2018 IK Start season

IK Start

2018 season
Chairman	Magne Kristiansen
Manager	Mark Dempsey (until 18 May) Mick Priest (interim) (from 19 May)(until 29 May) Kjetil Rekdal
Stadium	Sør Arena
Eliteserien	15th (relegated)
Norwegian Cup	Semi-final vs Rosenborg
Top goalscorer	League: Kristján Flóki Finnbogason (2) All: Aron Sigurðarson (4)
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The 2018 season is IK Start's first season back in the Eliteserien following their relegation at the end of the 2016 season.

Season events

Prior to the start of the season, IK Start appointed Mark Dempsey as their new manager. ^[1] After a run of poor results, Dempsey was fired on 18 May 2018, ^[2] Mick Priest taking over as Interim Manager.Kjetil Rekdal took over on a permanent basis on May 30.

Squad

As of 31 August 2018. ^[3] 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 Håkon Opdal 2 DF   SWE Elliot Käck 3 DF   NOR Espen Hammer Berger 4 MF   NGA Aremu Afeez 5 MF   NOR Adnan Hadzic 6 DF   NOR Simon Larsen (captain) 7 FW   SWE Kevin Kabran 8 FW   GHA Ibrahim Mensah 10 MF   NOR Tobias Christensen 11 FW   ISL Aron Sigurðarson 14 MF   NOR Espen Børufsen 15 DF   NOR Henrik Robstad 16 MF   NOR Andreas Hollingen

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF   ISL Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason 18 MF   GHA Isaac Twum 19 MF   NOR Kasper Skaanes 20 FW   NOR Mathias Bringaker 21 MF   NOR Niklas Sandberg 23 MF   NOR Erlend Segberg 24 MF   KOS Herolind Shala 26 GK   GER Jonas Deumeland 27 DF   NOR Eirik Wichne 31 DF   JAM Damion Lowe 33 FW   SWE Isac Lidberg 77 FW   NGA Adeleke Akinyemi

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW   ISL Kristján Flóki Finnbogason (at Brommapojkarna)

No. Pos. Nation Player 45 GK   NOR Benjamin Boujar(at Hødd)

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2017–18

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   SWE Elliot Käck (from Djurgården) [4] 3 DF   NOR Espen Hammer Berger (from Levanger) [5] 4 MF   NGA Aremu Afeez (from Inter Allies) [6] 7 FW   SWE Kevin Kabran (from Brommapojkarna) [7] 11 MF   ISL Aron Sigurðarson (from Tromsø) [8] 17 FW   ISL Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason(from KR Reykjavik) [9] 18 MF   GHA Isaac Twum (from Inter Allies) [10] 19 MF   NOR Kasper Skaanes (from Brann) [11] 20 FW   NOR Mathias Bringaker (from Viking) [12] 21 MF   NOR Niklas Sandberg (from Ull/Kisa) [13] 25 MF   NGA Michael Ogungbaro (from Jerv) [14] 26 GK   GER Jonas Deumeland [15] 33 FW   SWE Isac Lidberg (from Åtvidaberg) [16]

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 2 DF   NOR Jens Kristian Skogmo (to Arendal) [17] [18] 3 DF   FIN Tapio Heikkilä (to Sandnes Ulf) [19] 4 MF   USA Conor O'Brien 7 MF   NED Niels Vorthoren (to Sandnes Ulf) [20] [21] 11 FW   NOR Steffen Lie Skålevik (loan return to Brann) [22] 17 MF   ISL Guðmundur Kristjánsson (to FH) [23] 19 FW   NGA Abubakar Ibrahim (on loan to HamKam) [24] 21 MF   NOR Mikael Ugland(on loan to Fløy) [25] 25 MF   NGA Michael Ogungbaro (on loan to Åsane) [26] 26 GK   NOR Mats Olsen(to Fløy) [25] 28 DF   NOR Rolf Daniel Vikstøl (to Viking) [27] 30 FW   NOR Lasse Sigurdsen (on loan to Fløy)} [28] 32 MF   NOR Thomas Zernichow(to Jerv) [29] 33 FW   GHA Dennis Antwi (on loan to Åsane)} [30] 33 FW   SWE Isac Lidberg (on loan to Jerv) [31] — DF   NOR Philip Sandvik Aukland(on loan to Arendal)} [32]

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2018

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 8 FW   GHA Ibrahim Mensah (from Aluminij) [33] 24 MF   KOS Herolind Shala (from Lyngby) [34] 33 FW   SWE Isac Lidberg (loan return from Jerv) [35] 77 FW   NGA Adeleke Akinyemi (from Ventspils) [36]

