# 2015 Odds BK season

Odds Ballklubb, commonly known as Odd, is a Norwegian football club from Skien. Originally the football section of a multi-sports club, founded in 1894 nine years after the club's founding. All other sports than football were discontinued and the club became dedicated to football only. Odd plays in the Norwegian top division, Tippeligaen, and holds the record winning the Norwegian Football Cup the most times, the last coming in 2000. The club was known as Odd Grenland between 1994 and 2012. During the 2015 season the club will be participating in the Tippeliean, NM Cupen and UEFA Europa League.

## Squad

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 | Sondre Rossbach |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Espen Ruud |
| 3 | MF | NOR | Ardian Gashi |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Vegard Bergan |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Thomas Grøgaard |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Oliver Berg |
| 7 | FW | NOR | Ole Jørgen Halvorsen |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Jone Samuelsen |
| 9 | FW | SEN | Pape Paté Diouf (loan from Molde) |
| 10 | FW | CAN | Olivier Occéan |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Frode Johnsen |
| 12 | FW | NOR | Ulrik Flo |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Nordkvelle |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Rafik Zekhnini |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Jonathan Lindseth |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Eric Kitolano |
| 18 | DF | FIN | Jarkko Hurme |
| 19 | DF | NOR | Emil Jonassen |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Oldrup Jensen |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Steffen Hagen (Captain) |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Håvard Storbæk |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Lars Kristian Eriksen |
| 24 | GK | NOR | Viljar Myhra |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Mathias Fredriksen |
| 26 | FW | NGA | Bentley |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Espen Ruud (from OB) |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Oliver Berg (from Raufoss) |
| 10 | FW | CAN | Olivier Occéan (loan from Eintracht Frankfurt) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NOR | André Hansen (to Rosenborg) |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Christer Kleiven (to Vigør) |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen (loan to Fredrikstad) |
| 10 | MF | ALB | Herolind Shala (to Sparta Prague) |
| 19 | FW | NOR | Snorre Krogsgård (to Halmstad) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | SEN | Pape Paté Diouf (loan from Molde) |
| 10 | FW | CAN | Olivier Occéan (from Eintracht Frankfurt, previously on loan) |
| 12 | FW | NOR | Ulrik Flo (from Sogndal) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |

## 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | D | D | D | W | D | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | W |
| Position | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 44 | +23 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Stabæk | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Odd | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Viking | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 53 | |
| 6 | Molde | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 52 | |

### Europa League
#### Qualifying phase
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 8 November 2015

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Sondre Rossbach | 42 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Espen Ruud | 39 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 3+1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | NOR | Ardian Gashi | 25 | 0 | 8+8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Vegard Bergan | 15 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Thomas Grøgaard | 36 | 0 | 25+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Oliver Berg | 30 | 3 | 8+11 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 4+3 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | NOR | Ole Jørgen Halvorsen | 35 | 7 | 16+8 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 | 6+2 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Jone Samuelsen | 37 | 5 | 26+1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | SEN | Pape Paté Diouf | 12 | 5 | 9+1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | CAN | Olivier Occéan | 37 | 20 | 25+2 | 15 | 1+1 | 1 | 6+2 | 4 |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Frode Johnsen | 14 | 8 | 3+6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | NOR | Ulrik Flo | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Nordkvelle | 31 | 10 | 23+1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Rafik Zekhnini | 16 | 3 | 5+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Jonathan Lindseth | 3 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | FIN | Jarkko Hurme | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | NOR | Emil Jonassen | 14 | 2 | 6+2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Oldrup Jensen | 30 | 1 | 20+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Steffen Hagen | 40 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Håvard Storbæk | 36 | 4 | 8+19 | 1 | 5+1 | 3 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Lars Kristian Eriksen | 35 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | NOR | Viljar Myhra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Mathias Fredriksen | 8 | 2 | 0+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | NGA | Bentley | 42 | 11 | 29+1 | 8 | 3+1 | 1 | 6+2 | 2 |
| 30 | MF | NOR | Tobias Lauritsen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Odd on loan: ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | NOR | Henrik Johansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Odd no longer at the club: ||||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Olivier Occéan | 15 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | FW | 26 | Bentley | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | MF | 14 | Fredrik Nordkvelle | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | FW | 11 | Frode Johnsen | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | MF | 7 | Ole Jørgen Halvorsen | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | DF | 2 | Espen Ruud | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | FW | 9 | Pape Paté Diouf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | 8 | Jone Samuelsen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | 16 | Jonathan Lindseth | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | | | Own goal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | MF | 15 | Rafik Zekhnini | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | DF | 21 | Steffen Hagen | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | 22 | Håvard Storbæk | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | 6 | Oliver Berg | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | MF | 20 | Fredrik Oldrup Jensen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | 25 | Mathias Fredriksen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | 19 | Emil Jonassen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | DF | 23 | Lars Kristian Eriksen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | 22 | Håvard Storbæk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | 30 | Tobias Lauritsen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 61 | 26 | 15 | 102 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Espen Ruud | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | Ardian Gashi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Thomas Grøgaard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Oliver Berg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Ole Jørgen Halvorsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jone Samuelsen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Olivier Occéan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Frode Johnsen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Fredrik Nordkvelle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Emil Jonassen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Fredrik Oldrup Jensen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Steffen Hagen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Håvard Storbæk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Bentley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 26 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 46 | 1 |