2017 Vålerenga Fotball season

Vålerenga Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Oslo. They play their home games at Ullevaal Stadion which has a capacity of 28,972. During the 2017 campaign, they competed in Eliteserien and the Norwegian Cup.

Vålerenga
2017 season
ChairmanThomas Baardseng
ManagerRonny Deila
StadiumUllevaal Stadion
Eliteserien8th
Norwegian CupSemifinal vs Sarpsborg 08
Top goalscorerLeague: Herman Stengel (6)
All: Ghayas Zahid (8)
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Season events edit

On 1 January, Ronny Deila took over as manager from Kjetil Rekdal having signed a contract with the club on 13 July 2016.[1]

Squad edit

As of 9 August 2017

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   SWE Marcus Sandberg
2 DF   NOR Markus Nakkim
3 DF   EST Enar Jääger
4 DF   NOR Jonatan Tollås
5 DF   SWE Robert Lundström
6 MF   NOR Abdisalam Ibrahim
7 FW   NOR Daniel Fredheim Holm
8 MF   NOR Magnus Lekven
9 FW   NOR Fitim Azemi
10 MF   NOR Ghayas Zahid
11 FW   NOR Bård Finne
13 GK   NOR Kristoffer Klaesson
14 MF   NOR Herman Stengel
15 MF   NOR Daniel Berntsen
18 DF   NOR Christian Borchgrevink
19 MF   NOR Christian Grindheim (Captain)
20 FW   NOR Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF   NOR Simen Juklerød
22 DF   NOR Ivan Näsberg
23 MF   NOR Felix Myhre
25 FW   NOR Mohammed Abdellaoue
26 MF   NOR Aron Dønnum
27 MF   ISL Samúel Friðjónsson
28 FW   NOR Thomas Elsebutangen
33 GK   GHA Adam Larsen Kwarasey
38 DF   NOR Kristoffer Hay
39 MF   GHA Ernest Agyiri (on loan from Manchester City)
40 FW   NGA Chidera Ejuke
50 GK   NOR Stian Tinius Klausen
51 DF   NOR Aslak Oberg
52 MF   NOR Didrik Støer Hagen
53 MF   NOR Lars Olden Larsen
54 FW   NOR Oliver Valaker Edvardsen

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF   NOR Magnus Grødem (at Ull/Kisa)
31 DF   NOR Madhusan Sandrakumar (at Strømmen)

Transfers edit

Winter edit

Summer edit

Competitions edit

Eliteserien edit

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 11 6 13 48 46  +2 39 8 4 3 26 12  +14 3 2 10 22 34  −12

Last updated: 26 November 2017.
Source: see below

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWLLLWLDWWLDWDWDDLDLLLWLWWLWLWL
Position779159121210798876671111121212111210888968
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2017. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

