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2020 Eliteserien

The 2020 Eliteserien was the 76th season of top-tier football in Norway. This was fourth season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen.

Eliteserien
Season2020
Dates16 June – 22 December
ChampionsBodø/Glimt
1st title
RelegatedAalesund
Start
Champions LeagueBodø/Glimt
Europa Conference LeagueMolde
Vålerenga
Rosenborg
Matches played240
Goals scored758 (3.16 per match)
Top goalscorerKasper Junker
(27 goals)
Biggest home winBodø/Glimt 7–0 Aalesund
(8 November 2020)
Biggest away winStart 0–5 Odd
(27 June 2020)
Aalesund 1–6 Bodø/Glimt
(12 July 2020)
Highest scoringKristiansund 7–2 Aalesund
(21 June 2020)
Longest winning run10 matches
Bodø/Glimt[1]
Longest unbeaten run20 matches
Bodø/Glimt[1]
Longest winless run13 matches
Strømsgodset[1]
Longest losing run9 matches
Aalesund[1]
Average attendance295 Decrease 94.9%
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 9 November 2020.

The season was scheduled to begin on 4 April. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway the opening games of the season were delayed. It was first delayed until 2 May,[2] then further delayed until 23 May.[3] The season was scheduled to end 29 November 2020, not including play-off matches, but was rescheduled to conclude on 22 December.[4] On 7 May, the Norwegian government allowed the league to start on 16 June with full training starting immediately.[5]

Molde were the defending champions. Aalesund, Sandefjord and Start joined as the promoted clubs from the 2019 1. divisjon. They replaced Lillestrøm, Tromsø and Ranheim who were relegated to the 2020 1. divisjon.

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

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The season was scheduled to begin on 4 April, but on 12 March it was revealed that the first five rounds of the season were postponed and the opening game therefore would be delayed until 2 May due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.[6][2] On 24 March, the Norwegian Football Federation announced that the football season was further delayed till 23 May.[3] On 7 May, the Norwegian government allowed the teams to begin with full training starting immediately, and opened for the league season to start on 16 June. On 12 June, the NFF announced that 200 spectators would be allowed to attend the games.[7] On 30 September, the Minister of Culture and Church Affairs, Abid Raja, announced that clubs would be able to have crowds of 600 at games from 12 October.[8]

Teams

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Sixteen teams compete in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from 1. division. The promoted teams were Aalesund (after an absence of two years), Sandefjord and Start (both returning to the top flight after one season's absence). They replaced Lillestrøm, Tromsø and Ranheim, ending their top flight spells of forty-five, five and two years respectively.

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the teams in 2020 Eliteserien
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location Arena Turf Capacity
Aalesund 17 Ålesund Color Line Stadion Artificial 10,778
Bodø/Glimt 25 Bodø Aspmyra Stadion Artificial 5,635
Brann 63 Bergen Brann Stadion Natural 17,049
Haugesund 14 Haugesund Haugesund Stadion Natural 8,754
Kristiansund 4 Kristiansund Kristiansund Stadion Artificial 4,444
Mjøndalen 21 Mjøndalen Consto Arena Artificial 4,200
Molde 44 Molde Aker Stadion Artificial 11,249
Odd 39 Skien Skagerak Arena Artificial 11,767
Rosenborg 57 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion Natural 21,421
Sandefjord 8 Sandefjord Sandefjord Arena Natural 6,582
Sarpsborg 08 9 Sarpsborg Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial 8,022
Stabæk 24 Bærum Nadderud Stadion Natural 4,938
Start 42 Kristiansand Sør Arena Artificial 14,448
Strømsgodset 33 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion Artificial 8,935
Vålerenga 60 Oslo Intility Arena Artificial 16,555
Viking 70 Stavanger Viking Stadion Artificial 15,900

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aalesund   Lars Arne Nilsen   Fredrik Carlsen Umbro Sparebanken Møre
Bodø/Glimt   Kjetil Knutsen   Ulrik Saltnes Diadora Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Brann   Kåre Ingebrigtsen   Kristoffer Barmen Nike Sparebanken Vest
Haugesund   Jostein Grindhaug   Christian Grindheim Macron Haugaland Kraft
Kristiansund   Christian Michelsen   Dan Peter Ulvestad Macron SpareBank 1 Nordvest
Mjøndalen   Vegard Hansen   Christian Gauseth Umbro Sparebanken Øst
Molde   Erling Moe   Magnus Wolff Eikrem[9] Nike Sparebanken Møre
Odd   Jan Frode Nornes   Steffen Hagen Hummel SpareBank 1 Telemark
Rosenborg   Åge Hareide   Tore Reginiussen Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
Sandefjord   Martí Cifuentes   Lars Grorud Macron Jotun
Sarpsborg 08   Mikael Stahre   Joachim Thomassen Select Borregaard
Stabæk   Jan Jönsson   Yaw Amankwah Macron SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Start   Jóhannes Harðarson   Erlend Segberg Macron Sparebanken Sør
Strømsgodset   Henrik Pedersen   Mikkel Maigaard Puma DNB
Vålerenga   Dag-Eilev Fagermo   Jonatan Tollås Umbro DNB
Viking   Bjarne Berntsen   Viljar Vevatne Diadora Lyse

