The 2011

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was the 67th completed season of top division

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. The competition began on 20 March 2011 and ended on 27 November 2011. Rosenborg were the defending champions, having secured their twenty-second League Championship on 24 October 2010.

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, Sarpsborg 08 and

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entered as the three promoted teams from the 2010 1. divisjon. They replaced

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and

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who were relegated to the 2011 1. divisjon.

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won their first ever Eliteserien title with two games to spare. Molde's 58 points was a record low for an Eliteserien champion in the current 16-team system. The fastest goal in Norwegian top division history was scored this season on 15 April by Erik Mjelde in a 3–3 draw between his side Brann and

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Overview

At the end of the season, Sarpsborg 08 and

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were relegated to the 2012 1. divisjon, due to having finished in the bottom two positions in the standings. There was no two-legged promotion play-offs this season. On 30 October 2011,

became champions with two games to spare after their only remaining challenger, Rosenborg, lost 3–6 to Brann in the 28th round of the series. The trophy was their first ever league championship.

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season, and the three teams promoted from

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. The promoted teams were

, Sarpsborg 08 and

. This was Sarpsborg 08's first top-flight season, while Sogndal and Fredrikstad returned to the top flight after an absence of six years and one season respectively. They replaced

(returning after their debut season in the first tier),

(relegated after a season's presence) and

(relegated after two years in the top flight).

Stadiums and locations

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

Managerial changes

League table

Positions by round

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

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Discipline

Player

*Most yellow cards: 10 ** Fegor Ogude (Vålerenga) *Most red cards: 1 **21 players

Club

*Most yellow cards: 59 **Vålerenga *Most red cards: 4 **Fredrikstad **Lillestrøm

Attendances

Awards

Annual awards

Goalkeeper of the Year

The Goalkeeper of the Year awarded to Espen Bugge Pettersen (

)

Defender of the Year

The Defender of the Year awarded to Even Hovland (

)

Midfielder of the Year

The Midfielder of the Year awarded to Michael Barrantes ( Aalesunds)

Striker of the Year

The Striker of the Year awarded to

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Coach of the Year

The Coach of the Year awarded to

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References

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