List of Eliteserien clubs

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 2026 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 Clubs labeled as "defunct" may be fully dissolved, or simply no longer active in football at a senior men's level.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 2026 season, a total of 131 teams have played in the Norwegian top flight, including the abandoned 1939–40 season.

Table

As of the start of the 2026 season[1][2]
Club Municipality County Total
seasons 		Total
spells 		Longest
spell 		Current
spell 		Most recent
promotion 		Most recent
relegation 		Seasons Most recent
finish 		Highest
finish
Viking Stavanger Rogaland 77 4 29 8 2018 2017 1937–1965
1968–1986
1989–2017
2019– 		1st 1st
Brann Bergen Vestland 69 12 28 4 2022 2021 1937–1949
1950–1953
1954–1956
1957–1960
1961–1964
1968–1979
1981
1983
1985
1987–2014
2016–2021
2023– 		4th 1st
Vålerenga Oslo Oslo 66 9 22 2 2024 2023 1937–1952
1954–1957
1959–1968
1974–1975
1977–1990
1994–1996
1998–2000
2002–2023
2025– 		6th 1st
Rosenborg Trondheim Trøndelag 64 4 48 48 1978 1977 1937–1940
1960–1962
1967–1977
1979– 		7th 1st
Lillestrøm Lillestrøm Akershus 61 5 45 1 2025 2024 1937–1939
1952–1961
1975–2019
2021–2024
2026– 		1. divisjon
1st
(promoted) 		1st
Molde Molde Møre og Romsdal 51 8 19 19 2007 2006 1939–1948
1957–1958
1974–1978
1980
1982
1984–1993
1995–2006
2008– 		10th 1st
Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Østfold 46 7 29 3 2023 2012 1937–1973
1975–1976
1980–1982
1984
2004–2009
2011–2012
2024– 		8th 1st
Odd Skien Telemark 44 5 16 0 2008 2024 1937–1948
1950–1962
1965–1967
1999–2007
2009–2024 		1. divisjon
9th 		2nd
Start Kristiansand Agder 44 13 15 1 2025 2020 1937–1948
1959–1960
1969
1973–1987
1989–1996
2000
2002
2005–2007
2009–2011
2013–2016
2018
2020
2026– 		1. divisjon
2nd
(promoted) 		1st
Strømsgodset Drammen Buskerud 39 7 19 0 2006 2025 1938–1940
1967–1976
1990–1991
1994
1996–1999
2001
2007–2025 		15th
(relegated) 		1st
Tromsø Tromsø Troms 38 4 16 6 2020 2019 1986–2001
2003–2013
2015–2019
2021– 		3rd 2nd
Lyn Oslo Oslo 37 8 9 0 2000 2009 1937–1953
1960–1969
1971–1973
1978
1980–1981
1991–1993
1997
2001–2009 		1.divisjon
7th 		1st
Skeid Oslo Oslo 35 5 25 0 1998 1999 1938–1970
1972–1975
1978–1980
1996–1997
1999 		1. divisjon
16th
(relegated) 		1st
Bodø/Glimt Bodø Nordland 31 5 13 9 2017 2016 1977–1980
1993–2005
2008–2009
2014–2016
2018– 		2nd 1st
HamKam Hamar Innlandet 28 11 5 5 2021 2008 1939–1940 (as Briskebyen FL)
1947–1948
1970–1974
1976–1977
1979
1981–1983
1986–1987
1992–1995
2004–2006
2008
2022– 		11th 3rd
Stabæk Bærum Akershus 26 4 10 0 2022 2023 1995–2004
2006–2012
2014–2021
2023 		1. divisjon
11th 		1st
Sarpsborg FK Sarpsborg Østfold 24 3 13 0 1973 1974 1937–1957
1963–1972
1974 		4. divisjon
Østfold
8th 		3rd
Moss Moss Østfold 23 6 9 0 1997 2002 1937–1940
1953–1954
1977-1985
1987–1990
1996
1998–2002 		1. divisjon
14th 		1st
Mjøndalen Drammen Buskerud 23 8 6 0 2018 2021 1937–1950
1972–1977
1979
1982-1983
1985–1987
1992
2015
2019–2021 		1. divisjon
15th
(relegated) 		2nd
Aalesund Ålesund Møre og Romsdal 21 7 11 1 2025 2023 1937–1948
2003
2005
2007–2017
2020
2022-2023
2026- 		1. divisjon
4th
(promoted) 		4th
Haugesund Haugesund Rogaland 19 8 16 0 2009 2025 1997–1998
2000
2010–2025 		16th
(relegated) 		3rd
Sandefjord BK Sandefjord Vestfold 19 2 17 0 1963 1965 1938–1962
1964–1965
 4. divisjon
Vestfold
9th 		7th
