2021 Stabæk Fotball season

Stabæk

2021 season
Chairman	Espen Moe
Head coach	Jan Jönsson (until 4 July) Eirik Kjønø (from 9 July)
Stadium	Nadderud Stadion
Eliteserien	15th (relegated)
Norwegian Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Oliver Edvardsen (7) All: Oliver Edvardsen (7)
Home colours Away colours

The 2021 season is Stabæk Fotball's 98th season in existence and the club's 8th consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Stabæk Fotball participating in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

Players

First team squad

As of 27 October 2021[1][2]

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 Marius Amundsen Ulla 2 DF  DEN Kasper Pedersen 3 DF  NOR Yaw Ihle Amankwah (captain) 4 DF  NOR Simen Wangberg 5 DF  SVK Ivan Mesík (on loan from Nordsjælland) 6 MF  CIV Luc Kassi 7 FW  CIV Mathis Bolly (on loan from Molde) 8 MF  NOR Fredrik Haugen 9 FW  NOR Pål Alexander Kirkevold 10 MF  NOR Markus Solbakken 11 FW  NOR Kornelius Normann Hansen 12 GK  SWE Marcus Sandberg 14 MF  NOR Bernt Torgersen 15 DF  NOR Sturla Ottesen

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  NOR Martin Høyland 18 DF  NOR Jeppe Moe 19 DF  SWE Victor Wernersson (on loan from Mechelen) 20 MF  NOR Aleksander Andresen 22 MF  DEN Sammy Skytte 23 FW  NOR Oliver Valaker Edvardsen 24 MF  NOR Kaloyan Kostadinov 26 MF  POR Tomás Podstawski 27 DF  NOR Nicolas Pignatel Jenssen 29 DF  NOR Kristoffer Lassen Harrison 33 GK  NOR Viktor Gustavsen Engh 67 MF  BEL Tortol Lumanza 77 FW  NOR Fitim Azemi 80 MF  NOR Herman Geelmuyden

Out on loan

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 30 DF  NOR Peder Vogt (on loan at Asker until 31 December 2021)

No. Pos. Nation Player 88 FW  NOR Christopher Cheng (on loan at Strømmen until 31 December 2021)

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2020–21

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 4 DF  NOR Simen Wangberg (from Tromsø)[3] 7 MF  NOR Jesper Isaksen (loan return from Jerv)[4] 8 MF  KOS Herolind Shala (from Vålerenga)[5] 9 FW  UKR Oleksiy Khoblenko (on loan from Dnipro-1)[6] 10 MF  NOR Markus Solbakken (from Hamkam)[7] 25 FW  NGA Uche Great Sabastine (on loan from Kano Pillars)[8] 32 FW  NOR Antonio Nusa (promoted from junior squad)[9] 77 FW  NOR Fitim Azemi (loan return from Tromsø) 80 MF  NOR Herman Geelmuyden (from Jong PSV)[10]

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 2 DF  NOR Jørgen Olsen Øveraas (to Sandnes Ulf)[11] 4 DF  NOR Gustav Valsvik (loan return to Rosenborg)[12] 8 MF  NOR Emil Bohinen (to CSKA Moscow)[13] 9 FW  NED Darren Maatsen (to NAC)[14] 10 FW  SWE Marcus Antonsson (loan return to Malmö)[15] 20 FW  NOR Erik Botheim (loan return to Rosenborg)[16] 88 FW  NOR Christopher Cheng (on loan to Strømmen)[17]

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2021

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 2 DF  DEN Kasper Pedersen (from Esbjerg)[18] 5 DF  SVK Ivan Mesík (on loan from Nordsjælland)[19] 7 FW  CIV Mathis Bolly (on loan from Molde)[20] 8 MF  NOR Fredrik Haugen (from AEK Larnaca) 9 FW  NOR Pål Alexander Kirkevold (from Hobro)[21] 16 MF  NOR Martin Høyland (from Grorud)[22] 19 DF  SWE Victor Wernersson (on loan from Mechelen)[23] 20 FW  NOR Aleksander Andresen (promoted to senior squad, previously on loan at Moss) 26 MF  POR Tomás Podstawski (from Pogoń Szczecin)[24] 29 FW  NOR Kristoffer Lassen Harrison (promoted from junior squad) 31 DF  NOR Olav Lilleøren Veum (promoted from junior squad)[25]

