2025 FK Bodø/Glimt season

Bodø/Glimt
2025 season
PresidentInge Henning Andersen
Head CoachKjetil Knutsen
StadiumAspmyra Stadion
Eliteserien2nd
Norwegian Football CupThird round
2024–25 UEFA Europa LeagueSemi-finals
2025–26 UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerKasper Høgh (13)

The 2025 season is the 109th season in the history of FK Bodø/Glimt and their 8th consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the Eliteserien and the Norwegian Football Cup, Bodø/Glimt will participate in the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League.

On 17 April 2025, Bodø/Glimt defeated Italian club Lazio in a penalty shootout in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League quarter-final, becoming the first Norwegian club to reach the semi-finals of a European competition.[1]

Current squad

As of 6 February 2025[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Norway NOR Julian Faye Lund
2 DF Denmark DEN Villads Nielsen
4 DF Norway NOR Odin Bjørtuft
5 DF Norway NOR Haitam Aleesami
6 DF Norway NOR Jostein Gundersen
7 MF Norway NOR Patrick Berg (captain)
8 MF Norway NOR Sondre Auklend
9 FW Denmark DEN Kasper Høgh
10 FW Norway NOR Jens Petter Hauge
11 FW Norway NOR Ole Didrik Blomberg
12 GK Russia RUS Nikita Haikin
14 MF Norway NOR Ulrik Saltnes
15 DF Norway NOR Fredrik André Bjørkan
16 MF Norway NOR Syver Skeide
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Norway NOR Brede Moe
19 MF Norway NOR Sondre Brunstad Fet
20 MF Norway NOR Fredrik Sjøvold
21 FW Norway NOR Andreas Helmersen
24 FW Norway NOR Daniel Bassi
25 DF Norway NOR Isak Dybvik Määttä
26 MF Norway NOR Håkon Evjen
27 FW Norway NOR Sondre Sørli
30 GK Norway NOR Tidemann Nicolaysen
44 GK Norway NOR Magnus Brøndbo
45 GK Norway NOR Isak Sjong
77 MF Denmark DEN Mikkel Bro Hansen
95 FW Denmark DEN Jeppe Kjær
MF Norway NOR Gaute Høberg Vetti

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2024–25 and transfers summer 2024.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Sweden SWE Samuel Burakovsky (at Lyn until 30 June 2025)
94 FW Norway NOR August Mikkelsen (at Tromsø until 31 December 2025)
MF Nigeria NGA Gift Sunday (at Start until 31 December 2025)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 January 2025 Friendly Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany 3–2 Norway Bodø/Glimt Marbella, Spain
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Banus Football Center
15 January 2025 Friendly Sparta Prague Czech Republic 3–0 Norway Bodø/Glimt Marbella, Spain
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center
7 February 2025 Friendly Aalborg Denmark 5–3 Norway Bodø/Glimt Marbella, Spain
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
22 March 2025 Friendly Molde Norway 1–2 Norway Bodø/Glimt Molde
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Aker Stadion
15 June 2025 Friendly Bodø/Glimt Norway 4–0 Sweden AIK Bodø
15:00 CET (UTC+2)
  • Evjen 29'
  • Høgh 35'
  • Fet 48'
  • Bro Hansen 90'
Report Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eliteserien 30 March 2025 30 November 2025 Matchday 1 5 3 1 1 10 4 +6 060.00
Norwegian Football Cup 26 March 2025 12 May 2025 First round Third round 3 2 0 1 13 2 +11 066.67
2024–25 UEFA Europa League 23 January 2025 8 May 2025 League Phase Semi-finals 10 4 1 5 18 16 +2 040.00
2025–26 UEFA Champions League Play-off round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 18 9 2 7 41 22 +19 050.00

