2024 Vålerenga Fotball season

Vålerenga
2024 season
ChairmanThor Gjermund Eriksen
Head coachGeir Bakke
StadiumIntility Arena
1. divisjon1st (promoted)
Norwegian CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mees Rijks
Jones El-Abdellaoui (13)
All:
Mees Rijks (15)

The 2024 season was Vålerenga Fotball's 111th season in existence and the club's first in the Norwegian First Division since 2001, following their relegation at the end of the 2023 season. In addition to the domestic league, Vålerenga Fotball participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 August 2024[1]

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
2 DF  NOR Christian Borchgrevink (captain)
3 MF  NOR Aleksander Hammer Kjelsen
4 DF  NOR Aaron Kiil Olsen
6 DF  NOR Vegar Eggen Hedenstad
7 MF  NOR Magnus Bech Riisnæs
8 MF  NOR Henrik Bjørdal
9 FW  NED Mees Rijks
14 FW  NGA Onyebuchi Obasi
15 MF  NOR Elias Hagen
17 MF  DEN Carl Lange
18 DF  NOR Simen Juklerød
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  NOR Lorents Apold-Aasen
21 GK  NOR Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng
22 MF  NOR Stian Sjøvold Thorstensen
24 MF  NOR Petter Strand
25 FW  NOR Jones El-Abdellaoui
26 FW  NOR Filip Thorvaldsen
29 MF  CMR Brice Ambina
30 GK  NOR Storm Strand-Kolbjørnsen
31 FW  NOR Omar Bully Drammeh
32 DF  NOR Max Bjurstrøm
55 DF  NOR Sebastian Jarl
80 FW  DEN Muamer Brajanac

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
1 GK  NOR Jacob Storevik (at Viking until end of 2024)
10 FW  NOR Mohamed Ofkir (at HamKam until end of 2024)
13 GK  NOR Magnus Stær-Jensen (at Sogndal until end of 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF  ALB Eneo Bitri (at MKS Cracovia until end of 2024)

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2023–24

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

24 January 2024 Friendly Tenerife B 0–5 Vålerenga Tenerife, Spain
12:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Børven 14', 58'
Kjelsen 73'
Rønning 76'
Bjørdal 78'
3 February 2024 Friendly Raufoss 1–2 Vålerenga Raufoss
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Østerud 30' Report Børven 53'
Hagen 88'		 Stadium: Raufoss Storhall
Attendance: 644
9 February 2024 Friendly Vålerenga 1–2 Strømsgodset Oslo
13:00 CET (UTC+1) El-Abdellaoui 66' Report Ardraa 78'
Farji 85'		 Stadium: Vallhall Arena
16 February 2024 Friendly Vålerenga 1–3 Fredrikstad Oslo
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Strand 63' Report Woledzi 6'
Sørløkk 8'
Bjørlo 60'		 Stadium: Vallhall Arena
21 February 2024 Friendly Rosenborg 1–4 Vålerenga Marbella, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Henriksen 33' Report Håkans 7'
Strand 32', 45+2'
Rijks 35'		 Stadium: Atalaya Football Center
27 February 2024 Friendly Brann 3–0 Vålerenga Marbella, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1) El-Abdellaoui 9' (o.g.)
Soltvedt 59' (str.)
Warming 69'		 Report Fasika  58' Stadium: Atalaya Football Center
9 March 2024 Friendly Vålerenga 5–3 Sarpsborg 08 Oslo
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Bjørdal 27'
Rijks 41'
Håkans 53'
Borchgrevink 75'
Thorvaldsen 76'		 Report Tibbling 5'
Fasika 77' (o.g.)
Zekhnini 90+1' (pen.)		 Stadium: Intility Arena
17 March 2024 Friendly Vålerenga 3–1 Tromsø Oslo
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Kreuzriegler 29'
Håkans 49'
Bjørdal 72'		 Skjærvik  44'
Romsaas 82'		 Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 854
21 March 2024 Friendly Vålerenga 3–1 Ull/Kisa Oslo
12:00 CET (UTC+1) Hagen 20'
Kamara 43'
Strand 59'		 Report Flores 9' Stadium: Intility Arena
Note: The match was played 2 x 35 minutes.
26 March 2024 Friendly AIK 4–0 Vålerenga Solna, Sweden
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Beširović 46'
Andersson 63'
Björnström 65'
Faraj 77' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Friends Arena
12 July 2024 Friendly Vålerenga 4–2 Kongsvinger Oslo
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) Brajanac 70', 83'
Kamara 82'
Thorvaldsen 89'		 Report Grundt 23'
Nielsen 53'		 Stadium: Intility Arena

