2014 Sandnes Ulf season

Sandnes Ulf
2014 season
Chairman	Stig Ravndal
Manager	Asle Andersen
Stadium	Sandnes Stadion
Tippeligaen	16th (relegated)
Norwegian Cup	First round vs Sola
Top goalscorer	League: Diego Rubio (8); All: Diego Rubio (8)
Highest home attendance	4,418 vs Viking ; (22 August 2014)
Lowest home attendance	2,330 vs Aalesunds ; (9 November 2014)
Average home league attendance	3,037
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2014 season is Sandnes Ulf's 3rd season in the Tippeligaen, the top flight of Norwegian football and their ninth season with Asle Andersen as their manager.

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ISL	Hannes Þór Halldórsson
2	DF	ISL	Eiður Sigurbjörnsson (on loan from Örebro)
3	DF	SWE	Emil Johansson
4	MF	FRA	Malaury Martin
5	DF	SWE	Edier Frejd
6	DF	NOR	Avni Pepa
7	MF	NOR	Henrik Furebotn
8	MF	NOR	Aksel Berget Skjølsvik (captain)
9	FW	NOR	Marius Helle
10	FW	CRC	Randall Brenes (on loan from Cartaginés)
11	FW	CHI	Diego Rubio (on loan from Sporting)
13	GK	EIR	Sean McDermott


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	FW	ISL	Hannes Sigurdsson
16	MF	NOR	Niklas Sandberg
17	FW	NOR	Ole Kristian Langås
19	DF	NOR	Vegard Aanestad
20	MF	GAM	Tijan Jaiteh
21	MF	KOS	Anel Raskaj
23	MF	NOR	Erik Tønne
24	MF	NOR	Fredrik Midtsjø (loan from Rosenborg)
26	DF	NOR	Kenneth Sola
27	FW	NOR	Zymer Bytyqi
28	DF	FRA	Derek Decamps
30	FW	NOR	Kent Håvard Eriksen

Transfers

Winter

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ISL	Hannes Þór Halldórsson (from KR)^[1]
3	DF	SWE	Emil Johansson (from Groningen)^[2]
4	MF	FRA	Malaury Martin (from Lausanne-Sport)^[3]
11	FW	CHI	Diego Rubio (loan from Sporting)^[4]
17	FW	NOR	Ole Kristian Langås (from Ull/Kisa)^[5]
20	MF	GAM	Tijan Jaiteh (from Sandefjord)
24	MF	NOR	Fredrik Midtsjø (loan from Rosenborg)^[6]
28	DF	FRA	Derek Decamps (from Angers)^[7]
30	FW	NOR	Kent Håvard Eriksen (from Elverum)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NOR	Aslak Falch (to Hødd)^[8]
2	DF	SWE	Johnny Lundberg (to Landskrona)^[9]
4	DF	NOR	Nils Petter Andersen (to Fløy)
7	MF	NOR	Fredrik Torsteinbø (to Hammarby)^[10]
15	DF	SRB	Miloš Mihajlov (to Voždovac)
23	MF	ISL	Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson (to Viking)^[11]
28	FW	SRB	Nemanja Jovanović (to Spartak Semey)
—	DF	NOR	Steffen Haugland (to Randaberg)

Summer

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ISL	Eiður Sigurbjörnsson (on loan from Örebro)^[12]
10	FW	CRC	Randall Brenes (on loan from Cartaginés)^[13]
15	FW	ISL	Hannes Sigurdsson (from Grödig)^[14]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
10	FW	SCO	Steven Lennon (to FH)^[15]^[16]
36	FW	NOR	Birk Risa (to Köln)^[15]

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	4	10	16	27	53	−26	22	4	5	6	14	20	−6	0	5	10	13	33	−20

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	L
Position	12	14	14	15	16	13	14	16	15	15	16	13	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2014. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

30 March 2014 1	Sandnes Ulf	1–1	Odd	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lennon 75'	Summary	Johnsen 85'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 3,506 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

6 April 2014 2	Lillestrøm	4–1	Sandnes Ulf	Lillestrøm
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Moen pen' (45) Pálmason 58' Halldórsson 78' (o.g.) Omoijuanfo 90'	Summary	Skjølsvik 40' 77' Rubio 67'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 5,127 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

11 April 2014 3	Sandnes Ulf	1–1	Brann	Sandnes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rubio 9'	Summary	Larsen 81'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 3,292 Referee: Svein Edvartsen

21 April 2014 4	Vålerenga	3–0	Sandnes Ulf	Oslo
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kjartansson 45+1' R.Lindkvist 59' Gunnarsson 61'	Summary		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 9,092 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