3 April 2017 1 Vålerenga 1–0 Viking Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Finne   53' Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 8,559
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
6 April 2017 2 Haugesund 4–3 Vålerenga Haugesund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Gytkjær   15', 90'  32'
Ibrahim   36', 47'
Report Skjerve   38' (o.g.)
Lundström   40'
Keita   70'
Juklerød   78'
Grødem   80'
Stadium: Haugesund Stadion
Attendance: 4,421
Referee: Tore Hansen
9 April 2017 3 Vålerenga 1–2 Sandefjord Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Tollås   37'   63'  49' Report Kane   35'
Kastrati   37' (pen.), 73'  38'
Kurtovic   39'
Jónsson   50'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 6,778
Referee: Rohit Saggi
17 April 2017 4 Molde 4–0 Vålerenga Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) S.Svendsen   7', 28'
Näsberg   11'
Sigurðarson   46'
Report Näsberg   63'
Berntsen   84'
Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 7,226
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
23 April 2017 5 Vålerenga 3–0 Sogndal Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Grindheim   41'  68'
Tollås   44'
Finne   89'
Report Birkelund   38'
Skaasheim   49'
Nwakali   55'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 5,844
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
30 April 2017 6 Odd 2–1 Vålerenga Skien
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Diouf   32'  82'
Nordkvelle   42'
Report Berntsen   61'
Zahid   69'
Stadium: Skagerak Arena
Attendance: 7,673
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
7 May 2017 7 Vålerenga 1–1 Stabæk Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Finne   33'
Tollås   57'
Zahid   89' (pen.)  90+2'
Report Brochmann   45+1'
Moe   61'
Vetlesen   63'
Mande   88'
Nimely   90+3'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 6,968
Referee: Kai Erik Steen
12 May 2017 8 Aalesund 0–1 Vålerenga Ålesund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ramsteijn   78' Report Stengel   39'  60'
Lekven   41'
Näsberg   66'
Stadium: Color Line Stadion
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
16 May 2017 9 Vålerenga 1–0 Kristiansund Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Lundström   53'
Zahid   70'
Report Bamba   55'
Baranov   85'
Qaka   90'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 7,226
Referee: Tore Hansen
21 May 2017 10 Sarpsborg 08 2–0 Vålerenga Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Rosted   4'
Thomassen   31'
Trondsen   38'
Halvorsen   50'
Report Lundström   30'
Ibrahim   32'
Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 5,301
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes
28 May 2017 11 Vålerenga 1–1 Rosenborg Oslo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Grindheim   65'
Stengel   84'
Sandberg   86'
Report Lundemo   38'
Jevtović   45'
Meling   62'
Bendtner   86'
Jensen   90'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 13,827
Referee: Kai Erik Steen
3 June 2017 12 Tromsø 2–4 Vålerenga Tromsø
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Sigurðarson   62'
Ingebrigtsen   75'
Jenssen   83'
Report Tollås   7'
Zahid   16'  87'
Finne   18'
Abdellaoue   25'
Lundström   34'
Lekven   52'
Stadium: Alfheim Stadion
Attendance: 3,539
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
18 June 2017 13 Vålerenga 1–1 Strømsgodset Oslo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Jääger   18' Report Parr   2'  78'
Madsen   27'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 8,049
Referee: Tore Hansen
24 June 2017 14 Vålerenga 3–1 Lillestrøm Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Zahid   24'
Abdellaoue   27'
Finne   51'
Report Krogstad   13'
Innocent   34'
Brenden   90+2'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 11,407
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
2 July 2017 15 Brann 0–0 Vålerenga Bergen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Nilsen   23' Report Zahid   89' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 16,136
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
12 July 2017 16 Vålerenga Haugesund Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
17 July 2017 17 Kristiansund 1–1 Vålerenga Kristiansund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Aasbak   28' Report Sandberg   27'
Zahid   55'
Stadium: Atlanten Stadion
Attendance: 4,050
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
7 August 2017 18 Strømsgodset 2–0 Vålerenga Drammen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Pedersen   5'
Jradi   22'
Parr   90+6'
Report Jääger   37'
Agyiri   81'
Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion
Attendance: 6,836
14 August 2017 19 Vålerenga 0–0 Tromsø Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Landu Landu   42' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 10,049
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
19 August 2017 20 Lillestrøm 2–1 Vålerenga Lillestrøm
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kippe   9'
Mathew   43'
Tagbajumi   67'
Report Grindheim   29'
Dønnum   90+4'
Stadium: Åråsen Stadion
Attendance: 8,552
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
10 September 2017 21 Vålerenga 1–2 Sarpsborg 08 Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Lundström   47'
Lekven   90+2'
Report Halvorsen   21'
Diatta   57'
Askar   59'
Stadium: Valle Hovin
Attendance: 17,011
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
17 September 2017 22 Rosenborg 3–0 Vålerenga Trondheim
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bendtner   2', 45' (pen)  38'
Trondsen   69'
Report Lundström   45'
Ibrahim   72'
Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 15,271
Referee: Kai Erik Steen
24 September 2017 23 Vålerenga 1–0 Brann Oslo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Friðjónsson   8'  90'
Ejuke   83'
Report Barmen   47'
Haugen   52'
Stadium: Valle Hovin
Attendance: 10,051
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
30 September 2017 24 Stabæk 4–2 Vålerenga Bærum
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Omoijuanfo   57', 76'  73'
Lumanza   60'
Hernández   65'
Boli   82'
Report Grindheim   37', 45'
Lundström   59'
Berntsen   68'
Stadium: Nadderud Stadion
Attendance: 4,043
Referee: Tore Hansen
12 October 2017 16 Vålerenga 3–0 Haugesund Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stengel   27' (pen.)
Johansen   34'  61'
Juklerød   64'  85'
Jääger   79'
Myhre   90+3'
Report Stølås   26' Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 9,204
Referee: Rohit Saggi
15 October 2017 25 Vålerenga 5–1 Aalesund Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Näsberg   5'
Ejuke   7', 29'
Tollås   11'
Juklerød   66'
Johansen   70'
Report Gyasi   22' Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 8,932
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
22 October 2017 26 Viking 1–7 Vålerenga Stavanger
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Haugen   64'
Danielsen   70'   86'
Nordvik   74'
Jenkins   85'
Report Stengel   12', 84'  37'
Juklerød   15', 35', 78'
Jääger   28'
Friðjónsson   54'
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 7,760
Referee: Tore Hansen
29 October 2017 27 Vålerenga 1–2 Molde Oslo
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stengel   8'
Näsberg   85'
Report Sigurðarson   38'
Gabrielsen   90+3'
Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 9,402
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
3 November 2017 28 Sandefjord 2–0 Vålerenga Sandefjord
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Morer   27'  45'
Storbæk   55'
Sødlund   57'
Report Stadium: Komplett Arena
Attendance: 4,103
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
19 November 2017 29 Vålerenga 2–0 Odd Oslo
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Ejuke   8'
Lekven   49'
Stengel   89'
Report J.Kitolano   54' Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 12,236
Referee: Tore Hansen
26 November 2017 30 Sogndal 5–2 Vålerenga Sogndal
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Rindarøy   5'
Birkelund   41'
Teniste   60'  70'
Ramsland   72'
Nwakali   75'
Report Johansen   24'
Näsberg   27'
Grindheim   68'
Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus
Attendance: 3,585
Referee: Rohit Saggi

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Odd 30 12 6 12 27 39 −12 42
7 Kristiansund 30 10 10 10 44 46 −2 40
8 Vålerenga 30 11 6 13 48 46 +2 39
9 Stabæk 30 10 9 11 46 50 −4 39
10 Haugesund 30 11 6 13 35 39 −4 39
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian), 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 (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).[16]

Norwegian Cup edit

26 April 2017 First Round Gran 0–8 Vålerenga Gran
19:15 CEST (UTC+2) Myrdahl   34' Report Ibrahim   17', 43', 64'
Finne   19'
Zahid   30' (67), pen.'
Magnus   61'
Ejuke   90+1' Grodem Magnus
Stadium: Sparebank1banen
Attendance: 3,112
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad
24 May 2017 Second Round Kråkerøy 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
Vålerenga Kråkerøy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) E.Laabak   44'
Alphonso   46'
S.Laabak   59'
Thorsen   74'
A.Nygaard   79'
A.Syversen   87'
T.Knudsen   87'
J.Hansen   113'
Report Johansen   28'
Zahid   31'  84'
Stadium: Kråkerøy Stadium
Attendance: 2,162
Referee: Rohit Saggi
Penalties
Laabak  
Nilsen  
Knudsen  
Magnussen  
Syversen  
  Stengel
  Johansen
  Tollås
  Zahid
  Jääger
31 May 2017 Third Round Ørn-Horten 0–1 Vålerenga Horten
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) A.Hadžić   31' Report Stengel   100'
Johansen   120+1'
Stadium: Lystlunden
Attendance: 2,241
Referee: Christian Moen
10 August 2017 Fourth Round Vålerenga 1–0 Elverum Oslo
CEST (UTC+2) Jääger   22'
Holm   25'
Report P.Nersveen   37'
M.Hagen   71'
E.Persgård   86'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 2,284
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes
27 August 2017 Quarterfinal Rosenborg 1–2 Vålerenga Trondheim
20:15 CEST (UTC+2) Jevtović   12' Report Dønnum   43'
Johansen   74'
Zahid   77'
Juklerød   89'
Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 9,195
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
20 September 2017 Semifinal Vålerenga 0–3 Sarpsborg 08 Oslo
20:15 CEST (UTC+2) Johansen   82'
Stengel   90+2'
Report Diatta   25'  29'
Halvorsen   59', 90' (pen.)
Stadium: Valle Hovin
Attendance: 8,302
Referee: Tore Hansen

