2018 Sarpsborg 08 FF season

The 2018 season is Sarpsborg 08's 7th season in Eliteserien, following their return to the top level in 2012. It is also their fourth season with Geir Bakke as their manager.

Sarpsborg 08

2018 season
Chairman	Hans Petter Arnesen
Manager	Geir Bakke
Stadium	Sarpsborg Stadion
Eliteserien	8th
Norwegian Cup	Third Round vs HamKam
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Patrick Mortensen (12) All: Patrick Mortensen (16)
Home colours Away colours

Squad

As of 8 September 2018[1]

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  NOR Sulayman Bojang 3 DF  NOR Jørgen Horn 4 DF  NOR Bjørn Inge Utvik 5 DF  ISL Orri Sigurður Ómarsson 6 DF  EST Joonas Tamm (on loan from Flora) 7 MF  NOR Ole Jørgen Halvorsen 8 MF  DEN Matti Lund Nielsen 10 MF  NOR Tobias Heintz 11 DF  NOR Joackim Jørgensen 14 MF  NGA Mohammed Usman 15 MF  NOR Gaute Høberg Vetti 16 DF  NOR Joachim Thomassen 17 MF  NOR Kristoffer Zachariassen

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  DEN Mikkel Agger 19 FW  NOR Kristoffer Larsen 22 MF  NOR Jon-Helge Tveita 23 MF  NOR Harmeet Singh 24 MF  NOR Anwar Elyounoussi 25 FW  NOR Johan Meldalen Olstad 27 MF  FRA Rashad Muhammed 31 GK  NOR Aslak Falch 45 FW  NOR Jørgen Strand Larsen 69 FW  DEN Patrick Mortensen 77 MF  ETH Amin Askar 78 GK  RUS Aleksandr Vasyutin

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 3 MF  NOR Harmeet Singh (from Kalmar)[2] 4 DF  NOR Bjørn Inge Utvik (from Sogndal)[3] 6 DF  EST Joonas Tamm (from Flora Tallinn)[4] 14 MF  NGA Mohammed Usman (from União da Madeira)[5] 15 MF  NOR Gaute Høberg Vetti (from Nest-Sotra)[6] 18 FW  DEN Mikkel Agger (from Thisted)[7] 19 FW  NOR Kristoffer Larsen (from Lyngby)[8] 28 FW  NOR Alexander Ruud Tveter (from Halmstad)[9] 29 FW  DEN Ronnie Schwartz (from Waasland-Beveren)[10] 30 DF  CRO Nikola Tkalčić (from IFK Norrköping)[11] 31 GK  NOR Aslak Falch (from IFK Norrköping)[12]

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  SRB Stefan Čupić (to Voždovac)[13] 2 DF  DEN Andreas Albech (to Vendsyssel)[14] 3 DF  FIN Henri Toivomäki (to KuPS)[15][16] 5 DF  ISL Orri Sigurður Ómarsson (on loan to HamKam, previously at Valur)[17][18] 6 MF  DEN Nicolai Poulsen (loan return to Randers)[19] 9 FW  NGA Kachi (to Sandnes Ulf, previously on loan at Strømmen)[20] 10 FW  SWE Jonas Lindberg (to GAIS)[21] 13 DF  NOR Ole Heieren Hansen (to Kråkerøy)[15][22] 15 DF  NOR Sigurd Rosted (to Gent)[23] 18 MF  NOR Tor Øyvind Hovda (to Hønefoss)[15][24] 19 MF  SEN Krépin Diatta (to Club Brugge)[25] 23 MF  NOR Kristoffer Normann Hansen (to Ullensaker/Kisa)[26] 24 MF  CPV Erikson Spinola Lima (to Aalesund)[27] 24 FW  NOR Amani Mbedule (on loan to Notodden)[28] 29 DF  NOR Alexander Groven (to Hønefoss)[15][29] — DF  NOR Leonard Getz (to Fredrikstad)[30] — MF  NOR Olav Øby (to Kongsvinger, previously on loan at Kristiansund)[31][32]

