2013 IK Start season

Start

2013 season
Chairman	Magne Kristiansen
Manager	Mons Ivar Mjelde
Stadium	Sør Arena
Tippeligaen	9th
Norwegian Cup	Quarter-finals vs Lillestrøm
Top goalscorer	League: Matthías Vilhjálmsson (11) All: Matthías Vilhjálmsson (14)
Highest home attendance	6,737 vs Vålerenga 19 April 2013
Lowest home attendance	2,150 vs Stabæk 19 June 2013
Average home league attendance	5,825
Home colours Away colours

The Norwegian football club IK Start returned to the top league Tippeligaen for the 2013 season. It was their second full season with Mons Ivar Mjelde as manager, and they finished the season in 9th place. They also took part in the Norwegian Cup, reaching the quarter-finals stage before being beaten by Lillestrøm.

Squad

As of 1 February 2013.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  NOR Håkon Opdal 2 DF  NOR Glenn Andersen 4 DF  NOR Birger Madsen 5 DF  FIN Markus Heikkinen 6 MF  SEN Babacar Sarr 8 FW  NOR Espen Hoff 9 FW  GHA Ernest Asante 10 MF  NGA Solomon Owello 11 FW  CRC Jorge Alejandro Castro 14 MF  NOR Espen Børufsen 15 DF  CRC Bismark Acosta

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  NOR Christian Tveit 17 MF  ISL Guðmundur Kristjánsson 18 FW  ISL Matthías Vilhjálmsson 19 DF  NOR Alain Delgado 21 FW  NOR Henrik Dahlum 22 MF  NOR Sondre Tronstad 26 DF  NOR Jesper Mathisen 28 DF  NOR Rolf Daniel Vikstøl 30 GK  NOR Terje Reinertsen 31 FW  NOR Joachim Eriksen 33 DF  NOR Amin Nouri

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2012–13

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 6 MF  SEN Babacar Sarr (from Selfoss)[2]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 5 MF  NGA Oladapo Olufemi (to Shooting Stars)[3] 7 MF  NOR Fredrik Strømstad (to Tigerberget)[4] 15 GK  NOR Arild Østbø (loan return to Viking) 20 FW  USA Villyan Bijev (loan return to Liverpool) 24 DF  NOR Steinar Pedersen (Retired)

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2013

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF  FIN Markus Heikkinen (from Rapid Wien)[5]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2013 Tippeligaen

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	10	8	12	43	46	−3	38	5	5	5	25	23	+2	5	3	7	18	23	−5

Results

Start v Hønefoss

17 March 2013 1	Start	3–2	Hønefoss	Kristiansand
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mathisen 13'  28' Vilhjálmsson 23' Hoff 33' (pen.)	Summary	Mats André Kaland 54' Riski  55' Mora 63' Groven  75'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,729 Referee: Dag Hafsås

Start v Tromsø

6 April 2013 2	Start	2–2	Tromsø	Kristiansand
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hoff 56' (pen.) Kristjánsson 78'	Summary	Koppinen 72' Moldskred 74'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 5,712 Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen

Rosenborg v Start

12 April 2013 3	Rosenborg	1–1	Start	Trondheim
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Elyounoussi 8' Bille Nielsen  65'	Summary	Kristjánsson  45' Mathisen  52' Bismark Acosta  65' Owello  67' Børufsen 87'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 15,662 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Start v Vålerenga

19 April 2013 4	Start	1–0	Vålerenga	Kristiansand
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vikstøl  40' Asante 74'	Summary	Aaron Samuel Olanare  71' Zajić  82' Berre  84'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 6,737 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Haugesund v Start

24 April 2013 5	Haugesund	3–2	Start	Haugesund
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gytkjær 34', 51' Andreassen 46' Eirik Mæland  52'	Summary	Castro 45', 77' Nouri  74'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 4,648 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

Lillestrøm v Start

27 April 2013 6	Lillestrøm	3–2	Start	Lillestrøm
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pálmason 25' Moen 54' (pen.) Helstad 56'	Summary	Castro 22' Vilhjálmsson 41'  63' Babacar Sarr  47'  75' Opdal  53' Owello  70'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 4,765 Referee: Anders Johansen

Start v Molde

6 May 2013 7	Start	1–1	Molde	Kristiansand
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Castro 43' Kristjánsson  88'	Summary	Moström  5' 45' Hoseth  25'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 5,612 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Brann v Start

9 May 2013 8	Brann	2–0	Start	Bergen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Korcsmár  17' Sokolowski 19' Askar 52'	Summary	Andersen  31' Hoff  34' Bismark Acosta  41'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,702 Referee: Dag Hafsås

Start v Viking

12 May 2013 9	Start	1–2	Viking	Kristiansand
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hoff 26' Kristjánsson  57'	Summary	Sigurðsson  33' Olsen 45' Ørnskov  71' Skogseid  80' Babacar Sarr 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 6,360 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

