Viking Stay in the Hunt with 44 Points After 19 Matchdays
Defending champions Viking FK remain firmly in contention for back-to-back Eliteserien titles, sitting second in the table with 44 points after 19 matches. Three points separate them from pace-setters Bodø/Glimt, with the next home fixture at Lyse Arena coming against Kristiansund BK on 13 September.
Title Defence on Track
Viking FK, the reigning Eliteserien champions, are having a superb 2026 campaign. After 19 matchdays, the Stavanger side sit second in the table with 44 points — the product of 14 wins, 2 draws and just 3 defeats — and a goal difference of +24 with 43 goals scored and only 19 conceded.
Leading the individual scoring charts this season is Amin Chiakha, who has netted 11 Eliteserien goals so far, making him the division's top marksman.
Chasing Bodø/Glimt
Despite their impressive numbers, Viking find themselves three points behind Bodø/Glimt, who top the table on 47 points after 19 games. The northern club have been relentless — 15 wins, a goal difference of +34 — and currently hold pole position for a Champions League play-off round berth.
Viking's second-place standing still guarantees entry to the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, a remarkable achievement for the club and a sign of just how far the Stavanger outfit have come under their current project.
A Tough Friday on the Road
The most recent fixture took Viking to Sandefjord on Friday, 4 September, a match listed on the schedule but for which a result had not yet been confirmed at the time of writing. Before that trip, the squad was still carrying the bruise of a 2–1 defeat away at Rosenborg on 14 August — a rare stumble in what has otherwise been a dominant run of form.
Lyse Arena Awaits Kristiansund
Attention now turns to Lyse Arena, where Viking host Kristiansund BK on Sunday, 13 September (kick-off 14:30 local time). With the title race heating up, the Stavanger faithful will be expecting nothing less than three points on home turf as the club looks to close the gap on Bodø/Glimt at the top of the Eliteserien table.