Last updated: 12 May 2025
Source: Competitions

Eliteserien

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bodø/Glimt 19 13 3 3 49 17 +32 42 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Viking 19 13 3 3 47 26 +21 42 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Brann 18 11 3 4 33 26 +7 36 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Tromsø 18 10 3 5 30 25 +5 33 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Rosenborg 18 8 6 4 24 21 +3 30
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.[3]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
1 1 0 0 1 0  +1 3 0 0 0 0 0  0 1 0 0 1 0  +1

Last updated: 30 March 2025.
Source: NFF

Results by round

Round12
GroundAH
ResultWW
Position7
Updated to match(es) played on 30 March 2025. Source: NFF
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was announced on 20 December 2024.[4]

30 March 2025 1 Bryne 0–1 Bodø/Glimt Bryne
19:15 UTC+1 Report Høgh 35' Stadium: Bryne Stadion
Attendance: 5,151
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam
5 April 2025 2 Bodø/Glimt 3–0 HamKam Bodø
16:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
21 April 2025 3 Molde 2–2 Bodø/Glimt Molde
19:15 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 6,940
Referee: Rohit Saggi
27 April 2025 4 Bodø/Glimt 3–0 KFUM Bodø
17:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 5,910
Referee: Mathias Støfringshaug
16 May 2025 7 Tromsø 2–1 Bodø/Glimt Tromsø
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Romssa Arena
Attendance: 6,691
Referee: Daniel Higraff
24 May 2025 8 Bodø/Glimt 4–0 Rosenborg Bodø
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 8,107
Referee: Tore Hansen
28 May 2025 19 Bodø/Glimt 2–4 Viking Bodø
21:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 6,869
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes
1 June 2025 9 Haugesund 0–4 Bodø/Glimt Haugesund
17:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Haugesund Sparebank Arena
Attendance: 4,335
Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta
21 June 2025 10 Bodø/Glimt 3–0 Brann Bodø
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 7,325
29 June 2025 11 Bodø/Glimt 1–2 Sarpsborg 08 Bodø
17:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 6,440
5 July 2025 12 Kristiansund 1–1 Bodø/Glimt Kristiansund
20:00 UTC+2
  • Alvheim 90+8'
Stadium: Nordmøre Stadion
Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad
12 July 2025 13 Bodø/Glimt 2–0 Sandefjord Bodø
16:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 6,939
16 July 2025 5 Fredrikstad 0–1 Bodø/Glimt Fredrikstad
18:00 UTC+2 Report Aleesami 87' Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion
19 July 2025 14 Viking 2–4 Bodø/Glimt Stavanger
18:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Lyse Arena
Attendance: 15,311
Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta
26 July 2025 15 Bodø/Glimt 7–2 Vålerenga Bodø
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 7,677
Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland
30 July 2025 6 Bodø/Glimt 1–0 Strømsgodset Bodø
19:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 7,340
Referee: Tore Hansen
3 August 2025 16 HamKam 1–3 Bodø/Glimt Hamar
14:30 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Briskeby
Attendance: 6,118
Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes
9 August 2025 17 Bodø/Glimt 1–1 Tromsø Bodø
19:15 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 8,173
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen
15 August 2025 18 Strømsgodset 0–5 Bodø/Glimt Drammen
19:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion
Attendance: 6,302
Referee: Espen Andreas Eskås

Norwegian Football Cup

26 March 2025 First round Innstranda IL 0–8 Bodø/Glimt Bodø
18:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Referee: Mohammad Hafezi
24 April 2025 Second round Junkeren 1–5 Bodø/Glimt Bodø
18:00 UTC+2
  • Chooly 73'
Report
Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Referee: Even Andreas Richter Eliassen
12 May 2025 Third round Aalesund 1–0 Bodø/Glimt Ålesund
19:00 UTC+2
  • Andresen 52'
Report Stadium: Color Line Stadion
Attendance: 3,008
Referee: Marius Lien

2024–25 UEFA Europa League

League phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Greece Olympiacos 8 4 3 1 9 3 +6 15 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
8 Scotland Rangers 8 4 2 2 16 10 +6 14
9 Norway Bodø/Glimt 8 4 2 2 14 11 +3 14 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10 Belgium Anderlecht 8 4 2 2 14 12 +2 14
11 Romania FCSB 8 4 2 2 10 9 +1 14
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Matches

The first six matches of the League phase were played as part of the 2024 season.

