2015 IK Start season

The 2015 season is Start's 3rd season in the Tippeligaen since their promotion back to the league in 2012, and their fifth season with Mons Ivar Mjelde as manager. Start will competed in the Tippeligaen and the Norwegian Cup.

Start
2015 season
ChairmanMagne Kristiansen
ManagerMons Ivar Mjelde
(until 4 September)
Bård Borgersen
(from 4 September)
StadiumSør Arena
Tippeligaen14th
Norwegian CupSecond Round vs Vindbjart
Top goalscorerLeague: Kristoffer Ajer (8)
All: Kristoffer Ajer (12)

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Håkon Opdal (captain)
2 DF Jon Hodnemyr
3 DF Ole Martin Rindarøy (on loan from Molde)
4 MF Alex DeJohn
5 DF Robert Sandnes
6 MF Kristoffer Ajer
8 FW Espen Hoff
9 MF Daniel Aase (on loan from Vindbjart)
14 MF Espen Børufsen
15 DF Michael Christensen
16 MF Andreas Hollingen (on loan from Molde)
17 MF Guðmundur Kristjánsson
18 FW Mads Stokkelien
19 FW Austin Ikenna
No. Position Player
21 MF Henrik Breimyr
22 FW Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
23 MF Erlend Segberg
25 GK Sean McDermott
26 DF Jesper Mathisen
27 MF Eirik Wichne
28 DF Rolf Daniel Vikstøl
30 FW Lasse Sigurdsen
31 GK Samuel Dirscher
32 MF Matias Rasmussen
33 DF Jørgen Hammer
36 FW Markus Jørgensen Håbestad
MF Tobias Christensen

Players out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
11 FW Alejandro Castro (at Brann)
20 DF John Olav Norheim (at Nest-Sotra)
No. Position Player
25 GK Ingvar Jónsson (at Sandnes Ulf)

Transfers

Winter
Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2014–15

Summer
Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2015

Competitions

Tippeligaen
Main article: 2015 Tippeligaen

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 6 7 17 35 64  −29 25 4 3 8 18 29  −11 2 4 9 17 35  −18

