2018 Sarpsborg 08 FF season

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 Third colours
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The 2018 season was Sarpsborg 08's seventh season in Eliteserien, following their return to the top level in 2012. It was also their fourth season with Geir Bakke as their manager.

Squad

As of 8 September 2018 ^[1]

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 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

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

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 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2018

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 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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

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	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

Sarpsborg 08 v Rosenborg

11 March 20181	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

Lillestrøm v Sarpsborg 08

17 March 20182	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

Sarpsborg 08 v Vålerenga

2 April 20183	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

Haugesund v Sarpsborg 08

8 April 20184	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

Sarpsborg 08 v Brann

15 April 20185	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

Odd v Sarpsborg 08

23 April 20186	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

Sarpsborg 08 v Bodø/Glimt

29 April 20187	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

Sarpsborg 08 v Molde

7 May 20188	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

Strømsgodset v Sarpsborg 08

13 May 20189	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

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

Sandefjord v Sarpsborg 08

21 May 201811	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

Sarpsborg 08 v Stabæk

28 May 201812	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

Ranheim v Sarpsborg 08

10 June 201813	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

Sarpsborg 08 v Tromsø

24 June 201814	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

Kristiansund v Sarpsborg 08

1 July 201815	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

Sarpsborg 08 v Ranheim

8 July 201816	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

Stabæk v Sarpsborg 08

5 August 201817	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

Sarpsborg 08 v Lillestrøm

12 August 201818	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

Brann v Sarpsborg 08

19 August 201819	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

Sarpsborg 08 v Kristiansund

26 August 201820	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

Bodø/Glimt v Sarpsborg 08

2 September 201821	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

Sarpsborg 08 v Odd

16 September 201822	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

Rosenborg v Sarpsborg 08

23 September 201823	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

Sarpsborg 08 v Strømsgodset

30 September 201824	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

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

Molde v Sarpsborg 08

20 October 201826	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

Sarpsborg 08 v Haugesund

28 October 201827	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

Vålerenga v Sarpsborg 08

4 November 201828	Vålerenga	0–0	Sarpsborg 08	Oslo
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 7,918 Referee: Sigurd Kringstad

Sarpsborg 08 v Sandefjord

11 November 201829	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

Tromsø v Sarpsborg 08

24 November 201830	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 v t e	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

Main article: 2018 Norwegian Football Cup

Østsiden v Sarpsborg 08

18 April 2018First 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

Ørn-Horten v Sarpsborg 08

2 May 2018Second 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

HamKam v Sarpsborg 08

10 May 2018Third 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

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)

ÍBV v Sarpsborg 08

12 July 20181st 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)

Sarpsborg 08 v ÍBV

19 July 20181st 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)

St. Gallen v Sarpsborg 08

26 July 20182nd 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)

Sarpsborg 08 v St. Gallen

2 August 20182nd qualifying round 2nd leg	Sarpsborg 08	1–0 ( a2–2 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)

Sarpsborg 08 v Rijeka

9 August 20183rd 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)

Rijeka v Sarpsborg 08

16 August 20183rd 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)

Sarpsborg 08 v Maccabi Tel Aviv

23 August 2018Playoff 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)

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Sarpsborg 08

30 August 2018Playoff 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

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group I

Pos	Team v t e	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

Beşiktaş v Sarpsborg 08

20 September 20181	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)

Sarpsborg 08 v Genk

4 October 20182	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)

Sarpsborg 08 v Malmö FF

25 October 20183	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)

Malmö FF v Sarpsborg 08

8 November 20184	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)

Sarpsborg 08 v Beşiktaş

29 November 20185	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)

Genk v Sarpsborg 08

13 December 20186	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	NOR	Sulayman Bojang	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	NOR	Jørgen Horn	10	1	7+1	1	0	0	1+1	0
4	DF	NOR	Bjørn Inge Utvik	15	1	7+2	0	3	1	2+1	0
5	DF	ISL	Orri Sigurður Ómarsson	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	EST	Joonas Tamm	32	2	22+3	2	0	0	7	0
7	MF	NOR	Ole Jørgen Halvorsen	32	6	23+1	5	0	0	7+1	1
8	MF	DEN	Matti Lund Nielsen	37	3	25+3	1	0+1	0	8	2
10	MF	NOR	Tobias Heintz	34	7	13+10	2	3	3	5+3	2
11	DF	NOR	Joackim Jørgensen	33	1	24	1	1	0	8	0
14	MF	NGA	Mohammed Usman	11	1	1+5	0	3	1	1+1	0
15	MF	NOR	Gaute Høberg Vetti	10	0	2+5	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
16	DF	NOR	Joachim Thomassen	36	2	27	2	1	0	8	0
17	MF	NOR	Kristoffer Zachariassen	37	6	25+1	4	2	0	9	2
18	FW	DEN	Mikkel Agger	25	5	10+12	3	0+1	0	1+1	2
19	MF	NOR	Kristoffer Larsen	24	2	4+12	1	3	1	1+4	0
22	MF	NOR	Jon-Helge Tveita	33	1	23+2	1	0+1	0	7	0
23	MF	NOR	Harmeet Singh	35	1	18+10	1	0	0	0+7	0
27	MF	FRA	Rashad Muhammed	25	3	9+4	1	1+2	1	8+1	1
31	GK	NOR	Aslak Falch	21	0	18	0	0	0	3	0
45	FW	NOR	Jørgen Strand Larsen	9	0	2+4	0	0	0	0+3	0
69	FW	DEN	Patrick Mortensen	38	16	28	12	0+1	0	9	4
77	MF	ETH	Amin Askar	34	5	23+1	4	2	0	8	1
78	GK	RUS	Aleksandr Vasyutin	18	0	12	0	0	0	6	0
Players away from Sarpsborg 08 on loan:
24	FW	NOR	Amani Mbedule	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
28	FW	NOR	Alexander Ruud Tveter	3	3	0	0	3	3	0	0
30	DF	CRO	Nikola Tkalčić	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
Players who left Sarpsborg 08 during the season:
20	DF	NOR	Anders Østli	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0
21	GK	NOR	Anders Kristiansen	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
29	FW	DEN	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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