2021 Sarpsborg 08 FF season

Sarpsborg 08

2021 season
Chairman	Hans Petter Arnesen
Head coach	Mikael Stahre (until 2 June) Lars Bohinen (from 6 June)
Stadium	Sarpsborg Stadion
Eliteserien	8th
Norwegian Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Ibrahima Koné (11) All: Ibrahima Koné (11)
Home colours Away colours
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The 2021 season was Sarpsborg 08 FF's 13th season in existence and the club's 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Sarpsborg 08 FF participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

Players

First team squad

As of 7 November 2021 ^[1]

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 Simen Vidtun Nilsen 2 MF   NOR Leo Bech Hermansen 3 DF   NOR Jørgen Horn 4 DF   NOR Bjørn Inge Utvik 5 DF   NOR Magnar Ødegaard 6 DF   NOR Nicolai Næss 7 MF   NOR Ole Jørgen Halvorsen 8 MF   NOR Mohamed Ofkir 10 FW   FRA Rashad Muhammed 11 MF   NOR Jonathan Lindseth 13 FW   SWE Guillermo Molins 14 FW   SEN Amadou Camara 15 MF   NOR Gaute Høberg Vetti 16 DF   NOR Joachim Thomassen 17 MF   NOR Joachim Soltvedt

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF   NOR Sebastian Jarl 20 MF   SWE Anton Salétros 21 GK   NOR Anders Kristiansen 22 FW   NOR Kristian Opseth 24 DF   GUI Mikael Dyrestam 25 MF   DEN Mikkel Maigaard 26 FW   BFA Moubarak Compaoré 27 DF   NOR Markus Olsvik Welinder 28 DF   CIV Benjamin Karamoko 29 FW   MLI Ibrahima Koné 30 FW   NOR Mustafa Abdellaoue 32 DF   NOR Eirik Wichne 40 GK   NOR Leander Øy 77 MF   CRO Dario Čanađija

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 14 MF   ISL Emil Pálsson (on loan at Sogndal until 31 December 2021) 19 MF   SEN Laurent Mendy (on loan at Strømmen until 31 December 2021)

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 FW   NOR Steffen Lie Skålevik (on loan at Sogndal until 31 December 2021) 27 FW   MLI Aboubacar Konté (on loan at Nacional until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

Winter

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

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 10 MF   FRA Rashad Muhammed (from BB Erzurumspor) [2] 13 MF   LBN Felix Michel Melki (on loan from AIK) [3] 14 MF   ISL Emil Pálsson (from Sandefjord) [4] 19 MF   SEN Laurent Mendy (from Oslo Football Academy) [5] 21 GK   NOR Anders Kristiansen (from Union SG) [6] 22 FW   NOR Kristian Fardal Opseth (from Bengaluru) [7] 23 MF   BIH Emir Derviskadic (promoted from junior squad) 25 FW   NOR Steffen Lie Skålevik (loan return from Start) [8] 28 DF   CIV Benjamin Karamoko (from Haugesund) [9] 29 FW   MLI Ibrahima Koné (from Haugesund) 32 DF   NOR Eirik Wichne (from Start) [10]

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 10 FW   SWE Guillermo Molins (to Rosenborg) [11] 12 GK   CAN Simon Thomas (to Tromsø) [12] [13] 14 MF   NOR Tobias Heintz (loan return to Kasımpaşa) [14] 21 MF   BEN Jordan Adéoti (to Annecy) [15] 24 DF   NOR Anwar Elyounossi (to Botev Plovdiv) [16] 27 FW   MLI Aboubacar Konté (on loan to Jerv) [17] 28 FW   NOR Alexander Ruud Tveter (to Sandefjord) [18] 33 GK   MKD David Mitov Nilsson (to Sirius) [19] 70 MF   EGY Alexander Jakobsen (to Wadi Degla) [20] – DF   CRC Pablo Arboine (to Santos, previously on loan at San Carlos) [21]

