2019 Kristiansund BK season

The 2019 season was Kristiansund's third season in the Eliteserien, the top football division in Norway, where they finished 6th and reached the Fourth Round of the Cup.

Kristiansund

2019 season
Chairman	Vidar Solli
Manager	Christian Michelsen
Stadium	Kristiansund Stadion
Tippeligaen	6th
Norwegian Cup	Fourth Round vs Odd
Top goalscorer	League: Amahl Pellegrino (8) All: Amahl Pellegrino (8)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Squad

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  IRL Sean McDermott 3 DF  NOR Christoffer Aasbak 4 DF  FRA Christophe Psyché 5 DF  NOR Dan Peter Ulvestad 6 DF  NOR Andreas Hopmark 7 FW  NOR Torgil Øwre Gjertsen 8 MF  NOR Olav Øby 9 FW  NOR Amahl Pellegrino 10 MF  KOS Liridon Kalludra 11 FW  KOS Flamur Kastrati 13 FW  NOR Bendik Bye

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 FW  NOR Jesper Isaksen 15 DF  NOR Erlend Sivertsen 16 MF  FRO Meinhard Olsen 19 DF  SEN Aliou Coly 21 MF  SEN Amidou Diop 22 MF  NOR Bent Sørmo 23 DF  NOR Pål Erik Ulvestad 24 MF  NOR Sondre Sørli 25 DF  NOR Henrik Gjesdal 28 MF  NOR Noah Solskjær 30 GK  SEN Serigne Mbaye

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2018–19

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 1 GK  IRL Sean McDermott (from Dinamo București)[1][2] 8 MF  SWE Haris Cirak (from Nest-Sotra)[3] 16 FW  FRO Meinhard Olsen (from B36 Tórshavn)[4] 17 FW  NOR Kristoffer Hoven (from Hønefoss)[5] 18 DF  NOR Christopher Lindquist (on loan from Strømsgodset)[6] 20 FW  CMR Thomas Amang (on loan from Molde)[7] 30 GK  SEN Serigne Mbaye (from Víkingur)[8]

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  IRL Sean McDermott (to Dinamo București)[1][2] 2 DF  NOR Joakim Bjerkås (on loan to Sunndal, previously on loan at Levanger)[9] 10 MF  NOR Sverre Økland (to Ull/Kisa)[10] 16 MF  NOR Jonas Rønningen (to Kongsvinger)[11][12] 18 MF  NOR Stian Aasmundsen (to Mjøndalen)[13] 20 FW  SWE Simon Alexandersson (on loan to Dalkurd)[14] 23 GK  SWE Conny Månsson (to Dahle)[11][15]

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2019

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 8 MF  NOR Olav Øby (from KFUM) 9 FW  NOR Amahl Pellegrino (from Strømsgodset)

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 8 MF  SWE Haris Cirak (to GAIS) 12 GK  EST Andreas Vaikla (to Norrköping) 17 FW  NOR Kristoffer Hoven (to Sogndal) 18 DF  NOR Christopher Lindquist (loan return to Strømsgodset) 20 FW  CMR Thomas Amang (loan return to Molde) 27 MF  EST Brent Lepistu (loan return to FC Lahti)[16]

Competitions

Eliteserien

Main article: 2019 Eliteserien

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	11	8	11	41	40	+1	41	8	4	3	31	15	+16	3	4	8	10	25	−15

Last updated: 1 December 2019.
Source: see below

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	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	L
Position	14	7	12	11	8	6	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	6	8	7	7	9	7	6	6	7	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2019. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Viking v Kristiansund

31 March 2019 1	Viking	2–0	Kristiansund	Stavanger
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bytyqi 34' Tripić 46' Hove  62' Vikstøl  82'	Report	Sørmo  41'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 10,059 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Kristiansund v Vålerenga

7 April 2019 2	Kristiansund	2–0	Vålerenga	Kristiansund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bye 45' Diop  52' Hoven 85'	Report	Juárez  31'  48' Ejuke  76'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 3,984 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Brann v Kristiansund

10 April 2019 15	Brann	2–1	Kristiansund	Bergen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bamba 3' Rismark 61'	Report	Sørli 76' Cirak  90+3'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 9,103 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Odd v Kristiansund

14 April 2019 3	Odd	2–0	Kristiansund	Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rashani 19' Jensen  28' Børven 56' Nordkvelle  90'	Report	Diop  11' Hoven  60'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 4,608 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Kristiansund v Ranheim

