2012 Aalesunds FK season

Aalesund
2012 season
Chairman	Kjell Tennfjord
Manager	Kjetil Rekdal
Stadium	Color Line Stadion
Tippeligaen	11th
Norwegian Cup	Fourth Round vs Sandefjord
Europa League	Third qualifying Round vs APOEL
Top goalscorer	League: Michael Barrantes (9); All: Michael Barrantes (10)
Highest home attendance	10,247 vs Molde ; 12 August 2012
Lowest home attendance	1,340 vs Byåsen ; 20 June 2012
Average home league attendance	9,366
	← 2011 2013 →

Last updated September 06, 2025

The 2012 season is Aalesund's 6th consecutive year in Tippeligaen, it was Kjetil Rekdal's fourth full season as the club's manager. Aalesunds competed in the Tippeligaen, finishing 11th and the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup, where they were knocked out at the Fourth Round stage by Sandefjord. They also competed in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League qualifying stages, defeating Tirana of Albania in the Second Round and then losing to APOEL of Cyprus in the Third Round.

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	NOR	Ole-Christian Rørvik
2	DF	NOR	Amund Skiri
3	DF	NOR	Edvard Skagestad
4	DF	NOR	Jonathan Tollås
7	MF	JAM	Jason Morrison
8	MF	NOR	Fredrik Carlsen
9	FW	EST	Sander Post
10	MF	NOR	Peter Orry Larsen
11	FW	JAM	Tremaine Stewart
13	GK	NOR	Sten Grytebust
14	MF	NGA	Leke James
15	DF	SWE	Daniel Arnefjord


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	NOR	Hugues Wembangomo
17	MF	JAM	Demar Phillips
18	FW	NOR	Christian Myklebust
22	DF	NOR	Jo Nymo Matland
23	MF	NOR	Fredrik Ulvestad
24	GK	NOR	Mathias Rasmussen
25	MF	NOR	Lars Fuhre
27	DF	EST	Enar Jääger
29	MF	NOR	Adam Sellami
31	MF	CRC	Michael Barrantes
36	MF	NOR	Thomas Martinussen
37	FW	NOR	Torbjørn Grytten

Transfers

Winter

In: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
11	FW	JAM	Tremaine Stewart (from Portmore United)
14	FW	NGA	Leke James (from Bridge Boys)^[1]

Out: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
11	MF	CRC	Pablo Herrera Barrantes (to Uruguay de Coronado)
20	FW	NOR	Didrik Fløtre (loan to Kristiansund)
30	FW	NGA	Solomon Okoronkwo (to Pécsi)
35	FW	SWE	Jonas Sandqvist (to Örebro)

Summer

In: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

Out: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	DF	FIN	Ville Jalasto (to Stabæk)^[2]
6	MF	NOR	Magnus Sylling Olsen (to Bodø/Glimt)^[3]
19	FW	NOR	Kjell Rune Sellin (loan to Hødd)

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	9	11	10	40	41	−1	38	8	5	2	29	15	+14	1	6	8	11	26	−15

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	D	D	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	W	D	D	L	W
Position	8	12	11	8	10	10	12	11	13	8	7	7	9	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	11	11

Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

25 March 20121	Stabæk	0–0	Aalesund	Bærum
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Summary		Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 5,508 Referee: Espen Berntsen

2 April 20122	Aalesund	0–0	Tromsø	Ålesund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary		Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 9,459 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

9 April 20123	Sandnes Ulf	1–1	Aalesund	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Raskaj 73'	Summary	Arnefjord 56'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 3,890 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

15 April 20124	Aalesund	2–1	Odd Grenland	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Post 32' Tollås 75'	Summary	Krogsgård 64'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 9,922 Referee: Tore Hansen

22 April 20125	Hønefoss	3–1	Aalesund	Hønefoss
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bolseth 6' Riski 50', 76'	Summary	Matland 8'	Stadium: Aka Arena Attendance: 2,507 Referee: Kjetil Sælen

