Where every club stands, who plays next, and who leads the season on goals, xG, corners and BTTS.
Updated 18 October 2026, after the last game
Sixteen teams compete in the Eliteserien in 2026, playing 240 matches between them across the season. So far 184 of those matches have been played, leaving 56 still to come.
A Eliteserien season contains 240 matches in total, with each of the sixteen clubs playing 30: once at home and once away against every other side. So far 184 have been completed in 2026 and 56 remain.
The 2026 Eliteserien season runs from 14 March 2026 to 13 December 2026, 275 days in all. So far 184 of its 240 matches have been played, so 56 are still to come.
Yes. Three teams were relegated from the Eliteserien at the end of 2025, and three were promoted into it for 2026: Lillestrøm, Aalesund and Start.
Lillestrøm, Aalesund and Start were promoted to the Eliteserien for the 2026 season. Lillestrøm have made the strongest start of the three, sitting 6th.
Bryne, Strømsgodset and Haugesund were relegated from the Eliteserien at the end of the 2025 season, finishing 14th, 15th and 16th. Their places were taken by Lillestrøm, Aalesund and Start.
Viking won the Eliteserien in 2025, finishing on 71 points, one clear of Bodø / Glimt in second. They won 22 of their 30 matches, drawing 5 and losing 3, and scored 77 goals.
The last five Eliteserien titles were won with between 62 and 78 points, an average of 69. Bodø / Glimt took the 2024 title with the lowest of those, and Molde the 2022 title with the highest.
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Last five results | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodø / Glimt | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 58 | 20 | +38 | W W L W W | 56 |
| 2 | Viking | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 22 | +37 | D W W W W | 56 |
| 3 | Molde | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 35 | +17 | W W L D W | 40 |
| 4 | Tromsø | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 31 | +11 | L L W D D | 40 |
| 5 | Rosenborg | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 31 | +12 | W W W D W | 37 |
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 31 | +1 | W W L D W | 36 |
| 7 | Brann | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 37 | +3 | L L W L L | 29 |
| 8 | Fredrikstad | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 36 | -8 | L D D D L | 29 |
| 9 | KFUM | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 37 | -9 | L W W W D | 29 |
| 10 | Sarpsborg 08 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 34 | -6 | D D L W L | 28 |
| 11 | Vålerenga | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 46 | -8 | D L D L W | 26 |
| 12 | HamKam | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 48 | -15 | L L L W L | 26 |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 30 | -8 | D L W D L | 24 |
| 14 | Aalesund | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 51 | -12 | W L W L W | 24 |
| 15 | Kristiansund | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 47 | -24 | W L L L L | 19 |
| 16 | Start | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 54 | -29 | L W L L L | 16 |