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  NOR Sulayman Bojang (from Skeid)[33] 3 DF  NOR Jørgen Horn (from Elfsborg)[34] 5 DF  ISL Orri Sigurður Ómarsson (loan return from HamKam)[35] 45 FW  NOR Jørgen Strand Larsen (loan return from Milan Primavera)[36] 78 GK  RUS Aleksandr Vasyutin (from Zenit St.Petersburg)[37]

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 20 DF  NOR Anders Østli (to Moss)[38][39] 21 GK  NOR Anders Kristiansen (to Union SG)[40] 28 FW  NOR Alexander Ruud Tveter (on loan to Strømmen)[41] 30 DF  CRO Nikola Tkalčić (on loan to Aalesund)[42]

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	11	8	11	46	39	+7	41	7	3	5	28	17	+11	4	5	6	18	22	−4

Last updated: 24 November 2018.
Source: see below

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	D	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	W	D	D	W
Position	6	5	2	3	7	9	9	9	7	7	4	4	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	6	7	7	8	9	10	9	9	9	9	8

Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2018. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

11 March 2018 1	Sarpsborg 08	1 – 0	Rosenborg	Sarpsborg
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lund Nielsen  14' Zachariassen  69' Singh  78' Schwartz  90'	Report	Konradsen  21' Hedenstad  77'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 5,201 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

17 March 2018 2	Lillestrøm	2 – 2	Sarpsborg 08	Lillestrøm
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ødemarksbakken  15' Mathew  52' Melgalvis  72'	Report	Tamm  27' Schwartz  54' Thomassen  76'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 3,842 Referee: Rohit Saggi

2 April 2018 3	Sarpsborg 08	3 – 0	Vålerenga	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mortensen  17', 90+1' Tamm  47' Tveita  66' Schwartz  90'	Report	Johnson  19' Tollås  61' Adekugbe  90'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 6,149 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

8 April 2018 4	Haugesund	1 – 1	Sarpsborg 08	Haugesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	David  45' Skjerve  90+4'	Report	Schwartz  50' Singh  90+2'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 3,474 Referee: Espen Eskås

15 April 2018 5	Sarpsborg 08	1 – 2	Brann	Sarpsborg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Singh  50' Halvorsen  79' Schwartz 87' Mortensen  90+1'	Report	Nilsen  12' 64' Wormgoor  80' (pen.) 87'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 5,258 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

23 April 2018 6	Odd	3 – 1	Sarpsborg 08	Skien
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rashani  14', 53' 75' Broberg  62'	Report	Zachariassen  24' Ruud  37' (o.g.)	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 4,861 Referee: Espen Eskås

29 April 2018 7	Sarpsborg 08	0 – 0	Bodø/Glimt	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Askar  54' Thomassen  65' Zachariassen  89'	Report	Isidoro  70' Opseth 90+2'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,983 Referee: Sigurd Kringstad

7 May 2018 8	Sarpsborg 08	2 – 2	Molde	Sarpsborg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Agger  1', 25' (pen.)	Report	Haaland  8' Forren  24' Normann  29',  71' Sarr  45'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,842 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

13 May 2018 9	Strømsgodset	1 – 2	Sarpsborg 08	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Falch  7' (o.g.) Andersen  54'	Report	Halvorsen  29' 64' Muhammed  36' Schwartz  79' Askar  90+5'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,875 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

16 May 2018 10	Sarpsborg 08	4 – 0	Start	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mortensen  3' Askar  31', 80' Nielsen  55'	Report	Larsen  30' Sigurðarson  55' Finnbogason  66' Afeez  90'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 5,630 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

21 May 2018 11	Sandefjord	0 – 1	Sarpsborg 08	Sandefjord
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Halvorsen  44' (pen.)	Stadium: Komplett Arena Attendance: 2,850 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

