2017_Eliteserien

2017 Eliteserien

2017 Eliteserien

73rd season of top-tier football league in Norway


The 2017 Eliteserien was the 73rd completed season of top-tier football in Norway. The season began on 1 April 2017 and ended on 26 November 2017, not including play-off matches. This was first season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen.[1] Rosenborg were the defending champions, while Kristiansund and Sandefjord entered as the promoted teams from the 2016 1. divisjon.

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...

The 2017 season saw the name of the league change from Tippeligaen (named after sponsor Norsk Tipping) to Eliteserien, a non-sponsor affiliated name controlled by the Football Association of Norway. Rosenborg won their third consecutive title and 25th top-flight title overall, with two games to spare. Rosenborg conceded only 20 goals during the season, a league record.[2]

Overview

Rebranding

On 28 August 2016, the Football Association of Norway (NFF) and Norsk Toppfotball announced a rebrand; beginning with the 2017 season, the competition was known simply as Eliteserien, without any sponsor's name attached. As part of the rebranding, a new logo was introduced.[3]

Summary

Rosenborg won their third consecutive title and 25th top-flight title overall. Rosenborg were the defending champions, while Kristiansund and Sandefjord entered as the promoted teams from the 2016 1. divisjon.

Rosenborg won the league with two games to spare. Aalesund and Viking were relegated directly. Fourteenth-finishers Sogndal were relegated after losing the play-off final to Ranheim.

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the 1. divisjon. The promoted teams were Kristiansund (first season in the top-flight) and Sandefjord, (returning to the top flight after a season's absence). They replaced Bodø/Glimt and Start ending their top flight spells of three and four years respectively.

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

Transfers

Winter

Summer

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian), Soccerway
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).[9]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Rosenborg ...
Leader
2018–19 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2018 1. divisjon
Source: nifs.no

Relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team, Sogndal took part in a two-legged play-off against Ranheim, the winners of the 1. divisjon promotion play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2018 Eliteserien.

More information Sogndal, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 4,531
More information Ranheim, 1–0 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 1,343
Referee: Tore Hansen

1–1 on aggregate. Ranheim won 5–4 on penalties.

Results

More information Home \ Away, AAL ...
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rosenborgs's Nicklas Bendtner became the Eliteserien top scorer after scoring 19 goals.
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Hat-tricks

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Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

André Hansen of Rosenborg kept 11 clean sheets in 2017, one less than Haugesund's Per Kristian Bråtveit.
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Discipline

Player

(L–R) Sandfjord's Flamur Kastrati and Aalesund's Kaj Ramsteijn received the most yellow cards over the season with 10 cards each.

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 54[11][12]
    • Sandefjord
  • Most red cards: 4[13]
    • Viking

Attendances

More information Pos, Team ...

Updated to games played on 26 November 2017
Source: nifs.no

Awards

More information Award, Winner ...

References

  1. "Slik spilles Eliteserien 2017". www.fotball.no. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. "Statistikk for den norske Eliteserien" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  3. "Tippeligaen endrer navn til Eliteserien i 2017" [Tippeligaen changes name to Eliteserien in 2017]. NFF. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  4. "Jonevret ferdig i Viking". www.tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2 (Norway). 14 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  5. "Burchnall presentert som ny Viking-trener". www.tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2 (Norway). 24 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  6. "Flovik har fått sparken i Tromsø". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. "Simo Valakari blir ny hovedtrener i Tromsø IL". www.NRK.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  8. "Burchnall har fått sparken i Viking". www.aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  9. "Eliteserien 2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  10. "Eliteserien 2017 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Association. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  11. "Eliteserien 2017 Statistikk". altomfotball.no. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  12. "Eliteserien 2017 Råeste lag". altomfotball.no. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  13. "Eliteserien 2017 Statistikk". altomfotball.no. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  14. "Tore Reginiussen kåret til årets spiller". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  15. "Diatta årets gjennombrudd". www.nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK Østfold. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  16. "RBK-kapteinen roser Ingebrigtsens trenerferdigheter: – Jeg vil bli som han". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

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