IK Start
Full name | Idrettsklubben Start | ||
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Founded | 19 September 1905 | ||
Ground | Sør Arena Kristiansand | ||
Capacity | 14,563 | ||
Head coach | Azar Karadas | ||
League | Norwegian First Division | ||
2023 | 1. divisjon, 5th of 16 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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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 Sindre Tjelmeland. The team plays in yellow jerseys, black shorts and socks at home, and black jerseys, yellow shorts and socks away.
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.
History
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
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
Ahead of the 2009 season,
Start defeated
Badge
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]
Achievements
- Eliteserien:
- Winners (2): 1980
- Runners-up (1): 2005
- Third place (7):
- Winners (2):
- Norwegian Cup:
- Semi finalist (7): 1975, 1978, 1988, 2000, 2006, 2011, 2018
- 1. divisjon:
- Winners (4): 2012
- Promotion: 1958–59, 1988, 2017
- Winners (4):
Recent history
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P CupNotes 2002 Tippeligaen↓ 14 26 2 5 19 21 72 11 Fourth round Relegated to the 1. divisjon20031. divisjon9 30 12 4 14 53 50 40 Third round 20041. divisjon↑ 1 30 24 2 4 71 28 74 Third round Promoted to the Tippeligaen2005 Tippeligaen2 26 13 6 7 47 35 45 Fourth round 2006 Tippeligaen6 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. divisjon20081. divisjon↑ 3 30 17 8 5 58 34 59 Fourth round Promoted to the Tippeligaen2009 Tippeligaen9 30 10 10 10 46 52 40 Third round 2010 Tippeligaen8 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. divisjon20121. divisjon↑ 1 30 20 6 4 71 35 66 Fourth round Promoted to the Tippeligaen2013 Tippeligaen9 30 10 8 12 43 46 38 Quarter-final 2014 Tippeligaen12 30 10 5 15 47 60 35 Fourth round 2015 Tippeligaen14 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. divisjon20171. 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. divisjon20191. 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. divisjon20211. divisjon9 30 10 8 12 59 59 38 Fourth round 20221. divisjon3 30 16 6 8 63 38 54 Fourth round 20231. divisjon5 30 12 10 8 49 30 46 Third round
Source:[4]
Current squad
- As of 18 September 2023[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Azar Karadas |
Assistant coach | |
Player developer | Andreas Jenssen |
Physical coach | Atle Thunselle |
Physio | Pål Erik Pedersen |
Equipment manager | Rune Hægeland |
Former head coaches
IK Start coaching history from 1947 to present | |
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European record
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
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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 |
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
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1–2 | 0–4 | 1–6 |
1981–82 | European Cup | First round | AZ
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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 |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tilbake til blå og hvit vimpel". NRK (in Norwegian). 10 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "IK Start". NIFS (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Start sin spillerstall" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Norwegian)
- Menigheden – official fan club (archived 10 March 2016)