2016 Viking FK season

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Viking
2016 season
PresidentCharlie Granfelt
Manager Kjell Jonevret
Stadium Viking Stadion
Tippeligaen 8th
Norwegian Cup Third round
Top goalscorerLeague: Three Players (5)
All: Patrick Pedersen (10)
  2015
2017  

The 2016 season was Viking's fourth full season with Kjell Jonevret as manager. They are competing in the Tippeligaen and the cup.

Contents

Squad

As of 30 August 2016

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Iven Austbø (Vice-captain)
2 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Rasmus Martinsen
4 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Joackim Jørgensen
6 DF Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Karol Mets
7 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Samuel Adegbenro
8 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Chris Dawson (loan from Rotherham United)
9 FW Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Patrick Pedersen
11 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Zymer Bytyqi
13 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Per Magnus Steiring (loan from Rosenborg)
14 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR André Danielsen (Captain)
16 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Abdisalam Ibrahim
17 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Aniekpeno Udoh
18 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Julian Ryerson
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Michael Haukås
20 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Tor André Skimmeland Aasheim
21 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Herman Kleppa
22 DF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Claes Kronberg
24 GK Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Pål Vestly Heigre
25 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Usman Sale
26 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Erik Steen
27 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Mathias Bringaker
28 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Kristoffer Haugen
29 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Martin Hummervoll
30 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Stian Michalsen
MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Andreas Breimyr


Transfers

Winter

Summer

Friendlies

5 August 2016 Viking Flag of Norway.svg 0–8 Flag of England.svg Arsenal Stavanger
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Mets Yellow card.svg 4' Summary Campbell Soccerball shade.svg33', 59'
Cazorla Soccerball shade.svg50'Yellow card.svg 79'
Walcott Soccerball shade.svg53'
Haukås Soccerball shade.svg55' (o.g.)
Iwobi Soccerball shade.svg71', 81'
Akpom Yellow card.svg 89'
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 13,933
Referee: Tore Hansen

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
6 Sarpsborg 08 3012993537245
7 Strømsgodset 30128104440+444
8 Viking 30127113335243
9 Aalesund 30126124651542
10 Vålerenga 30108124139+238
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 (between two teams). [32]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30127113335 −2435461617 −17351718 −1

Last updated: 9 November 2016.
Source: see below

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAAAAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWLWLLWWLDWWWLLDWLDLDDWLWDLWL
Position233647886876545677788886877888
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2016. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