Bryne Bryne Rogaland 18 3 13 0 2024 2003 1976–1988
2000–2003
2025 		14th
(relegated) 		2nd
Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Innlandet 18 2 17 0 2009 2010 1983–1999
2010 		1. divisjon
3rd 		2nd
Sogndal Sogndalsfjøra Vestland 18 8 4 0 2015 2017 1982
1988–1989
1991–1992
1994
1997-1998
2001–2004
2011–2014
2016–2017 		1. divisjon
8th 		6th
Frigg Oslo Oslo 16 6 7 0 1972 1973 1937–1940
1947–1948
1955–1958
1961–1968
1971
1973 		3. divisjon
Group 1
2nd 		4th
Sarpsborg 08 Sarpsborg Østfold 15 2 14 14 2012 2011 2011
2013– 		9th 3rd
Sandefjord Fotball Sandefjord Vestfold 14 5 7 7 2019 2018 2006–2007
2009–2010
2015
2017–2018
2020– 		5th 5th
Larvik Turn Larvik Vestfold 13 3 10 0 1952 1962 1937–1939
1947–1948
1952–1962
 4. divisjon
Vestfold
2nd 		1st
Strømmen Lillestrøm Akershus 13 4 6 0 1987 1988 1949–1955
1956–1960
1986
1988 		2. divisjon
Group 2
1st
(promoted) 		11th
Steinkjer Steinkjer Trøndelag 11 5 3 0 1977 1978 1937–1940
1956–1958
1961–1963
1965–1967
1978 		4. divisjon
Trøndelag
Group 1
2nd 		2nd
Ranheim Trondheim Trøndelag 10 5 4 0 2017 2019 1937–1948
1949–1950
1952–1953
1954-1956
2018–2019 		1. divisjon
6th 		7th
Raufoss Raufoss Innlandet 10 4 4 0 1972 1974 1937–1948
1957–1960
1964
1973–1974 		1. divisjon
13th 		8th
Sparta Sarpsborg Sarpsborg Østfold 10 2 8 0 1956 1958 1947–1955
1956–1958 		4. divisjon
Østfold
6th 		2nd
Kristiansund BK Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal 9 2 6 3 2023 2022 2017–2022
2024– 		13th 5th
Ørn Horten Horten Vestfold 9 2 8 0 1961 1962 1947–1952
1961–1962 		3. divisjon
Group 6
3rd 		14th
Asker Asker Akershus 8 1 8 0 1951 1959 1951–1959 2. divisjon
Group 2
14th
(relegated) 		2nd
Group B
Eik Tønsberg Tønsberg Vestfold 8 2 5 0 1982 1985 1957–1962
1983–1985 		2. divisjon
Group 1
6th 		2nd
Lisleby Fredrikstad Østfold 8 4 4 0 1965 1966 1937–1948
1950–1951
1960–1962
1966 		4. divisjon
Østfold
13th 		9th
Årstad
(defunct) 		Bergen Vestland 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 Vestfold 7 3 4 0 1954 1955 1937–1948
1949–1951
1954–1955 		3. divisjon
Group 6
2nd 		1st
Hødd Ulsteinvik Møre og Romsdal 6 3 4 0 1994 1995 1966
1969–1972
1995 		1. divisjon
10th 		8th
Pors Porsgrunn Telemark 6 2 5 0 1969 1970 1937–1949
1970 		2. divisjon
Group 1
8th 		10th
Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Rogaland 6 2 3 0 2011 2014 1937–1940 (as SK Ulf)
2012–2014 		2. divisjon
Group 1
1st
(promoted) 		13th
Selbak Fredrikstad Østfold 6 3 4 0 1949 1951 1937–1938
1939–1948
1949–1951 		4. divisjon
Østfold
9th 		6th
Group A
Storm Skien Telemark 6 1 6 0 Never promoted 1950 1937–1950 4. divisjon
Telemark
6th 		6th
Group A
Brage
(defunct) 		Trondheim Trøndelag 5 2 4 0 1959 1960 1937–1948
1959–1960 		Dissolved in 2009 8th
Group B
Freidig Trondheim Trøndelag 5 3 2 0 1958 1959 1947–1949
1953–1955
1958–1959 		5. divisjon
Trøndelag
Group 3
1st
(promoted) 		6th
Group B
Gjøvik-Lyn Gjøvik Innlandet 5 2 4 0 1962 1963 1937–1948
1963 		3. divisjon
Group 3
3rd 		10th
Kapp
(defunct) 		Østre Toten Innlandet 5 2 4 0 1958 1959 1937–1948
1958–1959 		6. divisjon
Indre Østland
Group 4
6th
(2017) 		8th
Group B
Kristiansund FK
(defunct) 		Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal 5 2 4 0 1950 1951 1937–1948
1950–1951 		4. divisjon
Møre og Romsdal
4th
(2020) 		8th
Group B
Rapid
(defunct) 		Moss Østfold 5 3 2 0 1959 1961 1947–1948
1955–1957
1959–1961 		Dissolved in 2011 4th
Group B
Snøgg Notodden Telemark 5 2 4 0 1951 1952 1937–1948
