List of Eliteserien clubs

The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Eliteserien since its establishment as a one-group top flight in 1963 to the current season. 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). For the 'Top Scorer' column, those in bold still play in the Eliteserien for the club shown. Eliteserien teams playing in the 2020 season are indicated in bold.

As of the end of the 2019 season, a total of 47 teams have played in the Eliteserien since 1963.

Table

As of before the 2020 season

Club	Location	Total seasons	Total spells	Longest spell	Most recent promotion	Most recent relegation	Seasons	Most recent finish	Highest finish	Top scorer
Aalesund	Ålesund	13	4	11	2019	2017	2003 2005 2007–17 2020–	1. divisjon 1st (promoted)	4th	Tor Hogne Aarøy (44)
Bodø/Glimt	Bodø	24	5	13	2017	2016	1977–1980 1993–2005 2008–2009 2014–2016 2018–	2nd	2nd	Stig Johansen (85)
Brann	Bergen	49	7	28	2015	2014	1963 1967–1979 1981 1983 1985 1987–2014 2016–	9th	1st	Thorstein Helstad (89)
Bryne	Bryne	17	2	13	1999	2003	1976–1988 2000–2003	2. divisjon Gr. 1 10th	2nd	Arne Larsen Økland (59)
Djerv 1919	Haugesund	1	1	1	1987	1988	1988	3. divisjon Gr. 4 3rd	12th (relegated)	Kåre Langesæther, Asbjørn Helgeland, Karl Erik Karlsen (3)
Eik-Tønsberg	Tønsberg	3	1	3	1982	1985	1983–1985	4. divisjon Gr. Vestfold 3rd	5th	Tom Antonsen (22)
Fredrikstad	Fredrikstad	25	6	11	2003	2012	1963–1973 1975–1976 1980–1982 1984 2004–2009 2011–2012	2. divisjon Gr. 1 3rd	2nd	Per Kristoffersen (60)
Frigg	Oslo (Majorstua)	8	3	6	1972	1973	1963–1968 1971 1973	3. divisjon Gr. 2 8th	4th	Steinar Johannessen (26)
Fyllingen (defunct)	Bergen (Fyllingsdalen)	3	2	2	1992	1993	1990–1991 1993	3. divisjon Gr. 7 2nd (2011)	7th	Asbjørn Helgeland (19)
Gjøvik-Lyn	Gjøvik	1	1	1	1961–62	1963	1963	3. divisjon Gr. 5 3rd	10th	Erik Johansen (8)
HamKam	Hamar	21	8	5	2007	2008	1970–1974 1976–1977 1979 1981–1983 1986–1987 1992–1995 2004–2006 2008	1. divisjon 10th	3rd	Stein Karlsen (46)
Haugar	Haugesund	1	1	1	1980	1981	1981	5. divisjon Rogaland IV 3rd	11th	Peter Osborne (7)
Haugesund	Haugesund	13	4	10	2009	2005	1997–1998 2000 2005 2010–	7th	4th	Nikola Đurđić, Christian Gytkjær (36)
Hødd	Ulsteinvik	6	3	4	1994	1995	1966 1969–1972 1995	2. divisjon Gr. 1 7th	8th	Kjetil Hasund (47)
Hønefoss	Hønefoss	3	2	2	2011	2013	2010 2012–2013	3. divisjon Gr. 6 4th	13th	Riku Riski (20)
Kongsvinger	Kongsvinger	18	2	17	2009	2010	1983–1999 2010	1. divisjon 5th	2nd	Cato Holtet (46)
Kristiansund	Kristiansund	3	1	3	2016	Never relegated	2017–	6th	5th	Daouda Bamba (14)
Lillestrøm	Lillestrøm	45	1	45	1974	2019	1975–2019	14th (relegated)	1st	Arild Sundgot (109)[1]
Lisleby	Fredrikstad	1	1	1	1965	1966	1966	5. divisjon Østfold 1st (promoted)	9th	Kai Nilsen (9)
Lyn	Oslo	26	7	9	2000	2009	1963–1969 1971–1973 1978 1980–1981 1991–1993 1997 2001–2009	3. divisjon Gr. 2 6th	1st	Ola Dybwad-Olsen (69)
Mjølner	Narvik	2	2	1	1988	1989	1972 1989	2. divisjon Gr. 2 14th (relegated)	12th	Stein Berg Johansen (11)
