2023 Aalesunds FK season

Aalesund

2023 season
Chairman	Jan Petter Hagen
Head coach	Lars Arne Nilsen (until 4 May) Marius Bøe (interim) (4 May - 13 June) Christian Johnsen (from 13 June)
Stadium	Color Line Stadion
Eliteserien	16th (relegated)
Norwegian Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Isaac Atanga Markus Karlsbakk (5 each) All: Markus Karlsbakk (9)
Biggest win	Byåsen 1–6 Aalesund
Biggest defeat	Sandefjord 4–0 Aalesund
Home colours Away colours

The 2023 season was Aalesunds FK's 109th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Aalesunds FK participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 4 September 2023^[1]

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 Sten Grytebust 2 DF  JAM Trace Murray 3 DF  NOR Jeppe Moe 4 DF  NOR Nikolai Hopland 5 DF  SWE David Fällman 6 MF  NOR Erlend Segberg 7 MF  DEN Tobias Klysner (on loan from Randers) 8 MF  NOR Håkon Butli Hammer 9 FW  DEN Alexander Ammitzbøll 11 FW  NGA Moses Ebiye 13 GK  USA Michael Lansing 15 FW  NOR Kristoffer Ødemarksbakken 18 FW  NOR Martin Ramsland 19 FW  GHA Isaac Atanga

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  NOR Oscar Solnørdal 21 MF  SEN Amidou Diop 22 MF  NOR Markus Karlsbakk 23 DF  NOR Erik Ansok Frøysa 25 DF  NOR John Kitolano 26 GK  NOR Tor Erik Valderhaug Larsen 27 FW  SEN Moctar Diop 29 FW  NOR Bjørn Martin Kristensen 30 DF  DEN Alexander Juel Andersen 32 MF  NOR Kristoffer Strand Ødven 33 DF  NOR Simen Vatne Haram 34 DF  NOR Stian Aarønes Holte 36 DF  NOR Christian Breivik 37 DF  NOR Henrik Molvær Melland

Out on loan

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 — DF  NOR Ole Martin Kolskogen (at Åsane until 31 December 2023) — MF  NOR Kristoffer Barmen (at Åsane until 31 December 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  SEN Mamadou Diaw (at Sandnes until 31 December 2023)

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2022–23

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  NOR Trace Akino Murray (from Kongsvinger)[2] 7 FW  DEN Kasper Lunding (from Heracles)[3] 14 DF  NOR Ole Martin Kolskogen (from Brann)[4] 19 MF  GHA Isaac Atanga (from Cincinnati)[5] 21 MF  SEN Amidou Diop (from Kristiansund)[6] 22 MF  NOR Markus Karlsbakk (loan return from Raufoss)[7] 23 DF  NOR Alexander Stølås (on loan from Sandnes Ulf)[8] 26 GK  NOR Tor Erik Valderhaug Larsen (loan return from Stjørdals-Blink) 27 FW  SEN Moctar Diop (from Espoirs de Guediewaye)[9] 31 DF  DEN Alexander Munksgaard (on loan from AGF)[10] 32 MF  NOR Kristoffer Strand Ødven (loan return from Hødd) 33 DF  NOR Simen Vatne Haram (promoted from junior squad) 34 DF  NOR Stian Aarønes Holte (loan return from Brattvåg)

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 2 DF  SRB Petar Golubović (to Khimki)[11] 7 MF  CPV Erikson Lima (released)[7] 8 MF  NOR Fredrik Haugen (to Stabæk)[12] 11 MF  NOR Simen Bolkan Nordli (to Randers)[13] 14 FW  NOR Torbjørn Kallevåg (to Hødd)[14] 20 DF  NOR Oscar Solnørdal (on loan to Kongsvinger)[15] 23 FW  GHA Gilbert Koomson (loan return to Bodø/Glimt)[7] 25 DF  BIH Besim Šerbečić (to Sarajevo)[16] 27 MF  CRO Dario Čanađija (to Šibenik)[17] 33 DF  NOR Simen Rafn (to Fredrikstad)[18]

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2023

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 7 FW  DEN Tobias Klysner (on loan from Randers)[19] 8 MF  NOR Håkon Butli Hammer (from Raufoss)[20]/> 18 FW  NOR Martin Ramsland (from Sandnes Ulf)[21] 20 DF  NOR Oscar Solnørdal (loan return from Kongsvinger)[15] 23 DF  NOR Erik Ansok Frøysa (from Aalesund)[22] 35 DF  NOR Sebastian Berntsen (promoted from junior squad)[23][24] 40 MF  NOR Eivind Kolve (promoted from junior squad)[23][25] 41 MF  NOR Iver Krogh Hagen (promoted from junior squad)[23] 42 MF  NOR Sander Hestetun Kilen (promoted from junior squad)[23] 48 GK  NOR Sondre Nor Midthjell (promoted from junior squad)[23]