1951–1952 		5. divisjon
Telemark
1st
(promoted) 		8th
Group B
Stavanger Stavanger Rogaland 5 2 4 0 1960 1961 1937–1948
1960–1961 		4. divisjon
Rogaland
Group 1
12th
(relegated) 		8th
Group A
Vard Haugesund Rogaland 5 2 4 0 1975 1976 1937–1948
1976 		2. divisjon
Group 1
13th
(relegated) 		12th
Ålgård Ålgård Rogaland 5 1 5 0 1938 1950 1938–1950 4. divisjon
Rogaland
Group 1
6th 		4th
Group A
Borg Skien Telemark 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 6. divisjon
Telemark
1st
(promoted) 		3rd
District IV
Group A
Brodd Stavanger Rogaland 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 3. divisjon
Group 5
6th 		6th
District V
Group B
Clausenengen
(defunct) 		Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 5. divisjon
Nordmøre og Romsdal
10th
(2017) 		2nd
District VII
Djerv Bergen Vestland 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 4. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 1
4th 		1st
District VI
Donn Kristiansand Agder 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 4. divisjon
Agder
2nd 		5th
District V
Group A
Drafn
(defunct) 		Drammen Buskerud 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 6. divisjon
Buskerud
Group 2
12th
(2023) 		2nd
District II
Group A
Flekkefjord Flekkefjord Agder 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 4. divisjon
Agder
3rd 		1st
District V
Group A
Fremad
(defunct) 		Lillehammer Innlandet 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 Dissolved in 1969 2nd
District III
Geithus Modum Buskerud 4 3 2 0 1953 1954 1937–1939
1947–1948
1953–1954 		6. divisjon
Buskerud
2nd 		7th
Group B
Grane Arendal Agder 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 5. divisjon
Agder
9th 		2nd
District V
Group A
Greåker Sarpsborg Østfold 4 1 4 0 1958 1962 1958–1962 5. divisjon
Østfold
9th 		15th
Hamar Hamar Innlandet 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 6. divisjon
Indre Østland
Group 5
7th 		1st
District III
Hardy
(defunct) 		Bergen Vestland 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 Dissolved in 1997 1st
District VI
Kvik Trondheim Trøndelag 4 3 2 0 1955 1956 1939–1948
1951–1952
1955–1956 		3. divisjon
Group 2
11th 		7th
Group B
Neset Frosta Trøndelag 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 5. divisjon
Trøndelag
Group1
5th 		1st
District VIII
Nydalen
(defunct) 		Oslo Oslo 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 Defunct 1st
District V
Group A
Rollon Ålesund Møre og Romsdal 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 4. divisjon
Sunnmøre
3rd 		3rd
District VII
Skien
(defunct) 		Skien Telemark 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 6. divisjon
Telemark
9th
(2006) 		4th
District IV
Group B
Strong
(defunct) 		Oslo Oslo 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 Dissolved in 1952 4th
District II
Group A
Tønsberg Turn
(defunct) 		Tønsberg Vestfold 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 Dissolved in 1985 5th
District IV
Group A
Urædd Porsgrunn Telemark 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 4. divisjon
Telemark
5th 		2nd
District IV
Group A
Varegg Bergen Vestland 4 3 2 0 1955 1956 1939–1940 (as SK Pallas)
1952–1954
1955–1956 		4. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 1
1st
(promoted) 		6th
Group B
Vigør Kristiansand Agder 4 1 4 0 Never promoted 1948 1937–1948 4. divisjon
Agder
4th 		1st
District V
Group A
Braatt