28 May 2018 12	Sarpsborg 08	4 – 2	Stabæk	Sarpsborg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Askar  27' 70' Schwartz  49' Zachariassen  78' Mortensen  81'	Report	Boli  1' Demidov  43' Omoijuanfo  61'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,658 Referee: Sigurd Kringstad

10 June 2018 13	Ranheim	2 – 1	Sarpsborg 08	Trondheim
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dønnem  55' Karlsen  61' 70' (pen.) Løkberg  89'	Report	Halvorsen  16' 84' Singh  61'	Stadium: EXTRA Arena Attendance: 2,039 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

24 June 2018 14	Sarpsborg 08	2 – 3	Tromsø	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Agger  9' Thomassen  67'	Report	Gundersen  10' 83' Nilsen  47' Berntsen  60' Taylor  88' Wangberg  90+4'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 5,240 Referee: Espen Eskås

1 July 2018 15	Kristiansund	1 – 1	Sarpsborg 08	Kristiansund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gjertsen  19' Aasmundsen  21' Diop  74' Lepistu  90+1'	Report	Nielsen  33' Mortensen  80'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 3,982 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

8 July 2018 16	Sarpsborg 08	4 – 1	Ranheim	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Zachariassen  6' Askar  34' Halvorsen  45+3' (pen.), 66' (pen.) Muhammed  62'	Report	Dønnem  38' Rismark  45+2' Stamnestrø  57' Barli  65'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Rohit Saggi

5 August 2018 17	Stabæk	1 – 3	Sarpsborg 08	Bærum
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vetlesen  22' Børkeeiet  43'	Report	Tamm  2' Mortensen  9' Larsen  23' Thomassen  77' Halvorsen  80'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,352 Referee: Rohit Saggi

12 August 2018 18	Sarpsborg 08	2 – 0	Lillestrøm	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Zachariassen  48' 73' Mortensen  60'	Report	Melgalvis  6' Kippe  32'  33' Smárason  39'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,947 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

19 August 2018 19	Brann	2 – 0	Sarpsborg 08	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wormgoor  5' Skålevik  49'	Report		Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 11,103 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

26 August 2018 20	Sarpsborg 08	1 – 2	Kristiansund	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Usman  37' Schwartz  78' Vetti  88'	Report	Kastrati  8' 38' Kalludra  49'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,773 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

2 September 2018 21	Bodø/Glimt	3 – 1	Sarpsborg 08	Bodø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Zinckernagel  31' Opseth  45' Saltnes  47'	Report	Mortensen  33' Halvorsen  79'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 3,178 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

16 September 2018 22	Sarpsborg 08	1 – 2	Odd	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Horn  10' Thomassen  48' Tamm  90+1'	Report	Ruud  14', 52' Samuelsen  35'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,886 Referee: Sigurd Kringstad

23 September 2018 23	Rosenborg	3 – 1	Sarpsborg 08	Trondheim
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Denić  27' Levi  66' Søderlund  74' De Lanlay  85'	Report	Mortensen  14' Tamm  41' Muhammed  71' Horn  90'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 13,668 Referee: Tore Hansen

30 September 2018 24	Sarpsborg 08	0 – 1	Strømsgodset	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Halvorsen  45'	Report	Sætra  15' Mos  45' (pen.)	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,481 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

7 October 2018 25	Start	1 – 0	Sarpsborg 08	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Afeez  72' Bringaker  88'	Report	Agger  4' Zachariassen  53' Vasyutin  88'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 3,837 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

20 October 2018 26	Molde	2 – 2	Sarpsborg 08	Molde
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Aursnes  18' Haaland  76'	Report	Horn  26' Mortensen  29' Vasyutin  90+1'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 8,122 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

28 October 2018 27	Sarpsborg 08	2 – 1	Haugesund	Sarpsborg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Heintz  5' Mortensen  32' Thomassen  71'	Report	David  53' Wadji  59' 90+4' Karamoko  74'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,555 Referee: Espen Eskås