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2021

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   NOR Leo Bech Hermansen(promoted from junior squad) 13 FW   SWE Guillermo Molins (from Rosenborg) [11] 14 FW   MLI Amadou Camara (from Oslo FA) [22] 25 MF   DEN Mikkel Maigaard (from Strømsgodset) [23] 26 FW   BFA Moubarack Compoaré(from Oslo FA) [24] 77 MF   CRO Dario Čanađija (from Astra Giurgiu) [25]

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   GAM Sulayman Bojang (to Haugesund) [26] 13 MF   LBN Felix Michel Melki (loan return to AIK) 14 MF   ISL Emil Pálsson (on loan to Sogndal) [27] 19 MF   SEN Laurent Mendy (on loan to Strømmen) [28] 23 MF   BIH Emir Derviskadic (to Start) [29] 25 FW   NOR Steffen Lie Skålevik (on loan to Sogndal) [30] 27 FW   MLI Aboubacar Konté (on loan to Nacional, previously on loan at Jerv) [31]

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	11	6	13	39	44	−5	39	6	5	4	21	14	+7	5	1	9	18	30	−12

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	D	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	L
Position	6	12	14	14	14	13	12	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	8	8	8	8	8

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

Matches

Sarpsborg 08 v Haugesund

16 May 20213	Sarpsborg 08	0–0	Haugesund	Sarpsborg
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 200 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Odd v Sarpsborg 08

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

Sarpsborg 08 v Kristiansund

27 May 20215	Sarpsborg 08	0–1	Kristiansund	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Kartum 76'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Tromsø v Sarpsborg 08

30 May 20216	Tromsø	0–2	Sarpsborg 08	Tromsø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Koné 12' (pen.) Lindseth 24'	Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Sarpsborg 08 v Brann

13 June 20217	Sarpsborg 08	0–0	Brann	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Espen Eskås

Molde v Sarpsborg 08

16 June 202116	Molde	4–1	Sarpsborg 08	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Omoijuanfo 51' Andersen 56' Bjørnbak 76' Risa 90+2'	Report	Opseth 84'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Rosenborg v Sarpsborg 08

20 June 20218	Rosenborg	0–1	Sarpsborg 08	Trondheim
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Thomassen 62'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Tore Hansen

Sarpsborg 08 v Viking

25 June 20219	Sarpsborg 08	1–2	Viking	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Koné 38'	Report	Kabran 56' Tangen 84'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Vålerenga v Sarpsborg 08

1 July 202110	Vålerenga	4–1	Sarpsborg 08	Oslo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Udahl 43' Udahl 65' Borchgrevink 70' Holm 75'	Report	Näsberg 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 3,893 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Sarpsborg 08 v Molde

4 July 202111	Sarpsborg 08	1–0	Molde	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Skålevik 74'	Report	Omoijuanfo  67'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Sandefjord v Sarpsborg 08

11 July 202112	Sandefjord	2–0	Sarpsborg 08	Sandefjord
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jónsson 32' Normann Hansen 68'	Report		Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Christian Moen

Sarpsborg 08 v Bodø/Glimt

17 July 202113	Sarpsborg 08	2–2	Bodø/Glimt	Sarpsborg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Salétros 26' Koné 67'	Report	Botheim 45' Høibråten 86'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland

Sarpsborg 08 v Mjøndalen

21 July 20211	Sarpsborg 08	1–1	Mjøndalen	Sarpsborg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Thomassen 90+8'	Report	Solholm Johansen 2'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Lillestrøm v Sarpsborg 08

28 July 20212	Lillestrøm	2–0	Sarpsborg 08	Lillestrøm
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kairinen 55' Lehne Olsen 58'	Report		Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Stabæk v Sarpsborg 08

8 August 202114	Stabæk	3–1	Sarpsborg 08	Bærum
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wangberg 8' Edvardsen 45', 56'	Report	Opseth 81'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 1,773 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Sarpsborg 08 v Strømsgodset

14 August 202115	Sarpsborg 08	1–0	Strømsgodset	Sarpsborg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Koné 72'	Report		Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 2,526 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Sarpsborg 08 v Sandefjord