(defunct) 		Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal 3 1 3 0 Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 Defunct 4th
District VII
Djerv 1919 Haugesund Rogaland 3 3 1 0 1987 1988 1937–1938
1947–1948
1988 		3. divisjon
Group 5
3rd 		12th
Fyllingen Bergen Vestland 3 2 2 0 1992 1993 1990–1991
1993 		7. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 4
1st
(promoted) 		7th
Gjøa
(defunct) 		Oslo Oslo 3 1 3 0 Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 Dissolved in 1964 3rd
District II
Group B
Hønefoss Hønefoss Buskerud 3 2 2 0 2011 2013 2010
2012–2013 		2. divisjon
Group 2
7th 		13th
Jarl Stavanger Rogaland 3 2 2 0 1947 1948 1937–1939
1947–1948 		5. divisjon
Rogaland
Group 2
8th 		3rd
District V
Group B
Jevnaker Jevnaker Akershus 3 1 3 0 Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 4. divisjon
Buskerud
11th 		2nd
District II
Group B
KFUM Oslo Oslo 3 1 3 3 2023 Never relegated 2024– 12th 8th
Kvik Halden Halden Østfold 3 1 3 0 Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 3. divisjon
Group 6
1st
(promoted) 		4th
District VI
Nationalkameratene Trondheim Trøndelag 3 1 3 0 Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 4. divisjon
Trøndelag
Group 2
5th 		5th
District VIII
Skiens Grane Skien Telemark 3 1 3 0 1938 1948 1938–1948 5. divisjon
Telemark
6th 		3rd
District IV
Group B
Skiold Drammen Buskerud 3 1 3 0 Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 6. divisjon
Buskerud
Group 2
3rd 		5th
District II
Group A
Torp Fredrikstad Østfold 3 1 3 0 Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 6. divisjon
Østfold
Group 1
3rd 		3rd
District I
Vardal Gjøvik Innlandet 3 1 3 0 Never promoted 1947 1937–1940 6. divisjon
Indre Østland
Group 4
2nd 		3rd
District III
Voss Vossevangen Vestland 3 1 3 0 1938 1948 1938–1948 4. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 1
12th
(relegated) 		4th
District VI
Berger
(defunct) 		Drammen Buskerud 2 1 2 0 Never promoted 1939 1937–1939 7. divisjon
Group 2
2nd
(2021) 		4th
District IV
Group B
Drammen Drammen Buskerud 2 2 1 0 1947 1948 1937–1938
1947–1948 		4. divisjon
Buskerud
2nd 		4th
District II
Group B
Mandalskameratene Mandal Agder 2 2 1 0 1947 1948 1939–1940
1947–1948 		4. divisjon
Agder
1st
(promoted) 		6th
District V
Group A
Mjølner Narvik Nordland 2 2 1 0 1988 1989 1972
1989 		4. divisjon
Hålogaland
1st
(promoted) 		12th
Nordlandet Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal 2 2 1 0 1947 1948 1938–1939
1947–1948 		5. divisjon
Nordmøre og Romsdal
5th 		6th
District VII
Sandaker Oslo Oslo 2 1 2 0 1947 1949 1947–1949 10. divisjon
Oslo
Group 1
5th 		8th
Group B
Strindheim Trondheim Trøndelag 2 2 1 0 1994 1995 1984
1995 		2. divisjon
Group 2
12th
(relegated) 		12th
Tønsberg-Kameratene
(defunct) 		Tønsberg Vestfold 2 2 1 0 1939 1947 1937–1938
1939–1940 		Dissolved in 1985 7th
District IV
Group A
Ulefoss
(defunct) 		Ulefoss Telemark 2 2 1 0 1947 1948 1939–1940
1947–1948 		4. divisjon
Telemark
10th
(2018) 		5th
District IV
Group B
Viggo Bergen Vestland 2 1 2 0 Never promoted 1939 1937–1939 5. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 1
9th 		5th
District VI
Birkebeineren Drammen Buskerud 1 1 1 0 1947 1948 1947–1948 4. divisjon
Buskerud
7th 		3rd
District II
Group A
Egersund Egersund Rogaland 1 1 1 0 1939 1947 1939–1940 1. divisjon
5th 		3rd
District V
Group B
(season abandoned)
Falken
(defunct) 		Trondheim Trøndelag 1 1 1 0 1947 1948 1947–1948 Defunct 4th
