2021 Odds BK season

Odd

2021 season
Chairman	Trond Haukvik
Manager	Jan Frode Nornes
Stadium	Skagerak Arena
Eliteserien	13th
Norwegian Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Mushaga Bakenga (11) All: Mushaga Bakenga (11)
Home colours Away colours
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The 2021 season was Odds BK's 127th season in existence and the club's 14th consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Odds BK participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

Players

First team squad

As of 12 June 2021 ^[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 1 GK   NOR Sondre Rossbach 2 DF   NOR Espen Ruud 3 DF   NOR Emil Jonassen 4 DF   NOR Odin Bjørtuft 6 MF   NOR Magnus Lekven 7 MF   NOR Filip Rønningen Jørgensen 8 MF   NOR Markus André Kaasa 9 FW   KOS Flamur Kastrati 10 FW   NGA Kachi 11 FW   FRO Gilli Rólantsson 12 GK   SWE Leopold Wahlstedt 13 DF   NOR Kevin Egell-Johnsen 14 MF   NOR Conrad Wallem

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF   NOR Eirik Asante Gayi 16 MF   NOR Joshua Kitolano 17 MF   NOR Elias Uppheim Skogvoll 18 FW   NOR Syver Aas 19 DF   NOR Thomas Hallstensen 20 FW   NOR Tobias Lauritsen 21 DF   NOR Steffen Hagen (captain) 22 MF   NOR Kristoffer Larsen 23 MF   NOR Solomon Owusu 24 MF   NOR Bjørn Mæland 25 DF   NOR John Kitolano 26 MF   SRB Milan Jevtović 29 FW   NOR Sander Svendsen (on loan from OB )

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2020–21

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 6 MF   NOR Magnus Lekven (from Vålerenga) [2] 10 MF   NOR Sander Svendsen (on loan from OB) [3] 11 MF   FRO Gilli Rólantsson (from Brann) [4] 12 GK   SWE Leopold Wahlstedt (from Arendal) [5] 14 DF   NOR Conrad Wallem (from Arendal) [5] 18 FW   NOR Syver Aas (promoted from junior squad) 22 MF   NOR Kristoffer Larsen (from Åsane) [6] 23 DF   NOR Solomon Owusu (from Raufoss) [7] 25 DF   NOR John Kitolano (from Wolverhampton Wanderers, previously on loan)

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 3 DF   NOR Fredrik Semb Berge (retired) [8] 4 DF   DEN Rasmus Minor Petersen (retired) [9] [10] 6 MF   NOR Vebjørn Hoff (to Rosenborg) [11] 7 MF   MNE Vladimir Rodić (loan return to Hammarby) [12] 11 MF   KOS Elbasan Rashani (to BB Erzurumspor) 12 GK   NOR Egil Selvik (to Haugesund) [13] 14 MF   NOR Fredrik Nordkvelle (retired) [14] 17 MF   NOR Elias Uppheim Skogvoll (on loan to Grorud) [15] 22 FW   SWE Robin Simović (to Varberg) [16] 23 MF   NOR Marius Bustgaard Larsen (to Holstein Kiel) [17]

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2021

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 DF   NOR Emil Jonassen (from Stabæk) [18] 9 FW   NOR Flamur Kastrati (from Kristiansund) [19] 17 MF   NOR Elias Uppheim Skogvoll (loan return from Grorud) [20] 26 FW   SRB Milan Jevtović (from AGF) [21]

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 9 FW   NOR Mushaga Bakenga (to Tokushima Vortis) [22] 19 DF   NOR Thomas Hallstensen(on loan to Ull/Kisa) [23]

Competitions

Eliteserien

Main article: 2021 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	9	13	44	58	−14	33	5	4	6	30	29	+1	3	5	7	14	29	−15

Last updated: 12 December 2021.
Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	L	D	L	L	W
Position	15	14	15	15	15	14	15	14	10	9	10	11	11	11	9	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	13	12	12	12	13	13	13

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Stabæk v Odd

19 May 20213	Stabæk	2–2	Odd	Bærum
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hansen 9' Jenssen  12' Shala  27' Skytte 47' 56' Jönsson  90'	Report	Bakenga 19' (pen.), 44' Owusu  46' Joh. Kitolano  59' Wallem  90'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Odd v Sarpsborg 08

