2014 Sandnes Ulf season

The 2014 season is Sandnes Ulf's 3rd season in the Tippeligaen, the top flight of Norwegian football and their ninth season with Asle Andersen as their manager.

Sandnes Ulf

2014 season
Chairman	Stig Ravndal
Manager	Asle Andersen
Stadium	Ullevaal Stadion
Tippeligaen	16th Relegated
Norwegian Cup	First Round vs Sola
Top goalscorer	League: Diego Rubio (8) All: Diego Rubio (8)
Highest home attendance	4,418 vs Viking (22 August 2014)
Lowest home attendance	2,330 vs Aalesunds (9 November 2014)
Average home league attendance	3,037
Home colours Away colours

Squad

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  ISL Hannes Þór Halldórsson 2 DF  ISL Eiður Sigurbjörnsson (on loan from Örebro) 3 DF  SWE Emil Johansson 4 MF  FRA Malaury Martin 5 DF  SWE Edier Frejd 6 DF  NOR Avni Pepa 7 MF  NOR Henrik Furebotn 8 MF  NOR Aksel Berget Skjølsvik (captain) 9 FW  NOR Marius Helle 10 FW  CRC Randall Brenes (on loan from Cartaginés) 11 FW  CHI Diego Rubio (on loan from Sporting) 13 GK  EIR Sean McDermott

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW  ISL Hannes Sigurdsson 16 MF  NOR Niklas Sandberg 17 FW  NOR Ole Kristian Langås 19 DF  NOR Vegard Aanestad 20 MF  GAM Tijan Jaiteh 21 MF  KVX Anel Raskaj 23 MF  NOR Erik Tønne 24 MF  NOR Fredrik Midtsjø (loan from Rosenborg) 26 DF  NOR Kenneth Sola 27 FW  NOR Zymer Bytyqi 28 DF  FRA Derek Decamps 30 FW  NOR Kent Eriksen

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 1 GK  ISL Hannes Þór Halldórsson (from KR)[1] 3 DF  SWE Emil Johansson (from Groningen)[2] 4 MF  FRA Malaury Martin (from Lausanne-Sport)[3] 11 FW  CHI Diego Rubio (loan from Sporting)[4] 17 FW  NOR Ole Kristian Langås (from Ull/Kisa)[5] 20 MF  GAM Tijan Jaiteh (from Sandefjord) 24 MF  NOR Fredrik Midtsjø (loan from Rosenborg)[6] 28 DF  FRA Derek Decamps (from Angers)[7] 30 FW  NOR Kent Håvard Eriksen (from Elverum)

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 1 GK  NOR Aslak Falch (to Hødd)[8] 2 DF  SWE Johnny Lundberg (to Landskrona)[9] 4 DF  NOR Nils Petter Andersen (to Fløy) 7 MF  NOR Fredrik Torsteinbø (to Hammarby)[10] 15 DF  SRB Miloš Mihajlov (to Voždovac) 23 MF  ISL Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson (to Viking)[11] 28 FW  SRB Nemanja Jovanović (to Spartak Semey) — DF  NOR Steffen Haugland (to Randaberg)

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 2 DF  ISL Eiður Sigurbjörnsson (on loan from Örebro)[12] 10 FW  CRC Randall Brenes (on loan from Cartaginés)[13] 15 FW  ISL Hannes Sigurdsson (from Grödig)[14]

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 10 FW  SCO Steven Lennon (to FH)[15][16] 36 FW  NOR Birk Risa (to Köln)[15]

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	4	10	16	27	53	−26	22	4	5	6	14	20	−6	0	5	10	13	33	−20

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	L
Position	12	14	14	15	16	13	14	16	15	15	16	13	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2014. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

30 March 2014 1	Sandnes Ulf	1 – 1	Odd	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lennon  75'	Summary	Johnsen  85'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 3,506 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

6 April 2014 2	Lillestrøm	4 – 1	Sandnes Ulf	Lillestrøm
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Moen  pen' (45) Pálmason  58' Halldórsson  78' (o.g.) Omoijuanfo  90'	Summary	Skjølsvik  40'  77' Rubio  67'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 5,127 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

11 April 2014 3	Sandnes Ulf	1 – 1	Brann	Sandnes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rubio  9'	Summary	Larsen  81'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 3,292 Referee: Svein Edvartsen

21 April 2014 4	Vålerenga	3 –0	Sandnes Ulf	Oslo
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kjartansson  45+1' R.Lindkvist  59' Gunnarsson  61'	Summary		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 9,092 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