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 8 FW   NOR Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (to Ull/Kisa) [37] 9 MF   NOR Daniel Aase (to Jerv) [38] 19 FW   NGA Abubakar Ibrahim (to HamKam, previously on loan) [39] 22 FW   ISL Kristján Flóki Finnbogason (on loan to Brommapojkarna) [40] 30 FW   NOR Lasse Sigurdsen (to Fløy, previously on loan)} [41] 33 FW   SWE Isac Lidberg (on loan to HamKam) [42] 45 GK   NOR Benjamin Boujar(on loan to Hødd) [43] — FW   NOR Markus Håbestad(to Arendal) [44] — DF   NOR Peter Reinhardsen(to Jerv) [45] — MF   NOR Håkon Suggelia(to Jerv) [45]

Competitions

Eliteserien

Main article: 2018 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	8	5	17	29	54	−25	29	6	2	7	17	20	−3	2	3	10	12	34	−22

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	L
Position	2	8	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	14	11	13	13	14	15

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

Results

Start v Tromsø

11 March 20181	Start	4–1	Tromsø	Kristiansand
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Finnbogason 6' Kabran 7' Twum  22' Robstad  34' Käck 61' Christensen  75' Afeez 90+1'	Report	Wangberg  13' Landu Landu  43' Pedersen 90'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 3,608 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Start v Sandefjord

2 April 20183	Start	1–4	Sandefjord	Kristiansand
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Finnbogason 21' Lowe  29' Wichne  43' Afeez  54'	Report	Storbæk 34' Kane  56' Vallès  61'78' Engblom 68', 84'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,716 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Lillestrøm v Start

9 April 20184	Lillestrøm	1–0	Start	Lillestrøm
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Olsen 32' Antonijevic  61'	Report	Lowe  73'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 3,925 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Start v Vålerenga

14 April 20185	Start	1–6	Vålerenga	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Larsen  5' Christensen 39' Finnbogason  56'	Report	Holm 6' Johnson 25' Finne 50' Ejuke 53' 77' Friðjónsson 66' Tollås 70'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 5,007 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Rosenborg v Start

22 April 20186	Rosenborg	2–0	Start	Trondheim
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Reginiussen 47' Konradsen 90'	Report	Lowe  40' Twum  86' Käck  90'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 15,594 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle

Stabæk v Start

25 April 20182	Stabæk	1–1	Start	Bærum
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Omoijuanfo 70' Moe  87'	Report	Christensen  67' Sigurðarson 82' Twum  86' Kabran  89' Lowe  90+5'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,043 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Start v Haugesund

29 April 20187	Start	0–1	Haugesund	Kristiansand
18:00: CEST (UTC+2)	Afeez  39'	Report	Gytkjær 49' 58' Stølås  89'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,159 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Odd v Start

6 May 20188	Odd	3–0	Start	Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nordkvelle 19' Rashani 44' Lauritsen 76'	Report	Salvesen  40'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 6,530 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Start v Brann

12 May 20189	Start	0–1	Brann	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Robstad  79'	Report	Skålevik 75'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,859 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Sarpsborg 08 v Start

16 May 201810	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

Start v Bodø/Glimt

21 May 201811	Start	1–0	Bodø/Glimt	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Børufsen 7' Lowe  76' Finnbogason  87' Christensen  90+4' Deumeland  90+4'	Report	Isidoro  45+1' Hauge  67' Jurado  79' Zinckernagel  90+4' Opseth  90+5'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Molde v Start

27 May 201812	Molde	3–1	Start	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hussain 23' 45' Chukwu 53' 90' Aursnes 88' Sarr  90+2'	Report	Christensen  27' Afeez 33' Finnbogason  45'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,335 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Start v Strømsgodset

10 June 201813	Start	1–1	Strømsgodset	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Børufsen 18' Sigurðarson  81'	Report	Pedersen 52' Nguen  54'  86'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,602 Referee: Espen Eskås

Start v Kristiansund

24 June 201814	Start	2–0	Kristiansund	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kabran 61' Lowe  85' Bringaker 88'	Report	Baranov  74'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,010 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Ranheim v Start

1 July 201815	Ranheim	2–0	Start	Trondheim
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dønnem 34' Løkberg  55' Karlsen 58'81' Reginiussen  84'	Report	Wichne  33' Finnbogason  80' Berger  85'	Stadium: EXTRA Arena Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Start v Stabæk

8 July 201816	Start	2–1	Stabæk	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kabran 60' Afeez 61' Käck  77'	Report	Brochmann 49' Demidov  77'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,282 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Brann v Start

6 August 201817	Brann	4–1	Start	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haugen 3' Ordagić 31' Koomson 85' Marengo 90'	Report	Kabran 59' Segberg  63' Robstad  83'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 9,865 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Start v Ranheim

12 August 201818	Start	0–0	Ranheim	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Käck  58' Sandberg  80'	Report	Witry  58'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 3,714 Referee: Espen Eskås