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 DF  NOR Mats Solheim (retired)[26] 7 MF  NOR Jesper Isaksen (to Kristiansund, previously on loan at Fredrikstad)[27][28] 8 MF  KOS Herolind Shala (to BB Erzurumspor)[29] 9 FW  UKR Oleksiy Khoblenko (loan return to Dnipro-1) 14 MF  NOR Kristian Bernt Torgersen (demoted to junior team)[30] 19 FW  JPN Kosuke Kinoshita (to Urawa Red Diamonds)[31][32] 21 MF  NOR Magnus Strandman Lundal (retired)[33] 25 FW  NGA Uche Great Sabastine (loan return to Kano Pillars)[34] 26 DF  NOR Emil Jonassen (to Odd)[34] 30 MF  NOR Peder Vogt (on loan to Asker)[27] 32 FW  NOR Antonio Nusa (to Club Brugge)[34] 84 GK  NOR Jonas Vatne Brauti (to KFUM)[34]

Competitions

Eliteserien

Main article: 2021 Eliteserien

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	6	7	17	35	62	−27	25	4	3	8	17	27	−10	2	4	9	18	35	−17

Last updated: 12 December 2021.
Source: ^[citation needed]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	D	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	L
Position	12	9	9	12	8	9	10	12	14	13	13	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	14	15	14	14	14	15

Source: ^[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Stabæk v Odd

19 May 2021 3	Stabæk	2–2	Odd	Bærum
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hansen 9' Skytte 47'	Report	Bakenga 19' (pen.), 44'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Haugesund v Stabæk

24 May 2021 4	Haugesund	0–0	Stabæk	Haugesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Stabæk v Brann

27 May 2021 5	Stabæk	2–0	Brann	Bærum
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Skytte 21' (pen.) Amankwah 64'	Report		Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Rosenborg v Stabæk

30 May 2021 6	Rosenborg	4–2	Stabæk	Trondheim
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wiedesheim-Paul 47' Ceïde 61' Zachariassen 74' Šerbečić 77'	Report	Wangberg 14' Edvardsen 90+1'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Stabæk v Tromsø

14 June 2021 7	Stabæk	0–3	Tromsø	Bærum
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Ebiye 9', 14' Totland 90'	Stadium: Nadderud stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Molde v Stabæk

20 June 2021 8	Molde	2–1	Stabæk	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Omoijuanfo 15', 20' Risa  47'	Report	Kinoshita 65'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Stabæk v Vålerenga

24 June 2021 9	Stabæk	0–2	Vålerenga	Bærum
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Borchgrevink 86' Jatta 90+2'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 1,492 Referee: Tore Hansen

Bodø/Glimt v Stabæk

27 June 2021 12	Bodø/Glimt	4–1	Stabæk	Bodø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nordås 11' Fet 14' Saltnes 27' Botheim 32'	Report	Nusa 81'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Viking v Stabæk

30 June 2021 10	Viking	3–3	Stabæk	Stavanger
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Berisha 30' (pen.), 48' de Lanlay 83'	Report	Nusa 26', 67' Geelmuyden 61'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 3,059 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Stabæk v Sandefjord

4 July 2021 11	Stabæk	0–2	Sandefjord	Bærum
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Jónsson 9' Ruud Tveter 59'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 1,109 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Strømsgodset v Stabæk

18 July 2021 13	Strømsgodset	2–1	Stabæk	Drammen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hove 37' Friday 80'	Report	Edvardsen 35'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Stabæk v Lillestrøm

21 July 2021 1	Stabæk	2–3	Lillestrøm	Bærum
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Edvardsen 55' Geelmuyden 77'	Report	Mathew 9' Lehne Olsen 66', 71'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 1,773 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Mjøndalen v Stabæk

28 July 2021 2	Mjøndalen	1–2	Stabæk	Mjøndalen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stokke 90' (pen.)	Report	Wangberg 39' Edvardsen 77'	Stadium: Consto Arena Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Sivert Amland

Stabæk v Sarpsborg 08

8 August 2021 14	Stabæk	3–1	Sarpsborg 08	Bærum
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wangberg 8' Edvardsen 45', 56'	Report	Opseth 81'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 1,773 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Kristiansund v Stabæk

