# 2023 Strømsgodset Toppfotball season

The 2023 season was Strømsgodset Toppfotball's 116th season in existence and the club's 17th consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Strømsgodset Toppfotball participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

## Players
### First team squad

    As of 22 July 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 | Viljar Myhra |
| 2 | DF | ISL | Ari Leifsson |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Sondre Fosnæss Hanssen |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Thomas Grøgaard |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Bent Sørmo |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Halldor Stenevik |
| 8 | MF | KOS | Kreshnik Krasniqi |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Elias Melkersen (on loan from Hibernian) |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Herman Stengel (vice-captain) |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Jostein Ekeland |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Ole Enersen |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Andreas Heredia-Randen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | ISL | Logi Tómasson |
| 18 | DF | GHA | Ernest Boahene |
| 20 | MF | GHA | Emmanuel Danso |
| 21 | MF | IRQ | Marko Farji |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Eirik Ulland Andersen |
| 26 | DF | NOR | Lars-Christopher Vilsvik |
| 27 | DF | NOR | Fredrik Kristensen Dahl |
| 30 | DF | NOR | Fabian Holst-Larsen |
| 40 | GK | NOR | Morten Sætra |
| 71 | DF | NOR | Gustav Valsvik (captain) |
| 77 | FW | NOR | Marcus Mehnert |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Jostein Ekeland (from Sandnes Ulf) |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Andreas Heredia-Randen (from Asker) |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Marko Farji (promoted from junior squad) |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Jonas T. Therkelsen (promoted from junior squad) |
| 27 | DF | NOR | Fredrik Kristensen Dahl (from KFUM) |
| 28 | DF | NOR | Eirik Espelid Blikstad (promoted from junior squad) |
| 77 | FW | NOR | Marcus Mehnert (from Ranheim) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Niklas Gunnarsson (to Norrköping) |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Johan Hove (to Groningen) |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Fred Friday (to Beitar Jerusalem) |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Tokstad (to Mjøndalen) |
| 23 | FW | NOR | Aleksander Biermann Stenseth (released) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Bent Sørmo (from Zulte Waregem) |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Elias Hoff Melkersen (on loan from Hibs) |
| 17 | DF | ISL | Logi Tómasson (from Víkingur) |
| 19 | FW | NOR | Chrisander B. Sørum (promoted from junior squad) |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Eirik Ulland Andersen (from Molde) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | NGA | Jack Ipalibo (to Kifisia) |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Jonatan Braut Brunes (to OH Leuven) |
| 17 | FW | NOR | Tobias Fjeld Gulliksen (to Bodø/Glimt) |
| 19 | FW | NOR | Albert Palmberg Thorsen (to Pittsburgh Panthers) |
| 47 | MF | NOR | Andreas Waterfield Skjold (to Notodden) |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## 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 | 16 April 2023 | 3 December 2023 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 043.33 |
| Norwegian Football Cup | 24 May 2023 | 28 June 2023 | First round | Fourth round | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 075.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 047.06 |
Source: Soccerway

### Eliteserien
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 | |
| 9 | Rosenborg | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 39 | |
* ↑ 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 |
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 | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 December 2022.