4 November 2018 28	Vålerenga	0 – 0	Sarpsborg 08	Oslo
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 7,918 Referee: Sigurd Kringstad

11 November 2018 29	Sarpsborg 08	1 – 1	Sandefjord	Sarpsborg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mortensen  60' 64' Jørgensen  73' Horn  77' Askar  85'	Report	Vales  64' Vallès  74'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 5,106 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle

24 November 2018 30	Tromsø	0 – 2	Sarpsborg 08	Tromsø
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Muhammed  6' Heintz  32' 37' Horn  49' Halvorsen  55'	Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 2,998 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Vålerenga	30	11	9	10	39	44	−5	42
7	Ranheim	30	12	6	12	43	50	−7	42
8	Sarpsborg 08	30	11	8	11	46	39	+7	41
9	Odd	30	11	7	12	39	38	+1	40
10	Tromsø	30	11	3	16	41	48	−7	36

Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian), 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 (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).[43]

Norwegian Cup

18 April 2018 First Round	Østsiden	2 – 9	Sarpsborg 08	Fredrikstad
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	M.Cham  45' (pen.) M.Pierau  77' C.Skårn  83'	Report	Muhammed  5' Tveter  8', 59' Usman  24' Larsen  30' (pen.) Heintz  33', 35' Østli  43' J.Lunde  75' (o.g.)	Stadium: Østfoldhallen Attendance: 300 Referee: Ajdin Medic

2 May 2018 Second Round	Ørn-Horten	0 – 6	Sarpsborg 08	Horten
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Schwartz  16', 25' (pen.), 67' Tveter  34' Utvik  36' Heintz  69' 73'	Stadium: Lystlunden Attendance: 582 Referee: Sander Magdalon Bråten

10 May 2018 Third Round	HamKam	1 – 0	Sarpsborg 08	Hamar
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Buduson  76'	Report	Jørgensen  78'	Stadium: Briskeby Arena Attendance: 2,171 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle

Europa League

Qualifying phase

12 July 2018 1st qualifying round 1st leg	ÍBV	0 – 4	Sarpsborg 08	Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	P.Griffiths  45+9' S.Magnússon  45+11' Friðriksson  85' Zahedi  87'	Report	Halvorsen  45+10' 90+1' Muhammed  59' Mortensen  66' Askar  90+4'	Stadium: Hásteinsvöllur Attendance: 673[44] Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)

19 July 2018 1st qualifying round 2nd leg	Sarpsborg 08	2 – 0 (6 – 0 agg.)	ÍBV	Sarpsborg, Norway
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Agger  13', 82'	Report		Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 3,552[44] Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)

26 July 2018 2nd qualifying round 1st leg	St. Gallen	2 – 1	Sarpsborg 08	St. Gallen, Switzerland
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Vilotić  4' Hefti  41' Buess  66'	Report	Heintz  6' Zachariassen  32' Mortensen  90+3'	Stadium: kybunpark Attendance: 6,335[45] Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)

2 August 2018 2nd qualifying round 2nd leg	Sarpsborg 08	1 – 0 (a 2 – 2 agg.)	St. Gallen	Sarpsborg, Norway
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Mortensen  31' Tamm  35' Halvorsen  57'	Report	Buess  4' Ashimeru  70' Lüchinger  78'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 5,460[45] Referee: Frank Schneider (France)

9 August 2018 3rd qualifying round 1st leg	Sarpsborg 08	1 – 1	Rijeka	Sarpsborg, Norway
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Thomassen  59' Tamm  69' Zachariassen  72' Askar  74'	Report	Héber  60' Gorgon  83' Čanađija  89'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 5,944[46] Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

16 August 2018 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg	Rijeka	0 – 1 (1 – 2 agg.)	Sarpsborg 08	Rijeka, Croatia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Zuta  75'	Report	Halvorsen  69' Mortensen  83' Muhammed  88' Heintz  90+5'	Stadium: Stadion Rujevica Attendance: 5,351[46] Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