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
1. divisjon 1 April 2024 9 November 2024 Matchday 1 Winners 30 21 6 3 82 31 +51 070.00
Norwegian Cup 10 April 2024 6 October 2024 First round Quarter-finals 5 3 1 1 10 3 +7 060.00
Total 35 24 7 4 92 34 +58 068.57

Last updated: 9 November 2024
Source: Soccerway

1. divisjon

Main article: 2024 Norwegian First Division

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Vålerenga (C, P) 30 21 6 3 82 31 +51 69 Promotion to Eliteserien
2 Bryne (P) 30 18 4 8 50 29 +21 58
3 Moss 30 16 5 9 54 41 +13 53 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Egersund 30 14 5 11 57 56 +1 47
5 Lyn 30 12 10 8 56 40 +16 46
Source: OBOS-ligaen (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 goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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 21 6 3 82 31  +51 69 11 2 2 47 15  +32 10 4 1 35 16  +19

Last updated: 9 November 2024.
Source:

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultDWLDLWWLWWWWDWWWWWWWWWDWDWWWLW
Position7589117687432211111111111111111
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

1 April 2024 1 Vålerenga 1–1 Sogndal Oslo
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Håkans 69'
Kreuzriegler  71'		 Report Flataker 37'
Flo  49'		 Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 9,164
Referee: Mischa Huru Kellerhals
6 April 2024 2 Raufoss 1–2 Vålerenga Raufoss
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Østerud  18'
Hustad 42'
Fremstad  60'
Alm  90+6'		 Report Håkans 13'
Strand 29'
Ambina  45'		 Stadium: Nammo Stadion
Attendance: 3,042
Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy
14 April 2024 3 Vålerenga 1–3 Stabæk Oslo
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Rijks 41'
Hedenstad  79'		 Report Diabaté 6'
Pedersen 60', 62'
Rossbach  90'		 Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 9,097
Referee: Magnus Nicolai Koløy
20 April 2024 4 Lyn 1–1 Vålerenga Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Hellum 44'
Schneider  90'		 Report Rijks  28'  37'
Håkans 33'
Strand  56'
Borchgrevink  79'		 Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 25,103
Referee: Espen Eskås
28 April 2024 5 Mjøndalen 5–3 Vålerenga Mjøndalen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Øverby 7'
Tokstad  40'
Conteh 45+3', 45+5', 75'
Holten  64'
K. Singh 86'
Helgeland  90'
Vogt  90+1'		 Report Strand 18'
Kreuzriegler  21'
Borchgrevink  77', 90+7'
El-Abdellaoui 90'		 Stadium: Consto Arena
Attendance: 2,368
Referee: Eivind Bodding
4 May 2024 6 Vålerenga 1–0 Bryne Oslo
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Steffensen 56' (o.g.)
Ambina  66'
Kreuzriegler  90+2'
Olsen  90+3'		 Report Scriven  90+3' Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 6,711
Referee: Ali Al Hatam
11 May 2024 7 Aalesund 0–2 Vålerenga Ålesund
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Braga  72' Report Riisnæs 29'
El-Abdellaoui 57'		 Stadium: Color Line Stadion
Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Mathias Støfringshaug
16 May 2024 8 Vålerenga 0–2 Kongsvinger Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ambina  52' Report Holter 32'
Grundt 75'
Moberg  75'
Langrekken  81'		 Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 10,770
Referee: Ajdin Medic
22 May 2024 9 Åsane 1–5 Vålerenga Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Iversen  24'
Skålevik  35'
Kolskogen  38'
Wollen Steen  74'
Eng Strand 88'		 Report Bjørdal 20', 36' (pen.)
Kreuzriegler 30'
Rijks 33'
Eng Strand 89' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Åsane Arena
Attendance: 1,660
Referee: Anders Bodding
26 May 2024 10 Vålerenga 3–1 Levanger Oslo
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Rijks 21'
Borchgrevink  25'
Bjørdal  63'
El-Abdellaoui 77'
Strand 87'		 Report Bojadzic 74' (pen.) Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 6,991
Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy
1 June 2024 11 Ranheim 1–3 Vålerenga Trondheim
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Hou Sæter 45+1'
Slørdahl  79'
Gaustad  84'		 Report Kiil Olsen  48'
Hedenstad 66'
Ambina  70'
Kamara 72', 86'		 Stadium: EXTRA Arena
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Mischa Kellerhals
9 June 2024 12 Vålerenga 5–1 Moss Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kurd Rønning 26'
Riisnæs  54'
Kamara 55'
Rijks 57'
El-Abdellaoui 75'
Thorvaldsen 90+3'		 Report Potur  41'
Strande  45+2'
Hoffmann  53', 59'
Kukleci  54'
Lassen Harrison  58'		 Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 9,154
Referee: Steinar Hauge
16 June 2024 13 Egersund 1–1 Vålerenga Egersund
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Michalsen 66'
