Eliteserien records and statistics
The top tier of Norwegian football has existed as a one-league top flight since 1963. The league was renamed Eliteserien for the start of the 2017 season. The following page details the football records and statistics of the Norwegian top flight since 1963.
League records
Titles
- Most titles: 26, Rosenborg
- Most consecutive title wins: 13, Rosenborg
- Biggest title-winning margin: 15 points, 1995; Rosenborg over Molde
- Smallest title-winning margin: 0 points and 0 goal difference – 2004; Rosenborg over Vålerenga. Both finished on 48 points and +18 in goal difference, but Rosenborg won the title with a superior number of goals scored – the only time that the number of goals scored has determined Eliteserien.
Wins
- Most wins in a season : 22, Molde
- Most wins in a season : 20, Rosenborg
- Most wins in a season : 16, joint record:
- *Viking
- *Lillestrøm
- Most wins in a season : 14, Lyn
- Fewest wins in a season : 2, joint record:
- *Start
- *Lyn
- *Sandefjord
- Fewest home wins in a season : 0, joint record:
- *Sandefjord
- *Os
- *Steinkjer
- Most home wins in a season : 14, joint record:
- *Molde
- *Rosenborg
- Fewest home wins in a season : 1, Lyn
- Most away wins in a season : 10, joint record:
- *Rosenborg
- *Molde
- Fewest away wins in a season: 0, joint record:
- *Brann
- *Sandefjord
- *Strømsgodset
- *Frigg
- *Mjølner
- *Raufoss
- *Os
- *Vard
- *Rosenborg
- *Lyn
- *Mjøndalen
- *Eik-Tønsberg
- *Moss
- *Strømmen
- *Viking
- *Sogndal
- *Fyllingen
- *Bryne
- *Sandefjord
- *Sarpsborg 08
- *Tromsø
- *Sandnes Ulf
- *Start
- Most consecutive wins: 11,
- *Lillestrøm
- Most consecutive games without a win: 39, Start
Defeats
- Fewest defeats in a season : 0, Rosenborg
- Longest unbeaten run: 33 games, Rosenborg
- Most defeats in total: 423, Brann
- Fewest home defeats in a season : 0, joint record:
- *Rosenborg
- *Vålerenga
- *Strømsgodset
- *Molde
- *Odd
- Fewest away defeats in a season : 0, Rosenborg
- Most consecutive defeats: 11, Vålerenga
- Most consecutive defeats in a season: 10, joint record:
- *Os
- *Strømsgodset
- *Bryne
- Most consecutive games unbeaten from beginning of season: 30, Rosenborg
- Most consecutive home games unbeaten: 46, Strømsgodset
- Most consecutive away games unbeaten: 30, Rosenborg
Draws
- Most draws in a season : 15, Sarpsborg 08
- Most draws in a season : 12 – joint record:
- *Haugar
- *Brann
- *Vålerenga
- *Viking
- Most draws in a season : 9, Lyn
- Most home draws in a season: 9, Sarpsborg 08
- Most away draws in a season: 8, Bodø/Glimt
- Fewest home draws in a season : 0 – joint record:
- *Molde
- *Rosenborg
- Fewest away draws in a season : 0 – joint record:
- *Bodø/Glimt
- *Viking
- Most consecutive draws:
- Most draws in total: 332, Viking
Attendances
- Highest attendance, single game: 28,569, Rosenborg 1–0 Lillestrøm
- Lowest attendance, single game: 202, Strømmen 1–2 Mjøndalen
- Highest average attendance, season: 19,903, Rosenborg
- Lowest average attendance, season: 1,448, Strømmen
Goals
- Most goals scored in a season: 87, Rosenborg
- Fewest goals scored in a season : 23, Start
- Fewest goals scored in a season : 21, Start
- Fewest goals scored in a season : 10, joint record:
- *Pors
- *Mjølner
- Most goals conceded in a season: 80, Sogndal
- Most goals conceded in a season : 59, Djerv 1919
- Most goals conceded in a season : 57, Sandefjord BK
- Fewest goals conceded in a season : 20, Rosenborg
- Best goal difference in a season: 67, Rosenborg
