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The 2015
Tippeligaen Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion ...
was the 71st completed season of top-tier
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in
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. The competition began on 6 April 2015, one week later than in the previous season. A short summer-break in June was scheduled between the rounds played on 12 July and 26 July, and the decisive match was played on 8 November 2015.
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were the defending champions.
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,
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and
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joined as the promoted clubs from the
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. They replaced Brann,
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and
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who were relegated to the 2015 1. divisjon.


Teams

The league was contested by 16 teams: the 13 best teams of the 2014 season; the two teams who won direct promotion from the
2014 1. divisjon The 2014 1. divisjon was a Norway, Norwegian second-tier association football, football league season. The league was contested by 16 teams, and the top two teams won promotion to Tippeligaen, while the teams placed from third to sixth place play ...
,
Sandefjord Sandefjord () is a city and the most populous municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The municipality of Sandefjord was established on 1 January 1838. The municipality of Sandar was merged into Sandefjord on 1 January 1969. On 1 ...
and
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; and
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, who won the promotion/relegation play-off finals against Brann.


Stadia and locations

:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''


Personnel and kits


Managerial changes


League table


Positions by round


Relegation play-offs


Final

The 14th-placed team,
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, took part in a two-legged play-off against Jerv, the winners of the 2015 1. divisjon
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, to decide who would play in the
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. ''Start won 4–2 on aggregate and retained their place in the
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; Jerv remained in the
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.''


Results


Season statistics


Top scorers


Hat-tricks

;Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team


Top assists


Discipline


Player

*Most yellow cards: 8 ** Michael Christensen (Start) *Most red cards: 1 **25 players


Club

*Most yellow cards: 52 **Sandefjord *Most red cards: 3 **Lillestrøm **Molde


Attendances


Awards


Annual awards


References

{{2015–16 in European football (UEFA) Eliteserien seasons 1
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Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...