2021 Eliteserien


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. 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. The last round was played on 12 December 2021.
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.
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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

TeamLocationCountyArenaTurfCapacity
Bodø/Glimt26BodøNordlandAspmyra StadionArtificial5,635
Brann64BergenVestlandBrann StadionNatural17,049
Haugesund15HaugesundRogalandHaugesund StadionNatural8,754
Kristiansund5KristiansundMøre og RomsdalKristiansund StadionArtificial4,444
Lillestrøm57LillestrømVikenÅråsen StadionNatural11,500
Mjøndalen22MjøndalenVikenConsto ArenaArtificial4,200
Molde45MoldeMøre og RomsdalAker StadionArtificial11,249
Odd40SkienVestfold og TelemarkSkagerak ArenaArtificial11,767
Rosenborg58TrondheimTrøndelagLerkendal StadionNatural21,421
Sandefjord9SandefjordVestfold og TelemarkRelease ArenaNatural6,582
Sarpsborg 0810SarpsborgVikenSarpsborg StadionArtificial8,022
Stabæk25BærumVikenNadderud StadionNatural4,938
Strømsgodset34DrammenVikenMarienlyst StadionArtificial8,935
Tromsø33TromsøTroms og FinnmarkAlfheim StadionArtificial6,687
Viking71StavangerRogalandViking StadionArtificial15,900
Vålerenga61OsloOsloIntility ArenaArtificial16,555

League table


Relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team in the Eliteserien, Brann, played against the winners of the First Division promotion play-offs, Jerv, on neutral ground to decide who would play in the Eliteserien next season.
''4–4 after extra time. Jerv won 8–7 on penalties and were promoted to the Eliteserien; Brann were relegated to the Norwegian First Division.''

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
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Hat-tricks

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Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
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Discipline

Player

Club