Odd v Start

16 May 2013 10	Odd	0–1	Start	Skien
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Vikstøl 60' Børufsen  67'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 6,397 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Start v Strømsgodset

20 May 2013 11	Start	0–6	Strømsgodset	Kristiansand
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Adjei-Boateng 7'  85' Johansen 11' Storbæk 18' Andersen 38' (o.g.) Diomande 54' Horn  59' Ibrahim  63' Gustav Wikheim 90'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 6,001 Referee: Per Staberg

Sogndal v Start

26 May 2013 12	Sogndal	1–1	Start	Sogndal
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Karadas 33'  80'	Summary	Bismark Acosta  13' Vilhjálmsson 69' Kristjánsson  80'	Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Kjetil Sælen

Sarpsborg 08 v Start

22 June 2013 13	Sarpsborg 08	2–1	Start	Sarpsborg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hoås 9' Brink 47'	Summary	Asante 53'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 3,336 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Start v Aalesund

30 June 2013 14	Start	2–2	Aalesund	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Asante 49' Vilhjálmsson 61'	Summary	Ulvestad 34' Larsen 38'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 5,295 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle

Sandnes Ulf v Start

7 July 2013 15	Sandnes Ulf	3 1	Start	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sola 28', 63' Høiland 54'	Summary	Hoff 11'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 2,241 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Start v Brann

13 July 2013 16	Start	3–3	Brann	Kristiansand
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vikstøl 3' Asante 24' Kristjánsson 76' Owello  90+5'	Summary	Pusic 8' Andersen 47' (o.g.) Larsen 71'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 6,214 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Viking v Start

28 July 2013 17	Viking	3–0	Start	Stavanger
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sigurðsson 6' Bjørdal 44' Sulimani 70'	Summary		Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 9,534 Referee: Kjetil Sælen

Start v Odd

3 August 2013 18	Start	0–1	Odd	Kristiansand
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Jensen 35'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,855 Referee: Omar Rafiq

Vålerenga v Start

11 August 2013 19	Vålerenga	1–3	Start	Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lecjaks 90+1'	Summary	Castro 26' Acosta 40' Tronstad 81'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 8,553 Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen

Start v Haugesund

18 August 2013 20	Start	1–2	Haugesund	Kristiansand
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Castro 76'	Summary	Mathisen 40' Gytkjær 42'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 5,628 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Aalesund v Start

25 August 2013 21	Aalesund	1–1	Start	Ålesund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Barrantes 73'	Summary	Heikkinen 77'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 8,657 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Start v Sandnes Ulf

1 September 2013 22	Start	7–0	Sandnes Ulf	Kristiansand
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Vikstøl 8' Vilhjálmsson 32', 48', 58' Asante 54' Hoff 72' Acosta 79'	Summary		Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,982 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Hønefoss v Start

15 September 2013 23	Hønefoss	0–1	Start	Hønefoss
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Heikkinen 50'	Stadium: Aka Arena Attendance: 2,909 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Start v Sogndal

22 September 2013 24	Start	2–0	Sogndal	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vilhjálmsson 28', 48'	Summary		Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 10,345 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Tromsø v Start

29 September 2013 25	Tromsø	2–3	Start	Tromsø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ondrášek 67' Nystrøm 71'	Summary	Hoff 40' Acosta 48' Vilhjálmsson 62'	Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 6,033 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Start v Sarpsborg 08

6 October 2013 26	Start	1–1	Sarpsborg 08	Kristiansand
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Vilhjálmsson 46'	Summary	Ernemann 60'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 6,884 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Start v Rosenborg

19 October 2013 27	Start	0–1	Rosenborg	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Svensson 84'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 7,013 Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen

Strømsgodset v Start

27 October 2013 28	Strømsgodset	1–0	Start	Drammen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kovács 82'	Summary		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 6,577 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Start v Lillestrøm

3 November 2013 29	Start	1–0	Lillestrøm	Kristiansand
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mathisen 6'	Summary		Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 6,380 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerund

Molde v Start

10 November 2013 30	Molde	0–1	Start	Molde
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Summary	Asante 49'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,906 Referee: Martin Lundby

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Odd	30	11	7	12	43	39	+4	40
8	Brann	30	11	6	13	46	46	0	39
9	Start	30	10	8	12	43	46	−3	38
10	Lillestrøm	30	9	9	12	37	44	−7	36
11	Vålerenga	30	10	6	14	41	50	−9	36

Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2013 Norwegian Football Cup

Vigør v Start

16 April 2013 First Round	Vigør	0–2	Start	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Vilhjálmsson 9' Atle Brattum 38' (o.g.)	Stadium: Hellemyr kunstgress Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Espen Larsen