22 April 2019 4	Kristiansund	0–0	Ranheim	Kristiansund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Psyché  7' Coly  49'	Report	Dønnem  24' Barli  78' Kvande  80'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 4,037 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle

Strømsgodset v Kristiansund

28 April 2019 5	Strømsgodset	2–3	Kristiansund	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hopmark 61' (o.g.) Pellegrino 63'	Report	Kastrati 6', 30' (pen.) Kalludra 71'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 4,875 Referee: Espen Eskås

Kristiansund v Tromsø

5 May 2019 6	Kristiansund	1–0	Tromsø	Kristiansund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aasbak  53' Olsen 90+6'	Report	Wangberg  30' Jenssen  82' Ma.Pedersen  87'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 3,852 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Sarpsborg 08 v Kristiansund

12 May 2019 7	Sarpsborg 08	0–1	Kristiansund	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Askar  51'	Report	Diop  37' Gjesdal 53'  69' Cirak  87'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,903 Referee: Tore Hansen

Kristiansund v Molde

16 May 2019 8	Kristiansund	3–2	Molde	Kristiansund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bye 34' Psyché 41' Ulvestad  49' Kalludra 56' Sørmo  65'	Report	Omoijuanfo 6'  65' Sjølstad  18' Bye 31' (o.g.)	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 4,444 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Haugesund v Kristiansund

19 May 2019 9	Haugesund	0–0	Kristiansund	Haugesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Desler  70'	Report	Isaksen  35'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 4,559 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Mjøndalen v Kristiansund

16 June 2019 11	Mjøndalen	1–1	Kristiansund	Mjøndalen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gauseth 21' Bojang  80'	Report	Bye  59' Diop 85' P.Ulvestad  90+2'	Stadium: Consto Arena Attendance: 1,978 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Kristiansund v Stabæk

23 June 2019 12	Kristiansund	0–1	Stabæk	Kristiansund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kastrati 27' Ulvestad  57' Aasbak  62' Coly  90+2'	Report	Boli 89' (pen.) Geelmuyden  90+2'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 4,118 Referee: Sigurd Kringstad

Rosenborg v Kristiansund

29 June 2019 13	Rosenborg	1–0	Kristiansund	Trondheim
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lundemo  28' Jensen 45' (pen.) Meling  84' Åsen  90'	Report	Coly  44' D.Ulvestad  45' P.Ulvestad  61'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 13,522 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle

Kristiansund v Lillestrøm

5 July 2019 14	Kristiansund	5–2	Lillestrøm	Kristiansund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kalludra 6' Psyché 23', 90+6' Bye 35' Kastrati 60' Diop  70' McDermott  76' Coly  79' Amang  90+1'	Report	Melgalvis 40' Ebiye 73' Ødemarksbakken  79' Slørdahl  90' Kippe  90+5'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 4,316 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Vålerenga v Kristiansund

4 August 2019 16	Vålerenga	1–1	Kristiansund	Oslo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lekven  15' Juárez  51' Vilhjálmsson 76'	Report	Sørmo  6' 8' Cirak  70'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 6,248 Referee: Tore Hansen

Kristiansund v Odd

11 August 2019 17	Kristiansund	1–1	Odd	Kristiansund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kalludra  22' Psyché 59' Gjertsen  75'	Report	Børven 20' Ruud  44' Njie  69' Hoff  90+2'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 4,016 Referee: Espen Eskås

Kristiansund v Bodø/Glimt

14 August 2019 10	Kristiansund	1–2	Bodø/Glimt	Kristiansund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Coly  16' Bye 80'	Report	Evjen 15' Sveen  26'  66' Bjørkan  55' Reitan  60' J.Hauge 72'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 4,123 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Stabæk v Kristiansund

18 August 2019 18	Stabæk	2–0	Kristiansund	Bærum
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Junker 15' Amankwah  36' Hanche-Olsen  42' Bohinen 80'	Report	Diop  75'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,831 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Kristiansund v Mjøndalen

25 August 2019 19	Kristiansund	4–0	Mjøndalen	Kristiansund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Psyché 14' Sørli 45' Pellegrino 47' Kastrati 59'	Report		Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 3,820 Referee: Sigurd Kringstad

Ranheim v Kristiansund

1 September 2019 20	Ranheim	1–2	Kristiansund	Trondheim
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Heggem  33' Tønne 64' (pen.)	Report	P.Ulvestad  61' Pellegrino 77' Psyché 90+3'	Stadium: EXTRA Arena Attendance: 1,869 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Kristiansund v Brann

