# 2021 Tromsø IL season

The 2021 season was Tromsø IL's 101st season in existence and the club's first season return in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Tromsø IL participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

## Players
### First team squad

    As of 12 June 2021
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 Karlstrøm |
| 2 | DF | ISL | Adam Örn Arnarson |
| 3 | MF | NOR | Jesper Robertsen |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Jostein Gundersen |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Anders Jenssen |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Isak Amundsen (on loan from FK Bodø/Glimt) |
| 7 | MF | DEN | Felix Winther |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Kent-Are Antonsen |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Runar Espejord (on loan from Heerenveen) |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Mikael Ingebrigtsen |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Ruben Yttergård Jenssen (Captain) |
| 12 | GK | CAN | Simon Thomas |
| 13 | FW | CZE | Zdeněk Ondrášek |
| 14 | MF | NOR | August Mikkelsen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Magnus Andersen |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Tomas Totland |
| 17 | FW | NOR | Daniel Berntsen |
| 18 | FW | NGA | Moses Ebiye |
| 19 | DF | DEN | Niklas Vesterlund |
| 20 | DF | NOR | Casper Øyvann |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Eric Kitolano |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Sakarias Opsahl (on loan from Vålerenga) |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Runar Norheim |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Lasse Nilsen |
| 26 | DF | NOR | Isak Vik |
| 28 | DF | FRA | Christophe Psyché |
| 30 | FW | NOR | Simen Henriksen |
| 32 | GK | NOR | Mats Trige |

### 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 |
| 24 | FW | NOR | Tobias Hafstad (on loan at Arendal until 31 December 2021) |
| 34 | MF | NOR | Tomas Stabell (on loan at Senja until 31 December 2021) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Isak Helstad Amundsen (on loan from Bodø/Glimt) |
| 7 | MF | DEN | Felix Winther (from Fremad Amager) |
| 12 | GK | CAN | Simon Thomas (from Sarpsborg 08) |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Tomas Totland (from Sogndal) |
| 18 | FW | NGA | Moses Ebiye (from Hamkam) |
| 19 | DF | DEN | Niklas Vesterlund (from Trelleborg) |
| 20 | DF | NOR | Casper Øyvann (from Tromsdalen) |
| 29 | FW | DEN | Joachim Rothmann (on loan from Nordsjælland) |
| 30 | MF | NOR | Simen Henriksen (promoted from junior squad) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Lars Gunnar Johnsen (retired) |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Erlend Jacobsen (on loan to B68) |
| 16 | FW | NOR | Sigurd Grønli (to Tromsdalen) |
| 18 | MF | NOR | Sakarias Opsahl (loan return to Vålerenga) |
| 19 | FW | NOR | Mohammed Ahamed (retired) |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Brage Berg Pedersen (to Kongsvinger, previously on loan at Øygarden) |
| 22 | DF | NOR | Simen Wangberg (to Stabæk) |
| 26 | DF | NOR | Steffen Skogvang Pedersen (to Tromsdalen) |
| 29 | DF | NOR | Erlend Sivertsen (loan return to Kristiansund) |
| 32 | DF | NOR | Runar Johansen (to Senja) |
| 33 | MF | NOR | Endre Borch Nash (released) |
| 34 | MF | NOR | Tomas Stabell (on loan to Senja, previously on loan at Fløya) |
| 39 | DF | NOR | Lars Sætra (to Kalmar) |
| – | MF | NOR | Gustav Severinsen (released, previously on loan at Florø) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | FW | CZE | Zdeněk Ondrášek (from FCSB) |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Sakarias Opsahl (on loan from Vålerenga, then made permanent) |
| 26 | DF | NOR | Isak Kjelsrud Vik (promoted from junior squad) |
| 28 | DF | FRA | Christophe Psyché (from AEL Limassol) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | FW | NOR | Tobias Hafstad (on loan to Arendal) |
| 29 | FW | DEN | Joachim Rothmann (loan return to Nordsjælland) |
| – | GK | NOR | Erlend Jacobsen (to Brodd, previously on loan at B68) |

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

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 10 | Sandefjord | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 36 | |
| 11 | Haugesund | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 35 | |
| 12 | Tromsø | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 35 | |
| 13 | Odd | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 33 | |
| 14 | Brann (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 26 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |