IK Start

IK Start is a Norwegian football club from the town of Kristiansand that currently plays in Eliteserien, the top division of the Norwegian football league system. The club was founded on 19 September 1905. The club's current head coach is Jóhannes Harðarson. The team plays in yellow jerseys, black shorts and socks at home, and black jerseys, yellow shorts and socks away.

IK Start
Full nameIdrettsklubben Start
Founded19 September 1905 (19 September 1905)
GroundSør Arena
Kristiansand
Capacity14,563
Head coachJóhannes Harðarson
LeagueEliteserien
2020Eliteserien, 15th of 16
(relegated)
WebsiteClub website

They play their home matches at Sør Arena, the club's own football stadium, opened in 2007. Before moving to Sør Arena, IK Start played their games at Kristiansand Stadion. The team's official supporter club was called "Tigerberget", until 2017, when the IK Start board decided to no longer have an official supporter club.

History

Start were Norwegian champions in 1978 and 1980. They participated in the European Cup in 1979 and 1981, as well as being qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2006–07. The years since 1995 have been turbulent, but recent investments have given greater expectations for the future. In 2004 they won the Norwegian 1. divisjon and were promoted to the top flight.

In 2005 they reached second place, following Vålerenga, after a strong comeback season in the Tippeligaen. For this, Start earned a place in the UEFA Cup 2006.

In 2006, after beating Skála of the Faroe Islands in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup, and Drogheda United of Ireland in the second qualifying round (after penalties), they reached the first round of the UEFA Cup, where they were knocked out by Ajax of the Netherlands.

Former logo of IK Start until 2017. Away kits of IK Start tended to be blue as the logo.

2007 was a bad year for Start, with problems working as a team and management issues. It led to a disappointing 13th place, leading to Start's relegation to 1. divisjon. In 2008 the club got financial problems. The local government saved the club from bankruptcy. The financial difficulties has plagued Start for several seasons, due to the financial crisis and the Norwegian footballteams overspending, Start being no exception. The last couple of seasons, Start has downsized and saved money, for example by changing the turf on Sør Arena, the hopes being that the savings will keep the wheels turning in Start.

Ahead of the 2009 season, Knut Tørum was appointed head coach of Start. The next two seasons, Start was positioned at the lower half of Tippeligaen although achieving some strong results, like being the only team to beat Rosenborg in 2009, at Rosenborgs homeground Lerkendal, delaying their gold celebration. On 22 June 2011, Start had 13 points in 12 matches, and Tørum decided to resign hours before a cup-match against Strømsgodset, a match Start won without Tørum. Mons Ivar Mjelde replaced Tørum as head coach, but was not able to save Start from relegation. Start started the 2012 1. divisjon in strong fashion, leading the division and winning important matches and won promotion at the end of the season.

Start defeated Stabæk 4-1 on 4 July 2015. From 12 July 2015 to 18 September 2016, Start played 39 consecutive games without a win in Tippeligaen.[1] This is the longest run without winning a single game across any top division in Europe.

Achievements
Winners (2): 1978, 1980
Runners-up (1): 2005
Bronze medal (7): 1973, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1992
Semi finalist (6): 1975, 1978, 1988, 2000, 2006, 2011, 2018
Winners (4): 1968, 1972, 2004, 2012
Promotion: 1958–59, 1988, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2017

Recent history
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2002 Tippeligaen ↓ 14 262519 217211 Fourth round Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2003 1. divisjon 9 3012414 535040 Third round
2004 1. divisjon 1 302424 712874 Third round Promoted to the Tippeligaen
2005 Tippeligaen 2 261367 473545 Fourth round
2006 Tippeligaen 6 261079 293237 Semi-final
2007 Tippeligaen ↓ 13 266812 344426 Fourth round Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2008 1. divisjon 3 301785 583459 Fourth round Promoted to the Tippeligaen
2009 Tippeligaen 9 30101010 465240 Third round
2010 Tippeligaen 8 3011910 576042 Quarter-final
2011 Tippeligaen ↓ 15 307518 396126 Semi-final Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2012 1. divisjon 1 302064 713566 Fourth round Promoted to the Tippeligaen
2013 Tippeligaen 9 3010812 434638 Quarter-final
2014 Tippeligaen 12 3010515 476035 Fourth round
2015 Tippeligaen 14 305718 356422 Second round
2016 Tippeligaen ↓ 16 3021018 235916 Third round Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2017 1. divisjon 2 301677 573655 Second round Promoted to the Eliteserien
2018 Eliteserien ↓ 15 308517 305429 Semi-final Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2019 1. divisjon 3 301956 543162 First round Promoted to the Eliteserien
2020 Eliteserien ↓ 15 306915 335627 Cancelled Relegated to the 1. divisjon

Current squad

As of 22 January 2021.[2]

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  GER Jonas Deumeland
2 DF  NOR Jesper Daland
3 DF  NOR Vegard Bergan
4 MF  NED Mohamed El Makrini
6 DF  NOR Joackim Jørgensen
8 MF  NOR Eman Markovic
9 FW  NOR Martin Ramsland
11 MF  NOR Eirik Schulze
12 GK  NOR Amund Wichne
15 DF  NOR Henrik Robstad
16 MF  NOR Mikael Ugland
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  NGA Adeleke Akinyemi
19 MF  NOR Kasper Skaanes
21 MF  NOR Sander Sjøkvist
22 DF  NOR Kristoffer Tønnesen
24 MF  ISL Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason
25 DF  NOR Henrik Gjesdal
31 DF  NOR Altin Ujkani
32 DF  NOR Johannes Eftevaag
— GK  NOR Jasper Silva Torkildsen
— MF  NOR Matias Belli Moldskred

Out 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
No. Pos. Nation Player

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head coach Jóhannes Harðarson
Assistant coach Mattias Andersson
GK coach Frode Birkeland
Physio Pål Erik Pedersen
Osteopath Atle Thunselle
Equipment manager Rune Hægeland

Former head coaches
IK Start coaching history from 1947 to present

European record
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
1974–75 UEFA Cup First round Djurgården 1–2 0–5 1–7
1976–77 UEFA Cup First round Wacker Innsbruck 0–5 1–2 1–7
1977–78 UEFA Cup First round Fram 6–0 2–0 8–0
Second round Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 0–4 1–4
1978–79 UEFA Cup First round Esbjerg 0–0 0–1 0–1
1979–80 European Cup First round Strasbourg 1–2 0–4 1–6
1981–82 European Cup First round AZ 1–3 0–1 1–4
2006–07 UEFA Cup First qualifying round Skála 3–0 1–0 4–0
Second qualifying round Drogheda United 1–0 0–1 1–1 (11–10 (p))
First round Ajax 2–5 0–4 2–9

References
  1. "Start med sin første seier siden 4. juli i fjor: – Det kom en tåre i øyekroken". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV2. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  2. "Start sin spillerstall" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 April 2019.

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