27 April 2014 5	Sandnes Ulf	1 – 3	Molde	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Forren  83' (o.g.)	Summary	Moström  14' Gulbrandsen  43' Elyounoussi  90'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 3,050 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

30 April 2014 6	Sandnes Ulf	2 – 1	Stabæk	Sandnes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Midtsjø  9' Rubio  76'	Summary	Boli  62'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 2,644 Referee: Andres Johansen

4 May 2014 7	Sarpsborg 08	2 – 1	Sandnes Ulf	Sarpsborg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Berthod  39' Hansen  67' Samuel  75'	Summary	Midtsjø  15'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

12 May 2014 8	Sandnes Ulf	0 – 2	Rosenborg	Sandnes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Søderlund  1' Mikkelsen  61'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 3 290 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

16 May 2014 9	Viking	2 – 2	Sandnes Ulf	Stavanger
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nisja  57', 71'	Summary	Lennon  14' Rubio  48'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 16,508 Referee: Tore Hansen

20 May 2014 10	Sandnes Ulf	0 – 0	Haugesund	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary		Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 2,905 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle

25 May 2014 11	Sogndal	1 – 0	Sandnes Ulf	Sogndal
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nilsen  90+3'	Summary	Rubio  79'  85'	Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus Attendance: 2,827 Referee: Espen Berntsen

9 June 2014 12	Sandnes Ulf	1 – 0	Bodø/Glimt	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Langås  16'	Summary		Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 2,910 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

12 June 2014 13	Aalesunds	3 – 0	Sandnes Ulf	Ålesund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aarøy  34' Ulvestad  55' James  63'	Summary	Jaiteh  16'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 6,703 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

6 July 2014 14	Strømsgodset	1 – 0	Sandnes Ulf	Drammen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hamoud  76'	Summary		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,861 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

12 July 2014 15	Sandnes Ulf	1 – 2	Start	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rubio  80'	Summary	Vilhjálmsson  4', 15'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 2,674 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

20 July 2014 16	Molde	3 – 1	Sandnes Ulf	Molde
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Høiland  27', 64', 73'	Summary	Midtsjø  5' Skjølsvik  25'  62'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 8,821 Referee: Anders Johansen

26 July 2014 17	Sandnes Ulf	1 – 3	Strømsgodset	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Furebotn  19'	Summary	Ødegaard  12' Wikheim  83' Sørum  84'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 3,210 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle

3 August 2014 18	Odd	3 – 1	Sandnes Ulf	Skien
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Johnsen  52' Jensen  66' Shala  90+1'	Summary	Midtsjø  47'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 5,556 Referee: Espen Berntsen

10 August 2014 19	Sandnes Ulf	0 – 0	Lillestrøm	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary		Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 2,841 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

17 August 2014 20	Bodø/Glimt	1 – 1	Sandnes Ulf	Bodø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ndiaye  85'	Summary	Brenes  55'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 3,304 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

22 August 2014 25	Sandnes Ulf	2 – 2	Viking	Sandnes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Brenes  39', 53'	Summary	Þorsteinsson  41' Sverrisson  80'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 4,418 Referee: Andres Johansen

31 August 2014 22	Stabæk	1 – 1	Sandnes Ulf	Bærum
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sortevik  80'	Summary	Furebotn  32'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,383 Referee: Tore Hansen

14 September 2014 23	Sandnes Ulf	0 – 2	Sarpsborg 08	Sandnes
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Þórarinsson  26' Tokstad  40'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 3,671 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

19 September 2014 24	Brann	1 – 1	Sandnes Ulf	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Askar  63'	Summary	Sigurbjörnsson  52'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 13,140 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

26 September 2014 25	Sandnes Ulf	2 – 1	Vålerenga	Sandnes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rubio  55' (pen.), 60'	Summary	Grindheim  61'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 2,388 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

5 October 2014 26	Haugesund	2 – 0	Sandnes Ulf	Haugesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sema  56' Bamberg  77'	Summary		Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 6,009 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

19 October 2014 27	Sandnes Ulf	1 – 0	Sogndal	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Utvik  31' (o.g.)	Summary		Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 2,428 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

26 October 2014 28	Rosenborg	3 – 1	Sandnes Ulf	Trondheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Jensen  35' Helland  44' Mikkelsen  58'	Summary	Skjølsvik  79'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 13,457 Referee: Omar Rafiq

2 November 2014 29	Start	3 – 3	Sandnes Ulf	Kristiansand
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kristjánsson  45+2' Acosta  90+3' Salvesen  90+4'	Summary	Frejd  12' Midtsjø  39' Brenes  47'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,768 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

