2015 Aalesunds FK season

Aalesunds
2015 season
Chairman Kjell Tennfjord
Manager Harald Aabrekk
Stadium Color Line Stadion
Tippeligaen 15th
Top goalscorer League: Four Players (1)
All: Peter Orry Larsen (2)
Highest home attendance 7,365 vs Haugesund
(12 April 2015)
Lowest home attendance 5,655 vs Tromsø
(26 April 2015)
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The 2015 season was Aalesunds FK's ninth consecutive season in the Tippeligaen, and their first season with Harald Aabrekk as their manager. They will also participate in the Norwegian Cup.

Squad

As of 30 March 2015[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 Andreas Lie
2 Nigeria DF Akeem Latifu
3 Iceland DF Daníel Leó Grétarsson
4 Finland DF Tero Mäntylä
5 Norway DF Oddbjørn Lie
6 Sweden DF Mikael Dyrestam
7 Finland DF Sakari Mattila
8 Norway MF Fredrik Carlsen
9 Sweden FW Carl Björk
10 Norway MF Peter Orry Larsen
11 Iceland MF Aron Elís Thrándarson
No. Position Player
13 Norway GK Sten Grytebust
14 Nigeria MF Leke James
17 Norway MF Henrik Rørvik Bjørdal
20 Norway DF Thomas Martinussen
22 Norway DF Jo Nymo Matland
23 Norway DF Edvard Skagestad
30 Norway FW Mustafa Abdellaoue
31 Costa Rica MF Michael Barrantes
37 Norway FW Torbjørn Grytten
39 Norway MF Vebjørn Hoff

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 Iceland DF Daníel Leó Grétarsson (from Iceland Grindavik)[2]
4 Finland DF Tero Mäntylä (from Bulgaria Ludogorets)[3]
9 Sweden FW Carl Björk (from Norway Brattvåg)[4]
11 Iceland MF Aron Elís Thrándarson (from Iceland Víkingur)[5]
23 Norway DF Edvard Skagestad (from Sweden Norrköping)[6]

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

No. Position Player
4 Norway DF Jonatan Tollås Nation (to Norway Vålerenga)[7][8]
15 Sweden DF Daniel Arnefjord [8]
16 Norway DF Hugues Wembangomo [8]
17 Jamaica DF Demar Phillips (to United States Real Salt Lake)[8][9]
18 Norway FW Christian Myklebust [8]
19 Norway FW Tor Hogne Aarøy [8]
23 Norway MF Fredrik Ulvestad (to England Burnley)[8][10][11]
24 Morocco MF El Mehdi Karnass (to Morocco FAR Rabat)[8]


Friendlies

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2015 Tippeligaen

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
5 1 1 3 4 14 −10 4 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1 0 2 3 11 −8

|} Last updated: 30 April 2015.
Source: see below
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHA                         
Result L D L L W                                                  
Position 16 13 15 16 15                                                  

Last updated: 26 April 2015.
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[lower-alpha 1]
1 Rosenborg 5 4 1 0 19 4 +15 13 Qualification to Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Molde 5 3 1 1 12 5 +7 10 Qualification to Europa League First qualifying round
3 Vålerenga 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4 10
4 Odd 5 3 1 1 10 7 +3 10
5 Stabæk 5 3 1 1 6 3 +3 10
6 Sarpsborg 08 5 2 2 1 6 4 +2 8
7 Sandefjord 5 2 0 3 8 8 0 6
8 Mjøndalen 5 1 3 1 6 8 −2 6
9 Viking 5 2 0 3 6 8 −2 6
10 Lillestrøm[lower-alpha 2] 5 1 3 1 7 6 +1 5
11 Start 5 1 2 2 8 9 −1 5
12 Strømsgodset 5 1 2 2 7 10 −3 5
13 Haugesund 5 1 2 2 3 10 −7 5
14 Tromsø 5 1 1 3 4 7 −3 4 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
15 Aalesund 5 1 1 3 4 14 −10 4 Relegation to Norwegian 1st Division
16 Bodø/Glimt 5 0 1 4 7 14 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2015. Source: nifs
Notes:
  1. ↑ Winners of the 2015 Norwegian Football Cup qualify for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
  2. ↑ Starts the season with a 1 point deduction due to poor financial reporting.[12]

Norwegian Cup

Squad Statistics

As of match played 30 April 2015

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalTippeligaen Norwegian Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Norway Andreas Lie 1 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Nigeria Akeem Latifu 6 0 4+1 0 1 0
3 DF Iceland Daníel Leó Grétarsson 2 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF Finland Tero Mäntylä 5 0 3+1 0 1 0
5 DF Norway Oddbjørn Lie 3 0 1+1 0 1 0
6 DF Sweden Mikael Dyrestam 5 0 5 0 0 0
7 DF Finland Sakari Mattila 6 1 5 1 1 0
9 FW Sweden Carl Björk 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
10 MF Norway Peter Orry Larsen 6 2 4+1 1 0+1 1
13 GK Norway Sten Grytebust 5 0 5 0 0 0
14 MF Nigeria Leke James 6 1 5 1 1 0
17 MF Norway Henrik Rørvik Bjørdal 6 1 5 0 1 1
20 DF Norway Thomas Martinussen 1 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF Norway Jo Nymo Matland 4 0 4 0 0 0
23 DF Norway Edvard Skagestad 4 0 3+1 0 0 0
30 FW Norway Mustafa Abdellaoue 6 1 3+2 0 1 1
31 MF Costa Rica Michael Barrantes 5 1 4 1 1 0
37 FW Norway Torbjørn Grytten 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
39 MF Norway Vebjørn Hoff 5 0 3+2 0 0 0
Players away from Aalesunds on loan:
Players who appeared for Aalesunds no longer at the club:

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Tippeligaen Norwegian Cup Total
1 MFNorway10Peter Orry Larsen112
2 MFCosta Rica31Michael Barrantes101
MFFinland7Sakari Mattila101
FWNigeria14Leke James101
MFNorway17Henrik Rørvik Bjørdal011
FWNorway30Mustafa Abdellaoue011
TOTALS 437

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name Tippeligaen Norwegian Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card
7 FinlandMFSakari Mattila300030
14NigeriaFWLeke James100010
31Costa RicaMFMichael Barrantes300030
39NorwayMFVebjørn Hoff100010
TOTALS 8 0 0 0 8 0

References

  1. ↑ "A-laget spillere". http://www.aafk.no/'' (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ny islending klar for AaFK". aafk.no. Aalesunds FK. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Fra Champions League til AaFK - Finsk landslagsspiller klar". aafk.no. Aalesunds FK. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Carl Björk hentes fra Brattvåg IL og blir AaFK-spiller fra 2015". aafk.no. Aalesunds FK. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Thrándarson klar for AaFK". aafk.no. Aalesunds FK. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Skagestad tilbake til AaFK". aafk.no. Aalesunds FK. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Viktige brikker på plass i spillerstall 2015" [Important pieces in place for the 2015 squad]. http://www.vif-fotball.no/''. Vålerenga IF. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 "Vinterens overganger i Tippeligaen". http://tipsfotball.com/''. tipsfotball. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Real Salt Lake signs Jamaican defender Demar Phillips". http://www.realsaltlake.com/''. Real Salt Lake. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Burnley sign Norway midfielder Fredrik Ulvestad on free transfer". http://www1.skysports.com/''. Sky Sports. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Ulvestad Seals Claret Switch". Burnley F.C. 10 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "NFF gir Lillestrøm poengtrekk". vg.no. Verdens Gang. Retrieved 4 January 2015.