2012 Strømsgodset Toppfotball season

The 2012 season was Strømsgodset's 6th season in Tippeligaen following their promotion back to the top flight in 2006. It was Ronny Deila's fifth season in charge and they finished 2nd in the Tippeligaen and were knocked out of the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup at the Quarterfinal stage by Brann.

Strømsgodset

2012 season
Chairman	Erik Espeseth
Manager	Ronny Deila
Stadium	Marienlyst Stadion
Tippeligaen	2nd
Norwegian Cup	Quarterfinals vs Brann
Top goalscorer	League: Péter Kovács (14) All: Péter Kovács (22)
Highest home attendance	7,451 vs Vålerenga 31 March 2012Molde 21 October 2012Rosenborg 4 November 2012
Lowest home attendance	4,726 vs Haugesund 9 April 2012
Average home league attendance	6,607
← 2011 2013 →

Squad

As of 13 March 2013

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 Borger Thomas 2 DF  NOR Mounir Hamoud 3 DF  NOR Lars Sætra 4 DF  NOR Kim André Madsen 6 DF  NOR Alexander Aas 7 FW  NOR Muhamed Keita 8 MF  NOR Stefan Johansen 9 FW  NOR Øyvind Storflor 10 FW  HUN Péter Kovács 11 FW  NOR Ola Kamara 12 GK  GHA Adam Larsen 14 MF  NOR Lars Iver Strand 15 FW  NOR Adama Diomande 16 MF  NOR Abdisalam Ibrahim (on loan from Manchester City)

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  NOR Martin Ovenstad 19 FW  NOR Gustav Wikheim 21 MF  GHA Bismark Adjei-Boateng (on loan from Manchester City) 22 MF  GHA Enock Kwakwa (on loan from Right to Dream Academy) 23 MF  NOR Anders Konradsen 24 GK  NOR Lars Cramer 25 FW  NOR Tokmac Nguen 26 DF  NOR Lars Christopher Vilsvik 27 DF  NOR Jarl André Storbæk 28 DF  GHA Razak Nuhu (on loan from Manchester City) 29 DF  NOR Ole Amund Sveen 43 DF  NOR Behajdin Celina 45 MF  NOR Mads Gundersen 50 DF  NOR Karanveer Grewal

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2011–12

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 10 FW  HUN Péter Kovács (from Lierse) 14 MF  NOR Lars Iver Strand (from Vålerenga)

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 1 GK  NOR Lars Stubhaug (to Hønefoss)

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2012

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 16 MF  NOR Abdisalam Ibrahim (on loan from Manchester City)[1] 21 MF  GHA Bismark Adjei-Boateng (on loan from Manchester City) 22 MF  GHA Enock Kwakwa (on loan from Right to Dream) 27 DF  NOR Jarl André Storbæk (from SønderjyskE)[2]

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 21 MF  GHA Mohammed Abu (loan return to Manchester City)[3] 27 MF  SLE Alfred Sankoh (to Şanlıurfaspor)[4] — MF  NOR André Hanssen (retired)[5]

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2012 Tippeligaen

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	17	7	6	62	40	+22	58	12	3	0	39	12	+27	5	4	6	23	28	−5

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	L	W
Position	13	8	8	3	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2

Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Molde v Strømsgodset

23 March 2012 1	Molde	2–1	Strømsgodset	Molde
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Angan 67' Gatt 70'	Summary	Wikheim 86'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 9,052 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Strømsgodset v Vålerenga

31 March 2012 2	Strømsgodset	3–2	Vålerenga	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Storflor 34' Diomande 47' Strand 90+2'	Summary	Pedersen 22' Hæstad 36'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 7,451 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Strømsgodset v Haugesund

9 April 2012 3	Strømsgodset	3–3	Haugesund	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Diomande 33' Kamara 57' (pen.) Kovács 84'	Summary	Đurđić 18', 43' Andreassen 86'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 4,726 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Brann v Strømsgodset

15 April 2012 4	Brann	1–2	Strømsgodset	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kalvenes  8' Ojo  35' Barmen 90+2'	Summary	Kovács  32' 58' Aas 41'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 12,940 Referee: Par Staberg

