# 2024 Vålerenga Fotball season

The 2024 season was Vålerenga Fotball's 111th season in existence and the club's first in the Norwegian First Division since 2001, following their relegation at the end of the 2023 season. In addition to the domestic league, Vålerenga Fotball participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 1 August 2024
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 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Christian Borchgrevink (captain) |
| 3 | MF | NOR | Aleksander Hammer Kjelsen |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Aaron Kiil Olsen |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Vegar Eggen Hedenstad |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Magnus Bech Riisnæs |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Henrik Bjørdal |
| 9 | FW | NED | Mees Rijks |
| 14 | FW | NGA | Onyebuchi Obasi |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Elias Hagen |
| 17 | MF | DEN | Carl Lange |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Simen Juklerød |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Lorents Apold-Aasen |
| 21 | GK | NOR | Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Stian Sjøvold Thorstensen |
| 24 | MF | NOR | Petter Strand |
| 25 | FW | NOR | Jones El-Abdellaoui |
| 26 | FW | NOR | Filip Thorvaldsen |
| 29 | MF | CMR | Brice Ambina |
| 30 | GK | NOR | Storm Strand-Kolbjørnsen |
| 31 | FW | NOR | Omar Bully Drammeh |
| 32 | DF | NOR | Max Bjurstrøm |
| 55 | DF | NOR | Sebastian Jarl |
| 80 | FW | DEN | Muamer Brajanac |

### 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 |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Jacob Storevik (at Viking until end of 2024) |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Mohamed Ofkir (at HamKam until end of 2024) |
| 13 | GK | NOR | Magnus Stær-Jensen (at Sogndal until end of 2024) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 33 | DF | ALB | Eneo Bitri (at MKS Cracovia until end of 2024) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | COD | Nathan Fasika (on loan from Cape Town City) |
| 9 | FW | NED | Mees Rijks (from Jong Utrecht) |
| 14 | FW | NGA | Obasi Onyebuchi (from Beyond Limits) |
| 19 | FW | NOR | Ola Kamara (from Häcken) |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Jones El-Abdellaoui (loan return from KFUM) |
| 29 | MF | CMR | Brice Ambina (on loan from Cape Town City) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Stefan Strandberg (retired) |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Oldrup Jensen (to NAC Breda) |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Torgeir Børven (to Odd) |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Mohamed Ofkir (on loan to Manisa) |
| 13 | GK | NOR | Magnus Stær-Jensen (on loan to Sogndal) |
| 19 | FW | SRB | Andrej Ilić (to Lille) |
| 29 | FW | BRA | Vitinho (loan return to Palmeiras) |
| 33 | DF | ALB | Eneo Bitri (on loan to Cracovia) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | DEN | Carl Lange (from Vendsyssel) |
| 29 | MF | CMR | Brice Ambina (from Cape Town City, previously on loan) |
| 55 | DF | NOR | Sebastian Jarl (from Kristiansund) |
| 80 | FW | DEN | Muamer Brajanac (from Randers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | MF | FIN | Daniel Håkans (to Lech Poznań) |
| 13 | GK | NOR | Magnus Stær-Jensen (on loan to Strømmen, previously on loan at Sogndal) |
| 23 | DF | AUT | Martin Kreuzriegler (to Grazer AK) |
| 27 | FW | NOR | Adrian Kurd Rønning (to Kristiansund) |
| 32 | DF | NOR | Max Bjurstrøm (to Kjelsås) |
| – | DF | ALB | Eneo Bitri (on loan to Győr, previously on loan at Cracovia) |
| – | MF | NOR | Mohamed Ofkir (on loan to Hamkam, previously on loan at Manisa) |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| 1. divisjon | 1 April 2024 | 9 November 2024 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 82 | 31 | +51 | 070.00 |
| Norwegian Cup | 10 April 2024 | 6 October 2024 | First round | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 060.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 92 | 34 | +58 | 068.57 |
Last updated: 9 November 2024 Source: Soccerway

### 1. divisjon
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Vålerenga (C, P) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 82 | 31 | +51 | 69 | Promotion to Eliteserien |
| 2 | Bryne (P) | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 58 | Promotion to Eliteserien |
| 3 | Moss | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 53 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Egersund | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 47 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Lyn | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 46 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |

#### 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 2024. 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |