# 2020 IK Start season

The 2020 season was IK Start's first season back in the Eliteserien following their relegation at the end of the 2018 season. They finished the season in 15th position and where relegated back to the 1. divisjon at the first opportunity.

## Season events

On 12 June, the Norwegian Football Federation announced that a maximum of 200 home fans would be allowed to attend the upcoming seasons matches.
On 10 September, the Norwegian Football Federation cancelled the 2020 Norwegian Cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.
On 30 September, the Minister of Culture and Gender Equality, Abid Raja, announced that clubs would be able to have crowds of 600 at games from 12 October.

## 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 | GER | Jonas Deumeland |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Jesper Daland |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Vegard Bergan |
| 4 | MF | NED | Mohamed El Makrini |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Joackim Jørgensen |
| 7 | FW | SWE | Kevin Kabran |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Eman Markovic |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Martin Ramsland |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Steffen Lie Skålevik (on loan from Sarpsborg 08) |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Eirik Schulze |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Amund Wichne |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Espen Børufsen |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Henrik Robstad |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Mikael Ugland |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Kasper Skaanes |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Mathias Bringaker |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Sander Sjøkvist |
| 22 | DF | NOR | Kristoffer Tønnessen |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Erlend Segberg |
| 24 | MF | ISL | Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason |
| 25 | DF | NOR | Henrik Gjesdal |
| 27 | DF | NOR | Eirik Wichne |
| 30 | DF | CRC | Christian Bolaños |
| 43 | DF | NOR | Altin Ujkani |
| 50 | GK | NOR | Fredrik Repstad Hansen |
| 68 | DF | NOR | Johannes Eftevaag |

### 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 |
| 5 | MF | NOR | Adnan Hadzic (at Sandnes Ulf) |
| 17 | FW | NGA | Adeleke Akinyemi (at HamKam) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | NOR | Kristian Strømland Lien (at Fløy) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 16 December 2019 | GK | Amund Wichne | Viking | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2020 | MF | Eirik Schulze | Sogndal | Undisclosed |
| 16 January 2020 | DF | Henrik Gjesdal | Kristiansund | Undisclosed |
| 28 May 2020 | DF | Vegard Bergan | Bodø/Glimt | Undisclosed |
| 24 August 2020 | FW | Christian Bolaños | Saprissa | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2020 | MF | Mohamed El Makrini | Kilmarnock | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | to | Date to | Ref. |
| 6 June 2020 | FW | | Steffen Skålevik | Sarpsborg 08 | End of season | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 28 February 2020 | FW | Isac Lidberg | Gefle | Undisclosed |
| 9 March 2020 | DF | Espen Hammer Berger | Sandnes Ulf | Undisclosed |
| 24 August 2020 | MF | Afeez Aremu | St. Pauli | Undisclosed |
| 24 September 2020 | MF | Isaac Twum | Mjøndalen | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | to | Date to |
| 1 August 2020 | MF | Adnan Hadzic | Sandnes Ulf | 1 September 2020 |
| 1 August 2020 | FW | Kristian Strømland Lien | Fløy | 1 September 2020 |
| 13 September 2020 | FW | Adeleke Akinyemi | HamKam | End of season |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 31 December 2019 | GK | Alexander Pedersen | KFUM Oslo | |
| 31 December 2020 | FW | Aron Sigurðarson | Union Saint-Gilloise | |
| 15 May 2020 | DF | Damion Lowe | Phoenix Rising | 16 September 2020 |

## 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: 22 December 2020. Source: Results

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | D | L |
| Position | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 32 | |
| 13 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 31 | |
| 14 | Mjøndalen (O) | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 27 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Start (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 27 | Relegation to First Division |
| 16 | Aalesund (R) | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 30 | 85 | −55 | 11 | Relegation to First Division |

### Norwegian Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 22 December 2020

### 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 |
| 1 | GK | GER | Jonas Deumeland | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Jesper Daland | 30 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Vegard Bergan | 27 | 0 | 23+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | NED | Mohamed El Makrini | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Joackim Jørgensen | 22 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SWE | Kevin Kabran | 29 | 3 | 27+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Eman Markovic | 28 | 1 | 20+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Martin Ramsland | 17 | 0 | 9+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Steffen Skålevik | 21 | 1 | 10+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Eirik Schulze | 29 | 9 | 28+1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Amund Wichne | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Espen Børufsen | 18 | 0 | 5+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Henrik Robstad | 20 | 0 | 7+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Mikael Ugland | 13 | 1 | 5+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Kasper Skaanes | 24 | 2 | 9+15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Mathias Bringaker | 20 | 4 | 12+8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Sander Sjøkvist | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | NOR | Kristoffer Tønnessen | 29 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Erlend Segberg | 18 | 1 | 9+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | NOR | Eirik Wichne | 29 | 0 | 27+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | CRC | Christian Bolaños | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Start on loan: ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | NOR | Adnan Hadzic | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | NGA | Adeleke Akinyemi | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Start during the season ||||||||||
| 4 | MF | NGA | Afeez Aremu | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | GHA | Isaac Twum | 10 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 11 | Eirik Schulze | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | | | Own goal | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 20 | Mathias Bringaker | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Kevin Kabran | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 19 | Kasper Skaanes | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 30 | Christian Bolaños | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 8 | Eman Markovic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 2 | Jesper Daland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 16 | Mikael Ugland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 22 | Kristoffer Tønnessen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | 10 | Steffen Skålevik | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 18 | Isaac Twum | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 4 | Mohamed El Makrini | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 23 | Erlend Segberg | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 33 | 0 | 33 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Jonas Deumeland | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | GK | 12 | Amund Wichne | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 4 | 0 | 4 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Eliteserien | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Jonas Deumeland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Jesper Daland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Vegard Bergan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Mohamed El Makrini | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Joackim Jørgensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Kevin Kabran | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Eman Markovic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Martin Ramsland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Steffen Skålevik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Eirik Schulze | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Espen Børufsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Mikael Ugland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Kasper Skaanes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Mathias Bringaker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Erlend Segberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Eirik Wichne | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Christian Bolaños | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Start during the season: ||||||||||
| 4 | MF | Afeez Aremu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Isaac Twum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 |