14 March 20161 Vålerenga 0–2 Viking Oslo
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stengel Yellow card.svg 60'
Wæhler Yellow card.svg 78'
Summary Soares Yellow card.svg 17'
Sverrisson Soccerball shade.svg22'Yellow card.svg 87'
Haugen Yellow card.svg 66'
Bringaker Soccerball shade.svg88'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 7,573
Referee: Kim Andre Johnsen
20 March 20162 Viking 0–0 Sarpsborg 08 Stavanger
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Soares Yellow card.svg 22' Summary Hansen Yellow card.svg 44'
Hovda Yellow card.svg 85'
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 8,536
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen
2 April 20163 Start 0–1 Viking Kristiansand
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Ajer Yellow card.svg 58' Summary Abdullahi Soccerball shade.svg27'
Sverrisson Yellow card.svg 54'
Danielsen Yellow card.svg 60'
Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 6,112
Referee: Trygve Kjensli
10 April 20164 Viking 0–2 Odd Stavanger
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Abdullahi Yellow card.svg 29'
Ibrahim Yellow card.svg 65'
Summary Bentley Soccerball shade.svg13'
Zekhnini Soccerball shade.svg25'
Berg Yellow card.svg 58'
Ruud Yellow card.svg 69'
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 7,995
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
17 April 20165 Aalesund 1–2 Viking Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Boli Soccerball shade.svg11'
Larsen Yellow card.svg 14'
Carlsen Yellow card.svg 24'
Kirkeskov Yellow card.svg 71'
B. H. Riise Yellow card.svg 89'
Summary Adegbenro Yellow card.svg 4'
Bringaker Soccerball shade.svg41'
Abdullahi Soccerball shade.svg56'
Stadium: Color Line Stadion
Attendance: 5,798
Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle
21 April 20166 Viking 0–1 Brann Stavanger
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Summary Vega Yellow card.svg 52'
Acosta Yellow card.svg 56'
Grønner Yellow card.svg 87'
Haugen Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 11,089
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
24 April 20167 Rosenborg 4–0 Viking Trondheim
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Eyjólfsson Soccerball shade.svg30'
Jensen Soccerball shade.svg58'
Konradsen Yellow card.svg 73'
Þórarinsson Soccerball shade.svg75'
Gytkjær Soccerball shade.svg82'
Summary Soares Yellow card.svg 86'Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 15,985
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen
1 May 20168 Viking 3–2 Haugesund Stavanger
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Bringaker Soccerball shade.svg35'
Adegbenro Yellow card.svg 54'
Abdullahi Soccerball shade.svg71', 73'
Ibrahim Yellow card.svg 84'
Mets Yellow card.svg 90+6'
Summary Agdestein Soccerball shade.svg14', 86'
Kiss Yellow card.svg 22'
Skjerve Yellow card.svg 36'
Tronstad Yellow card.svg 78'
Troost-Ekong Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 9,032
Referee: Tore Hansen
7 May 20169 Viking 2–0 Tromsø Stavanger
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Danielsen Yellow card.svg 66'
Sverrisson Soccerball shade.svg78'
Adegbenro Soccerball shade.svg85'
Summary Moussa Yellow card.svg 62'
Ødegaard Yellow card.svg 71'
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 7,302
Referee: Kai Erik Steen
12 May 201610 Stabæk 1–0 Viking Bærum
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Asante Soccerball shade.svg77' Summary Stadium: Nadderud Stadion
Attendance: 3,289
Referee: Tore Hansen
16 May 201611 Viking 0–0 Sogndal Stavanger
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Summary Ramsland Yellow card.svg 24'
Raitala Yellow card.svg 72'
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 11,321
Referee: Trygve Kjensli
22 May 201612 Lillestrøm 1–2 Viking Lillestrøm
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Jradi Yellow card.svg 16'
Innocent Yellow card.svg 28'
Martin Soccerball shade.svg77' (pen.)
Summary Abdullahi Soccerball shade.svg22'
Austbø Yellow card.svg 76'
Adegbenro Soccerball shade.svg89'
Soares Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Åråsen Stadion
Attendance: 4,081
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
29 May 201613 Viking 2–0 Bodø/Glimt Stavanger
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Sverrisson Soccerball shade.svg4'
Kronberg Soccerball shade.svg20'
Ibrahim Yellow card.svg 80'
Summary Edvardsen Yellow card.svg 49'
Bjørnbak Yellow card.svg 53'
Hauge Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 10,165
Referee: Kim Andre Johnsen
3 July 201614 Molde 0–1 Viking Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Diouf Yellow card.svg 55' Summary Danielsen Yellow card.svg 66'
Bringaker Soccerball shade.svg71'
Haugen Yellow card.svg 72'
Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 8,211
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
9 July 201615 Viking 0–1 Strømsgodset Stavanger
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Adegbenro Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Jørgensen Yellow card.svg 82'
Summary Hamoud Yellow card.svg 56'
Keita Soccerball shade.svg78'
Pedersen Yellow card.svg 83'
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 7,419
Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle
16 July 201616 Haugesund 4–1 Viking Haugesund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Agdestein Soccerball shade.svg16'
