2022 Vålerenga Fotball season

Vålerenga 2022 football season

Vålerenga

2022 season

Chairman

Thomas Baardseng

Head coach

Dag-Eilev Fagermo

Stadium

Intility Arena

Eliteserien

6th

Norwegian Cup

Third round

Top goalscorer

League:
Amor Layouni (8)
All:
Amor Layouni (8)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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2023 →

The 2022 season was Vålerenga Fotball's 109th season in existence and the club's 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Vålerenga Fotball participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 August 2022^[1]

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	NOR	Sondre Rossbach (on loan from Odd)
2	DF	NOR	Christian Borchgrevink
4	DF	NOR	Jonatan Tollås (Captain)
5	DF	MKD	Leonard Zuta
6	DF	NOR	Vegar Eggen Hedenstad
7	MF	NOR	Fredrik Oldrup Jensen
8	MF	NOR	Henrik Bjørdal
9	FW	NOR	Torgeir Børven
10	FW	NOR	Osame Sahraoui
11	FW	TUN	Amor Layouni
14	FW	NOR	Henrik Udahl
15	MF	NOR	Odin Thiago Holm
16	MF	NOR	Mathias Johnsrud Emilsen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	NOR	Tobias Christensen
18	DF	NOR	Simen Juklerød
19	FW	NOR	Seedy Jatta
20	MF	NOR	Magnus Bech Riisnæs
21	GK	NOR	Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng
23	DF	ISL	Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason
24	MF	NOR	Petter Strand
27	FW	NOR	Jacob Eng
30	GK	NOR	Storm Strand-Kolbjörnsen
31	DF	NOR	Alexander Hammer Kjelsen
33	DF	NOR	Jones El-Abdellaoui
44	DF	NOR	Stefan Strandberg
—	MF	NOR	Stian Sjövold Thorstensen

Transfers

Winter

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	DF	NOR	Vegar Eggen Hedenstad (from Fatih Karagümrük)^[2]
18	FW	NGA	Taofeek Ismaheel (on loan from Lorient)^[3]
23	DF	ISL	Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason (from Lecce)^[4]
24	MF	NOR	Petter Strand (from Brann)^[5]
26	FW	NOR	Aron Dønnum (on loan from Standard Liège)^[6]
30	GK	NOR	Storm Strand-Kolbjørnsen (promoted from junior team)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	MF	DEN	Nicolaj Thomsen (to SønderjyskE)^[7]
10	FW	SWE	Albin Mörfelt (on loan to Mjällby)^[8]
18	DF	NOR	Fredrik Holmé (to Kongsvinger)^[9]
21	GK	NOR	Mathias Dyngeland (loan return to Elfsborg)^[10]
29	DF	NOR	Oskar Opsahl (to Tromsø)^[11]
–	FW	GUI	Ousmane Camara (to Dila Gori, previously on loan)^[12]

Summer

In: 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	NOR	Per Kristian Bråtveit (from Djurgården)^[13]
1	GK	NOR	Sondre Rossbach (on loan from Odd)
9	FW	NOR	Torgeir Børven (from Gaziantep)^[14]
31	DF	NOR	Alexander Hammer Kjelsen (promoted from junior squad)^[15]
32	DF	NOR	Max Bjurstrøm (promoted from junior squad)^[15]
33	MF	NOR	Jones El-Abdellaoui (promoted from junior squad)^[15]
44	DF	NOR	Stefan Strandberg (from Salernitana)^[16]

Out: 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	NOR	Kjetil Haug (to Toulouse)^[17]
1	GK	NOR	Per Kristian Bråtveit (to AGF)^[18]
3	DF	NOR	Brage Skaret (to Fredrikstad)^[19]
9	FW	ISL	Viðar Örn Kjartansson (to Atromitos)^[20]^[21]
10	MF	SWE	Albin Mörfelt (to Degerfors, previously on loan at Mjällby)^[22]
18	FW	NGA	Taofeek Ismaheel (loan return to Lorient)^[23]
22	DF	NOR	Ivan Näsberg (to PAOK)^[23]
26	FW	NOR	Aron Dønnum (loan return to Standard Liège)^[23]