27 April 2014 5	Sandnes Ulf	1–3	Molde	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Forren 83' (o.g.)	Summary	Moström 14' Gulbrandsen 43' Elyounoussi 90'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 3,050 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

30 April 2014 6	Sandnes Ulf	2–1	Stabæk	Sandnes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Midtsjø 9' Rubio 76'	Summary	Boli 62'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 2,644 Referee: Andres Johansen

4 May 2014 7	Sarpsborg 08	2–1	Sandnes Ulf	Sarpsborg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Berthod 39' Hansen 67' Samuel 75'	Summary	Midtsjø 15'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

12 May 2014 8	Sandnes Ulf	0–2	Rosenborg	Sandnes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Søderlund 1' Mikkelsen 61'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 3 290 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

16 May 2014 9	Viking	2–2	Sandnes Ulf	Stavanger
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nisja 57', 71'	Summary	Lennon 14' Rubio 48'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 16,508 Referee: Tore Hansen

20 May 2014 10	Sandnes Ulf	0–0	Haugesund	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary		Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 2,905 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle

25 May 2014 11	Sogndal	1–0	Sandnes Ulf	Sogndal
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nilsen 90+3'	Summary	Rubio 79' 85'	Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus Attendance: 2,827 Referee: Espen Berntsen

9 June 2014 12	Sandnes Ulf	1–0	Bodø/Glimt	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Langås 16'	Summary		Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 2,910 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

12 June 2014 13	Aalesund	3–0	Sandnes Ulf	Ålesund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aarøy 34' Ulvestad 55' James 63'	Summary	Jaiteh 16'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 6,703 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

6 July 2014 14	Strømsgodset	1–0	Sandnes Ulf	Drammen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hamoud 76'	Summary		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,861 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

12 July 2014 15	Sandnes Ulf	1–2	Start	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rubio 80'	Summary	Vilhjálmsson 4', 15'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 2,674 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

20 July 2014 16	Molde	3–1	Sandnes Ulf	Molde
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Høiland 27', 64', 73'	Summary	Midtsjø 5' Skjølsvik 25' 62'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 8,821 Referee: Anders Johansen

26 July 2014 17	Sandnes Ulf	1–3	Strømsgodset	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Furebotn 19'	Summary	Ødegaard 12' Wikheim 83' Sørum 84'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 3,210 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle

3 August 2014 18	Odd	3–1	Sandnes Ulf	Skien
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Johnsen 52' Jensen 66' Shala 90+1'	Summary	Midtsjø 47'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 5,556 Referee: Espen Berntsen

10 August 2014 19	Sandnes Ulf	0–0	Lillestrøm	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary		Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 2,841 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

17 August 2014 20	Bodø/Glimt	1–1	Sandnes Ulf	Bodø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ndiaye 85'	Summary	Brenes 55'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 3,304 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

22 August 2014 25	Sandnes Ulf	2–2	Viking	Sandnes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Brenes 39', 53'	Summary	Þorsteinsson 41' Sverrisson 80'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 4,418 Referee: Andres Johansen

31 August 2014 22	Stabæk	1–1	Sandnes Ulf	Bærum
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sortevik 80'	Summary	Furebotn 32'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,383 Referee: Tore Hansen

14 September 2014 23	Sandnes Ulf	0–2	Sarpsborg 08	Sandnes
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Þórarinsson 26' Tokstad 40'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 3,671 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

19 September 2014 24	Brann	1–1	Sandnes Ulf	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Askar 63'	Summary	Sigurbjörnsson 52'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 13,140 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

26 September 2014 25	Sandnes Ulf	2–1	Vålerenga	Sandnes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rubio 55' (pen.), 60'	Summary	Grindheim 61'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 2,388 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

5 October 2014 26	Haugesund	2–0	Sandnes Ulf	Haugesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sema 56' Bamberg 77'	Summary		Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 6,009 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

19 October 2014 27	Sandnes Ulf	1–0	Sogndal	Sandnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Utvik 31' (o.g.)	Summary		Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 2,428 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

26 October 2014 28	Rosenborg	3–1	Sandnes Ulf	Trondheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Jensen 35' Helland 44' Mikkelsen 58'	Summary	Skjølsvik 79'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 13,457 Referee: Omar Rafiq

2 November 2014 29	Start	3–3	Sandnes Ulf	Kristiansand
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kristjánsson 45+2' Acosta 90+3' Salvesen 90+4'	Summary	Frejd 12' Midtsjø 39' Brenes 47'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,768 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

