2023 Stabæk Fotball season

The 2023 season was Stabæk Fotball's 100th season in existence and the club's first season return in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Stabæk Fotball participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

Stabæk

2023 season
Chairman	Espen Moe
Head coach	Lars Bohinen (until 5 September) Bob Bradley (from 10 September)
Stadium	Nadderud Stadion
Eliteserien	15th (relegated)
2022 Norwegian Cup	Semi-finals
2023 Norwegian Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Mushaga Bakenga (9) All: Mushaga Bakenga (11)
Home colours Away colours
← 2022 2024 →

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  NOR Marius Amundsen Ulla 2 DF  DEN Kasper Pedersen 3 DF  NOR Nicolai Næss 4 DF  NOR Simen Wangberg (captain) 5 DF  NOR Nicolas Pignatel Jenssen 7 MF  NOR Fredrik Haugen 8 MF  ENG Curtis Edwards 9 FW  NOR Mushaga Bakenga 10 FW  NOR Herman Geelmuyden 11 DF  NOR Nikolas Walstad (on loan from Haugesund) 12 GK  NOR Leander Larona Gunnerød 13 DF  DEN Thor Lange 14 MF  NOR Fredrik Krogstad 15 DF  NOR Sturla Ottesen 16 FW  DEN Luca Kjerrumgaard (on loan from OB)

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  NOR Rasmus Eggen Vinge 18 MF  NOR Gaute Høberg Vetti (on loan from Bodø/Glimt) 19 FW  SWE Kevin Kabran 20 MF  NOR Aleksander Andresen 21 GK  SWE Isak Pettersson 22 FW  NOR Philip Schie 23 MF  AUS Keegan Jelacic (on loan from Gent) 24 MF  NOR Kaloyan Kostadinov 25 DF  NOR Filip Hornburg 26 FW  NGA Paul Ogunkoya (on loan from Mahanaim FC) 31 DF  NOR Olav Lilleøren Veum 33 DF  GER Tobias Pachonik 36 DF  NOR Fillip Jenssen Riise 69 FW  DEN Kasper Høgh

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2022–23

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 6 DF  DEN Andreas Skovgaard (from Brann)[3] 7 MF  NOR Fredrik Haugen (from Aalesund)[4] 9 FW  NOR Mushaga Bakenga (from Tokushima Vortis) 11 DF  NOR Nikolas Walstad (on loan from Haugesund)[5] 12 GK  NOR Leander Gunnerød (promoted from junior squad) 19 FW  SWE Kevin Kabran (from Viking) 21 GK  SWE Isak Pettersson (from Toulouse)[6] 22 FW  NOR Philip Schie (promoted from junior squad)[7] 33 DF  GER Tobias Pachonik (free transfer)[8] 36 DF  NOR Fillip Jenssen Riise (promoted from junior squad) 47 MF  BRA Jonatan Lucca (free transfer)[9] 69 FW  DEN Kasper Høgh (on loan from AaB)[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 7 FW  NOR Fitim Azemi (released)[11] 9 FW  SWE Adam Kaied (loan return to Helsingborg)[12] 9 FW  NGA Gift Orban (to Gent)[13] 11 FW  NOR Kornelius Normann Hansen (to Almere City)[11][14] 12 GK  SWE Marcus Sandberg (to Hamkam)[15] 18 MF  CAN Patrick Metcalfe (to Fredrikstad)[16] 19 DF  SWE Victor Wernersson (loan return to Mechelen)[12] 21 DF  NOR Thomas Vold (released) 22 DF  NOR Peder Vogt (to Bærum)[17] 27 MF  CIV Diabagate Mohamed Junior (loan return to Issia Wazy) – DF  NOR Kristoffer Lassen Harrison (to KFUM, previously on loan at Grorud)[18]

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2023

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 16 FW  DEN Luca Kjerrumgaard (on loan from OB)[19] 17 FW  NOR Rasmus Eggen Vinge (from Kjelsås)[20] 18 MF  NOR Gaute Vetti (on loan from Bodø/Glimt)[21] 23 MF  AUS Keegan Jelacic (on loan from Gent)[22] 26 FW  NGA Paul Ogunkoya (on loan from Mahanaim)[23] 69 FW  DEN Kasper Høgh (from AaB, previously on loan)[24]

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 6 DF  DEN Andreas Skovgaard (to Cracovia)[25] 39 FW  NOR Marcus Seim-Monsen (to Nordsjælland)[26] 47 MF  BRA Jonatan Lucca (to AVS)[25][27]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Stabæk v Mjøndalen

4 March 2023 Friendly	Stabæk	1–0	Mjøndalen	Sandvika
14:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: AJ Arena

Kongsvinger v Stabæk

25 March 2023 Friendly	Kongsvinger	1–1	Stabæk	Kongsvinger
14:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Gjemselund Stadion