- Most goals scored in a season by a relegated team: 41, joint record:
- *Tromsø
- *Brann
- Most goals scored at home in a season: 43, Rosenborg
- Fewest goals scored at home in a season : 10, Stabæk
- Most goals conceded at home in a season : 36, Mjøndalen
- Most goals conceded at home in a season : 38, Sogndal
- Fewest goals conceded at home in a season : 6, Brann
- Most goals scored away in a season: 44, Rosenborg
- Fewest goals scored away in a season : 8, joint record:
- *Sandefjord
- *Start
- Most goals conceded away in a season : 41, joint record:
- *Hønefoss
- *Stabæk
- Fewest goals conceded away in a season : 10, joint record:
- *Molde
- *Rosenborg
- Most goals scored in total: 2,596, Rosenborg
- Most goals conceded in total: 1,776, Brann
Points
- Most points in a season: 71, Molde
- Most points in a season : 63, Rosenborg
- Most points in a season : 52, Lillestrøm
- Most points in a season : 36, Lillestrøm
- Most points in a season : 28, Lyn
- Fewest points in a season : 12, Sandefjord
- Fewest points in a season : 11, Start
- Fewest points in a season : 12, joint record:
- *Djerv 1919
- *Moss
- Fewest points in a season : 5, Os
- Fewest points in a season : 2, Sandefjord BK
- Most points in a season without winning the league: 62, Rosenborg
- Fewest points in a season while winning the league : 58, Molde
- Fewest points in a season while winning the league : 46, Vålerenga
- Most points in a season while being relegated:
- * 30 games: 34, Fredrikstad
- * 26 games: 29, joint record:
- **Moss
- **Odd Grenland
- Fewest points in a season while surviving relegation : 22, Start
Player records
Appearances
- Most appearances: 473, Daniel Berg Hestad
- Most appearances at one club: 473, Daniel Berg Hestad
- Oldest player: Thorleif «Toffa» Olsen, 41 years and 332 days
- Youngest player: Martin Ødegaard, 15 years and 118 days
- Most seasons appeared in: 22, Roar Strand
| Rank | Player | Years | Apps |
| 1 |  Daniel Berg Hestad | 1993–2016 | 473 |
| 2 | Morten Berre | 1996–2015 | 447 |
| 3 | Frode Kippe | 1997–2019 | 441 |
| 4 | Roar Strand | 1989–2010 | 439 |
| 5 | Øyvind Storflor | 1999–2019 | 421 |
| 6 | Espen Hoff | 1999–2016 | 406 |
| 7 | Steffen Hagen | 2004–present | 367 |
| 8 | Christer Basma | 1993–2008 | 350 |
| 9 | Ola By Rise | 1977–1995 | 346 |
| 10 | Runar Berg | 1990–2009 | 345 |
Goals
- Most goals: 172, Sigurd Rushfeldt
- Most goals at one club: 151, Harald Martin Brattbakk
- Oldest goalscorer: 41 years and 323 days, Thorleif «Toffa» Olsen
- Youngest goalscorer: Martin Ødegaard, 15 years and 151 days
- Most seasons scored in: 21, Roar Strand
| Rank | Name | Goals | Games | Goals per game | Playing position | First goal | Last goal |
| 1 | Sigurd Rushfeldt | 172 | 299 | 0.58 | Forward | 1992 | 2011 |
| 2 | Harald Martin Brattbakk | 166 | 255 | 0.69 | Forward | 1990 | 2005 |
| 3 | Petter Belsvik | 159 | 292 | 0.54 | Forward | 1989 | 2003 |
| 4 | Odd Iversen | 158 | 225 | 0.70 | Forward | 1967 | 1982 |
| 5 | Per Kristoffersen | 1451 | 194 | 0.75 | Forward | 1956–57 | 1968 |
| 6 | Frode Johnsen | 132 | 301 | 0.44 | Forward | 1999 | 2015 |
| 7 | Thorstein Helstad | 116 | 234 | 0.50 | Forward | 1995 | 2013 |
| 7 | Bengt Sæternes | 116 | 280 | 0.41 | Forward | 1996 | 2011 |
| 9 | Jostein Flo | 114 | 213 | 0.54 | Forward | 1987 | 2001 |
| 10 | Arild Sundgot | 111 | 325 | 0.34 | Forward | 1995 | 2011 |
Note: 1 Per Kristoffersen's goals scored before 1963 are included in the statistics.
