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List of Eliteserien clubs

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The following is a list of clubs who have played in the top flight of Norwegian football since its establishment in 1937. All statistics here refer to time in the Norwegian top flight only, with the exception of 'Most Recent Finish' (which refers to all levels of play) and 'Last Promotion' (which refers to the club's last promotion from the second tier of Norwegian football). Eliteserien teams playing in the 2024 season are indicated in bold. Clubs labeled as "defunct" may be fully dissolved, or simply no longer active in football at a senior men's level.

As of the 2024 season, a total of 131 teams have played in the Norwegian top flight since 1937, including the abandoned 1939–40 season.

Table

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As of the start of the 2024 season[1][2]
Club Location Total
seasons
Total
spells
Longest
spell
Current
spell
Most recent
promotion
Most recent
relegation
Seasons Most recent
finish
Highest
finish
Viking Stavanger 75 4 29 6 2018 2017 1937–1965
1968–1986
1989–2017
2019–
5th 1st
Brann Bergen 67 12 28 2 2022 2021 1937–1949
1950–1953
1954–1956
1957–1960
1961–1964
1968–1979
1981
1983
1985
1987–2014
2016–2021
2023–
2nd 1st
Vålerenga Oslo 64 8 22 0 2001 2023 1937–1952
1954–1957
1959–1968
1974–1975
1977–1990
1994–1996
1998–2000
2002–2023
14th
(relegated)
1st
Rosenborg Trondheim 62 4 46 46 1978 1977 1937–1940
1960–1962
1967–1977
1979–
9th 1st
Lillestrøm Lillestrøm 60 4 45 4 2020 2019 1937–1939
1952–1961
1975–2019
2021–
6th 1st
Molde Molde 49 8 17 17 2007 2006 1939–1948
1957–1958
1974–1978
1980
1982
1984–1993
1995–2006
2008–
5th 1st
Fredrikstad Fredrikstad 44 7 29 1 2023 2012 1937–1973
1975–1976
1980–1982
1984
2004–2009
2011–2012
2024–
1. divisjon
1st
(promoted))
1st
Odd Skien 44 5 16 16 2008 2007 1937–1948
1950–1962
1965–1967
1999–2007
2009–
10th 2nd
Start Kristiansand 43 12 15 0 2019 2020 1937–1948
1959–1960
1969
1973–1987
1989–1996
2000
2002
2005–2007
2009–2011
2013–2016
2018
2020
1. divisjon
5th
1st
Strømsgodset Drammen 38 7 17 17 2006 2001 1938–1940
1967–1976
1990–1991
1994
1996–1999
2001
2007–
7th 1st
Lyn Oslo 37 8 9 0 2000 2009 1937–1953
1960–1969
1971–1973
1978
1980–1981
1991–1993
1997
2001–2009
2.divisjon
2nd
(promoted)
1st
Tromsø Tromsø 36 4 16 4 2020 2019 1986–2001
2003–2013
2015–2019
2021–
3rd 2nd
Skeid Oslo 35 5 25 0 1998 1999 1938–1970
1972–1975
1978–1980
1996–1997
1999
1. divisjon
16th
(relegated)
1st
Bodø/Glimt Bodø 29 5 13 7 2017 2016 1977–1980
1993–2005
2008–2009
2014–2016
2018–
1st 1st
HamKam Hamar 26 11 5 3 2021 2008 1939–1940 (as Briskebyen FL)
1947–1948
1970–1974
1976–1977
1979
1981–1983
1986–1987
1992–1995
2004–2006
2008
2022–
2nd 3rd
Stabæk Bærum 26 4 10 0 2022 2023 1995–2004
2006–2012
2014–2021
2023
15th
(relegated)
1st
Sarpsborg FK Sarpsborg 24 3 13 0 1973 1974 1937–1957
1963–1972
1974
4. divisjon
Østfold
6th
3rd
Moss Moss 23 6 9 0 1997 2002 1937–1940
1953–1954
1977-1985
1987–1990
1996
1998–2002
1. divisjon
10th
1st
Mjøndalen Drammen 23 8 13 0 2018 2021 1937–1950
1972–1977
1979
1982-1983
1985–1987
1992
2015
2019–2021
1. divisjon
13th
2nd
Aalesund Ålesund 20 6 11 0 2021 2023 1937–1948
