# 2012 Aalesunds FK season

The 2012 season is Aalesund's 6th consecutive year in Tippeligaen, it was Kjetil Rekdal's fourth full season as the club's manager. Aalesunds competed in the Tippeligaen, finishing 11th and the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup, where they were knocked out at the Fourth Round stage by Sandefjord. They also competed in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League qualifying stages, defeating Tirana of Albania in the Second Round and then losing to APOEL of Cyprus in the Third Round.

## 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 | Ole-Christian Rørvik |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Amund Skiri |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Edvard Skagestad |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Jonathan Tollås |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Jason Morrison |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Carlsen |
| 9 | FW | EST | Sander Post |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Peter Orry Larsen |
| 11 | FW | JAM | Tremaine Stewart |
| 13 | GK | NOR | Sten Grytebust |
| 14 | MF | NGA | Leke James |
| 15 | DF | SWE | Daniel Arnefjord |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Hugues Wembangomo |
| 17 | MF | JAM | Demar Phillips |
| 18 | FW | NOR | Christian Myklebust |
| 22 | DF | NOR | Jo Nymo Matland |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Ulvestad |
| 24 | GK | NOR | Mathias Rasmussen |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Lars Fuhre |
| 27 | DF | EST | Enar Jääger |
| 29 | MF | NOR | Adam Sellami |
| 31 | MF | CRC | Michael Barrantes |
| 36 | MF | NOR | Thomas Martinussen |
| 37 | FW | NOR | Torbjørn Grytten |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | FW | JAM | Tremaine Stewart (from Portmore United) |
| 14 | FW | NGA | Leke James (from Bridge Boys) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | MF | CRC | Pablo Herrera Barrantes (to Uruguay de Coronado) |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Didrik Fløtre (loan to Kristiansund) |
| 30 | FW | NGA | Solomon Okoronkwo (to Pécsi) |
| 35 | FW | SWE | Jonas Sandqvist (to Örebro) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | FIN | Ville Jalasto (to Stabæk) |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Magnus Sylling Olsen (to Bodø/Glimt) |
| 19 | FW | NOR | Kjell Rune Sellin (loan to Hødd) |

## 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | D | D | L | W |
| Position | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 12 | Sogndal | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 34 |
| 13 | Hønefoss | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 33 |
* ↑ Odd Grenland were deducted 1 point for lack of financial control

### Europa League
#### Qualifying phase

* Note 1: Tirana played their home match at Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana instead of their regular stadium, Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Ole-Christian Rørvik | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Amund Skiri | 13 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Edvard Skagestad | 27 | 0 | 12+12 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Jonathan Tollås | 36 | 5 | 29+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Jason Morrison | 29 | 1 | 23+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Carlsen | 17 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | EST | Sander Post | 28 | 5 | 9+13 | 4 | 3+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Peter Orry Larsen | 19 | 0 | 12+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | JAM | Tremaine Stewart | 29 | 7 | 13+8 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 3 |
| 13 | GK | NOR | Sten Grytebust | 35 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | NGA | Leke James | 15 | 6 | 12+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | SWE | Daniel Arnefjord | 30 | 6 | 23+0 | 6 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Hugues Wembangomo | 18 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | JAM | Demar Phillips | 24 | 2 | 19+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | NOR | Christian Myklebust | 17 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | NOR | Jo Nymo Matland | 26 | 4 | 20+1 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Ulvestad | 32 | 2 | 24+1 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Lars Fuhre | 24 | 5 | 8+9 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | EST | Enar Jääger | 28 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | CRC | Michael Barrantes | 35 | 10 | 28+0 | 9 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 36 | MF | NOR | Thomas Martinussen | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | NOR | Torbjørn Grytten | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players away from Aalesunds on loan: ||||||||||||
| 19 | FW | NOR | Kjell Rune Sellin | 11 | 1 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Players who left Aalesunds during the season: ||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | FIN | Ville Jalasto | 13 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Magnus Sylling Olsen | 13 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 31 | Michael Barrantes | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | 11 | Tremaine Stewart | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | DF | 15 | Daniel Arnefjord | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | 14 | Leke James | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | 25 | Lars Fuhre | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Sander Post | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | DF | 22 | Jo Nymo Matland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | DF | 4 | Jonatan Tollås | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | MF | 23 | Fredrik Ulvestad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 17 | Demar Phillips | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | 7 | Jason Morrison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 19 | Kjell Rune Sellin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 40 | 7 | 7 | 54 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Edvard Skagestad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Jonathan Tollås | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Ville Jalasto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Magnus Sylling Olsen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jason Morrison | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Fredrik Carlsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Sander Post | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Tremaine Stewart | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Daniel Arnefjord | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Demar Phillips | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Jo Nymo Matland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Fredrik Ulvestad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Lars Fuhre | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Enar Jääger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Michael Barrantes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 39 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 0 |