2012 Lillestrøm SK season

Lillestrøm
2012 season
Chairman Per Mathisen
Head coach Magnus Haglund
Stadium Åråsen Stadion
Tippeligaen 9th
Norwegian Cup Fourth Round vs Bodø/Glimt
Top goalscorer League: Erling Knudtzon (8)
All: Björn Bergmann Sigurdarson (12)
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The 2012 season saw Lillestrøm compete in the Tippeligaen as well as the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup. They finished the season in 9th in the Tippeligaen and they were knocked out of in the Fourth Round by Bodø/Glimt. It was the club's first season with Magnus Haglund as their manager.

Squad

As of 1 September 2012[1]

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

No. Position Player
1 Norway GK Lasse Staw
4 Norway DF Espen Nystuen
5 Sweden DF Jesper Westerberg
6 Norway MF Espen Søgård
7 Sweden FW Johan Andersson
8 Norway MF Bjørn Helge Riise
9 Norway FW Fredrik Gulbrandsen
10 Norway MF Petter Vaagan Moen
11 Norway MF Erling Knudtzon
12 Bosnia and Herzegovina GK Sead Ramović
13 Norway DF Frode Kippe (captain)
14 Iceland MF Pálmi Rafn Pálmason
No. Position Player
16 Norway FW Ohi Omoijuanfo
19 Norway DF Anders Østli
20 Norway DF Stian Ringstad
21 Ivory Coast FW Moryké Fofana
22 Norway FW Thorstein Helstad
23 Norway MF Henning Hauger (on loan from Hannover)
25 Cameroon MF Guy Roger Toindouba
26 Norway MF Mathis Bolly
27 Sweden DF Fredrik Stoor (on loan from Vålerenga)
28 Norway MF Ruben Gabrielsen
— Iceland GK Stefán Logi Magnússon

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
3 Norway DF Isak Scheel (at Bærum)
6 Nigeria MF Effiom Otu Bassey (at Bukola Babes)
15 Norway MF Erik Midtgarden (at Mjøndalen)
No. Position Player
17 Norway MF Nicolay Solberg (at Sarpsborg 08)
24 Norway DF Marius Høibråten (at Strømmen)

Transfers

Winter

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

No. Position Player
3 Norway DF Isak Scheel (from Norway Sogndal)[2]
4 Norway DF Espen Nystuen (from Norway Sandefjord)[3]
5 Sweden DF Jesper Westerberg (from Sweden Mjällby)[4]
7 Sweden FW Johan Andersson (from Norway Stabæk)[5]
10 Norway MF Petter Vaagan Moen (from England Queens Park Rangers)[6]
12 Bosnia and Herzegovina GK Sead Ramović (from Serbia Novi Pazar)[7]
14 Iceland MF Pálmi Rafn Pálmason (from Norway Stabæk)[8]
15 Norway DF Erik Midtgarden (from Netherlands Vitesse)[9]
23 England FW Luke Rodgers (from United States New York Red Bulls)[10]
25 Cameroon MF Guy Roger Toindouba (from Tunisia Espérance Sportive de Tunis)[11]
27 Sweden DF Fredrik Stoor (loan from Norway Vålerenga)[12]

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

No. Position Player
Iceland MF Stefán Gíslason (to Belgium OH Leuven)[13]
23 Norway DF Pål Steffen Andresen (to Norway Ullensaker/Kisa)[14]

Summer

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

No. Position Player
1 Norway GK Lasse Staw (from Norway Syrianska)[15]
6 Norway MF Espen Søgård (from Norway Start)
19 Norway DF Anders Østli (from Norway SønderjyskE)
22 Norway FW Thorstein Helstad (from France AS Monaco)

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

No. Position Player
3 Norway DF Isak Scheel (loan to Bærum)[16]
8 Iceland FW Björn Bergmann Sigurdarson (to England Wolverhampton Wanderers)[17][18][19]
15 Norway DF Erik Midtgarden (loan to Norway Mjøndalen)
18 Norway FW Arild Sundgot (retired)
23 England FW Luke Rodgers (released, joined England Portsmouth)[20]

Competitions

Pre-season

Tippeligaen

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 9 12 9 46 47 −1 39 3 8 4 23 19 +4 6 4 5 23 28 −5

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
Result D D L D L L D L W W D L L W W D D W D D L L W D L D W W W D
Position 10 11 15 13 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 15 14 12 13 13 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 9

Last updated: 18 November 2012.
Source: see below
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Table

Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Molde (C) 30 19 5 6 51 31 +20 62 2013–14 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Strømsgodset 30 17 7 6 62 40 +22 58 2013–14 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
3 Rosenborg 30 15 10 5 53 26 +27 55 2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 2
4 Tromsø 30 14 7 9 45 32 +13 49
5 Viking 30 14 7 9 41 36 +5 49
6 Brann 30 13 3 14 57 50 +7 42
7 Haugesund 30 11 9 10 46 40 +6 42
8 Vålerenga 30 12 5 13 42 44 −2 41
9 Lillestrøm 30 9 12 9 46 47 −1 39
10 Odd Grenland 30 11 7 12 40 43 −3 391
11 Aalesund 30 9 11 10 40 41 −1 38
12 Sogndal 30 8 10 12 29 37 −8 34
13 Hønefoss 30 7 12 11 30 42 −12 33
14 Sandnes Ulf 30 8 8 14 44 56 −12 32 Qualification to relegation play-offs
15 Fredrikstad (R) 30 9 3 18 42 59 −17 30 Relegation to Adeccoligaen
16 Stabæk (R) 30 5 2 23 25 69 −44 17