Strømsgodset v Viking

22 April 2012 5	Strømsgodset	1–0	Viking	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vilsvik 31' (pen.)	Summary		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,075 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Lillestrøm v Strømsgodset

28 April 2012 6	Lillestrøm	0–1	Strømsgodset	Lillestrøm
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Knudtzon  7'	Summary	Abu  8' Diomande 25'  76'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 6,245 Referee: Tom Hagen

Strømsgodset v Sogndal

6 May 2012 7	Strømsgodset	3–0	Sogndal	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sankoh 42' Aas 60' Diomande 81'	Summary		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,823 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Aalesund v Strømsgodset

13 May 2012 8	Aalesund	3–1	Strømsgodset	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Barrantes 41' Fuhre 43', 72'	Summary	Diomande 33'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 8,394 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Strømsgodset v Tromsø

16 May 2012 9	Strømsgodset	2–0	Tromsø	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Konradsen 2' Storflor 59'	Summary		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 6,390 Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen

Fredrikstad v Strømsgodset

19 May 2012 10	Fredrikstad	2–3	Strømsgodset	Fredrikstad
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aas 76' Horn 80'	Summary	Kovács 41' Abu 45+1', 79'	Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion Attendance: 7,055 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Strømsgodset v Odd Grenland

23 May 2012 11	Strømsgodset	1–0	Odd Grenland	Drammen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aas 87'	Summary		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,290 Referee: Kjetil Sælen

Rosenborg v Strømsgodset

24 June 2012 12	Rosenborg	3–3	Strømsgodset	Trondheim
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sætra 4' (o.g.) Dočkal 45+1' (pen.), 77'	Summary	Kamara 44', 65', 74'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 16,095 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Strømsgodset v Hønefoss

30 June 2012 13	Strømsgodset	4–0	Hønefoss	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Keita 32' Kamara 40', 48', 90+3'	Summary		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,564 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Stabæk v Strømsgodset

8 July 2012 14	Stabæk	1–2	Strømsgodset	Bærum
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haugsdal 86'	Summary	Storflor 53' Kovács 79'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,698 Referee: Tore Hansen

Strømsgodset v Sandnes Ulf

16 July 2012 15	Strømsgodset	2–1	Sandnes Ulf	Drammen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Johansen 26' Keita 50' Madsen  28'  Nuhu  87'	Summary	Aanestad 10'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,378 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Odd Grenland v Strømsgodset

22 July 2012 16	Odd Grenland	2–1	Strømsgodset	Skien
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Børven 34' Aas 50' (o.g.)	Summary	Diomande 42'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 5,677 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Strømsgodset v Fredrikstad

27 July 2012 17	Strømsgodset	5–0	Fredrikstad	Drammen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Johansen 18' Kovács 56', 73' Diomande 62' Kamara 83'	Summary		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,374 Referee: Kjetil Sælen

Hønefoss v Strømsgodset

4 August 2012 18	Hønefoss	1–1	Strømsgodset	Hønefoss
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Riski 9'	Summary	Storflor 88'	Stadium: Aka Arena Attendance: 3,376 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Tromsø v Strømsgodset

12 August 2012 19	Tromsø	4–0	Strømsgodset	Tromsø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kristiansen 28' Ciss 32' Drage 44' (pen.) Ondrášek 90+1'	Summary		Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 4,349 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Strømsgodset v Lillestrøm

25 August 2012 20	Strømsgodset	3–3	Lillestrøm	Drammen
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Madsen  23' Kovács  31' 42', 64' Kwarasey  69' Kamara 76' (pen.) Sætra  87'	Summary	Helstad 47' Knudtzon 54' Stoor  59' Riise 70' (pen.) Moen  75'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 6,420 Referee: Tom Hagen

Sogndal v Strømsgodset

2 September 2012 21	Sogndal	1–1	Strømsgodset	Sogndal
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Santos 75'	Summary	Keita 73'	Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus Attendance: 3,745 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Strømsgodset v Aalesund

14 September 2012 22	Strømsgodset	4–0	Aalesund	Drammen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kovács 24' Johansen 39' Nuhu 61' Wikheim 86'	Summary		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,304 Referee: Tore Hansen