15 September 2019 21	Kristiansund	1–0	Brann	Kristiansund
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pellegrino 13' Aasbak  73'	Report	Wormgoor  65'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 4,007 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Lillestrøm v Kristiansund

22 September 2019 22	Lillestrøm	1–1	Kristiansund	Lillestrøm
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tamm  5' Marić  24' Psyché 44' (o.g.)	Report	Kastrati 24'  49' Pellegrino 47'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 5.117 Referee: Tore Hansen

Kristiansund v Haugesund

29 September 2019 23	Kristiansund	2–2	Haugesund	Kristiansund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pellegrino 11' P.Ulvestad  46' Gjertsen 85'	Report	Ringstad  37' Samuelsen 50', 63'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 3,952 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Tromsø v Kristiansund

6 October 2019 24	Tromsø	5–0	Kristiansund	Tromsø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Azemi 4', 25' Smith  17' Nilsen 38' Jenssen 48' Wangberg  57' Espejord 76'	Report	Diop  45' Psyché  54' Isaksen  57'	Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 2,717 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Kristiansund v Rosenborg

19 October 2019 25	Kristiansund	2–2	Rosenborg	Kristiansund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gjertsen 43' Psyché 84'	Report	David 21' Johnsen 56' Hovland  88'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 4,444 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Kristiansund v Viking

27 October 2019 26	Kristiansund	4–2	Viking	Kristiansund
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pellegrino 43', 59', 63'  63' Sørli 90+4'	Report	Torsteinbø 49' Vikstøl 73'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 4,301 Referee: Tore Hansen

Molde v Kristiansund

2 November 2019 27	Molde	2–0	Kristiansund	Molde
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Aursnes 15' James 59' Gabrielsen  62' Linde  89'	Report	Psyché  67'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 8,776 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Kristiansund v Sarpsborg 08

10 November 2019 28	Kristiansund	4–0	Sarpsborg 08	Kristiansund
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Isaksen 13' Letellier 30' (o.g.) Aasbak 62' Sørli 67'	Report	Abdellaoue  23' Gunnarsson  45+2' Lindseth  90+1'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 3,856 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Bodø/Glimt v Kristiansund

24 November 2019 29	Bodø/Glimt	3–0	Kristiansund	Bodø
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Evjen 60' Saltnes 72' Reitan 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 3,265 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle

Kristiansund v Strømsgodset

1 December 2019 30	Kristiansund	1–2	Strømsgodset	Kristiansund
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sørli 45+2' Coly  73'	Report	Maigaard 18' Tchamba  36' 55' Salvesen  90+2'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 4,106 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Odd	30	15	7	8	45	40	+5	52
5	Viking	30	13	8	9	55	42	+13	47	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
6	Kristiansund	30	11	8	11	41	41	0	41
7	Haugesund	30	9	13	8	44	37	+7	40
8	Stabæk	30	10	10	10	38	36	+2	40

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).^[17]
Notes:

1. Viking qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round as winners of the 2019 Norwegian Cup.

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2019 Norwegian Football Cup

Herd v Kristiansund

1 May 2019 First Round	Herd	0–1	Kristiansund	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	C.Karlsbakk  20' M.Ødegaard  65'	Report	Olsen 36' P.Ulvestad  70'	Stadium: AMFI Moa Stadion Attendance: 610 Referee: Torgeir Halsen

Brattvåg v Kristiansund

22 May 2019 Second Round	Brattvåg	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Kristiansund	Brattvåg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Martinussen  5' Solnørdal  35' N.Rekdal 58'  65' Matland  68' K.Beaches  70'	Report	Gjesdal  47' Kastrati 71' (pen.) Kalludra 120+1'	Stadium: Brattvåg Gras Referee: Torgeir Halsen

Levanger v Kristiansund

19 June 2019 Third Round	Levanger	1–3	Kristiansund	Levanger
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	I.Öjhage  65' S.Sakshaug 90+2'	Report	Cirak  47' Coly 52' (pen.) Bye 58' (pen.), 83' Ordagic 42' Sørli  90+1'	Stadium: Moan fritidspark Attendance: 659 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Kristiansund v Odd

26 June 2019 Fourth Round	Kristiansund	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Odd	Kristiansund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sørli 76' Psyché  120+1'	Report	Lauritsen 82' Svendsen 107' Rashani  120+1'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 2,216 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Squad statistics

