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The 2017
Eliteserien
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was the 73rd completed season of top-tier football
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in Norway
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. The season began on 1 April 2017 and ended on 26 November 2017, not including play-off matches. This was first season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen. Rosenborg were the defending champions, while Kristiansund
Kristiansund (, ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a municipality on the western coast of Norway in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of ...
and 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 ...
entered as the promoted teams from the 2016 1. divisjon.
The 2017 season saw the name of the league change from Tippeligaen (named after sponsor Norsk Tipping
Norsk Tipping is a Norwegian gambling company headquartered in Hamar, Norway. Founded in 1948, Norsk Tipping is owned by the Norwegian government and administered by the Norwegian Ministry of Culture. The company offers a wide range of lottery ...
) to Eliteserien, a non-sponsor affiliated name controlled by the Football Association of Norway
The Norwegian Football Federation ( nb, Norges Fotballforbund, nn, Noregs Fotballforbund; NFF) is the governing body of football in Norway. It was formed in 1902 and organises the men's and women's national teams, as well as the league systems f ...
. Rosenborg won their third consecutive title and 25th top-flight title overall, with two games to spare. Rosenborg conceded only 20 goals during the season, a league record.
Overview
Rebranding
On 28 August 2016, the Football Association of Norway (NFF) andNorsk Toppfotball
Norsk Toppfotball (NTF) is an interest organization for the 16 Norwegian Premier League and 16 Adeccoligaen clubs in Norway. The organization was previously known as Serieforeningen av 1972 (SF-72),Rosenborg won their third consecutive title and 25th top-flight title overall. Rosenborg were the defending champions, while
(A) – Away team
Kristiansund
Kristiansund (, ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a municipality on the western coast of Norway in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of ...
and 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 ...
entered as the promoted teams from the 2016 1. divisjon.
Rosenborg won the league with two games to spare. Aalesund and Viking
Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...
were relegated directly. Fourteenth-finishers Sogndal
Sogndal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Hermansverk is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality. Other villages i ...
were relegated after losing the play-off
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final to Ranheim
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.
Teams
Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the 1. divisjon. The promoted teams wereKristiansund
Kristiansund (, ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a municipality on the western coast of Norway in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of ...
(first season in the top-flight) and 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 ...
, (returning to the top flight after a season's absence). They replaced Bodø/Glimt and Start
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*Takeoff, the phase of flight where an aircraft transitions from moving along the ground to flying through the air
* Starting lineup in sports
*Standing start, and rolling start, in an auto race
Acronyms
*St ...
ending their top flight spells of three and four years respectively.
Stadia and locations
:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Transfers
Winter
Summer
League table
Positions by round
Relegation play-offs
The 14th-placed team, Sogndal took part in a two-legged play-off againstRanheim
Ranheim is a neighbourhood in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Østbyen. The neighbourhood approximately to the east of the centre of Trondheim. It comprises Olderdalen, Væretrøa, Reppe, and ...
, the winners of the 1. divisjon promotion play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2018 Eliteserien
The 2018 Eliteserien was the 74th completed season of top-tier football in Norway. This was second season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen.
The season began on 11 March and ended 24 November 2018, not including play-off matches. Fixt ...
.
''1–1 on aggregate. Ranheim won 5–4 on penalties.''
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
;Notes (H) – Home team(A) – Away team
Top assists
Clean sheets
Discipline
Player
*Most yellow cards: 7 **Flamur Kastrati
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Kastrati is of Kosovar-Albanian descent and grew up in Norway. He has represented Norway at youth ...
(Sandefjord)
** Kaj Ramsteijn
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Club career
Kaj Ramsteijn started at the age of 10 in the Feyenoord youth academy, coming over from DWO Zoetermeer ...
(Aalesund)
*Most red cards: 2
** Andreas Albech (Sarpsborg 08)
** Victor Demba Bindia (Sandefjord)
Club
*Most yellow cards: 54 **Sandefjord *Most red cards: 4 **VikingAttendances
Awards
References
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Norway
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