Competitions

Eliteserien

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	13	5	12	52	49	+3	44	9	2	4	31	21	+10	4	3	8	21	28	−7

Last updated: 13 November 2022.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

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

Results

Molde v Vålerenga

2 April 2022 1	Molde	1–0	Vålerenga	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Linnes 57'	Report	Dønnum 45' 90+1' Tollås Nation 86'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,235 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Vålerenga v Haugesund

10 April 2022 2	Vålerenga	2–1	Haugesund	Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kjartansson 1', 5'	Report	Naustdal 17' Zafeiris 23' Therkildsen 43'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 6,680 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Bodø/Glimt v Vålerenga

18 April 2022 3	Bodø/Glimt	5–1	Vålerenga	Bodø
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Solbakken 36' Saltnes 41' Høibråten 61' Espejord 62' Vetlesen 71', 78', 73'	Report	Bjørdal 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 4,934 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Vålerenga v Jerv

24 April 2022 4	Vålerenga	1–0	Jerv	Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bjørdal 35' Norheim 82' (o.g.)	Report	Furtado 8' Wichmann 20'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 6,873 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Sandefjord v Vålerenga

8 May 2022 5	Sandefjord	1–3	Vålerenga	Sandefjord
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Risan Mørk 19' Kurtovic 45' Haakenstad 67' Ruud Tveter 74'	Report	Taaje 9' (o.g.) Dønnum 32' Kjartansson 51' Christensen 83'	Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 4,058 Referee: Tore Hansen

Tromsø v Vålerenga

12 May 2022 12	Tromsø	1–0	Vålerenga	Tromsø
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nilsen 13' Kitolano 67' Haugaard 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 2,033 Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes

Vålerenga v HamKam

16 May 2022 6	Vålerenga	1–1	HamKam	Oslo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Zuta 75'	Report	Kongsro 44' Enkerud 56'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 14,357 Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland

Strømsgodset v Vålerenga

22 May 2022 7	Strømsgodset	3–2	Vålerenga	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hove 33' Salvesen 35' Vilsvik 37'	Report	Kjartansson 52' Dønnum 67', 72'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,053 Referee: Marius Lien

Lillestrøm v Vålerenga

25 May 2022 8	Lillestrøm	2–0	Vålerenga	Lillestrøm
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pettersson 63' Garnås 80'	Report	Holm 68' Zuta 84'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 10,527 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Vålerenga v Rosenborg

29 May 2022 9	Vålerenga	0–4	Rosenborg	Oslo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bjørdal 25' Tollås Nation 40' Dønnum 73'	Report	Sæter 8', 49' Jensen 13' Vecchia 22' Pereira 68', 73' Rogers 73'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 10,156 Referee: Tore Hansen

Aalesund v Vålerenga

19 June 2022 10	Aalesund	2–2	Vålerenga	Ålesund
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hauso Haugen 37' Kallevåg 67' Rafn 90+2'	Report	Hedenstad 42' Dicko Eng 82' Näsberg 85' Strand 90+2'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 6,761 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Vålerenga v Odd

26 June 2022 11	Vålerenga	0–1	Odd	Oslo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sahraoui 90+3'	Report	Lauritsen 60'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 6,685 Referee: Christian Moen

Vålerenga v Kristiansund

10 July 2022 13	Vålerenga	3–0	Kristiansund	Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Oldrup Jensen 39' Udahl 47', 80' Layouni 54'	Report		Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 5,520 Referee: Marius Lien

Sarpsborg 08 v Vålerenga

17 July 2022 14	Sarpsborg 08	0–1	Vålerenga	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Layouni 30'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 5,019 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Vålerenga v Viking

