# 2017 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 2017 season the club will be participating in the Tippeliean, NM Cupen and UEFA Europa League.

## Squad

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 |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Vegard Bergan |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Thomas Grøgaard |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Oliver Berg |
| 7 | MF | SWE | Martin Broberg |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Jone Samuelsen |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Torbjørn Agdestein |
| 10 | FW | CAN | Olivier Occéan |
| 11 | FW | KOS | Elba Rashani |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Viljar Myhra |
| 13 | MF | NOR | Stefan Mladenovic |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Nordkvelle |
| 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 |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Steffen Hagen (Captain) |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Erik Eikeng |
| 24 | FW | FIN | Riku Riski |
| 25 | MF | NOR | John Kitolano |
| 27 | FW | SEN | Pape Pate Diouf |
| 29 | MF | NOR | Markus Andre Kaasa |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | SWE | Martin Broberg (from Örebro) |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Torbjørn Agdestein (from Haugesund) |
| 27 | FW | SEN | Pape Paté Diouf (from Molde) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Eric Kitolano |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Lars Kristian Eriksen |
| 26 | MF | NGA | Bentley (to Boluspor) |
| — | MF | NOR | Ole Jørgen Halvorsen (to Sarpsborg 08, previously on loan at Bodø/Glimt) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | FW | KOS | Elba Rashani (from Rosenborg) |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Etzaz Hussain (on loan from Molde) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | MF | KOS | Ardian Gashi (to Ørn-Horten) |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Rafik Zekhnini (to Fiorentina) |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Oldrup Jensen (to Zulte Waregem) |

## Competitions
### Eliteserien
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 26 November 2017. 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 | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 16 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 50 |
| 5 | Brann | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 47 |
| 6 | Odd | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 42 |
| 7 | Kristiansund | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 40 |
| 8 | Vålerenga | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 39 |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying rounds
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 26 November 2017

### 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 | 29 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Espen Ruud | 37 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Vegard Bergan | 21 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Thomas Grøgaard | 30 | 1 | 23+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Oliver Berg | 31 | 6 | 17+8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SWE | Martin Broberg | 25 | 2 | 12+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Jone Samuelsen | 28 | 3 | 19+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Torbjørn Agdestein | 12 | 3 | 5+3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | CAN | Olivier Occéan | 32 | 3 | 14+10 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | KOS | Elba Rashani | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Viljar Myhra | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | NOR | Stefan Mladenovic | 31 | 7 | 3+20 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3+1 | 3 |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Nordkvelle | 26 | 1 | 17+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Sigurd Hauso Haugen | 20 | 5 | 10+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+3 | 2 |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Fredrik Semb Berge | 25 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Markus André Kaasa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Joakim Våge Nilsen | 33 | 0 | 19+6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Etzaz Hussain | 11 | 3 | 9+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Steffen Hagen | 36 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Erik Eikeng | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | FIN | Riku Riski | 32 | 5 | 20+3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | NOR | John Kitolano | 10 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | NOR | Anders Klemensson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SEN | Pape Paté Diouf | 19 | 1 | 7+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| Players away from Odd on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Odd during the season: ||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | NOR | Rafik Zekhnini | 16 | 1 | 10+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Oldrup Jensen | 20 | 2 | 11+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 13 | Stefan Mladenovic | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | MF | 6 | Oliver Berg | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 24 | Riku Riski | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | 15 | Sigurd Hauso Haugen | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 8 | Jone Samuelsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 20 | Etzaz Hussain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | 2 | Espen Ruud | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 10 | Olivier Occéan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Torbjørn Agdestein | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | 11 | Elba Rashani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 20 | Fredrik Oldrup Jensen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 7 | Martin Broberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | 5 | Thomas Grøgaard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | 27 | Pape Paté Diouf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 14 | Fredrik Nordkvelle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | 11 | Rafik Zekhnini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 16 | Fredrik Semb Berge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 27 | 16 | 8 | 51 |

### 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 |
| 7 | MF | Martin Broberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jone Samuelsen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Olivier Occéan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Rafik Zekhnini | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Stefan Mladenovic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Fredrik Nordkvelle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Fredrik Semb Berge | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Joakim Våge Nilsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Etzaz Hussain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Steffen Hagen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Riku Riski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | John Kitolano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Pape Paté Diouf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 2 |