# 2018 Tromsø IL season

The 2018 season was Tromsø's fourth season back in the Tippeligaen following their relegation at the end of the 2013 and their 31st season in the top flight of Norwegian football. Tromsø finished the season in 11th position and reached the Fourth Round of the Norwegian Cup where they were knocked out by Vålerenga .

## 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 | Gudmund Taksdal Kongshavn |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Tom Høgli |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Kent-Are Antonsen |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Magnar Ødegaard |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Christian Landu Landu |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Mikael Ingebrigtsen |
| 11 | MF | FIN | Robert Taylor |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Hans Norbye |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Magnus Andersen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Sigurd Grønli |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Daniel Berntsen |
| 18 | MF | FIN | Onni Valakari |
| 22 | DF | NOR | Simen Wangberg |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Gjermund Åsen |
| 25 | DF | NOR | Lasse Nilsen |
| 26 | DF | NOR | Jostein Gundersen |
| 28 | GK | NOR | Jacob Karlstrom |
| 30 | FW | NOR | Runar Espejord |
| 42 | FW | NOR | Mushaga Bakenga |

### 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 |
| 4 | DF | SEN | Mehdi Dioury (at Tromsdalen until 31 December 2018) |
| 8 | MF | DEN | Oliver Kjærgaard (at Nest-Sotra until 31 December 2018) |
| 9 | FW | SVN | Slobodan Vuk (at Domžale) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | NOR | Henrik Johnsgård (at Tromsdalen) |
| — | MF | NOR | August Mikkelsen (at Tromsdalen) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Tom Høgli (from Copenhagen) |
| 8 | MF | DEN | Oliver Kjærgaard (from Lyngby) |
| 11 | MF | FIN | Robert Taylor (on loan from AIK) |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Daniel Berntsen (from Vålerenga) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen (to Nordsjælland) |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Thomas Lehne Olsen (to Lillestrøm) |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Jonas Johansen (retired) |
| 17 | MF | ISL | Aron Sigurðarson (to Start) |
| 19 | MF | NOR | William Frantzen (released) |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Peter Aas (to Alta) |
| 21 | GK | FIN | Otto Fredrikson (retired) |
| 24 | FW | NOR | Mikael Ingebrigtsen (to IFK Göteborg) |
| 27 | FW | NOR | Fredrik Michalsen (released, previously on loan at Fjölnir) |
| 35 | FW | NOR | Garib Gerkondani (to Finnsnes) |
| 40 | GK | ESP | Javier Jiménez Camarero (to UCAM Murcia) |
| 88 | MF | RUS | Shamil Gasanov (to Yenisey Krasnoyarsk) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Mikael Ingebrigtsen (from IFK Göteborg) |
| 11 | MF | FIN | Robert Taylor (from AIK, previously on loan) |
| 18 | MF | FIN | Onni Valakari (from TPS) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | MF | DEN | Oliver Kjærgaard (on loan to Nest-Sotra) |
| 9 | FW | SVN | Slobodan Vuk (on loan to Domžale) |
| 12 | GK | CRO | Filip Lončarić (retired) |
| 18 | FW | SEN | Elhadji Mour Samb (released) |
| — | MF | NOR | Henrik Johnsgård (on loan to Tromsdalen) |
| — | MF | NOR | August Mikkelsen (on loan to Tromsdalen) |

## 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: 24 November 2018. 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 | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 15 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 41 |
| 9 | Odd | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 40 |
| 10 | Tromsø | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 36 |
| 11 | Bodø/Glimt | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 32 |
| 12 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 32 |

### Norwegian Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 24 November 2018

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Eliteserien | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Gudmund Taksdal Kongshavn | 25 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Tom Høgli | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Kent-Are Antonsen | 32 | 5 | 27+2 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Magnar Ødegaard | 31 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Christian Landu Landu | 16 | 1 | 3+9 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | 29 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Mikael Ingebrigtsen | 12 | 2 | 11+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | FIN | Robert Taylor | 30 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Hans Norbye | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Magnus Andersen | 11 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Sigurd Grønli | 10 | 1 | 0+8 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Daniel Berntsen | 31 | 6 | 25+3 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | FIN | Onni Valakari | 13 | 2 | 8+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | NOR | Simen Wangberg | 27 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Gjermund Åsen | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | NOR | Lasse Nilsen | 28 | 3 | 25+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | NOR | Jostein Gundersen | 28 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | NOR | Jacob Karlstrom | 11 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | NOR | Runar Espejord | 21 | 8 | 18+1 | 6 | 0+2 | 2 |
| 33 | DF | NOR | Gustav Severinsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | NOR | Marcus Pedersen | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | NOR | Mushaga Bakenga | 28 | 3 | 11+14 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 |
| Players away from Tromsø on loan: ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | DEN | Oliver Kjærgaard | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | SVN | Slobodan Vuk | 13 | 2 | 1+9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Players who left Tromsø during the season: ||||||||||
| 18 | FW | SEN | Elhadji Mour Samb | 13 | 1 | 1+8 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 30 | Runar Espejord | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | MF | 17 | Daniel Berntsen | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | DF | 3 | Kent-Are Antonsen | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | 11 | Robert Taylor | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | 25 | Lasse Nilsen | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | 26 | Jostein Gundersen | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 42 | Mushaga Bakenga | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | 23 | Gjermund Åsen | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 9 | Slobodan Vuk | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 22 | Simen Wangberg | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 10 | Mikael Ingebrigtsen | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 18 | Onni Valakari | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | 7 | Morten Gamst Pedersen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 5 | Magnar Ødegaard | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 15 | Magnus Andersen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | 18 | Elhadji Mour Samb | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 8 | Oliver Kjærgaard | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 16 | Sigurd Grønli | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 6 | Christian Landu Landu | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 41 | 8 | 49 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Eliteserien | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Kent-Are Antonsen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Magnar Ødegaard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Christian Landu Landu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Morten Gamst Pedersen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Slobodan Vuk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Mikael Ingebrigtsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Robert Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Hans Norbye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Daniel Berntsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Onni Valakari | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Simen Wangberg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Gjermund Åsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Lasse Nilsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Jostein Gundersen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | Mushaga Bakenga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away from Tromsø on loan: ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | Oliver Kjærgaard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 |