2003
2005
2007–2017
2020
2022-2023
16th
(relegated)
4th
Sandefjord BK Sandefjord 19 2 17 0 1963 1965 1938–1962
1964–1965
4. divisjon
Vestfold
2nd
7th
Haugesund Haugesund 18 8 15 15 2009 2000 1997–1998
2000
2010–
12th 3rd
Kongsvinger Kongsvinger 18 2 17 0 2009 2010 1983–1999
2010
1. divisjon
3rd
2nd
Sogndal Sogndal 18 8 4 0 2015 2017 1982
1988–1989
1991–1992
1994
1997-1998
2001–2004
2011–2014
2016–2017
1. divisjon
7th
6th
Bryne Bryne 17 2 13 0 1999 2003 1976–1988
2000–2003
1. divisjon
6th
2nd
Frigg Oslo 16 6 7 0 1972 1973 1937–1940
1947–1948
1955–1958
1961–1968
1971
1973
3. divisjon
Group 1
2nd
4th
Larvik Turn Larvik 13 3 10 0 1952 1962 1937–1939
1947–1948
1952–1962
5. divisjon
Vestfold
4th
1st
Sarpsborg 08 Sarpsborg 13 2 12 12 2012 2011 2011
2013–
8th 3rd
Strømmen Lillestrøm 13 4 6 0 1987 1988 1949–1955
1956–1960
1986
1988
2. divisjon
Group 2
4th
11th
(relegated)
Sandefjord Fotball Sandefjord 12 5 4 4 2019 2018 2006–2007
2009–2010
2015
2017–2018
2020–
13th 8th
Steinkjer Steinkjer 11 5 3 0 1977 1978 1937–1940
1956–1958
1961–1963
1965–1967
1978
3. divisjon
Group 5
12th
(relegated)
2nd
Ranheim Trondheim 10 5 4 0 2017 2019 1937–1948
1949–1950
1952–1953
1954-1956
2018–2019
1. divisjon
8th
7th
Raufoss Vestre Toten 10 4 4 0 1972 1974 1937–1948
1957–1960
1964
1973–1974
1. divisjon
9th
8th
Sparta Sarpsborg Sarpsborg 10 2 8 0 1956 1958 1947–1955
1956–1958
4. divisjon
Østfold
8th
2nd
Ørn Horten Horten 9 2 8 0 1961 1962 1947–1952
1961–1962
2. divisjon
Group 1
7th
14th
(relegated)
Asker Asker 8 1 8 0 1951 1959 1951–1959 3. divisjon
Group 6
4th
2nd
Group B
Eik Tønsberg Tønsberg 8 2 5 0 1982 1985 1957–1962
1983–1985
3. divisjon
Group 4
1st
(promoted)
2nd
Lisleby Fredrikstad 8 4 4 0 1965 1966 1937–1948
1950–1951
1960–1962
1966
4. divisjon
Østfold
12th
9th
(relegated)
Årstad
(defunct)
Bergen 8 4 4 0 1958 1959 1937–1948
1951–1953
1956–1957
1958–1959
7. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 2
7th
(2022)
6th
Group B
Fram Larvik Larvik 7 3 4 0 1954 1955 1937–1948
1949–1951
1954–1955
2. divisjon
Group 1
12th
(relegated)
1st
Kristiansund BK Kristiansund 7 2 6 1 2023 2022 2017–2022
2024–
1. divisjon
4th
(promoted)
5th
Hødd Ulstein 6 3 4 0 1994 1995 1966
1969–1972
1995
1. divisjon
14th
(relegated)
8th
Pors Porsgrunn 6 2 5 0 1969 1970 1937–1949
1970
3. divisjon
Group 4
2nd
10th
(relegated)
Sandnes Ulf Sandnes 6 2 3 0 2011 2014 1937–1940 (as SK Ulf)
2012–2014
1. divisjon
11th
13th
Selbak Fredrikstad 6 3 4 0 1949 1951 1937–1938
1939–1948
1949–1951
5. divisjon
Østfold
1st
(promoted)
6th
Group A
Storm Skien 6 1 6 0 Never promoted 1950 1937–1950 4. divisjon
Telemark
3rd
6th
Group A
Brage
(defunct)
Trondheim 5 2 4 0 1959 1960 1937–1948
1959–1960
Dissolved in 2009 8th
Group B
(relegated)
Freidig Trondheim 5 3 2 0 1958 1959 1947–1949
1953–1955
1958–1959
5. divisjon
Trøndelag
Group 3
6th
6th
Group B
Gjøvik-Lyn Gjøvik 5 2 4 0 1962 1963 1937–1948
1963
2. divisjon
Group 2
11th
10th
(relegated)
Kapp
(defunct)
Østre Toten 5 2 4 0 1958 1959 1937–1948
1958–1959
6. divisjon
Indre Østland
Group 4
6th
(2017)
8th
Group B
(relegated)
Kristiansund FK
(defunct)
Kristiansund 5 2 4 0 1950 1951 1937–1948
1950–1951
4. divisjon
Møre og Romsdal
4th
(2020)
8th
Group B
