| 2013 season | |||
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| Chairman | Magne Kristiansen | ||
| Manager | Mons Ivar Mjelde | ||
| Stadium | Sør Arena | ||
| Tippeligaen | 9th | ||
| Norwegian Cup | Quarter-finals vs Lillestrøm | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Matthías Vilhjálmsson (11) All: Matthías Vilhjálmsson (14) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,737 vs Vålerenga 19 April 2013 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,150 vs Stabæk 19 June 2013 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 5,825 | ||
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The Norwegian football club IK Start returned to the top league Tippeligaen for the 2013 season. It was their second full season with Mons Ivar Mjelde as manager, and they finished the season in 9th place. They also took part in the Norwegian Cup, reaching the quarter-finals stage before being beaten by Lillestrøm.
Squad
As of 1 February 2013.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
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Competitions
Tippeligaen
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 
Results
| 17 March 2013 1 | Start | 3–2 | Hønefoss | Kristiansand | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Mathisen  13'  28' Vilhjálmsson  23' Hoff  33' (pen.) | Summary | Mats André Kaland  54' Riski  55' Mora  63' Groven  75' | Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,729 Referee: Dag Hafsås | 
| 6 April 2013 2 | Start | 2–2 | Tromsø | Kristiansand | 
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Hoff  56' (pen.) Kristjánsson  78' | Summary | Koppinen  72' Moldskred  74' | Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 5,712 Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen | 
| 12 April 2013 3 | Rosenborg | 1–1 | Start | Trondheim | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Elyounoussi  8' Bille Nielsen  65' | Summary | Kristjánsson  45' Mathisen  52' Bismark Acosta  65' Owello  67' Børufsen  87' | Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 15,662 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen | 
| 19 April 2013 4 | Start | 1–0 | Vålerenga | Kristiansand | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Vikstøl  40' Asante  74' | Summary | Aaron Samuel Olanare  71' Zajić  82' Berre  84' | Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 6,737 Referee: Espen Berntsen | 
| 24 April 2013 5 | Haugesund | 3–2 | Start | Haugesund | 
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Gytkjær  34', 51' Andreassen  46' Eirik Mæland  52' | Summary | Castro  45', 77' Nouri  74' | Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 4,648 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud | 
| 27 April 2013 6 | Lillestrøm | 3–2 | Start | Lillestrøm | 
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Pálmason  25' Moen  54' (pen.) Helstad  56' | Summary | Castro  22' Vilhjálmsson  41'  63' Babacar Sarr  47'  75' Opdal  53' Owello  70' | Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 4,765 Referee: Anders Johansen | 
| 6 May 2013 7 | Start | 1–1 | Molde | Kristiansand | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Castro  43' Kristjánsson  88' | Summary | Moström  5'  45' Hoseth  25' | Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 5,612 Referee: Brage Sandmoen | 
| 9 May 2013 8 | Brann | 2–0 | Start | Bergen | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Korcsmár  17' Sokolowski  19' Askar  52' | Summary | Andersen  31' Hoff  34' Bismark Acosta  41' | Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,702 Referee: Dag Hafsås | 
| 12 May 2013 9 | Start | 1–2 | Viking | Kristiansand | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Hoff  26' Kristjánsson  57' | Summary | Sigurðsson  33' Olsen  45' Ørnskov  71' Skogseid  80' Babacar Sarr  90+2' (o.g.) | Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 6,360 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen | 
| 16 May 2013 10 | Odd | 0–1 | Start | Skien | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Summary | Vikstøl  60' Børufsen  67' | Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 6,397 Referee: Tommy Skjerven | 
| 20 May 2013 11 | Start | 0–6 | Strømsgodset | Kristiansand | 
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Summary | Adjei-Boateng  7'  85' Johansen  11' Storbæk  18' Andersen  38' (o.g.) Diomande  54' Horn  59' Ibrahim  63' Gustav Wikheim  90' | Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 6,001 Referee: Per Staberg | 
| 26 May 2013 12 | Sogndal | 1–1 | Start | Sogndal | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Karadas  33'  80' | Summary | Bismark Acosta  13' Vilhjálmsson  69' Kristjánsson  80' | Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Kjetil Sælen | 
| 22 June 2013 13 | Sarpsborg 08 | 2–1 | Start | Sarpsborg | 
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Hoås  9' Brink  47' | Summary | Asante  53' | Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 3,336 Referee: Tommy Skjerven | 
| 30 June 2013 14 | Start | 2–2 | Aalesund | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Asante  49' Vilhjálmsson  61' | Summary | Ulvestad  34' Larsen  38' | Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 5,295 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle | 