23 January 2025 7 Bodø/Glimt Norway 3–1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Bodø
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 3,989
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
30 January 2025 8 Nice France 1–1 Norway Bodø/Glimt Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 4,294
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)

Knockout phase

Knockout phase play-offs

The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 31 January 2025.

13 February 2025 First leg Twente Netherlands 2–1 Norway Bodø/Glimt Enschede
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
20 February 2025 Second leg Bodø/Glimt Norway 5–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–4 agg.)
Netherlands Twente Bodø
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 6,417
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025.

6 March 2025 First leg Bodø/Glimt Norway 3–0 Greece Olympiacos Bodø
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 8,050
Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
13 March 2025 Second leg Olympiacos Greece 2–1
(2–4 agg.)
Norway Bodø/Glimt Piraeus
19:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 31,850
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 21 February 2025.

10 April 2025 First leg Bodø/Glimt Norway 2–0 Italy Lazio Bodø
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
17 April 2025 Second leg Lazio Italy 3–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)
(2–3 p)
Norway Bodø/Glimt Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 54,873
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Penalties
Semi-finals

The draw for the order of the semi-final legs was held on 21 February 2025, after the draw for the round of 16 and quarter-finals.

1 May 2025 First leg Tottenham Hotspur England 3–1 Norway Bodø/Glimt London, England
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
8 May 2025 Second leg Bodø/Glimt Norway 0–2
(1–5 agg.)
England Tottenham Hotspur Bodø
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

2025–26 UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round will be held on 4 August 2025. Bodø/Glimt will be one of the seeded teams.

20 August 2025 (2025-08-20) First leg Bodø/Glimt Norway v Austria Sturm Graz Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø
21:00 Report
26 August 2025 (2025-08-26) Second leg Sturm Graz Austria v Norway Bodø/Glimt Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt[note 1]
21:00 Report

Squad statistics

As of match played 24 May 2025

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Eliteserien Norwegian Cup UEFA Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Norway NOR Julian Faye Lund 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF Denmark DEN Villads Nielsen 11 0 0+2 0 3 0 4+2 0
4 DF Norway NOR Odin Bjørtuft 12 0 4+1 0 1 0 5+1 0
5 DF Norway NOR Haitam Aleesami 9 0 1+5 0 2+1 0 0 0
6 DF Norway NOR Jostein Gundersen 17 0 6 0 1 0 10 0
7 MF Norway NOR Patrick Berg 17 2 6 0 2 1 9 1
8 MF Norway NOR Sondre Auklend 9 0 0+2 0 2+1 0 0+4 0
9 FW Denmark DEN Kasper Høgh 18 13 4+2 6 0+2 1 10 6
10 FW Norway NOR Jens Petter Hauge 17 0 4+1 0 1+1 0 9+1 0
11 FW Norway NOR Ole Didrik Blomberg 14 2 5 2 0+1 0 8 0
12 GK Russia RUS Nikita Haikin 17 0 6 0 1 0 10 0
14 MF Norway NOR Ulrik Saltnes 18 9 6 4 1+1 2 9+1 3
15 DF Norway NOR Fredrik André Bjørkan 17 1 6 0 1 0 10 1
16 MF Norway NOR Syver Skeide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Norway NOR Gaute Vetti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Norway NOR Brede Moe 7 0 1+1 0 1+1 0 1+2 0
19 MF Norway NOR Sondre Brunstad Fet 13 1 0+3 0 2 0 2+6 1
20 DF Norway NOR Fredrik Sjøvold 18 1 6 1 1+1 0 10 0
21 FW Norway NOR Andreas Helmersen 14 2 2+2 0 0+1 1 0+9 1
24 FW Norway NOR Daniel Bassi 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
25 FW Norway NOR Isak Dybvik Määttä 16 1 2+3 0 2 1 3+6 0
26 MF Norway NOR Håkon Evjen 16 1 6 0 0+1 0 9 1
27 MF Norway NOR Sondre Sørli 15 1 1+4 0 3 1 1+6 0
37 DF Norway NOR Magnus Fagervik Antonsen 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
39 DF Norway NOR Cassander Krane Dreyer 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
40 FW Poland POL Eryk Lukaszka 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
77 FW Denmark DEN Mikkel Bro Hansen 4 6 0+1 0 3 6 0 0
95 MF Denmark DEN Jeppe Kjær 4 0 0+1 0 1 0 0+2 0
Players away from Bodø/Glimt on loan:
17 FW Sweden SWE Samuel Burakovsky 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
94 FW Norway NOR August Mikkelsen 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Bodø/Glimt no longer at the club:
5 DF Norway NOR Brice Wembangomo 2 1 0 0 0 0 0+2 1
99 FW Slovenia SVN Nino Žugelj 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0

