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The Eliteserien is the top association football league in Norway. It was established in 1963 as the 1. divisjon and has consisted of between 10 and 16 teams. Fifty-six different venues have been used to host matches.

Current

The following is a list of all stadia used for matches in the Norwegian top division, including while it was known as the 1. divisjon. It consists of the venue's name, the municipality it where it is located, its current capacity, whether it has natural grass or artificial turf (an asterisk (*) indicates current artificial turf, but previous natural grass), the number of top-league matches contested on the venue, the teams which have played their home games at the venue and how many matches for each team, and the years the stadium was used at the top level. The data is up to date as of the end of the 2023 season.

As of end of 2023 season

Future

Notes

1. Strindheim played at Lerkendal in 1984 and 1995
2. Vålerenga had Ullevaal as their main home ground in 1994–1996 and from 2000 until 14 August 2017, although they prior to that often had a minority of their home games at Ullevaal, and were not in the top league in 2001
3. Lyn has had Ullevaal has it main home venue, and has played in the top league in 1963–69, 1971–73, 1978, 1980–81, 1991–93, 1997, 2001–09
4. Stabæk played three matches at Ullevaal in 2010 while Telenor Arena was being used for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest.
5. Rosenborg played one match at Ullevaal in 1971 due to severe rain fall ruining the pitch at their home ground Lerkendal Stadion ahead of the last home match against Strømsgodset.
6. Strømmen played one match at Åråsen in 1986
7. The turf has been artificial since the start of the 2008 season.
8. The turf has been artificial since the start of the summer of 2006.
9. Skagerak Arena was known as Odd Stadion until 2007. For sponsorship reasons, the stadium is named for the power company Skagerak Energi.
10. Vålerenga had Bislett as their main home stadium until 1993 and in 1998–99. In this period, they played in the top league in 1963–67, 1974–75, 1977–90 and 1998–99.
11. Aker Stadion was known as Molde Stadion until 3 May 2006. For sponsorship reasons, the stadium is named for the industrial conglomerate Aker. The turf has been artificial since the start of the 2014 season.
12. Sarpsborg 08 played at the top level in 2011 and 2013–
13. For sponsorship reasons, the stadium is named SR-Bank Arena. It was known as Viking Stadion until 2018.
14. Djerv 1919 played at the top level in 1988
15. Vard Haugesund played at the top level in 1976
16. Vålerenga played one home match at Briskeby in 1984, a year Hamarkameratene was not in the top league
17. Molde Idrettspark was known as Molde Stadion until 1998, when Aker Stadion opened and took the name Molde Stadion
18. For sponsorship reasons, Color Line Stadium is named for the ferry operator Color Line.
19. Consto Arena was named Nedre Eiker Stadion from 1950 until 2012 and Mjøndalen Stadion from 2012 until 2015. For sponsorship reasons, the stadium was named Isachsen Stadion for the Isachsen Group from 2016 until 2018. It has been named Consto Arena for the Consto AS from the 2019 season. The turf has been artificial since the start of the 2012 season.
20. Strømsgodset played eight home games at Nedre Eiker Stadion in 1996, while Marienlyst was being renovated
21. Old Fredrikstad Stadion was known as Fredrikstad Stadion until 2007, when a new Fredrikstad Stadion opened.
22. For sponsorship reasons, Sør Arena is named for the bank Sparebanken Sør. The turf has been artificial since the summer of 2012.
23. For sponsorship reasons, It was formerly named Komplett Arena for the online retailer Komplett. Before this known as Komplett.no Arena.
24. KFUM Oslo will play their first two home matches of the 2024 season at the Intility Arena due to ongoing upgrades of KFUM Arena.
25. For sponsorship reasons, Aka Arena is named for the investment company Aka.
26. For sponsorship reasons, Telenor Arena is named for the telecommunications company Telenor.
27. Stabæk are planning a new stadium which possibly opens in 2026

References

Bibliography

• Fagerli, Arnfinn; Nilsen, Christian Lunde (1999). Norsk fotball-leksikon (in Norwegian). Orion. ISBN 82-458-0398-7.