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWDLLWLDLLWLDWWLLLLLLLLDDLLDLL
Position84681181112121310121210991012131313131513131314141414
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2015. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
7 April 2015 1Lillestrøm1 – 1StartLillestrøm
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kippe  47'
Fofana  58'
Mikalsen  90+4'		 Summary Børufsen  11' 90+5'
Dahle  55'
Sandnes  63'		 Stadium: Åråsen Stadion
Attendance: 4,961
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
12 April 2015 2Start2 – 1SandefjordKristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kristjánsson  76'
Børufsen  81'
Hoff  83', 90+3'		 Summary Gabrielsen  67'
Herlofsen  87'
Larsen  90+6'		 Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 5,234
Referee: Martin Lundby
18 April 2015 3Mjøndalen1 – 1StartMjøndalen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Midtgarden
Gundersen  48'		 Summary Christensen  36'
Vilhjálmsson  88'		 Stadium: Isachsen Stadion
Attendance: 2,468
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen
24 April 2015 4Start2 – 3VålerengaKristiansand
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Børufsen  43'
Vilhjálmsson  53'		 Summary Zahid  4'
Brown  55'
Stengel  84'		 Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 7,349
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
30 April 2015 5Rosenborg3 – 2StartTrondheim
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Dorsin  35'
Søderlund  57', 74'
Henderson  86'		 Summary Børufsen  4'
Vikstøl  23'
Kristjánsson  24'
Sandnes  48'  62'
Ajer  90+3'		 Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 14 134
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen
3 May 2015 6Start3 – 1TromsøKristiansand
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Hollingen  4'
Vilhjálmsson  18'
Ajer  89'
Kristjánsson  90'		 Summary Ondrášek  31'
Antonsen  50'		 Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle
10 May 2015 7Molde4 – 0StartMolde
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Høiland  22', 31', 87'
Agnaldo  71'		 Summary DeJohn  27'
Hollingen  72'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 8,269
Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen
13 May 2015 8Start1 – 1Bodø/GlimtKristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Vikstøl  8'
Salvesen  67'		 Summary Cruz  6'
Brix  19'
Sané  69'		 Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen
16 May 2015 9Viking1 – 0StartStavanger
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Mets  54'
Bytyqi  88'		 Summary Christensen  16' Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 14,128
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
25 May 2015 10Start1 – 2Sarpsborg 08Kristiansand
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Børufsen  30'
Hoff  40'
Vilhjálmsson  69'		 Summary Nordvik  27'
Kronberg  53'
Kerr  60'
Tokstad  65'
Wiig  86'		 Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 4,683
Referee: Trygve Kjensli
30 May 2015 11Haugesund0 – 2StartHaugesund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Diedhiou  88' Summary Ajer  50', 85'
Dahle  59'		 Stadium: Haugesund Stadion
Attendance: 5,109
Referee: Espen Berntsen
7 June 2015 12Start0 – 1StrømsgodsetKristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Christensen  63' Summary Vilsvik  61'
Fossum  70'		 Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 9,239
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
19 June 2015 13Odd3 – 3StartSkien
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Occéan  33' (pen.)
Eriksen  35'
Samuelsen  42'
Hagen  89'
Ruud  90'		 Summary Børufsen  39'
Ajer  40'
Hoff  53'
Vilhjálmsson  73'
Hollingen  76'
Salvesen  89' (pen.)		 Stadium: Skagerak Arena
Attendance: 7,318
Referee: Trygve Kjensli
27 June 2015 14Start3 – 1AalesundsKristiansand
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Vilhjálmsson  2'
Christensen  14'
Børufsen  21'
Vikstøl  29'
Kristjánsson  83'
Ajer  85' (pen.)		 Summary Dyrestam  19'
Þrándarson  22' 69'
Abdellaoue  90+3'		 Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 6,002
Referee: Ole Gya
4 July 2015 15Start4 – 1StabækKristiansand
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Vilhjálmsson  20'
Hoff  45+1'
Ajer  53', 69'
Sandnes  87'		 Summary Diomande  68' Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 5,221
Referee: Anders Johansen
12 July 2015 16Tromsø2 – 1StartTromsø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Andersen  23'
Sandnes  63' (o.g.)		 Summary Ajer  19' Stadium: Alfheim Stadion
Attendance: 3,526
Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle
24 July 2015 17Start0 – 3VikingKristiansand
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Summary Nisja  4'
Danielsen  36' (pen.)
Böðvarsson  38'
Mets  57'		 Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 8,871
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
2 August 2015 18Aalesunds2 – 0StartÅlesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Þrándarson  53'
Matland  64'		 Summary Børufsen  18'
Christensen  63'		 Stadium: Color Line Stadion
Attendance: 6,939
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
9 August 2015 19Bodø/Glimt5 – 1StartBodø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Sørloth  12', 66', 76', 90+2' (pen.)
Olsen  45+1'
Sané  72'		 Summary Salvesen  10'
Børufsen  45+1'
Kristjánsson  90+2'		 Stadium: Aspmyra stadion
Attendance: 3,674
Referee: Kai Erik Steen
16 August 2015 20Start0 – 4OddKristiansand
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Christensen  61' Summary Zekhnini  2'
Bentley  12'
Occéan  34' (pen.)
Storbæk  80'
Halvorsen  85'		 Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 5,207
Referee: Martin Lundby
23 August 2015 21Strømsgodset2 – 1StartDrammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Hammer  43' (o.g.)
Pedersen  64' (pen.)		 Summary Vikstøl  7'
Aase  29'
Christensen  81'
Stokkelien  90+1'		 Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion
Attendance: 6,433
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
30 August 2015 22Start1 – 3HaugesundKristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Hammer  72'
Kristjánsson  89'
Vikstøl  90+1'		 Summary Haraldseid  9'
Diedhiou  64'
Gytkjær  80'		 Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 4,989
Referee: Trygve Kjensli
13 September 2015 23Sarpsborg 083 – 1StartSarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Mortensen  3'
Tokstad  16'
Groven  45'
Wiig  68'		 Summary Børufsen  78' Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 3,485
Referee: Andres Johansen
19 September 2015 24Start0 – 0LillestrømKristiansand
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Summary Margeirsson  80' Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 5,354
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
25 September 2015 25Vålerenga1 – 1StartOslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Holm  18'
Wæhler  65'		 Summary Breimyr  36'
Vikstøl  50'
Opdal  66'		 Stadium: Ullevaal stadion
Attendance: 8,308
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
4 October 2015 26Start0 – 4RosenborgKristiansand
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Salvesen  86' Summary Konradsen  6'
Helland  25' (pen.)
Midtsjø  45'
Skjelvik  47'		 Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 5,386
Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle
17 October 2015 27Sandefjord4 – 1StartSandefjord
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Sellin  2'
Dieng  27', 88'
Morer  60'
Juel-Nielsen  86'
Mendy  90+4'		 Summary Bindia  63' (o.g.)
Vikstøl  65'
Christensen  87'		 Stadium: Komplett.no Arena
Attendance: 3,435
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen
23 October 2015 28Start1 – 1MjøndalenKristiansand
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Aase  60'
Kristjánsson  63'		 Summary Sundli  20' Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 8,854
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
1 November 2015 29Stabæk3 – 2StartBærum
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Kassi  31'
Issah  53'
Jalasto  82'		 Summary Stokkelien  45'
Vikstøl  48'
Ajer  88'
Hoff  90+4'		 Stadium: Nadderud Stadion
Attendance: 4,567
Referee: Anders Johansen
8 November 2015 30Start0 – 3MoldeKristiansand
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Børufsen  38' Summary Svendsen  22'
Gabrielsen  42'
Flo  72'		 Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 5,914
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Haugesund 30 8 7 15 33 52 −19 31
13 Tromsø 30 7 8 15 36 50 −14 29
14 Start (O) 30 5 7 18 35 64 −29 22 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Mjøndalen (R) 30 4 9 17 38 69 −31 21 Relegation to 1. divisjon
16 Sandefjord (R) 30 4 4 22 36 68 −32 16
Source: nifs, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (between two teams).[25]
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Relegation Play-offs
Main article: 2015 Tippeligaen § Relegation play-offs
21 November 2015 First legJerv1 – 1StartGrimstad
12:00 CET (UTC+1) Omoijuanfo  87' Summary Stokkelien  20' 43'
Ikenna  67'		 Stadium: Levermyr Stadion
Referee: Trygve Kjensli
25 November 2015 Second legStart3 – 1
(4 – 2 agg.)		JervKristiansand
19:00 CET (UTC+1) DeJohn  16' 82'
Hollingen  42'
Børufsen  49'		 Summary Antwi  26' 45' Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 12,245
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Norwegian Cup
Main article: 2015 Norwegian Football Cup
21 April 2015 First RoundVigør0 – 5StartKristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Utgård  10'
Kydland  19'		 Summary Ajer  43', 45+1', 52', 57' 62'
Hoff  73'		 Stadium: Hellemyr kunstgress
Attendance: 876
Referee: Espen Larsen
6 May 2015 Second RoundVindbjart4 – 0StartVennesla
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Gausdal  48' (pen), 63'
Follerås  52'
Skeie  71'
Aase  80'
Zernichow  82'		 Summary Sandnes  51'
Kristjánsson  79'		 Stadium: Moseidmoen
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Rohit Saggi