Updated to games played on 18 November 2012.
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Odd Grenland were deducted 1 point because of for lack of financial control[21]
2 Tromsø is qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League via Fair Play rankings.[22]
† Hødd, which played in the 2012 Norwegian First Division, also qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round as the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup winner.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Norwegian Cup

Squad Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalTippeligaen Norwegian Football Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Norway Lasse Staw 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Norway Espen Nystuen 20 1 15+3 1 2+0 0
5 DF Sweden Jesper Westerberg 15 0 10+2 0 2+1 0
6 MF Norway Espen Søgård 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0
7 FW Sweden Johan Andersson 29 2 19+8 2 2+0 0
8 MF Norway Bjørn Helge Riise 11 2 11+0 2 0+0 0
9 FW Norway Fredrik Gulbrandsen 11 1 3+7 1 1+0 0
10 MF Norway Petter Vaagan Moen 27 7 23+0 7 4+0 0
11 MF Norway Erling Knudtzon 33 9 25+4 8 4+0 1
12 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina Sead Ramović 28 0 26+0 0 2+0 0
13 DF Norway Frode Kippe 26 4 21+1 2 4+0 2
14 MF Iceland Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 32 8 27+1 6 4+0 2
16 FW Norway Ohi Omoijuanfo 19 1 12+5 1 0+2 0
19 DF Norway Anders Østli 13 1 13+0 1 0+0 0
20 DF Norway Stian Ringstad 24 0 14+6 0 4+0 0
21 FW Ivory Coast Moryké Fofana 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
22 FW Norway Thorstein Helstad 12 3 10+2 3 0+0 0
23 MF Norway Henning Hauger 9 0 8+1 0 0+0 0
25 MF Cameroon Guy Toindouba 22 2 12+6 1 3+1 1
26 MF Norway Mathis Bolly 28 4 13+11 4 2+2 0
27 DF Sweden Fredrik Stoor 23 0 21+0 0 2+0 0
25 MF Norway Ruben Gabrielsen 19 1 13+3 0 0+3 1
29 GK Norway Jakob Faye-Lund 3 0 0+2 0 1+0 0
29 FW Norway Joachim Osvold 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
GK Iceland Stefán Logi Magnússon 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
Players away ftom Lillestrøm on loan:
3 DF Norway Isak Scheel 6 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
Players who appeared for Lillestrøm no longer at the club:
2 DF Norway Steinar Pedersen 14 0 11+1 0 0+2 0
8 FW Iceland Björn Bergmann Sigurdarson 17 12 13+0 7 4+0 5
23 FW England Luke Rodgers 7 1 1+6 1 0+0 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Tippeligaen Norwegian Cup Total
1 FWIceland 8 Björn Bergmann Sigurdarson 7 5 12
2 MFNorway 11 Erling Knudtzon 8 1 9
3 MFIceland 14 Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 6 2 8
4 MFNorway 10 Petter Vaagan Moen 6 0 6
5 MFNorway 26 Mathis Bolly 4 0 4
DFNorway 13 Frode Kippe 2 2 4
7 FWNorway 22 Thorstein Helstad 3 0 3
8FWSweden 7 Johan Andersson 2 0 2
MFNorway 8 Bjørn Helge Riise 2 0 2
MFCameroon 25 Guy Toindouba 1 1 2
MFNorway 28 Ruben Gabrielsen 1 1 2
12 FWNorway 16 Ohi Omoijuanfo 1 0 1
DFNorway 4 Espen Nystuen 1 0 1
DFNorway 19 Anders Østli 1 0 1
FWEngland 23 Luke Rodgers 1 0 1
Own Goal 0 1 1
TOTALS 4613 59

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name Tippeligaen Norwegian Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card
4 Norway DF Espen Nystuen 2 0 1 0 3 0
5 Sweden DF Jesper Westerberg 4 0 0 0 4 0
6 Norway MF Espen Søgård 1 0 0 0 1 0
7 Sweden MF Johan Andersson 3 0 0 0 3 0
8 Iceland FW Björn Bergmann Sigurdarson 3 0 0 0 3 0
10Norway MF Petter Vaagan Moen 5 0 0 0 5 0
11Norway MF Erling Knudtzon 3 0 0 0 3 0
12Bosnia and Herzegovina GK Sead Ramović 1 0 0 0 1 0
13Norway DF Frode Kippe 6 0 0 0 6 0
14Iceland MF Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 3 0 1 0 4 0
16Norway FW Ohi Omoijuanfo 1 0 0 0 1 0
20Norway DF Stian Ringstad 1 0 0 0 1 0
23Norway MF Henning Hauger 3 0 0 0 3 0
25Cameroon MF Guy Toindouba 5 0 1 0 6 0
26Norway MF Mathis Bolly 1 0 0 0 1 0
27Sweden DF Fredrik Stoor 5 0 0 0 5 0
29Norway GK Jakob Faye-Lund 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 48 0 3 0 51 0

References

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  2. ↑ "Sogndal-talent klar for Lillestrøm". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV2. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Espen Nystuen har signert". LSK.no (in Norwegian). LSK.no. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
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  17. ↑ "Wolves' bid for Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdsson accepted". Express & Star. 18 June 2012.
  18. ↑ "Deal agreed for Sigurdarson". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 19 June 2012.
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