Season | 2018 |
---|---|
Dates | 11 March – 24 November |
Champions | Rosenborg 26th title |
Relegated | Sandefjord Start |
Champions League | Rosenborg |
Europa League | Molde Brann Haugesund |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 672 (2.8 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Franck Boli (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Molde 5–0 Sandefjord (11 March 2018) |
Biggest away win | Start 1–6 Vålerenga (14 April 2018) |
Highest scoring | Start 1–6 Vålerenga (14 April 2018) |
Longest winning run | Brann (7 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Brann (14 games) |
Longest winless run | Sandefjord (15 games) |
Longest losing run | Sandefjord (8 games) |
Highest attendance | 21,201 Rosenborg 1–1 Ranheim (5 May 2018) |
Lowest attendance | 1,393 Ranheim 1–1 Sandefjord (19 August 2018) |
Average attendance | 5,865 ![]() |
← 2017 2019 → |
The 2018 Eliteserien was the 74th completed season of top-tier football in Norway. This was second season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen.
The season began on 11 March and ended 24 November 2018, not including play-off matches.[1] Fixtures for the 2018 season were announced on 19 December 2017.[2] Rosenborg were the defending champions, while Bodø/Glimt, Start and Ranheim entered as the promoted teams from the 2017 1. divisjon.
Rosenborg won their fourth consecutive title, their 26th top-flight title overall, with one match to spare following a 1–0 away win against Start on 11 November 2018.[3]
Overview
[edit]Summary
[edit]Brann started the season well and won eight of their nine opening games. They lost their first match 0–4 against Molde in the 15th round. Rosenborg started the season poorly with no win in the first three games, but managed to tighten the gap to Brann. Head coach Kåre Ingebrigtsen was sacked on 19 July[4] although Rosenborg was placed second in the league, two points behind Brann at the time.
On 11 November, Rosenborg were confirmed as Eliteserien champions following their 1–0 away win against Start in the 29th round. They won their fourth consecutive title and 26th top-flight title overall. Molde won eight of their final nine games and finished in second place, five points behind Rosenborg.
Sandefjord were the first team to be relegated to the 1. divisjon when they drew 1–1 against Sarpsborg 08 in their penultimate game. Before the 30th and final round, five teams were in risk of either relegation or relegation play-offs. Start lost 1–3 away to Haugesund and was relegated as the second team from bottom. Stabæk drew 2–2 against Strømsgodset after a goal by Strømsgodset's Mustafa Abdellaoue in the last minute of the game. That goal made sure Strømsgodset retained their spot in the next season's Eliteserien, while Stabæk were forced to play relegation play-offs.[5] Stabæk won the play-offs against Aalesund 2–1 on aggregate and retained their spot in Eliteserien.
Teams
[edit]Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from 1. divisjon. The promoted teams were Bodø/Glimt, Start (both returning to the top flight after a season's absence) and Ranheim (returned to the top flight after an absence of sixty-one years). They replaced Sogndal, Aalesund and Viking ending their top flight spells of two, eleven and twenty-nine years respectively.
Stadia and locations
[edit]- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Ap. | Location | Arena | Turf | Capacity |
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Bodø/Glimt | 23 | Bodø | Aspmyra Stadion | Artificial | 5,635 |
Brann | 61 | Bergen | Brann Stadion | Natural | 12,914[a] |
Haugesund | 12 | Haugesund | Haugesund Stadion | Natural | 8,754 |
Kristiansund | 2 | Kristiansund | Kristiansund Stadion | Artificial | 4,277 |
Lillestrøm | 55 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion | Natural | 11,500 |
Molde | 42 | Molde | Aker Stadion | Artificial | 11,249 |
Odd | 37 | Skien | Skagerak Arena | Artificial | 11,767 |
Ranheim | 8 | Trondheim | EXTRA Arena | Artificial | 3,000 |
Rosenborg | 55 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion | Natural | 21,421 |
Sandefjord | 7 | Sandefjord | Komplett Arena | Natural | 6,582 |
Sarpsborg 08 | 7 | Sarpsborg | Sarpsborg Stadion | Artificial | 8,022 |
Stabæk | 22 | Bærum | Nadderud Stadion | Natural | 4,938 |
Start | 41 | Kristiansand | Sør Arena | Artificial | 14,448 |
Strømsgodset | 31 | Drammen | Marienlyst Stadion | Artificial | 8,935 |
Tromsø | 31 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion | Artificial | 6,687 |
Vålerenga | 58 | Oslo | Intility Arena | Artificial | 16,555 |
- Notes
- ^ The capacity of Brann Stadion was reduced from 17,686 to 12,914 due to renovations.