- Most goals in one season: 30, Odd Iversen in 1968
- Most Eliteserien hat-tricks: 11, Sigurd Rushfeldt
- Most goals in a game: 6, joint record:
- *Odd Iversen W 7–2
- *Jan Fuglset W 1–6
- Fastest goal: 11 seconds, Erik Mjelde
- Fastest hat-trick: 2 minutes 30 seconds, Erik Karlsen
- Most consecutive seasons to score at least 25 goals: 2, joint record:
- *Odd Iversen
- *Harald Martin Brattbakk
- *Sigurd Rushfeldt
- Most consecutive seasons to score at least 15 goals: 4, joint record:
- *Petter Belsvik
- *Harald Martin Brattbakk
- Most different clubs to score for: 7, Petter Belsvik
Disciplinary
- Most yellow cards in a season: 10, joint record:
- *Fegor Ogude
- *Kjetil Wæhler
- *Flamur Kastrati
- Most red cards in a season: 3, joint record:
- *Raoul Kouakou
- *Frode Kippe
Goalkeepers
- Longest consecutive run without conceding a goal: 730 minutes, Sondre Rossbach
Youngest goalscorers
| Player | Date | Team | Age | Opposition | |
| 1 | Martin Ødegaard | 16 May 2014 | Strømsgodset | 15 years, 151 days | Sarpsborg 08 |
| 2 | Håkon Lorentzen | 10 November 2013 | Brann | 16 years, 100 days | Tromsø |
| 3 | Kristoffer Ajer | 21 April 2014 | Start | 16 years, 164 days | Sarpsborg 08 |
| 4 | Kjetil Sigurdsen | 14 September 1986 | Bryne | 16 years, 207 days | Tromsø |
| 5 | Sander Svendsen | 21 April 2014 | Molde | 16 years, 259 days | Sarpsborg 08 |
| 6 | Ohi Omoijuanfo | 7 November 2010 | Lillestrøm | 16 years, 300 days | Strømsgodset |
| 7 | Kjetil Rekdal | 15 September 1985 | Molde | 16 years, 313 days | Bryne |
| 8 | Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen | 2 May 1999 | Bodø/Glimt | 16 years, 314 days | Brann |
| 9 | Jan Berg | 9 May 1982 | Molde | 16 years, 360 days | HamKam |
| 10 | Erling Haaland | 6 August 2017 | Molde | 17 years, 16 days | Tromsø |
Match records
Scorelines
- Biggest home win: 10–0, Rosenborg v. Brann
- Biggest away win: 0–9, Sogndal v. Stabæk
- Biggest loss by reigning champions: 1–8
- * Lyn 1–8 Strømsgodset, after Lyn won the 1968 season
- Highest scoring: 11–2, Lyn v. Viking
- Highest scoring draw: 5–5, Viking v. Vålerenga
All-time Eliteserien table
| Pos. | Club | Seasons | Pld | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Relegated | Avg Pts | Best Pos. |
| 1 | Rosenborg | 52 | 1268 | 690 | 311 | 267 | 2596 | 1440 | 1156 | 2381 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 56.33 | 1 |
| 2 | Viking | 52 | 1252 | 527 | 332 | 393 | 1957 | 1645 | 312 | 1913 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 45.84 | 1 |
| 3 | Lillestrøm | 45 | 1134 | 474 | 309 | 351 | 1808 | 1436 | 372 | 1731 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 45.79 | 1 |
| 4 | Brann | 49 | 1190 | 474 | 283 | 433 | 1857 | 1776 | 81 | 1705 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 42.98 | 1 |