24 July 2022 15	Vålerenga	4–2	Viking	Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sahraoui 28' Bjørdal 32' (pen.), 40', 79' Hedenstad 57' Tollås Nation 59' Christensen 90+8'	Report	Solbakken 11', 44' Vikstøl 50' Friðjónsson 59' Nilsen Tangen 64' Vevatne 82'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 6,432 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Jerv v Vålerenga

30 July 2022 16	Jerv	2–5	Vålerenga	Grimstad
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ugland 27' Norheim 38' Hustad 43' Şimşir 71', 90+6' Furtado 75'	Report	Tollås Nation 9' Bjørdal 29', 39' (pen.) Layouni 34' (pen.) Wichmann 58' (o.g.) Oldrup Jensen 70' Dicko Eng 90+4' Holm 90+5'	Stadium: J.J. Ugland Stadion – Levermyr Attendance: 2,914 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Vålerenga v Aalesund

7 August 2022 17	Vålerenga	4–0	Aalesund	Oslo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Holm 60' Sahraoui 62' Udahl 70' Jatta 90+1'	Report	Hopland 57' Kallevåg 75'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 7,845 Referee: Rohit Saggi

HamKam v Vålerenga

14 August 2022 18	HamKam	1–1	Vålerenga	Hamar
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Onsrud 6' Hernandez-Foster 68' Bjørlo 82' Faerrón 87' Sjølstad 88' Faraas 90+3'	Report	Udahl 45+3' Hedenstad 72'	Stadium: Briskeby Stadion Attendance: 5,492 Referee: Tore Hansen

Vålerenga v Tromsø

21 August 2022 19	Vålerenga	1–0	Tromsø	Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Layouni 35' Strandberg 81'	Report	Vesterlund 35' Antonsen 51' Gundersen 59'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 7,784 Referee: Christian Moen

Viking v Vålerenga

28 August 2022 20	Viking	1–2	Vålerenga	Stavanger
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vevatne 17' Austbø 70', 74' Traore 77' Gunnarsson 90+8'	Report	Hedenstad 20' Sahraoui 35', 55' Sjøeng 89'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 9,244 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Vålerenga v Lillestrøm

4 September 2022 21	Vålerenga	3–1	Lillestrøm	Oslo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sahraoui 22', 71' Børven 45+1'	Report	Garnås 14', 51' Rösler 70'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 16,555 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Kristiansund v Vålerenga

11 September 2022 22	Kristiansund	3–2	Vålerenga	Kristiansund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Willumsson 8' Pemi 63', 90+4' Strand Nilsen 85' Diop 90+4'	Report	Holm 2', 40' Oldrup Jensen 67' Zuta 73' Hedenstad 84' Christensen 90+3'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 3,653 Referee: Tore Hansen

Vålerenga v Sandefjord

18 September 2022 23	Vålerenga	4–0	Sandefjord	Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Christensen 32', 79' Layouni 36' Layouni 45+2' Dicko Eng 84'	Report	Winbo 81'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 9,252 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Vålerenga v Strømsgodset

1 October 2022 24	Vålerenga	4–0	Strømsgodset	Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Børven 17', 19' Layouni 30', 43'	Report	Gunnarsson 37' Therkelsen 85'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 7,545 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Rosenborg v Vålerenga

9 October 2022 25	Rosenborg	3–0	Vålerenga	Trondheim
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tengstedt 16' Jensen 31', 74'	Report	Juklerød 44'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 13,044 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Vålerenga v Bodø/Glimt

16 October 2022 26	Vålerenga	0–6	Bodø/Glimt	Oslo
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sjøeng 14' Layouni 78'	Report	Espejord 18' Pellegrino 32', 39' Høibråten 36' Solbakken 60' Berg 64' Grønbæk 79'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 10,366 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Odd v Vålerenga

