2018 Lillestrøm SK season explained

The 2018 season was Lillestrøm's 42nd consecutive year in Eliteserien.

Season events

On 26 June, Arne Erlandsen was sacked as the club manager, with Arild Sundgot being appointed as an interim manager.^[1] On 13 July, Jörgen Lennartsson was appointed the club's new manager.^[2]

Squad

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Out on loan

Transfers

Winter

See main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2017–18. In:^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} Out:^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]}

Summer

See main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2018. In:^{[17] [18] [19]} Out:^{[20] [21] [22]}

Competitions

Mesterfinalen

See main article: 2018 Mesterfinalen.

Eliteserien

See main article: 2018 Eliteserien.

Table

Norwegian Cup

See main article: 2018 Norwegian Football Cup.

Europa League

See main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

Qualifying phase

See main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-offs (Main Path).

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|-|colspan="14"|Players away from Lillestrøm on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who left Lillestrøm during the season:|}

Goal scorers

width=60	Place	width=60	Position	width=60	Nation	width=60	Number	width=200	Name	width=80	Eliteserien	width=120	Norwegian Cup	width=120	Europa League	width=120	Mesterfinalen	width=80	Total
1	FW		10	Thomas Lehne Olsen	12	4	1	0	17
2	MF		88	Arnór Smárason	7	0	0	0	7
	MF		6	Ifeanyi Mathew	4	3	0	0	7
4	FW		9	Gary Martin	2	3	0	0	5
5	DF		2	Mats Haakenstad	2	1	0	0	3
6	MF		17	Kristoffer Ødemarksbakken	2	0	0	0	2
	DF		33	Aleksander Melgalvis	1	1	0	0	2
	MF		14	Fredrik Krogstad	1	1	0	0	2
	MF		15	Erik Brenden	0	2	0	0	2
				Own goal	1	1	0	0	2
11	FW		11	Erling Knudtzon	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		5	Simen Rafn	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		24	Erik Sandberg	0	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	34	17	1	0	52

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Eliteserien		Norwegian Cup		Europa League		Mesterfinalen		Total
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1		GK	Marko Marić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4		DF	Marius Amundsen	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
5		DF	Simen Rafn	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
6		MF	Ifeanyi Mathew	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
9		FW	Gary Martin	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
10		FW	Thomas Lehne Olsen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11		FW	Erling Knudtzon	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
12		MF	Raphael Ayagwa	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13		DF	Frode Kippe	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
14		MF	Fredrik Krogstad	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		MF	Erik Brenden	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
17		MF	Kristoffer Ødemarksbakken	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22		DF	Stefan Antonijevic	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23		MF	Daniel A. Pedersen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
33		DF	Aleksander Melgalvis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
88		MF	Arnór Smárason	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
			TOTALS	35	2	5	0	3	0	0	0	43	2

Notes and References

1. News: Ferdig i Lillestrøm . Norwegian. Dagbladet . 26 June 2018 . 29 June 2018.
2. News: Lennartsson tar over Lillestrøm . Norwegian. Dagbladet . 13 July 2018 . 13 July 2018.
3. Web site: Lag / Lillestrøm . Lillestrøm SK . 25 January 2017.
4. Web site: Ansatte / Lillestrøm. Lillestrøm SK. 25 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20181004134107/http://www.lsk.no/om-klubben/ansatte. 4 October 2018. dead.
5. Web site: Gary Martin: – Den gale engelskmannen er tilbake. www.lsk.no. Lillestrøm SK. 9 December 2017. Norwegian. 24 October 2017.
6. Web site: Enige om overgang for Lehne Olsen: LSK takker eksterne bidragsytere. www.lsk.no. Lillestrøm SK. 12 February 2018. Norwegian. 12 February 2018.
7. Web site: Drømmer om 10'ern – Ødemarksbakken på plass. www.lsk.no. Lillestrøm SK. 9 December 2017. Norwegian. 15 November 2017.
8. Web site: Keepertalent med store ambisjoner: Matvei Igonen klar for LSK. www.lsk.no. Lillestrøm SK. 5 January 2018. Norwegian. 5 January 2018.
9. Web site: Tagbajumi signs for Dundalk. www.dundalkfc.com. Dundalk F.C.. 24 February 2018. English. 21 February 2018.
10. Web site: Jørgen Kolstad klar for Kongsvinger. www.lsk.no. Lillestrøm SK. 10 December 2017. Norwegian. 7 December 2017.
11. Web site: Petter Mathias Olsen klar for 2018. www.strommen-if.no. Strømmen IF. 31 December 2017. Norwegian. 5 December 2017.
12. Web site: Fra Åråsen til Kreta. www.rb.no. Romerikes Blad. 1 February 2018. Norwegian. 31 January 2018.
13. Web site: Kristiansen fra LSK til Ull/Kisa. www.ullkisafotball.no. Ullensaker/Kisa IL. 10 March 2018. Norwegian. 9 March 2018.
14. Web site: Emil Ødegaard lånes ut til Grorud i 2018. www.lsk.no. Lillestrøm SK. 31 December 2017. Norwegian. 5 December 2017.
15. Web site: Origi og LSK skiller lag. www.lsk.no. Lillestrøm SK. 1 February 2018. Norwegian. 31 January 2018.
16. Web site: Falkeborn på utlån i 2018. www.lsk.no. Lillestrøm SK. 18 December 2017. Norwegian. 13 December 2017.
17. Web site: Raphael Ayagwa klar for LSK - takket være ekstern hjelp. www.lsk.no. Lillestrøm SK. 15 August 2018. Norwegian. 15 August 2018.
18. Web site: Dansk dynamitt signerte: Daniel A. Pedersen klar for LSK. www.lsk.no. Lillestrøm SK. 8 August 2018. Norwegian. 7 August 2018.
19. Web site: Fra Hammarby til Lillestrøm: Arnór Smárason enig med LSK. www.lsk.no. Lillestrøm SK. 2 August 2018. Norwegian. 29 July 2018.
20. Web site: Moses lånes ut til Strømmen resten av sesongen. www.lsk.no. Lillestrøm SK. 9 August 2018. Norwegian. 9 August 2018.
21. Web site: Charles Ezeh lånes ut til Strømmen. www.lsk.no. Lillestrøm SK. 14 August 2018. Norwegian. 14 August 2018.
22. Web site: Tobias Gran klar for HamKam. www.lsk.no. Lillestrøm SK. 15 August 2018. Norwegian. 15 August 2018.