2020 season | ||||
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Chairman | Leif Helge Kaldheim | |||
Manager | Jostein Grindhaug | |||
Stadium | Haugesund Stadion | |||
Eliteserien | 9th | |||
Norwegian Cup | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Kristoffer Velde (8) All: Kristoffer Velde (8) | |||
The 2020 season was Haugesund's 27th competitive season in the clubs history. During this season they competed in the Eliteserien.
On 12 June, the Norwegian Football Federation announced that a maximum of 200 home fans would be allowed to attend the upcoming seasons matches. [1]
On 10 September, the Norwegian Football Federation cancelled the 2020 Norwegian Cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway. [2]
On 30 September, the Minister of Culture and Gender Equality, Abid Raja, announced that clubs would be able to have crowds of 600 at games from 12 October. [3]
On 14 October, Haugesund's matches against Viking were postponed due to the Viking squad having to isolate after Veton Berisha tested positive for COVID-19, eventually being rearranged for 27 October. [4] [5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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13 January 2020 | DF | Ulrik Fredriksen | Sogndal | Undisclosed | [6] | |
20 February 2020 | MF | Mads Sande | Øygarden | Undisclosed | [7] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
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7 February 2020 | FW | Benjamin Källman | Inter Turku | 14 August 2020 | [8] [9] | |
7 February 2020 | FW | Alexander Ammitzbøll | AGF | End of season | [10] | |
25 June 2020 | GK | Ludek Vejmola | Vysočina Jihlava | End of season | [11] | |
29 September 2020 | DF | Peter Therkildsen | AC Horsens | End of season | [12] | |
1 October 2020 | FW | Oliver Klitten | AaB | End of season | [13] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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24 January 2020 | MF | Sondre Tronstad | SBV Vitesse | Undisclosed | [14] | |
27 January 2020 | MF | Anthony Ikedi | Øygarden | Undisclosed | [15] | |
28 May 2020 | FW | Torbjørn Kallevåg | Lillestrøm | Undisclosed | [16] | |
13 June 2020 | FW | Shuaibu Ibrahim | Mjøndalen | Undisclosed | [17] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
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9 January 2020 | FW | Ibrahima Koné | Adana Demirspor | 31 July 2020 | [18] | |
24 January 2020 | DF | Dennis Horneland | Vard Haugesund | 31 July 2020 | [19] | |
7 September 2020 | DF | Benjamin Karamoko | Aalesund | End of season | [20] | |
24 September 2020 | MF | Mads Berg Sande | Sandnes Ulf | End of season | [21] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date |
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13 December 2019 [22] | GK | Maciej Gostomski | Bytovia Bytów | ||
31 December 2019 | GK | Herman Fossdal | Djerv 1919 | ||
31 December 2019 | DF | Stian Ringstad | Ull/Kisa | ||
31 December 2019 | FW | Eric Ndayisenga | Djerv 1919 |
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 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | −8 |
Last updated: 22 December 2020.
Source: Results
17 June 20201 | Haugesund | 1 – 2 | Brann | Haugesund |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Krygård 45' Sandberg 60' | Report | Taylor 50' Barmen 57' Koomson 59' Acosta 65' Teniste 71' D.Pedersen 90+6' | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Rohit Saggi |
21 June 20202 | Bodø/Glimt | 6 – 1 | Haugesund | Bodø |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Berg 16' Junker 23', 45', 49' J.Hauge 51' Foosnæs 87' Skytte 90' | Report | Leite 32' Sandberg 79' (pen.) | Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Marius Grøtta |
24 June 20203 | Haugesund | 2 – 2 | Kristiansund | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ammitzbøll 47' Sandberg 70' Nilsen 76' | Report | Askar 23' Sivertsen 36' Psyché 46'73' Pemi 51' | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Sivert Amland |
28 June 20204 | Sandefjord | 0 – 1 | Haugesund | Sandefjord |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Rufo 70' | Report | Velde 15' | Stadium: Sandefjord Arena Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Tom Harald Hagen |
1 July 20205 | Haugesund | 1 – 0 | Start | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Källman 37' Daland 90+4' (o.g.) | Report | Wichne 58' Daland 90+4' | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Usman Aslam |
5 July 20206 | Odd | 0 – 0 | Haugesund | Skien |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Velde 84' | Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Rohit Saggi |
11 July 20207 | Haugesund | 0 – 3 | Molde | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Hansen 66' | Report | Andersen 18' Hussain 29' Brynhildsen 49' Aursnes 76' James 78' | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Espen Eskås |
15 July 20208 | Vålerenga | 1 – 0 | Haugesund | Oslo |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stokke 25'82' | Report | Velde 28' | Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad |
18 July 20209 | Haugesund | 0 – 2 | Viking | Haugesund |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Sandberg 25' Pedersen 33' Leite 44' | Report | Ibrahimaj 30' 42' Bytyqi 80' | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes |
26 July 202010 | Haugesund | 1 – 0 | Rosenborg | Haugesund |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Sandberg 9' (pen.) Stølås 58' | Report | Reitan 22' Åsen 63' Zachariassen 69' Islamović 89' Reginiussen 90+3' | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Rohit Saggi |
29 July 202011 | Sarpsborg 08 | 0 – 0 | Haugesund | Sarpsborg |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Thomassen 43' | Report | Wadji 38' Hansen 52' | Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Usman Aslam |
