Alf Grønneberg

Sandefjord
2023 season
Chairman	Gunnar Bjønness
Head coaches	Hans Erik Ødegaard; Andreas Tegström
Stadium	Release Arena
Eliteserien	13th
2022 Norwegian Cup	Quarter-finals
2023 Norwegian Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Danilo Al-Saed (11); All: ; Danilo Al-Saed (11)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 season was Sandefjord Fotball's 25th season in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Sandefjord Fotball participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

Players

First team squad

As of 29 August 2023

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	FIN	Hugo Keto
2	DF	NOR	Fredrik Pålerud
3	DF	NOR	Vetle Walle Egeli
4	DF	NOR	Fredrik Carson Pedersen
6	MF	NOR	Sander Risan Mørk
7	FW	GHA	Gilbert Koomson
8	MF	SWE	Aleksander Damnjanovic Nilsson
9	FW	NOR	Alexander Ruud Tveter
10	MF	DEN	Jeppe Kjær (on loan from Bodø/Glimt)
11	FW	NOR	Youssef Chaib
12	GK	NOR	Mats Viken
14	FW	IRQ	Danilo Al-Saed


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	NOR	Jesper Taaje (vice-captain)
16	FW	NOR	Wally Njie
17	DF	NOR	Sander Moen Foss (captain)
18	MF	SWE	Filip Ottosson
19	DF	NOR	Fredrik Berglie
20	FW	NOR	Franklin Nyenetue
21	MF	SYR	Simon Amin
23	MF	RSA	Keanin Ayer
26	DF	NOR	Filip Loftesnes-Bjune
27	FW	NOR	Jakob Dunsby
30	GK	NOR	Alf Lukas Noel Grønneberg

Out on loan

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
13	DF	NOR	Lars Markmanrud (at Egersund until 31 December 2023)
22	DF	NOR	Jørgen Kili Fjeldskår (at Fram until 31 December 2023)

Transfers

Winter

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
7	FW	GHA	Gilbert Koomson (from Bodø/Glimt)
12	GK	NOR	Mats Gulbrandsen Viken (from KFUM)
14	MF	SWE	Danilo Al-Saed (from Sandviken)
18	MF	SWE	Filip Ottosson (from Landskrona)
21	MF	SYR	Simon Amin (from Trelleborg)
24	DF	NOR	Fredrik Berglie (from Skeid)
27	MF	NOR	Jakob Maslø Dunsby (from Egersund)
30	GK	NOR	Alf Lukas Noel Grønneberg (from Eik Tønsberg)
54	GK	NOR	Andreas Albertsen (loan return from Halsen)

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
1	GK	NOR	Jacob Storevik (to Vålerenga)
2	DF	NOR	Mats Haakenstad (to Kongsvinger)
3	DF	NED	Quint Jansen (to Mjøndalen)
7	MF	NOR	Mohamed Ofkir (to Vålerenga)
8	MF	SWE	William Kurtovic (to Hamkam)
9	FW	NOR	Sivert Gussiås (to KÍ Klaksvík)
10	FW	CRC	Deyver Vega (released)
16	MF	NOR	André Sødlund (retired)
19	MF	BIH	Amer Ordagić (released)
21	DF	NOR	Fredrik Flo (to Skeid)
22	DF	NOR	Jørgen Kili Fjeldskår (on loan to Fram)
24	MF	NOR	Harmeet Singh (released)
27	MF	SWE	Albin Winbo (loan return to Varberg)
28	FW	ESP	Rufo (to Logroñés)

Summer

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
4	DF	NOR	Fredrik Carson Pedersen (from Grorud)
10	FW	DEN	Jeppe Kjær (on loan to Sandefjord)
32	DF	NOR	Martin Gjone (promoted from junior squad)
34	FW	NOR	Storm Bugge Pettersen (promoted from junior squad)

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
4	DF	NED	Ian Smeulers (to Excelsior)
5	MF	GEQ	Federico Bikoro (released)
13	DF	NOR	Lars Markmanrud (on loan to Egersund)
18	FW	NOR	Wally Njie (on loan to Ørn Horten)
54	GK	NOR	Andreas Albertsen (to Halsen)
–	DF	NED	Quint Jansen (to Othellos Athienou, previously on loan at Mjøndalen)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

2 April 2023 Friendly	Strømsgodset	2–2	Sandefjord	Drammen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eliteserien	10 April 2023	3 December 2023	Matchday 1		30	8	7	15	47	55	−8	026.67
2022 Norwegian Cup	12 March 2023	19 March 2023	Fourth round	Quarter-finals	2	1	0	1	4	4	+0	050.00
2023 Norwegian Cup	24 May 2023		First round	First round	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Total					33	9	8	16	53	61	−8	027.27

Last updated: 3 December 2023
Source: Soccerway

Eliteserien

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
11	HamKam	30	10	4	16	39	59	−20	34
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

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.
(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	8	7	15	47	55	−8	31	6	5	4	26	17	+9	2	2	11	21	38	−17

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	D	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	W	L	W
Position	14	14	14	10	8	11	13	14	12	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	13	14	14	15	15	13	13	15	15	15	13	13	14	13

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 December 2022.

