2008 Lillestrøm SK season

The 2008 season was Lillestrøm SK's 18th season in the Tippeligaen, and their 33rd consecutive season in the top division of Norwegian football.

Lillestrøm

2008 season
Chairman	Per Mathisen
Head coach	Tom Nordlie (Until 29 May) Erland Johnsen (caretaker) (29 May - 21 October) Henning Berg (From 21 October)
Stadium	Åråsen Stadion
Tippeligaen	12th
Norwegian Cup	Second round vs Eidsvold Turn
UEFA Cup	2nd Qualifying Round vs Copenhagen
Top goalscorer	League: Olivier Occean (11) All: Olivier Occean (13)
Highest home attendance	11,464 vs Rosenborg 26 October 2008
Lowest home attendance	7,014 vs Bodø/Glimt 20 July 2008

Squad

As of 21 August 2008

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FIN	Otto Fredrikson
2	DF	NOR	Steinar Pedersen
4	DF	NOR	Eirik Bertheussen
5	MF	NOR	John Anders Bjørkøy
6	DF	NOR	Ståle Stensaas
7	MF	NOR	Espen Søgård
9	MF	NOR	Vidar Riseth
10	MF	NOR	Bjørn Helge Riise
11	FW	NOR	Magnus Waade Myklebust
12	GK	NOR	Lars Ivar Moldskred
13	DF	NOR	Frode Kippe (captain)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	NOR	Simen Brenne
15	DF	NOR	Marius Johnsen
17	FW	NOR	Jon Midttun Lie
18	FW	NOR	Arild Sundgot
19	FW	SOM	Ciise Aadan Abshir
20	MF	AUT	Markus Kiesenebner
21	FW	TUN	Karim Essediri
23	DF	NOR	Pål Steffen Andresen
25	MF	TUN	Khaled Mouelhi
27	FW	ISR	Dan Alberto Fellus
30	FW	CAN	Olivier Occean

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	MF	SVK	Martin Husár (on loan to Spartak Trnava)
16	MF	ISL	Viktor Bjarki Arnarsson (on loan to KR Reykjavik)
24	FW	NOR	Tore Andreas Gundersen (on loan to Lyngby Boldklub)

Pre-season and friendlies

Lillestrøm v HamKam

18 January 2008	Lillestrøm	4–0	HamKam	Lillestrøm
16:00	Occean 13' Pedersen 17', 33' Mouelhi 55' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: LSK-Hallen Attendance: 621 Referee: Morten Høgberg

Lillestrøm v Haugesund

26 January 2008	Lillestrøm	2–2	Haugesund	Lillestrøm
13:00	Pedersen 17' Myklebust 27'	Report	Nygaard 50' Gbandi 57'	Stadium: LSK-Hallen Attendance: 550 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Lillestrøm v Stabæk

1 February 2008	Lillestrøm	1–2	Stabæk	Lillestrøm
16:00	Myklebust 6'	Report	Gunnarsson 49' Nannskog 57'	Stadium: LSK-Hallen Attendance: 700 Referee: Morten Høgberg

Lillestrøm v Spartak Nalchik

11 February 2008 La Manga Cup	Lillestrøm	1–3	Spartak Nalchik	La Manga, Spain
19:00	Arnarsson 85'	Report	Džudović 64' Amisulashvili 87' (pen.) Felipe 90'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Lillestrøm v Nordsjælland

14 February 2008 La Manga Cup	Lillestrøm	1–1 (4–5 p)	Nordsjælland	La Manga, Spain
16:00	Occean 72'		Lundberg 23'	Attendance: 120 Referee: Terje Hauge

Lillestrøm v Halmstad

18 February 2008 La Manga Cup	Lillestrøm	2–2 (4–2 p)	Halmstad	La Manga, Spain
16:00	Kippe 31' Occean 50'	Report	Arvidsson 26' Kujović 80'	Attendance: 130 Referee: Kjetil Sælen

Lillestrøm v Aalborg

22 February 2008	Lillestrøm	2–2	Aalborg	La Manga, Spain
13:00	Occean 8.' Brenne 26'	Report	Nilsson 47' Enevoldsen 59'	Attendance: 50 Referee: Kjell Alseth

Lillestrøm v Strømsgodset

29 February 2008	Lillestrøm	2–2	Strømsgodset	Lillestrøm
16:00	Occean 22.' Pedersen 43'	Report	Andersson 12.' Ohr 63'	Stadium: LSK-Hallen Attendance: 447 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Viking v Lillestrøm

8 March 2008	Viking	1–0	Lillestrøm	Klepp
13:00	Ijeh 62'	Report		Stadium: Øksnevad Stadion Attendance: 400 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Molde v Lillestrøm

14 March 2008	Molde	0–1	Lillestrøm	Molde
17:45		Report	Riise 37'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Algeciras v Lillestrøm

