The 2023 season was Sarpsborg 08 FF's 15th season in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Sarpsborg 08 FF participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

Players

First team squad

As of 4 September 2023[1][2]

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 Norway NOR Kjetil Haug (on loan from Toulouse)
2 MF Norway NOR Elias Haug
3 DF Spain ESP Arnau Casas
4 DF Norway NOR Bjørn Inge Utvik
5 DF Norway NOR Magnar Ødegaard
6 MF Norway NOR Martin Høyland
8 MF Denmark DEN Jeppe Andersen
10 MF Sweden SWE Ramon Pascal Lundqvist
11 MF Sweden SWE Simon Tibbling
12 GK Norway NOR Jarik Sundling
14 FW Norway NOR Jo Inge Berget
16 DF Norway NOR Joachim Thomassen
17 MF Norway NOR Anders Hiim
18 MF Gabon GAB Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Denmark DEN Henrik Meister
20 DF Norway NOR Peter Reinhardsen
21 GK Norway NOR Anders Kristiansen
22 FW Norway NOR Kristian Opseth
23 MF Norway NOR Niklas Sandberg
25 MF Denmark DEN Mikkel Maigaard
29 MF Denmark DEN Victor Torp
31 DF Denmark DEN Anton Skipper
32 DF Norway NOR Eirik Wichne
40 GK Norway NOR Leander Øy
72 MF Norway NOR Sander Christiansen
74 FW Norway NOR Aridon Racaj
98 MF Norway NOR Rafik Zekhnini
— DF Nigeria NGA Franklin Tebo Uchenna

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
1 GK Norway NOR Simen Vidtun Nilsen (on loan at Skeid)
7 FW Norway NOR Martin Hoel Andersen (on loan at Kongsvinger)
— FW Denmark DEN Gustav Mogensen (on loan at Hødd)

Transfers

Winter

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

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2023

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

18 March 2023 Friendly Fredrikstad Norway 0–1 Norway Sarpsborg 08 Fredrikstad
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion
25 March 2023 Friendly IFK Göteborg Sweden 1–1 Norway Sarpsborg 08 Gothenburg
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Valhalla IP
2 April 2023 Friendly Sarpsborg 08 Norway 2–1 Norway Stabæk Sarpsborg
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sarpsborg 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 8th 30 12 5 13 55 52 +3 040.00
Norwegian Cup 25 May 2023 12 July 2023 First round Quarter-finals 5 4 0 1 16 11 +5 080.00
Total 35 16 5 14 71 63 +8 045.71

Last updated: 3 December 2023
Source: Soccerway

Eliteserien

Main article: 2023 Eliteserien

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Lillestrøm 30 13 4 13 49 49 0 43
7 Strømsgodset 30 13 3 14 37 35 +2 42
8 Sarpsborg 30 12 5 13 55 52 +3 41
9 Rosenborg 30 11 6 13 46 50 −4 39
10 Odd 30 10 8 12 42 44 −2 38
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.[35]

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 12 5 13 55 52  +3 41 8 2 5 35 24  +11 4 3 8 20 28  −8

Last updated: 3 December 2023.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLWDDDWWWLLWWLWLWLLWWLWDWLDWLLL
Position14991197325664678799777676777778
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 December 2022.[36]

