The 2020 season was IK Start's first season back in the Eliteserien following their relegation at the end of the 2018 season. They finished the season in 15th position and where relegated back to the 1. divisjon at the first opportunity.

Start
2020 season
ManagerJóhannes Harðarson
StadiumSør Arena
Eliteserien15th
Norwegian CupCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Top goalscorerLeague: Eirik Schulze (9)
All: Eirik Schulze (9)
← 2019
2021 →

Season events

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On 12 June, the Norwegian Football Federation announced that a maximum of 200 home fans would be allowed to attend the upcoming seasons matches.[1]

On 10 September, the Norwegian Football Federation cancelled the 2020 Norwegian Cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.[2]

On 30 September, the Minister of Culture and Gender Equality, Abid Raja, announced that clubs would be able to have crowds of 600 at games from 12 October.[3]

Squad

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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   GER Jonas Deumeland
2 DF   NOR Jesper Daland
3 DF   NOR Vegard Bergan
4 MF   NED Mohamed El Makrini
6 DF   NOR Joackim Jørgensen
7 FW   SWE Kevin Kabran
8 MF   NOR Eman Markovic
9 FW   NOR Martin Ramsland
10 FW   NOR Steffen Lie Skålevik (on loan from Sarpsborg 08)
11 MF   NOR Eirik Schulze
12 GK   NOR Amund Wichne
14 MF   NOR Espen Børufsen
15 DF   NOR Henrik Robstad
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   NOR Mikael Ugland
19 MF   NOR Kasper Skaanes
20 FW   NOR Mathias Bringaker
21 MF   NOR Sander Sjøkvist
22 DF   NOR Kristoffer Tønnessen
23 MF   NOR Erlend Segberg
24 MF   ISL Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason
25 DF   NOR Henrik Gjesdal
27 DF   NOR Eirik Wichne
30 DF   CRC Christian Bolaños
43 DF   NOR Altin Ujkani
50 GK   NOR Fredrik Repstad Hansen
68 DF   NOR Johannes Eftevaag

Out on loan

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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   NOR Adnan Hadzic (at Sandnes Ulf)
17 FW   NGA Adeleke Akinyemi (at HamKam)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   NOR Kristian Strømland Lien (at Fløy)

Transfers

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
16 December 2019 GK   Amund Wichne Viking Undisclosed [4]
1 January 2020 MF   Eirik Schulze Sogndal Undisclosed [5]
16 January 2020 DF   Henrik Gjesdal Kristiansund Undisclosed [6]
28 May 2020 DF   Vegard Bergan Bodø/Glimt Undisclosed [7]
24 August 2020 FW   Christian Bolaños Saprissa Undisclosed [8]
31 August 2020 MF   Mohamed El Makrini Kilmarnock Undisclosed [9]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name to Date to Ref.
6 June 2020 FW   Steffen Skålevik Sarpsborg 08 End of season [10]
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
28 February 2020 FW   Isac Lidberg Gefle Undisclosed [11]
9 March 2020 DF   Espen Hammer Berger Sandnes Ulf Undisclosed [12]
24 August 2020 MF   Afeez Aremu St. Pauli Undisclosed [13]
24 September 2020 MF   Isaac Twum Mjøndalen Undisclosed [14]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name to Date to Ref.
1 August 2020 MF   Adnan Hadzic Sandnes Ulf 1 September 2020 [15]
1 August 2020 FW   Kristian Strømland Lien Fløy 1 September 2020 [15]
13 September 2020 FW   Adeleke Akinyemi HamKam End of season [16]

Released

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Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
31 December 2019[17] GK   Alexander Pedersen KFUM Oslo
31 December 2020 FW   Aron Sigurðarson Union Saint-Gilloise
15 May 2020[18] DF   Damion Lowe Phoenix Rising 16 September 2020[19]

Friendlies

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31 January 2020 Start 2–1 Mjøndalen Kristiansand
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Afeez   16'
Ramsland   86'
Report Þórhallsson   81' Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 409
4 June 2020 Odd 2–1 Start Skien
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Skagerak Arena
10 June 2020 Sarpsborg 08 4–0 Start Sarpsborg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion

Competitions

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Eliteserien

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Results summary

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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 9 15 33 56  −23 27 5 6 4 22 20  +2 1 3 11 11 36  −25

Last updated: 22 December 2020.
Source: Results

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultDDLLLDLDDDLWLLWLWLLWDLLWWLDLDL
Position7911131415151515151515151515151414141414141414131313141415
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2020. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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17 June 2020 1 Start 2–2 Strømsgodset Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bringaker   65'
Markovic   73'
Report Parr   43'
Salvesen   45+1'
Stengel   83'
Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
21 June 2020 2 Sandefjord 2–2 Start Sandefjord
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Grorud   24'   65'
Foss   36'
Gibson   52'
Rufo   55'
Report Bringaker   14'   54'
Daland   45'
Skålevik   57'
Stadium: Sandefjord Arena
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Mohammad Aslam
25 June 2020 3 Start 2–3 Molde Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ugland   18'
Skaanes   43'
Skålevik   67'
Markovic   73'
Bringaker   75'
Report Pedersen   29'
Hussain   34'
Haugen   45'
Hestad   87'
Christensen   90+4'
Gregersen   90+6'
Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Tore Hansen
27 June 2020 4 Start 0–5 Odd Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Afeez   14'
E.Wichne   50'
Report Kaasa   4'
Hoff   12'
Børven   49' (pen.), 66'
Ruud   60'
Lauritsen   85'
Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad
1 July 2020 5 Haugesund 1–0 Start Haugesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Källman   37'
Daland   90+4' (o.g.)
Report E.Wichne   58'
Daland   90+4'
Stadium: Haugesund Stadion
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Usman Aslam
4 July 2020 6 Start 1–1 Viking Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Segberg   67'
Schulze   75'
Ramsland   77'
Report Bytyqi   84' Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen
12 July 2020 7 Sarpsborg 08 1–0 Start Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Lindseth   8'
Thomassen   37'
Coulibaly   45'
Larsen   78'
Report Schulze   41' Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Sivert Amland
16 July 2020 8 Start 0–0 Rosenborg Kristiansand
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Aremu   50'
Bergan   64'
Daland   90+2'
Report Islamović   30' Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes
19 July 2020 9 Brann 1–1 Start Bergen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Koomson   41'
Kolskogen   59'
Report Ahamada   28' (o.g.)
Kabran   34'
Schulze   45'
Twum   85'
Segberg   86'
Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
26 July 2020 10 Start 0–0 Stabæk Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kabran   40'
Markovic   62'
Twum   84'
Report Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
29 July 2020 11 Aalesund 3–2 Start Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Friðjónsson   18', 61' (pen.), 80'
Castro   33'
Bizoza   65'
Määttä   90'
Report Schulze   14'   19'
Bringaker   16'
E.Wichne   39'
Segberg   78'
Stadium: Color Line Stadion
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen
2 August 2020 12 Start 3–0 Mjøndalen Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Tønnessen   20'
Ramsland   26'
Schulze   87'
Skålevik   89'
Report Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes
5 August 2020 17 Molde 5–0 Start Molde
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Omoijuanfo   8' (pen.), 59' (pen.)
Christensen   54'
Brynhildsen   68', 74'
Eikrem   86'
Report Skaanes   80' Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Sivert Amland
9 August 2020 13 Kristiansund 3–2 Start Kristiansund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bye   13'
Pellegrino   74'
Coly   82'
Kastrati   90'
Report Ugland   35'
Skaanes   67', 72'
Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad
17 August 2020 14 Start 2–1 Vålerenga Kristiansand
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Bergan   21'
Schulze   23', 90+4'   47'
Ugland   36'
Kabran   45'
Report Tollås   38'
Stokke   75'
Näsberg   87'
Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