29 August 202117	Sarpsborg 08	5–0	Sandefjord	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Koné 15', 22', 29', 45+6' Foss 77' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 2,724 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Haugesund v Sarpsborg 08

12 September 202118	Haugesund	2–1	Sarpsborg 08	Haugesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stølås 47' Liseth 48'	Report	Koné 83'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Sarpsborg 08 v Rosenborg

19 September 202119	Sarpsborg 08	1–3	Rosenborg	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Halvorsen 76'	Report	Vecchia 22', 56' Skjelbred 33'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 3,409 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Strømsgodset v Sarpsborg 08

25 September 202120	Strømsgodset	5–0	Sarpsborg 08	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Valsvik 26' Jack 40' Gulliksen 45+1' Leifsson 60' Kadiri 75'	Report		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 2,589 Referee: Espen Eskås

Sarpsborg 08 v Lillestrøm

2 October 202121	Sarpsborg 08	2–1	Lillestrøm	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lindseth 28' Koné 64'	Report	Lehne Olsen 57'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,937 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Bodø/Glimt v Sarpsborg 08

17 October 202122	Bodø/Glimt	2–1	Sarpsborg 08	Bodø
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Botheim 13' Solbakken 86' (pen.)	Report	Lindseth 81'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 4,417 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Kristiansund v Sarpsborg 08

24 October 202123	Kristiansund	1–3	Sarpsborg 08	Kristiansund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Strand Nilsen 90+1'	Report	Lindseth 7', 64', 78'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 3,932 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Sarpsborg 08 v Vålerenga

28 October 202124	Sarpsborg 08	2–1	Vålerenga	Sarpsborg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lindseth 81' Muhammed 90+6'	Report	Kjartansson 69'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,801 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Viking v Sarpsborg 08

31 October 202125	Viking	1–2	Sarpsborg 08	Stavanger
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Stensness 40'	Report	Salétros 35' Thomassen 59'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 7,508 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Sarpsborg 08 v Stabæk

6 November 202126	Sarpsborg 08	4–1	Stabæk	Sarpsborg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lindseth 5', 77' Opseth 75', 86'	Report	Bolly 78'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 5,409 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

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

Mjøndalen v Sarpsborg 08

28 November 202128	Mjøndalen	1–3	Sarpsborg 08	Mjøndalen
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Olden Larsen 4'	Report	Koné 2' Wichne 64' Opseth 81'	Stadium: Consto Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Sarpsborg 08 v Tromsø

5 December 202129	Sarpsborg 08	0–1	Tromsø	Sarpsborg
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Mikkelsen 33'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,411 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Brann v Sarpsborg 08

12 December 202130	Brann	2–1	Sarpsborg 08	Bergen
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Heggebø 59' Wolfe 66'	Report	Čanađija 90'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,527 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Kristiansund	30	14	4	12	41	46	−5	46
7	Vålerenga	30	11	12	7	46	37	+9	45
8	Sarpsborg 08	30	11	6	13	39	44	−5	39
9	Strømsgodset	30	9	9	12	43	43	0	36
10	Sandefjord	30	10	6	14	38	52	−14	36

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). ^[32]

Norwegian Football Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Norwegian Football Cup

Kvik Halden v Sarpsborg 08

25 July 2021 First round	Kvik Halden	0–2	Sarpsborg 08	Halden
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	D. Mehmeti 45' (o.g.) Skålevik 90+5'	Stadium: Halden Stadion Attendance: 671 Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Fahad

Nordstrand v Sarpsborg 08

1 August 2021 Second round	Nordstrand	0–3	Sarpsborg 08	Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Dyrestam 34' Opseth 47' Salétros 67'	Stadium: Nordstrand Kunstgress Attendance: 563 Referee: Jørgen Haugen

Øygarden v Sarpsborg 08

22 September 2021 Third round	Øygarden	0–5	Sarpsborg 08	Øygarden
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Salétros 1' Opseth 24', 37', 56' Halvorsen 59'	Stadium: Ågotnes Stadion Attendance: 300 Referee: Steinar Hauge

Fourth round took place during the 2022 season.

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External links

• Official website