19 March 2008	Algeciras	1–3	Lillestrøm	Algeciras, Spain
17:00	Angel 56'		Gundersen 41', 73' Riise 86'	Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Mirador Attendance: 100 Referee: Nicolas Fernandez Arjona (Spain)

Lyn v Lillestrøm

23 March 2008	Lyn	1–1	Lillestrøm	Marbella, Spain
12:00	Bjarnason 49'	Report	Occean 52'	Stadium: Marpafut Attendance: 50

Kongsvinger v Lillestrøm

21 June 2008	Kongsvinger	0–4	Lillestrøm	Kongsvinger
16:00		Report	Fellus 25' Søgård 45' Occean 58', 86'	Stadium: Gjemselund Stadion Attendance: 400 Referee: Dag Roger Nebben

Skjetten v Lillestrøm

24 September 2008	Skjetten	2–3	Lillestrøm	Skjetten
	Grubisic 17' (pen.) Hejazi 50'		Fellus 13' Lie 23' Occean 27'	Stadium: Skjetten Stadion Attendance: 700 Referee: Geir Åge Holen

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2008 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
26	7	7	12	30	40	−10	28	5	5	3	21	14	+7	2	2	9	9	26	−17

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
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	D	D	D	D	W	L	L	W	L
Position	7	14	14	14	14	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	12	12	11	10	11	12	10	12

Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2008. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Lillestrøm v Tromsø

30 March 2008 1	Lillestrøm	1–1	Tromsø	Lillestrøm
18:00	Ramović 12' (o.g.)	Report	Sequeira 78'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 10,024 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

Stabæk v Lillestrøm

6 April 2008 2	Stabæk	4–2	Lillestrøm	Bærum
20:00	Andersson 21', 44' Keller 56' Alanzinho 81'	Report	Mouelhi 32' (pen.) Riseth 89'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 5,131 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Lillestrøm v Vålerenga

13 April 2008 3	Lillestrøm	0–3	Vålerenga	Lillestrøm
20:00		Report	Abdellaoue 54' (64) M. Andresen 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 11,760 Referee: Terje Hauge

Lillestrøm v Molde

20 April 2008 4	Lillestrøm	1–1	Molde	Lillestrøm
18:00	Occean 25'	Report	Mota 52'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 8,526 Referee: Kjell Alseth

Brann v Lillestrøm

27 April 2008 5	Brann	2–1	Lillestrøm	Bergen
20:00	Einarsson 22' Demba-Nyrén 44'	Report	Sundgot 40'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,228 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø

Lillestrøm v Viking

5 May 2008 6	Lillestrøm	2–0	Viking	Lillestrøm
19:00	Sundgot 6' Occean 13'	Report		Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 8,217 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Rosenborg v Lillestrøm

16 May 2008 7	Rosenborg	4–0	Lillestrøm	Trondheim
18:00	Sapara 23' Skjelbred 52' Iversen 55' Kone 66'	Report		Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 21,921 Referee: Terje Hauge

Lillestrøm v HamKam

25 May 2008 8	Lillestrøm	0–0	HamKam	Lillestrøm
18:00		Report		Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 8,758 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen

Bodø/Glimt v Lillestrøm

2 June 2008 9	Bodø/Glimt	1–0	Lillestrøm	Bodø
19:00	Olsen 65'	Report		Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 4,863 Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen

Lillestrøm v Aalesund

8 June 2008 10	Lillestrøm	3–0	Aalesund	Lillestrøm
16:00	Occean 75', 80' Sundgot 83'	Report		Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 7,590 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Strømsgodset v Lillestrøm

28 June 2008 11	Strømsgodset	2–1	Lillestrøm	Drammen
18:00	Winsnes 35' Nystrøm 62'	Report	Sundgot 17'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,428 Referee: Terje Hauge

Lillestrøm v Lyn

6 July 2008 12	Lillestrøm	1–2	Lyn	Lillestrøm
18:00	Occean 4'	Report	Hoff 5', 8'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 7,334 Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen

Fredrikstad v Lillestrøm

13 July 2008 13	Fredrikstad	4–0	Lillestrøm	Fredrikstad
18:00	Johannsson 2', 44' Elyounoussi 9' Barsom 31'	Report		Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion Attendance: 12,248 Referee: Terje Hauge

Lillestrøm v Bodø/Glimt

20 July 2008 14	Lillestrøm	3–0	Bodø/Glimt	Lillestrøm
18:00	Sundgot 11', 20' Occean 19'	Report		Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 7,014 Referee: Kjetil Sælen

HamKam v Lillestrøm

27 July 2008 15	HamKam	1–2	Lillestrøm	Hamar
18:00	Pasoja 90+4'	Report	Occean 20', 40'	Stadium: Briskeby Gressbane Attendance: 5,444 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø

Lillestrøm v Strømsgodset

3 August 2008 16	Lillestrøm	3–1	Strømsgodset	Lillestrøm
18:00	Bjørkøy 12' Occean 22' Stensaas 57'	Report	P. S. Andresen 16' (o.g.)	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 7,884 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Lyn v Lillestrøm

