2018 IK Start season
The 2018 season is IK Start's first season back in the Eliteserien following their relegation at the end of the 2016 season.
| 2018 season | |||
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| Chairman | Magne Kristiansen | ||
| Manager | Mark Dempsey  (until 18 May) Mick Priest (interim) (from 19 May)(until 29 May) Kjetil Rekdal  | ||
| Stadium | Sør Arena | ||
| Eliteserien | 15th (relegated) | ||
| Norwegian Cup | Semi-final vs Rosenborg | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kristján Flóki Finnbogason (2) All: Aron Sigurðarson (4)  | ||
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Season events
    
Prior to the start of the season, IK Start appointed Mark Dempsey as their new manager.[1] After a run of poor results, Dempsey was fired on 18 May 2018,[2] Mick Priest taking over as Interim Manager.Kjetil Rekdal took over on a permanent basis on May 30th.
Squad
    
As of 31 August 2018.[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
    
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
    
    Winter
    
Summer
    
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Competitions
    
    Eliteserien
    
Results summary
    
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 34 | −22 | 
Last updated: 24 November 2018.
Source: see below
Results by round
    
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
    
| 11 March 2018 1 | Start | 4 – 1 | Tromsø | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Finnbogason  Kabran Twum Robstad Käck Christensen Afeez  | 
Report | Wangberg  Landu Landu Pedersen  | 
Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 3,608 Referee: Trygve Kjensli  | 
| 2 April 2018 3 | Start | 1 – 4 | Sandefjord | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Finnbogason  Lowe Wichne Afeez  | 
Report | Storbæk  Kane Vallès Engblom  | 
Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,716 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes  | 
| 9 April 2018 4 | Lillestrøm | 1 – 0 | Start | Lillestrøm | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Olsen  Antonijevic  | 
Report | Lowe  | 
Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 3,925 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås  | 
| 14 April 2018 5 | Start | 1 – 6 | Vålerenga | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Larsen  Christensen Finnbogason  | 
Report | Holm  Johnson Finne Ejuke Friðjónsson Tollås  | 
Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 5,007 Referee: Kai Erik Steen  | 
| 22 April 2018 6 | Rosenborg | 2 – 0 | Start | Trondheim | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Reginiussen  Konradsen  | 
Report | Lowe  Twum Käck  | 
Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 15,594 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle  | 
| 25 April 2018 2 | Stabæk | 1 – 1 | Start | Bærum | 
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Omoijuanfo  Moe  | 
Report | Christensen  Sigurðarson Twum Kabran Lowe  | 
Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,043 Referee: Tommy Skjerven  | 
| 29 April 2018 7 | Start | 0 – 1 | Haugesund | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00: CEST (UTC+2) | Afeez  | 
Report | Gytkjær  Stølås  | 
Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,159 Referee: Trygve Kjensli  | 
| 6 May 2018 8 | Odd | 3 – 0 | Start | Skien | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Nordkvelle  Rashani Lauritsen  | 
Report | Salvesen  | 
Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 6,530 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad  | 
| 12 May 2018 9 | Start | 0 – 1 | Brann | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Robstad  | 
Report | Skålevik  | 
Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,859 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen  | 
| 16 May 2018 10 | Sarpsborg 08 | 4 – 0 | Start | Sarpsborg | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Mortensen  Askar Nielsen  | 
Report | Larsen  Sigurðarson Finnbogason Afeez  | 
Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 5,630 Referee: Kai Erik Steen  | 
| 21 May 2018 11 | Start | 1 – 0 | Bodø/Glimt | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Børufsen  Lowe Finnbogason Christensen Deumeland  | 
Report | Isidoro  Hauge Jurado Zinckernagel Opseth  | 
Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Rohit Saggi  | 
| 27 May 2018 12 | Molde | 3 – 1 | Start | Molde | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Hussain  Chukwu Aursnes Sarr  | 
Report | Christensen  Afeez Finnbogason  | 
Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,335 Referee: Trygve Kjensli  | 
| 10 June 2018 13 | Start | 1 – 1 | Strømsgodset | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Børufsen  Sigurðarson  | 
Report | Pedersen  Nguen  | 
Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,602 Referee: Espen Eskås  | 
