# 2018 Sandefjord Fotball season

The 2018 season is Sandefjord's second season in a row in the Eliteserien following their promotion in 2016.

## Squad

    As of 29 August 2018
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 | Jacob Storevik |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Lars Grorud (vice-captain) |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Sander Moen Foss |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Christer Reppesgård Hansen |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Enric Vallès (3rd captain) |
| 6 | FW | NOR | Mohamed Ofkir |
| 7 | MF | ISL | Emil Pálsson |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Erik Mjelde |
| 9 | MF | NOR | Håvard Storbæk (captain) |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Pau Morer |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Fitim Azemi (on loan from Vålerenga) |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Eirik Holmen Johansen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | NOR | Marius Høibråten |
| 14 | FW | ESP | Rufo |
| 15 | FW | SWE | Pontus Engblom |
| 16 | DF | SEN | El-Hadji Gana Kane |
| 17 | DF | AND | Marc Vales |
| 18 | MF | SWE | William Kurtovic |
| 19 | DF | SEN | Victor Demba Bindia |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Stian Ringstad (on loan from Strømsgodset) |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Mohammed Fellah |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Ole Breistøl |
| 37 | GK | NOR | Jesper Granlund |
| 46 | FW | NOR | George Gibson |

### Players 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 |
| 21 | FW | NOR | Håkon Lorentzen (on loan at Åsane Fotball) |
| 24 | DF | NOR | Alf Øivind Aslesen (on loan at Fram Larvik) |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Sabawon Shamohammad (on loan to Fram Larvik) |
| 34 | MF | NOR | Herman Solberg Nilsen (on loan to Fram Larvik) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | FW | NOR | Mohamed Ofkir (from Lokeren) |
| 7 | MF | ISL | Emil Pálsson (from FH) |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Eirik Holmen Johansen (from New York City) |
| 13 | DF | ENG | Andrew Eleftheriou (on loan from Watford) |
| 15 | FW | SWE | Pontus Engblom (from Strømsgodset) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Alexander Gabrielsen (retired) |
| 7 | FW | URU | Facundo Rodríguez (loan return to Peñarol) |
| 10 | MF | URU | Carlos Grossmüller (loan return to Universitario) |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Øystein Øvretveit (to Jerv) |
| 14 | DF | NED | Crescendo van Berkel (released) |
| 18 | MF | NOR | William Kurtovic (on loan to Ull/Kisa) |
| 20 | DF | NOR | Kevin Jablinski (to Raufoss, previously on loan) |
| 21 | FW | NOR | Håkon Lorentzen (on loan to Åsane) |
| 24 | DF | NOR | Alf Øivind Aslesen (on loan to Fram) |
| — | MF | NOR | Varg Støvland (to Halsen, previously on loan) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Jacob Storevik (from Florø) |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Fitim Azemi (on loan from Vålerenga) |
| 13 | DF | NOR | Marius Høibråten (from Strømsgodset) |
| 14 | FW | ESP | Rufo (from Mallorca) |
| 17 | DF | AND | Marc Vales (from SJK Seinäjoki) |
| 18 | MF | SWE | William Kurtovic (loan return from Ull/Kisa) |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Stian Ringstad (on loan from Strømsgodset) |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Mohammed Fellah (from Nordsjælland) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ISL | Ingvar Jónsson (to Viborg) |
| 11 | FW | KOS | Flamur Kastrati (to Kristiansund) |
| 13 | DF | ENG | Andrew Eleftheriou (loan return to Watford) |
| 17 | DF | NOR | Joackim Solberg Olsen (to Mjøndalen) |
| 20 | DF | SEN | Abdoulaye Seck (to Royal Antwerp) |
| 22 | MF | NOR | André Sødlund (to Odd) |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Sabawon Shamohammad (on loan to Fram Larvik) |
| 34 | MF | NOR | Herman Solberg Nilsen (on loan to Fram Larvik) |

## 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: 24 November 2018. Source: see below

#### 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 | A | H | 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 | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | D | L | D | D | D | D | D | W | L | W | D | L |
| Position | 16 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 32 | |
| 13 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 31 | |
| 14 | Stabæk (O) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Start (R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 29 | Relegation to First Division |
| 16 | Sandefjord (R) | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 23 | Relegation to First Division |

### Norwegian Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 1 September 2018

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Eliteserien | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Lars Grorud | 26 | 1 | 20+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Sander Moen Foss | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Christer Reppesgård Hansen | 30 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Enric Vallès | 25 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | NOR | Mohamed Ofkir | 23 | 4 | 14+7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | ISL | Emil Pálsson | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Erik Mjelde | 18 | 1 | 9+7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | NOR | Håvard Storbæk | 20 | 4 | 16+2 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Pau Morer | 22 | 2 | 14+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Fitim Azemi | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Eirik Johansen | 30 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | NOR | Marius Høibråten | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ESP | Rufo | 12 | 7 | 10+2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | SWE | Pontus Engblom | 30 | 7 | 22+7 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | SEN | El-Hadji Gana Kane | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | AND | Marc Vales | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SWE | William Kurtovic | 11 | 1 | 6+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SEN | Victor Demba Bindia | 16 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Stian Ringstad | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Mohammed Fellah | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Ole Breistøl | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 46 | FW | NOR | George Gibson | 13 | 0 | 0+11 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | NOR | Sander Mørk | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Sandefjord on loan: ||||||||||
| 25 | MF | NOR | Sabawon Shamohammad | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | NOR | Herman Solberg Nilsen | 8 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Sandefjord no longer at the club: ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ISL | Ingvar Jónsson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | KOS | Flamur Kastrati | 18 | 6 | 15+1 | 4 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | ENG | Andrew Eleftheriou | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | NOR | Joackim Solberg Olsen | 17 | 1 | 13+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | SEN | Abdoulaye Seck | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | NOR | André Sødlund | 13 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 14 | Rufo | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | FW | 15 | Pontus Engblom | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Flamur Kastrati | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 9 | Håvard Storbæk | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 6 | Mohamed Ofkir | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 5 | Enric Vallès | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 10 | Pau Morer | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 22 | Mohammed Fellah | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 17 | Joackim Solberg Olsen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 18 | William Kurtovic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 21 | Stian Ringstad | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 2 | Lars Grorud | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 3 | Sander Moen Foss | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 8 | Erik Mjelde | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 35 | 6 | 41 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Eliteserien | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Lars Grorud | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Christer Reppesgård Hansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Enric Vallès | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | Mohamed Ofkir | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Emil Pálsson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | Håvard Storbæk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Pau Morer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Eirik Johansen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Marius Høibråten | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Rufo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | El-Hadji Gana Kane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Marc Vales | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | William Kurtovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Victor Demba Bindia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Stian Ringstad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away from Sandefjord on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Sandefjord during the season: ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Ingvar Jónsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Flamur Kastrati | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Andrew Eleftheriou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Joackim Solberg Olsen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Abdoulaye Seck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 1 |