Sarpsborg 08 v Stabæk

2 April 2023 Friendly	Sarpsborg 08	2–1	Stabæk	Sarpsborg
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Baah 54' Soltvedt 78'		Høgh 40'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eliteserien	10 April 2023	3 December 2023	Matchday 1		30	7	8	15	30	48	−18	023.33
2022 Norwegian Cup	12 March 2023	26 April 2023	Fourth round	Semi-finals	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3	033.33
2023 Norwegian Cup	24 May 2023	1 June 2023	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	050.00
Total					35	9	9	17	41	54	−13	025.71

Last updated: 3 December 2023
Source: Soccerway

Eliteserien

Main article: 2023 Eliteserien

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Haugesund	30	9	6	15	34	40	−6	33
13	Sandefjord	30	8	7	15	47	55	−8	31
14	Vålerenga (R)	30	7	8	15	39	50	−11	29	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Stabæk (R)	30	7	8	15	30	48	−18	29	Relegation to First Division
16	Aalesund (R)	30	5	3	22	23	73	−50	18

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.^[28]
(R) Relegated

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	7	8	15	30	48	−18	29	6	3	6	17	16	+1	1	5	9	13	32	−19

Last updated: 3 December 2023.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	D	D	L	D	W	L
Position	8	15	10	6	7	5	7	6	7	7	9	10	10	11	12	12	14	15	15	14	14	15	15	14	14	13	14	14	13	15

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 December 2022.^[29]

Stabæk v Odd

10 April 2023 1	Stabæk	0–0	Odd	Bærum
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,308 Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes

Bodø/Glimt v Stabæk

16 April 2023 2	Bodø/Glimt	4–0	Stabæk	Bodø
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pellegrino 3', 9', 54' Grønbæk 23'	Report		Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 6,583 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Stabæk v Haugesund

23 April 2023 3	Stabæk	3–0	Haugesund	Bærum
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Krusnell 20' (o.g.) Høgh 64' Pedersen 80'	Report		Stadium: Nadderud stadion Attendance: 2,214 Referee: Marius Lien

Molde v Stabæk

30 April 2023 4	Molde	2–3	Stabæk	Molde
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Grødem 2' Breivik 55'	Report	Høgh 16' Hansen 23' (o.g.) Kabran 90+5'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,054 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Stabæk v Sarpsborg 08

7 May 2023 5	Stabæk	1–1	Sarpsborg 08	Bærum
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ngouali 90' (o.g.)	Report	Utvik 87'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 2,866 Referee: Sivert Amland

Stabæk v Aalesund

13 May 2023 6	Stabæk	1–0	Aalesund	Bærum
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kabran 76'	Report		Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 2,602 Referee: Tore Hansen

Brann v Stabæk

16 May 2023 7	Brann	4–1	Stabæk	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Finne 30', 77' Horn Myhre 36' Heltne Nilsen 63'	Report	Høgh 35'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 16,832 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Stabæk v Vålerenga

29 May 2023 8	Stabæk	2–1	Vålerenga	Bærum
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Høgh 8' Bakenga 34'	Report	Strandberg 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 4,508 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Lillestrøm v Stabæk

4 June 2023 9	Lillestrøm	3–1	Stabæk	Lillestrøm
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Adams 13', 86' (pen.), 90+2'	Report	Bakenga 21' (pen.)	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 5,823 Referee: Sivert Amland

Stabæk v Rosenborg

11 June 2023 10	Stabæk	2–2	Rosenborg	Bærum
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kostadinov 8' Bakenga 10'	Report	Nelson 29' Holse 89'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 4,938 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Tromsø v Stabæk

25 June 2023 11	Tromsø	2–1	Stabæk	Tromsø
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Paintsil 15' Erlien 35'	Report	Høgh 7'	Stadium: Romssa Arena Attendance: 3,902 Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy

Stabæk v Strømsgodset

3 July 2023 12	Stabæk	0–1	Strømsgodset	Bærum
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Leifsson 18'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,262 Referee: Daniel Higraff

Sandefjord v Stabæk

9 July 2023 13	Sandefjord	0–0	Stabæk	Sandefjord
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 2,994 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Stabæk v Viking

16 July 2023 14	Stabæk	0–1	Viking	Bærum
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Bjarnason 90+1'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,009 Referee: Marius Lien

HamKam v Stabæk

23 July 2023 15	HamKam	3–2	Stabæk	Hamar
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kirkevold 32' Onsrud 49' Gammelby 90+4'	Report	Bakenga 51', 77'	Stadium: Briskeby Stadion Attendance: 3,576 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Stabæk v Molde