22 August 2020 15 Bodø/Glimt 6–0 Start Bodø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Boniface   17', 60'
Berg   35'
J.Hauge   53' (pen.), 56'
Zinckernagel   54'
Report Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
30 August 2020 16 Start 1–0 Aalesund Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Twum   29'
Jørgensen   45'
Børufsen   90+3'
Kabran   90+4'
Report Grønner   90' Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
20 September 2020 17 Start 1–2 Kristiansund Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) El Makrini   45+3'
Schulze   63'
Bolaños   90+6'
Report Pellegrino   29'
Aasbak   39'   43'
Diagné   71'
Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta
27 September 2020 19 Stabæk 2–0 Start Bærum
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Hanche-Olsen   22'
Maatsen   50'
Kassi   69'
Solheim   81'
Report E.Wichne   31' Stadium: Nadderud Stadion
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Sivert Amland
4 October 2020 20 Start 5–1 Haugesund Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Fredriksen   13' (o.g.), 90+1' (o.g.)
El Makrini   18'
Kabran   28'
Schulze   33', 60'
Report Wadji   54'
Ammitzbøll   88'
Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Kai Erik Steen
18 October 2020 21 Strømsgodset 1–1 Start Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Jack   39'   68'
Mawa   78'
Gunnarsson   79'
Mickelson   90+3'
Report Bolaños   39' (pen.)
El Makrini   66'
Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion
Attendance: 600[3]
Referee: Espen Eskås
24 October 2020 22 Start 0–1 Sandefjord Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Vega   48'
Singh   52'
Vallès   58'
Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 600[3]
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen
1 November 2020 23 Rosenborg 1–0 Start Trondheim
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Holse   67' Report E.Wichne   25'
El Makrini   53'   90+1'
Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 600[3]
Referee: Sivert Amland
8 November 2020 24 Start 3–2 Sarpsborg 08 Kristiansand
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Segberg   36'
Utvik   47' (o.g.)
Ugland   85'
Bolaños   87'
Kabran   89'
Deumeland   90+3'
Report Salétros   21'
Halvorsen   45+3' (pen.)
Dyrestam   65'
Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 600[3]
Referee: Espen Eskås
22 November 2020 25 Odd 1–2 Start Skien
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Jos.Kitolano   64'
Hoff   90+3'
Report Schulze   51'
Deumeland   64'
Kabran   82'
Ramsland   90+3'
El Makrini   90+3'
Stadium: Skagerak Arena
Attendance: 600[3]
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen
28 November 2020 26 Viking 4–1 Start Stavanger
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Sebulonsen   20'
Bytyqi   52'
Friðjónsson   62'
Torsteinbø   70', 72'
Report Kabran   90+1' Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 600[3]
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
2 December 2020 27 Start 1–1 Bodø/Glimt Kristiansand
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Amundsen   17' (o.g.)
Bolaños   26'
El Makrini   29'
Deumeland   75'
Report Berg   24'
Junker   26' (pen.)
Sampsted   32'
Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 600[3]
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam
6 December 2020 28 Mjøndalen 1–0 Start Mjøndalen
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Twum   25'
Ibrahim   48'
Jansen   87'
Report Stadium: Consto Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
9 December 2020 29 Start 1–1 Brann Kristiansand
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Markovic   65'
Schulze   69'
Segberg   85'
Report Strand   60'
Bamba   85'
Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 600[3]
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen
22 December 2020 30 Vålerenga 4–0 Start Oslo
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Kjartansson   5'
Wichne   14' (o.g.)
Sahraoui  30'
Holm   85'
Report Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Sarpsborg 08 30 8 8 14 33 43 −10 32
13 Strømsgodset 30 7 10 13 41 57 −16 31
14 Mjøndalen (O) 30 8 3 19 26 45 −19 27 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Start (R) 30 6 9 15 33 56 −23 27 Relegation to First Division
16 Aalesund (R) 30 2 5 23 30 85 −55 11
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).[20]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Norwegian Cup