9 November 2014 30	Sandnes Ulf	1 – 2	Aalesunds	Sandnes
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rubio  12'	Summary	Barrantes  74' Mattila  90+1'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 2,330 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Start	30	10	5	15	47	60	−13	35
13	Bodø/Glimt	30	10	5	15	45	60	−15	35
14	Brann (R)	30	8	5	17	41	54	−13	29	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Sogndal (R)	30	6	6	18	31	49	−18	24	Relegation to 1. divisjon
16	Sandnes Ulf (R)	30	4	10	16	27	53	−26	22

Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Norwegian Cup

24 April 2014 First Round	Sola	1 – 0	Sandnes Ulf	Sola
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	M.Eriksen  29'	Summary		Stadium: Sola Stadion

Squad statistics

As of match played 9 November 2014

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Hannes Þór Halldórsson	31	0	30	0	1	0
2	DF		Eiður Sigurbjörnsson	8	1	8	1	0	0
4	MF		Malaury Martin	6	0	5	0	1	0
5	DF		Edier Frejd	22	1	21+1	1	0	0
6	DF		Avni Pepa	12	0	8+3	0	1	0
7	MF		Henrik Furebotn	24	0	24	0	0	0
8	MF		Aksel Berget Skjølsvik	23	1	18+5	1	0	0
9	FW		Marius Helle	25	0	11+13	0	0+1	0
10	FW		Randall Brenes	11	4	11	4	0	0
11	FW		Diego Rubio	27	8	19+7	8	0+1	0
15	FW		Hannes Sigurdsson	10	0	9+1	0	0	0
16	MF		Niklas Sandberg	4	0	1+3	0	0	0
17	FW		Ole Kristian Langås	16	0	8+7	0	1	0
19	DF		Vegard Aanestad	23	0	18+4	0	1	0
20	MF		Tijan Jaiteh	25	0	19+5	0	1	0
21	MF		Anel Raskaj	27	0	21+5	0	1	0
23	MF		Erik Tønne	26	0	22+3	0	1	0
24	MF		Fredrik Midtsjø	28	1	18+10	1	0	0
25	DF		Vegard Skjørestad	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
26	DF		Kenneth Sola	16	0	14+2	0	0	0
27	FW		Zymer Bytyqi	8	0	0+7	0	1	0
28	DF		Derek Decamps	28	0	27	0	1	0
30	FW		Kent Eriksen	11	0	2+8	0	1	0
Players away from Sandnes Ulf on loan:
Players who appeared for Sandnes Ulf no longer at the club:
10	MF		Steven Lennon	16	0	15	0	0+1	0

Goal Scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Tippeligaen	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	FW		11	Diego Rubio	8	0	8
2	MF		24	Fredrik Midtsjø	4	0	4
	FW		10	Randall Brenes	4	0	4
4	MF		10	Steven Lennon	2	0	2
	MF		7	Henrik Furebotn	2	0	2
				Own goal	2	0	2
7	FW		17	Ole Kristian Langås	1	0	1
	DF		2	Eiður Sigurbjörnsson	1	0	1
	MF		8	Aksel Berget Skjølsvik	1	0	1
	DF		5	Edier Frejd	1	0	1
	MF		24	Fredrik Midtsjø	1	0	1
				TOTALS	27	0	27

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup		Total
2		DF	Eiður Sigurbjörnsson	1	0	0	0	1	0
4		MF	Malaury Martin	2	0	0	0	2	0
5		DF	Edier Frejd	1	0	0	0	1	0
7		MF	Henrik Furebotn	2	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Aksel Berget Skjølsvik	4	2	0	0	4	2
9		FW	Marius Helle	1	0	0	0	1	0
10		MF	Steven Lennon	1	0	0	0	1	0
11		FW	Diego Rubio	5	1	0	0	5	1
15		FW	Hannes Sigurdsson	2	0	0	0	2	0
16		MF	Niklas Sandberg	1	0	0	0	1	0
19		DF	Vegard Aanestad	2	0	0	0	2	0
20		MF	Tijan Jaiteh	8	0	0	0	8	0
21		MF	Anel Raskaj	5	0	0	0	5	0
24		MF	Fredrik Midtsjø	4	0	0	0	4	0
26		DF	Kenneth Sola	2	0	0	0	2	0
28		DF	Derek Decamps	5	0	0	0	5	0
			TOTALS	46	3	0	0	46	3

References

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External links

• Sandnes Ulf's homepage
• Gaukereiret supporterklubb - Sandnes Ulf Supporter's Club