| 24 June 2018 14 | Start | 2 – 0 | Kristiansund | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Kabran  Lowe Bringaker  | 
Report | Baranov  | 
Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,010 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen  | 
| 1 July 2018 15 | Ranheim | 2 – 0 | Start | Trondheim | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Dønnem  Løkberg Karlsen Reginiussen  | 
Report | Wichne  Finnbogason Berger  | 
Stadium: EXTRA Arena Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Kai Erik Steen  | 
| 8 July 2018 16 | Start | 2 – 1 | Stabæk | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Kabran  Afeez Käck  | 
Report | Brochmann  Demidov  | 
Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,282 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen  | 
| 6 August 2018 17 | Brann | 4 – 1 | Start | Bergen | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Haugen  Ordagić Koomson Marengo  | 
Report | Kabran  Segberg Robstad  | 
Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 9,865 Referee: Trygve Kjensli  | 
| 12 August 2018 18 | Start | 0 – 0 | Ranheim | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Käck  Sandberg  | 
Report | Witry  | 
Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 3,714 Referee: Espen Eskås  | 
| 19 August 2018 19 | Strømsgodset | 1 – 1 | Start | Drammen | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Tokstad  Glesnes  | 
Report | Afeez  Kabran Deumeland  | 
Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,992 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes  | 
| 27 August 2018 20 | Start | 0 – 1 | Odd | Kristiansand | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Hadzic  | 
Report | Rashani  Rossbach  | 
Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 3,494 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås  | 
| 2 September 2018 21 | Kristiansund | 1 – 1 | Start | Kristiansund | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Bye  | 
Report | Berger  Shala Käck  | 
Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 3,861 Referee: Tommy Skjerven  | 
| 16 September 2018 22 | Start | 3 – 0 | Lillestrøm | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Akinyemi  Lowe Kabran Bringaker Christensen  | 
Report | Amundsen  Smárason Ødemarksbakken Pedersen  | 
Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 10,419 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen  | 
| 23 September 2018 23 | Bodø/Glimt | 1 – 2 | Start | Bodø | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Layouni  Bjørkan Saltnes Zinckernagel  | 
Report | Käck  Bringaker  | 
Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Rohit Saggi  | 
| 30 September 2018 24 | Vålerenga | 3 – 2 | Start | Oslo | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Johnson  Abu Israelsson Dønnum Finne  | 
Report | Robstad  Bringaker Shala  | 
Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 8,200 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås  | 
| 7 October 2018 25 | Start | 1 – 0 | Sarpsborg 08 | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Afeez  Bringaker  | 
Report | Agger  Zachariassen Vasyutin  | 
Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 3,837 Referee: Trygve Kjensli  | 
| 21 October 2018 26 | Tromsø | 1 – 2 | Start | Tromsø | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Wangberg  Pedersen Bakenga  | 
Report | Lowe  Shala Wangberg Afeez Segberg  | 
Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 3,116 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen  | 
| 29 October 2018 27 | Start | 1 – 3 | Molde | Kristiansand | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Akinyemi  Larsen  | 
Report | Eikrem  Cibicki Hestad  | 
Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 6,425 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle  | 
| 4 November 2018 28 | Sandefjord | 4 – 1 | Start | Sandefjord | 
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Ringstad  Rufo Grorud Pálsson Morer  | 
Report | Lowe  Larsen Segberg Sandberg  | 
Stadium: Komplett Arena Attendance: 2,505 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes  | 
Table
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
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| 12 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 32 | |
| 13 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 31 | |
| 14 | Stabæk (O) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs | 
| 15 | Start (R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 29 | Relegation to 1. divisjon | 
| 16 | Sandefjord (R) | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 23 | 
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 (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).[46]
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Norwegian Cup
    