10 April 2023 1	HamKam	2–0	Sandefjord	Hamar
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Udahl 29' (pen.), 45+3' Hernandez-Foster 62'	Report	Taaje 47'	Stadium: Briskeby Stadion Attendance: 3,715 Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland

16 April 2023 2	Sandefjord	0–0	Tromsø	Sandefjord
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Amin 22' Ottosson 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 3,313 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

23 April 2023 3	Rosenborg	1–1	Sandefjord	Trondheim
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Henriksen 23' Tagseth 80' Holse 90+4'	Report	Loftesnes-Bjune 18' Walle Egeli 19' Ayer 31' Bikoro 31' Ottosson 44' Smeulers 76'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 11,256 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

30 April 2023 4	Sandefjord	4–0	Aalesund	Sandefjord
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Al-Saed 6' Fällman 43' (o.g.) Taaje 61' Nyenetue 90' Chaib 90'	Report	Munksgaard 47' Segberg 62'	Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 3,086 Referee: Ajdin Medic

8 May 2023 5	Brann	0–0	Sandefjord	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Dunsby 41' Bikoro 65' Keto 82'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,720 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

13 May 2023 6	Sandefjord	1–2	Viking	Sandefjord
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tveter 11' Loftesne-Bjune 80'	Report	D'Agostino 14' Pattynama 38' Løkberg 90'	Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 3,463 Referee: Steinar Hauge

16 May 2023 7	Strømsgodset	1–0	Sandefjord	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hanssen 42' Stengel 65' Stenevik 87' Dahl 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,827 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

29 May 2023 8	Molde	5–0	Sandefjord	Molde
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Breivik 18' Linnes 27' Grødem 49' Brynhildsen 56', 66'	Report	Bikoro 33' Foss 38' Smeulers 51'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,617 Referee: Marius Lien

4 June 2023 9	Sandefjord	4–1	Odd	Sandefjord
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Al-Saed 11', 65' Koomson 53' Hagen 56' (o.g.) Taaje 78'	Report	S. Owusu 15' Bang-Kittilsen 45' Tomas 67' Tewelde 90+2'	Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 4,342 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

11 June 2023 10	Haugesund	3–2	Sandefjord	Haugesund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Njie 10' Taaje 13' (o.g.) Diarra 20' Therkildsen 67' Samuelsen 81'	Report	Al-Saed 55' Nyenetue 90+3'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 3,709 Referee: Espen Eskås

2 July 2023 12	Sarpsborg 08	6–1	Sandefjord	Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Opseth 10', 20' Torp 11' Soltvedt 51' Lundqvist 67' Wichne 79'	Report	Smeulers 32' Taaje 45+1'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,494 Referee: Rohit Saggi

9 July 2023 13	Sandefjord	0–0	Stabæk	Sandefjord
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ayer 42' Ottosson 82'	Report	Bakenga 35' Geelmuyden 88'	Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 2,994 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

16 July 2023 14	Lillestrøm	4–2	Sandefjord	Lillestrøm
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lehne Olsen 9', 68' Adams 18', 38' Skjærvik 85'	Report	Ayer 11' Taaje 70' Smeulers 80' Dunsby 90+2'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 5,835 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

23 July 2023 15	Sandefjord	2–5	Bodø/Glimt	Sandefjord
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nilsson 13' Smeulers 15' 63' Ayer 21' Taaje 34'	Report	Grønbæk 11', 41' Pellegrino 34' (pen.) Pemi 53' 76' Saltnes 88'	Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 4,391 Referee: Ajdin Medic

29 July 2023 16	Vålerenga	2–3	Sandefjord	Oslo
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Jatta 52' Bjørdal 62' Strand 90' Borchgrevink 90+2'	Report	Ottosson 63' Al-Saed 72' Nyenetue 76' 90+4' Nilsson 90+3'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 9,902 Referee: Rohit Saggi

6 August 2023 17	Sandefjord	5–1	Sarpsborg 08	Sandefjord
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nilsson 32', 80' Nyenetue 45+2' Al-Saed 74' Taaje 90'	Report	Torp 1' Ngouali 24'	Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 3,082 Referee: Marius Lien

12 August 2023 18	Sandefjord	2–2	Molde	Sandefjord
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nilsson 39' (pen.) Smeulers 72' Tveter 90+4'	Report	Hansen 45+2' Grødem 51' Bjørnbak 75' Linnes 85'	Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 4,754 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

