2015 Vålerenga Fotball season

Vålerenga Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Oslo. They play their home games at Ullevaal Stadion which has a capacity of 28,972. During the 2015 campaign they will compete in Tippeligaen and the Norwegian Cup.

Vålerenga
2015 season
ChairmanThomas Baardseng
ManagerKjetil Rekdal
StadiumUllevaal Stadion
Tippeligaen7th
Norwegian CupSecond Round vs Gjøvik/Lyn
Top goalscorerLeague: Three Players (7)
All: Three Players (7)

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CAN Lars Hirschfeld
3 DF  EST Enar Jääger (loan from Flora Tallinn)
4 DF  NOR Jonatan Tollås
5 DF  SWE Robert Lundström
6 DF  NOR Simon Larsen
7 FW  NOR Daniel Fredheim Holm
8 MF  SWE Melker Hallberg (loan from Udinese)
9 MF  SWE Rasmus Lindkvist
10 MF  NOR Ghayas Zahid
11 MF  NOR Morten Berre
14 MF  NOR Herman Stengel
17 FW  NOR Daniel Braaten
18 FW  NOR Mohammed Abdellaoue
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  NOR Christian Grindheim (Captain)
20 MF  NOR Mathias Totland
21 MF  NOR Alexander Mathisen
22 FW  ISL Elías Már Ómarsson
23 MF  NOR Sander Berge
24 DF  NOR Kjetil Wæhler
25 DF  NOR Markus Nakkim
26 FW  JAM Deshorn Brown
27 MF  NOR Rino Falk Larsen
30 GK  AUT Michael Langer
37 DF  NOR Ivan Näsberg
38 GK  GER Sascha Burchert (loan from Hertha Berlin)

Reserve squad
As of 6 April 2015[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
34 GK  NOR Adrian Møller
40 MF  NOR Mortadha Jassim Alkanany
41 MF  NOR Rino Falk Larsen
No. Pos. Nation Player
42 MF  NOR Mats Lien Vågan
43 MF  NOR Niklas Castro

On Loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  NOR Niklas Gunnarsson (at Göteborg)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 FW  NOR Riki Alba (at Bærum)

Transfers

Winter
Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2014–15

Summer
Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2015

Competitions

Tippeligaen
Main article: 2015 Tippeligaen

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 14 7 9 49 41  +8 49 7 2 6 25 20  +5 7 5 3 24 21  +3