10 April 2023 1 Sarpsborg 08 0–2 Bodø/Glimt Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Sørli 5'
Grønbæk 13'		 Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 6,932
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen
16 April 2023 2 Vålerenga 0–2 Sarpsborg 08 Oslo
19:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Opseth 60', 81' Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 9,060
Referee: Rohit Saggi
23 April 2023 3 Sarpsborg 08 0–0 Odd Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 4,330
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
30 April 2023 4 Haugesund 0–0 Sarpsborg 08 Haugesund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Haugesund Stadion
Attendance: 3,768
Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy
7 May 2023 5 Stabæk 1–1 Sarpsborg 08 Bærum
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ngouali 90' (o.g.) Report Utvik 87' Stadium: Nadderud Stadion
Attendance: 2,866
Referee: Sivert Amland
13 May 2023 6 Sarpsborg 08 2–1 Brann Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Maigaard 24'
J. Andersen 40'		 Report Finne 79' Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 5,962
Referee: Marius Lien
16 May 2023 7 Lillestrøm 1–2 Sarpsborg 08 Lillestrøm
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Adams 90+4' Report Utvik 47'
Soltvedt 54'		 Stadium: Åråsen Stadion
Attendance: 9,029
Referee: Espen Eskås
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
4 June 2023 9 Tromsø 2–1 Sarpsborg 08 Tromsø
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Vesterlund 73'
Traore 90+2'		 Report Torp 30' Stadium: Romssa Arena
Attendance: 2,910
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes
11 June 2023 10 Sarpsborg 08 1–3 Viking Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Maigaard 86' Report Tangen 13'
Brekalo 48'
Svendsen 90+2'		 Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 4,847
Referee: Marius Lien
25 June 2023 11 Rosenborg 0–3 Sarpsborg 08 Trondheim
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Wichne 24'
Maigaard 22'
Opseth 45+3'		 Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 14,191
Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta
2 July 2023 12 Sarpsborg 08 6–1 Sandefjord Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Opseth 10', 20'
Torp 11'
Soltvedt 51'
Lundqvist 67'
Wichne 79'		 Report Taaje 45+1' Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 4,494
Referee: Rohit Saggi
9 July 2023 13 Strømsgodset 5–2 Sarpsborg 08 Drammen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Brunes 4', 11'
Valsvik 23'
Stenevik 60'
Enersen 78'		 Report Torp 6'
Soltvedt 17'		 Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion
Attendance: 5,129
Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes
16 July 2023 14 Sarpsborg 08 2–3 HamKam Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ngouali 16'
Lundqvist 24'		 Report Udahl 8' (pen.)
Norheim 36'
Onsrud 38'		 Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 4,169
Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy
22 July 2023 15 Molde 5–1 Sarpsborg 08 Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kitolano 6', 17', 69'
Løvik 81'
Linnes 86'		 Report Lundqvist 42' Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 8,335
Referee: Tore Hansen
30 July 2023 16 Sarpsborg 08 2–1 Haugesund Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Torp 52'
Utvik 79'		 Report Skipper 17' (o.g.) Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 4,154
Referee: Espen Andreas Eskås
6 August 2023 17 Sandefjord 5–1 Sarpsborg 08 Sandefjord
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Nilsson 32', 80'
Nyenetue 45+2'
Al-Saed 74'
Taaje 90'		 Report Torp 1' Stadium: Release Arena
Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Marius Lien
12 August 2023 18 Sarpsborg 08 1–2 Strømsgodset Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Opseth 12' Report Stengel 63' (pen.)
Andersen 84'		 Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 4,138
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
19 August 2023 19 Odd 0–3 Sarpsborg 08 Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Maigaard 38', 53'
Meister 90+3'		 Stadium: Skagerak Arena
Attendance: 4,373
Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta
26 August 2023 20 Sarpsborg 08 4–0 Tromsø Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Maigaard 11'
Opseth 50'
Skålevik 77'
Sandberg 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 4,133
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen
3 September 2023 21 Brann 1–0 Sarpsborg 08 Bergen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Heltne Nilsen 69' (pen.) Report Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 11,603
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam
17 September 2023 22 Sarpsborg 08 3–1 Lillestrøm Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Christiansen 32'
Berget 40'
Ngouali 74'		 Report Lehne Olsen 62' Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 5,498
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes
24 September 2023 23 HamKam 1–1 Sarpsborg 08 Hamar
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Mawa 50' Fotball.no Torp 17' Stadium: Briskeby Stadion
Attendance: 3,522
Referee: Kai Erik Stten
8 October 2023 24 Sarpsborg 08 5–2 Rosenborg Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Lundqvist 41', 77' (pen.)
Berget 57', 80', 88'		 Report Frederiksen 50'
Sæter 62' (pen.)		 Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 8,022
Referee: Espen Eskås
22 October 2023 25 Aalesund 3–2 Sarpsborg 08 Ålesund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Karlsbakk 38' (pen.)
Kristensen 40'
Moses 90+1'		 Report Diop 23' (o.g.)
Maigaard 43'		 Stadium: Color Line Stadion
Attendance: 4,348
Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes
29 October 2023 26 Sarpsborg 08 2–2 Stabæk Sarpsborg
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Lundqvist 30'
Fardal Opseth 78'		 Report Ottesen 47'
Vinge 84'		 Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 4,623
Referee: Daniel Higraff
5 November 2023 27 Sarpsborg 08 3–2 Vålerenga Sarpsborg
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Maigaard 7', 41'
Sandberg 30'		 Report Ilić 26'
Kiil Olsen 81'		 Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 4,623
Referee: Daniel Higraff
12 November 2023 28 Viking 2–1 Sarpsborg 08 Stavanger
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Adegbenro 55', 72' Report Zekhnini 15' Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 11,425
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes
26 November 2023 29 Sarpsborg 08 1–3 Molde Sarpsborg
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Sandberg 90' Report Løvik 1'
Haugen 44'
Ødegård 50'		 Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 3,574
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam
3 December 2023 30 Bodø/Glimt 2–0 Sarpsborg 08 Bodø
17:00 CEST (UTC+1) Pellegrino 20'
Žugelj 75'		 Report Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 6,234
Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Norwegian Football Cup