Viking v Strømsgodset

21 September 2012 23	Viking	3–2	Strømsgodset	Stavanger
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Olsen 35' Thioune 58' (pen.) Berisha 77'	Summary	Ibrahim 56' Vilsvik 75'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 8,959 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle

Strømsgodset v Brann

30 September 2012 24	Strømsgodset	2–0	Brann	Drammen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vilsvik 55' (pen.) Kamara 73'	Summary	Wangberg  24' Haugen  35'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 6,478 Referee: Svein Moan

Vålerenga v Strømsgodset

5 October 2012 25	Vålerenga	1–1	Strømsgodset	Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Anene 76'	Summary	Ibrahim 15'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 10,807 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

Strømsgodset v Molde

21 October 2012 26	Strømsgodset	1–1	Molde	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Konradsen  34' Storbæk 90'	Summary	Berget 15' Gatt  38' Hestad  50' Diouf  72' Vatshaug  90+2'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 7,451 Referee: Svein Edvartsen

Haugesund v Strømsgodset

26 October 2012 27	Haugesund	2–3	Strømsgodset	Haugesund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Engblom 44' Haukås 76'	Summary	Kovács 49', 90+5' Storbæk 54'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 3,954 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

Strømsgodset v Rosenborg

4 November 2012 28	Strømsgodset	2–1	Rosenborg	Drammen
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kamara 67' Kovács 76'	Summary	Prica 64'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 7,451 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Sandnes Ulf v Strømsgodset

11 November 2012 29	Sandnes Ulf	2–1	Strømsgodset	Sandnes
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gytkjær 54' Pepa 76'	Summary	Ibrahim 32'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 3,446 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Strømsgodset v Stabæk

18 November 2012 30	Strømsgodset	3–1	Stabæk	Drammen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kamara 6' Kovács 24', 88'	Summary	Gunnarsson 11'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 7,333 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Molde (C)	30	19	5	6	51	31	+20	62	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Strømsgodset	30	17	7	6	62	40	+22	58	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
3	Rosenborg	30	15	10	5	53	26	+27	55	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b]
4	Tromsø	30	14	7	9	45	32	+13	49
5	Viking	30	14	7	9	41	36	+5	49

Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Hødd, which played in the 2012 First Division, also qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round as winners of the 2012 Norwegian Cup.
2. Tromsø qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League via the UEFA Fair Play ranking.^[6]

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2012 Norwegian Football Cup

Solberg v Strømsgodset

1 May 2012 First Round	Solberg	0–9	Strømsgodset	Solbergelva
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Kovács 19', 26', 53' Vilsvik 33' Keita 36', 60' Storflor 55' Sætra 68' Konradsen 81'	Stadium: Solberg kunstgress Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Ole-Martin Loeshagen

Gjøvik v Strømsgodset

9 May 2012 Second Round	Gjøvik	0–2	Strømsgodset	Gjøvik
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Kovács 24' Johansen 45'	Stadium: Gjøvik Stadion Attendance: 946 Referee: Christian Moen

Strømsgodset v Notodden

20 June 2012 Third Round	Strømsgodset	3–2	Notodden	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Storflor 45+3' Kovács 76', 79'	Summary	S.Jenssen 14' Dale 17'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,582 Referee: Mads Ahlsen

Strømsgodset v Mjøndalen

4 July 2012 Fourth Round	Strømsgodset	6–1	Mjøndalen	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kovács 26' Sankoh 42' Konradsen 52', 63' Kamara 85', 88'	Summary	Kirkevold 73'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 6,045 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Brann v Strømsgodset

