2023 Viking FK season
The 2023 season will be Viking's 5th consecutive year in the Eliteserien, and their 73rd season in the top flight of Norwegian football. The club is participating in the Eliteserien, the 2022–23 Norwegian Football Cup and the 2023 Norwegian Football Cup. It is the club's third season with Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen as managers.
2023 season | |||
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Chair | Stig Christiansen | ||
Manager(s) | Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim Morten Jensen | ||
Stadium | Viking Stadion | ||
Eliteserien | 1st | ||
2022–23 Norwegian Cup | Quarter-final | ||
2023 Norwegian Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer | Zlatko Tripić (11 goals) | ||
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All statistics correct as of 24 September 2023. |
Transfers
Transfers in
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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1 January 2023 | DF | Jošt Urbančič | Gorica | Undisclosed | [1] |
23 January 2023 | FW | Nicholas D'Agostino | Melbourne Victory | Undisclosed | [2] |
2 February 2023 | MF | Patrick Yazbek | Sydney FC | Undisclosed | [3] |
7 March 2023 | FW | Lars-Jørgen Salvesen | Bodø/Glimt | Undisclosed | [4] |
31 March 2023 | MF | Birkir Bjarnason | Adana Demirspor | Free transfer | [5] |
24 July 2023 | DF | Sondre Langås | Ranheim | Undisclosed | [6] |
29 August 2023 | MF | Joe Bell | Brøndby | Undisclosed | [7] |
Transfers out
Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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1 January 2023 | DF | Rolf Daniel Vikstøl | Unattached | Free transfer | [8] |
DF | Sebastian Sørlie Henriksen | Grorud | Free transfer | [9][10] | |
MF | Heine Åsen Larsen | Egersund | Free transfer | [9][11] | |
11 January 2023 | MF | Fredrik Torsteinbø | Sandnes Ulf | Free transfer | [12] |
31 January 2023 | FW | Daniel Karlsbakk | Heerenveen | Undisclosed | [13] |
15 March 2023 | DF | Vebjørn Hagen | Retired | [14] | |
23 March 2023 | FW | Kevin Kabran | Stabæk | Undisclosed | [15] |
8 August 2023 | MF | Niklas Sandberg | Sarpsborg 08 | Undisclosed | [16] |
10 August 2023 | MF | Birkir Bjarnason | Brescia | Undisclosed | [17] |
Loans in
Start date | Pos. | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
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30 August 2023 | FW | Samuel Adegbenro | Beijing Guoan | End of season | [18] |
Loans out
Start date | Pos. | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
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24 January 2023 | FW | Maï Traoré | OH Leuven | 31 March 2023 | [19] |
31 January 2023 | DF | Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen | KA | 18 August 2023 | [20] |
31 March 2023 | FW | Maï Traoré | Tromsø | End of season | [21] |
2 April 2023 | GK | Magnus Rugland Ree | Levanger | 2 May 2023 | [22][23] |
11 April 2023 | MF | Lars Erik Sødal | Bryne | End of season | [24] |
2 May 2023 | MF | Sondre Auklend | Jerv | 10 August 2023 | [25][26] |
27 July 2023 | MF | Simen Kvia-Egeskog | Skeid | End of season | [27] |
18 August 2023 | DF | Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen | Junkeren | End of season | [28] |
Friendlies
Pre-season
The following friendly matches were played in pre-season.[29][30][31]
19 January 2023 Friendly | Bodø/Glimt | 1–0 | Viking | Alicante, Spain |
16:00 CET | Nordås 51' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Pinatar Arena |
27 January 2023 Friendly | Sandnes Ulf | 1–4 | Viking | Sandnes, Norway |
19:00 CET | Pattynama 90+1' (o.g.) | Report | D'Agostino 12' Brekalo 29' Tangen 39' Kabran 79' |
Stadium: Øster Hus Arena |
3 February 2023 Friendly | Viking | 2–0 | Halmstad | Algarve, Portugal |
18:00 CET | Sandberg 3' Svendsen 89' |
Report |
10 February 2023 Friendly | Viking | 2–3 | Brøndby | Algarve, Portugal |
15:30 CET | Austbø 19' Svendsen 90' |
Report | Sebulonsen 36' Omoijuanfo 42' Hedlund 45' |
14 February 2023 Friendly | Viking | 4–4 | Egersund | Stavanger, Norway |
14:00 CET | Austbø 50' Kvia-Egeskog 59', 90' Fiksdal 90' |
Report | Michalsen 1' Vevatne 36' (o.g.) Larsen 65' Lynum 89' |
Stadium: Viking Stadion |
16 February 2023 Friendly | Bryne | 0–2 | Viking | Bryne, Norway |
14:00 CET | Report | Husebø 40' (o.g.) D'Agostino 42' |
Stadium: Aarbakkebanen |
23 February 2023 Friendly | Viking | 2–3 | Strømsgodset | Marbella, Spain |
14:00 CET | Løkberg 61' Tripić 90+2' |
Report | Ekeland 43' Therkelsen 54' Mehnert 56' |
26 February 2023 Friendly | Viking | 2–2 | Lillestrøm | Marbella, Spain |
13:00 CET | Austbø 27' Haugen 45+2' |
Report | Olsen 19' Adams 46' |
24 March 2023 Friendly | Kristiansund | 4–1 | Viking | Kristiansund, Norway |
17:00 CET | 9' 12' 82' 90+3' |
Report | Kvia-Egeskog 8' |
Competitions
Eliteserien
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bodø/Glimt | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 58 | Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Viking | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 52 | Conference League second qualifying round |
3 | Brann | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 51 | |
4 | Tromsø | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 51 | |
5 | Molde | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 44 |
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.[32]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 |
Last updated: 7 October 2023.
