2016 IK Start season

Start

2016 season
Chairman	Magne Kristiansen
Manager	Steinar Pedersen
Stadium	Sør Arena
Tippeligaen	10th
Home colours Away colours
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The 2016 season is Start's 4th season in the Tippeligaen since their promotion back to the league in 2012, and their first season with Steinar Pedersen as manager. Start will competed in the Tippeligaen and the Norwegian Cup.

Squad

As of 18 March 2016

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Håkon Opdal 2 DF Jens Kristian Skogmo 3 DF Tapio Heikkilä 4 DF Alex DeJohn 5 DF Robert Sandnes 6 MF Kristoffer Ajer 7 MF Chidiebere Nwakali (on loan from Manchester City) 8 FW Espen Hoff 9 MF Daniel Aase 11 FW Uduak Cyril Idemokon (on loan from Bujoc) 14 MF Espen Børufsen 15 DF Henrik Robstad 16 MF Andreas Hollingen 17 MF Guðmundur Kristjánsson

No. Position Player 19 FW Austin Ikenna 20 DF John Olav Norheim 21 MF Henrik Breimyr 22 FW Lars-Jørgen Salvesen 23 MF Erlend Segberg 25 GK Sean McDermott 26 DF Jesper Mathisen 27 MF Eirik Wichne 28 DF Rolf Daniel Vikstøl (captain) 29 FW Adi Markovic 30 FW Lasse Sigurdsen 32 MF Mathias Rasmussen — FW Markus Håbestad

Transfers

Winter

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 2 DF Jens Kristian Skogmo (from Follo)[1] 3 DF Tapio Heikkilä (from SJK Seinäjoki)[2] 7 MF Chidiebere Nwakali (on loan from Manchester City)[3] 9 MF Daniel Aase (from Vindbjart, previously on loan)[4] 11 FW Uduak Cyril Idemokon (on loan from Bujoc)[5] 15 DF Henrik Robstad (from Jerv)[6] 16 MF Andreas Hollingen (from Molde, previously on loan)[7] MF Henrik Byklum (from Randesund)[8]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 2 DF Jon Hodnemyr (to Vindbjart)[9] 3 DF Ole Martin Rindarøy (loan return to Molde)[10] 6 MF Kristoffer Ajer (to Celtic)[11] 11 FW Alejandro Castro (released, previously on loan at Brann)[12] 15 DF Michael Christensen (to Hobro)[13] 18 FW Mads Stokkelien (released)[13] 20 DF John Olav Norheim (on loan to KFUM Oslo, previously on loan at Nest-Sotra)[14][15] 31 MF Joachim Eriksen (to Fløy)[16] 33 DF Jørgen Hammer (to KFUM Oslo)[17] MF Henrik Byklum (on loan to Fløy)[8] GK Ingvar Jónsson (to Sandefjord, previously on loan at Sandnes Ulf)[10][18]

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
6	0	3	3	3	10	−7	3	0	2	2	3	7	−4	0	1	1	0	3	−3

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	H	A	H	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
Result	D	D	L	D	L	L	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
Position	10	11	12	12	14	16	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

Last updated: 22 April 2016.
Source: see below
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Start v Lillestrøm

13 March 2016 1	Start	1 – 1	Lillestrøm	Kristiansand
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Heikkilä  37' Hollingen  84'	Summary	Kolstad  26' Martin  42' Jradi  69'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 3,623 Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen

Tromsø v Start

18 March 2016 2	Tromsø	0 – 0	Start	Tromsø
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Landu Landu  38' Wangberg  63'	Summary	Ajer  68'	Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 4,241 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Start v Vikng

2 April 2016 3	Start	0 – 1	Vikng	Kristiansand
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ajer  58'	Summary	Abdullahi  27' Sverrisson  54' Danielsen  60'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 6,112 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Start v Molde

10 April 2016 4	Start	1 – 1	Molde	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nwakali  60' Kristjánsson  79' Rasmussen  90+2'	Summary	Strand  27',  57' Aursnes  38' Svendsen  45' Elyounoussi  54'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,209 Referee: Espen EskÃ¥s

Odd v Start

17 April 2016 5	Odd	3 – 0	Start	Skien
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Occéan Nordkvelle  32' Berge  39', 69' Ruud  89'	Summary	Kristjánsson  38' Sandnes  89'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 6,440 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Start v Sarpsborg 08

21 April 2016 6	Start	1 – 4	Sarpsborg 08	Kristiansand
19:00 CET (UTC+2)	Heikkilä  11' Ajer  82'	Summary	Tokstad  3', 23', 75' Mortensen  33'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 3,692 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle

VÃ¥lerenga v Start

24 April 2016 7	Vålerenga	2 – 0	Start	Oslo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Brown  6', 89' Castro  32'	Summary		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 6,379 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Start v Strømsgodset

1 May 2016 8	Start	2 – 2	Strømsgodset	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sandnes  52' Salvesen  88'	Summary	Abu  9' Storflor  41' Nguen  63' Valsvik  72'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,248 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Brann v Start