(relegated)
Rapid
(defunct)
Moss 5 3 2 0 1959 1961 1947–1948
1955–1957
1959–1961
Dissolved in 2011 4th
Group B
Snøgg Notodden 5 2 4 0 1951 1952 1937–1948
1951–1952
5. divisjon
Telemark
8th
8th
Group B
(relegated)
Stavanger Stavanger 5 2 4 0 1960 1961 1937–1948
1960–1961
4. divisjon
Rogaland
Group 1
9th
8th
Group A
(relegated)
Vard Haugesund 5 2 4 0 1975 1976 1937–1948
1976
2. divisjon
Group 1
11th
12th
(relegated)
Ålgård Gjesdal 5 1 5 0 1938 1950 1938–1950 4. divisjon
Rogaland
Group 2
8th
4th
Group A
Borg Skien 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 7. divisjon
Telemark
2nd
3rd
District IV
Group A
Brodd Stavanger 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 3. divisjon
Group 3
2nd
6th
District V
Group B
Clausenengen
(defunct)
Kristiansund 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 5. divisjon
Nordmøre og Romsdal
10th
(2017)
2nd
District VII
Djerv Bergen 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 4. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 2
8th
1st
District VI
Donn Kristiansand 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 3. divisjon
Group 4
13th
(relegated)
5th
District V
Group A
Drafn Drammen 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 6. divisjon
Buskerud
Group 2
12th
2nd
District II
Group A
Flekkefjord Flekkefjord 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 4. divisjon
Agder
11th
1st
District V
Group A
Fremad
(defunct)
Lillehammer 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 Dissolved in 1969 2nd
District III
Geithus Modum 4 3 2 0 1953 1954 1937–1939
1947–1948
1953–1954
7. divisjon
Telemark
3rd
7th
Group B
(relegated)
Grane Arendal 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 6. divisjon
Agder
1st
(promoted)
2nd
District V
Group A
Greåker Sarpsborg 4 1 4 0 1958 1962 1958–1962 5. divisjon
Østfold
2nd
(promoted)
15th
(relegated)
Hamar Hamar 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 5. divisjon
Indre Østland
Group 1
10th
1st
District III
Hardy
(defunct)
Bergen 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 Dissolved in 1997 1st
District VI
Kvik Trondheim 4 3 2 0 1955 1956 1939–1948
1951–1952
1955–1956
4. divisjon
Trøndelag
4th
7th
Group B
(relegated)
Neset Frosta 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 6. divisjon
Trøndelag
1st
(promoted)
1st
District VIII
Nydalen
(defunct)
Oslo 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 Defunct 1st
District V
Group A
Rollon Ålesund 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 4. divisjon
Sunnmøre
4th
3rd
District VII
Skien
(defunct)
Skien 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 6. divisjon
Telemark
9th
(2006)
4th
District IV
Group B
Strong
(defunct)
Oslo 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 Dissolved in 1952 4th
District II
Group A
Tønsberg Turn
(defunct)
Tønsberg 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 Dissolved in 1985 5th
District IV
Group A
Urædd Porsgrunn 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 4. divisjon
Telemark
4th
2nd
District IV
Group A
Varegg Bergen 4 3 2 0 1955 1956 1939–1940 (as SK Pallas)
1952–1954
1955–1956
4. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 2
3rd
6th
Group B
