2024 Sarpsborg 08 FF season

The 2024 season was Sarpsborg 08 FF's'd 16th season in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Sarpsborg 08 FF participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

Sarpsborg 08

2024 season
Chairman	Hans Petter Arnesen
Head coach	Stefan Billborn
Stadium	Sarpsborg Stadion
Eliteserien	9th
Norwegian Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Henrik Meister (8) All: Henrik Meister (9)
Home colours Away colours
← 2023 2025 →

Players

First team squad

As of 4 September 2023^[1][2]

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  SEN Mamour Ndiaye 2 MF  NOR Elias Haug 3 DF  DEN Anton Skipper 4 DF  ESP Arnau Casas 5 DF  NOR Magnar Ødegaard 6 MF  SWE Aimar Sher 7 FW  NOR Martin Hoel Andersen 8 MF  DEN Jeppe Andersen 10 MF  NOR Stefan Johansen 11 MF  SWE Simon Tibbling 14 FW  NOR Jo Inge Berget 17 MF  NOR Anders Hiim 18 MF  GAB Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali 19 FW  DEN Henrik Meister

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  NOR Peter Reinhardsen 22 MF  NOR Victor Emanuel Halvorsen 23 MF  NOR Niklas Sandberg 26 MF  NGA Daniel Job (on loan from Future Pro) 27 FW  NOR Sondre Ørjasæter 30 DF  NGA Franklin Tebo Uchenna 31 GK  SRB Marko Ilić (on loan from Colorado Rapids) 32 DF  NOR Eirik Wichne 37 FW  POL Paweł Chrupałła (on loan from Rosenborg) 40 GK  NOR Leander Øy 72 MF  NOR Sander Christiansen 74 FW  NOR Aridon Racaj 77 FW  NOR Markus Welinder 98 MF  NOR Rafik Zekhnini

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2023–24

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  SEN Mamour Ndiaye (from Oslo FA)[3] 6 MF  SWE Aimar Sher (free transfer)[4] 7 FW  NOR Martin Hoel Andersen (loan return from Kongsvinger)[5] 10 MF  NOR Stefan Johansen (free transfer)[6] 22 MF  NOR Victor Emanuel Halvorsen (loan return from Kjelsås) 26 FW  NGA Daniel Job (on loan from Future Pro)[7] 27 FW  NOR Sondre Ørjasæter (from Sogndal)[8] 31 GK  SRB Marko Ilić (on loan from Colorado Rapids)[9] 37 FW  POL Paweł Chrupałła (on loan from Rosenborg) 77 DF  NOR Markus Olsvik Welinder (loan return from Kjelsås) – MF  NOR Jakob Auby (promoted from junior squad)[10]

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 Kjetil Haug (loan return to Toulouse)[11] 4 DF  NOR Bjørn Inge Utvik (to Vancouver Whitecaps)[12] 6 MF  NOR Martin Høyland (to Sogndal)[13] 10 MF  SWE Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (to Göztepe)[14] 12 GK  NOR Jarik Sundling (on loan to Kvik Halden, previously on loan at Sogndal)[15] 16 DF  NOR Joachim Thomassen (released)[16] 21 GK  NOR Anders Kristiansen (on loan to IFK Göteborg)[17] 22 FW  NOR Kristian Fardal Opseth (to Stabæk)[18][19] 25 MF  DEN Mikkel Maigaard (to Cracovia)[20] 29 MF  DEN Victor Torp (to Coventry City)[21] – GK  NOR Simen Vidtun Nilsen (to Ranheim, previously on loan at Skeid)[22] – FW  DEN Gustav Mogensen (to Ranheim, previously on loan at Hødd)[23] – MF  NOR Jakob Auby (on loan to Kvik Halden)[24]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eliteserien	1 April 2024	1 December 2024	Matchday 1		9	3	1	5	14	25	−11	033.33
Norwegian Cup	10 April 2024	8 May 2024	First round	Fourth round	4	3	0	1	10	6	+4	075.00
Total					13	6	1	6	24	31	−7	046.15

Last updated: 2 June 2024
Source: Soccerway

Eliteserien

Main article: 2024 Eliteserien

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Strømsgodset	30	10	8	12	32	40	−8	38
8	KFUM	30	9	10	11	35	36	−1	37
9	Sarpsborg	30	10	7	13	43	55	−12	37
10	Sandefjord	30	9	7	14	41	46	−5	34
11	Kristiansund	30	8	10	12	32	45	−13	34

Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
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 goals scored.^[25]

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
11	3	1	7	14	25	−11	10	1	0	4	3	13	−10	2	1	3	11	12	−1

Last updated: 2 June 2024.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	L
Position	12	15	13	15	13	10	11	14	13	13	13

Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 December 2023.^[26]

Viking v Sarpsborg 08

1 April 2024 1	Viking	1–0	Sarpsborg 08	Stavanger
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Yazbek  42' Christiansen 43' (o.g.) Auklend  71'	Report	Ngouali  36'	Stadium: SR-Bank Arena Attendance: 12,521 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Sarpsborg 08 v Odd

7 April 2024 2	Sarpsborg 08	0–1	Odd	Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Christiansen  58' Berget 80'	Report	Tewelde 23' Owusu  52' Miettinen  78' Baccay  87' Svendsen  90+1'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,749 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Fredrikstad v Sarpsborg 08

13 April 2024 3	Fredrikstad	2–2	Sarpsborg 08	Fredrikstad
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kvile 50'  72' Nielsen  78' Johansen 90+2'	Report	Berget 6' Tebo 74' Andersen  78' Zekhnini  90+1'	Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion Attendance: 12,504 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Sarpsborg 08 v KFUM Oslo

21 April 2024 4	Sarpsborg 08	0–2	KFUM Oslo	Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wichne  36'	Report	Nuñez 16' Akinyemi  34' Dahl 45+3'  45+3' Sandal  49'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,273 Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland

Tromsø v Sarpsborg 08

28 April 2024 5	Tromsø	0–3	Sarpsborg 08	Tromsø
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haugaard  26'	Report	Sandberg 17' (pen.), 27' (pen.) Ørjasæter 51'	Stadium: Romssa Arena Attendance: 4,873 Referee: Marius Lien

Sarpsborg 08 v Lillestrøm

5 May 2024 6	Sarpsborg 08	1–0	Lillestrøm	Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ødegård  66' Wichne 68'	Report	Olsen  59'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,706 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Sandefjord v Sarpsborg 08

12 May 2024 7	Sandefjord	4–1	Sarpsborg 08	Sandefjord
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tveter 2' (pen.), 60' Dunsby  16' Ottosson  30' Al-Saed 73' Markovic 75'	Report	Uchenna  27' Wichne  45+4' Johansen 51' (pen.) Meister  66'	Stadium: Jotun Arena Attendance: 3,513 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Sarpsborg 08 v HamKam

16 May 2024 8	Sarpsborg 08	1–7	HamKam	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sher  62' Chrupałła 65' Casas  90'	Report	Onsrud 4', 28' Norheim 17' Jónsson 24' Kurtovic  36' Simenstad 39' Udahl 76' Kirkevold 87'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 6,154 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Molde v Sarpsborg 08

20 May 2024 9	Molde	2–4	Sarpsborg 08	Molde
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gulbrandsen  13' Stenevik 23' Kaasa  75'	Report	Chrupałła 10' Sher  29' Johansen 34' Ørjasæter 51', 90+2' Andersen  89'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,034 Referee: Marius Lien

Sarpsborg 08 v Strømsgodset

26 May 2024 10	Sarpsborg 08	1–3	Strømsgodset	Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ørjasæter  45+1' Reinhardsen 72' Andersen  85'	Report	Therkelsen 36', 63'  57' Valsvik 89'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,105 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Kristiansund v Sarpsborg 08

2 June 2024 11	Kristiansund	3–1	Sarpsborg 08	Kristiansund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sivertsen  26' Mikaelsson  65' 75' (pen.) Guèye 69' Isaksen 82'	Report	Chrupałła  29'Andersen  65' Ørjasæter 86'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 3,391 Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland

Sarpsborg 08 v Bodø/Glimt

28 June 2024 12	Sarpsborg 08	1–2	Bodø/Glimt	Sarpsborg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Meister 23' Ilić  90+1'	Report	Berg 52' Bjørkan  77' Tebo 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 6,401 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Haugesund v Sarpsborg 08

7 July 2024 13	Haugesund	1–2	Sarpsborg 08	Haugesund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Liseth  2' Sauer 68' Selvik  90+4' Nyhammer  90+5'	Report	Casas  30' Meister  46' Hiim  71' Berget 79', 90+7'	Stadium: Haugesund Sparebank Arena Attendance: 3,641 Referee: Mathias Støfringshaug

Sarpsborg 08 v Rosenborg

12 July 2024 14	Sarpsborg 08	4–1	Rosenborg	Sarpsborg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Meister 11', 26', 31', 70' Christiansen  74'	Report	Yttergård Jenssen  55' Sæter 76' Nemčík  83'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 5,304 Referee: Daniel Higraff

Sarpsborg 08 v Brann

20 July 2024 15	Sarpsborg 08	1–1	Brann	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Johansen  10' Ørjasæter  15' Wichne  77' Meister 90+1'	Report	Myhre  80' Knudsen  85' Heggebø 90+4'  90+9'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 5,457 Referee: Marius Lien

