IK Start

IK Start
Full name	Idrettsklubben Start
Founded	19 September 1905; 119 years ago
Ground	Sør Arena; Kristiansand
Capacity	14,563
Head coach	Azar Karadas
League	Norwegian First Division
2024	1. divisjon, 12th of 16
Website	http://www.ikstart.no/
Home colours	Away colours

Idrettsklubben Start (or simply IK Start, translates to The sports club Start) is a Norwegian football club from the city of Kristiansand that currently plays in the Norwegian First Division, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club was founded on 19 September 1905. The club's current head coach is Azar Karadas. The team plays in yellow jerseys, black shorts and socks at home, and black jerseys, yellow shorts and socks away.

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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.

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.

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.

Since the club was founded in 1905, the club badge had been a blue and white pennant. In November 2017, the badge was replaced with a more modernised version in all black.^[2] The new crest was in use for four years, before Start decided to return to the old one in March 2022.^[3]

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

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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	Fourth round
2022	1. divisjon	3	30	16	6	8	63	38	54	Fourth round
2023	1. divisjon	5	30	12	10	8	49	30	46	Third round
2024	1. divisjon	12	30	9	8	13	45	57	35	First round

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Source:^[4]

As of 6 September 2024^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NOR	Jasper Silva Torkildsen
2	DF	NOR	Fredrik Pålerud
4	MF	NOR	Sivert Sira Hansen
5	DF	NOR	Nicolas Pignatel Jenssen
6	MF	CGO	Faites Prévu Kaya Makosso
7	FW	NOR	Sigurd Grønli
8	MF	NOR	Mathias Grundetjern
9	FW	NOR	Kristoffer Hoven
11	MF	NOR	Eirik Schulze
12	GK	NOR	Herman Seierstad Johnsen
13	DF	GER	Sebastian Griesbeck
15	FW	NOR	Marius Nordal
16	MF	SWE	Tom Strannegård
17	FW	NOR	Sander Richardsen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	NOR	Jonas Lomeland Seim
19	DF	NOR	Deni Dashaev
20	FW	NOR	Håkon Lorentzen
21	MF	NOR	Sander Sjøkvist
22	DF	NOR	Adrian Eftestad Nilsen
23	FW	NGA	Mustapha Isah (on loan from Randers)
24	DF	NOR	Jesper Gravdahl
25	MF	KOS	Herolind Shala
27	DF	NOR	Ludvig Begby (on loan from Fredrikstad)
29	DF	AUT	Wilhelm Vorsager
37	FW	NOR	Eythor Bjørgolfsson (on loan from Moss FK)
44	FW	SWE	Salim Nkubiri
45	GK	DEN	Jacob Pryts

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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.

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	NOR	Altin Ujkani (at Fløy)
14	DF	FIN	Kalle Wallius (at IFK Mariehamn)
27	FW	NOR	Sander Alvestad Svela (at Arendal Fotball)

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Coaching staff

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Position	Name
Head coach	Azar Karadas
Assistant coach	Thomas Pereira (footballer)
Physio	Pål Erik Pedersen
Equipment manager	Rune Hægeland

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Former head coaches

IK Start coaching history from 1947 to present
Håkon Hertzberg (1947–48) Karsten Johannessen (1 Jan 1954 – Dec 31, 1955) Håkon Hertzberg (1956) · Karsten Johannessen (1 Jan 1957 – Dec 31, 1957) Håkon Hertzberg (1958–60) Karsten Johannessen (1 Jan 1961 – Dec 31, 1961) Håkon Hertzberg (1966) Karsten Johannessen (1 Jan 1967–68) Karl Durspekt (1970) Karsten Johannessen (1 Jan 1971 – Dec 31, 1974) Tor Røste Fossen (1975–77) Karsten Johannessen (1 Jan 1978 – Dec 31, 1981) Svein Hammerø (1982) · Karsten Johannessen (1 Jan 1985 – Dec 31, 1985) Brian Green (1986–87) Karsten Johannessen (1988 – Dec 31, 1989) Steve Perryman (1995) Teddy Moen (1 Jan 1996 – July 7, 1996) Karsten Johannessen (8 July 1996 – Dec 31, 1996)	Jan Halvor Halvorsen (1 Jan 1999 – June 30, 2002) Guðjón Þórðarson (1 July 2002 – Dec 31, 2002) Bård Wiggen (2003) Tom Nordlie (1 Jan 2004 – July 14, 2006) Stig Inge Bjørnebye (15 July 2006 – Sept 5, 2007) Benny Lennartsson (Sept 9, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007) Arne Sandstø (1 Jan 2008 – Dec 31, 2008) Knut Tørum (1 Jan 2009 – July 9, 2011) Mons Ivar Mjelde (10 July 2011 – Sept 4, 2015) Bård Borgersen (Sept 4, 2015 – Dec 31, 2015) Steinar Pedersen (1 Jan 2016 – Sep 29, 2017) Mick Priest (30 Sep 2017 – Dec 1, 2017) Mark Dempsey (1 Dec 2017 – May 18, 2018) Mick Priest (18 May 2018 – 1 June 2018) Kjetil Rekdal (1 June 2018 – 2 April 2019) Jóhannes Harðarson (2 April 2019 – 14 June 2021) Sindre Tjelmeland (14 June 2021 – 9 January 2024) Azar Karadas (8 February 2024 – )

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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

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[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. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
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Haus, Line (13 November 2017). "Start snur etter supporterstorm – endrer logo". NRK (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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"Tilbake til blå og hvit vimpel". NRK (in Norwegian). 10 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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"IK Start". NIFS (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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"Start sin spillerstall" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

Official website (in Norwegian)
Menigheden – official fan club (archived 10 March 2016)

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"Start med sin første seier siden 4. juli i fjor: – Det kom en tåre i øyekroken". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV2. 25 September 2016. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.

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Haus, Line (13 November 2017). "Start snur etter supporterstorm – endrer logo". NRK (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

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"Tilbake til blå og hvit vimpel". NRK (in Norwegian). 10 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

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"IK Start". NIFS (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.

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"Start sin spillerstall" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

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