Vigør Kristiansand 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 4. divisjon
Agder
1st
(promoted)
1st
District V
Group A
Braatt
(defunct)
Kristiansund 3 1 3 0 Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 Defunct 4th
District VII
Djerv 1919 Haugesund 3 3 1 0 1987 1988 1937–1938
1947–1948
1988
3. divisjon
Group 3
4th
12th
(relegated)
Fyllingen
(defunct)
Bergen 3 2 2 0 1992 1993 1990–1991
1993
3. divisjon
Group 7
2nd
(2011)
7th
Gjøa
(defunct)
Oslo 3 1 3 0 Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 Dissolved in 1964 3rd
District II
Group B
Hønefoss Hønefoss 3 2 2 0 2011 2013 2010
2012–2013
3. divisjon
Group 2
2nd
13th
Jarl Stavanger 3 2 2 0 1947 1948 1937–1939
1947–1948
5. divisjon
Rogaland
Group 3
7th
3rd
District V
Group B
Jevnaker Jevnaker 3 1 3 0 Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 4. divisjon
7th
2nd
District II
Group B
Kvik Halden Halden 3 1 3 0 Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 2. divisjon
Group 2
8th
4th
District VI
Nationalkameratene Trondheim 3 1 3 0 Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 5. divisjon
Trøndelag
Group 3
1st
(promoted)
5th
District VIII
Skiens Grane Skien 3 1 3 0 1938 1948 1938–1948 4. divisjon
Telemark
11th
(relegated)
3rd
District IV
Group B
Skiold Drammen 3 1 3 0 Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 6. divisjon
Buskerud
Group 2
8th
5th
District II
Group A
Torp Fredrikstad 3 1 3 0 Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 6. divisjon
Østfold
Group 1
1st
(promoted)
3rd
District I
Vardal Gjøvik 3 1 3 0 Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 5. divisjon
Indre Østland
Group 1
11th
3rd
District III
Voss Voss 3 1 3 0 1938 1948 1938–1948 4. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 1
3rd
4th
District VI
Berger
(defunct)
Drammen 2 1 2 0 Never promoted 1939 1937–1939 7. divisjon
Group 2
2nd
(2021)
4th
District IV
Group B
Drammen Drammen 2 2 1 0 1947 1948 1937–1938
1947–1948
4. divisjon
Buskerud
5th
4th
District II
Group B
(relegated)
Mandalskameratene Lindesnes 2 2 1 0 1947 1948 1939–1940
1947–1948
3. divisjon
Group 4
3rd
6th
District V
Group A
(relegated)
Mjølner Narvik 2 2 1 0 1988 1989 1972
1989
3. divisjon
Group 6
8th
12th
(relegated)
Nordlandet Kristiansund 2 2 1 0 1947 1948 1938–1939
1947–1948
6. divisjon
Nordmøre og Romsdal
Group 2
2nd
6th
District VII
(relegated)
Sandaker Oslo 2 1 2 0 1947 1949 1947–1949 10. divisjon
Oslo
Group 2
6th
8th
Group B
(relegated)
Strindheim Trondheim 2 2 1 0 1994 1995 1984
1995
3. divisjon
Group 5
1st
(promoted)
12th
(relegated)
Tønsberg-Kameratene
(defunct)
Tønsberg 2 2 1 0 1939 1947 1937–1938
1939–1940
Dissolved in 1985 7th
District IV
Group A
(relegated)
Ulefoss
(defunct)
Nome 2 2 1 0 1947 1948 1939–1940
1947–1948
4. divisjon
Telemark
10th
(2018)
5th
District IV
Group B
(relegated)
Viggo Bergen 2 1 2 0 Never promoted 1939 1937–1939 6. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 2
3rd
(promoted)
5th
District VI
Birkebeineren Drammen 1 1 1 0 1947 1948 1947–1948 5. divisjon
Buskerud
5th
3rd
District II
Group A
(relegated)
Egersund Eigersund 1 1 1 0 1939 1947 1939–1940 2. divisjon
Group 1
1st
(promoted)
3rd
District V
Group B
(season abandoned)
Falken
(defunct)
