2020 Eliteserien
Season | 2020 |
---|---|
Dates | 16 June – 22 December |
Champions | Bodø/Glimt 1st title |
Relegated | Aalesund Start |
Champions League | Bodø/Glimt |
Europa Conference League | Molde Vålerenga Rosenborg |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 758 (3.16 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kasper Junker (27 goals) |
Biggest home win | Bodø/Glimt 7–0 Aalesund (8 November 2020) |
Biggest away win | Start 0–5 Odd (27 June 2020) Aalesund 1–6 Bodø/Glimt (12 July 2020) |
Highest scoring | Kristiansund 7–2 Aalesund (21 June 2020) |
Longest winning run | 10 matches Bodø/Glimt[1] |
Longest unbeaten run | 20 matches Bodø/Glimt[1] |
Longest winless run | 13 matches Strømsgodset[1] |
Longest losing run | 9 matches Aalesund[1] |
Average attendance | 295 ![]() |
← 2019 2021 → All statistics correct as of 9 November 2020. |
The 2020 Eliteserien was the 76th season of top-tier football in Norway. This was fourth season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen.
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sarpsborg 08 | ![]() | Signed by Lillestrøm | 1 January 2020[10] | Pre-season | ![]() | 13 January 2020[11] | Pre-season |
Vålerenga | ![]() | Signed by New York City | 6 January 2020[12] | ![]() | 31 January 2020[13] | ||
Odd | ![]() | Signed by Vålerenga | 31 January 2020[13] | ![]() | 11 March 2020[14] | ||
Rosenborg | ![]() | Mutual consent | 26 June 2020[15] | 12th | ![]() | 21 July 2020[16] | |
Brann | ![]() | Mutual consent | 1 August 2020[17] | 8th | ![]() | 8 August 2020[18] | 7 |
Aalesund | ![]() | Sacked | 23 August 2020[19] | 16th | ![]() | 25 August 2020[20] | 16 |
Rosenborg | ![]() | End of caretaker spell | 1 September 2020 | 4th | ![]() | 1 September 2020 | 4 |
Transfers
[edit]Winter
[edit]Summer
[edit]League table
[edit]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 |
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
[edit]Relegation playoffs
[edit]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.
Mjøndalen IF won 3–2 and maintained their position in the Eliteserien; Sogndal Fotball stayed in the 1. divisjon.
Season statistics
[edit]- As of 19 December 2020
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[22] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Bodø/Glimt | 27 |
2 | ![]() | Kristiansund | 25 |
3 | ![]() | Bodø/Glimt | 19 |
4 | ![]() | Viking | 16 |
5 | ![]() | Odd | 15 |
6 | ![]() | Bodø/Glimt | 14 |
7 | ![]() | Molde | 13 |
8 | ![]() | Rosenborg | 12 |
![]() | Molde | ||
![]() | Bodø/Glimt | ||
![]() | Rosenborg |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Bodø/Glimt | Haugesund | 6–1 (H) | 21 June 2020 |
![]() | Kristiansund | Aalesund | 7–2 (H) | 21 June 2020 |
![]() | Odd | Vålerenga | 4–1 (H) | 24 June 2020 |
![]() | Bodø/Glimt | Brann | 5–0 (H) | 5 July 2020 |
![]() | Vålerenga | Brann | 5–1 (H) | 13 September 2020 |
![]() | Brann | Aalesund | 3–1 (H) | 28 November 2020 |
![]() | Bodø/Glimt | Haugesund | 0–4 (A) | 9 December 2020 |
![]() | Odd | Kristiansund | 4–3 (A) | 9 December 2020 |
![]() | Strømsgodset | Odd | 1–3 (A) | 19 December 2020 |
![]() | Haugesund | Kristiansund | 1–3 (A) | 22 December 2020 |
Clean sheets
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[23] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Sarpsborg 08 | 10 |
![]() | Sandefjord | ||
3 | ![]() | Stabæk | 9 |
4 | ![]() | Vålerenga | 8 |
![]() | Odd | ||
6 | ![]() | Molde | 7 |
![]() | Bodø/Glimt | ||
![]() | Mjøndalen | ||
![]() | Haugesund | ||
10 | ![]() | Rosenborg | 5 |
Discipline
[edit]Player
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 9[22]
Niklas Gunnarsson (Strømsgodset)
- Most red cards: 2[22]
Alexander Betten Hansen (Mjøndalen)
Ipalibo Jack (Strømsgodset)
Club
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 69[24]
- Aalesund
- Most red cards: 3[24]
- Mjøndalen
- Molde
- Sandefjord
- Vålerenga
Awards
[edit]Annual awards
[edit]Award[25] | Winner | Club |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year | ![]() | Bodø/Glimt |
Young Player of the Year | ![]() | Bodø/Glimt |
Manager of the Year | ![]() | Bodø/Glimt |
Goal of the Year | ![]() | Stabæk |
League attendances
[edit]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.
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