Falchener  78'		 Report Bjørdal  22'
El-Abdellaoui 45+2'		 Stadium: Idrettsparken
Attendance: 1,613
Referee: Ali al Hatam
23 June 2024 14 Vålerenga 8–0 Sandnes Ulf Oslo
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Rijks 18', 27', 55', 90'
Håkans 25', 63'
Thorvaldsen 69'
Kiil Olsen 77'		 Report Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 7,462
Referee: Harald Vollstad Sletner
20 July 2024 15 Start 1–2 Vålerenga Kristiansand
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Makosso  54'
Dashaev 63'		 Report Ambina  57'
Bjørdal 77'
Strand 90+6'		 Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 6,906
Referee: Mathias Støfringshaug
29 July 2024 16 Vålerenga 3–1 Ranheim Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Jarl 25'
Riisnæs 51'
El-Abdellaoui 77'
Sjøvold  89'		 Report Kolstad  52'
Mogensen 83'		 Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 11,163
Referee: Mohammad Hafezi
3 August 2024 17 Moss 0–2 Vålerenga Moss
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Håpnes  34'
Benarfa  35'
Strande  60'		 Report El-Abdellaoui 23'
Hedenstad 52'
Lange  89'		 Stadium: Melløs Stadion
Attendance: 3,170
Referee: Mischa Kellerhals
11 August 2024 18 Vålerenga 3–0 Raufoss Oslo
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Bjørdal 23'
Kiil Olsen  26'
Brajanac 49'
Rijks 90+5',  90+5'		 Report Somesi  21'
Hustad  80'
Hansen  83'		 Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 8,803
Referee: Magnus Nicolai Koløy
18 August 2024 19 Levanger 1–4 Vålerenga Levanger
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Hagbø 76'
Bjeglerud  85'		 Report Brajanac 1', 59', 65'
El-Abdellaoui 40'		 Stadium: TOBB Arena Levanger
Attendance: 2,010
Referee: Jørgen Haugen
24 August 2024 20 Vålerenga 4–2 Lyn Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ambina 22',  60'
Lange 24'
Brajanac 62'
El-Abdellaoui 81'		 Report Borchgrevink 3' (o.g.)
Johansen 28'		 Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 16,556
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes
1 September 2024 21 Sandnes Ulf 0–2 Vålerenga Sandnes
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Brkić  49'
Høiland  88'		 Report Juklerød 51'
Riisnæs 65'		 Stadium: Øster Hus Arena
Attendance: 2,259
Referee: Steinar Hauge
16 September 2024 22 Vålerenga 5–0 Åsane Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Brajanac 10', 31'
El-Abdellaoui 41'
Strand 62'
Hagen 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 7,114
Referee: Eivind Bodding
21 September 2024 23 Bryne 1–1 Vålerenga Bryne
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bojadzic 66' Report El-Abdellaoui  27', 62' Stadium: Bryne Stadion
Attendance: 3,043
Referee: Ole-Alexander Ekeli Valen
24 September 2024 24 Vålerenga 4–1 Aalesund Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bjørdal 13' (pen.)
Rijks 17', 76'
Borchgrevink  45'
Strand 90+1'		 Report Nielsen  12'
Jóhannsson 62'
Seehusen  63'		 Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 7,407
Referee: Ali al Hatam
28 September 2024 25 Kongsvinger 2–2 Vålerenga Kongsvinger
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Taylor 15'
Grundt 49'
Holter  61'
Langrekken  67'
Holmé  85'		 Report Ambina  28'
Brajanac 31', 72'
El-Abdellaoui  63'
Hedenstad  84'		 Stadium: Gjemselund Stadion
Attendance: 4,133
Referee: Mathias Støfringshaug
2 October 2024 26 Vålerenga 4–2 Mjøndalen Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) El-Abdellaoui 15'
Lange 28'
Rijks 36'
Borchgrevink 75'		 Report Sveen 50', 67' Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 9,139
Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy
21 October 2024 27 Vålerenga 4–0 Egersund Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Brajanac 19'
El-Abdellaoui  58', 79'
Bjørdal 70'
Rijks 86'		 Report Strangstad  85' Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Magnus Nicolai Koløy
25 October 2024 28 Stabæk 1–2 Vålerenga Bærum
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Spiten-Nysæter  39'
Diabaté 83'
Walstad  86'		 Report Hagen 45+1'
Kjelsen  55'
Bjørdal 88'		 Stadium: Nadderud Stadion
Attendance: 4,542
Referee: Harald Vollstad Sletner
2 November 2024 29 Vålerenga 1–1 Start Oslo
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Bjørdal  34'
Sjøvold  40'
Ambina 48'
Hagen  57'		 Report Schulze 4'
Grønli  88'		 Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 9,671
Referee: Johan William Grundt
9 November 2024 30 Sogndal 0–3 Vålerenga Sogndalsfjøra
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Blixt Flaten  8'
Robertsen  73'		 Report Brajanac 11'
Hagen 50'
Onyebuchi 90',  90+1'		 Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus
Attendance: 2,621
Referee: Jørgen Haugen

