# 2023 Tromsø IL season

The 2023 season was Tromsø IL's 103rd season in existence and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Tromsø IL participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

## Players
### First team squad

    As of 25 August 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 | DEN | Jakob Haugaard |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Oskar Opsahl |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Jostein Gundersen |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Anders Jenssen |
| 7 | MF | DEN | Felix Winther |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Kent-Are Antonsen |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Jakob Napoleon Romsaas |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Ruben Yttergård Jenssen (captain) |
| 12 | GK | CAN | Simon Thomas |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Tobias Vonheim Norbye |
| 15 | FW | NOR | Vegard Erlien |
| 16 | DF | FIN | Miika Koskela |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | NOR | Yaw Paintsil |
| 18 | FW | NOR | Lasse Selvåg Nordås |
| 19 | DF | DEN | Niklas Vesterlund |
| 20 | DF | GAM | Dadi Dodou Gaye |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Sakarias Opsahl |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Runar Norheim |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Lasse Nilsen |
| 26 | DF | SEN | El Hadji Malick Diouf |
| 27 | FW | NOR | Jens Hjertø-Dahl |
| 28 | DF | FRA | Christophe Psyché |
| 29 | FW | GUI | Maï Traoré (on loan from Viking) |
| 32 | GK | NOR | Marius Tollefsen |
For season transfers, see transfers summer 2023.

### 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 |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Jesper Robertsen (at Mjøndalen until 31 December 2023) |
| — | FW | NOR | Elias Aarflot (at Grorud until 31 December 2023) |
| 21 | FW | NOR | Tobias Hafstad (at Egersund until 31 December 2023) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | NOR | Mats Trige (at Alta until 31 December 2023) |
| — | DF | NOR | Isak Vik (at Tromsdalen until 31 December 2023) |
| — | DF | NOR | Isak Vådebu (at Tromsdalen until 31 December 2023) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | DEN | Jakob Haugaard (from AIK, previously on loan) |
| 9 | MF | ISL | Hilmir Rafn Mikaelsson (on loan from Venezia) |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Jakob Napoleon Romsaas (from Skeid) |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Tobias Vonheim Norbye (from Alta) |
| 15 | FW | NOR | Vegard Erlien (from Ranheim) |
| 16 | DF | FIN | Miika Koskela (from Oulu) |
| 17 | FW | NOR | Winston Paintsil (from Kjelsås) |
| 26 | DF | SEN | El Hadji Malick Diouf (from Academie Mawade Wade) |
| 27 | FW | NOR | Jens Hjertø-Dahl (promoted from junior squad) |
| 29 | FW | GUI | Maï Traoré (on loan from Viking) |
| 32 | GK | NOR | Mats Trige (loan return from Skeid) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Mikkel Konradsen Ceïde (loan return to Rosenborg) |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Lasse Selvåg Nordås (loan return to Bodø/Glimt) |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Warren Kamanzi (to Toulouse) |
| 15 | FW | FIN | Jasse Tuominen (loan return to Häcken) |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Eric Kitolano (to Molde) |
| 18 | FW | NOR | Elias Aarflot (on loan to Lyn) |
| 26 | DF | NOR | Isak Kjelsrud Vik (on loan to Tromsdalen) |
| 29 | FW | NOR | Didrik Hafstad (to Tromsdalen) |
| 32 | GK | NOR | Mats Trige (on loan to Skeid, previously on loan at Alta) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | NOR | Lasse Selvåg Nordås (from Bodø/Glimt) |
| 20 | DF | NOR | Dadi Dodou Gaye (from KFUM) |
| 30 | DF | NOR | Isak Vådebu (from Tromsdalen) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Jesper Bergset Robertsen (on loan to Mjøndalen) |
| 9 | MF | ISL | Hilmir Rafn Mikaelsson (loan return to Venezia) |
| 18 | FW | NOR | Elias Aarflot (on loan to Grorud, previously on loan at Lyn) |
| 20 | DF | NOR | Casper Øyvann (to Molde) |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Tobias Hafstad (on loan to Egersund) |
| 24 | MF | NOR | Daniel Bassi (to Bodø/Glimt) |

## 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 | 3rd | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 063.33 |
| 2022 Norwegian Cup | 5 March 2023 | 26 April 2023 | Fourth round | Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 000.00 |
| 2023 Norwegian Cup | 24 May 2023 | 28 June 2023 | First round | Fourth round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 058.33 |
Last updated: 3 December 2023 Source: Soccerway

### Eliteserien
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bodø/Glimt (C) | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 38 | +40 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Brann | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 61 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Tromsø | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 61 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Viking | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 58 | |
| 5 | Molde | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
* ↑ 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 |
Last updated: 3 December 2023. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D |
| Position | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 December 2022.