District VIII
Fjell
(defunct) 		Arendal Agder 1 1 1 0 1938 1939 1938–1939 Dissolved in 1945 6th
District V
Group A
Fredensborg
(defunct) 		Oslo Oslo 1 1 1 0 Never promoted 1938 1937–1938 Dissolved in 1980 2nd
District II
Group B
Halsen Larvik Vestfold 1 1 1 0 Never promoted 1938 1937–1938 6. divisjon
Vestfold
1st
(promoted) 		2nd
District II
Group B
Haugar Haugesund Rogaland 1 1 1 0 1980 1981 1981 4. divisjon
Rogaland
Group 2
6th 		11th
Holmestrand Holmestrand Vestfold 1 1 1 0 1938 1939 1938–1939 5. divisjon
Vestfold
3rd 		7th
District IV
Group B
Jerv Grimstad Agder 1 1 1 0 2021 2022 2022 2. divisjon
Group 1
4th 		16th
Kongsberg Kongsberg Buskerud 1 1 1 0 1947 1948 1947–1948 5. divisjon
Buskerud
3rd 		6th
District II
Group B
Kragerø
(defunct) 		Kragerø Telemark 1 1 1 0 Never promoted 1938 1937–1938 Dissolved in 1945 6th
District V
Mesna
(defunct) 		Lillehammer Innlandet 1 1 1 0 1947 1948 1947–1948 Dissolved in 1969 7th
District III
Minde Bergen Vestland 1 1 1 0 Never promoted 1938 1937–1938 5. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 1
4th 		6th
District VI
Moelven Moelv Innlandet 1 1 1 0 Never promoted 1938 1937–1938 6. divisjon
Indre Østland
Group 6
5th 		7th
District III
Nessegutten Levanger Trøndelag 1 1 1 0 1947 1948 1947–1948 6. divisjon
Trøndelag
Group 2
8th 		7th
District VIII
Nordnes Bergen Vestland 1 1 1 0 1953 1954 1953–1954 6. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 3
8th 		8th
Group A
Nymark Bergen Vestland 1 1 1 0 1947 1948 1947–1948 4. divisjon
Hordaland
Group 2
9th 		6th
District VI
Orkanger Orkanger Trøndelag 1 1 1 0 Never promoted 1938 1937–1938 5. divisjon
Trøndelag
Group 2
1st
(promoted) 		7th
District VIII
Os Bjørnafjorden Vestland 1 1 1 0 1974 1975 1975 3. divisjon
Group 4
4th 		12th
Skreia Østre Toten Innlandet 1 1 1 0 1938 1939 1938–1939 4. divisjon
Indre Østland
2nd 		7th
District III
Slemmestad Asker Akershus 1 1 1 0 1947 1948 1947–1948 5. divisjon
Buskerud
10th 		7th
District II
Group B
Solberg Drammen Buskerud 1 1 1 0 1939 1947 1939–1940 5. divisjon
Buskerud
11th 		7th
District II
Group A
(season abandoned)
Sprint-Jeløy Moss Østfold 1 1 1 0 1947 1948 1947–1948 4. divisjon
Østfold
3rd 		6th
District I
Tistedalen Halden Østfold 1 1 1 0 1938 1939 1938–1939 5. divisjon
Østfold
12th 		7th
District I
Veblungsnes
(defunct) 		Veblungsnes Møre og Romsdal 1 1 1 0 Never promoted 1938 1937–1938 Dissolved in 2011 6th
District VII
Verdal Verdalsøra Trøndelag 1 1 1 0 1938 1939 1938–1939 4. divisjon
Trøndelag
Group 1
10th 		7th
District VIII
Vikersund Modum Buskerud 1 1 1 0 1939 1947 1939–1940 6. divisjon
Buskerud
Group 1
5th 		7th
District II
Group B
(season abandoned)

Maps

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

Teams from Northern Norway
Teams from Trøndelag
Teams from Møre og Romsdal
Teams from Vestland
Teams from Rogaland
Teams from Agder


Kragerø
Ulefoss
Porsgrunn
Skien
Porsgrunn teams:
Pors
Urædd

Skien teams:
Borg
Odd
Skien
Skiens Grane
Teams from Telemark
Teams from Vestfold
Berger
Birkebeineren
Geithus
Vikersund
Drammen
Teams from Buskerud
Kapp
Skreia
Gjøvik
Hamar
Lillehammer
Gjøvik teams:
Gjøvik-Lyn
Vardal

Hamar teams:
Hamar
HamKam

Lillehammer teams:
Fremad
Mesna
Teams from Innlandet
Teams from Akershus
Teams from Østfold
Fredensborg
Gjøa
Nordre Åsen Stadion
Nordre Åsen Stadion teams:
Sandaker
Skeid
Teams from Oslo

References

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