Hajradinović Yellow card.svg 39'
Kiss Yellow card.svg 56'
Stølås Soccerball shade.svg70', 76'Yellow card.svg 74'
Abdi Soccerball shade.svg86'
Summary Haukås Soccerball shade.svg12'
Pedersen Yellow card.svg 23'
Ibrahim Yellow card.svg 54'
Mets Yellow card.svg 62'
Stadium: Haugesund Stadion
Attendance: 6,077
Referee: Tore Hansen
24 July 201617 Odd 2–2 Viking Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ibrahim Soccerball shade.svg40'
Haukås Yellow card.svg 78'
Summary Berge Soccerball shade.svg53'
Occéan Soccerball shade.svg78'Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Stadium: Skagerak Arena
Attendance: 6,991
Referee: Trygve Kjensli
30 July 201618 Viking Postponed 1 Rosenborg Stavanger
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Viking Stadion
7 August 201619 Sogndal 1–2 Viking Sogndalsfjøra
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Sveen Yellow card.svg 70'
Holsæter Yellow card.svg 88'
Otoo Soccerball shade.svg90'
Summary Sverrisson Soccerball shade.svg39'
Adegbenro Yellow card.svg 61'Soccerball shade.svg80'
Ibrahim Yellow card.svg 86'
Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus
Attendance: 2,906
Referee: Espen Eskås
11 August 201618 Viking 0–2 Rosenborg Stavanger
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Summary Gersbach Yellow card.svg 6'
Gytkjær Soccerball shade.svg72', 79'
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 7,843
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
14 August 201620 Viking 2–2 Stabæk Stavanger
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Aasheim Soccerball shade.svg50'
Pedersen Soccerball shade.svg61'
Summary Asante Soccerball shade.svg30'
Meling Yellow card.svg 61'Soccerball shade.svg71'
Skjønsberg Yellow card.svg 78'
Nilsson Yellow card.svg 85'
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 7,269
Referee: KimAndre Johnsen
21 August 201621 Tromsø 2–1 Viking Tromsø
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Antonsen Yellow card.svg 12'
Åsen Soccerball shade.svg13'Yellow card.svg 41'
Andersen Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.)
Summary Ibrahim Yellow card.svg 49'
Haukås Yellow card.svg 68'
Dawson Yellow card.svg 70'
Pedersen Soccerball shade.svg83'
Stadium: Alfheim Stadion
Attendance: 3,412
Referee: Martin Lundby
28 August 201622 Viking 2–2 Lillestrøm Stavanger
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Danielsen Soccerball shade.svg18'
Ryerson Soccerball shade.svg62'
Summary Knudtzon Soccerball shade.svg20'Yellow card.svg 65'
Lundemo Soccerball shade.svg83'
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 7,756
Referee: Trygve Kjensli
10 September 201623 Brann 0–0 Viking Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Summary Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 11,674
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
17 September 201624 Viking 1–0 Molde Stavanger
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Pedersen Soccerball shade.svg9'
Kronberg Yellow card.svg 89'
Summary Aursnes Yellow card.svg 33'
Gabrielsen Yellow card.svg 59'
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 9,681
Referee: Martin Lundby
24 September 201625 Sarpsborg 08 1–0 Viking Sarpsborg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Kachi Soccerball shade.svg6'
Lindberg Yellow card.svg 50'
Thomassen Yellow card.svg 65'
Groven Yellow card.svg 90+4'
Trondsen Yellow card.svg 90+5'
Summary Haukås Yellow card.svg 87'
Kronberg Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 4,027
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen
2 October 201626 Viking 2–0 Start Stavanger
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Heikkilä Soccerball shade.svg26' (o.g.)
Jørgensen Soccerball shade.svg67'
Summary Robstad Yellow card.svg 52'Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 8,371
Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle
14 October 201627 Strømsgodset 1–1 Viking Drammen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Andersen Soccerball shade.svg1'
Adjei-Boateng Yellow card.svg 62'
Summary Ibrahim Soccerball shade.svg57'
Bytyqi Yellow card.svg 78'
Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion
Attendance: 6,645
Referee: Espen Eskås
21 October 201628 Viking 2–3 Aalesund Stavanger
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Pedersen Soccerball shade.svg26'
Mets Red card.svg 56'
Dawson Yellow card.svg 59'
Haugen Yellow card.svg 68'
Ibrahim Yellow card.svg 77'
Sale Yellow card.svg 86'
Bringaker Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Mos Soccerball shade.svg35', 57' (pen.)Yellow card.svg 90+4'
Kirkeskov Soccerball shade.svg69'
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 7,069
Referee: Kai Erik Steen
30 October 201629 Bodø/Glimt 0–2 Viking Bodø
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Summary Sale Soccerball shade.svg39'
Danielsen Soccerball shade.svg79' (pen.)
Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 2,984
Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle
6 November 201630 Viking 0–2 Vålerenga Stavanger
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Jørgensen Yellow card.svg 76'
Mets Yellow card.svg 80'
Bringaker Yellow card.svg 90+4'
Summary Moa Soccerball shade.svg43'
Wæhler Yellow card.svg 66'
Grødem Soccerball shade.svg90'
Sandberg Yellow card.svg 90+4'
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 11,347
Referee: Tore Hansen

