2025 Sarpsborg 08 FF season
| 2025 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Christian Michelsen |
| Stadium | Sarpsborg Stadion |
| Eliteserien | 6th |
| Norwegian Football Cup | Final |
| Top goalscorer | League: Daniel Karlsbakk (11) All: Daniel Karlsbakk (14) |
The 2025 season is the 17th season in the history of Sarpsborg 08 and their 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. The club are competing in the Eliteserien and the Norwegian Football Cup.
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Mohanad Jeahze
|
 D.C. United
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Undisclosed | 7 February 2025 | [1] |
| GK |  Håvar Jenssen
|
Fredrikstad
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Undisclosed | 27 March 2025 | [2] |
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 25 January 2025 Friendly | Sarpsborg 08 | 3–1 | Kjelsås | |
| 14:00 |
| 1 February 2025 Friendly | Vålerenga | 1–0 | Sarpsborg 08 | |
| 15:00 |
| 7 February 2025 Friendly | Sarpsborg 08 | 2–1 | Moss | |
| 13:00 |
| 13 February 2025 Friendly | Sarpsborg 08 | 3–3 | Tromsø | Lillestrøm |
| 14:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: LSK-hallen |
| 23 February 2025 Friendly | KFUM | 1–1 | Sarpsborg 08 | |
| 15:00 |
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| 1 March 2025 Friendly | Sarpsborg 08 | 0–1 | Kongsvinger | |
| 17:00 UTC+1 |
| 15 March 2025 Friendly | Sarpsborg 08 | 0–0 |  Mjällby AIF | |
| 13:00 UTC+1 |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Eliteserien | 30 March 2025 | 30 November 2025 | Matchday 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 42.86 |
| Norwegian Football Cup | 13 April 2025 | First round | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 10 | +20 | 63.64 | |||
Last updated: 20 May 2025
Source: Competitions
Eliteserien
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Molde | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 24 |
| 10 | Vålerenga | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 24 |
| 11 | Sarpsborg | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | HamKam | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 20 |
| 13 | Kristiansund | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 20 |
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]
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 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
Last updated: 16 May 2025.
Source: NFF
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2025. Source: NFF
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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 | Molde | 0–2 | Sarpsborg 08 | Molde |
| 17:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,829 Referee: Daniel Higraff |
| 6 April 2025 2 | Sarpsborg 08 | 1–1 | Vålerenga | Sarpsborg |
| 17:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 7,223 Referee: Marius Lien |
| 21 April 2025 3 | KFUM | 1–3 | Sarpsborg 08 | Oslo |
| 17:00 | Stadium: KFUM Arena Attendance: 1,898 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam |
| 27 April 2025 4 | Sarpsborg 08 | 2–3 | Strømsgodset | Sarpsborg |
| 17:15 | Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,435 Referee: Tore Hansen |
| 4 May 2025 5 | Viking | 0–0 | Sarpsborg 08 | Stavanger |
| 17:00 | Stadium: Lyse Arena Attendance: 10,572 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen |
| 11 May 2025 6 | Sarpsborg 08 | 4–0 | HamKam | Sarpsborg |
| 17:00 | Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,503 Referee: Christian Moen |
| 16 May 2025 7 | Brann | 2–2 | Sarpsborg 08 | Bergen |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Brann Stadion |
Norwegian Football Cup
| 13 April 2025 First round | Sprint-Jeløy | 0–4 | Sarpsborg 08 | Moss |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Bellevue Attendance: 511 Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Fahad |
| 24 April 2025 Second round | Gamle Oslo | 1–6 | Sarpsborg 08 | Oslo |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Vallhall Arena Referee: Jørgen Haugen |
| 7 May 2025 Third round | Sarpsborg 08 | 3–1 | Sandefjord | Sarpsborg |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 1,393 Referee: Sivert Amland |
| 20 May 2025 Fourth round | Egersund | 1–3 | Sarpsborg 08 | Egersund |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: B&G Parken Attendance: 942 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes |
| 25 June 2025 Quarter-finals | Rosenborg | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Sarpsborg 08 | Trondheim |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 8,169 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 9 July 2025 Semi-finals | Sarpsborg 08 | 1–0 | Viking | Sarpsborg |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 7,014 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes |
| Final | Lillestrøm | v | Sarpsborg 08 |
References
- ^ Karlsen, Pål Andre (February 7, 2025). "«Mo» er Sarpsborg 08s nye venstreback". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad.
- ^ "Håvar Jenssen er klar for Sarpsborg 08". Sarpsborg 08.
- ^ "Eliteserien tabell". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Herrebrøden, Øyvind (December 20, 2024). "Slik spilles Eliteserien 2025: Rosenborg i åpningskampen". VG.