| 18 April 2018 First Round | Vigør | 1 – 8 | Start | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | A.Abrahamsen  A.Valjevcic  | 
Report | Bringaker  Berger Salvesen Sigurðarson Afeez  | 
Stadium: Hellemyr kunstgress Attendance: 812  | 
| 2 May 2018 Second Round | Arendal | 0 – 3 | Start | Arendal | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Skogmo  Hella  | 
Report | Lowe  Käck Kabran  | 
Stadium: Bjønnes Stadion Attendance: 1,276 Referee: Daniel Higraff  | 
| 9 May 2018 Third Round | Egersunds | 0 – 1 | Start | Egersund | 
| 19:15 CEST (UTC+2) | C.Sleveland  | 
Report | Bringaker  Twum  | 
Stadium: Idrettsparken Attendance: 876 Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy  | 
| 13 June 2018 Fourth Round | Start | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 3 p)  | HamKam | Kristiansand | 
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Børufsen  Afeez  | 
Report | Ibrahim  Moen Dønnum  | 
Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 1,704 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes  | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Sigurðarson  Sandberg Finnbogason Christensen Kabran  | 
Brotangen  Hagen Nordli Moen  | 
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| 26 September 2018 Quarterfinal | Start | 2 – 1 | Bodø/Glimt | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Christensen  Lowe Shala Shala  | 
Report | Opseth  Ángel Tagbajumi  | 
Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 5,026 Referee: Espen Eskås  | 
Squad statistics
    
- As of match played 24 November 2018
 
Appearances and goals
    
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Håkon Opdal | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2 | DF | Elliot Käck | 32 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Espen Hammer Berger | 24 | 1 | 16+3 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | |||||
| 4 | MF | Aremu Afeez | 30 | 4 | 23+3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 5 | MF | Adnan Hadzic | 19 | 0 | 9+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | DF | Simon Larsen | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | FW | Kevin Kabran | 24 | 7 | 19+3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 8 | FW | Ibrahim Mensah | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | MF | Tobias Christensen | 30 | 2 | 15+10 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | |||||
| 11 | FW | Aron Sigurðarson | 21 | 4 | 12+5 | 1 | 3+1 | 3 | |||||
| 14 | MF | Espen Børufsen | 10 | 3 | 8+1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 15 | DF | Henrik Robstad | 25 | 0 | 14+7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | MF | Guðmundur Tryggvason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | MF | Isaac Twum | 15 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | MF | Kasper Skaanes | 21 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | FW | Mathias Bringaker | 25 | 7 | 1+20 | 5 | 3+1 | 2 | |||||
| 21 | MF | Niklas Sandberg | 21 | 1 | 7+8 | 0 | 2+4 | 1 | |||||
| 23 | MF | Erlend Segberg | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | MF | Herolind Shala | 16 | 4 | 13+1 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | |||||
| 26 | GK | Jonas Deumeland | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 27 | DF | Eirik Wichne | 28 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 31 | DF | Damion Lowe | 27 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 43 | DF | Altin Ujkani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 77 | FW | Adeleke Akinyemi | 14 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||
| Players away from Start on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 22 | FW | Kristján Flóki Finnbogason | 16 | 2 | 11+2 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | |||||
| 45 | GK | Benjamin Boujar | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Players who appeared for Start no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | Lars-Jørgen Salvesen | 7 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | |||||
Goal scorers
    
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Total | 
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| 1 | FW | 7 | Kevin Kabran | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| FW | 20 | Mathias Bringaker | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | MF | 4 | Aremu Afeez | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| MF | 24 | Herolind Shala | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| FW | 11 | Aron Sigurðarson | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6 | FW | 77 | Adeleke Akinyemi | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | 14 | Espen Børufsen | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| DF | 2 | Elliot Käck | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | FW | 22 | Kristján Flóki Finnbogason | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | 10 | Tobias Christensen | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| DF | 31 | Damion Lowe | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| FW | 8 | Lars-Jørgen Salvesen | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 13 | DF | 3 | Espen Hammer Berger | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| DF | 21 | Niklas Sandberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| TOTALS | 17 | 16 | 33 | ||||
Disciplinary record
    
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Total | |||
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| 2 | DF | Elliot Käck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Espen Hammer Berger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Aremu Afeez | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | Adnan Hadzic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Simon Larsen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 7 | FW | Kevin Kabran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Tobias Christensen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Aron Sigurðarson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Henrik Robstad | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Isaac Twum | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Niklas Sandberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Erlend Segberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Herolind Shala | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 26 | GK | Jonas Deumeland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Eirik Wichne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 31 | DF | Damion Lowe | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 77 | FW | Adeleke Akinyemi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Players away from Start on loan: | |||||||||
| 22 | FW | Kristján Flóki Finnbogason | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Players who left Start during the season: | |||||||||
| 8 | FW | Lars-Jørgen Salvesen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 57 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 2 | |||
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