IK Start

IK Start
Full name	Idrettsklubben Start
Founded	19 September 1905; 116 years ago
Ground	Sør Arena; Kristiansand
Capacity	14,563
Head coach
League	1. divisjon
2021	1. divisjon, 9th of 16
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

IK Start is a Norwegian football club from the town of Kristiansand that currently plays in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club was founded on 19 September 1905. The club's current head coach is Sindre Tjelmeland. The team plays in yellow jerseys, black shorts and socks at home, and black jerseys, yellow shorts and socks away.

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[]

Eliteserien:
- Winners (2): 1978, 1980
- Runners-up (1): 2005
- Third place (7): 1973, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1992
Norwegian Cup:
- Semi finalist (7): 1975, 1978, 1988, 2000, 2006, 2011, 2018
1. divisjon:
- 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	26	2	5	19	21	72	11	Fourth round	Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2003	1. divisjon	9	30	12	4	14	53	50	40	Third round
2004	1. divisjon	1	30	24	2	4	71	28	74	Third round	Promoted to the Tippeligaen
2005	Tippeligaen	2	26	13	6	7	47	35	45	Fourth round
2006	Tippeligaen	6	26	10	7	9	29	32	37	Semi-final
2007	Tippeligaen	13	26	6	8	12	34	44	26	Fourth round	Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2008	1. divisjon	3	30	17	8	5	58	34	59	Fourth round	Promoted to the Tippeligaen
2009	Tippeligaen	9	30	10	10	10	46	52	40	Third round
2010	Tippeligaen	8	30	11	9	10	57	60	42	Quarter-final
2011	Tippeligaen	15	30	7	5	18	39	61	26	Semi-final	Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2012	1. divisjon	1	30	20	6	4	71	35	66	Fourth round	Promoted to the Tippeligaen
2013	Tippeligaen	9	30	10	8	12	43	46	38	Quarter-final
2014	Tippeligaen	12	30	10	5	15	47	60	35	Fourth round
2015	Tippeligaen	14	30	5	7	18	35	64	22	Second round
2016	Tippeligaen	16	30	2	10	18	23	59	16	Third round	Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2017	1. divisjon	2	30	16	7	7	57	36	55	Second round	Promoted to the Eliteserien
2018	Eliteserien	15	30	8	5	17	30	54	29	Semi-final	Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2019	1. divisjon	3	30	19	5	6	54	31	62	First round	Promoted to the Eliteserien
2020	Eliteserien	15	30	6	9	15	33	56	27	Cancelled	Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2021	1. divisjon	9	30	10	8	12	59	59	38

Current squad[]

As of 3 February 2022^[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
3	DF	NOR	Vegard Bergan
4	DF	NED	Vito Wormgoor
5	DF	NOR	Peter Reinhardsen
6	MF	ISL	Bjarni Mark Antonsson
7	MF	NCA	Matías Moldskred
8	MF	NOR	Kristoffer Valsvik
9	FW	NOR	Jonatan Braut Brunes (on loan from Lillestrøm)
10	MF	NOR	Eman Markovic
11	MF	NOR	Eirik Schulze
12	GK	NOR	Amund Wichne
14	DF	NED	Luc Mares
15	DF	NOR	Henrik Robstad


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	DF	NOR	Jon-Helge Tveita
19	FW	NOR	Emil Grønn Pedersen
20	FW	ENG	Cameron Cresswell
21	MF	NOR	Sander Sjøkvist
22	DF	NOR	Kristoffer Tønnessen (captain)
24	MF	NOR	Emir Derviskadic
25	DF	NOR	Henrik Gjesdal
26	GK	NOR	Jasper Silva Torkildsen
30	DF	EQG	Basilio Ndong
64	MF	NOR	Levi Eftevaag
—	FW	GAM	Alagie Sanyang

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
31	DF	NOR	Altin Ujkani (at Fløy)

Coaching staff[]

Position	Name
Head coach	Sindre Tjelmeland
Assistant coach	Endre Eide
Player developer	Andreas Jenssen
Physical coach	Atle Thunselle
Physio	Pål Erik Pedersen
Equipment manager	Rune Hægeland

Former head coaches[]

IK Start coaching history from 1947 to present
(1947–48) Karsten Johannessen (Jan 1, 1954–Dec 31, 1955) (1956) · Karsten Johannessen (Jan 1, 1957–Dec 31, 1957) (1958–60) Karsten Johannessen (Jan 1, 1961–Dec 31, 1961) (1966) Karsten Johannessen (Jan 1, 1967–68) Karl Durspekt (1970) Karsten Johannessen (Jan 1, 1971–Dec 31, 1974) Tor Røste Fossen (1975–77) Karsten Johannessen (Jan 1, 1978–Dec 31, 1981) Svein Hammerø (1982) · Karsten Johannessen (Jan 1, 1985–Dec 31, 1985) Brian Green (1986–87) Karsten Johannessen (1988–Dec 31, 1989) Steve Perryman (1995) (Jan 1, 1996–July 7, 1996)	Karsten Johannessen (July 8, 1996–Dec 31, 1996) Jan Halvor Halvorsen (Jan 1, 1999–June 30, 2002) Guðjón Þórðarson (July 1, 2002–Dec 31, 2002) (2003) Tom Nordlie (Jan 1, 2004–July 14, 2006) Stig Inge Bjørnebye (July 15, 2006–Sept 5, 2007) Benny Lennartsson (Sept 9, 2007–Dec 31, 2007) Arne Sandstö (Jan 1, 2008–Dec 31, 2008) Knut Tørum (Jan 1, 2009–July 9, 2011) Mons Ivar Mjelde (July 10, 2011–Sept 4, 2015) Bård Borgersen (Sept 4, 2015–Dec 31, 2015) Steinar Pedersen (Jan 1, 2016–Sep 29, 2017) (Sep 30, 2017–Dec 1, 2017) Mark Dempsey (Dec 1, 2017–May 18, 2018) (May 18, 2018 – June 1, 2018) Kjetil Rekdal (June 1, 2018 – April 2, 2019) Jóhannes Harðarson (April 2, 2019– June 14, 2021) (June 14, 2021– )

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
1977–78	UEFA Cup	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[]

^ "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.
^ "Start sin spillerstall" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.

External links[]

Media related to IK Start at Wikimedia Commons

Official website
Menigheden – official fan club

[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 3 February 2022.

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v t IK Start
Grounds	Kristiansand Stadion Sør Arena Sørlandshallen
Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2020

v t Eliteserien teams
Current (2022)	Aalesund Bodø/Glimt HamKam Haugesund Jerv Kristiansund Lillestrøm Molde Odd Rosenborg Sandefjord Sarpsborg 08 Strømsgodset Tromsø Vålerenga Viking
Former	Brann Bryne Djerv 1919 Eik-Tønsberg Fredrikstad Frigg Fyllingen (defunct) Gjøvik-Lyn Haugar Hødd Hønefoss Kongsvinger Lisleby Lyn Mjølner Mjøndalen Moss Os Pors Ranheim Raufoss Sandefjord BK Sandnes Ulf Sarpsborg Skeid Sogndal Stabæk Start Steinkjer Strindheim Strømmen Vard Haugesund