# 2016 Stabæk Fotball season

The 2016 season is Stabæk's third season back in the Tippeligaen following their relegation in 2012, their 20th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. Stabæk finished the previous season in third place, qualifying for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round.

## Season Events

Billy McKinlay resigned as manager on 8 July 2016, after being knocked out of the UEFA Europa League by Connah's Quay Nomads.

## Squad

    As of 25 August 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 | CIV | Sayouba Mandé |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Morten Skjønsberg |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Marcus Nilsson |
| 7 | FW | CRC | Mynor Escoe (loan from Saprissa) |
| 8 | MF | USA | Cole Grossman |
| 9 | MF | GEO | Giorgi Gorozia |
| 10 | FW | ALB | Agon Mehmeti |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Moussa Njie |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Christian Mørch |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Andreas Hanche-Olsen |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Jeppe Moe |
| 20 | MF | GHA | Kamal Issah |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Daniel Granli |
| 22 | GK | IND | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Emil Bohinen |
| 24 | GK | NOR | Simen Kjellevold |
| 25 | DF | NOR | Birger Meling |
| 28 | MF | CIV | Luc Kassi |
| 30 | FW | NOR | Markus Aanesland |
| 32 | MF | BRA | Alanzinho |
| 40 | MF | NOR | Marius Østvold |
| 50 | FW | NOR | Marcus Mehnert |
| 60 | MF | NOR | Edvard Race |
| 77 | FW | NOR | Muhamed Keita (loan from Lech Poznan) |
| 90 | DF | NOR | Jesper Espung |
| 98 | FW | NOR | Sebastian Pedersen |
| 99 | FW | NOR | Ohi Omoijuanfo |

### 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 |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Emil Ekblom (on loan at KFUM Oslo) |
For season transfers, see List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2014–15 and List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2015.

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 10 | FW | ALB | Agon Mehmeti (from Malmö) |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Moussa Njie (from Bærum) |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Andreas Hanche-Olsen (from junior squad) |
| 17 | DF | SCO | Alex Davey (on loan from Chelsea) |
| 19 | MF | GHA | Shadrach Eghan (loan from Twente) |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Emil Bohinen (from junior squad) |
| 99 | FW | NOR | Ohi Omoijuanfo (from Jerv) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | GHA | Anthony Annan (released) |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Emil Dahle (to HamKam, previously on loan at Bryne) |
| 11 | MF | BEL | Yassine El Ghanassy (to KV Oostende) |
| 14 | FW | NOR | Emil Ekblom (on loan to KFUM Oslo) |
| 15 | DF | FIN | Ville Jalasto (to HJK) |
| 16 | DF | DEN | Thor Lange (released, previously on loan at Strømmen) |
| 18 | MF | NZL | Craig Henderson (released, previously on loan at Mjøndalen) |
| 77 | FW | NOR | Muhamed Keita (loan return to Lech Poznan) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Marcus Nilsson (from Fleetwood Town) |
| 7 | FW | CRC | Mynor Escoe (on loan from Saprissa) |
| 32 | MF | BRA | Alanzinho (from Gaziantep B.B.) |
| 77 | FW | NOR | Muhamed Keita (on loan from Lech Poznan, previously on loan at Strømsgodset) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Nicolai Næss (to Columbus Crew) |
| 7 | FW | GHA | Ernest Asante (to Nordsjælland) |
| 13 | MF | NOR | Eirik Haugstad (to Jerv) |
| 17 | DF | SCO | Alex Davey (loan return to Chelsea) |
| 19 | MF | GHA | Shadrach Eghan (loan return to Twente) |
| — | MF | NOR | Cornelius Bencsik (to Asker) |

## 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: 7 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | D | L | D | W | D | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 34 | |
| 13 | Tromsø | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 34 | |
| 14 | Stabæk (O) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Bodø/Glimt (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 30 | Relegation to First Division |
| 16 | Start (R) | 30 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 59 | −36 | 16 | Relegation to First Division |

#### Relegation play-offs
### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying rounds
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 4 December 2016

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Playoffs | Playoffs | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | CIV | Sayouba Mandé | 33 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Morten Skjønsberg | 36 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Marcus Nilsson | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | CRC | Mynor Escoe | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA | Cole Grossman | 28 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | GEO | Giorgi Gorozia | 29 | 4 | 14+9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ALB | Agon Mehmeti | 29 | 7 | 17+7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Moussa Njie | 36 | 5 | 22+6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | NOR | Eirik Haugstad | 11 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Andreas Hanche-Olsen | 15 | 1 | 11+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Jeppe Moe | 25 | 1 | 12+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | GHA | Kamal Issah | 23 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Daniel Granli | 20 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | IND | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | NOR | Birger Meling | 35 | 5 | 27+1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | CIV | Luc Kassi | 28 | 5 | 21+2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | NOR | Markus Aanesland | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | BRA | Alanzinho | 10 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | NOR | Marius Østvold | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | NOR | Marcus Mehnert | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | DF | NOR | Edvard Race | 8 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | NOR | Muhamed Keita | 11 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | FW | NOR | Sebastian Pedersen | 6 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | NOR | Ohi Omoijuanfo | 36 | 9 | 15+13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away from Stabæk on loan: ||||||||||||||
| Players who appeared for Stabæk no longer at the club: ||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | NOR | Nicolai Næss | 22 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | GHA | Ernest Asante | 26 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | SCO | Alex Davey | 7 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | GHA | Shadrach Eghan | 9 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Tippeligaen | Playoffs | Norwegian Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 99 | Ohi Omoijuanfo | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Agon Mehmeti | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | MF | 11 | Moussa Njie | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | 28 | Luc Kassi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | DF | 25 | Birger Meling | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | 9 | Giorgi Gorozia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | 77 | Muhamed Keita | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | 7 | Ernest Asante | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 20 | Kamal Issah | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | 8 | Cole Grossman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 16 | Andreas Hanche-Olsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 98 | Sebastian Pedersen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 32 | Alanzinho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 19 | Shadrach Eghan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 18 | Jeppe Moe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Total | 35 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 51 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Playoffs | Playoffs | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Sayouba Mandé | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Morten Skjønsberg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Marcus Nilsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ernest Asante | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Mynor Escoe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Cole Grossman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Giorgi Gorozia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Agon Mehmeti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Eirik Haugstad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Andreas Hanche-Olsen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Alex Davey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Jeppe Moe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Shadrach Eghan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Kamal Issah | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Daniel Granli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Birger Meling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Luc Kassi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Muhamed Keita | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Ohi Omoijuanfo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | Total | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 1 |