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
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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. 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

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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. 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

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Competitions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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	Number	Name	Tippeligaen	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	FW	18	Matthías Vilhjálmsson	11	3	14
2	FW	11	Jorge Castro	6	1	7
2	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
6	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
11	MF	22	Sondre Tronstad	1	0	1
			TOTALS	43	9	52

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
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

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

[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)

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