Personnel and kits
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
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Start | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 1 December 2017[6] | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 December 2017[7] | Pre-season |
Sandefjord | ![]() |
Signed by Aalesund | 20 December 2017[8] | ![]() |
16 January 2018[9] | ||
Sandefjord | ![]() |
Sacked | 25 April 2018[10] | 12th | ![]() |
27 April 2018 | 12th |
Start | ![]() |
Sacked | 18 May 2018[11] | 16th | ![]() |
19 May 2018 | 16th |
Sandefjord | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 31 May 2018[12] | 16th | ![]() |
31 May 2018 | 16th |
Start | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 1 June 2018[13] | 15th | ![]() |
1 June 2018 | 15th |
Strømsgodset | ![]() |
Resigned | 6 June 2018[14] | 12th | ![]() |
7 June 2018[15] | 12th |
Lillestrøm | ![]() |
Sacked | 26 June 2018[16] | 13th | ![]() |
26 June 2018 | 13th |
Stabæk | ![]() |
Sacked | 27 June 2018[17] | 14th | ![]() ![]() |
28 June 2018[18] | 14th |
Stabæk | ![]() ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 4 July 2018[17] | 14th | ![]() |
4 July 2018[19] | 14th |
Lillestrøm | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 13 July 2018 | 13th | ![]() |
13 July 2018[20] | 13th |
Rosenborg | ![]() |
Sacked | 19 July 2018[4] | 2nd | ![]() |
19 July 2018[21] | 2nd |
Transfers
[edit]Winter
[edit]Summer
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rosenborg (C) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[a] |
2 | Molde | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | Brann | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 58 | |
4 | Haugesund | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 53 | |
5 | Kristiansund | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 46 | |
6 | Vålerenga | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 42 | |
7 | Ranheim | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 42 | |
8 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 41 | |
9 | Odd | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 40 | |
10 | Tromsø | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 36 | |
11 | Bodø/Glimt | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 32 | |
12 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 32 | |
13 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 31 | |
14 | Stabæk (O) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
15 | Start (R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 29 | Relegation to First Division |
16 | Sandefjord (R) | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 23 |
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).[22]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Since the winners of the 2018 Norwegian Cup (Rosenborg) qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team, while the spot awarded to the second-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
Positions by round
[edit]Leader / 2019–20 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round | |
2019–20 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round | |
Relegation play-offs | |
Relegation to 2019 1. divisjon |
Relegation play-offs
[edit]The 14th-placed team, Stabæk takes part in a two-legged play-off against Aalesund, the winners of the 1. divisjon promotion play-offs, to decide who will play in the 2019 Eliteserien.
Stabæk won 2–1 on aggregate and retained their position in Eliteserien.
