2020 Aalesunds FK season explained

The 2020 season was Aalesund's first season back in Eliteserien since their relegation at the end of the 2017 season. They finished the season bottom of the league and where relegated back to the 1. divisjon at the first opportunity.

Season events

On 12 June, the Norwegian Football Federation announced that a maximum of 200 home fans would be allowed to attend the upcoming seasons matches.^[1]

On 10 September, the Norwegian Football Federation cancelled the 2020 Norwegian Cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.^[2]

On 30 September, the Minister of Culture and Gender Equality, Abid Raja, announced that clubs would be able to have crowds of 600 at games from 12 October.^[3]

Squad

Out on loan

Transfers

See main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2019–20 and List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2020.

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 January 2020	DF		Daan Klinkenberg	Inter Turku	Undisclosed	[4]
2 January 2020	MF		Simen Nordli	HamKam	Undisclosed	[5]
29 January 2020	GK		Gudmund Kongshavn	Tromsø	Undisclosed	[6]
14 February 2020	DF		Shaquill Sno	Telstar	Undisclosed	[7]
24 February 2020	MF		Jordon Mutch	Gyeongnam	Free	[8]
2 March 2020	DF		Parfait Bizoza	Raufoss	Undisclosed	[9]
29 May 2020	FW		Sigurd Haugen	Union SG	Undisclosed	[10]
15 October 2020	FW		Mamadou Diaw		Free	[11]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
7 September 2020	DF		Benjamin Karamoko	Haugesund	End of season	[12]
5 October 2020	DF		Kasper Jørgensen	Lyngby	End of season	[13]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
14 January 2020	DF		Kristoffer Hay	Bryne	Undisclosed	[14]
28 January 2020	DF		Tega George	Strømmen	Undisclosed	[15]
31 January 2020	FW		Pape Habib Guèye	K.V. Kortrijk	Undisclosed	[16]
8 March 2020	GK		Marius Berntzen	Øygarden	Undisclosed	[17]
5 October 2020	DF		Daníel Leó Grétarsson	Blackpool	Undisclosed	[18]
5 October 2020	FW		Hólmbert Friðjónsson	Brescia	Undisclosed	[19]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
15 January 2020	MF		Markus Karlsbakk	Hødd	5 June 2020	[20] [21]
29 May 2020	MF		Sondre Fet	Bodø/Glimt	End of season	[22]
5 October 2020	DF		Håvard Breivik	Hødd	End of season	[23]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date
14 November 2019	GK		Tarjei Omenås	Retired
14 November 2019[24]	DF		Kaj Ramsteijn	Kozakken Boys
14 November 2019	DF		Kenny van der Weg	TOP Oss	30 January 2020[25]
14 November 2019	DF		Robert Sandnes	Retired
14 November 2019	MF		Aron Elís Þrándarson	OB	23 December 2019[26]
22 September 2020[27]	MF		Jordon Mutch

Competitions

Eliteserien

See main article: 2020 Eliteserien.

Table

Norwegian Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Goal scorers

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1	FW		10	Hólmbert Friðjónsson	11	0	11
2	MF		11	Simen Nordli	4	0	4
	FW		9	Niklas Castro	4	0	4
	MF		22	Sigurd Haugen	4	0	4
5	DF		20	Parfait Bizoza	2	0	2
	MF		41	Markus Karlsbakk	2	0	2
7	MF		19	Peter Larsen	1	0	1
	FW		36	Vetle Fiskerstrand	1	0	1
				Own goal	1	0	1
				TOTALS	30	0	30

Clean sheets

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1	GK		25	Gudmund Kongshavn	1	0	1
				TOTALS	1	0	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Eliteserien		Norwegian Cup		Total
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1		GK	Andreas Lie	2	0	0	0	2	0
2		DF	Shaquill Sno	4	0	0	0	4	0
4		DF	Jonas Grønner	5	0	0	0	5	0
5		DF	Oddbjørn Lie	1	0	0	0	1	0
6		DF	Daan Klinkenberg	2	0	0	0	2	0
7		MF	Nenass	3	0	0	0	3	0
8		MF	Fredrik Carlsen	2	0	0	0	2	0
9		FW	Niklas Castro	7	0	0	0	7	0
11		MF	Simen Nordli	3	0	0	0	3	0
15		FW	Ståle Sæthre	4	0	0	0	4	0
16		DF	Jørgen Hatlehol	2	0	0	0	2	0
18		DF	Davíð Ólafsson	5	1	0	0	5	1
19		MF	Peter Larsen	1	0	0	0	1	0
20		DF	Parfait Bizoza	6	0	0	0	6	0
21		DF	Kasper Jørgensen	1	0	0	0	1	0
22		FW	Sigurd Haugen	10	1	0	0	10	1
25		GK	Gudmund Kongshavn	3	0	0	0	3	0
30		MF	Izunna Uzochukwu	3	0	0	0	3	0
38		FW	Isak Määttä	1	0	0	0	1	0
39		DF	Benjamin Karamoko	4	0	0	0	4	0
Players who left Brann during the season:
3		DF	Daníel Grétarsson	2	0	0	0	2	0
10		FW	Hólmbert Friðjónsson	1	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	72	2	0	0	72	2