Squad statistics
As of match played 25 November 2015

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalTippeligaenNorwegian CupPlay-off
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Håkon Opdal 3112910020
2 DF Jon Hodnemyr 1507+50200+10
3 DF Ole Martin Rindarøy 20015+102020
4 DF Alex DeJohn 25117+501021
5 DF Robert Sandnes 22010+90200+10
6 MF Kristoffer Ajer 341229+181+1420
8 FW Espen Hoff 30421+53211+10
9 MF Daniel Aase 1014+510010
14 MF Espen Børufsen 2772560021
15 DF Michael Christensen 3002701020
16 MF Andreas Hollingen 22215+410+1021
17 MF Guðmundur Kristjánsson 281241201+10
18 FW Mads Stokkelien 1229+110021
19 FW Austin Ikenna 600+50000+10
21 MF Henrik Breimyr 1401200020
22 FW Lars-Jørgen Salvesen 2427+1521+1000
23 MF Erlend Segberg 1001+900000
28 DF Rolf Daniel Vikstøl 2832630+1010
32 MF Matias Rasmussen 1204+70000+10
33 DF Jørgen Hammer 1001000000
36 FW Markus Jørgensen Håbestad 100+100000
Players away from the club on loan:
20 MF John Olav Norheim 600+402000
25 GK Ingvar Jónsson 30102000
Players who played for Start that left during the season:
9 MF Emil Dahle 1309+201+1000
10 MF Solomon Owello 19014+302000
18 FW Matthías Vilhjálmsson 1571471000

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Tippeligaen Norwegian Cup Play-offs Total
1MF6Kristoffer Ajer84012
2FW18Matthías Vilhjálmsson7007
MF14Espen Børufsen6017
4FW8Espen Hoff3104
5DF28Rolf Daniel Vikstøl3003
6FW22Lars-Jørgen Salvesen2002
FW18Mads Stokkelien1012
MF16Andreas Hollingen1012
8MF17Guðmundur Kristjánsson1001
GK1Håkon Opdal1001
MF9Daniel Aase1001
DF4Alex DeJohn0011
TOTALS 345443

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Tippeligaen Norwegian Cup Play-off Total
4DFAlex DeJohn10001020
5DFRobert Sandnes41100051
6MFKristoffer Ajer20100030
8FWEspen Hoff21000021
9MFEmil Dahle20000020
9MFDaniel Aase10000010
14MFEspen Børufsen60000060
15DFMichael Christensen80000080
16MFAndreas Hollingen20000020
17MFGuðmundur Kristjánsson60100070
18FWMads Stokkelien10001020
19FWAustin Ikenna00001010
21MFHenrik Breimyr10000010
22FWLars-Jørgen Salvesen20000020
28DFRolf Daniel Vikstøl50000050
33DFJørgen Hammer10000010
TOTALS 44 2 3 0 3 0 50 2

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