# 2023 Aalesunds FK season

The 2023 season was Aalesunds FK's 109th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Aalesunds FK participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 4 September 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 | Sten Grytebust |
| 2 | DF | JAM | Trace Murray |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Jeppe Moe |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Nikolai Hopland |
| 5 | DF | SWE | David Fällman |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Erlend Segberg |
| 7 | MF | DEN | Tobias Klysner (on loan from Randers) |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Håkon Butli Hammer |
| 9 | FW | DEN | Alexander Ammitzbøll |
| 11 | FW | NGA | Moses Ebiye |
| 13 | GK | USA | Michael Lansing |
| 15 | FW | NOR | Kristoffer Ødemarksbakken |
| 18 | FW | NOR | Martin Ramsland |
| 19 | FW | GHA | Isaac Atanga |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Oscar Solnørdal |
| 21 | MF | SEN | Amidou Diop |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Markus Karlsbakk |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Erik Ansok Frøysa |
| 25 | DF | NOR | John Kitolano |
| 26 | GK | NOR | Tor Erik Valderhaug Larsen |
| 27 | FW | SEN | Moctar Diop |
| 29 | FW | NOR | Bjørn Martin Kristensen |
| 30 | DF | DEN | Alexander Juel Andersen |
| 32 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Strand Ødven |
| 33 | DF | NOR | Simen Vatne Haram |
| 34 | DF | NOR | Stian Aarønes Holte |
| 36 | DF | NOR | Christian Breivik |
| 37 | DF | NOR | Henrik Molvær Melland |

### 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 |
| — | DF | NOR | Ole Martin Kolskogen (at Åsane until 31 December 2023) |
| — | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Barmen (at Åsane until 31 December 2023) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | SEN | Mamadou Diaw (at Sandnes until 31 December 2023) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Trace Akino Murray (from Kongsvinger) |
| 7 | FW | DEN | Kasper Lunding (from Heracles) |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Ole Martin Kolskogen (from Brann) |
| 19 | MF | GHA | Isaac Atanga (from Cincinnati) |
| 21 | MF | SEN | Amidou Diop (from Kristiansund) |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Markus Karlsbakk (loan return from Raufoss) |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Alexander Stølås (on loan from Sandnes Ulf) |
| 26 | GK | NOR | Tor Erik Valderhaug Larsen (loan return from Stjørdals-Blink) |
| 27 | FW | SEN | Moctar Diop (from Espoirs de Guediewaye) |
| 31 | DF | DEN | Alexander Munksgaard (on loan from AGF) |
| 32 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Strand Ødven (loan return from Hødd) |
| 33 | DF | NOR | Simen Vatne Haram (promoted from junior squad) |
| 34 | DF | NOR | Stian Aarønes Holte (loan return from Brattvåg) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | SRB | Petar Golubović (to Khimki) |
| 7 | MF | CPV | Erikson Lima (released) |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Haugen (to Stabæk) |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Simen Bolkan Nordli (to Randers) |
| 14 | FW | NOR | Torbjørn Kallevåg (to Hødd) |
| 20 | DF | NOR | Oscar Solnørdal (on loan to Kongsvinger) |
| 23 | FW | GHA | Gilbert Koomson (loan return to Bodø/Glimt) |
| 25 | DF | BIH | Besim Šerbečić (to Sarajevo) |
| 27 | MF | CRO | Dario Čanađija (to Šibenik) |
| 33 | DF | NOR | Simen Rafn (to Fredrikstad) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | FW | DEN | Tobias Klysner (on loan from Randers) |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Håkon Butli Hammer (from Raufoss)/> |
| 18 | FW | NOR | Martin Ramsland (from Sandnes Ulf) |
| 20 | DF | NOR | Oscar Solnørdal (loan return from Kongsvinger) |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Erik Ansok Frøysa (from Aalesund) |
| 35 | DF | NOR | Sebastian Berntsen (promoted from junior squad) |
| 40 | MF | NOR | Eivind Kolve (promoted from junior squad) |
| 41 | MF | NOR | Iver Krogh Hagen (promoted from junior squad) |
| 42 | MF | NOR | Sander Hestetun Kilen (promoted from junior squad) |
| 48 | GK | NOR | Sondre Nor Midthjell (promoted from junior squad) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Barmen (to Åsane) |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Ole Martin Kolskogen (on loan to Åsane) |
| 17 | FW | SEN | Mamadou Diaw (on loan to Sandnes Ulf, previously on loan at Bryne) |
| 18 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Strand Ødven (released) |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Alexander Stølås (loan return to Sandnes Ulf) |
| 31 | DF | DEN | Alexander Munksgaard (loan return to AGF) |

## 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 | 16th | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 63 | −40 | 016.67 |
| Norwegian Cup | 24 May 2023 | 7 June 2023 | First round | Third round | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 33 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 36 | 67 | −31 | 021.21 |
Source: Soccerway

### Eliteserien
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Haugesund | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 33 | |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 31 | |
| 14 | Vålerenga (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Stabæk (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 29 | Relegation to First Division |
| 16 | Aalesund (R) | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 73 | −50 | 18 | Relegation to First Division |

#### 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 | 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 | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 December 2022.