# 2017 Lillestrøm SK season

The 2017 season is Lillestrøm's 41st consecutive year in Eliteserien and their first full season with Arne Erlandsen as manager.

## Squad

    As of 24 August 2017
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 | CRO | Marko Marić (loan from 1899 Hoffenheim) |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Mats Haakenstad |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Simen Kind Mikalsen |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Marius Amundsen |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Simen Rafn |
| 6 | MF | NGA | Ifeanyi Mathew |
| 7 | MF | NGA | Moses Ebiye |
| 8 | MF | NGA | Charles Ezeh |
| 10 | FW | NGA | Marco Tagbajumi |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Erling Knudtzon |
| 13 | DF | NOR | Frode Kippe (Captain) |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Krogstad |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Erik Brenden |
| 16 | FW | NOR | Tobias Gran |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Sheriff Sinyan |
| 21 | FW | NOR | Petter Mathias Olsen |
| 22 | DF | SRB | Stefan Antonijevic |
| 23 | MF | BUL | Chigozie Udoji |
| 24 | DF | NOR | Erik Sandberg |
| 28 | MF | NOR | Henrik Loholt Kristiansen |
| 29 | GK | NOR | Emil Ødegaard |
| 33 | DF | NOR | Aleksander Melgalvis |
| 77 | GK | KEN | Arnold Origi |

### 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 |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Jørgen Kolstad (on loan at Kongsvinger) |
| 29 | GK | NOR | Emil Ødegaard (on loan at Levanger) |
| — | DF | SWE | Martin Falkeborn (on loan at IK Frej) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | POR | Daniel Fernandes (from Rayo OKC) |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Mats Haakenstad (from Fram Larvik) |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Simen Rafn (from Gefle) |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Bajram Ajeti (from Bryne) |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Krogstad (loan return from Ull/Kisa) |
| 16 | FW | NOR | Tobias Gran (from Rosenborg) |
| 22 | DF | SRB | Stefan Antonijevic (from Tampa Bay Rowdies) |
| 23 | MF | BUL | Chigozie Udoji (from Qingdao Jonoon) |
| 27 | FW | CZE | Michal Škoda (on loan from Zbrojovka Brno) |
| 33 | DF | NOR | Aleksander Melgavis (from Strømmen) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ISL | Haraldur Björnsson (to Stjarnan) |
| 2 | DF | SWE | Martin Falkeborn (on loan to Frej, previously on loan at Ull/Kisa) |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Ole Martin Rindarøy (loan return to Molde) |
| 7 | MF | LBN | Bassel Jradi (loan return to Strømsgodset) |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Malaury Martin (to Heart of Midlothian) |
| 9 | FW | ISL | Árni Vilhjálmsson (to Jönköpings Södra, previously on loan at Breiðablik) |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Jacob Faye-Lund |
| 14 | MF | GHA | Francis Dickoh |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Håkon Skogseid (to Stabæk) |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Jørgen Kolstad (on loan to Kongsvinger) |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Gary Martin (loan return to Víkingur) |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Mohamed Ofkir (to Lokeren) |
| 27 | MF | NOR | Markus Brændsrød (to Strømmen, previously on loan) |
| — | DF | NOR | Nikolas Walstad (to Ull/Kisa) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CRO | Marko Marić (on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim) |
| 7 | MF | NGA | Moses Ebiye (from Akwa United) |
| 8 | MF | NGA | Charles Ezeh (from Gee-Lec Football Academy) |
| 10 | FW | NGA | Marco Tagbajumi (from Strømsgodset) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | POR | Daniel Fernandes (released) |
| 7 | FW | SVK | Tomáš Malec (loan return to LASK Linz) |
| 9 | FW | KOS | Bajram Ajeti (to Gefle) |
| 18 | MF | NGA | Bonke Innocent (to Malmö FF) |
| 21 | FW | NOR | Petter Mathias Olsen (on loan to Strømmen) |
| 27 | FW | CZE | Michal Škoda (loan return to Zbrojovka Brno) |
| 29 | GK | NOR | Emil Ødegaard (on loan to Levanger) |

## 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | D | L | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | W |
| Position | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 10 | Haugesund | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 39 | |
| 11 | Tromsø | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 38 | |
| 12 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 37 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 36 | |
| 14 | Sogndal (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 32 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
* ↑ Lillestrøm qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round as winners of the 2017 Norwegian Cup.

### Norwegian Cup
#### Final
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 3 December 2017

### 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 | CRO | Marko Marić | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Mats Haakenstad | 37 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Simen Kind Mikalsen | 34 | 7 | 25+2 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Marius Amundsen | 35 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Simen Rafn | 36 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 6+1 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | NGA | Ifeanyi Mathew | 37 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NGA | Moses Ebiye | 8 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NGA | Charles Ezeh | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | NGA | Marco Tagbajumi | 16 | 2 | 5+7 | 0 | 0+4 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Erling Knudtzon | 34 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | NOR | Frode Kippe | 30 | 7 | 19+5 | 5 | 5+1 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Krogstad | 32 | 6 | 24+3 | 5 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Erik Brenden | 18 | 2 | 5+9 | 2 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | USA | Stefan Antonijevic | 19 | 0 | 5+11 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | BUL | Chigozie Udoji | 31 | 3 | 18+7 | 3 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | NOR | Erik Sandberg | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | CZE | Michal Škoda | 15 | 3 | 3+10 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | DF | NOR | Aleksander Melgalvis | 26 | 7 | 18+2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 77 | GK | KEN | Arnold Origi | 32 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Players away from Lillestrøm on loan: ||||||||||
| 21 | FW | NOR | Petter Mathias Olsen | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Players who left Lillestrøm during the season: ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | POR | Daniel Fernandes | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SVK | Tomáš Malec | 14 | 1 | 8+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | KOS | Bajram Ajeti | 15 | 2 | 6+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 18 | MF | NGA | Bonke Innocent | 11 | 1 | 6+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 11 | Erling Knudtzon | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | DF | 13 | Frode Kippe | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | DF | 33 | Aleksander Melgalvis | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | DF | 3 | Simen Kind Mikalsen | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | MF | 14 | Fredrik Krogstad | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | DF | 5 | Simen Rafn | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 27 | Michal Škoda | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 23 | Chigozie Udoji | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 6 | Ifeanyi Mathew | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | 15 | Erik Brenden | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 2 | Mats Haakenstad | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | 9 | Bajram Ajeti | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | 10 | Marco Tagbajumi | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | FW | 7 | Tomáš Malec | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 18 | Bonke Innocent | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 40 | 19 | 59 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Marko Marić | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Simen Kind Mikalsen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Marius Amundsen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Simen Rafn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Ifeanyi Mathew | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Tomáš Malec | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Charles Ezeh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Bajram Ajeti | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Marco Tagbajumi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Erling Knudtzon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Frode Kippe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Fredrik Krogstad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Erik Brenden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Bonke Innocent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | Stefan Antonijevic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Chigozie Udoji | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Aleksander Melgalvis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | GK | Arnold Origi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 33 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 43 | 2 |