19 August 2012 Quarter Final	Brann	4–3	Strømsgodset	Bergen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jonsson 44' Nordkvelle 67' Bentley 71' Huseklepp 86' (pen.)	Summary	Kovács 22' Ibrahim  43'  60' Storflor 58' Kwarasey  69' Diomande 90+3'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 7,751 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	NOR	Mounir Hamoud	12	0	7+4	0	1+0	0
3	DF	NOR	Lars Sætra	15	1	11+2	0	2+0	1
4	DF	NOR	Kim André Madsen	30	0	27+0	0	3+0	0
6	DF	NOR	Alexander Aas	14	3	12+0	3	2+0	0
7	FW	NOR	Muhamed Keita	24	5	16+3	3	3+2	2
8	MF	NOR	Stefan Johansen	32	4	21+6	3	5+0	1
9	FW	NOR	Øyvind Storflor	32	7	27+0	4	5+0	3
10	FW	HUN	Péter Kovács	33	22	22+6	14	4+1	8
11	FW	NOR	Ola Kamara	33	14	19+9	12	3+2	2
12	GK	GHA	Adam Larsen	32	0	29+0	0	3+0	0
14	MF	NOR	Lars Iver Strand	19	1	8+11	1	0+0	0
15	FW	NOR	Adama Diomande	21	8	8+11	7	0+2	1
16	MF	NOR	Abdisalam Ibrahim	12	3	9+2	3	1+0	0
18	MF	NOR	Martin Ovenstad	5	0	0+4	0	0+1	0
19	FW	NOR	Gustav Wikheim	11	2	3+6	2	1+1	0
22	MF	GHA	Bismark Adjei-Boateng	12	0	3+6	0	3+0	0
23	MF	NOR	Anders Konradsen	33	4	23+5	1	5+0	3
24	GK	NOR	Lars Cramer	3	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
25	FW	NOR	Tokmac Nguen	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
26	DF	NOR	Lars Christopher Vilsvik	35	4	30+0	3	5+0	1
27	DF	NOR	Jarl André Storbæk	10	2	10+0	2	0+0	0
28	DF	GHA	Razak Nuhu	29	1	23+2	1	4+0	0
29	DF	NOR	Ole Amund Sveen	7	0	0+2	0	4+1	0
45	MF	NOR	Kim André Madsen	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
50	DF	NOR	Karanveer Grewal	3	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
Players away from Strømsgodset on loan:
Players who left Strømsgodset during the season:
21	MF	GHA	Mohammed Abu	12	1	11+0	1	1+0	0
27	MF	SLE	Alfred Sankoh	12	2	10+1	1	1+0	1

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Tippeligaen	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	FW		10	Péter Kovács	14	8	22
2	FW		11	Ola Kamara	12	2	14
3	FW		15	Adama Diomande	7	1	8
4	FW		9	Øyvind Storflor	4	3	7
5	FW		7	Muhamed Keita	3	2	5
6	MF		23	Anders Konradsen	1	3	4
	MF		8	Stefan Johansen	3	1	4
	DF		26	Lars Christopher Vilsvik	3	1	4
9	DF		6	Alexander Aas	3	0	3
	MF		16	Abdisalam Ibrahim	3	0	3
11	FW		19	Gustav Wikheim	2	0	2
	MF		21	Mohammed Abu	2	0	2
	DF		27	Jarl André Storbæk	2	0	2
	MF		27	Alfred Sankoh	1	1	2
15	DF		28	Razak Nuhu	1	0	1
	MF		14	Lars Iver Strand	1	0	1
	DF		3	Lars Sætra	0	1	1
				TOTALS	62	23	85

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup		Total
2		DF	Mounir Hamoud	1	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Lars Sætra	2	0	0	0	2	0
4		DF	Kim André Madsen	5	1	0	0	5	1
6		MF	Alexander Aas	1	0	0	0	1	0
7		FW	Muhamed Keita	2	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Stefan Johansen	4	0	0	0	4	0
9		FW	Øyvind Storflor	1	0	0	0	1	0
10		FW	Péter Kovács	5	0	0	0	5	0
11		FW	Ola Kamara	1	0	0	0	1	0
12		GK	Adam Larsen	2	0	0	0	2	0
14		MF	Lars Iver Strand	3	0	0	0	3	0
15		FW	Adama Diomande	1	0	0	0	1	0
16		MF	Abdisalam Ibrahim	1	0	2	1	3	1
21		MF	Mohammed Abu	1	0	0	0	1	0
22		MF	Bismark Adjei-Boateng	1	0	0	0	1	0
23		MF	Anders Konradsen	2	0	0	0	2	0
26		DF	Lars Christopher Vilsvik	2	0	1	0	3	0
27		DF	Jarl André Storbæk	1	0	0	0	1	0
28		DF	Razak Nuhu	3	1	0	0	3	1
			TOTALS	39	2	3	1	42	3