# 2008 Lillestrøm SK season

The 2008 season was Lillestrøm SK's 18th season in the Tippeligaen, and their 33rd consecutive season in the top division of Norwegian football.

## Squad

    As of 21 August 2008
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 | FIN | Otto Fredrikson |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Steinar Pedersen |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Eirik Bertheussen |
| 5 | MF | NOR | John Anders Bjørkøy |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Ståle Stensaas |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Espen Søgård |
| 9 | MF | NOR | Vidar Riseth |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Bjørn Helge Riise |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Magnus Waade Myklebust |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Lars Ivar Moldskred |
| 13 | DF | NOR | Frode Kippe (captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Simen Brenne |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Marius Johnsen |
| 17 | FW | NOR | Jon Midttun Lie |
| 18 | FW | NOR | Arild Sundgot |
| 19 | FW | SOM | Ciise Aadan Abshir |
| 20 | MF | AUT | Markus Kiesenebner |
| 21 | FW | TUN | Karim Essediri |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Pål Steffen Andresen |
| 25 | MF | TUN | Khaled Mouelhi |
| 27 | FW | ISR | Dan Alberto Fellus |
| 30 | FW | CAN | Olivier Occean |

### 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 |
| 8 | MF | SVK | Martin Husár (on loan to Spartak Trnava) |
| 16 | MF | ISL | Viktor Bjarki Arnarsson (on loan to KR Reykjavik) |
| 24 | FW | NOR | Tore Andreas Gundersen (on loan to Lyngby Boldklub) |

## 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | D | D | W | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 10 | Vålerenga | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 30 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 11 | Strømsgodset | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 29 | |
| 12 | Lillestrøm | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 28 | |
| 13 | Aalesund (O) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 25 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 14 | HamKam (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 50 | −28 | 21 | Relegation to First Division |
* ↑ Vålerenga qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as 2008 Norwegian Cup winners.

### UEFA Cup
#### Qualifying phase
## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 2008-01-01 | DF | Steinar Pedersen | IK Start | Free Transfer |
| 2008-01-01 | MF | Jon Midttun Lie | IK Start | Free Transfer |
| 2008-01-01 | DF | Vidar Riseth | Rosenborg BK | Free Transfer |
| 2008-01-01 | FW | Ciise Aadan Abshir | - | Undisclosed |
| 2008-03-07 | MF | John Anders Bjørkøy | Fredrikstad FK | 4 mill NOK |
| 2008-07-01 | FW | Dan Alberto Fellus | Youth | - |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 2008-01-01 | DF | Shane Stefanutto | FC Lyn Oslo | Free Transfer |
| 2008-01-01 | FW | Anders Rambekk | Odd Grenland | Free Transfer |
| 2008-02-21 | FW | Dan Anton Johansen | Released | Free Transfer |
| 2008-03-06 | FW | Pål Strand | Ham-Kam | Free Transfer |

### Loan in

| Date | Pos. | Name | From |
| 2008-07-28 | DF/MF | Ståle Stensaas | FC Lyn Oslo |

### Loan out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To |
| 2008-07-10 | DF/MF | Martin Husár | Spartak Trnava |
| 2008-03-10 | MF | Viktor Bjarki Arnarsson | KR Reykjavík |