14 August 2021 15	Kristiansund	5–1	Stabæk	Kristiansund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nilsen 30' Bye 39' (pen.) Muçolli 48' Kartum 55' Sivertsen 89'	Report	Høyland 28'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Stabæk v Mjøndalen

21 August 2021 16	Stabæk	1–1	Mjøndalen	Bærum
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hansen 2'	Report	Olden Larsen 76'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Vålerenga v Stabæk

29 August 2021 17	Vålerenga	3–1	Stabæk	Oslo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Layouni 14' Christensen 54', 59'	Report	Bolly 90+2'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 4,579 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Stabæk v Viking

11 September 2021 18	Stabæk	1–3	Viking	Bærum
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Azemi 15'	Report	Berisha 10', 72' Vevatne 67'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Sandefjord v Stabæk

26 September 2021 20	Sandefjord	0–3	Stabæk	Sandefjord
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Haugen 5' Kirkevold 80' Moe 89'	Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 1,411 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Stabæk v Strømsgodset

29 September 2021 19	Stabæk	0–0	Strømsgodset	Bærum
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 2,306 Referee: Sivert Amland

Stabæk v Bodø/Glimt

3 October 2021 21	Stabæk	0–3	Bodø/Glimt	Bærum
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Botheim 54' Bjørkan 62' Koomson 86'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 2,420 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Brann v Stabæk

17 October 2021 22	Brann	1–1	Stabæk	Bergen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Skaanes 90+1'	Report	Mesík 38'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 13,524 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Stabæk v Molde

23 October 2021 23	Stabæk	0–3	Molde	Bærum
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Mesík 17' (o.g.) Omoijuanfo 49', 84'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 2,413 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Lillestrøm v Stabæk

27 October 2021 24	Lillestrøm	3–0	Stabæk	Lillestrøm
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Garnås 56' Lehne Olsen 63', 83'	Report		Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 3,594 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Stabæk v Haugesund

31 October 2021 25	Stabæk	2–1	Haugesund	Bærum
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ottesen 76' Bolly 84'	Report	Velde 69'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 1,953 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Sarpsborg 08 v Stabæk

6 November 2021 26	Sarpsborg 08	4–1	Stabæk	Sarpsborg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lindseth 5', 77' Opseth 75', 86'	Report	Bolly 78'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 5,409 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Stabæk v Kristiansund

21 November 2021 27	Stabæk	3–0	Kristiansund	Bærum
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Solbakken 50' Haugen 53' Edvardsen 78'	Report		Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 2,353 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Tromsø v Stabæk

28 November 2021 28	Tromsø	0–0	Stabæk	Tromsø
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 1,715 Referee: Tore Hansen

Stabæk v Rosenborg

5 December 2021 29	Stabæk	1–3	Rosenborg	Bærum
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Azemi 73'	Report	Holse 57' Islamović 60' Konradsen 76'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 2,670 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Odd v Stabæk

12 December 2021 30	Odd	3–1	Stabæk	Skien
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wallem 18' Ruud 76' Lauritsen 84'	Report	Haugen 67'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 2,691 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Tromsø	30	8	11	11	33	44	−11	35
13	Odd	30	8	9	13	44	58	−14	33
14	Brann (R)	30	5	11	14	38	55	−17	26	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Stabæk (R)	30	6	7	17	35	62	−27	25	Relegation to First Division
16	Mjøndalen (R)	30	4	10	16	33	52	−19	22

Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).[35]
(R) Relegated

Norwegian Football Cup

Main article: 2021 Norwegian Football Cup

Follo v Stabæk

24 July 2021 First round	Follo	0–1	Stabæk	Follo
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Hansen 90+5'	Stadium: Ski Stadion Attendance: 437 Referee: Johan William Grundt

Ull/Kisa v Stabæk

1 August 2021 Second round	Ull/Kisa	0–1	Stabæk	Jessheim
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Hansen 37'	Stadium: Jessheim Stadion Attendance: 650 Referee: Ali al Hatam

Strømsgodset v Stabæk

22 September 2021 Third round	Strømsgodset	5–1	Stabæk	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stenevik 13' Valsvik 44' Kadiri 65', 69', 72'	Report	Ottesen 5'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

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External links

• Official website