Main article: 2023 Norwegian Football Cup
25 May 2023 First round Fu/Vo 1–3 Sarpsborg 08 Oppåkermoen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Karlsen 6' Report Skålevik 28'
Soltvedt 42'
Opseth 58' (pen.)		 Stadium: Funnefoss Stadion
Attendance: 300
Referee: Stian Røvig Sletner
1 June 2023 Second round Frigg 3–5 (a.e.t.) Sarpsborg 08 Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Krohg 11'
Nomell 32'
Antonsen-Meløy 40'		 Report M. H. Andersen 21', 43'
Opseth 46'
Tibbling 112', 115'		 Stadium: Tørteberg kunstgress
Attendance: 396
Referee: Jørgen Haugen
7 June 2023 Third round Sarpsborg 08 3–1 Odd Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Opseth 42'
Jakobsen 45+1'
Overgaard 79'		 Report Midtskogen 78' Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 1,867
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen
28 June 2023 Fourth round Sogndal 3–4 Sarpsborg 08 Sogndal
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Jónsson 32'
Twum 42'
Flo 66'		 Report Opseth 10', 73', 82'
Flo 89' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam
12 July 2023 Quarter-finals Molde 3–1 Sarpsborg 08 Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kitolano 1'
Breivik 5'
Brynhildsen 35'		 Report Lundqvist 73' Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 3,752
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

References

  1. ^ "Lag / Sarpsborg 08". Sarpsborg 08 FF. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Sarpsborg 08 - Spillere". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian).
  3. ^ a b "KVILE LÅNES UT TIL SARPSBORG". www.glimt.no (in Norwegian). FK Bodø/Glimt. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Martin Hoel Andersen tilbake i Sarpsborg 08" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Midtbanekriger og Billborn-kaptein Jeppe Andersen klar for Sarpsborg 08" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. ^ Tetlie, Lisa Amdam (7 March 2023). "Sarpsborg henter svenske fra Groningen: – Bor mye målpoeng i meg" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Peter Reinhardsen er klar for Sarpsborg 08" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08. 19 October 2022.
  8. ^ Markus Welinder at Soccerway
  9. ^ "Ungt talent klar for Eliteserie-klubb: – Får en spiller med stor X-faktor" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Simen Vidtun Nilsen til Skeid" (in Norwegian). Skeid. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Horn og Molins er ferdig i Sarpsborg 08" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  12. ^ Lübeck, Even (24 March 2023). "Fra Eliteserien til Gamle Oslo: – Blir en kjemperessurs". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Klubblegenden Ole Jørgen Halvorsen har spilt sin siste Sarpsborg 08-kamp" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Konté klar for FFK!" (in Norwegian). Fredrikstad FK. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Sarpsborg 08 presenterer ny spiller søndag". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Mendy klar for MFK" (in Norwegian). Moss FK. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Sarpsborg mister nøkkelspiller på gratisovergang til fransk fotball" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Nytt utenlandseventyr for profilen - Herjet i Eliteserien i 2022 på lån" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  19. ^ "Haug returnerer til Norge: Klar for Sarpsborg". VG (in Norwegian). NTB. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  20. ^ Hjelvik, Eirik Nesset (30 June 2023). "Sarpsborg 08 signerer stortalent fra Barcelona" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  21. ^ Wexelsen, Mats Wexel (31 August 2023). "Jo Inge Berget klar for Eliteserien" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  22. ^ "Anders Hiim solgt til Sarpsborg 08" (in Norwegian). Sandnes Ulf. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Sarpsborg 08 kjøper Henrik Meister fra Danmark" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  24. ^ "Officiellt: BK Häcken lånar Ousou - Tebo till Sarpsborg" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  25. ^ "Rafik Zekhnini klar for Sarpsborg 08" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  26. ^ "Hoel er tilbake: - Noe veldig spennende på gang her" (in Norwegian). Kongsvinger IL. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  27. ^ "Jarik Sundling kjem på lån frå Sarpsborg 08!" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Sogndal IL. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  28. ^ "- En god mulighet for meg" (in Norwegian). Åsane. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  29. ^ "Klar for Brann: – En drøm" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  30. ^ "Mogensen lånes ut til Hødd" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  31. ^ "Moubarack Compaoré klar for Hobro". www.sarpsborg08.no (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  32. ^ Karlsen, Pål Andre (9 June 2023). "Sarpsborg 08-spiss lånes ut til Raufoss". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  33. ^ "Kjelsås henter forsvarspiller fra Sarpsborg 08 på lån" (in Norwegian). Kjelsås IL. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  34. ^ "CHRISTOPHER BONSU BAAH SOLGT TIL GENK". www.sarpsborg08.no (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  35. ^ "Eliteserien tabell". NIFS (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  36. ^ "Molde innleder fotballsesongen mot Tromsø – slik spilles Eliteserien i 2023". www.vg.no. December 9, 2022.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Sarpsborg_08_FF_season
No tags for this post.