24 May 20214	Odd	1–1	Sarpsborg 08	Skien
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bakenga  42' Jørgensen 90+2'	Report	Ødegaard  15' Lindseth 27' Halvorsen  42'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Lillestrøm v Odd

27 May 20215	Lillestrøm	1–0	Odd	Lillestrøm
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lehne Olsen 36' Garnås  61'	Report	Rólantsson  45' Bakenga  81'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 20 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Odd v Bodø/Glimt

30 May 20216	Odd	1–0	Bodø/Glimt	Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Svendsen 4'	Report	Saltnes  41' Vetlesen  65' Lindahl  69'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Espen Eskås

Kristiansund v Odd

12 June 20217	Kristiansund	2–0	Odd	Kristiansund
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kartum 63' Ulvestad  81' Muçolli 90+1' Willumsson  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Vålerenga v Odd

16 June 202114	Vålerenga	1–1	Odd	Oslo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Udahl 11'	Report	Joh. Kitolano  23' Bakenga 43' (pen.) Kaasa  90+2'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 600 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Brann v Odd

20 June 20218	Brann	1–3	Odd	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tveita 81' Kolskogen  88'	Report	Bakenga 49' (pen.), 72', 88' Josh. Kitolano  86'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Odd v Tromsø

24 June 20219	Odd	3–0	Tromsø	Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bakenga 32', 77' 84' J. Kitolano 54' Svendsen  86'	Report	Arnarson  5' Berntsen  45+1' Jenssen  85'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 1,749 Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland

Mjøndalen v Odd

1 July 202110	Mjøndalen	1–2	Odd	Mjøndalen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sell  25' Ibrahim 67'	Report	Rólantsson  37' Johansen 41' (o.g.) Bakenga 50' (pen.) Rossbach  89'	Stadium: Consto Arena Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Odd v Rosenborg

4 July 202111	Odd	2–2	Rosenborg	Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rólantsson 37' Bakenga  57' Lauritsen 89'	Report	Islamović 17' Zachariassen 45+2'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tore Hansen

Molde v Odd

11 July 202112	Molde	5–0	Odd	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haugen 10' Sinyan 18' Omoijuanfo 30', 62' Grødem 57'	Report		Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Espen Eskås

Odd v Viking

17 July 202113	Odd	3–2	Viking	Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rólantsson  14' Ruud  45' Kaasa 45+2' Bakenga 46', 68' (pen.)	Report	Tangen 60' Berisha 73'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 1,607 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Strømsgodset v Odd

21 July 20211	Strømsgodset	3–0	Odd	Drammen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gulliksen  9'58' Valsvik  17' Jack 49' 66' Stengel 61'	Report		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Christian Moen

Odd v Sandefjord

28 July 20212	Odd	2–3	Sandefjord	Skien
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Storevik 36' (o.g.) Bjørtuft  49' Larsen 88'	Report	Risan 2' Ruud Tveter 44' Jónsson 50' Foss  64'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Odd v Haugesund

15 August 202115	Odd	4–2	Haugesund	Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lauritsen 18', 45+2', 70' Svendsen 62'	Report	Wadji 25' Velde 53'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Rosenborg v Odd

22 August 202116	Rosenborg	5–0	Odd	Trondheim
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Eyjólfsson 2' Holm 10' Vecchia 15', 84' Ceïde 59' Augustinsson  81' Tagseth  82'	Report		Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 6,235 Referee: Espen Eskås

Odd v Strømsgodset

29 August 202117	Odd	0–1	Strømsgodset	Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Joh. Kitolano  42'	Report	Stengel 9' 73' Stenevik  66' Leifsson  73' Friday  90'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 3,208 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Bodø/Glimt v Odd

12 September 202118	Bodø/Glimt	1–1	Odd	Bodø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Saltnes 32'	Report	Svendsen 39' Wallem  85'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Odd v Lillestrøm

18 September 202119	Odd	2–3	Lillestrøm	Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Svendsen 2', 31'	Report	Lehne Olsen 22', 53' Pettersson 25' Slørdahl  57'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 3,295 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Haugesund v Odd

