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Start

Norway 1905

Azar Karadas Kristiansand

Start represents Norway as a professional football club, with origins tracing back to 1905. The 14,563-capacity Sparebanken Sør Arena in Kristiansand serves as the home ground, with a artificial turf playing surface. Azar Karadas, has been at the helm since August 2025. The side has produced some encouraging performances but will be aiming for greater stability.

19 Seasons

344 Matches

38.1% Win Rate

547:535 Goals

League Standings

Eliteserien

Norway 2026/2027

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Bodo/Glimt 23 18 2 3 58 20 +38 56 W W L W W

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Viking 23 18 2 3 59 22 +37 56 W W W W D

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Tromso 22 11 6 5 41 30 +11 39 D W L L D

Molde 22 11 4 7 46 34 +12 37 D L W W W

Rosenborg 22 10 4 8 40 31 +9 34 D W W W L

Lillestrom 22 10 3 9 30 31 -1 33 D L W W L

Brann 22 9 2 11 39 34 +5 29 L W L L D

Fredrikstad 23 8 5 10 28 36 -8 29 L D D D L

Sarpsborg 08 FF 22 7 7 8 28 31 -3 28 W L D D D

KFUM Oslo 22 8 4 10 27 36 -9 28 W W W L L

Ham-Kam 23 7 5 11 33 48 -15 26 L W L L L

Sandefjord 22 6 6 10 22 28 -6 24 D W L D D

Aalesund 23 5 9 9 39 51 -12 24 W L W L W

Valerenga 22 6 5 11 35 45 -10 23 L D L D L

Kristiansund BK 23 5 4 14 23 47 -24 19 L L L L W

Start 22 4 4 14 24 48 -24 16 L L W L W

Lineups

Start

5-3-2

A. Karadas

Coach

Starting XI

No. Player Age Pos

5 S. Granheim 18 D

6 J. Norheim 30 D

10 S. Mvoué 24 M

12 D. Dashaev 21 D

18 M. Ugland 25 M

20 H. Lorentzen 28 F

23 E. Segberg 28 M

26 M. Sjøeng 23 G

27 O. Toure 22 D

29 E. Reitan 28 D

35 S. Samuyiwa 20 F

Substitutes

No. Player Age Pos

2 F. Pålerud 31 D

3 A. Ujkani 25 D

4 J. Meyer 21 D

8 N. Jojić 22 F

9 N. Koutsakos 22 F

17 J. Cornelius 24 F

24 S. Strand-Kolbjørnsen 21 G

Comments

ThroughBallTheo Sep 13, 2026

despite the spending...

10 23

ZoneMarkZoe Sep 12, 2026

Start are the real deal this season huge fan of Start's style love what Start are building love what Start are building Start have the squad depth and tactical flexibility to challenge on multiple fronts this season 👏

23 4

CleanSheetSam Sep 2, 2026

with their current form

45 8

PressingPat Aug 25, 2026

with their current form ngl Start are playing beautiful football

47 8

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Bookmaker:

Start

Sandefjord

21:30

Home -

Draw -

Away -

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Over 2.5 -

BTTS Yes -

Under 1.5 -

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BTTS No -

Start

Lillestrom

21:30

Home -

Draw -

Away -

Over 1.5 -

Over 2.5 -

BTTS Yes -

Under 1.5 -

Under 2.5 -

BTTS No -

Rosenborg

Start

22:30

Home -

Draw -

Away -

Over 1.5 -

Over 2.5 -

BTTS Yes -

Under 1.5 -

Under 2.5 -

BTTS No -

Valerenga

Start

22:30

Home -

Draw -

Away -

Over 1.5 -

Over 2.5 -

BTTS Yes -

Under 1.5 -

Under 2.5 -

BTTS No -

Start

Sarpsborg 08 FF

21:30

Home -

Draw -

Away -

Over 1.5 -

Over 2.5 -

BTTS Yes -

Under 1.5 -

Under 2.5 -

BTTS No -

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