Norwegian Cup

13 April 2016 First round Vardeneset 1–5 Viking Vardeneset
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)M.Hebnes Soccerball shade.svg65'
K.Høvring Yellow card.svg 68'
Summary Udoh Soccerball shade.svg40'Yellow card.svg 83'
Pedersen Soccerball shade.svg43', 59', 62', 78'
Aasheim Yellow card.svg 76'
Stadium: Modenabanen
Attendance: 1,650
Referee: Ola Kellerhals
27 April 2016 Second round Vard Haugesund 0–3 Viking Haugesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)T. Undheim Yellow card.svg 20'
R. Løvland Yellow card.svg 59'
B. Sumareh Yellow card.svg 78'
Andersen Yellow card.svg 89'
Summary Bringaker Soccerball shade.svg52'
Pedersen Soccerball shade.svg61'
Adegbenro Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stadium: Haugesund Stadion
Attendance: 500
Referee: Daniel Higraff
4 May 2016 Third round Vidar 2–1 Viking Stavanger
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bjørshol Yellow card.svg 45'
I. Halgunset Yellow card.svg 51', Soccerball shade.svg63'
A. Westly Soccerball shade.svg54'
S. Christensen Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Summary Abdullahi Soccerball shade.svg34'
Ryerson Yellow card.svg 67'
Danielsen Yellow card.svg 74'
Stadium: Lassa Idrettspark
Attendance: 600
Referee: Sivert Amland

Squad statistics

As of match played 6 November 2016

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotalTippeligaenNorwegian Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Iven Austbø 30030000
2 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Rasmus Martinsen 200+100+10
4 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Joackim Jørgensen 25120+3120
6 DF Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Karol Mets 32029030
7 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Samuel Adegbenro 31427+1331
8 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Chris Dawson 1005+5000
9 FW Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Patrick Pedersen 301017+10535
11 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Zymer Bytyqi 2007+11020
13 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Per-Magnus Steiring 401+3000
14 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR André Danielsen 3022920+10
16 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Abdisalam Ibrahim 26225210
17 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Aniekpeno Udoh 510+301+11
18 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Julian Ryerson 20112+6120
19 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Michael Haukås 27112+12130
20 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Tor André Aasheim 16110+410+20
22 MF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Claes Kronberg 29025+3010
24 GK Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Pål Vestly Heigre 300030
25 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Usman Sale 1112+711+10
27 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Mathias Bringaker 2668+1651+11
28 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Kristoffer Haugen 29026030
30 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Stian Michalsen 100+1000
Players away from Viking on loan:
Players who left Viking during the season:
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA A. J. Soares 15012030
8 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Suleiman Abdullahi 1561351+11
10 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Björn Daníel Sverrisson 2142040+10

Goal scorers

PlacePositionNationNumberNameTippeligaenNorwegian CupTotal
1FW Flag of Denmark.svg 9 Patrick Pedersen 5510
2FW Flag of Nigeria.svg 8 Suleiman Abdullahi 516
FW Flag of Norway.svg 27 Mathias Bringaker 515
4MF Flag of Iceland.svg 10 Björn Daníel Sverrisson 404
FW Flag of Nigeria.svg 7 Samuel Adegbenro 314
6MF Flag of Norway.svg 16 Abdisalam Ibrahim 202
MF Flag of Norway.svg 14 André Danielsen 202
8MF Flag of Denmark.svg 22 Claes Kronberg 101
MF Flag of Norway.svg 19 Michael Haukås 101
MF Flag of Norway.svg 20 Tor André Aasheim 101
DF Flag of Norway.svg 18 Julian Ryerson 101
DF Flag of Norway.svg 4 Joackim Jørgensen 101
MF Flag of Nigeria.svg 25 Usman Sale 101
FW Flag of Nigeria.svg 17 Aniekpeno Udoh 011
Own goal 101
TOTALS33942

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNameTippeligaenNorwegian CupTotal
Yellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svg
1 Flag of Norway.svg GK Iven Austbø 100010
4 Flag of Norway.svg DF Joackim Jørgensen 200020
5 Flag of the United States.svg DF A. J. Soares 400040
6 Flag of Estonia.svg DF Karol Mets 310031
7 Flag of Nigeria.svg FW Samuel Adegbenro 400040
8 Flag of Nigeria.svg FW Suleiman Abdullahi 100010
8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg MF Chris Dawson 200020
9 Flag of Denmark.svg FW Patrick Pedersen 100010
10 Flag of Iceland.svg MF Björn Daníel Sverrisson 200020
11 Flag of Norway.svg FW Zymer Bytyqi 100010
14 Flag of Norway.svg MF André Danielsen 301040
16 Flag of Norway.svg MF Abdisalam Ibrahim 700070
17 Flag of Norway.svg DF Julian Ryerson 001010
19 Flag of Norway.svg MF Michael Haukås 300030
22 Flag of Denmark.svg MF Claes Kronberg 200020
25 Flag of Nigeria.svg MF Usman Sale 200020
27 Flag of Norway.svg FW Mathias Bringaker 100010
28 Flag of Norway.svg DF Kristoffer Haugen 300030
TOTALS41120431

Notes

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