# 2012 Lillestrøm SK season

The 2012 season saw Lillestrøm compete in the Tippeligaen as well as the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup. They finished the season in 9th in the Tippeligaen and they were knocked out of in the Fourth Round by Bodø/Glimt. It was the club's first season with Magnus Haglund as their manager.

## Squad

    As of 1 September 2012
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 | Lasse Staw |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Espen Nystuen |
| 5 | DF | SWE | Jesper Westerberg |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Espen Søgård |
| 7 | FW | SWE | Johan Andersson |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Bjørn Helge Riise |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Fredrik Gulbrandsen |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Petter Vaagan Moen |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Erling Knudtzon |
| 12 | GK | BIH | Sead Ramović |
| 13 | DF | NOR | Frode Kippe (captain) |
| 14 | MF | ISL | Pálmi Rafn Pálmason |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | FW | NOR | Ohi Omoijuanfo |
| 19 | DF | NOR | Anders Østli |
| 20 | DF | NOR | Stian Ringstad |
| 21 | FW | CIV | Moryké Fofana |
| 22 | FW | NOR | Thorstein Helstad |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Henning Hauger (on loan from Hanover) |
| 25 | MF | CMR | Guy Roger Toindouba |
| 26 | MF | NOR | Mathis Bolly |
| 27 | DF | SWE | Fredrik Stoor (on loan from Vålerenga) |
| 28 | MF | NOR | Ruben Gabrielsen |
| — | GK | ISL | Stefán Logi Magnússon |

### 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 |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Isak Scheel (at Bærum) |
| 6 | MF | NGA | Effiom Otu Bassey (at Bukola Babes) |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Erik Midtgarden (at Mjøndalen) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Nicolay Solberg (at Sarpsborg 08) |
| 24 | DF | NOR | Marius Høibråten (at Strømmen) |

### Transfers
#### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Isak Scheel (from Sogndal) |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Espen Nystuen (from Sandefjord) |
| 5 | DF | SWE | Jesper Westerberg (from Mjällby) |
| 7 | FW | SWE | Johan Andersson (from Stabæk) |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Petter Vaagan Moen (from Queens Park Rangers) |
| 12 | GK | BIH | Sead Ramović (from Novi Pazar) |
| 14 | MF | ISL | Pálmi Rafn Pálmason (from Stabæk) |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Erik Midtgarden (from Vitesse Arnhem) |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Luke Rodgers (from New York Red Bulls) |
| 25 | MF | CMR | Guy Roger Toindouba (from Espérance Sportive de Tunis) |
| 27 | DF | SWE | Fredrik Stoor (loan from Vålerenga) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ISL | Stefán Gíslason (to OH Leuven) |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Pål Steffen Andresen (to Ullensaker/Kisa) |

#### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Lasse Staw (from Syrianska) |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Espen Søgård (from Start) |
| 19 | DF | NOR | Anders Østli (from SønderjyskE) |
| 22 | FW | NOR | Thorstein Helstad (from AS Monaco) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Isak Scheel (loan to Bærum) |
| 8 | FW | ISL | Björn Bergmann Sigurdarson (to Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Erik Midtgarden (loan to Mjøndalen) |
| 18 | FW | NOR | Arild Sundgot (retired) |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Luke Rodgers (released, joined Portsmouth) |

## Competitions
### Tippeligaen
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

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

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Haugesund | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 42 |
| 8 | Vålerenga | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 41 |
| 9 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 39 |
| 10 | Odd Grenland | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 39 |
| 11 | Aalesund | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 38 |
* ↑ Odd Grenland were deducted 1 point for lack of financial control

### Norwegian Cup
## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Football Cup | Norwegian Football Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Lasse Staw | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Espen Nystuen | 20 | 1 | 15+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SWE | Jesper Westerberg | 15 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Espen Søgård | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SWE | Johan Andersson | 29 | 2 | 19+8 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Bjørn Helge Riise | 11 | 2 | 11+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Fredrik Gulbrandsen | 11 | 1 | 3+7 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Petter Vaagan Moen | 27 | 7 | 23+0 | 7 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Erling Knudtzon | 33 | 9 | 25+4 | 8 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | BIH | Sead Ramović | 28 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | NOR | Frode Kippe | 26 | 4 | 21+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | ISL | Pálmi Rafn Pálmason | 32 | 8 | 27+1 | 6 | 4+0 | 2 |
| 16 | FW | NOR | Ohi Omoijuanfo | 19 | 1 | 12+5 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | NOR | Anders Østli | 13 | 1 | 13+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | NOR | Stian Ringstad | 24 | 0 | 14+6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | CIV | Moryké Fofana | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | NOR | Thorstein Helstad | 12 | 3 | 10+2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Henning Hauger | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | CMR | Guy Toindouba | 22 | 2 | 12+6 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | NOR | Mathis Bolly | 28 | 4 | 13+11 | 4 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | SWE | Fredrik Stoor | 23 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Ruben Gabrielsen | 19 | 1 | 13+3 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 |
| 29 | GK | NOR | Jakob Faye-Lund | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | NOR | Joachim Osvold | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ISL | Stefán Logi Magnússon | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Players away from Lillestrøm on loan: ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | NOR | Isak Scheel | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Lillestrøm no longer at the club: ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | NOR | Steinar Pedersen | 14 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ISL | Björn Bergmann Sigurdarson | 17 | 12 | 13+0 | 7 | 4+0 | 5 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Luke Rodgers | 7 | 1 | 1+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 8 | Björn Bergmann Sigurdarson | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | MF | 11 | Erling Knudtzon | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 14 | Pálmi Rafn Pálmason | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | 10 | Petter Vaagan Moen | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | 26 | Mathis Bolly | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | 13 | Frode Kippe | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | 22 | Thorstein Helstad | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | FW | 7 | Johan Andersson | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 8 | Bjørn Helge Riise | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 25 | Guy Toindouba | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 28 | Ruben Gabrielsen | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | 16 | Ohi Omoijuanfo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 4 | Espen Nystuen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 19 | Anders Østli | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 23 | Luke Rodgers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | | | Own goal | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 46 | 13 | 59 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Total | Total |
| 4 | DF | Espen Nystuen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Jesper Westerberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Espen Søgård | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Johan Andersson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Björn Bergmann Sigurdarson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Petter Vaagan Moen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Erling Knudtzon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Sead Ramović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Frode Kippe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Pálmi Rafn Pálmason | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Ohi Omoijuanfo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Stian Ringstad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Henning Hauger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Guy Toindouba | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Mathis Bolly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Fredrik Stoor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | Jakob Faye-Lund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 0 |