| 2023 season | |||
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| Chairman | Gunnar Bjønness | ||
| Head coaches | Hans Erik Ødegaard Andreas Tegström | ||
| Stadium | Release Arena | ||
| Eliteserien | 13th | ||
| 2022 Norwegian Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2023 Norwegian Cup | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Danilo Al-Saed (11) All: Danilo Al-Saed (11) | ||
The 2023 season was Sandefjord Fotball's 25th season in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Sandefjord Fotball participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.
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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.
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Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2 April 2023 Friendly | Strømsgodset | 2–2 | | Drammen |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Eliteserien | 10 April 2023 | 3 December 2023 | Matchday 1 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 26.67 | |
| 2022 Norwegian Cup | 12 March 2023 | 19 March 2023 | Fourth round | Quarter-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 50.00 |
| 2023 Norwegian Cup | 24 May 2023 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 27.27 | ||||
Last updated: 3 December 2023
Source: Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | HamKam | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 34 | |
| 12 | Haugesund | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 33 | |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 31 | |
| 14 | Vålerenga (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Stabæk (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 29 | Relegation to First Division |
| 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 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 38 | −17 |
Last updated: 3 December 2023.
Source: [ citation needed ]
The league fixtures were announced on 9 December 2022. [30]
| 10 April 20231 | HamKam | 2–0 | Sandefjord | Hamar |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Udahl Hernandez-Foster | Report | Taaje | Stadium: Briskeby Stadion Attendance: 3,715 Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland |
| 16 April 20232 | Sandefjord | 0–0 | Tromsø | Sandefjord |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Amin Ottosson | Report | Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 3,313 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad |
| 23 April 20233 | Rosenborg | 1–1 | Sandefjord | Trondheim |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Henriksen Tagseth Holse | Report | Loftesnes-Bjune Walle Egeli Ayer Bikoro Ottosson Smeulers | Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 11,256 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes |
| 30 April 20234 | Sandefjord | 4–0 | Aalesund | Sandefjord |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Al-Saed Fällman Taaje Nyenetue Chaib | Report | Munksgaard Segberg | Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 3,086 Referee: Ajdin Medic |
| 8 May 20235 | Brann | 0–0 | Sandefjord | Bergen |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Dunsby Bikoro Keto | Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,720 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam |
| 13 May 20236 | Sandefjord | 1–2 | Viking | Sandefjord |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Tveter Loftesne-Bjune | Report | D'Agostino Pattynama Løkberg | Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 3,463 Referee: Steinar Hauge |
| 16 May 20237 | Strømsgodset | 1–0 | Sandefjord | Drammen |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Hanssen Stengel Stenevik Dahl | Report | Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,827 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta |
| 29 May 20238 | Molde | 5–0 | Sandefjord | Molde |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Breivik Linnes Grødem Brynhildsen | Report | Bikoro Foss Smeulers | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,617 Referee: Marius Lien |
| 4 June 20239 | Sandefjord | 4–1 | Odd | Sandefjord |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Al-Saed Koomson Hagen Taaje | Report | S. Owusu Bang-Kittilsen Tomas Tewelde | Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 4,342 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam |
| 11 June 202310 | Haugesund | 3–2 | Sandefjord | Haugesund |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Njie Taaje Diarra Therkildsen Samuelsen | Report | Al-Saed Nyenetue | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 3,709 Referee: Espen Eskås |
| 2 July 202312 | Sarpsborg 08 | 6–1 | Sandefjord | Sarpsborg |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Opseth Torp Soltvedt Lundqvist Wichne | Report | Smeulers Taaje | Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,494 Referee: Rohit Saggi |
| 9 July 202313 | Sandefjord | 0–0 | Stabæk | Sandefjord |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ayer Ottosson | Report | Bakenga Geelmuyden | Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 2,994 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta |
| 16 July 202314 | Lillestrøm | 4–2 | Sandefjord | Lillestrøm |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Lehne Olsen Adams Skjærvik | Report | Ayer Taaje Smeulers Dunsby | Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 5,835 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad |
