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Eliteserien
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Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division.
Key facts
- Football league.name
- Eliteserien
- Football league.upright
- 1.0
- Football league.country
- Norway
- Football league.confed
- UEFA
- Football league.founded
- 1937–1948 (as Norgesserien)1948–1962 (as Hovedserien)1963–1989 (as 1. divisjon)1990–2016 (as Tippeligaen)2017–present (as Eliteserien)
- Football league.teams
- 16
- Football league.relegation
- Norwegian First Division
- Football league.level
- 1
- Football league.domest_cup
- Norwegian Cup
- Football league.confed_cup
- UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa LeagueUEFA Conference League
- Football league.champions
- Viking (9th title)
- Football league.season
- 2025
- Football league.most successful club
- Rosenborg (26 titles)
- Football league.most_appearances
- Daniel Berg Hestad (473)
- Football league.top_goalscorer
- Sigurd Rushfeldt (172 goals)
- Football league.tv
- TV 2Eleven Sports
- Football league.website
- EliteserienNFFNorsk Toppfotball
- Football league.current
- 2026 Eliteserien
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- national championship
- Has part
- 2026 Eliteserien
- Country
- Norway
- Sport
- association football
- Official website
- www.eliteserien.no
- Image
- Brann stadion3.jpg
- Organizer
- Norwegian Football Federation
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- Commons category
- Eliteserien
- topic's main category
- Category:Eliteserien
- number of participants
- 16
- inception
- 1937-00-00
- sports league level
- 1
- event interval
- 1
- native label
- Eliteserien
- different from
- 1. divisjon football
- season starts
- March
- league level below
- 1. divisjon football
- competition class
- men's association football
- topic has template
- Template:Eliteserien teamlist
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Encyclopedic overview
33 sectionsContents
- History
- Early years (1937–1948)
- Hovedserien (1948–1962)
- 1. divisjon (1963–1989)
- Tippeligaen (1990–2016)
- Recent years (2017–present)
- Competition format
- Competition
- Changes in competition format
- Eliteserien teams in international competition
- Clubs
- Current members
- List of champions
- Medalists by year
- Medalists by club
- Honoured clubs
- Sponsorship
- Broadcasters
- Stadiums
- Managers
- Statistics
- League ranking and European qualification
- Attendance
- Players
- Individual records
- Most appearances
- Most goals scored
- Foreign players
- Awards
- Trophy
- See also
- Notes and references
- External links
Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division.
Seasons run from March to November with each team playing 30 matches (playing each other home and away). Most games are played on Sunday evenings.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eliteserien” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.