2026 Eliteserien


The 2026 Eliteserien will be the 82nd season of top-tier football in Norway.
This is the tenth season of Eliteserien after rebranding from Tippeligaen.
The season will start on 15 March and end on 6 December 2026, not including playoff matches.
Viking are the defending champions. Lillestrøm, Start, and Aalesund joined as the promoted clubs from the 2025 Norwegian First Division. They replaced Strømsgodset, Haugesund, and Bryne who were relegated to the 2026 Norwegian First Division

Teams

Sixteen teams compete in the league - the top thirteen teams from the previous season and three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams are Lillestrøm, Start, and Aalesund who were promoted after respectively 1, 5 and 2 seasons absent. They replaced Strømsgodset, Haugesund, and Bryne ending their top flight spells of 19, 15, and 1 year respectively.

Changes from the previous season

Promoted to Eliteserien
Relegated to First Division

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order
TeamLocationCountyArenaTurfCapacity
Aalesund20ÅlesundMøre og RomsdalColor Line StadionArtificial10,778
Bodø/Glimt31BodøNordlandAspmyra StadionArtificial8,200
Brann68BergenVestlandBrann StadionNatural17,500
Fredrikstad45FredrikstadØstfoldFredrikstad StadionArtificial12,560
HamKam27HamarInnlandetBriskeby StadionArtificial8,068
KFUM3OsloOsloKFUM ArenaArtificial3,300
Kristiansund9KristiansundMøre og RomsdalNordmøre StadionArtificial4,364
Lillestrøm60LillestrømAkershusÅråsenNatural10,540
Molde50MoldeMøre og RomsdalAker StadionArtificial11,249
Rosenborg63TrondheimTrøndelagLerkendal StadionNatural21,423
Sandefjord14SandefjordVestfoldJotun ArenaArtificial6,582
Sarpsborg15SarpsborgØstfoldSarpsborg StadionArtificial8,022
Start43KristiansandAgderSparebanken Norge Arena KristiansandArtificial14,448
Tromsø38TromsøTromsRomssa ArenaArtificial6,691
Viking76StavangerRogalandLyse ArenaArtificial15,900
Vålerenga65OsloOsloIntility ArenaArtificial16,556

League table


Relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team in Eliteserien faced the winners of the First Division promotion play-offs over two legs to decide who would play in Eliteserien next season.

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

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– Home team
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Discipline

Player

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