27 April 20126	Aalesund	2–2	Rosenborg	Ålesund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fuhre 42' Tollås 90+1'	Summary	Prica 8' Iversen 84'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 9,945 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

6 May 20127	Molde	2–1	Aalesund	Molde
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Moström 24' Hoseth 59' (pen.)	Summary	Arnefjord 38'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 10,352 Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen

13 May 20128	Aalesund	3–1	Strømsgodset	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Barrantes 41' Fuhre 43', 72'	Summary	Diomande 33'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 8,394 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

16 May 20129	Haugesund	4–2	Aalesund	Haugesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Đurđić 27' (pen.), 29', 45' Haukås 51'	Summary	Stewart 56' Arnefjord 61'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 4,857 Referee: Anders Johansen

20 May 201210	Aalesund	2–0	Brann	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Barrantes 17' Post 46'	Summary	Austin 41' 68'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 9,709 Referee: Tom Hagen

24 May 201211	Lillestrøm	0–0	Aalesund	Lillestrøm
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Westerberg 47'	Summary	Vile Jalasto 90'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 5,171 Referee: Svein Moen

24 June 201212	Aalesund	2–2	Sogndal	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Post 51' Arnefjord 90+1'	Summary	Flo 27', 60'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 8,943 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

2 July 201213	Vålerenga	0–0	Aalesund	Oslo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 9,488 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

8 July 201214	Aalesund	1–1	Viking	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Arnefjord 90'	Summary	Olsen 88'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 9,001 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

15 July 201215	Aalesund	3–0	Fredrikstad	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Barrantes 8', 88' Post 25'	Summary	Halvorsen 71' 90+3'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 8,944 Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen

22 July 201216	Brann	2–1	Aalesund	Bergen
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Austin 35' Bentley 88'	Summary	Fuhre 84'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 12,122 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

28 July 201217	Aalesund	3–1	Stabæk	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Arnefjord 43' Stewart 65' Ulvestad 88' (pen.)	Summary	Boli 45+4'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 9,066

5 August 201218	Rosenborg	3–0	Aalesund	Trondheim
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dočkal 36' Prica 38' Strandberg 56'	Summary		Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 11,475 Referee: Kjetil Saelen

12 August 201219	Aalesund	0–1	Molde	Ålesund
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Hussain 33'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 10,247 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

27 August 201220	Fredrikstad	1–3	Aalesund	Fredrikstad
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gueye 73'	Summary	Stewart 4', 40' Barrantes 56'	Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion Attendance: 6,279 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

2 September 201221	Aalesund	2–0	Hønefoss	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Barrantes 50' Tollås 80'	Summary		Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 8,920 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

14 September 201222	Strømsgodset	4–0	Aalesund	Drammen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kovács 24' Johansen 39' Nuhu 61' Wikheim 86'	Summary		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,304 Referee: Tore Hansen

22 September 201223	Aalesund	1–2	Lillestrøm	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Arnefjord 38' Ulvestad 83'	Summary	Pálmason 32' Riise 39' Bolly 62' Stoor 90+3'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 8,970 Referee: Dag Hafsås

30 September 201224	Tromsø	1–0	Aalesund	Tromsø
18:00 CET (UTC+2)	Mbodj 7'	Summary		Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 4,275 Referee: Omar Rafiq

6 October 201225	Viking	1–1	Aalesund	Stavanger
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Berisha 30'	Summary	Matland 52'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 7,541 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

21 October 201226	Aalesund	3–1	Vålerenga	Ålesund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Barrantes 49', 68' James 74'	Summary	Fellah 28'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 9,246 Referee: Kjetil Saelen

28 October 201227	Sogndal	1–1	Aalesund	Sogndal
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dyngeland 82'	Summary	James 4'	Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus Attendance: 3,124 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

4 November 201228	Aalesund	2–2	Haugesund	Ålesund
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Barrantes 11' James 34'	Summary	Haukås 78' Fevang 87'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 8,324 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle

11 November 201229	Odd Grenland	3–0	Aalesund	Skien
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Brenne 20' Fevang 27' Johnsen 44'	Summary		Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 4,433 Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen

18 November 201230	Aalesund	3–1	Sandnes Ulf	Ålesund
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	James 13' Matland 51' Fuhre 59'	Summary	Bertolt 65'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 8,666 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Lillestrøm	30	9	12	9	46	47	−1	39
10	Odd Grenland	30	11	7	12	40	43	−3	39^[a]
11	Aalesund	30	9	11	10	40	41	−1	38
12	Sogndal	30	8	10	12	29	37	−8	34
13	Hønefoss	30	7	12	11	30	42	−12	33

Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

↑ Odd Grenland were deducted 1 point for lack of financial control^[4]

Norwegian Cup

1 May 2012First Round	Herd	0–1	Aalesund	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Tollås 56'	Stadium: Sparebanken Møre Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Christina Pedersen

10 May 2012Second Round	Skarbøvik	0–1	Aalesund	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Phillips 58'	Stadium: Skarbøvik stadion Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Trond Erik Julseth

20 June 2012Third Round	Aalesund	4–0	Byåsen	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Post 59' Sellin 76' Ulvestad 86' Phillips 88'	Summary		Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 1,340 Referee: Petter Toppe

5 July 2012Fourth Round	Sandefjord	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Aalesund	Sandefjord
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dimitriadis 35' Lamøy 104'	Summary	Morrison 33'	Stadium: Komplett.no Arena Attendance: 1,512 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Europa League

Qualifying phase

19 July 20122nd qualifying round 1st leg	Tirana	1–1	Aalesund	Tirana
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Çota 38'	Report	Stewart 57'	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium ¹ Attendance: 2,300^[5] Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

26 July 20122nd qualifying round 2nd leg	Aalesund	5–0 (6–1 agg.)	Tirana	Ålesund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Barrantes 45+1' Tollås 48' James 64', 77' Stewart 83'	Report		Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 4,225^[6] Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)

2 August 20123rd qualifying round 1st leg	APOEL	2–1	Aalesund	Nicosia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mário Sérgio 34' Aloneftis 80'	Report	Stewart 16'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 16,708^[7] Referee: Emir Alecković (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

9 August 20123rd qualifying round 2nd leg	Aalesund	0–1 (1–3 agg.)	APOEL	Ålesund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Adorno 36'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 5,057^[8] Referee: Hannes Kaasik (Estonia)