Source: see below
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
1 Matchday 20 (vs. Molde) was postponed until further notice due to Molde's participation in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League play-off round against Galatasaray.
Matches
The Eliteserien fixtures were announced on 9 December 2022.[33][34]
10 April 2023 1 | Rosenborg | 1–0 | Viking | Trondheim |
14:30 CEST | Pereira 58' | Report | Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 15,104 Referee: Espen Eskås |
15 April 2023 2 | Viking | 2–0 | Lillestrøm | Stavanger |
18:00 CEST | Bjørshol 76' Yazbek 90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 15,231 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam |
23 April 2023 3 | Tromsø | 1–1 | Viking | Tromsø |
17:00 CEST | Erlien 30' (pen.) | Report | Svendsen 70' | Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 5,028 Referee: Sivert Amland |
30 April 2023 4 | Viking | 7–3 | HamKam | Stavanger |
17:00 CEST | D'Agostino 48' Svendsen 50' Bjørshol 61' Salvesen 69' Pattynama 72' Tripić 78' (pen.) Tangen 85' |
Report | Kirkevold 23' Norheim 74' Andreassen 83' |
Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 9,932 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta |
7 May 2023 5 | Viking | 1–1 | Strømsgodset | Stavanger |
17:00 CEST | Bjarnason 89' | Report | Brunes 75' | Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 9,477 Referee: Tore Hansen |
13 May 2023 6 | Sandefjord | 1–2 | Viking | Sandefjord |
17:00 CEST | Tveter 11' | Report | D'Agostino 14' Løkberg 90' |
Stadium: Sandefjord Arena Attendance: 3,463 Referee: Steinar Hauge |
16 May 2023 7 | Viking | 3–2 | Odd | Stavanger |
18:00 CEST | Tripić 62' (pen.), 81' (pen.) Svendsen 87' |
Report | Jørgensen 10' Wallem 45+3' |
Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 15,900 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes |
29 May 2023 8 | Bodø/Glimt | 5–1 | Viking | Bodø |
17:00 CEST | Grønbæk 18' Mvuka 28', 90+5' Pellegrino 88' Berg 90+1' |
Report | Salvesen 78' | Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 6,633 Referee: Espen Eskås |
4 June 2023 9 | Viking | 3–4 | Molde | Stavanger |
19:15 CEST | Stensness 6' Bjørshol 47' Tripić 50' |
Report | Breivik 2' Brynhildsen 28', 90+3' Grødem 75' |
Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 9,649 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen |
11 June 2023 10 | Sarpsborg 08 | 1–3 | Viking | Sarpsborg |
17:00 CEST | Maigaard 86' | Report | Tangen 13' Brekalo 48' Svendsen 90+2' |
Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,847 Referee: Marius Lien |
24 June 2023 11 | Viking | 3–1 | Brann | Stavanger |
18:00 CEST | Tripić 41' (pen.), 75' Salvesen 69' |
Report | Finne 32' | Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 15,007 Referee: Tore Hansen |
1 July 2023 12 | Vålerenga | 1–2 | Viking | Oslo |
18:00 CEST | Strandberg 85' (pen.) | Report | Salvesen 19' Sandberg 90+7' |
Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 8,977 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam |
8 July 2023 13 | Viking | 2–0 | Haugesund | Stavanger |
18:00 CEST | Salvesen 63' Tripic 73' |
Report | Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 10,420 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes |
16 July 2023 14 | Stabæk | 0–1 | Viking | Bærum |
17:00 CEST | Report | Bjarnason 90+1' | Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,009 Referee: Marius Lien |
24 July 2023 15 | Viking | 3–1 | Aalesund | Stavanger |
19:00 CEST | Brekalo 24' Tripić 70' (pen.), 90+4' |
Report | Segberg 40' | Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 11,089 Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes |
30 July 2023 16 | Brann | 0–2 | Viking | Bergen |
17:00 CEST | Report | Bjørshol 29' Sandberg 90+8' (pen.) |
Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 15,903 Referee: Sigurd Kringstad |
6 August 2023 17 | Viking | 3–2 | Bodø/Glimt | Stavanger |
17:00 CEST | Salvesen 4' Solbakken 7' Tripic 75' |
Report | Moumbagna 21' Grønbæk 39' |
Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 15,703 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen |
13 August 2023 18 | Lillestrøm | 1–3 | Viking | Lillestrøm |
17:00 CEST | Olsen 90+1' | Report | D'Agostino 51' Salvesen 68' Solbakken 83' |
Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 7,466 Referee: Rohit Saggi |
20 August 2023 19 | Viking | 1–0 | Stabæk | Stavanger |
17:00 CEST | Brekalo 89' | Report | Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 14,256 Referee: Sivert Amland |
2 September 2023 21 | Viking | 1–1 | Vålerenga | Stavanger |
18:00 CEST | Bitri 63' (o.g.) | Report | Brochgrevink 86' | Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 14,675 Referee: Tore Hansen |
16 September 2023 22 | Haugesund | 0–2 | Viking | Haugesund |
18:00 CEST | Report | Langås 41' Tripić 64' |
Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 8,210 Referee: Espen Eskås |
24 September 2023 23 | Viking | 4–3 | Sandefjord | Stavanger |
17:00 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 13,022 Referee: Sigurd Kringstad |
1 October 2023 20 | Molde | 4–0 | Viking | Molde |
17:00 CEST | Eikrem 10', 63' Eriksen 21' Haugen 59' |
Report | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,729 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes | |
Note: The game was rescheduled from 26 August due to Molde's participation in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League play-off round against Galatasaray. |
7 October 2023 24 | Odd | 1–1 | Viking | Skien |
18:00 CEST | Langås 26' (o.g.) | Report | Tangen 5' | Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 5,632 Referee: Kai Erik Steen |
22 October 2023 25 | Viking | v | Tromsø | Stavanger |
19:15 CEST | Stadium: Viking Stadion |
29 October 2023 26 | Strømsgodset | v | Viking | Drammen |
17:00 CET | Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion |
4 November 2023 27 | HamKam | v | Viking | Hamar |
18:00 CET | Stadium: Briskeby Arena |
12 November 2023 28 | Viking | v | Sarpsborg 08 | Stavanger |
17:00 CET | Stadium: Viking Stadion |
26 November 2023 29 | Aalesund | v | Viking | Ålesund |
17:00 CET | Stadium: Color Line Stadion |
3 December 2023 30 | Viking | v | Rosenborg | Stavanger |
17:00 CET | Stadium: Viking Stadion |
2022–23
The tournament continued from the 2022 season. The draw for the fourth round was made on 24 August 2022.[35] The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 19 January 2023.[36]
12 March 2023 Fourth round | Viking | 2–0 | Rosenborg | Stavanger |
20:15 CET | Svendsen 64' Salvesen 67' |
Report | Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 5,411 Referee: Rohit Saggi |
18 March 2023 Quarter-final | Bodø/Glimt | 5–3 | Viking | Bodø |
16:15 CET | Espejord 52', 81' Žugelj 70', 75' Pellegrino 90+1' |
Report | Tripić 35' Stensness 45+2' Salvesen 59' |
Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes |
2023
The pair-ups for the first round were announced on 12 April 2023.[37]
24 May 2023 First round | Forus og Gausel | 0–5 | Viking | Stavanger |
18:00 CEST | Report | Bjørshol 21', 45' Austbø 52' Diop 55' Svendsen 73' |
Stadium: XL-Bygg-banen Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Aleksander S. Vermundsen |
1 June 2023 Second round | Vidar | 0–2 | Viking | Stavanger |
18:00 CEST | Report | Bjarnason 61', 71' | Stadium: Lassa Idrettspark Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Javi Mertens |
7 June 2023 Third round | Fredrikstad | 1–2 | Viking | Fredrikstad |
20:00 CEST | Alba 15' | Report | Bjarnason 37' Tripić 90+4' (pen.) |
Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion Attendance: 2,860 Referee: Rohit Saggi |
28 June 2023 Fourth round | Raufoss | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | Viking | Raufoss |
18:00 CEST | Mettler 42' (pen.) Brattbakk 73' Helmersen 86' Somesi 110' |
Report | D'Agostino 12' (pen.) Svendsen 55' Sandberg 77', 102' |
Stadium: Nammo Stadion Attendance: 1,578 Referee: Sivert Ø. Amland |
Penalties | ||||
Mettler Brattbakk Simenstad Racaj |
Sandberg Svendsen Vevatne |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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