2 August 202012 | Haugesund | 3 – 1 | Stabæk | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Velde 39', 45+1', 90+4' (pen.) Pedersen 49' Desler 79' Stølås 84' | Report | Lumanza 20' Bohinen 78' (pen.) | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Kai Erik Steen |
9 August 202013 | Mjøndalen | 1 – 0 | Haugesund | Mjøndalen |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ibrahim 20' Aasmundsen 69' Solberg 90+3' | Report | Stadium: Consto Arena Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen |
16 August 202014 | Haugesund | 2 – 3 | Strømsgodset | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Hansen 52' Velde 77' Ammitzbøll 83' Vilsvik 90+1' (o.g.) | Report | Hove 9' Krasniqi 49' Mickelson 60' Maigaard 80' Salvesen 90+2' | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Sivert Amland |
22 August 202015 | Aalesund | 1 – 3 | Haugesund | Ålesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Friðjónsson 13' | Report | Leite 22' Wadji 25' Sandberg 34' (pen.), 58' | Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Tom Harald Hagen |
29 August 202016 | Haugesund | 2 – 1 | Vålerenga | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Velde 16' 34' Wadji 36' | Report | Vilhjálmsson 47' 69' Bjørdal 74' | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Tom Harald Hagen |
12 September 202017 | Stabæk | 2 – 1 | Haugesund | Bærum |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Hanche-Olsen 12' Skytte 17' Solheim 30' Maatsen 76' | Report | Hanche-Olsen 33' (o.g.) Sandberg 58' Pedersen 82' | Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam |
20 September 202018 | Rosenborg | 2 – 1 | Haugesund | Trondheim |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Eyjólfsson 22' Islamović 50' 90+3' Hedenstad 80' | Report | Velde 10' Knudsen 18' | Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen |
27 September 202019 | Haugesund | 4 – 4 | Odd | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Fredriksen 5' Wadji 23' Leite 34' Hansen 51' Sandvik 71' Kitolano 87' (o.g.) Koné 90' Ammitzbøll 90+3' | Report | Hoff 36' Simović 43' Bakenga 45+1', 71' Kitolano 45+3' Ruud 62' | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad |
4 October 202020 | Start | 5 – 1 | Haugesund | Kristiansand |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Fredriksen 13' (o.g.), 90+1' (o.g.) El Makrini 18' Kabran 28' Schulze 33', 60' | Report | Wadji 54' Ammitzbøll 88' | Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 200 [1] Referee: Kai Erik Steen |
18 October 202021 | Haugesund | 2 – 0 | Sarpsborg 08 | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stølås 34' Vetti 44' (o.g.) Velde 47' Desler 78' | Report | Utvik 23' Thomassen 43' Molins 51' Horn 79' | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 600 [3] Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam |
27 October 202022 | Viking | 0 – 1 | Haugesund | Stavanger |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Auklend 73' Høiland 74' Østensen 90+4' | Report | Wadji 24' 33' Leite 75' Stølås 84' Knudsen 90+5' | Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 600 [3] Referee: Espen Eskås |
Note: Match originally scheduled for 25 October but postponed on 14 October due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] [5] |
31 October 202023 | Haugesund | 0 – 1 | Aalesund | Haugesund |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Sandberg 61' Krygård 87' Koné 90+1' | Report | Bizoza 27' Ólafsson 67' Castro 75' Nenass 79' Nordli 90+2' | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 600 [3] Referee: Tore Hansen |
7 November 202024 | Brann | 1 – 2 | Haugesund | Bergen |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Strand 61' Fjóluson 67' | Report | Ahamada 56' (o.g.) Sandberg 66' (pen.) Stølås 75' Therkildsen 81' Sandvik 90+3' | Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 600 [3] Referee: Tom Harald Hagen |
22 November 202025 | Haugesund | 3 – 2 | Sandefjord | Haugesund |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | B.Hansen 16' Koné 33' Velde 37'90' Leite 64' | Report | K.Hansen 21' Vega 29' Haakenstad 37' Rufo 62' 90+6' Singh 64' 72' | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Sivert Amland |
29 November 202026 | Molde | 3 – 1 | Haugesund | Molde |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Hussain 7' 70' Brynhildsen 12' Ammitzbøll 48' (o.g.) Eikrem 69' Knudtzon 89' | Report | Therkildsen 10' Stølås 40' Krygård 78' | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 600 [3] Referee: Espen Eskås |
2 December 202026 | Haugesund | 1 – 1 | Mjøndalen | Haugesund |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Desler 20' Velde 40' Koné 65' Sandvik 80' Knudsen 88' | Report | Aasmundsen 17' Eriksen 61' Ovenstad 63' Liseth 67' 74' Makani 79' Vieira 84' | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 600 [3] Referee: Kai Erik Steen |
6 December 202028 | Strømsgodset | 2 – 2 | Haugesund | Drammen |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Hove 25' Gunnarsson 61' Tokstad 80' Stengel 90' | Report | Therkildsen 69' 88' Velde 79' Ammitzbøll 90+1' | Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 200 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta |
9 December 202029 | Haugesund | 0 – 4 | Bodø/Glimt | Haugesund |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Knudsen 60' Koné 85' | Report | Junker 28' (pen.), 78', 87' Zinckernagel 31' Khaykin 60' Sampsted 68' | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 600 [3] Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam |
22 December 202030 | Kristiansund | 1 – 3 | Haugesund | Kristiansund |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Moumbagna 31' Psyché 82' | Report | Wadji 53', 54', 90+2' Leite 65' | Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 600 [3] Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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7 | Odd | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 43 |
8 | Stabæk | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 39 |
9 | Haugesund | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 39 |