Strømsgodset v Start

19 August 201819	Strømsgodset	1–1	Start	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tokstad  12' Glesnes 80'	Report	Afeez  31' Kabran 32' Deumeland  45'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,992 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Start v Odd

27 August 201820	Start	0–1	Odd	Kristiansand
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hadzic  77'	Report	Rashani 3' Rossbach  58'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 3,494 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Kristiansund v Start

2 September 201821	Kristiansund	1–1	Start	Kristiansund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bye 88'	Report	Berger  23' Shala 32' Käck  70'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 3,861 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Start v Lillestrøm

16 September 201822	Start	3–0	Lillestrøm	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Akinyemi 5' Lowe  14' Kabran 20' (pen.) Bringaker 78' Christensen  90'	Report	Amundsen  19' Smárason  45+3' Ødemarksbakken  86' Pedersen  87'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 10,419 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Bodø/Glimt v Start

23 September 201823	Bodø/Glimt	1–2	Start	Bodø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Layouni  35' Bjørkan  57' Saltnes  62' Zinckernagel 70'	Report	Käck 75' Bringaker 85'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Vålerenga v Start

30 September 201824	Vålerenga	3–2	Start	Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Johnson 25', 57' Abu  38' Israelsson  65' Dønnum  88' Finne 89'	Report	Robstad  77' Bringaker 88' Shala 90+1'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 8,200 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Start v Sarpsborg 08

7 October 201825	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

Tromsø v Start

21 October 201826	Tromsø	1–2	Start	Tromsø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wangberg  55' Pedersen  79' Bakenga 86'	Report	Lowe  10' Shala 41' 59' Wangberg 65' (o.g.) Afeez  75' Segberg  77'	Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 3,116 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Start v Molde

29 October 201827	Start	1–3	Molde	Kristiansand
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Akinyemi 42' Larsen  75'	Report	Eikrem  27'61' Cibicki 54' Hestad 90+2'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 6,425 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle

Sandefjord v Start

4 November 201828	Sandefjord	4–1	Start	Sandefjord
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ringstad 7' 29' Rufo 23' Grorud 45+1' Pálsson  49' Morer  61'90+3'	Report	Lowe 20' Larsen  31' Segberg  45' Sandberg  87'	Stadium: Komplett Arena Attendance: 2,505 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Start v Rosenborg

11 November 201829	Start	0–1	Rosenborg	Kristiansand
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Segberg  62'	Report	Adegbenro 28' Trondsen  78'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 5,481 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Haugesund v Start

24 November 201830	Haugesund	3–1	Start	Haugesund
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	David 59' Sandvik  62' Wadji 68', 77'	Report	Akinyemi 12' 45+2' Hadzic  33'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 3,841 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Lillestrøm	30	7	11	12	34	44	−10	32
13	Strømsgodset	30	7	10	13	46	48	−2	31
14	Stabæk (O)	30	6	11	13	37	50	−13	29	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Start (R)	30	8	5	17	30	54	−24	29	Relegation to First Division
16	Sandefjord (R)	30	4	11	15	35	57	−22	23

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). ^[46]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2018 Norwegian Football Cup

Vigør v Start

18 April 2018First Round	Vigør	1–8	Start	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	A.Abrahamsen  55'  72' A.Valjevcic 88'	Report	Bringaker 2' Berger 29' Salvesen 32', 73' (pen.) Sigurðarson 33', 40', 63' Afeez 64'	Stadium: Hellemyr kunstgress Attendance: 812 Referee: Marius Lien

Arendal v Start

2 May 2018Second Round	Arendal	0–3	Start	Arendal
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Skogmo  79' Hella  86'	Report	Lowe  52'55' Käck 58' Kabran 79'	Stadium: Bjønnes Stadion Attendance: 1,276 Referee: Daniel Higraff

Egersund v Start

9 May 2018Third Round	Egersund	0–1	Start	Egersund
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)	C.Sleveland  70'	Report	Bringaker 76' Twum  84'	Stadium: Idrettsparken Attendance: 876 Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy

Start v HamKam

13 June 2018Fourth Round	Start	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	HamKam	Kristiansand
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Børufsen 34' Afeez  120'	Report	Ibrahim 49' Moen  100' Dønnum  120'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 1,704 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes
	Penalties
	Sigurðarson Sandberg Finnbogason Christensen Kabran		Brotangen Hagen Nordli Moen

Start v Bodø/Glimt

26 September 2018Quarterfinal	Start	2–1	Bodø/Glimt	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Christensen 7' Lowe  51' Shala  64' Shala 76'	Report	Opseth 19' Ángel  70' Tagbajumi  90+5'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 5,026 Referee: Espen Eskås

Rosenborg v Start

1 November 2018Semifinal	Rosenborg	2–1	Start	Trondheim
19:05 CET (UTC+1)	Bendtner 55' 73' Søderlund 90+3'	Report	Sandberg 33'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 7,908 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Squad statistics