10 August 2008 17	Lyn	1–0	Lillestrøm	Oslo
18:00	Hoff 42'	Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 5,254 Referee: Kjell Alseth

Viking v Lillestrøm

24 August 2008 18	Viking	0–0	Lillestrøm	Stavanger
18:00		Report		Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 15,014 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Lillestrøm v Stabæk

1 September 2008 19	Lillestrøm	1–1	Stabæk	Lillestrøm
19:00	Brenne 57'	Report	Alanzinho 11'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 8,635 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen

Molde v Lillestrøm

14 September 2008 20	Molde	1–1	Lillestrøm	Molde
18:00	Skjølsvik 64'	Report	Andreasson 32' (o.g.)	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,151 Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen

Lillestrøm v Brann

22 September 2008 21	Lillestrøm	1–1	Brann	Lillestrøm
19:00	Pedersen 73'	Report	Einarsson 37'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 8,750 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Tromsø v Lillestrøm

27 September 2008 22	Tromsø	0–1	Lillestrøm	Tromsø
19:00		Report	Kippe 55'	Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 4,734 Referee: Kjetil Sælen

Lillestrøm v Fredrikstad

5 October 2008 23	Lillestrøm	1–2	Fredrikstad	Lillestrøm
18:00	Sundgot 67'	Report	Everton 17' Johannsson 49'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 8,586 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Vålerenga v Lillestrøm

20 October 2008 24	Vålerenga	3–1	Lillestrøm	Oslo
19:00	Pedersen 53' (o.g.) Abdellaoue 63' Sæternes 77'	Report	Riseth 66'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 12,398 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Lillestrøm v Rosenborg

26 October 2008 25	Lillestrøm	4–2	Rosenborg	Lillestrøm
18:00	Occean 18', 89' Myklebust 71' Sundgot 76'	Report	Strand 12' Iversen 35'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 11,464 Referee: Terje Hauge

Aalesund v Lillestrøm

2 November 2008 26	Aalesund	3–0	Lillestrøm	Ålesund
18:00	Aarøy 16' Kopteff 78' Fredriksen 81'	Report		Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 10,639 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
10	Vålerenga	26	8	6	12	31	37	−6	30	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
11	Strømsgodset	26	8	5	13	33	44	−11	29
12	Lillestrøm	26	7	7	12	30	40	−10	28
13	Aalesund (O)	26	7	4	15	29	42	−13	25	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
14	HamKam (R)	26	5	6	15	22	50	−28	21	Relegation to First Division

Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2008 Norwegian Football Cup

Sandar v Lillestrøm

12 May 2008 First Round	Sandar	1–3	Lillestrøm	Sandefjord
18:00	Ellefsen 40'	Report	Pedersen 10' Occean 39', 67'	Stadium: Vesterøya Idrettspark Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

Eidsvold Turn v Lillestrøm

5 June 2008 Second Round	Eidsvold Turn	1–0	Lillestrøm	Eidsvold
18:00	Fredrikson 34' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Myhrer Stadion Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Bjørn Hansen

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup

Qualifying phase

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds

Copenhagen v Lillestrøm

14 August 2008 2nd qualifying round 1st leg	Copenhagen	3–1	Lillestrøm	Copenhagen, Denmark
20:00	Santin 1' Júnior 79' Nordstrand 85'	Report	Kippe 90'	Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 13,099 Referee: Johan Verbist (Belgium)

Lillestrøm v Copenhagen

28 August 2008 2nd qualifying round 2nd leg	Lillestrøm	2–4 (3–7 agg.)	Copenhagen	Lillestrøm, Norway
19:00	Occean 29' Brenne 75'	Report	Santin 10' Aílton 29' Hutchinson 79' Júnior 86'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 2,502 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez (Spain)

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
2008-01-01	DF	Steinar Pedersen	IK Start	Free Transfer
2008-01-01	MF	Jon Midttun Lie	IK Start	Free Transfer
2008-01-01	DF	Vidar Riseth	Rosenborg BK	Free Transfer
2008-01-01	FW	Ciise Aadan Abshir	-	Undisclosed
2008-03-07	MF	John Anders Bjørkøy	Fredrikstad FK	4 mill NOK
2008-07-01	FW	Dan Alberto Fellus	Youth	-

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
2008-01-01	DF	Shane Stefanutto	FC Lyn Oslo	Free Transfer
2008-01-01	FW	Anders Rambekk	Odd Grenland	Free Transfer
2008-02-21	FW	Dan Anton Johansen	Released	Free Transfer
2008-03-06	FW	Pål Strand	Ham-Kam	Free Transfer

Loan in

Date	Pos.	Name	From
2008-07-28	DF/MF	Ståle Stensaas	FC Lyn Oslo

Loan out

Date	Pos.	Name	To
2008-07-10	DF/MF	Martin Husár	Spartak Trnava
2008-03-10	MF	Viktor Bjarki Arnarsson	KR Reykjavík