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Sarpsborg 08   Geir Bakke Signed by Lillestrøm 1 January 2020[10] Pre-season   Mikael Stahre 13 January 2020[11] Pre-season
Vålerenga   Ronny Deila Signed by New York City 6 January 2020[12]   Dag-Eilev Fagermo 31 January 2020[13]
Odd   Dag-Eilev Fagermo Signed by Vålerenga 31 January 2020[13]   Jan Frode Nornes 11 March 2020[14]
Rosenborg   Eirik Horneland Mutual consent 26 June 2020[15] 12th   Trond Henriksen (interim) 21 July 2020[16]
Brann   Lars Arne Nilsen Mutual consent 1 August 2020[17] 8th   Kåre Ingebrigtsen 8 August 2020[18] 7
Aalesund   Lars Bohinen Sacked 23 August 2020[19] 16th   Lars Arne Nilsen 25 August 2020[20] 16
Rosenborg   Trond Henriksen (interim) End of caretaker spell 1 September 2020 4th   Åge Hareide 1 September 2020 4

Transfers

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Winter

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Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2019–20

Summer

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Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2020

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bodø/Glimt (C) 30 26 3 1 103 32 +71 81 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Molde 30 20 2 8 77 36 +41 62 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Vålerenga 30 15 10 5 51 33 +18 55
4 Rosenborg 30 15 7 8 50 35 +15 52
5 Kristiansund 30 12 12 6 57 45 +12 48
6 Viking 30 12 8 10 54 52 +2 44
7 Odd 30 13 4 13 52 51 +1 43
8 Stabæk 30 9 12 9 41 45 −4 39
9 Haugesund 30 11 6 13 39 51 −12 39
10 Brann 30 9 9 12 40 49 −9 36
11 Sandefjord 30 9 8 13 31 43 −12 35
12 Sarpsborg 08 30 8 8 14 33 43 −10 32
13 Strømsgodset 30 7 10 13 41 57 −16 31
14 Mjøndalen (O) 30 8 3 19 26 45 −19 27 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Start (R) 30 6 9 15 33 56 −23 27 Relegation to First Division
16 Aalesund (R) 30 2 5 23 30 85 −55 11
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
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).[21]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away AAL BOD BRA HAU KRI MIF MOL ODD ROS SAN SRP STB IKS STM VÅL VIK
Aalesund — 1–6 2–2 1–3 1–2 1–3 1–4 0–3 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–3 3–2 1–4 1–1 2–2
Bodø/Glimt 7–0 — 5–0 6–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 6–1 5–1 2–1 2–1 5–2 6–0 3–2 2–0 3–0
Brann 3–1 1–3 — 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–0
Haugesund 0–1 0–4 1–2 — 2–2 1–1 0–3 4–4 1–0 3–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–3 2–1 0–2
Kristiansund 7–2 2–3 1–1 1–2 — 1–0 2–2 4–3 0–0 3–1 4–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 0–0 3–5
Mjøndalen 3–0 2–3 2–0 1–0 1–2 — 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–2
Molde 2–1 4–2 1–2 3–1 2–2 2–1 — 2–0 1–0 0–1 5–0 4–1 5–0 2–1 4–1 5–0
Odd 3–2 0–4 1–0 0–0 2–1 6–1 1–4 — 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–3 4–1 3–0
Rosenborg 3–2 2–3 2–3 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 4–1 — 2–1 5–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–0
Sandefjord 1–0 1–2 3–3 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 — 0–3 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–3 2–2
Sarpsborg 08 4–0 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 — 4–0 1–0 2–3 0–1 1–2
Stabæk 4–0 2–2 0–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–3 0–1 0–3 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1
Start 1–0 1–1 1–1 5–1 0–2 3–0 2–3 0–5 0–0 0–1 3–2 0–0 — 2–2 2–1 1–1
Strømsgodset 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–4 1–0 3–3 3–4 0–0 0–4 1–1 — 0–2 0–2
Vålerenga 2–2 2–2 5–1 1–0 1–1 4–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 — 2–1
Viking 5–2 2–4 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–3 4–1 2–2 2–2 —
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation playoffs

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Main article: 2020 Eliteserien promotion/relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team in Eliteserien will play against the winners of the 1. divisjon promotion play-offs on neutral ground to decide who will play in the 2021 Eliteserien.