| 7 July 2013 15 | Sandnes Ulf | 3 1 | Start | Sandnes | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Sola  28', 63' Høiland  54' | Summary | Hoff  11' | Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 2,241 Referee: Tommy Skjerven | 
| 13 July 2013 16 | Start | 3–3 | Brann | Kristiansand | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Vikstøl  3' Asante  24' Kristjánsson  76' Owello  90+5' | Summary | Pusic  8' Andersen  47' (o.g.) Larsen  71' | Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 6,214 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen | 
| 28 July 2013 17 | Viking | 3–0 | Start | Stavanger | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Sigurðsson  6' Bjørdal  44' Sulimani  70' | Summary | Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 9,534 Referee: Kjetil Sælen | 
| 3 August 2013 18 | Start | 0–1 | Odd | Kristiansand | 
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Summary | Jensen  35' | Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,855 Referee: Omar Rafiq | 
| 11 August 2013 19 | Vålerenga | 1–3 | Start | Oslo | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Lecjaks  90+1' | Summary | Castro  26' Acosta  40' Tronstad  81' | Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 8,553 Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen | 
| 18 August 2013 20 | Start | 1–2 | Haugesund | Kristiansand | 
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Castro  76' | Summary | Mathisen  40' Gytkjær  42' | Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 5,628 Referee: Trygve Kjensli | 
| 25 August 2013 21 | Aalesund | 1–1 | Start | Ålesund | 
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Barrantes  73' | Summary | Heikkinen  77' | Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 8,657 Referee: Brage Sandmoen | 
| 1 September 2013 22 | Start | 7–0 | Sandnes Ulf | Kristiansand | 
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Vikstøl  8' Vilhjálmsson  32', 48', 58' Asante  54' Hoff  72' Acosta  79' | Summary | Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,982 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen | 
| 15 September 2013 23 | Hønefoss | 0–1 | Start | Hønefoss | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Summary | Heikkinen  50' | Stadium: Aka Arena Attendance: 2,909 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen | 
| 22 September 2013 24 | Start | 2–0 | Sogndal | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Vilhjálmsson  28', 48' | Summary | Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 10,345 Referee: Trygve Kjensli | 
| 29 September 2013 25 | Tromsø | 2–3 | Start | Tromsø | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ondrášek  67' Nystrøm  71' | Summary | Hoff  40' Acosta  48' Vilhjálmsson  62' | Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 6,033 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen | 
| 6 October 2013 26 | Start | 1–1 | Sarpsborg 08 | Kristiansand | 
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Vilhjálmsson  46' | Summary | Ernemann  60' | Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 6,884 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg | 
| 19 October 2013 27 | Start | 0–1 | Rosenborg | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Summary | Svensson  84' | Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 7,013 Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen | 
| 27 October 2013 28 | Strømsgodset | 1–0 | Start | Drammen | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Kovács  82' | Summary | Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 6,577 Referee: Brage Sandmoen | 
| 3 November 2013 29 | Start | 1–0 | Lillestrøm | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Mathisen  6' | Summary | Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 6,380 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerund | 
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
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| 7 | Odd | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 40 | 
| 8 | Brann | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 39 | 
| 9 | Start | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 38 | 
| 10 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 36 | 
| 11 | Vålerenga | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 36 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Norwegian Cup
| 16 April 2013 First Round | Vigør | 0–2 | Start | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Vilhjálmsson  9' Atle Brattum  38' (o.g.) | Stadium: Hellemyr kunstgress Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Espen Larsen | 
| 1 May 2013 Second Round | Egersund | 2–3 | Start | Egersund | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Kim Robert Nyborg  9' Jan Eric Gløpstad  62' | Report | Vilhjálmsson  40' Hoff  76' Kristjánsson  87' | Stadium: Idrettsparken Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Jørn Voll | 
| 30 May 2013 Third Round | Flekkerøy | 1–2 | Start | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Dardan Dreshaj  27' | Summary | Castro  3' Vilhjálmsson  83' | Stadium: Flekkerøy stadion Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Tore Hansen | 
| 19 June 2013 Fourth Round | Start | 2–1 | Stabæk | Kristiansand | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Acosta  32' Jalasto  60' (o.g.) | Report | Brustad  37' | Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen | 
