2017 Eliteserien

The season began on 1 April 2017 and ended on 26 November 2017, not including play-off matches.

[1] Rosenborg were the defending champions, while Kristiansund and Sandefjord entered as the promoted teams from the 2016 1. divisjon.

[2] On 28 August 2016, the Football Association of Norway (NFF) and Norsk Toppfotball announced a rebrand; beginning with the 2017 season, the competition was known simply as Eliteserien, without any sponsor's name attached.

Rosenborg were the defending champions, while Kristiansund and Sandefjord entered as the promoted teams from the 2016 1. divisjon.

They replaced Bodø/Glimt and Start ending their top flight spells of three and four years respectively.

Rosenborgs's Nicklas Bendtner became the Eliteserien top scorer after scoring 19 goals.
André Hansen of Rosenborg kept 11 clean sheets in 2017, one less than Haugesund's Per Kristian Bråtveit.