# 2023 Lillestrøm SK season

The 2023 season was Lillestrøm SK's 106th season in existence and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Lillestrøm SK participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

## Players
### First team squad

    As of 5 May 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 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Lars Ranger |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Martin Ove Roseth |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Espen Garnås |
| 5 | DF | USA | Sam Rogers |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Vebjørn Hoff |
| 7 | MF | KOS | Ylldren Ibrahimaj |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Marius Lundemo |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Thomas Lehne Olsen |
| 11 | DF | DEN | Frederik Elkær |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Mads Hedenstad Christiansen |
| 14 | MF | CIV | Mathis Bolly |
| 15 | MF | CAN | Kosi Thompson (on loan from Toronto FC) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | NGA | Uba Charles Nwokoma |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Elias Solberg |
| 19 | DF | NOR | Kristoffer Tønnessen |
| 20 | DF | NOR | Vetle Skjærvik |
| 22 | DF | NOR | Philip Slørdahl |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Gjermund Åsen (Captain) |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Eskil Edh |
| 28 | DF | NOR | Ruben Gabrielsen |
| 29 | GK | NOR | Jørgen Sveinhaug |
| 33 | FW | NOR | Henrik Skogvold |

### 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 |
| — | FW | NOR | Uranik Seferi (at Strømmen until 30 November 2023) |
| — | MF | NOR | Dylan Murugesapillai (at Træff until 30 November 2023) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | NOR | Martin Bergum (at Strømmen until 30 November 2023) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Martin Ove Roseth (from Sogndal) |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Vebjørn Hoff (from Rosenborg) |
| 16 | MF | NGA | Uba Charles Nwokoma (from Ljungskile) |
| 19 | DF | NOR | Kristoffer Tønnessen (from Start) |
| 20 | DF | NOR | Vetle Skjærvik (from Hamkam) |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Andreas Vindheim (on loan from Sparta Prague) |
| 22 | DF | NOR | Philip Slørdahl (loan return from Sogndal) |
| 24 | FW | NOR | Tobias Svendsen (return from hiatus) |
| 28 | DF | NOR | Ruben Gabrielsen (from Austin) |
| – | DF | NOR | Marcus Paulsen (promoted from junior squad) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Colin Rösler (to Mjällby) |
| 6 | MF | FIN | Kaan Kairinen (to Sparta Prague) |
| 7 | FW | NOR | Pål André Helland (retired) |
| 18 | MF | NOR | Ulrik Mathisen (to Brann, previously on loan at Sogndal) |
| 21 | FW | ISL | Hólmbert Friðjónsson (loan return to Holstein Kiel) |
| 24 | DF | SWE | Tom Pettersson (to Mjällby) |
| 26 | MF | NOR | Dylan Murugesapillai (on loan to Træff) |
| 27 | DF | CIV | Ibrahim Cissé (loan return to Zoman) |
| 29 | GK | NOR | Jørgen Sveinhaug (on loan to Grorud) |
| 30 | DF | NGA | Igoh Ogbu (to Slavia Prague) |
| 31 | MF | NOR | Martin Bergum (on loan to Strømmen, previously on loan at Ull/Kisa) |
| 33 | FW | NOR | Henrik Skogvold (on loan to Start) |
| 58 | FW | DEN | Aral Şimşir (loan return to Midtjylland) |
| 77 | MF | DEN | Frederik Holst (to Helsingborg) |
| – | FW | NOR | Uranik Seferi (on loan to Strømmen, previously on loan at Kvik Halden) |
| – | DF | NOR | Marcus Paulsen (on loan to Strømmen) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | USA | Sam Rogers (from Rosenborg) |
| 11 | DF | DEN | Frederik Elkær (from Hobro) |
| 14 | FW | CIV | Mathis Bolly (free transfer) |
| 15 | MF | CAN | Kosi Thompson (from Toronto) |
| 29 | GK | NOR | Jørgen Sveinhaug (loan return from Grorud) |
| 33 | FW | NOR | Henrik Skogvold (loan return from Start) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Knut-André Skjærstein (on loan to Egersund) |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Vetle Dragsnes (to Charleroi) |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Akor Adams (to Montpellier) |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Magnus Knudsen (loan return to Rostov) |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Andreas Vindheim (loan return to Sparta Prague) |
| 24 | FW | NOR | Tobias Svendsen (to Odd) |

## 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 | 6th | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 49 | 49 | +0 | 043.33 |
| 2022 Norwegian Cup | 12 March 2023 | 20 May 2023 | Fourth round | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 075.00 |
| 2023 Norwegian Cup | 24 May 2023 | 1 June 2023 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 047.22 |
Last updated: 3 December 2023 Source: Soccerway

### Eliteserien
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Viking | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 58 | |
| 5 | Molde | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Molde qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2023 Norwegian Football Cup.

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | H | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | L |
| Position | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 December 2022.