9 November 2014 30	Sandnes Ulf	1–2	Aalesund	Sandnes
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rubio 12'	Summary	Barrantes 74' Mattila 90+1'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 2,330 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Start	30	10	5	15	47	60	−13	35
13	Bodø/Glimt	30	10	5	15	45	60	−15	35
14	Brann (R)	30	8	5	17	41	54	−13	29	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Sogndal (R)	30	6	6	18	31	49	−18	24	Relegation to First Division
16	Sandnes Ulf (R)	30	4	10	16	27	53	−26	22	Relegation to First Division

Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Norwegian Cup

24 April 2014 First Round	Sola	1–0	Sandnes Ulf	Sola
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Eriksen 29'	Summary		Stadium: Sola Stadion Attendance: 650 Referee: Cosmin Dima

Squad statistics

As of match played 9 November 2014

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ISL	Hannes Þór Halldórsson	31	0	30	0	1	0
2	DF	ISL	Eiður Sigurbjörnsson	8	1	8	1	0	0
4	MF	FRA	Malaury Martin	6	0	5	0	1	0
5	DF	SWE	Edier Frejd	22	1	21+1	1	0	0
6	DF	KOS	Avni Pepa	12	0	8+3	0	1	0
7	MF	NOR	Henrik Furebotn	24	0	24	0	0	0
8	MF	NOR	Aksel Berget Skjølsvik	23	1	18+5	1	0	0
9	FW	NOR	Marius Helle	25	0	11+13	0	0+1	0
10	FW	CRC	Randall Brenes	11	4	11	4	0	0
11	FW	CHI	Diego Rubio	27	8	19+7	8	0+1	0
15	FW	ISL	Hannes Sigurdsson	10	0	9+1	0	0	0
16	MF	NOR	Niklas Sandberg	4	0	1+3	0	0	0
17	FW	NOR	Ole Kristian Langås	16	0	8+7	0	1	0
19	DF	NOR	Vegard Aanestad	23	0	18+4	0	1	0
20	MF	GAM	Tijan Jaiteh	25	0	19+5	0	1	0
21	MF	KOS	Anel Raskaj	27	0	21+5	0	1	0
23	MF	NOR	Erik Tønne	26	0	22+3	0	1	0
24	MF	NOR	Fredrik Midtsjø	28	1	18+10	1	0	0
25	DF	NOR	Vegard Skjørestad	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
26	DF	NOR	Kenneth Sola	16	0	14+2	0	0	0
27	FW	NOR	Zymer Bytyqi	8	0	0+7	0	1	0
28	DF	FRA	Derek Decamps	28	0	27	0	1	0
30	FW	NOR	Kent Håvard Eriksen	11	0	2+8	0	1	0
Players away from Sandnes Ulf on loan:
Players who appeared for Sandnes Ulf no longer at the club:
10	MF	SCO	Steven Lennon	16	0	15	0	0+1	0

Goal Scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Tippeligaen	Total
1	FW	11	Diego Rubio	8	8
2	MF	24	Fredrik Midtsjø	4	4
2	FW	10	Randall Brenes	4	4
4	MF	10	Steven Lennon	2	2
	MF	7	Henrik Furebotn	2	2
			Own goal	2	2
7	FW	17	Ole Kristian Langås	1	1
	DF	2	Eiður Sigurbjörnsson	1	1
	MF	8	Aksel Berget Skjølsvik	1	1
	DF	5	Edier Frejd	1	1
	MF	24	Fredrik Midtsjø	1	1
			TOTALS	27	27

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup		Total
2		DF	Eiður Sigurbjörnsson	1	0	0	0	1	0
4		MF	Malaury Martin	2	0	0	0	2	0
5		DF	Edier Frejd	1	0	0	0	1	0
7		MF	Henrik Furebotn	2	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Aksel Berget Skjølsvik	4	2	0	0	4	2
9		FW	Marius Helle	1	0	0	0	1	0
10		MF	Steven Lennon	1	0	0	0	1	0
11		FW	Diego Rubio	5	1	0	0	5	1
15		FW	Hannes Sigurdsson	2	0	0	0	2	0
16		MF	Niklas Sandberg	1	0	0	0	1	0
19		DF	Vegard Aanestad	2	0	0	0	2	0
20		MF	Tijan Jaiteh	8	0	0	0	8	0
21		MF	Anel Raskaj	5	0	0	0	5	0
24		MF	Fredrik Midtsjø	4	0	0	0	4	0
26		DF	Kenneth Sola	2	0	0	0	2	0
28		DF	Derek Decamps	5	0	0	0	5	0
			TOTALS	46	3	0	0	46	3

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