Goal scorers

Rank Pos. No. Nat. Player Eliteserien Norwegian Cup UEFA Europa League Total
1 FW 9 Denmark Kasper Høgh 6 1 6 13
2 MF 14 Norway Ulrik Saltnes 4 2 3 9
3 FW 77 Denmark Mikkel Bro Hansen 0 6 0 6
4 Own goal 1 0 3 4
5 FW 11 Norway Ole Didrik Blomberg 2 0 0 2
MF 7 Norway Patrick Berg 0 1 1 2
FW 21 Norway Andreas Helmersen 0 1 1 2
8 DF 20 Norway Fredrik Sjøvold 1 0 0 1
FW 25 Norway Isak Dybvik Määttä 0 1 0 1
MF 27 Norway Sondre Sørli 0 1 0 1
DF 5 Norway Brice Wembangomo 0 0 1 1
DF 15 Norway Fredrik André Bjørkan 0 0 1 1
MF 19 Norway Sondre Brunstad Fet 0 0 1 1
MF 26 Norway Håkon Evjen 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 14 13 18 45

Clean sheets

Rank Pos. No. Nat. Player Eliteserien Norwegian Cup UEFA Europa League Total
1 GK 12 Russia Nikita Haikin 4 0 2 6
2 GK 1 Norway Julian Faye Lund 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 4 1 2 7

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Name Eliteserien Norwegian Cup UEFA Conference League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
6 DF Norway Jostein Gundersen 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF Norway Patrick Berg 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
9 FW Denmark Kasper Høgh 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
10 FW Norway Jens Petter Hauge 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
12 GK Russia Nikita Haikin 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF Norway Ulrik Saltnes 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
15 DE Norway Fredrik André Bjørkan 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
20 DF Norway Fredrik Sjøvold 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
21 FW Norway Andreas Helmersen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
25 FW Norway Isak Dybvik Määttä 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 MF Norway Håkon Evjen 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
95 FW Denmark Jeppe Kjær 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Players away from Bodø/Glimt on loan:
Players who appeared for Bodø/Glimt no longer at the club:
TOTALS 6 0 1 0 15 1 22 1

Notes

  1. ^ Sturm Graz played their home matches at Wörthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt, instead of their regular stadium, Liebenauer Stadium in Graz, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

References

  1. ^ "Bodo/Glimt survived a superb Lazio fightback to win a frantic encounter on penalties and reach the Europa League semi-finals". BBC. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  2. ^ "A-laget" [First team squad] (in Norwegian). FK Bodø/Glimt. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Eliteserien tabell". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  4. ^ Slik spilles Eliteserien 2025: Rosenborg i åpningskampen