Glimt Rosenborg Viking |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 699 (2.91 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Torgeir Børven (21 goals) |
Biggest home win | Vålerenga 6–0 Bodø/Glimt (5 July 2019) Strømsgodset 6–0 Brann (24 November 2019) |
Biggest away win | Ranheim 1–5 Vålerenga (12 May 2019) Strømsgodset 0–4 Molde (22 June 2019) Brann 1–5 Viking (1 December 2019) |
Highest scoring | Mjøndalen 4–5 Bodø/Glimt (6 April 2019) |
Longest winning run | Bodø/Glimt, Kristiansund, Molde, Odd (4 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Molde (14 games) |
Longest winless run | Vålerenga (12 games) |
Longest losing run | Tromsø (5 games) |
Highest attendance | 17,799 Rosenborg 0–2 Haugesund (16 May 2019) |
Lowest attendance | 1,353 Ranheim 0–2 Haugesund (14 April 2019) |
Average attendance | 5,773 1.6% |
← 2018 2020 →
All statistics correct as of 1 December 2019. |
The 2019 Eliteserien was the 75th season of top-tier football in Norway. This was third season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen.
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.
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
Stadiums and locations
- 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
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rosenborg | Rini Coolen | End of interim period | 31 December 2018 | Pre-season | Eirik Horneland | 9 January 2019[4] | Pre-season |
Haugesund | Eirik Horneland | Signed by Rosenborg | 7 January 2018[5] | Jostein Grindhaug | 8 January 2019[6][7] | ||
Molde | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Signed by Manchester United | 28 March 2019 | Erling Moe[a] | 29 April 2019[8][9] | ||
Strømsgodset | Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen | Health reasons | 15 May 2019[10] | 14th | Håkon Wibe-Lund (interim) | 15 May 2019 | 14th |
Stabæk | Henning Berg | Signed by Omonia | 6 June 2019[11] | 15th | Jan Jönsson | 11 June 2019[12] | 15th |
Strømsgodset | Håkon Wibe-Lund (interim) | End of interim period | 20 June 2019 | 15th | Henrik Pedersen | 20 June 2019[13] | 15th |
Lillestrøm | Jörgen Lennartsson | Sacked | 2 December 2019[14] | 14th | Tom Nordlie (interim) | 3 December 2019[15] | 14th |
- ^ 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
Summer
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[a] |
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 |
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:
- ^ Viking qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round as winners of the 2019 Norwegian Cup.