| 5 | Molde | 41 | 1042 | 468 | 239 | 335 | 1739 | 1461 | 278 | 1643 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 47.30 | 1 |
| 6 | Vålerenga | 46 | 1124 | 426 | 276 | 422 | 1704 | 1651 | 53 | 1554 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 41.48 | 1 |
| 7 | Start | 36 | 902 | 314 | 214 | 374 | 1318 | 1449 | −131 | 1156 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 38.45 | 1 |
| 8 | Tromsø | 32 | 836 | 301 | 209 | 326 | 1177 | 1227 | −50 | 1112 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 39.90 | 2 | |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 31 | 778 | 306 | 172 | 300 | 1280 | 1283 | −3 | 1090 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 42.03 | 1 |
| 10 | Stabæk | 23 | 638 | 261 | 149 | 228 | 1050 | 947 | 103 | 932 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 43.82 | 1 |
| 11 | Odd | 23 | 618 | 253 | 140 | 225 | 917 | 903 | 14 | 899 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 43.64 | 2 | |
| 12 | Bodø/Glimt | 24 | 624 | 216 | 155 | 253 | 959 | 1021 | –62 | 803 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 38.61 | 2 | |
| 13 | Lyn | 26 | 584 | 212 | 142 | 230 | 876 | 911 | –35 | 778 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 39.97 | 1 |
| 14 | Fredrikstad | 25 | 558 | 205 | 135 | 218 | 823 | 846 | –23 | 750 | 5 | 6 | 40.32 | 2 | ||
| 15 | HamKam | 21 | 474 | 154 | 116 | 204 | 606 | 750 | –144 | 578 | 1 | 8 | 36.58 | 3 | ||
| 16 | Moss | 19 | 442 | 151 | 105 | 186 | 622 | 701 | –79 | 558 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 37.87 | 1 | |
| 17 | Kongsvinger | 18 | 424 | 151 | 97 | 176 | 600 | 700 | –100 | 550 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 38.92 | 2 | |
| 18 | Haugesund | 13 | 378 | 138 | 90 | 150 | 545 | 569 | –24 | 504 | 1 | 2 | 40.00 | 3 | ||
| 19 | Bryne | 17 | 390 | 133 | 97 | 160 | 561 | 614 | –53 | 496 | 2 | 2 | 38.15 | 2 | ||
| 20 | Sogndal | 18 | 468 | 124 | 124 | 220 | 566 | 838 | –264 | 496 | 8 | 31.79 | 6 | |||
| 21 | Skeid | 18 | 376 | 138 | 69 | 169 | 506 | 603 | –97 | 483 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 38.54 | 1 |
| 22 | Aalesund | 13 | 374 | 129 | 89 | 156 | 506 | 583 | –77 | 476 | 3 | 38.18 | 4 | |||
| 23 | Mjøndalen | 15 | 346 | 113 | 82 | 151 | 430 | 537 | –107 | 391 | 2 | 6 | 36.50 | 2 | ||
| 24 | Sarpsborg 08 | 8 | 240 | 72 | 77 | 91 | 310 | 372 | –62 | 293 | 1 | 1 | 36.63 | 3 | ||
| 25 | Sarpsborg FK1 | 11 | 206 | 71 | 49 | 86 | 253 | 295 | –42 | 262 | 2 | 2 | 38.16 | 3 | ||
| 26 | Frigg | 8 | 148 | 45 | 41 | 62 | 176 | 255 | –79 | 176 | 3 | 35.68 | 4 | |||
| 27 | Sandefjord | 7 | 202 | 44 | 43 | 115 | 236 | 378 | –142 | 175 | 4 | 25.99 | 8 | |||
| 28 | Kristiansund | 3 | 90 | 34 | 25 | 31 | 131 | 128 | 3 | 127 | 42.33 | 5 | ||||
| 29 | Hødd | 6 | 120 | 28 | 25 | 67 | 146 | 240 | –94 | 109 | 3 | 27.25 | 8 | |||
| 30 | Steinkjer | 5 | 94 | 27 | 24 | 43 | 122 | 166 | –44 | 105 | 3 | 33.51 | 4 | |||