Lillestrøm v Sarpsborg 08

28 July 2024 16	Lillestrøm	2–2	Sarpsborg 08	Lillestrøm
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kitolano  39' Lundemo  40' 90+6' Gabrielsen 47'	Report	Meister 16', 38' Johansen  45+2' Sher  45+3' Eriksson  61' Hiim  90+6'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 6,387 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Sarpsborg 08 v Sandefjord

4 August 2024 17	Sarpsborg 08	2–1	Sandefjord	Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Johansen 13' (pen.) Meister  18' Halvorsen 68'	Report	Mettler 48'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,610 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Odd v Sarpsborg 08

11 August 2024 18	Odd	1–1	Sarpsborg 08	Skien
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ingebrigtsen 30' (pen.) Jørgensen  49' Miettinen  90+3'	Report	Koch  28' Christiansen 51'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 4,417 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Sarpsborg 08 v Haugesund

18 August 2024 19	Sarpsborg 08	2–2	Haugesund	Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ørjasæter  9' Uchenna 27' Job 62' Ngouali  90+3'	Report	Eskesen 35' Leite  53' Diarra 81' (pen.) Manoharan  85' Bærtelsen  89'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,493 Referee: Christian Moen

Bodø/Glimt v Sarpsborg 08

24 August 2024 20	Bodø/Glimt	6–0	Sarpsborg 08	Bodø
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gundersen 19' Helmersen 37' Auklend  48' Saltnes 72' Hauge 74' Høgh 79', 84'	Report	Johansen  32'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 6,223 Referee: Daniel Higraff

Brann v Sarpsborg 08

1 September 2024 21	Brann	1–3	Sarpsborg 08	Bergen
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Castro 57' (pen.) Larsen  65'	Report	Ørjasæter 10' Sher  43' Sandberg 63' Johansen 78' Hiim  90+2'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,307 Referee: Sigurd Kringstad

Sarpsborg 08 v Kristiansund

15 September 2024 22	Sarpsborg 08	0–2	Kristiansund	Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tebo  42' Ørjasæter  89'	Report	George  23' Sjåtil  32' Tufekcic 61' Lansing  78' Lien  78' Alte 80'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 5,383 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Strømsgodset v Sarpsborg 08

21 September 2024 23	Strømsgodset	2–1	Sarpsborg 08	Drammen
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Therkelsen 6' Stengel 27' (pen.)  79' Möller  49' Valsvik  69'	Report	Sandberg  25' Johansen  30' Reinhardsen 31' Koch  54'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,039 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Sarpsborg 08 v Fredrikstad

28 September 2024 24	Sarpsborg 08	0–1	Fredrikstad	Sarpsborg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Reinhardsen  44' Ørjasæter  54' Koch  90+6'	Report	Skogvold 48' Eid  80' Rafn  83'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 8,022 Referee: Rohit Saggi

HamKam v Sarpsborg 08

20 October 2024 25	HamKam	v	Sarpsborg 08	Hamar
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Briskeby Stadion

Norwegian Football Cup

Main article: 2024 Norwegian Football Cup

Sarpsborg FK v Sarpsborg 08

10 April 2024 First round	Sarpsborg FK	1–5	Sarpsborg 08	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rahhaoui 4'  52' Ferreira  73'	Report	Ngouali 77', 83' Zekhnini  78' 88' Meister 81' Tebo 90+1'	Stadium: Kurland kunstgress Attendance: 1,197 Referee: Ole-Alexander Ekeli Valen

Hønefoss v Sarpsborg 08

25 April 2024 Second round	Hønefoss	1–2	Sarpsborg 08	Hønefoss
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pedersen 4' Svensson  64' Nestaker  87'	Report	Hiim 7' Tebo  60' Sandberg 67' (pen.) Halvorsen  75'	Stadium: Aka Arena Attendance: 896 Referee: Jørgen Haugen

Råde v Sarpsborg 08

1 May 2024 Third round	Råde	0–1	Sarpsborg 08	Råde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Latifi  45' Kozica  66' Guttulsrød  90+5'	Report	Andersen 62' Meister  90+5'	Stadium: Råde idrettspark Attendance: 1,923 Referee: Daniel Higraff

Molde v Sarpsborg 08

8 May 2024 Fourth round	Molde	4–2	Sarpsborg 08	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Amundsen  38' Eriksen 48' Hagelskjær 74' Eikrem 78' Hestad 82'	Report	Reinhardsen 33' Hiim  40' Ørjasæter 49'  54'  65' Wichne  76' Zekhnini  87'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 2,083 Referee: Sivert Amland