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2019 Eliteserien

2019 Eliteserien

75th season of top-tier football league in Norway


The 2019 Eliteserien was the 75th season of top-tier football in Norway. This was third season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen.

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...

The season began on 30 March and was scheduled to end 30 November 2019, not including play-off matches, but due to Rosenborg competing in the Europa League the final matchday was moved to 1 December.[1] Fixtures for the 2019 season were announced on 19 December 2018.[2] Rosenborg were the defending champions. Viking and Mjøndalen joined as the promoted clubs from the 2018 1. divisjon. They replaced Sandefjord and Start who were relegated to the 2019 1. divisjon.

Molde won their fourth title, with two matches to spare following a 4–0 home win against Strømsgodset on 10 November 2019.[3]

Overview

Summary

On 10 November, Molde were confirmed as Eliteserien champions following their 4–0 home win against Strømsgodset in the 28th round.[3] They won their fourth title.

Teams

Sixteen teams compete in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from 1. divisjon. The promoted teams were Viking and Mjøndalen, returning to the top flight after an absence of one and three years respectively. They replaced Sandefjord (after a two-year spell in Eliteserien) and Start (relegated after a season's presence).

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
  1. Solskjær was initially appointed as caretaker manager of Manchester United on 19 December 2018 by loan until June 2019, and Moe was appointed as caretaker manager until Solskjær's expected return in June, but Solskjær was ultimately signed with Manchester United. Moe was appointed as permanent manager on 29 April 2019.

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).[16]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Molde ...
Leader / 2020–21 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round
2020–21 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2020 1. divisjon
Source: nifs.no

Relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team, Lillestrøm takes part in a two-legged play-off against Start, the winners of the 1. divisjon promotion play-offs, to decide who will play in the 2020 Eliteserien.

More information Start, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 4,013
Referee: Trygve Kjensli
More information Lillestrøm, 4–3 ...
Attendance: 7,892
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Lillestrøm lost on the away goals rule after 5–5 on aggregate and were relegated to 1. divisjon.

Results

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

Season statistics

Top scorers

Odd's Torgeir Børven became the Eliteserien top scorer after scoring 21 goals.
More information Rank, Player ...

Hat-tricks

More information Player, For ...

Clean sheets

More information Rank, Player ...

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most red cards: 4[21]
    • Vålerenga

League attendances

More information Pos, Team ...

Updated to games played on 1 December 2019
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

Awards

More information Award, Winner ...
More information Team of the Year (Verdens Gang), Goalkeeper ...

References

  1. "Eliteserien og OBOS-ligaen 2019-2022". www.eliteserien.no (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 8 October 2018.
  2. "Slik spilles Eliteserien 2019". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). NFF. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. "Molde er seriemester 2019: – Endelig kom det jævla gullet hjem". www.tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV2. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  4. "Eirik Horneland presentert som RBK-trener". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  5. "Pressemelding". www.fkh.no (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  6. "Tar styringen". www.fkh.no (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  7. "Grindhaug tilbake som FKH-trener". www.nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  8. "Molde vil ha Moe som fast trener". NTB (in Norwegian). Sunnmørsposten. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  9. "Presenterte Moe som permanent hovedtrener: – Veldig glad". www.eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  10. "Strømsgodset-treneren trekker seg: – Helsen kommer først". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  11. "Henning Berg forlater Stabæk: -Beklagelig at det skjer nå". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  12. "Bekreftet: Jönsson ny Stabæk-trener". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  13. "Ny Godset-trener henta rett fra bryllupsreise: – Fikk fire timer". www.nrk.no. NRK. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  14. "Lennartsson fikk sparken i LSK – Nordlie nærmer seg LSK". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  15. "Tom Nordlie ny LSK-trener: – Utrolig god motivator". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  16. "Eliteserien". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  17. "Toppscorerliste". nifs.no. NTB. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  18. "Eliteserien 2019 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Association. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  19. "Eliteserien 2019 Statistikk". altomfotball.no. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  20. "Eliteserien 2019 Råeste lag". altomfotball.no. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  21. "Eliteserien 2019 Statistikk". altomfotball.no. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  22. "Evjen (19) tok personlig dobbel – ble årets spiller og årets unge spiller". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  23. "Årets trener i Eliteserien: – Imponert over det vi har gjort". www.eurosport.no (in Norwegian). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  24. "Årets lag VG-børsen". VG Sportsbilag (in Norwegian). 3 December 2019. p. 7.
  25. Jonsson, Joacim (2 December 2019). "Kapret en plass i elleveren til tross for sviktende høstform – dette er årets lag" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  26. "Her er årets lag i Eliteserien 2019". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

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