| 4 July 2013 Quarter-finals | Start | 0–1 | Lillestrøm | Kristiansand | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Summary | Pálmason  71' | Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 4,135 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås | 
Squad statistics
- As of 11 November 2013
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| 1 | GK |  NOR | Håkon Opdal | 33 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | DF |  NOR | Glenn Andersen | 27 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF |  FIN | Markus Heikkinen | 10 | 2 | 10+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | MF |  SEN | Babacar Sarr | 28 | 0 | 6+17 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | FW |  NOR | Espen Hoff | 33 | 7 | 27+2 | 6 | 3+1 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | FW |  GHA | Ernest Asante | 33 | 6 | 16+12 | 6 | 3+2 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | MF |  NGA | Solomon Owello | 30 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | FW |  CRC | Jorge Castro | 34 | 7 | 15+14 | 6 | 4+1 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | MF |  NOR | Espen Børufsen | 33 | 1 | 29+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | DF |  CRC | Bismark Acosta | 32 | 4 | 27+0 | 3 | 5+0 | 1 | ||||
| 16 | FW |  NOR | Christian Tveit | 16 | 0 | 2+10 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | MF |  ISL | Guðmundur Kristjánsson | 31 | 3 | 21+5 | 2 | 5+0 | 1 | ||||
| 18 | FW |  ISL | Matthías Vilhjálmsson | 34 | 14 | 25+4 | 11 | 5+0 | 3 | ||||
| 21 | FW |  NOR | Henrik Dahlum | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | MF |  NOR | Sondre Tronstad | 11 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | DF |  NOR | Alexander Jones | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||||
| 26 | DF |  NOR | Jesper Mathisen | 24 | 2 | 22+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | DF |  NOR | Rolf Daniel Vikstøl | 33 | 2 | 28+0 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | GK |  NOR | Terje Reinertsen | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | DF |  NOR | Amin Nouri | 25 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||||
| 34 | MF |  BIH | Omar Marković | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
| 35 | MF |  NOR | Jonas Kristensen | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| Players away from Start on loan: | |||||||||||||
| Players who left Start during the season: | |||||||||||||
Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW |  | 18 | Matthías Vilhjálmsson | 11 | 3 | 14 | 
| 2 | FW |  | 11 | Jorge Castro | 6 | 1 | 7 | 
| FW |  | 8 | Espen Hoff | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| 4 | FW |  | 9 | Ernest Asante | 6 | 0 | 6 | 
| 5 | DF |  | 15 | Bismark Acosta | 3 | 1 | 4 | 
| 6 | DF |  | 28 | Rolf Daniel Vikstøl | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
| MF |  | 17 | Guðmundur Kristjánsson | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | DF |  | 26 | Jesper Mathisen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| DF |  | 5 | Markus Heikkinen | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Own Goal | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 11 | MF |  | 14 | Espen Børufsen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| MF |  | 22 | Sondre Tronstad | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 43 | 9 | 52 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Total | |||
|  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||
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| 1 |  | GK | Håkon Opdal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2 |  | DF | Glenn Andersen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 5 |  | DF | Markus Heikkinen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 6 |  | MF | Babacar Sarr | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 
| 8 |  | FW | Espen Hoff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 
| 9 |  | FW | Ernest Asante | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 10 |  | MF | Solomon Owello | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 
| 11 |  | FW | Jorge Castro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 14 |  | MF | Espen Børufsen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 15 |  | DF | Bismark Acosta | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 
| 17 |  | MF | Guðmundur Kristjánsson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 
| 18 |  | FW | Matthías Vilhjálmsson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 26 |  | DF | Jesper Mathisen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 28 |  | DF | Rolf Daniel Vikstøl | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 
| 33 |  | DF | Amin Nouri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| TOTALS | 47 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 2 | |||
Notes
References
- ↑ "A-stallen 2012". ikstart.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ Sellevold, Terje (21 December 2012). "Babacar Sarr is the new Start Player". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ Euro pro Olufemi joins 3SC Archived November 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Fotball - Aftenposten". Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ↑ Finsk rutine skal hjelpe Start Archived 2013-08-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)