| 23 July 202315 | Sandefjord | 2–5 | Bodø/Glimt | Sandefjord |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Nilsson Smeulers Ayer Taaje | Report | Grønbæk Pellegrino Pemi Saltnes | Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 4,391 Referee: Ajdin Medic |
| 29 July 202316 | Vålerenga | 2–3 | Sandefjord | Oslo |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Jatta Bjørdal Strand Borchgrevink | Report | Ottosson Al-Saed Nyenetue Nilsson | Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 9,902 Referee: Rohit Saggi |
| 6 August 202317 | Sandefjord | 5–1 | Sarpsborg 08 | Sandefjord |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Nilsson Nyenetue Al-Saed Taaje | Report | Torp Ngouali | Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 3,082 Referee: Marius Lien |
| 12 August 202318 | Sandefjord | 2–2 | Molde | Sandefjord |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Nilsson Smeulers Tveter | Report | Hansen Grødem Bjørnbak Linnes | Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 4,754 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes |
| 20 August 202319 | Tromsø | 1–0 | Sandefjord | Tromsø |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Romsaas Gundersen | Report | Stadium: Romssa Arena Attendance: 5,411 Referee: Daniel Higraff |
| 27 August 202320 | Sandefjord | 0–0 | Haugesund | Sandefjord |
| 19:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Mørk Egeli | Report | Søderlund Solheim | Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 2,845 Referee: Rohit Saggi |
| 3 September 202321 | Odd | 3–2 | Sandefjord | Skien |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Jørgensen Tewelde S. Owusu L. Owusu Hien | Report | Nyenetue Al-Saed | Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 4,981 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen |
| 16 September 202322 | Sandefjord | 2–0 | Strømsgodset | Sandefjord |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Nilsson Ottosson | Report | Dahl | Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 3,733 Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland |
| 24 September 202323 | Viking | 4–3 | Sandefjord | Stavanger |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | de Lanlay Salvesen Adegbenro | Report | Nyenetue Al-Saed Ayer Ruud Tveter | Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 13,022 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad |
| 1 October 202311 | Sandefjord | 1–2 | Vålerenga | Sandefjord |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Al-Saed | Report | Ilić Borchgrevink Strandberg Juklerød | Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 4,905 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta |
| 8 October 202324 | Sandefjord | 0–1 | HamKam | Sandefjord |
| 17:00 | Nyenetue | Report | Udahl Bjørlo Sandberg | Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 2,689 Referee: Rohit Saggi |
| 21 October 202325 | Bodø/Glimt | 4–3 | Sandefjord | Bodø |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Pemi Žugelj Grønbæk Saltnes Haikin | Report | Kjær Al-Saed Mørk Dunsby | Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 6,401 Referee: Daniel Higraff |
| 29 October 202326 | Sandefjord | 1–1 | Brann | Sandefjord |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Dunsby Nyenetue | Report | Myhre Børsting Soltvedt Knudsen Larsen | Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 6,598 Referee: Christian Moen |
| 6 November 202327 | Aalesund | 0–3 | Sandefjord | Ålesund |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Segberg Ebiye | Report | Kjær Egeli Dunsby Al-Saed Ruud Tveter | Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 4,720 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes |
| 12 November 202328 | Sandefjord | 3–2 | Rosenborg | Sandefjord |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Damnjanovic Nilsson Walle Egeli Dunsby Ruud Tveter Keto | Report | Selnæs Wiedesheim-Paul Røsten | Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 4,063 Referee: Kai Erik Steen |
| 26 November 202329 | Stabæk | 2–1 | Sandefjord | Bærum |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Bakenga Næss Kabran | Report | Al-Saed Ruud Tveter Moen Foss | Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,615 Referee: Rohit Saggi |
| 3 December 202330 | Sandefjord | 1–0 | Lillestrøm | Sandefjord |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Tveter | Report | Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 3,757 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen |
| 12 March 2023 Fourth round | Sandefjord | 4–1 | Odd | Mjøndalen |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Tveter Dunsby Al-Saed Pålerud | Report | Wallem Aas | Stadium: Consto Arena Attendance: 397 Referee: Daniel Higraff |
| 19 March 2023 Quarter-finals | Brann | 3–0 | Sandefjord | Åsane |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Myhre Wolfe Rasmussen | Report | Pålerud Berglie | Stadium: Åsane Arena Attendance: 2,243 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen |
| 24 May 2023 First round | Eik Tønsberg | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Sandefjord | Tønsberg |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Danielsen Rygel Nygaard Engseth Andersen Midtlyng | Report | Nilsson Bikoro Al-Saed | Stadium: Tønsberg Gressbane Attendance: 1,523 Referee: Håvard Bjerkelund |
| Penalties | ||||
| Midtgarden Nygaard Roberg Myrbakk Mathisen | ||||