title: 2019 Viking FK season
text: # 2019 Viking FK season
  
  The 2019 season was Viking's 1st year back in Eliteserien, after being promoted last season. It was the club's 69th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. The club participated in the Eliteserien and the Norwegian Cup.
  
  ## Squad
  
      As of 4 September 2019
  
  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 | Iven Austbø |
  | 3 | DF | NOR | Viljar Vevatne (vice-captain) |
  | 4 | DF | NOR | Tord Salte |
  | 5 | DF | ISL | Axel Andrésson |
  | 6 | DF | NOR | Runar Hove |
  | 7 | FW | NOR | Zymer Bytyqi |
  | 8 | MF | NOR | Johnny Furdal |
  | 9 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Torsteinbø |
  | 10 | FW | NOR | Tommy Høiland |
  | 11 | FW | NOR | Zlatko Tripić (captain) |
  | 12 | GK | NOR | Erik Arnebrott |
  | 14 | MF | NOR | André Danielsen |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 15 | GK | NOR | Amund Wichne |
  | 16 | FW | NOR | Even Østensen |
  | 18 | DF | NOR | Sondre Bjørshol |
  | 19 | FW | NOR | Jostein Ekeland |
  | 20 | MF | KOS | Ylldren Ibrahimaj |
  | 21 | MF | NOR | Harald Nilsen Tangen |
  | 23 | DF | NOR | Rolf Daniel Vikstøl |
  | 24 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Løkberg |
  | 27 | MF | ISL | Samúel Friðjónsson (on loan from Vålerenga) |
  | 28 | MF | NOR | Kristian Thorstvedt |
  | 29 | FW | FIN | Benjamin Källman (on loan from Inter Turku) |
  | 30 | DF | NOR | Adrian Pereira |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 22 | MF | NOR | Lasse Berg Johnsen (at Tromsdalen) |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### Transfers in
  
  | Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 January 2019 | DF | Axel Óskar Andrésson | Reading | Undisclosed |
  | 1 January 2019 | DF | Runar Hove | Florø | Undisclosed |
  | 1 January 2019 | DF | Adrian Pereira | Promoted from junior squad | Promoted from junior squad |
  | 1 January 2019 | MF | Lasse Berg Johnsen | Promoted from junior squad | Promoted from junior squad |
  | 1 April 2019 | FW | Jostein Ekeland | Vidar | Undisclosed |
  | 13 August 2019 | MF | Kristoffer Løkberg | Brann | Undisclosed |
  
  ### Transfers out
  
  | Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 January 2019 | DF | Claes Kronberg | Released | Released |
  | 1 January 2019 | DF | Rasmus Martinsen | Released | Released |
  | 1 January 2019 | DF | Kristian Novak | Released | Released |
  | 1 January 2019 | MF | Steffen Ernemann | Released | Released |
  | 16 January 2019 | MF | Jonas Pereira | Fram Larvik | Free transfer |
  | 9 October 2019 | FW | Usman Sale | Contract terminated | Contract terminated |
  
  ### Loans in
  
  | Start date | Pos. | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 30 January 2019 | MF | Samúel Friðjónsson | Vålerenga | End of season | |
  | 31 July 2019 | FW | Benjamin Källman | Inter Turku | End of season | |
  
  ### Loans out
  
  | Start date | Pos. | Name | To | End date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 29 May 2019 | MF | Harald Nilsen Tangen | Tromsdalen | 5 August 2019 |
  | 29 May 2019 | MF | Lasse Berg Johnsen | Tromsdalen | End of season |
  | 4 June 2019 | GK | Erik Arnebrott | Tromsdalen | 5 August 2019 |
  
  **Notes**
  
  * ↑ Joined Sandnes Ulf on 19 June 2019.
  * ↑ Joined Brodd on 6 April 2019.
  * ↑ Joined Sola on 4 March 2019.
  * ↑ Joined Sogndal on 28 February 2019.
  * ↑ Joined KuPS on 5 December 2019.
  
  ## Friendlies
  
  On 16 December 2018, Viking announced five friendly matches to be played in pre-season. Five more matches were announced a few weeks later.
  
  On 31 May 2019, Viking announced two friendly matches to be played in June.
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Eliteserien
  
  **Table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Rosenborg | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
  | 4 | Odd | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 52 | |
  | 5 | Viking | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
  | 6 | Kristiansund | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 41 | |
  | 7 | Haugesund | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 40 | |
  
  * ↑ Viking qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round as winners of the 2019 Norwegian Cup.
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Source: see below
  
  **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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
  | Result | W | W | W | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | W |
  | Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
  
  **Matches**
  
  The Eliteserien fixtures were announced on 19 December 2018.
  
  ## Squad statistics
  
      As of match played 8 December 2019
  
  ### Appearances and goals
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Eliteserien | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | NOR | Iven Austbø | 35 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | NOR | Viljar Vevatne | 36 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | NOR | Tord Salte | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | ISL | Axel Andrésson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | NOR | Runar Hove | 24 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
  | 7 | FW | NOR | Zymer Bytyqi | 34 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
  | 8 | MF | NOR | Johnny Furdal | 19 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
  | 9 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Torsteinbø | 30 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
  | 10 | FW | NOR | Tommy Høiland | 27 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
  | 11 | FW | NOR | Zlatko Tripić | 30 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
  | 12 | GK | NOR | Erik Arnebrott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | NOR | André Danielsen | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 15 | GK | NOR | Amund Wichne | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 16 | FW | NOR | Even Østensen | 19 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
  | 18 | DF | NOR | Sondre Bjørshol | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | 19 | FW | NOR | Jostein Ekeland | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
  | 20 | MF | KOS | Ylldren Ibrahimaj | 35 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
  | 21 | MF | NOR | Harald Nilsen Tangen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 23 | DF | NOR | Rolf Daniel Vikstøl | 20 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
  | 24 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Løkberg | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 27 | MF | ISL | Samúel Friðjónsson | 33 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
  | 28 | MF | NOR | Kristian Thorstvedt | 32 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
  | 29 | FW | FIN | Benjamin Källman | 13 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
  | 30 | DF | NOR | Adrian Pereira | 22 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
  | Players who left Viking during the season: ||||||||||
  | 22 | MF | NOR | Lasse Berg Johnsen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 25 | FW | NGA | Usman Sale | 12 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
  
  ### Goal scorers
  
  | Rank | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | MF | | Kristian Thorstvedt | 10 | 3 | 13 |
  | 2 | FW | | Tommy Høiland | 9 | 2 | 11 |
  | 3 | FW | | Zlatko Tripić | 5 | 3 | 8 |
  | 4 | MF | | Fredrik Torsteinbø | 5 | 1 | 6 |
  | 4 | MF | | Ylldren Ibrahimaj | 4 | 2 | 6 |
  | 6 | FW | | Even Østensen | 4 | 1 | 5 |
  | 7 | FW | | Benjamin Källman | 3 | 1 | 4 |
  | 7 | MF | | Johnny Furdal | 3 | 1 | 4 |
  | 7 | MF | | Samúel Friðjónsson | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | 7 | FW | | Zymer Bytyqi | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | 11 | DF | | Adrian Pereira | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 11 | DF | | Runar Hove | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 11 | DF | | Rolf Daniel Vikstøl | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 14 | DF | | Viljar Vevatne | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 14 | FW | | Usman Sale | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 14 | FW | | Jostein Ekeland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 55 | 19 | 74 |
  