26 September 202120	Haugesund	1–3	Odd	Haugesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Samuelsen 33'	Report	Josh. Kitolano 7' Ruud 56' Svendsen 71'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 2,797 Referee: Christian Moen

Odd v Molde

3 October 202121	Odd	1–3	Molde	Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wallem 28' Bjørtuft  88'	Report	Andersen 19', 64' Omoijuanfo 42'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 6,655 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Sandefjord v Odd

17 October 202122	Sandefjord	0–0	Odd	Sandefjord
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Smeulers  14' Brenden  36' Kreuzriegler  76'	Report	Jørgensen  42' Joh. Kitolano  87'	Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 4,673 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Odd v Brann

24 October 202123	Odd	3–3	Brann	Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Svendsen 12', 45' Owusu 52'	Report	Taylor 7' Pallesen Knudsen 17' 90+1' Heggebø 63'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 3,728 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Tromsø v Odd

27 October 202124	Tromsø	2–0	Odd	Tromsø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mikkelsen 52' Ebiye 83'	Report	Josh. Kitolano  85'	Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 1,990 Referee: Christian Moen

Odd v Mjøndalen

31 October 202125	Odd	2–2	Mjøndalen	Skien
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kaasa 7' Lauritsen 11' Josh. Kitolano  68'	Report	Aasmundsen  75' Larsen 80', 82' Sveen  90+3'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 3,312 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Odd v Kristiansund

7 November 202126	Odd	2–4	Kristiansund	Skien
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wallem 1' Lauritsen  22'64' Josh. Kitolano  86'	Report	Gjertsen 4' Mawa 48', 54', 77' Sivertsen  70'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Sarpsborg 08 v Odd

21 November 202127	Sarpsborg 08	1–1	Odd	Sarpsborg
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Salétros 70'	Report	Aas 84'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,037 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Odd v Vålerenga

27 November 202128	Odd	1–2	Vålerenga	Skien
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lauritsen 34' Josh. Kitolano  58' Aas  83'	Report	Holm 4' 9' Bjørdal 75' (pen.) Sahraoui  90+7'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 3,685 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Viking v Odd

5 December 202129	Viking	3–1	Odd	Stavanger
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sebulonsen 45' Berisha 58' (pen.) Friðjónsson 75'	Report	Jørgensen 2' 7' Kaasa  11' Josh. Kitolano  45'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 14,103 Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland

Odd v Stabæk

12 December 202130	Odd	3–1	Stabæk	Skien
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wallem 18' 44' Ruud 76' Lauritsen 84'	Report	Azemi 33' Ottesen  58' Haugen 67'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 2,691 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
11	Haugesund	30	9	8	13	46	45	+1	35
12	Tromsø	30	8	11	11	33	44	−11	35
13	Odd	30	8	9	13	44	58	−14	33
14	Brann (R)	30	5	11	14	38	55	−17	26	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Stabæk (R)	30	6	7	17	35	62	−27	25	Relegation to First Division

Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
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). ^[24]
(R) Relegated

Norwegian Football Cup

Main article: 2021 Norwegian Football Cup

Eik Tønsberg v Odd

24 July 2021 First round	Eik Tønsberg	0–1	Odd	Tønsberg
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Lauritsen 89' (pen.) Joh. Kitolano  90+1'	Stadium: Tønsberg Gressbane Attendance: 1,347 Referee: Sander Johannessen

Fram Larvik v Odd

1 August 2021 Second round	Fram Larvik	0–1	Odd	Larvik
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Einarson  44' Nilsen  72'	Report	Rólantsson 36' Jørgensen  69' Joh. Kitolano  76' Wallem  82'	Stadium: Framparken Attendance: 800 Referee: Magnus Nicolay Koløy

Vålerenga v Odd

22 September 2021 Third round	Vålerenga	0–3	Odd	Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bjørdal  68' Oldrup Jensen  72' Sahraoui  83'  84'	Report	Jevtović 20' Svendsen 58', 60'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 2,913 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Fourth round took place during the 2022 season.

References

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External links

• Official website