2021 Eliteserien
Season | 2021 |
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Dates | 9 May – 12 December |
Champions | Bodø/Glimt 2nd title |
Relegated | Brann Stabæk Mjøndalen |
Champions League | Bodø/Glimt |
Europa Conference League | Molde Viking Lillestrøm |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 732 (3.05 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ohi Omoijuanfo (27 goals) |
Biggest home win | Haugesund 7–0 Mjøndalen (17 October 2021) |
Biggest away win | 0–3 (8 matches) |
Highest scoring | Bodø/Glimt 7–2 Strømsgodset (16 June 2021) Molde 5–4 Haugesund (8 August 2021) |
Longest winning run | 5 matches Kristiansund Molde[1] |
Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches Bodø/Glimt[1] |
Longest winless run | 13 matches Mjøndalen[1] |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Brann[1] |
Highest attendance | 17,439 Rosenborg 4–1 Sandefjord (24 October 2021)[2] |
← 2020 2022 → |
The 2021 Eliteserien was the 77th completed season of top-tier football in Norway. This was fifth season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen.
The season was originally scheduled to begin on 5 April and end on 27 November 2021, not including play-off matches.[3] Restrictions enforced by the government due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Norwegian Football Federation to postpone the start several times and the league started on 9 May 2021.[4] The last round was played on 12 December 2021.[5]
Bodø/Glimt were the defending champions. Tromsø and Lillestrøm joined as the promoted clubs from the 2020 Norwegian First Division. They replaced Aalesund and IK Start who were relegated to the 2021 Norwegian First Division.
Teams
Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from Norwegian First Division. The promoted teams were Tromsø and Lillestrøm, both returning to the top flight after an absence of just one year. They replaced Aalesund and IK Start, both relegated after a season's presence.
Stadiums and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager(s) | Date of appointment | Table |
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Viking | Bjarne Berntsen | Mutual consent | 31 December 2020[6] | Pre-season | Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim Morten Jensen |
1 January 2021[7] | Pre-season |
Sandefjord | Martí Cifuentes | Contract expired | 31 December 2020[8] | Hans Erik Ødegaard Andreas Tegström |
1 January 2021[9] | ||
Strømsgodset | Henrik Pedersen | Mutual consent | 9 April 2021[10] | Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen Håkon Wibe-Lund |
12 April 2021[11] | ||
Sarpsborg 08 | Mikael Stahre | Signed by Göteborg | 2 June 2021[12] | 8th | Lars Bohinen | 6 June 2021[13] | 8th |
Stabæk | Jan Jönsson | Mutual consent | 4 July 2021[14] | 15th | Eirik Kjønø | 9 July 2021[15] | 15th |
Brann | Kåre Ingebrigtsen | Sacked | 19 July 2021[16] | 15th | Eirik Horneland[a] | 20 July 2021[17][18] | 15th |
- ^ Horneland was initially appointed on an interim basis, but he was made permanent manager on 19 November 2021.
Transfers
Winter
Summer
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bodø/Glimt (C) | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 63 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Molde | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a] |
3 | Viking | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 57 | |
4 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 49 | |
5 | Rosenborg | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 48 | |
6 | Kristiansund | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 46 | |
7 | Vålerenga | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 45 | |
8 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 39 | |
9 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 36 | |
10 | Sandefjord | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 36 | |
11 | Haugesund | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 35 | |
12 | Tromsø | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 35 | |
13 | Odd | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 33 | |
14 | Brann (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 26 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
15 | Stabæk (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 25 | Relegation to First Division |
16 | Mjøndalen (R) | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 22 |
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).[19]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- 2021–22 Norwegian Cup, Molde, have already qualified for European competitions based on league position, the last European spot was passed down to the fourth placed team, Lillestrøm.