# 2023 Sarpsborg 08 FF season

The 2023 season was Sarpsborg 08 FF's 15th season in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Sarpsborg 08 FF participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

## Players
### First team squad

    As of 4 September 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Kjetil Haug (on loan from Toulouse) |
| 2 | MF | NOR | Elias Haug |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Arnau Casas |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Bjørn Inge Utvik |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Magnar Ødegaard |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Martin Høyland |
| 8 | MF | DEN | Jeppe Andersen |
| 10 | MF | SWE | Ramon Pascal Lundqvist |
| 11 | MF | SWE | Simon Tibbling |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Jarik Sundling |
| 14 | FW | NOR | Jo Inge Berget |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Joachim Thomassen |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Anders Hiim |
| 18 | MF | GAB | Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | DEN | Henrik Meister |
| 20 | DF | NOR | Peter Reinhardsen |
| 21 | GK | NOR | Anders Kristiansen |
| 22 | FW | NOR | Kristian Opseth |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Niklas Sandberg |
| 25 | MF | DEN | Mikkel Maigaard |
| 29 | MF | DEN | Victor Torp |
| 31 | DF | DEN | Anton Skipper |
| 32 | DF | NOR | Eirik Wichne |
| 40 | GK | NOR | Leander Øy |
| 72 | MF | NOR | Sander Christiansen |
| 74 | FW | NOR | Aridon Racaj |
| 98 | MF | NOR | Rafik Zekhnini |
| — | DF | NGA | Franklin Tebo Uchenna |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Simen Vidtun Nilsen (on loan at Skeid) |
| 7 | FW | NOR | Martin Hoel Andersen (on loan at Kongsvinger) |
| — | FW | DEN | Gustav Mogensen (on loan at Hødd) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Sigurd Kvile (on loan from Bodø/Glimt) |
| 7 | FW | NOR | Martin Hoel Andersen (from Kongsvinger) |
| 8 | MF | DEN | Jeppe Andersen (from Hammarby) |
| 10 | MF | SWE | Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (from Groningen) |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Jarik Sundling (promoted from junior squad) |
| 14 | FW | MLI | Amadou Camara (loan return from Oslo FA) |
| 20 | DF | NOR | Peter Reinhardsen (from Start) |
| 77 | DF | NOR | Markus Olsvik Welinder (promoted from junior squad, previously on loan at Moss) |
| 90 | FW | GHA | Christopher Bonsu Baah (from Accra Shooting Stars) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Simen Vidtun Nilsen (on loan to Skeid) |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Jørgen Horn (to Gamle Oslo) |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Ole Jørgen Halvorsen (released) |
| 8 | FW | SWE | Guillermo Molins (released) |
| 10 | MF | MLI | Aboubacar Konté (to Fredrikstad) |
| 13 | MF | DEN | Anders Hagelskjær (loan return to AaB) |
| 19 | MF | SEN | Laurent Mendy (to Moss, previously on loan at Oslo FA) |
| 20 | MF | SWE | Anton Salétros (to Caen) |
| 30 | FW | SWE | Gustav Engvall (loan return to Mechelen) |
| 41 | MF | NOR | Tobias Heintz (loan return to Häcken) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Kjetil Haug (on loan from Toulouse) |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Arnau Casas (from Barcelona B) |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Jo Inge Berget (free transfer) |
| 17 | DF | NOR | Anders Hiim (from Sandnes Ulf) |
| 19 | FW | DEN | Henrik Meister (from Fremad Amager) |
| 23 | FW | NOR | Niklas Sandberg (from Viking) |
| 30 | DF | SWE | Franklin Tebo Uchenna (from Häcken) |
| 74 | FW | NOR | Aridon Racaj (loan return from Raufoss) |
| 98 | FW | NOR | Rafik Zekhnini (from Molde) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Sigurd Kvile (loan return to Bodø/Glimt) |
| 7 | FW | NOR | Martin Hoel Andersen (on loan to Kongsvinger) |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Jarik Sundling (on loan to Sogndal) |
| 15 | FW | NOR | Steffen Lie Skålevik (to Åsane) |
| 17 | DF | NOR | Joachim Soltvedt (to Brann) |
| 23 | FW | DEN | Gustav Mogensen (on loan to Hødd) |
| 26 | FW | BFA | Moubarack Compaoré (to Hobro) |
| 74 | FW | NOR | Aridon Racaj (on loan to Raufoss) |
| 77 | DF | NOR | Markus Olsvik Welinder (on loan to Kjelsås) |
| 90 | MF | GHA | Christopher Bonsu Baah (to Genk) |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Eliteserien | 10 April 2023 | 3 December 2023 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 040.00 |
| Norwegian Cup | 25 May 2023 | 12 July 2023 | First round | Quarter-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 080.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 045.71 |
Last updated: 3 December 2023 Source: Soccerway

### Eliteserien
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 43 |
| 7 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 42 |
| 8 | Sarpsborg | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 41 |
| 9 | Rosenborg | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 39 |
| 10 | Odd | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 38 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 December 2023. 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 December 2022.