# 2016 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 2016 season the club will be participating in the Tippeliean, NM Cupen and UEFA Europa League.

## Squad

    As of 27 July 2016
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 | KOS | 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 |
| 10 | FW | CAN | Olivier Occéan |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Rafik Zekhnini |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Viljar Myhra |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Nordkvelle |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Sigurd Hauso Haugen |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Fredrik Semb Berge |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Eric Kitolano |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Joakim Våge Nilsen |
| 19 | MF | CAN | Zakaria Messoudi |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Oldrup Jensen |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Steffen Hagen (Captain) |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Erik Eikeng |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Lars Kristian Eriksen |
| 24 | FW | FIN | Riku Riski |
| 26 | FW | NGA | Bentley |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen (loan return from Fredrikstad) |
| 15 | FW | NOR | Sigurd Haugen (from Sandnes Ulf) |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Fredrik Semb Berge (from Brøndby) |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Eric Kitolano (Promoted) |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Joakim Våge Nilsen (from Haugesund) |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Erik Eikeng (Promoted) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | SEN | Pape Paté Diouf (loan return to Molde) |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Frode Johnsen (retired) |
| 12 | FW | NOR | Ulrik Flo (to Silkeborg) |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Jonathan Lindseth (released) |
| 18 | DF | FIN | Jarkko Hurme (to SJK Seinäjoki) |
| 19 | DF | NOR | Emil Jonassen (to Bodø/Glimt) |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Håvard Storbæk (to Sandefjord) |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Mathias Fredriksen (to Mjøndalen) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | MF | NOR | Stefan Mladenovic (from Pors Grenland) |
| 24 | FW | FIN | Riku Riski (from Rosenborg) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen (to Vålerenga) |

## Competitions
### Tippeligaen
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 9 November 2016. 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | B | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | W | L |
| Position | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 25 | +40 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Brann | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Odd | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Haugesund | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Molde | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 45 | |
* ↑ Rosenborg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2016 Norwegian Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

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

    As of match played 6 November 2016

### 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 | 36 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Espen Ruud | 35 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | KOS | Ardian Gashi | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Vegard Bergan | 9 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Thomas Grøgaard | 32 | 1 | 23+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Oliver Berg | 29 | 3 | 19+4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Ole Jørgen Halvorsen | 21 | 3 | 5+11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Jone Samuelsen | 16 | 2 | 13+2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | CAN | Olivier Occéan | 30 | 11 | 27+1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Rafik Zekhnini | 27 | 5 | 20+2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Viljar Myhra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | NOR | Stefan Mladenovic | 11 | 1 | 0+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Nordkvelle | 33 | 8 | 26+3 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Sigurd Hauso Haugen | 4 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Fredrik Semb Berge | 26 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Eric Kitolano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Joakim Våge Nilsen | 29 | 2 | 9+13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | CAN | Zakaria Messoudi | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Oldrup Jensen | 34 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Steffen Hagen | 36 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Erik Eikeng | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Lars Kristian Eriksen | 15 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | FIN | Riku Riski | 14 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | NOR | John Kitolano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | NGA | Bentley | 37 | 10 | 26+4 | 7 | 2+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 |
| Players away from Odd on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who appeared for Odd no longer at the club: ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | NOR | Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen | 17 | 5 | 1+9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Olivier Occéan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | FW | 26 | Bentley | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | MF | 14 | Fredrik Nordkvelle | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | DF | 2 | Espen Ruud | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | DF | 16 | Fredrik Semb Berge | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 11 | Rafik Zekhnini | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | MF | 7 | Ole Jørgen Halvorsen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | 18 | Joakim Våge Nilsen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 6 | Oliver Berg | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | 8 | Jone Samuelsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 21 | Steffen Hagen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 15 | Sigurd Hauso Haugen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 13 | Stefan Mladenovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 4 | Vegard Bergan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 20 | Fredrik Oldrup Jensen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 5 | Thomas Grøgaard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 40 | 13 | 6 | 59 |

### 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 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | Ardian Gashi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Oliver Berg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ole Jørgen Halvorsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jone Samuelsen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Olivier Occéan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Rafik Zekhnini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Fredrik Semb Berge | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Fredrik Oldrup Jensen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Lars Kristian Eriksen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Bentley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 1 |