22 October 2022 27	Odd	2–1	Vålerenga	Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gjengaar 28' Wallem 70' Ruud 82' Jørgensen 88' Jevtović 90+2'	Report	Sahraoui 49' Jatta 78' Dicko Eng 87'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 5,279 Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland

Vålerenga v Sarpsborg 08

29 October 2022 28	Vålerenga	3–3	Sarpsborg 08	Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hedenstad 19' Christensen 25' Layouni 45+2' Hedenstad 66'	Report	Tibbling 4' Maigaard 17' Salétros 46' Molins 56', 68'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 5,989 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Haugesund v Vålerenga

6 November 2022 29	Haugesund	1–1	Vålerenga	Haugesund
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Christensen 37' Pedersen 63' Leite 88' Krygård 90+2'	Report	Børven 60' Hedenstad 72'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 4,418 Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes

Vålerenga v Molde

13 November 2022 30	Vålerenga	1–2	Molde	Oslo
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Børven 11' Bjørdal 37' Oldrup Jensen 48'	Report	Brynhildsen 80' Fofana 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 8,005 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Lillestrøm	30	16	5	9	49	34	+15	53
5	Odd	30	13	6	11	43	45	−2	45
6	Vålerenga	30	13	5	12	52	49	+3	44
7	Tromsø	30	10	13	7	46	49	−3	43
8	Sarpsborg 08	30	12	5	13	57	54	+3	41

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.^[24]

Norwegian Football Cup

Kolbu/KK v Vålerenga

19 May 2022 First round	Kolbu/KK	1–5	Vålerenga	Østre Toten
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sønsteby 62'	Report	Dønnum 3' (pen.) Udahl 22' Jatta 51', 60' Ismaheel 84'	Stadium: Kolbu Idrettsplass Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Ali al Hatam

Brumunddal v Vålerenga

22 June 2022 Second round	Brumunddal	3–4	Vålerenga	Ringsaker
19:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Finstad 38' Osmo 44' Frankmo 82'	Report	Udahl 46' Dønnum 75', 90', 90+1' Zuta 75'	Stadium: SH-Banen Attendance: 1,601 Referee: Anders Bodding

Vålerenga v Bodø/Glimt

29 June 2022 Third round	Vålerenga	0–1	Bodø/Glimt	Oslo
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Solbakken 84' Saltnes 90' Boniface 90+3'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 3,097 Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland

References

^ "A-lag spillere" [First team squad] (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^ "Hedenstad signerer for Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ "Taofeek Ismaheel klar for Vålerenga!". Vålerenga Fotball (in Norwegian). 5 February 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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^ "Holmé klar for KIL" (in Norwegian). Kongsvinger IL. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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External links

Official website

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The club	Seasons Players Managers
Grounds	Jordal (1937–1948) Bislett Stadion (1948–1969, 1971–1993) Voldsløkka Stadion (1970) Ullevaal Stadion (1994–2017) Intility Arena (2017–present)
Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Other teams	Vålerenga 2 Vålerenga Fotball Damer (women)
Rivalries	with Lillestrøm with Lyn
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League competitions

Men	Eliteserien First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division
Women	Toppserien First Division Second Division

Cup competitions

Men	Norwegian Football Cup Final
Women	Norwegian Women's Cup

European competitions

Men	Champions League '21–'22 '22–'23 Europa League '22–'23 Europa Conference League '21–'22 '22–'23
Women	Champions League '21–'22 '22–'23

Club seasons
Eliteserien	Aalesund Bodø/Glimt HamKam Haugesund Jerv Kristiansund Lillestrøm Molde Odd Rosenborg Sandefjord Sarpsborg 08 Strømsgodset Tromsø Vålerenga Viking
First Division	Brann Bryne Fredrikstad Grorud KFUM Oslo Kongsvinger Mjøndalen Ranheim Raufoss Sandnes Ulf Skeid Sogndal Stabæk Start Stjørdals-Blink Åsane