# 2022 Viking FK season

The 2022 season was Viking's 4th consecutive year in the Eliteserien, and their 72nd season in the top flight of Norwegian football. The club participated in the Eliteserien, the 2021 Norwegian Football Cup, the 2022 Norwegian Football Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League. It was the club's second season with Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen as managers.

## Squad

    As of 12 October 2022
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 | Arild Østbø |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Herman Haugen |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Viljar Vevatne (vice-captain) |
| 4 | DF | SVN | David Brekalo |
| 5 | DF | SEN | Djibril Diop |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Gianni Stensness |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Torsteinbø |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Markus Solbakken |
| 9 | FW | SWE | Kevin Kabran |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Zlatko Tripić (captain) |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Yann-Erik de Lanlay |
| 12 | MF | FIN | Naatan Skyttä (on loan from Toulouse) |
| 13 | GK | NOR | Magnus Rugland Ree |
| 15 | FW | NOR | Niklas Sandberg |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Løkberg |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Sondre Bjørshol |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Sondre Auklend |
| 20 | DF | IDN | Shayne Pattynama |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Harald Nilsen Tangen |
| 22 | FW | NOR | Daniel Karlsbakk |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Rolf Daniel Vikstøl |
| 24 | FW | GUI | Maï Traoré |
| 29 | FW | NOR | Sander Svendsen |
| 30 | GK | ISL | Patrik Gunnarsson |
| 33 | DF | NOR | Vebjørn Hagen |
| 34 | DF | NOR | Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen |
| 35 | FW | NOR | Edvin Austbø |

### 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 |
| — | DF | NOR | Sebastian Sørlie Henriksen (at Egersund) |
| — | MF | NOR | Heine Åsen Larsen (at Egersund) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | NOR | Lars Erik Sødal (at Sandnes Ulf) |
| — | FW | NOR | Simen Kvia-Egeskog (at Skeid) |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 January 2022 | FW | Daniel Karlsbakk | Bryne | Free transfer |
| 11 January 2022 | MF | Niklas Sandberg | Haugesund | Undisclosed |
| 17 January 2022 | GK | Patrik Gunnarsson | Brentford | Undisclosed |
| 7 February 2022 | MF | Markus Solbakken | Stabæk | Undisclosed |
| 29 August 2022 | FW | Sander Svendsen | OB | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2022 | DF | Djibril Diop | Hassania Agadir | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 January 2022 | GK | Iven Austbø | Retired | Retired |
| 1 January 2022 | GK | Trym Sølvberg Ur | Sola | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2022 | MF | Johnny Furdal | Retired | Retired |
| 1 January 2022 | FW | Tommy Høiland | Sandnes Ulf | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2022 | MF | Joe Bell | Brøndby | Undisclosed |
| 14 July 2022 | DF | Sebastian Sebulonsen | Brøndby | Undisclosed |
| 23 July 2022 | FW | Veton Berisha | Hammarby | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2022 | MF | Samúel Friðjónsson | Atromitos | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | Pos. | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
| 26 August 2022 | MF | Naatan Skyttä | Toulouse | End of season | |

### Loans out

| Start date | Pos. | Name | To | End date |
| 10 February 2022 | DF | Herman Haugen | Raufoss | 14 July 2022 |
| 9 March 2022 | DF | Sebastian Sørlie Henriksen | Egersund | End of season |
| 9 March 2022 | MF | Heine Åsen Larsen | Egersund | End of season |
| 14 March 2022 | MF | Lars Erik Sødal | Sandnes Ulf | End of season |
| 2 September 2022 | FW | Simen Kvia-Egeskog | Skeid | End of season |

## Friendlies
### Pre-season

The following friendly matches were played in pre-season.

## Competitions
### Eliteserien
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Aalesund | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 39 |
| 10 | Haugesund | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 38 |
| 11 | Viking | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 35 |
| 12 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 33 |
| 13 | HamKam | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 31 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | D |
| Position | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |

#### Matches

The Eliteserien fixtures were announced on 14 January 2022. Round 16, 18 and 19 were moved from their original dates.

### Norwegian Cup
#### 2022

The pair-ups for the first round were announced on 7 April 2022. The pair-ups for the second round were announced on 23 May 2022. The draw for the third round was made on 23 June 2022. The match between Viking and Kristiansund was originally scheduled for 29 June, but it was postponed due to flight cancellations caused by an airline strike.

### UEFA Europa Conference League
#### Qualifying phase and play-off round
##### Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 15 June 2022.

##### Play-off round
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 13 November 2022

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Eliteserien | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Europa Conference League | Europa Conference League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Arild Østbø | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Herman Haugen | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Viljar Vevatne | 32 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | SVN | David Brekalo | 36 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SEN | Djibril Diop | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Gianni Stensness | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Torsteinbø | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Markus Solbakken | 38 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SWE | Kevin Kabran | 41 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Zlatko Tripić | 30 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Yann-Erik de Lanlay | 27 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | FIN | Naatan Skyttä | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | NOR | Niklas Sandberg | 36 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Løkberg | 32 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Sondre Bjørshol | 39 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Sondre Auklend | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | IDN | Shayne Pattynama | 29 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Harald Nilsen Tangen | 33 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | NOR | Daniel Karlsbakk | 30 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Rolf Daniel Vikstøl | 19 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | GUI | Maï Traoré | 32 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 26 | FW | NOR | Simen Kvia-Egeskog | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | NOR | Sander Svendsen | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ISL | Patrik Gunnarsson | 37 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | NOR | Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | NOR | Edvin Austbø | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | MF | NOR | Kasper Sætherbø | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Viking during the season: ||||||||||||
| 14 | FW | NOR | Veton Berisha | 15 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | NOR | Sebastian Sebulonsen | 20 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ISL | Samúel Friðjónsson | 27 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |