2012 season | |||
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Chairman | Leif Helge Kaldheim | ||
Manager | Jostein Grindhaug | ||
Stadium | Haugesund Stadion | ||
Tippeligaen | 7th | ||
Norwegian Cup | Quarterfinal vs Hødd | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Nikola Đurđić (12) All: Nikola Đurđić (17) | ||
The 2012 season was Haugesund's third season in the Tippeligaen following their promotion in 2009 and their 4th season with Jostein Grindhaug as manager.
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Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | −4 |
25 March 20121 | Vålerenga | 2–1 | Haugesund | Oslo |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Nordvik ![]() Pušić ![]() ![]() Nielsen ![]() | Summary | Bjørnbak ![]() Đurđić ![]() Søderlund ![]() | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 12,445 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg |
1 April 20122 | Haugesund | 2–0 | Molde | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Søderlund ![]() Andreassen ![]() | Summary | Hoseth ![]() | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 4,880 Referee: Tore Hansen |
9 April 20123 | Strømsgodset | 3–3 | Haugesund | Drammen |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Diomande ![]() Kamara ![]() Kovács ![]() | Summary | Đurđić ![]() ![]() Skjerve ![]() Andreassen ![]() | Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 4,726 Referee: Espen Berntsen |
15 April 20124 | Sogndal | 1–1 | Haugesund | Sogndalsfjøra |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Mané ![]() Teniste ![]() | Summary | Søderlund ![]() | Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus Attendance: 3,114 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud |
21 April 20125 | Haugesund | 2–1 | Brann | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Skjerve ![]() Søderlund ![]() Đurđić ![]() | Summary | El Fakiri ![]() Ojo ![]() Mjelde ![]() | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen |
28 April 20126 | Viking | 0–2 | Haugesund | Stavanger |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | de Lanlay ![]() | Summary | Søderlund ![]() Nilsen ![]() Fevang ![]() | Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 13,443 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg |
6 May 20127 | Haugesund | 1–1 | Lillestrøm | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Sema ![]() | Summary | Sigurdarson ![]() | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 4,646 Referee: Kjetil Saelen |
13 May 20128 | Fredrikstad | 0–0 | Haugesund | Fredrikstad |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Landgren ![]() Jabbie ![]() | Summary | Søderlund ![]() | Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion Attendance: 6,045 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle |
16 May 20129 | Haugesund | 4–2 | Aalesund | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Đurđić ![]() ![]() Fevang ![]() Nilsen ![]() Haukås ![]() Nygaard ![]() | Summary | Stewart ![]() ![]() Arnefjord ![]() Tollås ![]() | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 4,857 Referee: Anders Johansen |
20 May 201210 | Stabæk | 0–2 | Haugesund | Bærum |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Clark ![]() Cunningham ![]() Stengel ![]() | Summary | Søderlund ![]() Fevang ![]() | Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,721 Referee: Tore Hansen |
24 May 201211 | Haugesund | 1–1 | Hønefoss | Haugesund |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Sema ![]() Fevang ![]() | Summary | Sigurðsson ![]() ![]() Riski ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 4,520 Referee: Tommy Skjerven |
28 May 201212 | Sandnes Ulf | 0–2 | Haugesund | Sandnes |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Espedal ![]() Þorsteinsson ![]() | Summary | Søderlund ![]() Decamps ![]() Anyora ![]() Đurđić ![]() Skjerve ![]() | Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 4,710 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle |
30 June 201213 | Haugesund | 1–1 | Tromsø | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Đurđić ![]() | Summary | Norbye ![]() Yndestad ![]() Drage ![]() | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 4,520 Referee: Tommy Skjerven |
8 July 201214 | Odd Grenland | 2–1 | Haugesund | Skien |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Güven ![]() Børven ![]() | Summary | Haukås ![]() Đurđić ![]() Decamps ![]() | Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 4,515 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle |
15 July 201215 | Haugesund | 0–1 | Rosenborg | Haugesund |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Bangura ![]() | Summary | Wangberg ![]() Issah ![]() Dočkal ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 4,935 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg |
20 July 201216 | Haugesund | 0–0 | Sogndal | Haugesund |
29:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Skjerve ![]() Đurđić ![]() | Summary | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 4,554 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle |
29 July 201217 | Hønefoss | 3–2 | Haugesund | Hønefoss |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Groven ![]() Sigurðsson ![]() Mora ![]() | Summary | Bangura ![]() Fevang ![]() Đurđić ![]() Bjørnbak ![]() | Stadium: Aka Arena Attendance: 1,876 Referee: Andres Johansen |
3 August 201218 | Haugesund | 4–2 | Vålerenga | Haugesund |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Osmanagić ![]() Mæland ![]() Søderlund ![]() Engblom ![]() | Summary | Suleiman ![]() Fellah ![]() Pušić ![]() Berre ![]() | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 4,421 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud |
11 August 201219 | Brann | 3–2 | Haugesund | Bergen |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Askar ![]() Nordkvelle ![]() Haugen ![]() | Summary | Đurđić ![]() Engblom ![]() | Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 15,328 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg |
26 August 201220 | Haugesund | 4–1 | Stabæk | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Søderlund ![]() Fevang ![]() Myrestam ![]() Storbæk ![]() | Summary | Eiríksson ![]() Haidar ![]() Larsen ![]() Haugsdal ![]() Gunnarsson ![]() | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 4,349 Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen |
2 September 201221 | Haugesund | 0–1 | Odd Grenland | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Anyora ![]() | Summary | Niklas Gunnarsson ![]() Rashani ![]() | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 4,024 Referee: Tore Hansen |
15 September 201222 | Molde | 1–0 | Haugesund | Molde |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Berget ![]() | Report | Skjerve ![]() | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 8,614 Referee: Brage Sandmoen |
23 September 201223 | Haugesund | 3–2 | Sandnes Ulf | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Storbæk ![]() Johansen ![]() Myrestam ![]() | Summary | Gytkjær ![]() Þorsteinsson ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 4,219 Referee: Trygve Kjensli |
28 September 201224 | Rosenborg | 5–2 | Haugesund | Trondheim |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Diskerud ![]() ![]() Dočkal ![]() ![]() Søderlund ![]() Prica ![]() Chibuike ![]() | Summary | Myrestam ![]() Fevang ![]() Bjørnbak ![]() Bangura ![]() | Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 11,249 Referee: Anders Johansen |
7 October 201225 | Haugesund | 1–0 | Fredrikstad | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Søderlund ![]() Fevang ![]() | Summary | Landgren ![]() Jabbie ![]() | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 3,854 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud |
21 October 201226 | Tromsø | 2–0 | Haugesund | Tromsø |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Mbodj ![]() Prijović ![]() Årst ![]() | Summary | Storbæk ![]() Bangura ![]() | Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 3,843 Referee: Anders Johansen |
26 October 201227 | Haugesund | 2–3 | Strømsgodset | Haugesund |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Engblom ![]() Haukås ![]() | Summary | Kovács ![]() Storbæk ![]() Ibrahim ![]() Johansen ![]() | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 3,954 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen |
4 November 201228 | Aalesund | 2–2 | Haugesund | Ålesund |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Barrantes ![]() James ![]() Stewart ![]() | Summary | Haukås ![]() Fevang ![]() | Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 8,324 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle |
11 November 201229 | Haugesund | 1–0 | Viking | Haugesund |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Nygaard ![]() Søderlund ![]() Andreassen ![]() | Summary | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Anders Johansen |
18 November 201230 | Lillestrøm | 0–0 | Haugesund | Lillestrøm |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Ramović ![]() Moen ![]() Stoor ![]() | Summary | Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 4,886 Referee: Trygve Kjensli |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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5 | Viking | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 49 |
6 | Brann | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 42 |
7 | Haugesund | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 42 |
8 | Vålerenga | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 41 |
9 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 39 |
1 May 2012First Round | Avaldsnes | 1–7 | Haugesund | Avaldsnes |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | K.Boe ![]() E.Langåker ![]() | Summary | Fevang ![]() Jóhannesson ![]() Storbæk ![]() Bjørnbak ![]() Aasheim ![]() Anyora ![]() | Stadium: Avaldsnes Idrettssenter Attendance: 1,182 Referee: Anders Birch Hansen |
9 May 2012Second Round | Staal Jørpeland | 1–5 | Haugesund | Jørpeland |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | K.Ramsland ![]() A.Dalehaug ![]() | Summary | Skartun ![]() Fevang ![]() Đurđić ![]() Anyora ![]() Sema ![]() Nilsen ![]() | Stadium: Jørpeland stadium Attendance: 1,870 Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy |
20 June 2012Third Round | Haugesund | 8–2 | Egersund | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Haukås ![]() Søderlund ![]() Sema ![]() Đurđić ![]() Storbæk ![]() Anyora ![]() | Summary | M.Perttamo ![]() M.Håland ![]() | Stadium: Haugesund stadion Attendance: 1,103 Referee: Ole Gya |
4 July 2012Fourth Round | Odd Grenland | 0–2 | Haugesund | Skien |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Summary | Đurđić ![]() Sema ![]() Jóhannesson ![]() Mæland ![]() Skartun ![]() | Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 2,468 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen |
18 August 2012Quarterfinal | Haugesund | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Hødd | Haugesund |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Osmanagić ![]() Đurđić ![]() Nygaard ![]() | Summary | Helland ![]() | Stadium: Haugesund stadion Attendance: 3,124 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen |
Penalties | ||||
Kristiansen ![]() Haukås ![]() Søderlund ![]() Đurđić ![]() Strobæk ![]() Bjørnbak ![]() | Latifu ![]() Nilsen ![]() Helland ![]() Sandal ![]() Karlsen ![]() Nyland ![]() |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Football Cup | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Per Morten Kristiansen | 33 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2 | DF | ![]() | Joakim Våge Nilsen | 24 | 1 | 18+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||||
3 | DF | ![]() | David Myrestam | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