External links

• Official website
• Stormen Fanclub Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: NFF åpner for 200 tilskuere på Eliteseriekamper. NFF allows 200 spectators at the Eliteserien matches. www.vg.no. Verdens Gang. Norwegian. 12 June 2020. 17 June 2020.
2. Web site: NM kvinner gjennomføres - NM menn avlyses . fotball.no/ . Norwegian Football Federation . 22 September 2020 . Norwegian . 10 September 2020.
3. Web site: RBK-TOPP MISFORNØYD MED 600 TILSKUERE – MENER 6000 HADDE VÆRT UPROBLEMATISK . vg.no/ . Verdens Gang . 18 October 2020 . Norwegian . 30 September 2002.
4. Web site: Velkommen til oss, Daan!. www.aafk.no. Aalesunds FK. 1 January 2020. Norwegian. 1 January 2020.
5. Web site: Henter ung HamKam-spiller. www.aafk.no. Aalesunds FK. 2 January 2020. Norwegian. 2 January 2020.
6. Web site: Rutinert keeper har skrevet under for AaFK. www.aafk.no. Aalesunds FK. 29 January 2020. Norwegian. 29 January 2020.
7. Web site: Henter nederlandsk 24-åring. www.aafk.no. Aalesunds FK. 15 February 2020. Norwegian. 14 February 2020.
8. Web site: Jordon Mutch er AaFK-spiller. www.aafk.no. Aalesunds FK. 25 February 2020. Norwegian. 24 February 2020.
9. Web site: Velkommen hjem!. www.aafk.no. Aalesunds FK. 2 March 2020. Norwegian. 2 March 2020.
10. News: Sigurd Haugen er klar for AaFK. 29 May 2020. Aalesunds FK. Norwegian. 8 June 2020.
11. Web site: MAMADOU DIAW HAR SIGNERT . aafk.no/ . Aalesunds FK . 22 October 2020 . Norwegian . 15 October 2020.
12. Web site: AAFK LÅNER HAUGESUND-SPILLER . aafk.no/ . Aalesunds FK . 16 September 2020 . Norwegian . 7 September 2020.
13. Web site: DANSK HØYREBACK KLAR FOR AAFK . aafk.no/ . Aalesunds FK . 22 October 2020 . Norwegian . 5 October 2020.
14. Web site: KRISTOFFER HAY TIL BRYNE . aafk.no/ . Aalesunds FK . 27 July 2020 . Norwegian . 14 January 2020.
15. Web site: Pape selges til Belgia. www.aafk.no. Aalesunds FK. 1 February 2020. Norwegian. 28 January 2020.
16. Web site: Pape selges til Belgia. www.aafk.no. Aalesunds FK. 1 February 2020. Norwegian. 31 January 2020.
17. Web site: ØFK signerer sisteskanse Marius Berntzen. www.bndestem.nl. Øygarden FK. 22 March 2020. Norwegian. 8 March 2020.
18. Web site: Daníel Grétarsson Signs For Blackpool. blackpoolfc.co.uk. Blackpool F.C.. 22 October 2020. 5 October 2020.
19. Web site: HOLMBERT FRIDJONSSON SELGES TIL ITALIA. aafk.no. Aalesunds FK. 22 October 2020. Norwegian. 5 October 2020.
20. News: Forlenger og lånes ut. Miøen. Joakim. 15 January 2020. aafk.no. Norwegian. 7 February 2020.
21. News: Markus Seehusen Karlsbakk tilbakekalles. 5 June 2020. Aalesunds FK. Norwegian. 8 June 2020.
22. News: Sondre Brunstad Fet klar for Glimt. 29 May 2020. FK Bodø/Glimt. Norwegian. 4 June 2020.
23. Web site: HÅVARD MORK BREIVIK LÅNES UT . aafk.no/ . Aalesunds FK . 22 October 2020 . Norwegian . 5 October 2020.
24. Web site: Fire spillere ferdig i Aafk. www.aafk.no. Aalesunds FK. 9 December 2019. Norwegian. 14 November 2019.
25. Web site: Kenny van der Weg (ex-NAC) naar TOP Oss, dat nog twee spelers verwelkomt. www.bndestem.nl. BN DeStem. 22 March 2020. Dutch. 30 January 2020.
26. Web site: OB henter offensiv midtbanespiller. www.ob.dk. Odense Boldklub. 31 December 2019. Danish. 23 December 2019.
27. Web site: ORDON MUTCH FERDIG I AAFK . aafk.no/ . Aalesunds FK . 23 September 2020 . Norwegian . 22 September 2020.