As of match played 24 November 2018

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eliteserien		Norwegian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NOR	Håkon Opdal	6	0	3+1	0	2	0
2	DF	SWE	Elliot Käck	32	3	28	2	4	1
3	DF	NOR	Espen Hammer Berger	24	1	16+3	0	4+1	1
4	MF	NGA	Aremu Afeez	30	4	23+3	3	4	1
5	MF	NOR	Adnan Hadzic	19	0	9+7	0	2+1	0
6	DF	NOR	Simon Larsen	30	0	25	0	5	0
7	FW	SWE	Kevin Kabran	24	7	19+3	6	2	1
8	FW	GHA	Ibrahim Mensah	3	0	0+2	0	1	0
10	MF	NOR	Tobias Christensen	30	2	15+10	1	3+2	1
11	FW	ISL	Aron Sigurðarson	21	4	12+5	1	3+1	3
14	MF	NOR	Espen Børufsen	10	3	8+1	2	1	1
15	DF	NOR	Henrik Robstad	25	0	14+7	0	3+1	0
17	MF	ISL	Guðmundur Tryggvason	1	0	0	0	1	0
18	MF	GHA	Isaac Twum	15	0	10+3	0	2	0
19	MF	NOR	Kasper Skaanes	21	0	14+2	0	4+1	0
20	FW	NOR	Mathias Bringaker	25	7	1+20	5	3+1	2
21	MF	NOR	Niklas Sandberg	21	1	7+8	0	2+4	1
23	MF	NOR	Erlend Segberg	18	0	16	0	1+1	0
24	MF	KOS	Herolind Shala	16	4	13+1	3	1+1	1
26	GK	GER	Jonas Deumeland	29	0	26	0	3	0
27	DF	NOR	Eirik Wichne	28	0	23	0	5	0
31	DF	JAM	Damion Lowe	27	2	23	1	4	1
43	DF	NOR	Altin Ujkani	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
77	FW	NGA	Adeleke Akinyemi	14	3	12	3	1+1	0
Players away from Start on loan:
22	FW	ISL	Kristján Flóki Finnbogason	16	2	11+2	2	2+1	0
45	GK	NOR	Benjamin Boujar	3	0	1+1	0	1	0
Players who appeared for Start no longer at the club:
8	FW	NOR	Lars-Jørgen Salvesen	7	2	1+3	0	2+1	2

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Eliteserien	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	FW		7	Kevin Kabran	6	1	7
	FW		20	Mathias Bringaker	5	2	7
3	MF		4	Aremu Afeez	3	1	4
	MF		24	Herolind Shala	3	1	4
	FW		11	Aron Sigurðarson	1	3	4
6	FW		77	Adeleke Akinyemi	3	0	3
	MF		14	Espen Børufsen	2	1	3
	DF		2	Elliot Käck	2	1	3
9	FW		22	Kristján Flóki Finnbogason	2	0	2
	FW		10	Tobias Christensen	1	1	2
	DF		31	Damion Lowe	1	1	2
	FW		8	Lars-Jørgen Salvesen	0	2	2
13	DF		3	Espen Hammer Berger	0	1	1
	DF		21	Niklas Sandberg	0	1	1
				Own goal	1	0	1
				TOTALS	17	16	33

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Eliteserien		Norwegian Cup		Total
2		DF	Elliot Käck	4	0	0	0	4	0
3		DF	Espen Hammer Berger	2	0	0	0	2	0
4		MF	Aremu Afeez	6	0	1	0	7	0
5		MF	Adnan Hadzic	2	0	0	0	2	0
6		DF	Simon Larsen	3	1	0	0	3	1
7		FW	Kevin Kabran	1	0	0	0	1	0
10		MF	Tobias Christensen	5	0	0	0	5	0
11		FW	Aron Sigurðarson	2	0	0	0	2	0
15		DF	Henrik Robstad	4	0	0	0	4	0
18		MF	Isaac Twum	3	0	1	0	4	0
21		MF	Niklas Sandberg	2	0	0	0	2	0
23		MF	Erlend Segberg	4	0	0	0	4	0
24		MF	Herolind Shala	1	0	1	0	2	0
26		GK	Jonas Deumeland	2	0	0	0	2	0
27		DF	Eirik Wichne	2	0	0	0	2	0
31		DF	Damion Lowe	8	0	2	0	10	0
77		FW	Adeleke Akinyemi	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players away from Start on loan:
22		FW	Kristján Flóki Finnbogason	5	0	0	0	5	0
Players who left Start during the season:
8		FW	Lars-Jørgen Salvesen	0	1	0	0	0	1
			TOTALS	57	2	3	0	60	2

References

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2. "Start og Dempsey skiller lag". www.ikstart.no (in Norwegian). IK Start. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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