The 2020 season was Viking's 2nd consecutive year in Eliteserien, and their 70th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. The club participated in the Eliteserien and the UEFA Europa League. The Norwegian Cup was cancelled.
Squad
Out on loan
Transfers
Transfers in DatePos.NameFromFeeRef.1 January 2020 GK Arild Østbø Rosenborg Free transfer FW Yann-Erik de Lanlay Rosenborg Free transfer FW Sebastian Sebulonsen Sola Undisclosed 10 January 2020 MF Joe Bell Virginia Cavaliers Undisclosed 13 January 2020 FW Veton Berisha Brann Undisclosed 6 February 2020 DF Herman Haugen Promoted from junior squad FW Jefferson de Souza Brodd Undisclosed 15 May 2020 DF Sebastian Sørlie Henriksen Promoted from junior squad MF Sondre Auklend Promoted from junior squad 11 June 2020 DF Henrik Heggheim Promoted from junior squad MF Lars Erik Sødal Promoted from junior squad 9 July 2020 GK Trym Sølvberg Ur Promoted from junior squad 6 August 2020 GK Michael Crowe Free agent 28 August 2020 DF Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen Promoted from junior squad 5 October 2020 MF Samúel Friðjónsson Free agent
Transfers out DatePos.NameToFeeRef.1 January 2020 GK Amund Wichne Start Free transfer MF André Danielsen Retired MF Lasse Berg Johnsen Released FW Jostein Ekeland Sandnes Ulf Free transfer 3 January 2020 MF Kristian Thorstvedt Genk Undisclosed 15 January 2020 FW Zlatko Tripić Göztepe Undisclosed 3 July 2020 GK Erik Arnebrott Contract terminated 12 September 2020 DF Adrian Pereira PAOK Undisclosed
Loans out Start datePos.NameToEnd dateRef. 5 February 2020 DF Tord Salte Sandnes Ulf End of season 26 June 2020 DF Herman Haugen Ull/Kisa End of season 8 August 2020 DF Sebastian Sørlie Henriksen Fram Larvik End of season 26 August 2020 MF Harald Nilsen Tangen Åsane End of season
Notes
Friendlies On 12 December 2019, Viking announced the friendly matches to be played in pre-season.
On 12 March 2020, all football in Norway was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pre-season
Competitions
Eliteserien
Table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The Eliteserien fixtures were announced on 19 December 2019. The season was originally scheduled to start on 4 April, but due to the coronavirus pandemic the football season was delayed. The new start date for the league was 16 June.
Norwegian Cup
The 2020 edition of the Norwegian Football Cup was cancelled.
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from Viking on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who left Viking during the season:
Goal scorers RankPlayerEliteserienNorwegian CupUEFA Europa LeagueTotal1FWVeton Berisha1600162MFZymer Bytyqi1000103FWYlldren Ibrahimaj70074MFFredrik Torsteinbø40045DFViljar Vevatne30036MFJoe Bell2002FWYann-Erik de Lanlay2002MFKristoffer Løkberg2002DFAdrian Pereira200210FWTommy Høiland1001FWEven Østensen1001FWSebastian Sebulonsen1001DFRolf Daniel Vikstøl1001MFSamúel Friðjónsson1001 Own goal1001TOTALS540054
References