| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 May – 12 December |
| Champions | Bodø/Glimt 2nd title |
| Relegated | Brann Stabæk Mjøndalen |
| Champions League | Bodø/Glimt |
| Europa Conference League | Molde Viking Lillestrøm |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 732 (3.05 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ohi Omoijuanfo (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Haugesund 7–0 Mjøndalen (17 October 2021) |
| Biggest away win | 0–3 (8 matches) |
| Highest scoring | Bodø/Glimt 7–2Strømsgodset (16 June 2021) Molde 5–4 Haugesund (8 August 2021) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Kristiansund Molde[citation needed] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches Bodø/Glimt[citation needed] |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches Mjøndalen[citation needed] |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Brann[citation needed] |
| Highest attendance | 17,439 Rosenborg 4–1Sandefjord (24 October 2021)[1] |
←2020 2022 → | |
The2021Eliteserien was the 77th completed season of top-tierfootball 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.[2] Restrictions enforced by the government due to theCOVID-19 pandemic forced theNorwegian Football Federation to postpone the start several times and the league started on 9 May 2021.[3] The last round was played on 12 December 2021.[4]
Bodø/Glimt were the defending champions.Tromsø andLillestrøm joined as the promoted clubs from the2020 Norwegian First Division. They replacedAalesund andIK Start who were relegated to the2021 Norwegian First Division.
Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted fromNorwegian First Division. The promoted teams wereTromsø andLillestrøm, both returning to the top flight after an absence of just one year. They replacedAalesund andIK Start, both relegated after a season's presence.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager(s) | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viking | Mutual consent | 31 December 2020[5] | Pre-season | 1 January 2021[6] | Pre-season | ||
| Sandefjord | Contract expired | 31 December 2020[7] | 1 January 2021[8] | ||||
| Strømsgodset | Mutual consent | 9 April 2021[9] | 12 April 2021[10] | ||||
| Sarpsborg 08 | Signed byGöteborg | 2 June 2021[11] | 8th | 6 June 2021[12] | 8th | ||
| Stabæk | Mutual consent | 4 July 2021[13] | 15th | 9 July 2021[14] | 15th | ||
| Brann | Sacked | 19 July 2021[15] | 15th | 20 July 2021[16][17] | 15th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodø/Glimt(C) | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 63 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Molde | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 60 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League second qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Viking | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 57 | |
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 49 | |
| 5 | Rosenborg | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 48 | |
| 6 | Kristiansund | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 46 | |
| 7 | Vålerenga | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 45 | |
| 8 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 39 | |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 36 | |
| 10 | Sandefjord | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 36 | |
| 11 | Haugesund | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 35 | |
| 12 | Tromsø | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 35 | |
| 13 | Odd | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 33 | |
| 14 | Brann(R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 26 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 15 | Stabæk(R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 25 | Relegation toFirst Division |
| 16 | Mjøndalen(R) | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 22 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodø/Glimt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Molde | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Viking | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Lillestrøm | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Rosenborg | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Kristiansund | 14 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Vålerenga | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Strømsgodset | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Sandefjord | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| Haugesund | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Tromsø | 15 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Odd | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Brann | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Stabæk | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Mjøndalen | 6 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Leader /2022–23 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round | |
| 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to2022 1. divisjon |
