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. 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 (after a two-year spell in Eliteserien) and Start (relegated after a season's presence).
Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location Arena Turf CapacityBodø/Glimt 24 Bodø Aspmyra Stadion Artificial 5,635 Brann 62 Bergen Brann Stadion Natural 17,049 Haugesund 13 Haugesund Haugesund Stadion Natural8,754 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 Artificial11,249 Odd 38 Skien Skagerak Arena Artificial11,767 Ranheim 9 Trondheim Extra Arena Artificial3,000 Rosenborg 56 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion Natural 21,421 Sarpsborg 08 8 Sarpsborg Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial8,022 Stabæk 23 Bærum Nadderud Stadion Natural4,938 Strømsgodset 32 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion Artificial8,935 Tromsø 32 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion Artificial6,687 Viking 69 Stavanger Viking Stadion Artificial15,900 Vålerenga 59 Oslo Intility Arena Artificial16,555
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor Bodø/Glimt Ricardo Diadora Sparebanken Nord-Norge Brann Nike Sparebanken Vest Haugesund Macron Haugaland Kraft Kristiansund Macron SpareBank 1 Nordvest Lillestrøm Puma DNB Mjøndalen Umbro Sparebanken Øst Molde Nike Sparebanken Møre Odd Hummel SpareBank 1 Telemark Ranheim Umbro SpareBank 1 SMN Rosenborg Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN Sarpsborg 08 Select Borregaard Stabæk Macron SpareBank 1 Østlandet Strømsgodset Puma DNB Tromsø Select Sparebanken Nord-Norge Viking Diadora Lyse Vålerenga Umbro DNB
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table Rosenborg Rini CoolenEnd of interim period31 December 2018Pre-season Eirik Horneland 9 January 2019Pre-season Haugesund Eirik HornelandSigned by Rosenborg7 January 2018 Jostein Grindhaug 8 January 2019Molde Ole Gunnar SolskjærSigned by Manchester United28 March 2019 Erling Moe29 April 2019Strømsgodset Bjørn Petter IngebretsenHealth reasons15 May 201914th Håkon Wibe-Lund (interim)15 May 201914thStabæk Henning BergSigned by Omonia6 June 201915th Jan Jönsson11 June 201915thStrømsgodset Håkon Wibe-Lund (interim)End of interim period20 June 201915th Henrik Pedersen20 June 201915thLillestrøm Jörgen Lennartsson Sacked2 December 201914th Tom Nordlie (interim)3 December 201914th
Transfers
Winter
Summer
League table
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
RankPlayerClubGoalsGamesAverage1 Torgeir Børven Odd21300,702 Leke James Molde17280,613 Ohi Omoijuanfo Molde15270,564 Håkon Evjen Bodø/Glimt13290,455 Magnus Wolff Eikrem Molde11250,446 Amor Layouni Bodø/Glimt10210,48 Amahl Pellegrino Strømsgodset/Kristiansund10240,42 Kristian Thorstvedt Viking10260,389 Tommy Høiland Viking9220,41 Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Sarpsborg 08/Strømsgodset9260,35
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Amor Layouni Bodø/Glimt Lillestrøm 4–0 (H) Ohi Omoijuanfo Molde Viking 5–1 (H) Ibrahima Wadji Haugesund Mjøndalen 4–1 (A) Leke James Molde Strømsgodset 4–0 (A) Erik Botheim Rosenborg Tromsø 5–2 (H) Amahl Pellegrino Kristiansund Viking 4–2 (H) Kasper Junker Stabæk Mjøndalen 4–2 (H)
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Iven AustbøViking112 Marcus SandbergStabæk103 Håkon OpdalBrann8 Helge SandvikHaugesund5 Ricardo FriedrichBodø/Glimt7 Andreas LindeMolde Marco MarićLillestrøm Sean McDermottKristiansund8 André HansenRosenborg6 Adam Larsen KwaraseyVålerenga Julian Faye LundMjøndalen Sondre RossbachOdd
Discipline
Player
Most yellow cards: 8 Zlatko Tripić (Viking)
Most red cards: 1 Mohammed Abu (Vålerenga) Amin Askar (Sarpsborg 08) Fitim Azemi (Vålerenga) Fredrik André Bjørkan (Bodø/Glimt) Tobias Borchgrevink Børkeeiet (Stabæk) Vadim Demidov (Stabæk) Aron Dønnum (Vålerenga) Mikael Ingebrigtsen (Tromsø) Jesper Isaksen (Kristiansund) Mike Jensen (Rosenborg) Efraín Juárez (Vålerenga) Torbjørn Kallevåg (Haugesund) Kyle Lafferty (Sarpsborg 08) Ohi Omoijuanfo (Molde) Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (Tromsø) Usman Sale (Viking) Sheriff Sinyan (Lillestrøm) Alexander Søderlund (Rosenborg) Joackim Olsen Solberg (Mjøndalen) Ole Amund Sveen (Bodø/Glimt)
Club
Most yellow cards: 55 Molde
Most red cards: 4 Vålerenga
League attendances
Awards Award Winner Club Player of the Year Håkon Evjen Bodø/Glimt Young Player of the Year Håkon Evjen Bodø/Glimt Manager of the Year Kjetil Knutsen Bodø/Glimt Goal of the Year Video Ola Brynhildsen Stabæk
Team of the Year (Verdens Gang) Goalkeeper Marcus Sandberg (Stabæk) Defenders Ruben Gabrielsen (Molde) Tore Reginiussen (Rosenborg) Kristoffer Haugen (Molde) Midfielders Aron Dønnum (Vålerenga) Kristian Thorstvedt (Viking) Magnus Wolff Eikrem (Molde) Håkon Evjen (Bodø/Glimt) Herolind Shala (Vålerenga) Forwards Zlatko Tripic (Viking) Amor Layouni (Bodø/Glimt) Team of the Year (Eurosport) Goalkeeper Marcus Sandberg (Stabæk) Defenders Kristoffer Haraldseid (Molde) Ruben Gabrielsen (Molde) Tore Reginiussen (Rosenborg) Fredrik André Bjørkan (Bodø/Glimt) Midfielders Magnus Wolff Eikrem (Molde) Sondre Tronstad (Haugesund) Håkon Evjen (Bodø/Glimt) Forwards Zlatko Tripic (Viking) Torgeir Børven (Odd) Amor Layouni (Bodø/Glimt) Team of the Year (Nettavisen) Goalkeeper Marcus Sandberg (Stabæk) Defenders Ruben Gabrielsen (Molde) Tore Reginiussen (Rosenborg) Fredrik André Bjørkan (Bodø/Glimt) Martin Bjørnbak (Molde) Midfielders Magnus Wolff Eikrem (Molde) Håkon Evjen (Bodø/Glimt) Fredrik Aursnes (Molde) Zlatko Tripic (Viking) Forwards Leke James (Molde) Torgeir Børven (Odd)
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