Note 1: Tirana played their home match at Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana instead of their regular stadium, Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NOR	Ole-Christian Rørvik	3	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	NOR	Amund Skiri	13	0	3+7	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
3	DF	NOR	Edvard Skagestad	27	0	12+12	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
4	DF	NOR	Jonathan Tollås	36	5	29+0	3	3+0	1	4+0	1
7	MF	JAM	Jason Morrison	29	1	23+0	0	2+1	1	3+0	0
8	MF	NOR	Fredrik Carlsen	17	0	5+6	0	3+0	0	3+0	0
9	FW	EST	Sander Post	28	5	9+13	4	3+1	1	1+1	0
10	MF	NOR	Peter Orry Larsen	19	0	12+6	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	JAM	Tremaine Stewart	29	7	13+8	4	4+0	0	4+0	3
13	GK	NOR	Sten Grytebust	35	0	30+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
14	MF	NGA	Leke James	15	6	12+0	4	0+0	0	2+1	2
15	DF	SWE	Daniel Arnefjord	30	6	23+0	6	3+0	0	4+0	0
16	DF	NOR	Hugues Wembangomo	18	0	8+4	0	2+0	0	3+1	0
17	MF	JAM	Demar Phillips	24	2	19+1	0	2+2	2	0+0	0
18	FW	NOR	Christian Myklebust	17	0	10+2	0	2+1	0	0+2	0
22	DF	NOR	Jo Nymo Matland	26	4	20+1	4	1+0	0	3+1	0
23	MF	NOR	Fredrik Ulvestad	32	2	24+1	1	1+3	1	2+1	0
25	MF	NOR	Lars Fuhre	24	5	8+9	5	2+1	0	4+0	0
27	DF	EST	Enar Jääger	28	0	24+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
31	MF	CRC	Michael Barrantes	35	10	28+0	9	3+1	0	2+1	1
36	MF	NOR	Thomas Martinussen	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	FW	NOR	Torbjørn Grytten	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players away from Aalesunds on loan:
19	FW	NOR	Kjell Rune Sellin	11	1	6+2	0	0+1	1	0+2	0
Players who left Aalesunds during the season:
5	DF	FIN	Ville Jalasto	13	0	5+4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	NOR	Magnus Sylling Olsen	13	0	7+5	0	1+0	0	0+0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Tippeligaen	Norwegian Cup	Europa League	Total
1	MF	31	Michael Barrantes	9	0	1	10
2	FW	11	Tremaine Stewart	4	0	3	7
3	DF	15	Daniel Arnefjord	6	0	0	6
3	MF	14	Leke James	4	0	2	6
5	MF	25	Lars Fuhre	5	0	0	5
5	FW	9	Sander Post	4	1	0	5
7	DF	22	Jo Nymo Matland	4	0	0	4
7	DF	4	Jonatan Tollås	3	1	1	4
9	MF	23	Fredrik Ulvestad	1	1	0	2
9	MF	17	Demar Phillips	0	2	0	2
11	MF	7	Jason Morrison	0	1	0	1
11	FW	19	Kjell Rune Sellin	0	1	0	1
			TOTALS	40	7	7	54

Disciplinary record

Number	Position	Nation	Name
Number	Position	Nation	Name	Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup		Europa League		Total
3	DF		Edvard Skagestad	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF		Jonathan Tollås	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF		Ville Jalasto	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	MF		Magnus Sylling Olsen	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
7	MF		Jason Morrison	4	0	1	0	2	0	7	0
8	MF		Fredrik Carlsen	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
9	FW		Sander Post	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11	FW		Tremaine Stewart	7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
15	DF		Daniel Arnefjord	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
17	MF		Demar Phillips	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22	DF		Jo Nymo Matland	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
23	MF		Fredrik Ulvestad	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
25	MF		Lars Fuhre	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
27	DF		Enar Jääger	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
31	MF		Michael Barrantes	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
			TOTALS	39	0	6	0	4	0	49	0

References

↑ "Ny spiss klar for AaFK". smp.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012.
↑ "Ville Jalasto til Stabæk" (in Norwegian). nettavisen.no. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
↑ Eikrem, Allan (27 August 2012). "Sylling Olsen til Bodø/Glimt" (in Norwegian). Sunnmørsposten. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
↑ "Odd og HamKam får poengtrekk" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
↑ "Tirana vs. Aalesund - 19 July 2012 - Soccerway".
↑ "Aalesund vs. Tirana - 26 July 2012 - Soccerway".
↑ "APOEL vs. Aalesund - 2 August 2012 - Soccerway".
↑ "Aalesund vs. APOEL - 9 August 2012 - Soccerway".

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[table_hth_ODD0.71701818644862-5] Odd Grenland were deducted 1 point for lack of financial control^[4]

[1] "Ny spiss klar for AaFK". smp.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012.

[2] "Ville Jalasto til Stabæk" (in Norwegian). nettavisen.no. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2012.

[3] Eikrem, Allan (27 August 2012). "Sylling Olsen til Bodø/Glimt" (in Norwegian). Sunnmørsposten. Retrieved 20 September 2012.

[4] "Odd og HamKam får poengtrekk" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2012.

[6] "Tirana vs. Aalesund - 19 July 2012 - Soccerway".

[7] "Aalesund vs. Tirana - 26 July 2012 - Soccerway".

[8] "APOEL vs. Aalesund - 2 August 2012 - Soccerway".

[9] "Aalesund vs. APOEL - 9 August 2012 - Soccerway".

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