Last updated: 8 November 2015.
Source: see below

Results by round
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ResultWDWWLDLWWWWLDLWWWLWLLLLWDDWWDD
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Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2015. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
6 April 2015 1 Vålerenga 3 – 1 Strømsgodset Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+1) Grindheim  22'
Holm  40' (pen.)
Larsen  43'
Gunnarsson  71'
Braaten  83'		 Summary Horn  16'
Wæhler  37' (o.g.)
Vilsvik  58'
Wikheim  84'		 Stadium: Ullevål stadion
Attendance: 14,405
Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen
10 April 2015 2 Sarpsborg 08 1 – 1 Vålerenga Sarpsborg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Nordvik  66' Summary Larsen  43'
Stengel  49'
Zahid  68'		 Stadium: Sarpsborg stadion
Attendance: 5,137
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
17 April 2015 3 Vålerenga 2 – 0 Haugesund Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Brown  36', 37' Summary Bjørnbak  22'
Andreassen  90+3'		 Stadium: Ullevål stadion
Attendance: 8,007
Referee: Anders Johansen
24 April 2015 4 Start 2 – 3 Vålerenga Kristiansand
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Børufsen  43'
Vilhjálmsson  53'		 Summary Zahid  4'
Brown  55'
Stengel  84'		 Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 7,349
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
30 April 2015 5 Vålerenga 1 – 2 Aalesunds Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Gunnarsson  43' Summary James  51',  76'
Mattila  65',  81'		 Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 8,089
Referee: Tore Hansen
3 May 2015 6 Lillestrøm 1 – 1 Vålerenga Lillestrøm
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Margerisson  42'
Fofana  65'
Andersson  68' (pen)		 Summary Holm  22'
Brown  51'		 Stadium: Åråsen stadion
Attendance: 9,071
Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen
9 May 2015 7 Vålerenga 0 – 2 Stabæk Oslo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Grindheim  72' Summary Diomande  35' (pen.)
Kassi  42'  56'
Asante  64'
El Ghanassy  75'		 Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
12 May 2015 8 Tromsø 4 – 5 Vålerenga Tromsø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ingebrigtsen  3'
Ondrášek  19'
Andersen  53', 84'		 Summary Stengel  17'
Larsen  41'
Nilsen  46'
Grindheim  74'
Wæhler  76'
Lindkvist  77'
Holm  78',  87'		 Stadium: Alfheim stadion
Attendance: 3,381
Referee: Tore Hansen
16 May 2015 9 Vålerenga 4 – 2 Mjøndalen Oslo
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Lindkvist  27', 73'
Grindheim  42',  56'
Berre  88'
Holm  90+3'		 Summary Aasmundsen  22'
Gundersen  43'
Bernstein  77'
Olsen  87'		 Stadium: Ullevål stadion
Attendance: 12 011
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
25 May 2015 10 Sandefjord 0 – 3 Vålerenga Sandefjord
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Sellin  22'
Gabrielsen  90+2'		 Summary Braaten  14'
Wæhler  33' 57'
Holm  88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Komplett Arena
Attendance: 4,338
Referee: Tore Hansen
31 May 2015 11 Viking 3 – 4 Vålerenga Stavanger
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Adegbenro  33'
Thioune  40'
Berisha  45+4', 82'
Böðvarsson  69'
Sigurðsson  85'		 Summary Zahid  6', 24'
Brown  44'
Larsen  65'
Gunnarsson  77'
Grindheim  90+4'		 Stadium: Viking stadion
Attendance: 11,519
Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen
7 June 2015 12 Vålerenga 1 – 2 Rosenborg Oslo
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Nilsen  56'
Brown  66'
Stengel  79'
Ómarsson  86'		 Summary Helland  50', 54',  65' Stadium: Ullevaal stadion
Attendance: 20,958
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
20 June 2015 13 Molde 0 – 0 Vålerenga Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Hussain  26' Summary Wæhler  51'
Zahid  62'
Stengel  66'		 Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 9,332
Referee: Kim Andre Johnsen
28 June 2015 14 Vålerenga 1 – 2 Bodø/Glimt Oslo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Holm  46'
Gunnarsson  55'		 Summary Sørloth  30',  81'
Chatto  71'
Londak  90+1'
Olsen  90+2'		 Stadium: Ullevål stadion
Attendance: 7,765
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
5 July 2015 15 Odd 1 – 2 Vålerenga Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Occéan  54' Summary Ómarsson  22', 85'
Mathisen  54'		 Stadium: Skagerak Arena
Attendance: 8,161
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
12 July 2015 16 Vålerenga 2 – 0 Sandefjord Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ómarsson  12',  90+3'
Fredrikson  25'
Wæhler  39',  43'		 Summary Mjelde  51' Stadium: Ullevaal stadion
Attendance: 7,615
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen
27 July 2015 17 Vålerenga 2 – 0 Lillestrøm Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Mathisen  50' (pen.)
Amundsen  65' (o.g.)		 Summary Lundemo  39'
Amundsen  79'
Kippe  81'		 Stadium: Ullevaal stadion
Attendance: 15,661
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
1 August 2015 18 Stabæk 2 – 0 Vålerenga Bærum
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Asante  11'
Kassi  72'		 Summary Stengel  82' Stadium: Nadderud Stadion
Attendance: 4,782
Referee: Espen Berntsen
7 August 2015 19 Vålerenga 1 – 0 Tromsø Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Zahid  19'
Stengel  27'
Hallberg  90+2'		 Summary Ondrášek  9'
Landu  75'		 Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 7,629
Referee: Kim Andre Johnsen
16 August 2015 20 Rosenborg 2 – 0 Vålerenga Trondheim
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Søderlund  54'
Eyjólfsson  76'		 Summary Lundström  40'  51' Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 20,768
Referee: Tore Hansen
23 August 2015 21 Vålerenga 0 – 1 Molde Oslo
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Wæhler  33'
Näsberg  80'
Holm  81'		 Summary Flo  13' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 9,203
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
28 August 2015 22 Aalesund 2 – 0 Vålerenga Ålesund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) James  12'
Larsen  45+1'		 [ Summary] Tollås  35' Stadium: Color Line stadion
Attendance: 6,479
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
13 September 2015 23 Vålerenga 2 – 4 Viking Oslo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Abdellaoue  7'
Berge  30'
Jääger  64'
Brown  81'		 Summary Abdullahi  11'
Adegbenro  35'
Jørgensen  67'
Moore  83'
Danielsen  85' (pen.)		 Stadium: Ullevaal stadion
Attendance: 7,198
Referee: Kim Andre Johnsen
20 September 2015 24 Mjøndalen 0 – 1 Vålerenga Mjøndalen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Arneberg  88' Summary Jääger  22'
Zahid  88'		 Stadium: Isachsen Stadion
Attendance: 2,502
Referee: Espen Berntsen
25 September 2015 25 Vålerenga 1 – 1 Start Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Holm  18'
Wæhler  65'		 Summary Breimyr  36'
Vikstøl  50'
Opdal  66'		 Stadium: Ullevaal stadion
Attendance: 8,308
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
2 October 2015 26 Bodø/Glimt 1 – 1 Vålerenga Bodø
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Olsen  78' Summary Larsen  44'
Brown  60'		 Stadium: Aspmyra stadion
Attendance: 3,197
Referee: Kai Erik Steen
18 October 2015 27 Vålerenga 3 – 1 Sarpsborg 08 Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ómarsson  32'
Zahid  35'
Holm  57'		 Summary Askar  27'
Groven  51'		 Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 6,908
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
24 October 2015 28 Haugesund 0 – 1 Vålerenga Haugesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Yusuf  59' Summary Grindheim  45'
Zahid  54'
Braaten  84'
Holm  90+1'		 Stadium: Haugesund Stadion
Attendance: 4,802
Referee: Kim Andre Johnsen
1 November 2015 29 Vålerenga 2 – 2 Odd Oslo
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Hallberg  1'
Brown  24'
Berre  72'
Wæhler  90'		 Summary Jonassen  10'
Nordkvelle  39' 62'
Storbæk  85'
Occéan  90'		 Stadium: Ullevål stadion
Attendance: 9,753
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
8 November 2015 30 Strømsgodset 2 – 2 Vålerenga Drammen
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Pedersen  1', 41'
Horn  90+3'		 Summary Hallberg  61'
Zahid  74'
Grindheim  78'		 Stadium: Marienlyst stadion
Attendance: 8,468
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Viking 30 17 2 11 53 39 +14 53
6 Molde 30 15 7 8 62 31 +31 52
7 Vålerenga 30 14 7 9 49 41 +8 49
8 Lillestrøm[lower-alpha 1] 30 12 9 9 45 43 +2 44
9 Bodø/Glimt 30 12 4 14 53 56 −3 40
Source: nifs, 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 (between two teams).[25]
Notes:
  1. Lillestrøm started the season with a one point deduction due to poor financial reporting.[24]