Mjøndalen3–2Sogndal
Sveen   9', 88'
Nakkim   90+7'		 Report Adams   79' (pen.)
Kristoffersen   80'
Attendance: 200

Mjøndalen IF won 3–2 and maintained their position in the Eliteserien; Sogndal Fotball stayed in the 1. divisjon.

Season statistics

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As of 19 December 2020

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[22]
1   Kasper Junker Bodø/Glimt 27
2   Amahl Pellegrino Kristiansund 25
3   Philip Zinckernagel Bodø/Glimt 19
4   Veton Berisha Viking 16
5   Mushaga Bakenga Odd 15
6   Jens Petter Hauge Bodø/Glimt 14
7   Leke James Molde 13
8   Dino Islamovic Rosenborg 12
  Ohi Omoijuanfo Molde
  Ulrik Saltnes Bodø/Glimt
  Kristoffer Zachariassen Rosenborg

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
  Kasper Junker Bodø/Glimt Haugesund 6–1 (H) 21 June 2020
  Amahl Pellegrino Kristiansund Aalesund 7–2 (H) 21 June 2020
  Torgeir Børven Odd Vålerenga 4–1 (H) 24 June 2020
  Kasper Junker Bodø/Glimt Brann 5–0 (H) 5 July 2020
  Viðar Örn Kjartansson Vålerenga Brann 5–1 (H) 13 September 2020
  Daouda Bamba Brann Aalesund 3–1 (H) 28 November 2020
  Kasper Junker Bodø/Glimt Haugesund 0–4 (A) 9 December 2020
  Mushaga Bakenga Odd Kristiansund 4–3 (A) 9 December 2020
  Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Strømsgodset Odd 1–3 (A) 19 December 2020
  Ibrahima Wadji Haugesund Kristiansund 1–3 (A) 22 December 2020

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[23]
1   David Mitov Nilsson Sarpsborg 08 10
  Jacob Storevik Sandefjord
3   Marcus Sandberg Stabæk 9
4   Kristoffer Klaesson Vålerenga 8
  Sondre Rossbach Odd
6   Andreas Linde Molde 7
  Nikita Khaykin Bodø/Glimt
  Sosha Makani Mjøndalen
  Helge Sandvik Haugesund
10   André Hansen Rosenborg 5

Discipline

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Player

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Club

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  • Most yellow cards: 69[24]
    • Aalesund
  • Most red cards: 3[24]
    • Mjøndalen
    • Molde
    • Sandefjord
    • Vålerenga

Awards

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Annual awards

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Award[25] Winner Club
Player of the Year   Philip Zinckernagel Bodø/Glimt
Young Player of the Year   Jens Petter Hauge Bodø/Glimt
Manager of the Year   Kjetil Knutsen Bodø/Glimt
Goal of the Year   Ola Brynhildsen Stabæk

League attendances

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Due to COVID-19 restrictions only 200 people were allowed in each match at the beginning of the season.[26][27]

Two clubs were punished for incidents of racism during their matches, having to play certain games without attendants.[28][29]

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Kristiansund 5,400 600 200 360 −91.2%†
2 Molde 5,400 600 200 360 −94.8%†
3 Bodø/Glimt 5,000 600 200 333 −90.0%†
4 Brann 5,000 600 200 333 −97.0%†
5 Haugesund 5,000 600 200 333 −92.0%†
6 Viking 5,000 600 200 333 −96.3%†
7 Sandefjord 4,800 600 0 320 −87.1%1
8 Rosenborg 4,600 600 200 307 −97.6%†
9 Start 4,600 600 200 307 −94.2%1
10 Odd 4,450 600 200 297 −94.7%†
11 Aalesund 4,000 600 0 267 −93.5%1
12 Mjøndalen 3,800 600 200 253 −89.2%†
13 Sarpsborg 08 3,800 600 200 253 −95.4%†
14 Strømsgodset 3,800 600 200 253 −95.2%†
15 Stabæk 3,187 387 200 212 −94.2%†
16 Vålerenga 3,000 200 200 200 −97.4%†
League total 70,837 600 0 295 −94.9%†

Updated to games played on 19 December 2020
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

References

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