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 MF  NOR Kristoffer Barmen (to Åsane)[26] 14 DF  NOR Ole Martin Kolskogen (on loan to Åsane)[27] 17 FW  SEN Mamadou Diaw (on loan to Sandnes Ulf, previously on loan at Bryne)[28][21] 18 MF  NOR Kristoffer Strand Ødven (released)[29] 23 DF  NOR Alexander Stølås (loan return to Sandnes Ulf) 31 DF  DEN Alexander Munksgaard (loan return to AGF)[30]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Aalesund v Kristiansund

2 April 2023 Friendly	Aalesund	1–0	Kristiansund	Ålesund
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Color Line Stadion

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eliteserien	10 April 2023	3 December 2023	Matchday 1	16th	30	5	3	22	23	63	−40	016.67
Norwegian Cup	24 May 2023	7 June 2023	First round	Third round	3	2	1	0	13	4	+9	066.67
Total					33	7	4	22	36	67	−31	021.21

Source: Soccerway

Eliteserien

Main article: 2023 Eliteserien

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Haugesund	30	9	6	15	34	40	−6	33
13	Sandefjord	30	8	7	15	47	55	−8	31
14	Vålerenga (R)	30	7	8	15	39	50	−11	29	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Stabæk (R)	30	7	8	15	30	48	−18	29	Relegation to First Division
16	Aalesund (R)	30	5	3	22	23	73	−50	18

Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
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 goals scored.^[31]
(R) Relegated

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	5	3	22	23	73	−50	18	4	3	8	13	27	−14	1	0	14	10	46	−36

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	L
Position	11	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 December 2022.^[32]

Aalesund v Vålerenga

10 April 2023 1	Aalesund	0–1	Vålerenga	Ålesund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Håkans 79'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 6,876 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Strømsgodset v Aalesund

16 April 2023 2	Strømsgodset	1–0	Aalesund	Drammen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Valsvik 42'	Report		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,014 Referee: Daniel Higraff

Aalesund v Bodø/Glimt

23 April 2023 3	Aalesund	0–3	Bodø/Glimt	Ålesund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Grønbæk 6' Pemi 17' Pellegrino 59'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 4,950 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Sandefjord v Aalesund

30 April 2023 4	Sandefjord	4–0	Aalesund	Sandefjord
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Al-Saed 6' Fällman 43' (o.g.) Taaje 61' Chaib 90'	Report		Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 3,086 Referee: Ajdin Medic

Molde v Aalesund

3 May 2023 17	Molde	3–0	Aalesund	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Linnes 58' Grødem 69' Mannsverk 90+1' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,135 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Aalesund v Haugesund

7 May 2023 5	Aalesund	0–0	Haugesund	Ålesund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 4,471 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Stabæk v Aalesund

13 May 2023 6	Stabæk	1–0	Aalesund	Bærum
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kabran 76'	Report		Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 2,602 Referee: Tore Hansen

Aalesund v Molde

16 May 2023 7	Aalesund	3–1	Molde	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ebiye 41' (pen.) Atanga 57', 61'	Report	Ødegård 90+1'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 9,050 Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland

Sarpsborg 08 v Aalesund

29 May 2023 8	Sarpsborg 08	3–1	Aalesund	Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bonsu Baah 19' Soltvedt 36' Utvik 68'	Report	Atanga 39'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 5,435 Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes

Aalesund v Brann

4 June 2023 9	Aalesund	1–3	Brann	Ålesund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ebiye 44'	Report	Heltne Nilsen 48' (pen.) Castro 80' Mathisen 90'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 5,331 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Aalesund v Tromsø

11 June 2023 10	Aalesund	2–3	Tromsø	Ålesund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kristensen 24' Karlsbakk 81'	Report	Erlien 40', 54' Vesterlund 73'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 4,042 Referee: Daniel Higraff

Aalesund v Rosenborg

2 July 2023 12	Aalesund	1–0	Rosenborg	Ålesund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Karlsbakk 47'	Report		Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 6,209 Referee: Marius Lien

HamKam v Aalesund

7 July 2023 13	HamKam	2–1	Aalesund	Hamar
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Udahl 66' Opsahl 80'	Report	Karlsbakk 71'	Stadium: Briskeby Stadion Attendance: 3,244 Referee: Christian Moen

Aalesund v Odd

16 July 2023 14	Aalesund	0–3	Odd	Ålesund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Ruud 46', 70' Tomas 75'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 4,461 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Lillestrøm v Aalesund