Norwegian Cup
Main article: 2015 Norwegian Football Cup
21 April 2015 First Round Lokomotiv Oslo 0 – 8 Vålerenga Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Summary Berge  8'
Njie  19', 21', 33'
Stengel  26', 55'
Ómarsson  45'
Berre  73'		 Stadium: Frogner stadion
Attendance: 1,117
Referee: Espen Eskås
6 May 2015 Second Round Gjøvik/Lyn 1 – 0 Vålerenga Gjøvik
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Sørum  36'
Strand  38'
Hervás  45'
Naglestad  61'
Ntabwe  74'
Diawara  89'		 Summary Zahid  64' Stadium: Gjøvik Stadion
Attendance: 1,785
Referee: Mathias Smehus Kringstad

Squad statistics
As of match played 8 November 2015

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalTippeligaenNorwegian Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Lars Hirschfeld 100010
3 DF Enar Jääger 828200
4 DF Jonatan Tollås 21021000
5 DF Robert Lundström 909000
6 DF Simon Larsen 28121+5120
7 FW Daniel Fredheim Holm 24723+1700
8 MF Melker Hallberg 1026+4200
9 DF Rasmus Lindkvist 24318+5310
10 MF Ghayas Zahid 31728+170+20
11 MF Morten Berre 1020+8121
14 MF Herman Stengel 25416+721+12
17 MF Daniel Braaten 24111+1111+10
18 FW Mohammed Abdellaoue 413+1100
19 MF Christian Grindheim 30530500
20 MF Mattias Totland 000000
21 MF Alexander Mathisen 21113+7110
22 FW Elías Már Ómarsson 1758+7421
23 MF Sander Berge 1316+5021
24 DF Kjetil Wæhler 25225200
25 DF Markus Nakkim 1002+6020
26 FW Deshorn Brown 23716+7700
30 GK Michael Langer 15014010
37 DF Ivan Näsberg 1006+3010
38 GK Sascha Burchert 14014000
41 MF Rino Falk Larsen 10000+10
42 MF Simen Hestnes 10000+10
Players away from Vålerenga on loan:
2 DF Niklas Gunnarsson 1429+4210
28 FW Riki Alba 000000
Players who left Vålerenga during the season:
3 DF Ruben Kristiansen 17015+1010
8 MF Sivert Heltne Nilsen 1407+6010
18 MF Moussa Njie 230023
38 GK Otto Fredrikson 202000

Goal Scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Tippeligaen Norwegian Cup Total
1FW7Daniel Fredheim Holm707
FW26Deshorn Brown707
MF10Ghayas Zahid707
4MF19Christian Grindheim505
FW22Elías Már Ómarsson415
6MF14Herman Stengel224
7DF9Rasmus Lindkvist303
MF18Moussa Njie033
9DF2Niklas Gunnarsson202
DF24Kjetil Wæhler202
DF3Enar Jääger202
MF8Melker Hallberg202
MF11Morten Berre112
14MF17Daniel Braaten101
DF6Simon Larsen101
MF21Alexander Mathisen101
FW18Mohammed Abdellaoue101
Own goal101
MF23Sander Berge011
TOTALS 49857

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Tippeligaen Norwegian Cup Total
2DFNiklas Gunnarsson200020
4DFJonatan Tollås100010
5DFRobert Lundström210021
6DFSimon Larsen400040
7MFDaniel Fredheim Holm400040
8MFSivert Heltne Nilsen200020
8MFMelker Hallberg100010
10MFGhayas Zahid301040
11MFMorten Berre100010
14MFHerman Stengel500030
17MFDaniel Braaten200020
19MFChristian Grindheim300030
21MFAlexander Mathisen100010
22FWElías Már Ómarsson200020
23MFSander Berge100010
24DFKjetil Wæhler700070
26FWDeshorn Brown200020
37DFIvan Näsberg100010
38GKOtto Fredrikson100010
TOTALS 45 1 1 0 46 1

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