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[23] | Games | Average |
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1 | ![]() |
Stabæk | 17 | 29 | 0,59 |
2 | ![]() |
Strømsgodset | 14 | 23 | 0,61 |
3 | ![]() |
Molde | 12 | 25 | 0,48 |
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Sarpsborg 08 | 12 | 28 | 0,43 | |
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Lillestrøm | 12 | 29 | 0,41 | |
6 | ![]() |
Vålerenga | 11 | 24 | 0,46 |
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Kristiansund/Brann | 11 | 29 | 0,38 | |
8 | ![]() |
Vålerenga | 10 | 25 | 0,40 |
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Bodø/Glimt | 10 | 30 | 0,30 | |
10 | ![]() |
Ranheim | 9 | 26 | 0,35 |
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Brann | 9 | 28 | 0,32 | |
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Kristiansund | 9 | 30 | 0,30 | |
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Haugesund | 9 | 30 | 0,30 |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Strømsgodset | Odd | 3–0 (H) | 15 April 2018 |
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Molde | Brann | 4–0 (A) | 1 July 2018 |
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Kristiansund | Strømsgodset | 3–2 (A) | 9 July 2018 |
- Notes
4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Clean sheets
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Andr%C3%A9_Hansen_2017.jpg/170px-Andr%C3%A9_Hansen_2017.jpg)
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Rosenborg | 12 |
2 | ![]() |
Brann | 11 |
3 | ![]() |
Vålerenga | 10 |
4 | ![]() |
Haugesund | 9 |
5 | ![]() |
Molde | 8 |
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Odd | ||
7 | ![]() |
Start | 5 |
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Sarpsborg 08 | ||
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Tromsø | ||
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Kristiansund |
Discipline
[edit]Player
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flamur_Kastrati_20121_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Flamur_Kastrati_20121_%28cropped%29.jpg)
- Most yellow cards: 10[24]
Flamur Kastrati (Sandefjord/Kristiansund)
- Most red cards: 1[24]
Aliou Coly (Kristiansund)
Simon Larsen (Start)
Mathias Normann (Molde)
Jacob Rasmussen (Rosenborg)
Ivan Näsberg (Vålerenga)
Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (Start)
Emil Pálsson (Sandefjord)
Tokmac Nguen (Strømsgodset)
Abdisalam Ibrahim (Vålerenga)
Frode Kippe (Lillestrøm)
Marius Amundsen (Lillestrøm)
Ivar Furu (Ranheim)
Club
[edit]- Most red cards: 2[27]
- Lillestrøm
- Start
- Vålerenga
Attendances
[edit]Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rosenborg | 246,355 | 21,201 | 13,668 | 16,424 | −6.6% |
2 | Brann | 156,466 | 12,914 | 8,173 | 10,431 | −12.0% |
3 | Vålerenga | 137,700 | 14,740 | 6,063 | 9,180 | −5.4% |
4 | Molde | 106,661 | 9,444 | 6,218 | 7,111 | −8.7% |
5 | Strømsgodset | 89,088 | 7,587 | 5,199 | 5,939 | −5.3% |
6 | Lillestrøm | 83,393 | 10,409 | 3,842 | 5,560 | −1.2% |
7 | Odd | 80,746 | 6,761 | 4,466 | 5,383 | −24.2% |
8 | Sarpsborg 08 | 75,074 | 6,149 | 4,365 | 5,005 | +6.5% |
9 | Start | 71,573 | 10,419 | 3,068 | 4,772 | +16.6% |
10 | Haugesund | 64,749 | 7,523 | 3,430 | 4,317 | −3.1% |
11 | Kristiansund | 60,629 | 4,277 | 3,753 | 4,042 | +5.7% |
12 | Stabæk | 54,833 | 4,561 | 3,035 | 3,656 | −7.7% |
13 | Tromsø | 54,828 | 5,214 | 2,908 | 3,655 | +1.6% |
14 | Bodø/Glimt | 48,282 | 4,731 | 2,615 | 3,219 | +24.6% |
15 | Sandefjord | 47,042 | 5,319 | 2,461 | 3,136 | −21.8% |
16 | Ranheim | 30,274 | 2,919 | 1,393 | 2,018 | +191.6% |
League total | 1,407,693 | 21,201 | 1,393 | 5,865 | −12.4% |
Updated to games played on 24 November 2018
Source: nifs.no
Awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Club |
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Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rosenborg |
Breakthrough of the Year | ![]() |
Molde |
Manager of the Year | ![]() |
Ranheim |
Goal of the Year | ![]() |
Sarpsborg 08 |
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