Trondheim 1 1 1 0 1947 1948 1947–1948 Defunct 4th
District VIII
(relegated)
Fjell
(defunct)
Arendal 1 1 1 0 1938 1939 1938–1939 Dissolved in 1945 6th
District V
Group A
(relegated)
Fredensborg
(defunct)
Oslo 1 1 1 0 Never promoted 1938 1937–1938 Dissolved in 1980 2nd
District II
Group B
(relegated)
Halsen Larvik 1 1 1 0 Never promoted 1938 1937–1938 3. divisjon
Group 4
12th
(relegated)
2nd
District II
Group B
(relegated)
Haugar Haugesund 1 1 1 0 1980 1981 1981 5. divisjon
Rogaland
Group 4
2nd
11th
(relegated)
Holmestrand Holmestrand 1 1 1 0 1938 1939 1938–1939 5. divisjon
Vestfold
5th
7th
District IV
Group B
(relegated)
Jerv Grimstad 1 1 1 0 2021 2022 2022 1. divisjon
15th
(relegated)
16th
(relegated)
KFUM Oslo Oslo 1 1 1 1 2023 Never relegated 2024– 1. divisjon
2nd
(promoted)
7th
(season yet to finish)
Kongsberg Kongsberg 1 1 1 0 1947 1948 1947–1948 4. divisjon
Buskerud
11th
6th
District II
Group B
(relegated)
Kragerø
(defunct)
Kragerø 1 1 1 0 Never promoted 1938 1937–1938 Dissolved in 1945 6th
District V
Group A
(relegated)
Mesna
(defunct)
Lillehammer 1 1 1 0 1947 1948 1947–1948 Dissolved in 1969 7th
District III
(relegated)
Minde Bergen 1 1 1 0 Never promoted 1938 1937–1938 5. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 2
5th
6th
District VI
(relegated)
Moelven Ringsaker 1 1 1 0 Never promoted 1938 1937–1938 5. divisjon
Indre Østland
Group 1
9th
7th
District III
(relegated)
Nessegutten Levanger 1 1 1 0 1947 1948 1947–1948 5. divisjon
Trøndelag
Group 1
12th
(relegated)
7th
District VIII
(relegated)
Nordnes Bergen 1 1 1 0 1953 1954 1953–1954 5. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 2
11th
8th
Group A
(relegated)
Nymark Bergen 1 1 1 0 1947 1948 1947–1948 4. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 2
5th
6th
District VI
(relegated)
Orkanger Orkland 1 1 1 0 Never promoted 1938 1937–1938 5. divisjon
Trøndelag
Group 2
6th
7th
District VIII
(relegated)
Os Bjørnafjorden 1 1 1 0 1974 1975 1975 3. divisjon
Group 1
4th
12th
(relegated)
Skreia Østre Toten 1 1 1 0 1938 1939 1938–1939 5. divisjon
Indre Østland
Group 1
1st
(promoted)
7th
District III
(relegated)
Slemmestad Asker 1 1 1 0 1947 1948 1947–1948 5. divisjon
Buskerud
2nd
(promoted)
7th
District II
Group B
(relegated)
Solberg Drammen 1 1 1 0 1939 1947 1939–1940 5. divisjon
Buskerud
8th
7th
District II
Group A
(season abandoned)
Sprint-Jeløy Moss 1 1 1 0 1947 1948 1947–1948 3. divisjon
Group 4
5th
6th
District I
(relegated)
Tistedalen Halden 1 1 1 0 1938 1939 1938–1939 4. divisjon
Østfold
14th
(relegated)
7th
District I
(relegated)
Veblungsnes
(defunct)
Rauma 1 1 1 0 Never promoted 1938 1937–1938 Dissolved in 2011 6th
District VII
(relegated)
Verdal Verdal 1 1 1 0 1938 1939 1938–1939 3. divisjon
Group 5
11th
7th
District VIII
(relegated)
Vikersund Modum 1 1 1 0 1939 1947 1939–1940 6. divisjon
Buskerud
Group 1
5th
7th
District II
Group B
(season abandoned)

Maps

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Current Eliteserien teams are in bold. Defunct clubs are in italics.


References

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  1. ^ "League champions (1938-2023)". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Finn kamper". fotball.no. NFF. Retrieved 6 June 2024.