Norwegian Football Cup

Main article: 2024 Norwegian Football Cup
10 April 2024 First round Union Carl Berner 0–3 Vålerenga Oslo
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Hebæk  59'
Flåte  88'		 Report Rijks 52'
Riisnæs 67', 82'
Storevik  88'		 Stadium: Jordal Idrettspark
Referee: Stian Røvig Sletner
25 April 2024 Second round Oppsal 0–4 Vålerenga Oslo
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Sanyang  45'
Roba  57'
Nguyen  69'		 Report El-Abdellaoui 25'
Hedenstad 51'
Kjelsen 61'
Rijks 86'		 Stadium: Trasop idrettspark
Attendance: 3,248
Referee: Ole-Alexander Ekeli Valen
1 May 2024 Third round Vålerenga 1–0 (a.e.t.) Tromsø Oslo
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Borchgrevink  90+1'
Ambina  96'
Juklerød 100'
Riisnæs  115'		 Report Guddal  9'
Robertsen  40'
Norheim  86'
Jenssen  109'		 Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 7,135
Referee: Tore Hansen
8 May 2024 Fourth round Vålerenga 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 HamKam Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Hagen 5'
Riisnæs 23'  64'
Bjørdal  27'
Rijks  87'
Hammer Kjelsen  90+1'
Borchgrevink  120'		 Report Kiil Olsen 53' (o.g.)
Kurtovic  54'
Kirkevold  82'
Simenstad 90+4'  119'		 Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 7,042
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes
Penalties
Kreuzriegler
Kamara
Hedenstad
Kiil Olsen
Borchgrevink
Ambina 		Mares
Simenstad
Gonstad
Kirkevold
Jónsson
Norheim
6 October 2024 Quarter-finals Vålerenga 0–1 (a.e.t.) Fredrikstad Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kiil Olsen  42'
Ambina  96'		 Report Woledzi  25'
Bjørlo 97'
Kjær  118'		 Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 13,276
Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Notes

References

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