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 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 Clubs labeled as "defunct" may be fully dissolved, or simply no longer active in football at a senior men's level.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

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

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

Bodø/Glimt

Mjølner

Tromsø

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Teams from Northern Norway

Trondheim

Trondheim teams:
Brage
Falken
Freidig
Kvik
Nationalkameratene
Ranheim
Rosenborg
Strindheim

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Teams from Trøndelag

Hødd

Molde

Veblungsnes

Kristiansund

Ålesund

Kristiansund teams:
Braatt
Clausenengen
Kristiansund BK
Kristiansund FK
Nordlandet

Ålesund teams:
Aalesund
Rollon

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Teams from Møre og Romsdal

Os

Sogndal

Voss

Bergen

Bergen teams:
Brann
Djerv
Fyllingen
Hardy
Minde
Nordnes
Nymark
Varegg
Viggo
Årstad

Teams from Vestland

Haugesund

Stavanger

Haugesund teams:
Djerv 1919
Haugar
Haugesund
Vard

Stavanger teams:
Brodd
Jarl
Stavanger
Viking

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Teams from Rogaland

Fjell

Kristiansand

Kristiansand teams:
Donn
Start

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Teams from Agder

Kragerø

Snøgg

Storm

Ulefoss

Porsgrunn

Skien

Porsgrunn teams:
Pors
Urædd

Skien teams:
Borg
Odd
Skien
Skiens Grane

Teams from Telemark

Larvik

Sandefjord

Tønsberg

Larvik teams:
Fram Larvik
Larvik Turn

Sandefjord teams:
Sandefjord BK
Sandefjord Fotball

Tønsberg teams:
Tønsberg-Kameratene
Tørsnberg Turn

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Teams from Vestfold