# 2018 Rosenborg BK season

The 2018 season is Rosenborg's 39th consecutive year in the top flight now known as Eliteserien, their 51st season in the top flight of Norwegian football. They will participate in Eliteserien, the Cup, the 2018 Mesterfinalen and the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League, entering at the First qualifying round stage. Kåre Ingebrigtsen started the season as manager but the club decided to remove him from the job after 4 years on July 19 and made Head of the academy Rini Coolen the 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 | André Hansen |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Vegar Eggen Hedenstad |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Birger Meling |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Tore Reginiussen |
| 5 | MF | SRB | Đorđe Denić |
| 7 | MF | DEN | Mike Jensen (captain) |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Anders Konradsen |
| 9 | FW | DEN | Nicklas Bendtner |
| 10 | FW | ISL | Matthías Vilhjálmsson |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Yann-Erik de Lanlay |
| 14 | FW | NOR | Alexander Søderlund |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Anders Trondsen |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Even Hovland |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | SWE | Jonathan Levi |
| 20 | DF | AUS | Alex Gersbach |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Erlend Dahl Reitan |
| 23 | FW | NOR | Pål André Helland |
| 24 | GK | NOR | Arild Østbø |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Marius Lundemo |
| 26 | DF | BIH | Besim Šerbečić |
| 27 | FW | TUN | Issam Jebali |
| 28 | FW | NGA | Samuel Adegbenro |
| 30 | DF | NGA | Igoh Ogbu |
| 34 | FW | NOR | Erik Botheim |
| 36 | MF | NOR | Olaus Skarsem |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | FW | NOR | Alexander Søderlund (from Saint-Ètienne) |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Even Hovland (from Sogndal) |
| 20 | DF | DEN | Malte Amundsen (from HB Køge) |
| 26 | DF | BIH | Besim Šerbečić (from Radnik Bijeljina) |
| 27 | FW | NOR | Rafik Zekhnini (on loan from Fiorentina) |
| 30 | DF | NGA | Igoh Ogbu (from Gombe United) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Johan Lædre Bjørdal (Free agent) |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Jørgen Skjelvik (to LA Galaxy) |
| 19 | FW | NOR | Andreas Helmersen (on loan to Ranheim) |
| 20 | DF | AUS | Alex Gersbach (on loan to Lens) |
| 26 | FW | SRB | Milan Jevtović (loan return to Antalyaspor) |
| 30 | DF | NGA | Igoh Ogbu (on loan to Levanger) |
| 33 | GK | NOR | Julian Faye Lund (on loan to Levanger) |
| — | MF | NOR | Sivert Solli (to Ranheim) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | MF | SRB | Đorđe Denić (from Rad) |
| 20 | DF | AUS | Alex Gersbach (loan return from Lens) |
| 27 | FW | TUN | Issam Jebali (from Elfsborg) |
| 30 | DF | NGA | Igoh Ogbu (loan return from Levanger) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | DEN | Jacob Rasmussen (to Empoli) |
| 18 | MF | NOR | Magnus Stamnestrø (to Ranheim) |
| 20 | DF | DEN | Malte Amundsen (on loan to Eintracht Braunschweig) |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Morten Konradsen (to Bodø/Glimt) |
| 27 | FW | NOR | Rafik Zekhnini (loan return to Fiorentina) |

## 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: 24 November 2018. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Molde | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Brann | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Haugesund | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Kristiansund | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 46 | |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2018 Norwegian Cup (Rosenborg) qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team, while the spot awarded to the second-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying rounds
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAL | CEL | RBL | ROS |
| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Celtic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | | 2–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 | | 2–5 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — |

### Club Friendlies
## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 13 December 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Eliteserien | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Mesterfinalen | Mesterfinalen | Champions League | Champions League | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NOR | André Hansen | 46 | 0 | 29+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Vegar Eggen Hedenstad | 43 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Birger Meling | 46 | 1 | 28+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 8+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Tore Reginiussen | 47 | 4 | 29+0 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | SRB | Đorđe Denić | 17 | 1 | 5+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | DEN | Mike Jensen | 46 | 8 | 28+0 | 6 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 10+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Anders Konradsen | 30 | 6 | 17+1 | 5 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | DEN | Nicklas Bendtner | 37 | 12 | 22+1 | 5 | 2+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 2 | 7+0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ISL | Matthías Vilhjálmsson | 14 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Yann-Erik de Lanlay | 25 | 3 | 9+8 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | NOR | Alexander Søderlund | 44 | 14 | 17+10 | 8 | 3+3 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Anders Trondsen | 38 | 5 | 24+0 | 2 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Even Hovland | 45 | 1 | 27+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | SWE | Jonathan Levi | 40 | 7 | 10+9 | 4 | 5+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 6+3 | 3 |
| 20 | DF | AUS | Alex Gersbach | 7 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | NOR | Pål André Helland | 30 | 4 | 19+1 | 4 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | NOR | Arild Østbø | 8 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Marius Lundemo | 29 | 3 | 7+9 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | BIH | Besim Šerbečić | 13 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | TUN | Issam Jebali | 13 | 5 | 7+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 |
| 28 | FW | NGA | Samuel Adegbenro | 13 | 4 | 5+2 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 30 | DF | NGA | Igoh Ogbu | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | NOR | Erlend Dahl Reitan | 19 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | NOR | Erik Botheim | 12 | 4 | 1+4 | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | NOR | Emil Konradsen Ceide | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | NOR | Olaus Skarsem | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | NOR | Mikael Tørset Johnsen | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Torbjørn Lysaker Heggem | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Robert Williams | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players away from Rosenborg on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 19 | FW | NOR | Andreas Helmersen | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | DEN | Malte Amundsen | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | NOR | Julian Faye Lund | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Rosenborg no longer at the club: ||||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | DEN | Jacob Rasmussen | 15 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | NOR | Magnus Stamnestrø | 2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Morten Konradsen | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | NOR | Rafik Zekhnini | 10 | 1 | 0+6 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played 13 December 2018
| Number | Position | Name | Eliteserien | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Mesterfinalen | Mesterfinalen | Champions League | Champions League | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | André Hansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Vegar Eggen Hedenstad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Birger Meling | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Tore Reginiussen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Đorđe Denić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Mike Jensen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Anders Konradsen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Nicklas Bendtner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Matthías Vilhjálmsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Yann-Erik de Lanlay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Alexander Søderlund | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Anders Trondsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Even Hovland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Jonathan Levi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Alex Gersbach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Pål André Helland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Arild Østbø | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Marius Lundemo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Besim Šerbečić | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Issam Jebali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Samuel Adegbenro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Igoh Ogbu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Erlend Dahl Reitan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | Erik Botheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | Emil Konradsen Ceide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Olaus Skarsem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | Mikael Tørset Johnsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | Torbjørn Lysaker Heggem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | Robert Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Rosenborg on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 19 | FW | Andreas Helmersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Malte Amundsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Julian Faye Lund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Rosenborg no longer at the club: ||||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Jacob Rasmussen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Magnus Stamnestrø | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Morten Konradsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Rafik Zekhnini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 56 | 1 |