2020 IK Start season

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)

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.

Season events

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

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  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

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 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

In

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

Date from Position Nationality Name to Date to Ref.
6 June 2020 FW Steffen Skålevik Sarpsborg 08 End of season [10]

Out

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

Squad statistics

As of match played 22 December 2020

Appearances and goals

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

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

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

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

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