| Home \ Away | BOD | BRA | HAU | KRI | LIL | MIF | MOL | ODD | ROS | SAN | SRP | SBK | STR | TRO | VIK | VÅL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodø/Glimt | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 7–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Brann | 1–2 | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Haugesund | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 0–3 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 |
| Kristiansund | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Lillestrøm | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Mjøndalen | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Molde | 0–2 | 4–0 | 5–4 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | — | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| Odd | 1–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Rosenborg | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | — | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 |
| Sandefjord | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Stabæk | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Strømsgodset | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Tromsø | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Viking | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 |
| Vålerenga | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
The 14th-placed team in the Eliteserien, Brann, played against the winners of theFirst Division promotion play-offs, Jerv, on neutral ground to decide who would play in the Eliteserien next season.[19]
| Brann | 4–4 (a.e.t.) | Jerv |
|---|---|---|
| Heggebø Skaanes Sakor Nilsen | Report | Wichne Campos Ibrahim |
| Penalties | ||
| Simba Rasmussen Heggebø Sakor Nilsen Skaanes Blomberg Kolskogen Taylor | 7–8 | |
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.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[20] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molde | 27 | |
| 2 | Lillestrøm | 26 | |
| 3 | Viking | 22 | |
| 4 | Bodø/Glimt | 15 | |
| 5 | Odd | 11 | |
| Sandefjord | |||
| Sarpsborg 08 | |||
| Rosenborg | |||
| 9 | Sarpsborg 08 | 10 |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molde | Brann | 4–0 (H) | 16 May 2021 | |
| Rosenborg | Brann | 3–2 (H) | 20 May 2021 | |
| Odd | Brann | 3–1 (A) | 20 June 2021 | |
| Molde | Haugesund | 5–4 (H) | 8 August 2021 | |
| Odd | Haugesund | 4–2 (H) | 15 August 2021 | |
| Bodø/Glimt | Kristiansund | 3–0 (H) | 22 August 2021 | |
| Sarpsborg 08 | Sandefjord | 5–0 (H) | 29 August 2021 | |
| Haugesund | Mjøndalen | 7–0 (H) | 17 October 2021 | |
| Viking | Lillestrøm | 5–1 (H) | 23 October 2021 | |
| Kristiansund | Odd | 4–2 (A) | 7 November 2021 | |
| Lillestrøm | Strømsgodset | 4–1 (H) | 27 November 2021 |
4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[21] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodø/Glimt | 13 | |
| 2 | Kristiansund | 9 | |
| Haugesund | |||
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 8 | |
| Tromsø | |||
| Molde | |||
| 7 | Sarpsborg 08 | 7 | |
| Sandefjord | |||
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 6 | |
| Stabæk |
| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | Young Player of the Month | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| May | Kristiansund | Rosenborg | Bodø/Glimt | [24][25][26] | |||
| June | Molde | Molde | Lillestrøm | [27][28][29] | |||
| July | Lillestrøm | Lillestrøm | Not awarded | [30] | |||
| August | Viking | Viking | Vålerenga | [31][32][33] | |||
| September | Brann | Rosenborg | Rosenborg | [34][35][36] | |||
| October | Bodø/Glimt | Bodø/Glimt | Tromsø | [37][38][39] | |||
| November | Sarpsborg 08 | Molde | Bodø/Glimt | [40][41][42] | |||
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Coach of the Year[43] | Bodø/Glimt | |
| Player of the Year[43] | ||
| Young Player of the Year[43] | Lillestrøm |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosenborg | 81,051 | 17,439 | 600 | 6,235 | +1,930.9%† |
| 2 | Viking | 76,513 | 14,105 | 600 | 5,465 | +1,541.1%† |
| 3 | Brann | 64,680 | 13,524 | 600 | 4,975 | +1,394.0%† |
| 4 | Vålerenga | 52,017 | 7,084 | 50 | 4,100 | +1,950.0%† |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 41,559 | 10,504 | 20 | 3,197 | +1,498.5%1 |
| 6 | Odd | 32,697 | 6,655 | 1,600 | 2,515 | +746.8%† |
| 7 | Molde | 41,381 | 7,325 | 600 | 2,956 | +721.1%† |
| 8 | Strømsgodset | 36,706 | 7,150 | 200 | 2,384 | +842.3%† |
| 9 | Sarpsborg 08 | 37,243 | 5,409 | 200 | 2,660 | +951.4%† |
| 10 | Haugesund | 31,884 | 5,166 | 600 | 2,453 | +636.6%† |
| 11 | Bodø/Glimt | 29,997 | 4,417 | 600 | 2,143 | +543.5%† |
| 12 | Kristiansund | 25,983 | 4,444 | 600 | 1,999 | +455.3%† |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 25,548 | 4,673 | 600 | 1,825 | +470.3%† |
| 14 | Stabæk | 22,522 | 2,420 | 600 | 1,609 | +659.0%† |
| 15 | Tromsø | 22,394 | 2,981 | 600 | 1,723 | +417.4%1 |
| 16 | Mjøndalen | 17,182 | 2,408 | 200 | 1,322 | +422.5%† |
| League total | 639,357 | 17,439 | 20 | 3,059 | +936.9%† |
Updated to games played on 21 November 2021
Source:nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.