Squad statistics edit

As of match played 26 November 2017

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Eliteserien Norwegian Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SWE Marcus Sandberg 18 0 16 0 2 0
2 DF   NOR Markus Nakkim 10 0 6+2 0 2 0
3 DF   EST Enar Jääger 32 3 24+3 2 4+1 1
4 DF   NOR Jonatan Tollås 35 3 29 3 5+1 0
5 DF   SWE Robert Lundström 30 1 26 1 4 0
6 MF   NOR Abdisalam Ibrahim 20 3 9+7 0 3+1 3
7 MF   NOR Daniel Fredheim Holm 13 0 9+1 0 3 0
8 MF   NOR Magnus Lekven 26 2 25+1 2 0 0
9 FW   NOR Fitim Azemi 8 0 0+7 0 0+1 0
10 MF   NOR Ghayas Zahid 22 8 18 5 4 3
11 FW   NOR Bård Finne 27 5 19+5 4 1+2 1
14 MF   NOR Herman Stengel 25 6 13+8 6 3+1 0
15 MF   NOR Daniel Berntsen 24 0 8+10 0 5+1 0
18 DF   NOR Christian Borchgrevink 4 0 1 0 2+1 0
19 MF   NOR Christian Grindheim 27 5 22+1 5 3+1 0
20 FW   NOR Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen 27 5 15+7 3 5 2
21 MF   NOR Simen Juklerød 25 5 20+1 5 4 0
22 DF   NOR Ivan Näsberg 19 1 15 1 3+1 0
23 MF   NOR Felix Myhre 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
25 FW   NOR Mohammed Abdellaoue 13 2 9+3 2 1 0
26 MF   NOR Aron Dønnum 9 1 1+6 0 1+1 1
27 MF   ISL Samúel Friðjónsson 13 2 6+5 2 2 0
33 GK   GHA Adam Larsen Kwarasey 17 0 14 0 3 0
39 MF   GHA Ernest Agyiri 9 0 1+5 0 1+2 0
40 FW   NGA Chidera Ejuke 21 5 12+4 4 3+2 1
51 MF   NOR Bilal Njie 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players away from Vålerenga on loan:
29 MF   NOR Magnus Grødem 6 2 1+4 1 1 1
Players who left Vålerenga during the season:
9 MF   SWE Rasmus Lindkvist 7 0 6 0 1 0
17 FW   NOR Muhamed Keita 6 1 3+3 1 0 0
30 GK   NOR Aslak Falch 1 0 0 0 1 0

Goal scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name Eliteserien Norwegian Cup Total
1 MF   10 Ghayas Zahid 5 3 8
2 MF   14 Herman Stengel 6 0 6
3 MF   21 Simen Juklerød 5 0 5
MF   19 Christian Grindheim 5 0 5
FW   11 Bård Finne 4 1 5
FW   40 Chidera Ejuke 4 1 5
MF   20 Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen 3 2 5
8 DF   4 Jonatan Tollås 3 0 3
DF   3 Enar Jääger 2 1 3
MF   6 Abdisalam Ibrahim 0 3 3
11 FW   25 Mohammed Abdellaoue 2 0 2
MF   27 Samúel Friðjónsson 2 0 2
MF   8 Magnus Lekven 2 0 2
MF   29 Magnus Grødem 1 1 2
15 FW   17 Muhamed Keita 1 0 1
DF   5 Robert Lundström 1 0 1
DF   22 Ivan Näsberg 1 0 1
MF   26 Aron Dønnum 0 1 1
Own goal 1 0 1
TOTALS 48 14 62

Disciplinary record edit

Number Nation Position Name Eliteserien Norwegian Cup Total
           
1   GK Marcus Sandberg 2 0 0 0 2 0
3   DF Enar Jääger 2 0 0 0 2 0
4   DF Jonatan Tollås 4 1 0 0 4 1
5   DF Robert Lundström 6 0 0 0 6 0
6   MF Abdisalam Ibrahim 2 0 0 0 2 0
7   MF Daniel Fredheim Holm 0 0 1 0 1 0
8   MF Magnus Lekven 2 0 0 0 2 0
10   MF Ghayas Zahid 4 0 2 0 6 0
11   FW Bård Finne 1 0 0 0 1 0
14   MF Herman Stengel 3 0 1 0 4 0
15   MF Daniel Berntsen 3 0 0 0 3 0
19   MF Christian Grindheim 2 0 0 0 2 0
20   FW Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen 1 0 2 0 3 0
21   MF Simen Juklerød 2 0 1 0 3 0
22   DF Ivan Näsberg 4 0 0 0 4 0
23   MF Felix Myhre 1 0 0 0 1 0
26   MF Aron Dønnum 1 0 0 0 1 0
27   MF Samúel Friðjónsson 1 0 0 0 1 0
39   MF Ernest Agyiri 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 42 1 7 0 49 1

References edit

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