7 May 2016 9	Brann	–	Start	Bergen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Brann Stadion

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rosenborg	8	6	1	1	14	3	+11	19	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Odd	8	5	2	1	10	4	+6	17	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3	Molde	8	5	2	1	15	10	+5	17
4	Strømsgodset	8	4	2	2	11	8	+3	14
5	Brann	8	4	2	2	8	7	+1	14
6	Lillestrøm	8	3	4	1	16	10	+6	13
7	Haugesund	8	4	1	3	15	12	+3	13
8	Viking	8	4	1	3	8	10	−2	13
9	Sarpsborg 08	8	3	3	2	11	7	+4	12
10	Tromsø	8	2	3	3	5	13	−8	9
11	Sogndal	8	2	2	4	4	8	−4	8
12	Aalesund	8	2	1	5	10	10	0	7
13	Bodø/Glimt	8	2	1	5	10	13	−3	7
14	Vålerenga	8	2	0	6	7	13	−6	6	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
15	Stabæk	8	1	1	6	7	14	−7	4	Relegation to Norwegian 1st Division
16	Start	8	0	4	4	5	14	−9	4

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2016. Source: nifs, Soccerway
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 (between two teams).^[19]

Norwegian Cup

Donn v Start

14 April 2016 First Round	Donn	0 – 8	Start	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	F. Kviljo  35' M. Myhrstad  52', 79'	Summary	Vikstøl  40' Sandnes  46',  52' Ajer  47' Sigurdsen  55', 90+3' Rasmussen  83' (pen.) Segberg  86' Salvesen  90+1'	Stadium: Kristiansand Stadion Attendance: 533 Referee: Marius Lien

Fram Larvik v Start

27 April 2016 Second Round	Fram Larvik	0 – 3	Start	Larvik
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	M. Naglestad  33' A. Sagaas  39'	Summary	Børufsen  17' Nwakali  71' Sandnes  73',  84' Wichne  81'	Stadium: Fram Stadion Attendance: 952 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Sandnes Ulf v Start

4 May 2016 Third Round	Sandnes Ulf	3 – 1	Start	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Eriksen  7', 16' Schulze  46' Helle  65' Engblom  75' Sandberg  90'	Summary	DeJohn  14' Salvesen  54' Nwakali  80'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 841 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Squad Statistics

As of match played 4 May 2016

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		HÃ¥kon Opdal	9	0	8	0	1	0
2	DF		Jens Kristian Skogmo	8	0	6	0	2	0
3	DF		Tapio Heikkilä	10	2	8	2	2	0
4	DF		Alex DeJohn	5	0	1+2	0	2	0
5	DF		Robert Sandnes	8	3	3+3	1	1+1	2
6	MF		Kristoffer Ajer	9	1	6	0	3	1
7	MF		Chidiebere Nwakali	8	1	5+1	0	2	1
8	FW		Espen Hoff	6	0	6	0	0	0
9	FW		Daniel Aase	2	0	0+1	0	1	0
11	FW		Uduak Cyril Idemokon	3	0	3	0	0	0
14	MF		Espen Børufsen	7	0	6	0	1	0
15	DF		Henrik Robstad	10	0	7	0	3	0
16	MF		Andreas Hollingen	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
17	MF		Guðmundur Kristjánsson	11	0	8	0	2+1	0
19	MF		Austin Ikenna	2	0	0	0	0+2	0
21	MF		Henrik Breimyr	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
22	FW		Lars-Jørgen Salvesen	7	3	1+4	1	0+2	2
23	MF		Erlend Segberg	2	1	0+1	0	1	1
25	GK		Sean McDermott	2	0	0	0	2	0
27	MF		Eirik Wichne	6	1	3+1	0	2	1
28	DF		Rolf Daniel Vikstøl	11	1	8	0	3	1
29	MF		Adi Markovic	2	0	0	0	0+2	0
30	FW		Lasse Sigurdsen	9	2	3+4	0	2	2
32	MF		Mathias Rasmussen	11	2	5+3	1	3	1
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who played for Start that left during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Tippeligaen	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	DF		5	Robert Sandnes	1	2	3
	FW		22	Lars-Jørgen Salvesen	1	2	3
3	DF		3	Tapio Heikkilä	2	0	2
	MF		32	Mathias Rasmussen	1	1	2
	FW		30	Lasse Sigurdsen	0	2	2
6	MF		6	Kristoffer Ajer	0	1	1
	MF		7	Chidiebere Nwakali	0	1	1
	MF		23	Erlend Segberg	0	1	1
	MF		27	Eirik Wichne	0	1	1
	DF		28	Rolf Daniel Vikstøl	0	1	1
				TOTALS	5	12	17

Disciplinary Record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup		Total
4		DF	Alex DeJohn	0	0	1	0	1	0
5		DF	Robert Sandnes	1	0	2	0	3	0
6		MF	Kristoffer Ajer	3	0	0	0	3	0
7		MF	Chidiebere Nwakali	1	0	1	0	2	0
14		MF	Espen Børufsen	0	0	1	0	1	0
16		MF	Andreas Hollingen	1	0	0	0	1	0
17		MF	Guðmundur Kristjánsson	2	0	0	0	2	0
			TOTALS	8	0	5	0	13	0

References

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12. "Farvel også til Castro og Udjus". www.brann.no (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
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External links

• Official website
• Menigheden – official fan club