| 31 | Hønefoss | 3 | 90 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 92 | 151 | –59 | 89 | 2 | 29.67 | 13 | |||
| 32 | Sandnes Ulf | 3 | 90 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 107 | 167 | –60 | 87 | 1 | 29.00 | 13 | |||
| 33 | Fyllingen2 | 3 | 66 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 65 | 106 | –41 | 70 | 2 | 31.82 | 7 | |||
| 34 | Ranheim | 2 | 60 | 19 | 12 | 29 | 79 | 105 | –26 | 69 | 1 | 34.50 | 7 | |||
| 35 | Eik-Tønsberg | 3 | 66 | 19 | 12 | 35 | 79 | 125 | –46 | 69 | 1 | 31.36 | 5 | |||
| 36 | Raufoss | 3 | 62 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 59 | 117 | –58 | 48 | 2 | 23.23 | 9 | |||
| 37 | Strindheim | 2 | 48 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 54 | 114 | –60 | 37 | 2 | 23.13 | 12 | |||
| 38 | Mjølner | 2 | 44 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 83 | –50 | 30 | 2 | 20.45 | 12 | |||
| 39 | Strømmen | 2 | 44 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 80 | –41 | 27 | 2 | 18.41 | 11 | |||
| 40 | Sandefjord BK | 2 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 80 | –51 | 25 | 1 | 20.83 | 7 | |||
| 41 | Haugar | 1 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 38 | –18 | 18 | 1 | 24.55 | 11 | |||
| 42 | Lisleby | 1 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 26 | –4 | 17 | 1 | 28.33 | 9 | |||
| 43 | Gjøvik-Lyn3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 47 | –18 | 16 | 1 | 26.67 | 10 | |||
| 44 | Vard Haugesund | 1 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 36 | –15 | 15 | 1 | 20.45 | 12 | |||
| 45 | Djerv 1919 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 59 | –42 | 13 | 1 | 17.73 | 12 | |||
| 46 | Pors | 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 46 | –36 | 10 | 1 | 16.67 | 10 | |||
| 47 | Os | 1 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 50 | –35 | 5 | 1 | 6.82 | 12 |
League or status at the beginning of 2020:
| 2020 Eliteserien | |
| 2020 1. divisjon | |
| 2020 2. divisjon | |
| 2020 3. divisjon | |
| 2020 4. divisjon | |
| 2020 5. divisjon | |
| Defunct: 2By a 2011 agreement, Fyllingen Fotball merged with Løv-Ham to create FK Fyllingsdalen. |
- 1By a 2007 agreement, Sarpsborg FK merged into Sarpsborg 08, and Sarpsborg FK continued as an amateur club, currently playing in the 4. divisjon.
- 3By a 2013 agreement, SK Gjøvik-Lyn merged with Gjøvik Fotballforening and changed the club's name to Fotballklubben Gjøvik-Lyn. FK Gjøvik-Lyn regards itself as custodian of SK Gjøvik-Lyn's statistics.
| Leaders | Years | Seasons |
| Brann | 1963 | 1 |
| Lyn | 1964–1971 | 8 |
| Fredrikstad | 1972–1974 | 3 |
| Viking | 1975–1991 | 17 |
| Rosenborg | 1992–Present | 28 |
Managers
- Most Eliteserien titles: 15, Nils Arne Eggen
- Most consecutive Eliteserien titles: 6, Nils Arne Eggen