Notes

1. ^ Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 387
2. ^ Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 362
3. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 358
4. ^ "Historisk dag: Ja til nye Nadderud". Stabæk Fotball. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
5. ^ "Jönsson: - Skremmende for oss". Troms Folkeblad (in Norwegian). 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
6. "Double-drømmen drukner i søle...!". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 9 October 1971. p. 25.
7. Løkken, Cathrine (4 February 2010). "Her skal det spilles eliteserie om 38 dager". Verdens Gang. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
8. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 346
9. "Poeng til Strømmen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 10 August 1986.
10. ^ Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 352
11. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 363
12. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 365
13. ^ Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 364
14. Aarre, Eivind (29 March 2007). "Viking åpner to nye arenaer". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). p. 14.
15. ^ Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 356
16. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 345
17. "Fra neste uke skifter nye". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 29 April 2006. p. 31.
18. ^ Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 361
19. ^ Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 359
20. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 360
21. Nilssen, Stig (4 April 2018). "Viking stadion skifter navn". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 November 2018.
22. ^ Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 347
23. ^ Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 350
24. ^ Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 349
25. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 355
26. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 351
27. Johansen, Magne (13 April 1996). "Tilskuer-rekord? Én million på tribunene?". p. 38.
28. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 354
29. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 348
30. ^ "Terminliste". Alt om fotball. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
31. ^ Kirkebøen, Stein Erik (21 July 2007). "Nesten komplett ferdig". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
32. ^ "Velkommen til Eliteserien på Ekeberg" (in Norwegian). KFUM Oslo. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
33. ^ Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 357
34. Fagerli and Lunde (1999): 353
35. ^ Dehlin, Håkon (18 April 1991). "Foran seriestart Fyllingen på ny kurs". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 35.
36. "Tilskuer for tilskuer, år: 1986" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. 14 May 2003. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
37. "Tilskuer for tilskuer, år: 1987" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. 14 May 2003. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
38. Kirk Ebøen, Stein Erik (1 June 1999). "Ullevaal Stadion trenger en "lillebror" Vil kjøpe Voldsløkka". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
39. Johannessen, Bjørn Arne; Sandmoe, Thorleif (16 October 1993). "Full vinter i idretts-Norge". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). p. 42.
40. "Glimt mot Skeid inne" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 17 October 1997.
41. Overvik, Jostein (4 October 1998). "Tromsø Molde på kunstgress". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). p. 38.
42. Bugge, Mette (5 April 1998). "Seriestarten i fare på Marienlyst". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 39.
43. "Kongsvinger-kampen flyttet" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 20 January 1990.

See also

• List of football stadiums in Norway

v t e Eliteserien
Seasons	League of Norway 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 Main League 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 First Division 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Tippeligaen 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Eliteserien 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Clubs	2025 Bodø/Glimt Brann Bryne Fredrikstad HamKam Haugesund KFUM Oslo Kristiansund Molde Rosenborg Sandefjord Sarpsborg 08 Strømsgodset Tromsø Vålerenga Viking Former Aalesund Djerv 1919 Eik-Tønsberg Frigg Fyllingen (defunct) Gjøvik-Lyn Haugar Hødd Hønefoss Jerv Kongsvinger Lillestrøm Lisleby Lyn Mjølner Mjøndalen Moss Odd Os Pors Ranheim Raufoss Sandefjord BK Sandnes Ulf Sarpsborg Skeid Sogndal Start Stabæk Steinkjer Strindheim Strømmen Vard Haugesund
Competition	Teams winners Players foreign Stadia Referees
Statistics and awards	Records All-time table Hat-tricks Highest scores Top scorers Players with 50+ goals Kniksen Award
Associated competitions	Mesterfinalen Norwegian Cup Play-offs UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference League
Other	In European football Norsk Toppfotball
Category

• Eliteserien lists
• Eliteserien venues