# 2021 Lillestrøm SK season

The 2021 season was Lillestrøm SK's 104th season in existence and the club's first season return in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Lillestrøm SK participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

## Players
### First team squad

    As of 27 October 2021
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 | Knut-André Skjærstein |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Simen Kind Mikalsen |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Espen Garnås |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Vetle Dragsnes |
| 6 | MF | FIN | Kaan Kairinen |
| 7 | FW | NOR | Pål André Helland |
| 8 | MF | NGA | Ifeanyi Mathew |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Thomas Lehne Olsen (Captain) |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Tobias Svendsen |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Mads Hedenstad Christiansen |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Krogstad |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Josef Baccay |
| 17 | FW | NOR | Jonatan Braut Brunes |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | NOR | Ulrik Mathisen |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Magnus Nordengen Knudsen |
| 22 | DF | NOR | Philip Slørdahl |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Gjermund Åsen (on loan from Rosenborg) |
| 24 | DF | SWE | Tom Pettersson |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Eskil Edh |
| 26 | DF | NOR | Lars Ranger |
| 28 | MF | NOR | Apipon Tongnoy |
| 30 | DF | NGA | Igoh Ogbu |
| 31 | MF | NOR | Martin Bergum |
| 33 | MF | NOR | Henrik Skogvold |
| 40 | GK | NOR | Jørgen Sveinhaug |
| 90 | FW | SWE | Daniel Gustavsson |

### 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 |
| 19 | FW | NOR | Uranik Seferi (at Skeid) |
| 27 | FW | NOR | Alexander Hrcka Sannes (at Strømmen) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | NOR | Erik Tobias Sandberg (at Jerv) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BEL | Álex Craninx (on loan from Molde) |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Vetle Dragsnes (from Mjøndalen) |
| 6 | MF | FIN | Kaan Kairinen (from FC Midtjylland, previously on loan) |
| 7 | FW | NOR | Pål André Helland (from Rosenborg) |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Kent Håvard Eriksen (from Sandnes Ulf) |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Josef Baccay (loan return from Fredrikstad) |
| 16 | MF | NGA | Charles Ezeh (loan return from Øygarden) |
| 17 | FW | NOR | Jonatan Braut Brunes (from Florø, previously on loan) |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Uranik Seferi (from Kvik Halden) |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Gjermund Åsen (on loan from Rosenborg) |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Eskil Edh (promoted from junior squad) |
| 30 | DF | NGA | Igoh Ogbu (from Sogndal) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Simen Rafn (to Aalesund) |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Torbjørn Kallevåg (to Aalesund) |
| 9 | FW | ISL | Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson (to Valur) |
| 16 | FW | ISL | Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson (to Molde) |
| 17 | FW | NOR | Kristoffer Ødemarksbakken (on loan to Aalesund, previously on loan at Ull/Kisa) |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Magnus Nordengen Knudsen (on loan to Ull/Kisa) |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Marius Amundsen (retired) |
| 24 | DF | NOR | Erik Tobias Sandberg (on loan to Jerv) |
| 25 | GK | BEL | Jo Coppens (to Unterhaching) |
| 28 | MF | NOR | Apipon Tongnoy (on loan to Skeid) |
| 29 | GK | NOR | Emil Ødegaard (on loan to Stjørdals-Blink, previously on loan at Grorud) |
| 33 | DF | NOR | Aleksander Melgalvis (to HamKam) |
| 88 | FW | ISL | Arnor Smarason (to Valur) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Knut-André Skjærstein (from KFUM) |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Josef Baccay (loan return from Kongsvinger) |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Magnus Nordengen Knudsen (loan return from Ull/Kisa) |
| 24 | DF | SWE | Tom Pettersson (from FC Cincinnati) |
| 28 | MF | NOR | Apipon Tongnoy (loan return from Skeid) |
| 31 | MF | NOR | Martin Bergum (promoted from junior squad) |
| 33 | MF | NOR | Henrik Skogvold (promoted from junior squad) |
| 40 | GK | NOR | Jørgen Sveinhaug (promoted from junior squad) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BEL | Álex Craninx (loan return to Molde) |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Kent Håvard Eriksen (to Mjøndalen) |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Josef Baccay (on loan to Kongsvinger) |
| 16 | MF | NGA | Charles Ezeh (released) |
| 19 | FW | NOR | Uranik Seferi (on loan to Skeid) |
| 27 | FW | NOR | Alexander Hrcka Sannes (on loan to Strømmen) |
| – | GK | NOR | Emil Ødegaard (to KFUM, previously on loan at Stjørdals-Blink) |

## Competitions
### Eliteserien
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 12 December 2021. Source:

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | W |
| Position | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Molde | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Viking | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Rosenborg | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 48 | |
| 6 | Kristiansund | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 46 | |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2021–22 Norwegian Cup, Molde, have already qualified for European competitions based on league position, the last European spot was passed down to the fourth placed team, Lillestrøm.

### Norwegian Cup

Fourth round took place during the 2022 season.