29 July 2023 16	Stabæk	0–1	Molde	Bærum
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Berisha 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,235 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Odd v Stabæk

6 August 2023 17	Odd	4–0	Stabæk	Skien
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Johansen 20' Gjengaar 32' Rekdal 60' Tewelde 90+7'	Report		Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 4,758 Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes

Viking v Stabæk

20 August 2023 19	Viking	1–0	Stabæk	Stavanger
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Brekalo 89'	Report		Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 14,256 Referee: Sivert Amland

Strømsgodset v Stabæk

3 September 2023 21	Strømsgodset	2–1	Stabæk	Drammen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stengel 17' (pen.) Valsvik 80'	Report	Wangberg 15'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,149 Referee: Ajdin Medic

Stabæk v Brann

17 September 2023 22	Stabæk	0–1	Brann	Bærum
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Finne 12'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 4,515 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Aalesund v Stabæk

23 September 2023 23	Aalesund	1–1	Stabæk	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Segberg 16'	Report	Kostadinov 45+1'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 4,562 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Stabæk v Tromsø

30 September 2023 18	Stabæk	0–1	Tromsø	Bærum
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Traore 50'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,119 Referee: Christian Moen

Stabæk v HamKam

4 October 2023 20	Stabæk	5–2	HamKam	Bærum
19:00	Walstad 16' Bakenga 30', 52' Næss 58' Edwards 66'	Report	Norheim 44' Bjørlo 82'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 2,710 Referee: Daniel Higraff

Stabæk v LillestrømV

8 October 2023 24	Stabæk	1–0	LillestrømV	Bærum
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wangberg 73'	Report		Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,314 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Rosenborg v Stabæk

22 October 2023 25	Rosenborg	1–1	Stabæk	Trondheim
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sæter 33'	Report	Bakenga 13'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 13,127 Referee: Sigurd Kringstad

Sarpsborg 08 v Stabæk

29 October 2023 26	Sarpsborg 08	2–2	Stabæk	Sarpsborg
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lundqvist 30' Fardal Opseth 78'	Report	Ottesen 47' Vinge 84'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,623 Referee: Daniel Higraff

Stabæk v Bodø/Glimt

5 November 2023 27	Stabæk	0–4	Bodø/Glimt	Bærum
17:00 CEST (UTC+1)		Report	Sørli 23' Pemi 25' Bjørkan 44' Saltnes 90+2'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,707 Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland

Vålerenga v Stabæk

12 November 2023 28	Vålerenga	0–0	Stabæk	Oslo
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 13,777 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Stabæk v Sandefjord

26 November 2023 29	Stabæk	2–1	Sandefjord	Bærum
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bakenga 8' Kabran 90+6'	Report	Ruud Tveter 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,615 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Haugesund v Stabæk

3 December 2023 30	Haugesund	3–0	Stabæk	Haugesund
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Samuelsen 74' Njie 77', 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 5,061 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Norwegian Football Cup

2022

Main article: 2022 Norwegian Football Cup

Stabæk v Bryne

12 March 2023 Fourth round	Stabæk	5–0	Bryne	Bærum
15:00 CET (UTC+2)	Høgh 33', 51' Andresen 48' Bakenga 79' Geelmuyden 83'	Report		Stadium: AJ Arena Attendance: 689 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Stabæk v Molde

18 March 2023 Quarter-finals	Stabæk	1–1 (a.e.t.) (9–8 p)	Molde	Bærum
13:30 CET (UTC+2)	Høgh 84'	Report Penalties	Berisha 30' (pen.)	Stadium: AJ Arena Attendance: 900 Referee: Tore Hansen
	Penalties
	Geelmuyden Bakenga Haugen Krogstad Næss Pettersson Pedersen Skovgaard Edwards Jenssen Riise Bakenga		Risa Brynhildsen Grødem Breivik Hansen Haugan Hagelskjær Linnes Karlstrøm Erling Ødegård Grødem

Stabæk v Brann

26 April 2023 Semi-finals	Stabæk	0–2	Brann	Bærum
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Heggebø 20' Finne 59'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 4,560 Referee: Rohit Saggi

2023

Main article: 2023 Norwegian Football Cup

Åssiden v Stabæk

24 May 2023 First round	Åssiden	0–4	Stabæk	Drammen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Bakenga 11', 23' Wendt 50' Riise 66'	Stadium: Åssiden Stadion Attendance: 274 Referee: Eivind Bodding

Kjelsås v Stabæk

1 June 2023 Second round	Kjelsås	3–1	Stabæk	Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Walstad 16' (o.g.) Aslaksrud 21' Willumsen 31'	Report	Jenssen 48'	Stadium: Grefsen Stadion Attendance: 712 Referee: Ole-Alexander Ekeli Valen