As of match played 1 December 2019

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eliteserien		Norwegian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	IRL	Sean McDermott	28	0	28	0	0	0
3	DF	NOR	Christoffer Aasbak	27	1	26+1	1	0	0
4	DF	FRA	Christophe Psyché	27	7	25+1	7	1	0
5	DF	NOR	Dan Peter Ulvestad	27	0	24+1	0	2	0
6	DF	NOR	Andreas Hopmark	17	0	15+2	0	0	0
7	FW	NOR	Torgil Øwre Gjertsen	32	2	24+4	2	3+1	0
8	MF	NOR	Olav Øby	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
9	FW	NOR	Amahl Pellegrino	10	8	10	8	0	0
10	MF	NOR	Liridon Kalludra	28	4	17+9	3	2	1
11	FW	KOS	Flamur Kastrati	21	5	17+2	4	2	1
13	FW	NOR	Bendik Bye	26	6	18+5	4	0+3	2
14	MF	NOR	Jesper Isaksen	16	1	5+9	1	2	0
15	DF	NOR	Erlend Sivertsen	12	0	4+4	0	4	0
16	MF	FRO	Meinhard Olsen	14	2	2+9	1	2+1	1
19	DF	SEN	Aliou Coly	27	1	20+3	0	3+1	1
21	MF	SEN	Amidou Diop	29	1	26+1	1	1+1	0
22	MF	NOR	Bent Sørmo	28	1	19+7	1	2	0
23	MF	NOR	Pål Erik Ulvestad	24	0	13+8	0	3	0
24	MF	NOR	Sondre Sørli	25	5	15+8	5	2	0
25	DF	NOR	Henrik Gjesdal	10	1	5+2	1	3	0
30	GK	SEN	Serigne Mbaye	6	0	2	0	4	0
Players away from Kristiansund on loan:
Players who left Kristiansund during the season:
8	MF	SWE	Haris Cirak	13	0	6+3	0	3+1	0
17	FW	NOR	Kristoffer Hoven	9	1	2+4	1	1+2	0
18	DF	NOR	Christopher Lindquist	1	0	0	0	1	0
20	FW	CMR	Thomas Amang	15	0	7+4	0	2+2	0
27	MF	EST	Brent Lepistu	1	0	0	0	1	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Eliteserien	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	FW		9	Amahl Pellegrino	8	0	8
2	DF		4	Christophe Psyché	7	0	7
3	MF		24	Sondre Sørli	5	1	6
	FW		13	Bendik Bye	4	2	6
5	FW		11	Flamur Kastrati	4	1	5
6	MF		10	Liridon Kalludra	3	1	4
7	FW		7	Torgil Øwre Gjertsen	2	0	2
	MF		16	Meinhard Olsen	1	1	2
9	DF		3	Christoffer Aasbak	1	0	1
	DF		25	Henrik Gjesdal	1	0	1
	MF		14	Jesper Isaksen	1	0	1
	MF		21	Amidou Diop	1	0	1
	MF		22	Bent Sørmo	1	0	1
	FW		17	Krisotffer Hoven	1	0	1
	DF		19	Aliou Coly	0	1	1
				Own goal	1	0	1
				TOTALS	41	7	48

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Eliteserien		Norwegian Cup		Total
1		GK	Sean McDermott	1	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Christoffer Aasbak	3	0	0	0	3	0
4		DF	Christophe Psyché	3	0	1	0	4	0
5		DF	Dan Peter Ulvestad	3	0	0	0	3	0
7		FW	Torgil Øwre Gjertsen	1	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Amahl Pellegrino	1	0	0	0	1	0
10		MF	Liridon Kalludra	1	0	0	0	1	0
11		FW	Flamur Kastrati	1	0	0	0	1	0
13		FW	Bendik Bye	4	0	0	0	1	0
14		MF	Jesper Isaksen	1	1	0	0	1	1
19		DF	Aliou Coly	6	0	0	0	6	0
21		MF	Amidou Diop	6	0	0	0	6	0
22		MF	Bent Sørmo	3	0	0	0	3	0
23		MF	Pål Erik Ulvestad	4	0	1	0	5	0
24		MF	Sondre Sørli	0	0	1	0	1	0
25		DF	Henrik Gjesdal	1	0	1	0	2	0
Players who left Kristiansund during the season:
8		MF	Haris Cirak	3	0	1	0	4	0
17		FW	Krisotffer Hoven	1	0	0	0	1	0
20		FW	Thomas Amang	1	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	44	1	5	0	49	1