Mjøndalen	Nedre Eiker	15	7	6	2018	2015	1972–1977 1979 1982–1983 1985–1987 1992 2015 2019–	13th	2nd	Egil Solberg (70)
Molde	Molde	41	6	12	2007	2006	1974–1978 1980 1982 1984–1993 1995–2006 2008–	1st	1st	Magne Hoseth (84)
Moss	Moss	19	4	9	1997	2002	1977–1985 1987–1990 1996 1998–2002	2. divisjon Gr. 1 8th	1st	Geir Henæs (78)
Odd	Skien	23	3	11	2008	2007	1965–1967 1999–2007 2009–	4th	2nd	Frode Johnsen (64)
Os	Os, Hordaland	1	1	1	1974	1975	1975	3. divisjon Gr. 4 11th	12th	Svein Gunnar Rein (6)
Pors	Porsgrunn	1	1	1	1969	1970	1970	3. divisjon Gr. 3 7th	10th	Rolf Nilsen, Basse Hansen, Thorbjørn Gravklev, Øystein Numme (2)
Ranheim	Trondheim (Ranheim)	2	1	2	2017	2019	2018–2019	16th (relegated)	7th	Michael Karlsen (15)
Raufoss	Raufoss	3	2	2	1972	1974	1964 1973–1974	1. divisjon 11th	10th	Harry Karlsen (16)
Rosenborg	Trondheim	52	2	41	1978	1977	1967–1977 1979–	3rd	1st	Harald Martin Brattbakk (151)
Sandefjord	Sandefjord	7	5	2	2016	2018	2006–2007 2009–2010 2015 2017–2018 2020–	1. divisjon 2nd (promoted)	8th	Erik Mjelde (21)
Sandefjord BK	Sandefjord	2	1	2	1963	1965	1964–1965	4. divisjon Vestfold 7th	7th	Bjørn Johannessen, Jens Møller (6)
Sandnes Ulf	Sandnes	3	1	3	2011	2014	2012–2014	1. divisjon 9th	13th	Christian Gytkjær (19)
Sarpsborg 08	Sarpsborg	8	2	7	2012	2011	2011 2013–	12th	3rd	Patrick Mortensen (32)
Sarpsborg FK	Sarpsborg	11	2	10	1973	1974	1963–1972 1974	4. divisjon Østfold 10th	3rd	Martin Kjølholdt, Knut Spydevold (36)
Skeid	Oslo	18	5	8	1998	1999	1963–1970 1972–1975 1978–1980 1996–1997 1999	1. divisjon 15th (relegated)	1st	Pål Sætrang (62)
Sogndal	Sogndal	18	8	4	2015	2017	1982 1988–1989 1991–1992 1994 1997–1998 2001–2004 2011–2014 2016–2017	1. divisjon 6th	6th	Håvard Flo (46)
Stabæk	Bærum	23	3	10	2013	2012	1995–2004 2006–2012 2014–	8th	1st	Daniel Nannskog (62)
Start	Kristiansand	36	10	15	2019	2018	1969 1973–1987 1989–1996 2000 2002 2005–2007 2009–2011 2013–2016 2018 2020–	1. divisjon 3rd (promoted)	1st	Svein Mathisen (106)
Steinkjer	Steinkjer	5	3	3	1977	1978	1963 1965–1967 1978	3. divisjon Gr. 5 14th (relegated)	4th	Olav Håkon Blengsli (46)
Strindheim	Trondheim	2	2	1	1994	1995	1984 1995	3. divisjon Gr. 5 2nd	12th	Gøran Sørloth (8)
Strømmen	Strømmen	2	2	1	1987	1988	1986 1988	1. divisjon 13th	11th	Tore Kallstad (13)
Strømsgodset	Drammen	31	6	13	2006	2001	1967–1976 1990–1991 1994 1996–1999 2001 2007–	11th	1st	Steinar Pettersen (85)
Tromsø	Tromsø	32	3	16	2014	2019	1986–2001 2003–2013 2015–2019	15th (relegated)	2nd	Sigurd Rushfeldt (99)
Vålerenga	Oslo	46	6	18	2001	2000	1963–1968 1974–1975 1977–1990 1994–1996 1998–2000 2002–	10th	1st	Morten Berre (61)
Vard Haugesund	Haugesund	1	1	1	1975	1976	1976	3. divisjon Gr. 4 1st (promoted)	12th	Arne Larsen Økland (11)
Viking	Stavanger	52	3	29	2018	2017	1963–1965 1968–1986 1989–2017 2019–	5th	1st	Trygve Johannessen (66)

References

1. Nystrøm, Kjell. "LSK's målscorere 1917 - 2018". lskhistorikk.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.