20 August 2023 19	Tromsø	1–0	Sandefjord	Tromsø
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Romsaas 85' Gundersen 90'	Report		Stadium: Romssa Arena Attendance: 5,411 Referee: Daniel Higraff

27 August 2023 20	Sandefjord	0–0	Haugesund	Sandefjord
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Mørk 57' Egeli 90+7'	Report	Søderlund 15' 89' Solheim 58'	Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 2,845 Referee: Rohit Saggi

3 September 2023 21	Odd	3–2	Sandefjord	Skien
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jørgensen 20' 43' Tewelde 33' S. Owusu 86' L. Owusu 90+1' Hien 90+2'	Report	Nyenetue 16' Al-Saed 45' 58'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 4,981 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

16 September 2023 22	Sandefjord	2–0	Strømsgodset	Sandefjord
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nilsson 59' Ottosson 89'	Report	Dahl 88'	Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 3,733 Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland

24 September 2023 23	Viking	4–3	Sandefjord	Stavanger
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	de Lanlay 12' Salvesen 17', 53' Adegbenro 85'	Report	Nyenetue 29' Al-Saed 41' 45+1' Ayer 89' Ruud Tveter 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 13,022 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

1 October 2023 11	Sandefjord	1–2	Vålerenga	Sandefjord
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Al-Saed 68'	Report	Ilić 40' Borchgrevink 52' Strandberg 56' (pen.) Juklerød 72'	Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 4,905 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

8 October 2023 24	Sandefjord	0–1	HamKam	Sandefjord
17:00	Nyenetue 56'	Report	Udahl 53' 61' (pen.) Bjørlo 54' Sandberg 76'	Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 2,689 Referee: Rohit Saggi

21 October 2023 25	Bodø/Glimt	4–3	Sandefjord	Bodø
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pemi 22' 45+1' Žugelj 24' Grønbæk 27' Saltnes 45+2' Haikin 90+2'	Report	Kjær 13' Al-Saed 36' Mørk 49' Dunsby 53'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 6,401 Referee: Daniel Higraff

29 October 2023 26	Sandefjord	1–1	Brann	Sandefjord
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dunsby 48' Nyenetue 90'	Report	Myhre 14' Børsting 31' Soltvedt 48' Knudsen 85' Larsen 89'	Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 6,598 Referee: Christian Moen

6 November 2023 27	Aalesund	0–3	Sandefjord	Ålesund
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Segberg 38' Ebiye 68'	Report	Kjær 16' Egeli 45+1' Dunsby 49' Al-Saed 72' Ruud Tveter 81'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 4,720 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

12 November 2023 28	Sandefjord	3–2	Rosenborg	Sandefjord
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Damnjanovic Nilsson 2' Walle Egeli 5' Dunsby 36' Ruud Tveter 45+4' (pen.) Keto 82'	Report	Selnæs 17' Wiedesheim-Paul 49' Røsten 72'	Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 4,063 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

26 November 2023 29	Stabæk	2–1	Sandefjord	Bærum
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bakenga 8' Næss 62' Kabran 90+6' 90+6'	Report	Al-Saed 50' Ruud Tveter 63' (pen.) Moen Foss 90+4'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,615 Referee: Rohit Saggi

3 December 2023 30	Sandefjord	1–0	Lillestrøm	Sandefjord
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tveter 43' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 3,757 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Norwegian Football Cup

2022

12 March 2023 Fourth round	Sandefjord	4–1	Odd	Mjøndalen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tveter 4' Dunsby 10', 26' Al-Saed 24' 64' Pålerud 52'	Report	Wallem 81' Aas 90+2'	Stadium: Consto Arena Attendance: 397 Referee: Daniel Higraff

19 March 2023 Quarter-finals	Brann	3–0	Sandefjord	Åsane
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Myhre 21' Wolfe 25' Rasmussen 37'	Report	Pålerud 41' Berglie 55'	Stadium: Åsane Arena Attendance: 2,243 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

2023

24 May 2023 First round	Eik Tønsberg	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Sandefjord	Tønsberg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Danielsen 63' Rygel 69' Nygaard 90+6' Engseth 94' Andersen 116' Midtlyng 120+3'	Report	Nilsson 32', 48' Bikoro 74' Al-Saed 90+2'	Stadium: Tønsberg Gressbane Attendance: 1,523 Referee: Håvard Bjerkelund
	Penalties
	Midtgarden Nygaard Roberg Myrbakk Mathisen		Nilsson Dunsby Ayer Al-Saed Tveter

References

External links

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Players

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Transfers

Winter

Summer

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Eliteserien

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Norwegian Football Cup

2022

2023

References

External links

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First team squad

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Transfers

Winter

Summer

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Eliteserien

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Norwegian Football Cup

2022

2023

References

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