23 August 2018 Playoff round 1st leg	Sarpsborg 08	3 – 1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Sarpsborg, Norway
19:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Heintz  2' Lund Nielsen  7' (pen.) Tamm  12' Jørgensen  40' Mortensen  56' (pen.)	Report	Tibi  6' Kjartansson  13' (pen.) Rajković  54'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 6,363[47] Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

30 August 2018 Playoff round 2nd leg	Maccabi Tel Aviv	2 – 1 (3 – 4 agg.)	Sarpsborg 08	Netanya, Israel
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Atzili  30' 52' (pen.) Atar  60' Shechter  90+1'	Report	Muhammed  45+1' Utvik  52' Halvorsen  81' (pen.) 82' Askar  84'	Stadium: Netanya Stadium Attendance: 10,673[47] Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Note: Maccabi Tel Aviv played their home matches at Netanya Stadium, Netanya, instead of their regular stadium Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, due to renovation.

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Genk	6	3	2	1	14	8	+6	11	Advance to knockout phase
2	Malmö FF	6	2	3	1	7	6	+1	9
3	Beşiktaş	6	2	1	3	9	11	−2	7
4	Sarpsborg 08	6	1	2	3	8	13	−5	5

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

20 September 2018 1	Beşiktaş	3 – 1	Sarpsborg 08	Istanbul, Turkey
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)	Medel  20' Babel  51' Roco  69'  90+3' Lens  82'	Report	Askar  37' Zachariassen  90+4'	Stadium: Vodafone Park Attendance: 24,955[48] Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

4 October 2018 2	Sarpsborg 08	3 – 1	Genk	Sarpsborg, Norway
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mortensen  6', 63'  18' Zachariassen  54'	Report	Trossard  49' Pozuelo  67'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 7,885[49] Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

25 October 2018 3	Sarpsborg 08	1 – 1	Malmö FF	Sarpsborg, Norway
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tamm  31' Halvorsen  87'	Report	Vindheim  47'  79' Rosenberg  76'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 8,022[50] Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

8 November 2018 4	Malmö FF	1 – 1	Sarpsborg 08	Malmö, Sweden
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Rieks  62' Antonsson  67' Larsson  73'	Report	Askar  40' Horn  43' Muhammed  45' Thomassen  48' Mortensen  63' Tamm  76'	Stadium: Stadion Attendance: 17,601[51] Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)

29 November 2018 5	Sarpsborg 08	2 – 3	Beşiktaş	Sarpsborg, Norway
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Muhammed  1' Heintz  6'	Report	Ljajić  55' Lens  62', 90' Vágner Love  66' Aksoy  79' Özyakup  80'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 8,022[52] Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

13 December 2018 6	Genk	4 – 0	Sarpsborg 08	Genk, Belgium
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Gano  3' Paintsil  5' Uronen  28' Berge  64' Aidoo  67'	Report		Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 12,240[53] Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Squad statistics

