Chairman Magne Kristiansen Stadium Sør Arena | Manager Mons Ivar Mjelde Tippeligaen 9th | |
Norwegian Cup Quarter-finals vs Lillestrøm Top goalscorer League: Matthías Vilhjálmsson (11)
All: Matthías Vilhjálmsson (14) | ||
The Norwegian football club IK Start returned to the top league Tippeligaen for the 2013 season. It was their second full season with Mons Ivar Mjelde as manager, and they finished the season in 9th place. They also took part in the Norwegian Cup, reaching the quarter-finals stage before being beaten by Lillestrøm.
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Squad
As of 1 February 2013. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Table
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Molde is qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League as winners of the 2013 Norwegian Football Cup.
2Norway was among the best three associations in the UEFA Fair Play ranking and thus received an additional spot in the first qualifying round of the Europa League, Tromsø IL received the qualifying spot for their ranking in Tippeligaens Fair Play ranking.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.