19 July 2023 11	Lillestrøm	5–1	Aalesund	Lillestrøm
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ibrahimaj 30' Skjærvik 31' Adams 56' Lehne Olsen 78', 81'	Report	Atanga 11'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 5,853 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Viking v Aalesund

24 July 2023 15	Viking	3–1	Aalesund	Stavanger
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Brekalo 24' Tripić 70' (pen.), 90'	Report	Segberg 40'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 11,089 Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes

Aalesund v Strømsgodset

30 July 2023 16	Aalesund	1–0	Strømsgodset	Ålesund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kristensen 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 4,303 Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy

Aalesund v HamKam

13 August 2023 18	Aalesund	0–2	HamKam	Ålesund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Kirkevold 39', 47'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 5,864 Referee: Espen Eskås

Brann v Aalesund

20 August 2023 19	Brann	5–1	Aalesund	Bergen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Børsting 18' Horn Myhre 24' Castro 44' Finne 54' Heggebø 80'	Report	Atanga 52'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 13,317 Referee: Christian Moen

Rosenborg v Aalesund

27 August 2023 20	Rosenborg	4–0	Aalesund	Trondheim
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wiedesheim-Paul 14' Holse 23' Nypan 67' Cornic 90'	Report		Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 11,020 Referee: Marius Lien

Aalesund v Lillestrøm

3 September 2023 21	Aalesund	1–1	Lillestrøm	Ålesund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kristensen 64'	Report	Lehne Olsen 12'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 4,418 Referee: Daniel Higraff

Vålerenga v Aalesund

17 September 2023 22	Vålerenga	3–1	Aalesund	Oslo
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Ilić 17', 54' Hagen 50'	Report	Ramsland 13'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 7,769 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Aalesund v Stabæk

23 September 2023 23	Aalesund	1–1	Stabæk	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Segberg 16'	Report	Kostadinov 45+1'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 4,562 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Tromsø v Aalesund

8 October 2023 24	Tromsø	1–2	Aalesund	Tromsø
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Erlien 52'	Report	Karlsbakk 45+2' Hammer 88'	Stadium: Romssa Arena Attendance: 4,613 Referee: Ajdin Medic

Aalesund v Sarpsborg 08

22 October 2023 25	Aalesund	3–2	Sarpsborg 08	Ålesund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Karlsbakk 38' (pen.) Kristensen 40' Moses 90+1'	Report	A. Diop 23' (o.g.) Maigaard 43'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 4,348 Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes

Haugesund v Aalesund

28 October 2023 26	Haugesund	6–1	Aalesund	Haugesund
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Niyukuri 7' Hopland 11' (o.g.) Søderlund 38' Krygård 80' Therkildsen 90+1' Diarra 90+6'	Report	M. Diop 77'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 5,016 Referee: Marius Lien

Aalesund v Sandefjord

6 November 2023 27	Aalesund	0–3	Sandefjord	Ålesund
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Dunsby 49' Al-Saed 72' Ruud Tveter 81'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 4,720 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Bodø/Glimt v Aalesund

12 November 2023 28	Bodø/Glimt	1–0	Aalesund	Bodø
17:00 CEST (UTC+1)	Hopland 37' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 7,851 Referee: Steinar Hauge

Aalesund v Viking

26 November 2023 29	Aalesund	0–4	Viking	Ålesund
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	D. Diop 2' Adegbenro 11' Svendsen 56' Tripić 88'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 4,630 Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland

Odd v Aalesund

3 December 2023 30	Odd	4–1	Aalesund	Skien
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	M. Diop 13' (o.g.) Ingebrigtsen 31' Jørgensen 83' Skau 90+1'	Report	M. Diop 37'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 3,844 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Norwegian Football Cup

Main article: 2023 Norwegian Football Cup

Eid v Aalesund

24 May 2023 First round	Eid	0–4	Aalesund	Eid
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Segberg 11' Moses 34' Atanga 39' Holmøyvik 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Eid Stadion Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Jonas Sande Mossestad

Byåsen v Aalesund

1 June 2023 Second round	Byåsen	1–6	Aalesund	Trondheim
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Murray 38' (o.g.)	Report	Karlsbakk 12', 35' (pen.) Kristensen 45' Ødemarksbakken 62' Barmen 75', 80'	Stadium: Byåsen Arena Attendance: 286 Referee: Bendik Haarberg

Aalesund v Brann

7 June 2023 Third round	Aalesund	3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Brann	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Atanga 25' Karlsbakk 43' (pen.), 97'	Report Penalties	Crone 37' Pedersen 88' Blomberg 101'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam
	Penalties
	Segberg Karlsbakk Lunding Hopland Juel Ødemarksbakken Kolskogen Diop		Finne Blomberg Myhre Myrlid Rasmussen Kristiansen Wolfe Hjorteseth

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External links

• Official website