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2020 First round
CEST (UTC+2)
Note: Cup cancelled on 10 September due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.[2]

Squad statistics

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As of match played 22 December 2020

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Eliteserien Norwegian Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   GER Jonas Deumeland 19 0 19 0 0 0
2 DF   NOR Jesper Daland 30 1 30 1 0 0
3 DF   NOR Vegard Bergan 27 0 23+4 0 0 0
4 MF   NED Mohamed El Makrini 10 1 10 1 0 0
6 DF   NOR Joackim Jørgensen 22 0 17+5 0 0 0
7 MF   SWE Kevin Kabran 29 3 27+2 3 0 0
8 MF   NOR Eman Markovic 28 1 20+8 1 0 0
9 FW   NOR Martin Ramsland 17 0 9+8 0 0 0
10 FW   NOR Steffen Skålevik 21 1 10+11 1 0 0
11 MF   NOR Eirik Schulze 29 9 28+1 9 0 0
12 GK   NOR Amund Wichne 12 0 11+1 0 0 0
14 MF   NOR Espen Børufsen 18 0 5+13 0 0 0
15 DF   NOR Henrik Robstad 20 0 7+13 0 0 0
16 MF   NOR Mikael Ugland 13 1 5+8 1 0 0
19 MF   NOR Kasper Skaanes 24 2 9+15 2 0 0
20 FW   NOR Mathias Bringaker 20 4 12+8 4 0 0
21 MF   NOR Sander Sjøkvist 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
22 DF   NOR Kristoffer Tønnessen 29 1 28+1 1 0 0
23 MF   NOR Erlend Segberg 18 1 9+9 1 0 0
27 DF   NOR Eirik Wichne 29 0 27+2 0 0 0
30 FW   CRC Christian Bolaños 12 2 12 2 0 0
Players away from Start on loan:
5 DF   NOR Adnan Hadzic 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
17 FW   NGA Adeleke Akinyemi 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
Players who left Start during the season
4 MF   NGA Afeez Aremu 4 0 4 0 0 0
18 MF   GHA Isaac Twum 10 1 8+2 1 0 0

Goal scorers

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Place Position Nation Number Name Eliteserien Norwegian Cup Total
1 MF   11 Eirik Schulze 9 0 9
2 Own goal 5 0 5
3 FW   20 Mathias Bringaker 4 0 4
4 MF   7 Kevin Kabran 3 0 3
5 MF   19 Kasper Skaanes 2 0 2
FW   30 Christian Bolaños 2 0 2
7 MF   8 Eman Markovic 1 0 1
DF   2 Jesper Daland 1 0 1
MF   16 Mikael Ugland 1 0 1
DF   22 Kristoffer Tønnessen 1 0 1
FW   10 Steffen Skålevik 1 0 1
MF   18 Isaac Twum 1 0 1
MF   4 Mohamed El Makrini 1 0 1
MF   23 Erlend Segberg 1 0 1
TOTALS 33 0 33

Clean sheets

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Place Position Nation Number Name Eliteserien Norwegian Cup Total
1 GK   1 Jonas Deumeland 3 0 3
2 GK   12 Amund Wichne 1 0 1
TOTALS 4 0 4

Disciplinary record

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Number Nation Position Name Eliteserien Norwegian Cup Total
           
1   GK Jonas Deumeland 3 0 0 0 3 0
2   DF Jesper Daland 2 0 0 0 2 0
3   DF Vegard Bergan 2 0 0 0 2 0
4   MF Mohamed El Makrini 6 1 0 0 6 1
6   DF Joackim Jørgensen 1 0 0 0 1 0
7   FW Kevin Kabran 5 0 0 0 5 0
8   MF Eman Markovic 3 0 0 0 3 0
9   FW Martin Ramsland 3 0 0 0 3 0
10   FW Steffen Skålevik 2 0 0 0 2 0
11   MF Eirik Schulze 4 0 0 0 4 0
14   MF Espen Børufsen 1 0 0 0 1 0
16   MF Mikael Ugland 3 0 0 0 3 0
19   MF Kasper Skaanes 2 0 0 0 2 0
20   FW Mathias Bringaker 1 0 0 0 1 0
23   MF Erlend Segberg 4 0 0 0 4 0
27   DF Eirik Wichne 5 0 0 0 5 0
30   FW Christian Bolaños 1 0 0 0 1 0
Players who left Start during the season:
4   MF Afeez Aremu 2 0 0 0 2 0
18   MF Isaac Twum 2 0 0 0 2 0
TOTALS 52 1 0 0 52 1

References

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