The 2020 season was IK Start's first season back in the Eliteserien following their relegation at the end of the 2018 season. They finished the season in 15th position 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.
On 10 September, the Norwegian Football Federation cancelled the 2020 Norwegian Cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.
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.
Squad
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.16 December 2019GKAmund WichneVikingUndisclosed1 January 2020MFEirik SchulzeSogndalUndisclosed16 January 2020DFHenrik GjesdalKristiansundUndisclosed28 May 2020DFVegard BerganBodø/GlimtUndisclosed24 August 2020FWChristian BolañosSaprissaUndisclosed31 August 2020MFMohamed El MakriniKilmarnockUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name to Date to Ref.6 June 2020FWSteffen SkålevikSarpsborg 08End of season
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.28 February 2020FWIsac LidbergGefleUndisclosed9 March 2020DFEspen Hammer BergerSandnes UlfUndisclosed24 August 2020MFAfeez AremuSt. PauliUndisclosed24 September 2020MFIsaac TwumMjøndalenUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name to Date to Ref.1 August 2020MFAdnan HadzicSandnes Ulf1 September 20201 August 2020FWKristian Strømland LienFløy1 September 202013 September 2020FWAdeleke AkinyemiHamKamEnd of season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date31 December 2019GKAlexander PedersenKFUM Oslo31 December 2020FWAron SigurðarsonUnion Saint-Gilloise 15 May 2020DFDamion LowePhoenix Rising16 September 2020
Friendlies
Competitions Eliteserien
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Table
Norwegian Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from Start on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who left Start during the season
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameEliteserienNorwegian CupTotal1 MF11Eirik Schulze9092 Own goal5053 FW20Mathias Bringaker4044 MF7 Kevin Kabran3035 MF19Kasper Skaanes202FW30Christian Bolaños2027 MF8 Eman Markovic101DF2 Jesper Daland101MF16Mikael Ugland101DF22Kristoffer Tønnessen101FW10Steffen Skålevik101MF18Isaac Twum101MF4 Mohamed El Makrini101MF23Erlend Segberg101TOTALS33033
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNameEliteserienNorwegian CupTotal1 GK1 Jonas Deumeland3032 GK12Amund Wichne101TOTALS404
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameEliteserienNorwegian CupTotal1 GKJonas Deumeland3000302 DFJesper Daland2000203 DFVegard Bergan2000204 MFMohamed El Makrini6100616 DFJoackim Jørgensen1000107 FWKevin Kabran5000508 MFEman Markovic3000309 FWMartin Ramsland30003010FWSteffen Skålevik20002011MFEirik Schulze40004014MFEspen Børufsen10001016MFMikael Ugland30003019MFKasper Skaanes20002020FWMathias Bringaker10001023MFErlend Segberg40004027DFEirik Wichne50005030FWChristian Bolaños100010Players who left Start during the season:4 MFAfeez Aremu20002018MFIsaac Twum200020TOTALS52100521
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