5 | MF | ![]() | Trygve Nygaard | 21 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
6 | MF | ![]() | Håvard Storbæk | 26 | 4 | 10+11 | 2 | 3+2 | 2 | ||||
7 | FW | ![]() | Oddbjørn Skartun | 13 | 2 | 2+7 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | ||||
8 | MF | ![]() | Michael Haukås | 25 | 4 | 14+8 | 3 | 2+1 | 1 | ||||
9 | FW | ![]() | Alexander Søderlund | 32 | 12 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | ||||
10 | MF | ![]() | Umaru Bangura | 30 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
11 | DF | ![]() | Tor Arne Andreassen | 16 | 2 | 10+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
12 | GK | ![]() | Lars Øvernes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
13 | MF | ![]() | Eirik Mæland | 17 | 1 | 8+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
14 | DF | ![]() | Andrés Már Jóhannesson | 13 | 2 | 7+2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||||
15 | DF | ![]() | Martin Bjørnbak | 22 | 1 | 16+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
16 | MF | ![]() | Ugonna Anyora | 25 | 2 | 17+5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||
17 | MF | ![]() | Geir Ludvig Fevang | 28 | 10 | 22+2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
18 | MF | ![]() | Vegard Skjerve | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
19 | MF | ![]() | Kristoffer Haraldseid | 12 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
20 | FW | ![]() | Maic Sema | 28 | 5 | 18+5 | 2 | 4+1 | 3 | ||||
21 | FW | ![]() | Pontus Engblom | 13 | 2 | 9+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
25 | FW | ![]() | Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen | 9 | 1 | 2+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
26 | MF | ![]() | Tom Undheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
27 | FW | ![]() | Tor André Aasheim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
30 | MF | ![]() | Fredrik Deilkås | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
DF | ![]() | Bjørn Inge Utvik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() | Morten Bådsvik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Players away from Haugesund on loan: | |||||||||||||
4 | DF | ![]() | Chris Pozniak | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
44 | FW | ![]() | Nikola Đurđić | 21 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Players who appeared for Haugesund no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||
3 | DF | ![]() | Derek Decamps | 15 | 1 | 11+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
22 | MF | ![]() | Amer Osmanagić | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | ![]() | 44 | Nikola Đurđić | 12 | 5 | 17 |
2 | FW | ![]() | 9 | Alexander Søderlund | 10 | 2 | 12 |
3 | MF | ![]() | 17 | Geir Ludvig Fevang | 7 | 3 | 10 |
4 | FW | ![]() | 20 | Maic Sema | 2 | 3 | 5 |
5 | MF | ![]() | 8 | Michael Haukås | 3 | 1 | 4 |
MF | ![]() | 6 | Håvard Storbæk | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
7 | DF | ![]() | 11 | Tor Arne Andreassen | 2 | 0 | 2 |
FW | ![]() | 21 | Pontus Engblom | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
DF | ![]() | 3 | David Myrestam | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
DF | ![]() | 14 | Andrés Már Jóhannesson | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() | 16 | Ugonna Anyora | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() | 7 | Oddbjørn Skartun | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
12 | DF | ![]() | 3 | Derek Decamps | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MF | ![]() | 22 | Amer Osmanagić | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() | 13 | Eirik Mæland | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() | 25 | Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() | 15 | Martin Bjørnbak | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() | 2 | Joakim Våge Nilsen | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
TOTALS | 46 | 24 | 70 |
Number | Nation | Position | Name | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Total | |||
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2 | ![]() | DF | Joakim Våge Nilsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
3 | ![]() | DF | Derek Decamps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3 | ![]() | DF | David Myrestam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | ![]() | MF | Trygve Nygaard | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
6 | ![]() | MF | Håvard Storbæk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
8 | ![]() | MF | Michael Haukås | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
9 | ![]() | FW | Alexander Søderlund | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
10 | ![]() | MF | Umaru Bangura | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
11 | ![]() | DF | Tor Arne Andreassen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
13 | ![]() | MF | Eirik Mæland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
14 | ![]() | DF | Andrés Már Jóhannesson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
15 | ![]() | DF | Martin Bjørnbak | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
16 | ![]() | MF | Ugonna Anyora | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
17 | ![]() | MF | Geir Ludvig Fevang | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
18 | ![]() | MF | Vegard Skjerve | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
21 | ![]() | FW | Pontus Engblom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | ![]() | MF | Amer Osmanagić | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
27 | ![]() | FW | Tor André Aasheim | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
44 | ![]() | FW | Nikola Đurđić | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
TOTALS | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
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