Egersund v Start

1 May 2013 Second Round	Egersund	2–3	Start	Egersund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kim Robert Nyborg 9' Jan Eric Gløpstad 62'	Report	Vilhjálmsson 40' Hoff 76' Kristjánsson 87'	Stadium: Idrettsparken Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Jørn Voll

Flekkerøy v Start

30 May 2013 Third Round	Flekkerøy	1–2	Start	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dardan Dreshaj 27'	Summary	Castro 3' Vilhjálmsson 83'	Stadium: Flekkerøy stadion Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Tore Hansen

Start v Stabæk

19 June 2013 Fourth Round	Start	2–1	Stabæk	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Acosta 32' Jalasto 60' (o.g.)	Report	Brustad 37'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Start v Lillestrøm

4 July 2013 Quarter-finals	Start	0–1	Lillestrøm	Kristiansand
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Pálmason 71'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,135 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Squad statistics

As of 11 November 2013

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NOR	Håkon Opdal	33	0	30+0	0	3+0	0
2	DF	NOR	Glenn Andersen	27	0	22+1	0	4+0	0
5	DF	FIN	Markus Heikkinen	10	2	10+0	2	0+0	0
6	MF	SEN	Babacar Sarr	28	0	6+17	0	2+3	0
8	FW	NOR	Espen Hoff	33	7	27+2	6	3+1	1
9	FW	GHA	Ernest Asante	33	6	16+12	6	3+2	0
10	MF	NGA	Solomon Owello	30	0	26+1	0	3+0	0
11	FW	CRC	Jorge Castro	34	7	15+14	6	4+1	1
14	MF	NOR	Espen Børufsen	33	1	29+0	1	4+0	0
15	DF	CRC	Bismark Acosta	32	4	27+0	3	5+0	1
16	FW	NOR	Christian Tveit	16	0	2+10	0	0+4	0
17	MF	ISL	Guðmundur Kristjánsson	31	3	21+5	2	5+0	1
18	FW	ISL	Matthías Vilhjálmsson	34	14	25+4	11	5+0	3
21	FW	NOR	Henrik Dahlum	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
22	MF	NOR	Sondre Tronstad	11	1	4+5	1	1+1	0
25	DF	NOR	Alexander Jones	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
26	DF	NOR	Jesper Mathisen	24	2	22+1	2	1+0	0
28	DF	NOR	Rolf Daniel Vikstøl	33	2	28+0	2	5+0	0
30	GK	NOR	Terje Reinertsen	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
33	DF	NOR	Amin Nouri	25	0	20+1	0	4+0	0
34	MF	BIH	Omar Marković	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
35	MF	NOR	Jonas Kristensen	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Players away from Start on loan:
Players who left Start during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Tippeligaen	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	FW		18	Matthías Vilhjálmsson	11	3	14
2	FW		11	Jorge Castro	6	1	7
	FW		8	Espen Hoff	6	1	7
4	FW		9	Ernest Asante	6	0	6
5	DF		15	Bismark Acosta	3	1	4
6	DF		28	Rolf Daniel Vikstøl	3	0	3
	MF		17	Guðmundur Kristjánsson	2	1	3
8	DF		26	Jesper Mathisen	2	0	2
	DF		5	Markus Heikkinen	2	0	2
				Own Goal	0	2	2
11	MF		14	Espen Børufsen	1	0	1
	MF		22	Sondre Tronstad	1	0	1
				TOTALS	43	9	52

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup		Total
1		GK	Håkon Opdal	1	0	0	0	1	0
2		DF	Glenn Andersen	2	0	1	0	3	0
5		DF	Markus Heikkinen	1	0	0	0	1	0
6		MF	Babacar Sarr	4	1	2	0	6	1
8		FW	Espen Hoff	4	0	1	0	5	0
9		FW	Ernest Asante	0	0	1	0	1	0
10		MF	Solomon Owello	5	1	0	0	5	1
11		FW	Jorge Castro	1	0	0	0	1	0
14		MF	Espen Børufsen	3	0	1	0	4	0
15		DF	Bismark Acosta	7	0	0	0	7	0
17		MF	Guðmundur Kristjánsson	7	0	0	0	7	0
18		FW	Matthías Vilhjálmsson	3	0	0	0	3	0
26		DF	Jesper Mathisen	3	0	0	0	3	0
28		DF	Rolf Daniel Vikstøl	5	0	0	0	5	0
33		DF	Amin Nouri	1	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	47	2	6	0	53	2

Notes

References

1. "A-stallen 2012". ikstart.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
2. Sellevold, Terje (21 December 2012). "Babacar Sarr is the new Start Player". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 November 2013.
3. Euro pro Olufemi joins 3SC Archived November 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
4. "Fotball - Aftenposten". Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
5. Finsk rutine skal hjelpe Start Archived 2013-08-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)