As of match played 20 September 2018

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eliteserien		Norwegian Cup		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF		Sulayman Bojang	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Jørgen Horn	10	1	7+1	1	0	0	1+1	0
4	DF		Bjørn Inge Utvik	15	1	7+2	0	3	1	2+1	0
5	DF		Orri Sigurður Ómarsson	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Joonas Tamm	32	2	22+3	2	0	0	7	0
7	MF		Ole Jørgen Halvorsen	32	6	23+1	5	0	0	7+1	1
8	MF		Matti Lund Nielsen	37	3	25+3	1	0+1	0	8	2
10	MF		Tobias Heintz	34	7	13+10	2	3	3	5+3	2
11	DF		Joackim Jørgensen	33	1	24	1	1	0	8	0
14	MF		Mohammed Usman	11	1	1+5	0	3	1	1+1	0
15	MF		Gaute Høberg Vetti	10	0	2+5	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
16	DF		Joachim Thomassen	36	2	27	2	1	0	8	0
17	MF		Kristoffer Zachariassen	37	6	25+1	4	2	0	9	2
18	FW		Mikkel Agger	25	5	10+12	3	0+1	0	1+1	2
19	MF		Kristoffer Larsen	24	2	4+12	1	3	1	1+4	0
22	MF		Jon-Helge Tveita	33	1	23+2	1	0+1	0	7	0
23	MF		Harmeet Singh	35	1	18+10	1	0	0	0+7	0
27	MF		Rashad Muhammed	25	3	9+4	1	1+2	1	8+1	1
31	GK		Aslak Falch	21	0	18	0	0	0	3	0
45	FW		Jørgen Strand Larsen	9	0	2+4	0	0	0	0+3	0
69	FW		Patrick Mortensen	38	16	28	12	0+1	0	9	4
77	MF		Amin Askar	34	5	23+1	4	2	0	8	1
78	GK		Aleksandr Vasyutin	18	0	12	0	0	0	6	0
Players away from Sarpsborg 08 on loan:
24	FW		Amani Mbedule	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
28	FW		Alexander Ruud Tveter	3	3	0	0	3	3	0	0
30	DF		Nikola Tkalčić	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
Players who left Sarpsborg 08 during the season:
20	DF		Anders Østli	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0
21	GK		Anders Kristiansen	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
29	FW		Ronnie Schwartz	16	8	6+8	5	2	3	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Eliteserien	Norwegian Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW		69	Patrick Mortensen	12	0	4	16
2	FW		29	Ronnie Schwartz	5	3	0	8
3	MF		7	Ole Jørgen Halvorsen	5	0	2	7
	MF		10	Tobias Heintz	2	3	2	7
5	MF		17	Kristoffer Zachariassen	4	0	2	6
6	MF		77	Amin Askar	4	0	1	5
	FW		18	Mikkel Agger	3	0	2	5
8	FW		28	Alexander Ruud Tveter	0	3	0	3
	MF		27	Rashad Muhammed	1	1	1	3
10	DF		6	Joonas Tamm	2	0	0	2
	DF		16	Joachim Thomassen	2	0	0	2
	MF		19	Kristoffer Larsen	1	1	0	2
	MF		8	Matti Lund Nielsen	1	0	1	2
				Own goal	1	1	0	2
16	MF		22	Jon-Helge Tveita	1	0	0	1
	MF		23	Harmeet Singh	1	0	0	1
	DF		3	Jørgen Horn	1	0	0	1
	MF		14	Mohammed Usman	0	1	0	1
	DF		20	Anders Østli	0	1	0	1
	DF		4	Bjørn Inge Utvik	0	1	0	1
				TOTALS	46	15	15	76

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Eliteserien		Norwegian Cup		Europa League		Total
3		DF	Jørgen Horn	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
4		DF	Bjørn Inge Utvik	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
6		DF	Joonas Tamm	3	0	0	0	3	0	6	0
7		MF	Ole Jørgen Halvorsen	7	0	0	0	4	0	11	0
8		MF	Matti Lund Nielsen	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10		MF	Tobias Heintz	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
11		DF	Joackim Jørgensen	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
14		MF	Mohammed Usman	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
15		MF	Gaute Høberg Vetti	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
16		MF	Joachim Thomassen	4	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
17		MF	Kristoffer Zachariassen	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
18		FW	Mikkel Agger	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22		MF	Jon-Helge Tveita	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23		MF	Harmeet Singh	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
27		MF	Rashad Muhammed	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
69		FW	Patrick Mortensen	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
77		MF	Amin Askar	4	0	0	0	3	0	7	0
78		GK	Aleksandr Vasyutin	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Players away from Sarpsborg 08 on loan:
Players who left Sarpsborg 08 during the season:
29		FW	Ronnie Schwartz	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	46	0	2	0	19	0	67	0

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