10 | Brann | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 36 |
11 | Sandefjord | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 35 |
2020First round | – | |||
CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
Note: Cup cancelled on 10 September due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway. [2] |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
1 | GK | NOR | Helge Sandvik | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
4 | DF | NOR | Fredrik Knudsen | 16 | 1 | 14+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
5 | DF | DEN | Benjamin Hansen | 29 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
6 | DF | NOR | Joakim Nilsen | 15 | 0 | 7+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
7 | MF | NOR | Christian Grindheim | 25 | 0 | 12+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
8 | MF | NOR | Kevin Krygård | 28 | 0 | 17+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
9 | FW | MLI | Ibrahima Koné | 10 | 2 | 2+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
10 | MF | NOR | Niklas Sandberg | 24 | 7 | 23+1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
11 | FW | DEN | Alexander Ammitzbøll | 27 | 4 | 14+13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
15 | DF | NOR | Ulrik Fredriksen | 22 | 1 | 19+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
16 | MF | CPV | Bruno Leite | 23 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
17 | FW | SEN | Ibrahima Wadji | 20 | 7 | 19+1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
18 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Gunnarshaug | 10 | 0 | 0+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
19 | MF | DEN | Mikkel Desler | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
20 | FW | DEN | Oliver Klitten | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
21 | DF | DEN | Peter Therkildsen | 8 | 2 | 6+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
22 | DF | NOR | Alexander Stølås | 23 | 0 | 19+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
23 | MF | NOR | Thore Pedersen | 30 | 0 | 29+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
32 | GK | NOR | Frank Stolpe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
35 | FW | NOR | Andreas Endresen | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
99 | FW | NOR | Kristoffer Velde | 28 | 8 | 27+1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Players away from Haugesund on loan: | |||||||||||||
3 | DF | CIV | Benjamin Karamoko | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
27 | MF | NOR | Mads Sande | 9 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Players who appeared for Haugesund no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | FIN | Benjamin Källman | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rank | Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | 99 | Kristoffer Velde | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
2 | MF | 10 | Niklas Sandberg | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
FW | 17 | Ibrahima Wadji | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
4 | Own goal | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||
5 | FW | 11 | Alexander Ammitzbøll | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
6 | FW | 9 | Ibrahima Koné | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
DF | 21 | Peter Therkildsen | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
8 | FW | 15 | Ulrik Fredriksen | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 5 | Benjamin Hansen | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
DF | 4 | Fredrik Knudsen | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 39 | 0 | 39 |
Rank | Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Total |
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1 | GK | 1 | Helge Sandvik | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
TOTALS | 7 | 0 | 7 |
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Total | |||||||
1 | GK | Helge Sandvik | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
4 | DF | Fredrik Knudsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
5 | DF | Benjamin Hansen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
6 | DF | Joakim Nilsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
8 | MF | Kevin Krygård | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
9 | FW | Ibrahima Koné | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
10 | MF | Niklas Sandberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
11 | FW | Alexander Ammitzbøll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
16 | MF | Bruno Leite | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||
17 | FW | Ibrahima Wadji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
19 | DF | Mikkel Desler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
21 | DF | Peter Therkildsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
22 | MF | Alexander Stølås | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
23 | MF | Thore Pedersen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
99 | FW | Kristoffer Velde | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
Players who appeared for Haugesund no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | Benjamin Källman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
TOTALS | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
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The 2019 season was Viking's 1st year back in Eliteserien, after being promoted last season. It was the club's 69th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. The club participated in the Eliteserien and the Norwegian Cup.
The 2019 season is Brann's fourth season back in Eliteserien since their relegation at the end of the 2014 season.
The 2020 Eliteserien was the 76th season of top-tier football in Norway. This was fourth season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen.
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