# 2016 Sarpsborg 08 FF season

The 2016 season is Sarpsborg 08's 5th season in Tippeligaen, following their return to the top level in 2012. It is also their second season with Geir Bakke as the club's manager.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Arild Østbø |
| 2 | FW | NOR | Brice Wembangomo |
| 3 | DF | FIN | Henri Toivomäki |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Kjetil Berge |
| 5 | MF | DEN | Matti Lund Nielsen |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Anders Trondsen |
| 8 | FW | NGA | Kachi |
| 10 | MF | SWE | Jonas Lindberg |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Tokstad |
| 13 | DF | NOR | Ole Hansen (captain) |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Tobias Heintz |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Sigurd Rosted |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Joachim Thomassen |
| 17 | MF | DEN | Steffen Ernemann |
| 18 | MF | NOR | Tor Øyvind Hovda |
| 19 | DF | ISL | Kristinn Jónsson |
| 20 | DF | NOR | Anders Østli |
| 21 | GK | NOR | Anders Kristiansen |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Jon-Helge Tveita |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Jakob Glesnes |
| 24 | FW | NOR | Amani Mbedule |
| 29 | DF | NOR | Alexander Groven |
| 42 | MF | NOR | Magnus Hart |
| 69 | FW | DEN | Patrick Mortensen |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | NOR | Olav Øby (on loan to Strømmen) |
| — | MF | ALB | Kamer Qaka (on loan to Kristiansund) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Arild Østbø (from Viking) |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Brice Wembangomo (loan return from Kvik Halden) |
| 3 | DF | FIN | Henri Toivomäki (free agent) |
| 5 | MF | DEN | Matti Lund Nielsen (from OB) |
| 10 | MF | SWE | Jonas Lindberg (free agent) |
| 18 | MF | NOR | Tor Øyvind Hovda (from Kalmar) |
| 19 | DF | ISL | Kristinn Jónsson (from Breiðablik) |
| 20 | DF | NOR | Anders Østli (free agent) |
| 21 | GK | NOR | Anders Kristiansen (from Bryne) |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Jon-Helge Tveita (from Bryne) |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Jakob Glesnes (from Åsane) |
| 85 | FW | FRA | Alexy Bosetti (on loan from Nice, previously on loan at Tours) |
| — | FW | NOR | Jørgen Strand Larsen (Promoted) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | DEN | Lasse Heinze (loan return to Midtjylland, later retired) |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Andreas Nordvik (to Esbjerg) |
| 5 | MF | NOR | Olav Øby (on loan to Strømmen, previously on loan at Follo) |
| 7 | FW | NOR | Martin Wiig (to Bodø/Glimt) |
| 10 | MF | NED | Barry Maguire |
| 14 | FW | NOR | Badr Rahhaoui (, previously on loan at Kvik Halden) |
| 19 | DF | ALG | Habib Bellaïd |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Simen Brenne |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Tom Erik Breive |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Martin Hoel Andersen (to Kvik Halden, previously on loan) |
| 26 | DF | NOR | Martin Thømt Jensen (to Fredrikstad) |
| 27 | GK | JAM | Duwayne Kerr |
| 28 | FW | HUN | Péter Kovács (to Sandefjord) |
| 31 | GK | NOR | Christian Sukke (to Moss, previously on loan at Ull/Kisa) |
| 36 | MF | SRB | Bojan Zajić (to Sandnes Ulf) |
| 77 | MF | ETH | Amin Askar (loan return to Brann) |
| 92 | MF | NOR | Kamer Qaka (on loan to Kristiansund) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | DF | NOR | Morten Sundli (from Mjøndalen) |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Normann Hansen (from Sandefjord) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | FW | NOR | Brice Wembangomo (on loan to Fredrikstad) |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Kjetil Berge (to Sandefjord) |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Tokstad (to Strømsgodset) |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Jakob Glesnes (to Strømsgodset) |
| 85 | FW | FRA | Alexy Bosetti (loan return to Nice) |

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

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 9 November 2016. 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | W | D | D | W | D | L |
| Position | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Haugesund | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Molde | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 45 | |
| 6 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 45 | |
| 7 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 44 | |
| 8 | Viking | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 43 | |

### Norwegian Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 6 November 2016

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Arild Østbø | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | FIN | Henri Toivomäki | 16 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Morten Sundli | 6 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | DEN | Matti Lund Nielsen | 33 | 3 | 23+5 | 2 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Anders Trondsen | 26 | 1 | 21+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | NOR | Pål Alexander Kirkevold | 33 | 8 | 23+6 | 6 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | NGA | Kachi | 7 | 1 | 2+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SWE | Jonas Lindberg | 23 | 4 | 19+2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | NOR | Ole Hansen | 18 | 1 | 12+2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Tobias Heintz | 5 | 2 | 1+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Sigurd Rosted | 26 | 3 | 21+2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Joachim Thomassen | 29 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | DEN | Steffen Ernemann | 30 | 6 | 19+6 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | MF | NOR | Tor Øyvind Hovda | 18 | 2 | 7+10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | ISL | Kristinn Jónsson | 11 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | NOR | Anders Østli | 16 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | NOR | Anders Kristiansen | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Jon-Helge Tveita | 34 | 1 | 16+13 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Normann Hansen | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | NOR | Amani Mbedule | 8 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 |
| 29 | DF | NOR | Alexander Groven | 26 | 1 | 18+4 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | NOR | Magnus Hart | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 69 | FW | DEN | Patrick Mortensen | 29 | 6 | 21+5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Players away from Sarpsborg 08 on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Sarpsborg 08 during the season: ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | NOR | Kjetil Berge | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Tokstad | 23 | 5 | 19+1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Jakob Glesnes | 16 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 85 | FW | FRA | Alexy Bosetti | 3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 7 | Pål Alexander Kirkevold | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | FW | 69 | Patrick Mortensen | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | 17 | Steffen Ernemann | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 11 | Kristoffer Tokstad | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 10 | Jonas Lindberg | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 5 | Matti Lund Nielsen | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 15 | Sigurd Rosted | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | 18 | Tor Øyvind Hovda | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 14 | Tobias Heintz | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 29 | Alexander Groven | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 16 | Joachim Thomassen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 6 | Anders Trondsen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | 8 | Kachi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 22 | Jon-Helge Tveita | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 4 | Morten Sundli | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | 85 | Alexy Bosetti | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 24 | Amani Mbedule | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 13 | Ole Hansen | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 35 | 14 | 49 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Henri Toivomäki | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Matti Lund Nielsen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Anders Trondsen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Pål Alexander Kirkevold | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Jonas Lindberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Kristoffer Tokstad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Ole Hansen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Sigurd Rosted | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Joachim Thomassen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Steffen Ernemann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Tor Øyvind Hovda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Anders Østli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Jakob Glesnes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Alexander Groven | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 87 | FW | Alexy Bosetti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 40 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 2 |