2026 Tromsø IL season

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ChairmanStig Bjørklund
Head coachJørgen Vik
Tromsø
2026 season
ChairmanStig Bjørklund
Head coachJørgen Vik
StadiumRomssa Arena
Eliteserien1st
Norwegian CupFourth Round
UEFA Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jens Hjertø-Dahl (4)

All:
Jens Hjertø-Dahl (4)
Highest home attendance6,027
(vs. Rosenborg, Eliteserien, 6 April 2026)
Lowest home attendance4,255
(vs. Fredrikstad, Eliteserien, 15 March 2026)
Average home league attendance5,268
Biggest win4–0 vs Fredrikstad (H)
Eliteserien, 15 March 2026
Biggest defeat1–2 vs KFUM Oslo (A)
Norwegian Cup, 7 March 2026
 2025
2027 
All statistics correct as of 20 April 2026.

The 2026 season was Tromsø IL's 106th season in existence and the club's sixth consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Tromsø IL participated in both the 2025–26 and 2026–27 editions of the Norwegian Cup, as well as the qualifying stages for the 2026–27 edition of the UEFA Europa League after qualifying through their third place in the 2025 Eliteserien.

As of 1 January 2026[1]
Position Name
Head coach Norway Jørgen Vik
Assistant coaches Norway Ola Rismo, Norway Marius Jacobsen, Norway Lars Gunnar Johnsen
Goalkeeping coach Norway Eirik Sørensen
Fitness coach Norway Sigurd Pedersen

Squad

As of 20 April 2026[2]
No. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Jakob Haugaard Denmark 1 May 1992 (aged 33) Sweden AIK 2022[3] 2026[4] 128 0
12 Ole Kristian Lauvli Norway 13 May 1994 (aged 31) Norway Raufoss 2025[5] 2026[5] 4 0
32 Abderrahmane Sarr Mauritania 1 April 2005 (aged 21) Mauritania Nouakchott Kings 2026[6] 2030[6] 0 0
Defenders
2 Leo Cornic Norway 2 January 2001 (aged 25) Norway Rosenborg 2024[7] 2027[7] 50 8
3 Mathias Tønnessen Norway 22 November 2003 (aged 22) Norway KFUM Oslo 2026[8] 2030[8] 1 0
4 Vetle Skjærvik Norway 15 September 2000 (aged 25) Norway Lillestrøm 2024[9] 2027[9] 71 3
21 Tobias Guddal Norway 25 July 2002 (aged 23) Norway Bryne 2024[10] 2028[10] 70 1
24 Jens Husebø Norway 7 March 1999 (aged 27) Norway Bryne 2025[11] 2027[11] 5 0
25 Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh The Gambia 30 November 2006 (aged 19) Senegal Academy Mawade Wade 2025[12] 2029[12] 30 1
29 Alexander Warneryd Sweden 21 August 2005 (aged 20) Sweden Västerås SK 2025[13] 2029[13] 21 3
30 Isak Vådebu Norway 10 August 2003 (aged 22) Norway Tromsdalen 2023[14] 2029[15] 33 0
Midfielders
5 David Edvardsson Sweden 5 March 2002 (aged 24) Sweden Malmö FF 2024[16] Undisclosed 48 4
6 Jens Hjertø-Dahl Norway 31 October 2005 (aged 20) Norway Academy 2022[17] 2029[18] 93 16
8 Jesper Grundt Norway 20 October 2002 (aged 23) Norway Kongsvinger 2026[19] 2029[19] 0 0
10 Troy Nyhammer Norway 19 August 2006 (aged 19) Norway Haugesund 2026[20] 2029[20] 5 0
11 Ruben Yttergård Jenssen (captain) Norway 4 May 1988 (aged 37) Norway Brann 2020[21] 2026[22] 407 19
19 Aleksander Lilletun Elvebu Norway 22 March 2009 (aged 17) Norway Academy 2025[23] 2028[23] 0 0
22 Heine Åsen Larsen Norway 9 July 2002 (aged 23) Norway Egersund 2024[24] 2027[24] 24 2
27 Mads Mikkelsen Norway 28 August 2008 (aged 17) Norway Academy 2024[25] 2028[26] 2 0
37 Sander Innvær Norway 11 October 2004 (aged 21) Norway Haugesund 2025[27] 2029[27] 5 0
92 Johan Solstad-Nøis Norway 30 January 2008 (aged 18) Norway Academy 2024[28] 2028[29] 4 0
Forwards
7 Lars Olden Larsen Norway 17 September 1998 (aged 27) Netherlands NEC 2025[30] 2027[31] 20 4
9 Daniel Braut Norway 1 May 2005 (aged 20) Norway Sandnes Ulf 2025[32] 2028[33] 40 13
15 Viktor Ekblom Sweden 15 July 1998 (aged 27) Sweden Falkenbergs FF 2026[34] 2027[34] 1 0

New contracts

Date Pos. No. Player Until Ref.
6 February 2026 MF 6 Norway Jens Hjertø-Dahl 2029 [18]

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

On 19 December 2025, Tromsø announced they would attend The Atlantic Cup in Portugal in late January, where they would play Danish side Randers and Swedish side Mjällby. On the same day, they announced a return to Spain during pre-season for matches against Viking and Lillestrøm.[52]

18 January 2026 Friendly Lyn 0–2 Tromsø Lillestrøm
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: LSK-Hallen
25 January 2026 Atlantic Cup Randers Denmark 3–2 Norway Tromsø Faro-Loulé, Portugal
19:30 WET (UTC+0) Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Pedro Paulo
30 January 2026 Atlantic Cup Tromsø Norway 1–0 Sweden Mjällby Faro-Loulé, Portugal
14:00 WET (UTC+0) Report Stadium: Estádio Algarve
6 February 2026 Friendly Tromsø 1–1 Tromsdalen Tromsø
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Romssa Arena
13 February 2026 Friendly Tromsø 1–0 Bryne Tromsø
12:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Romssa Arena
20 February 2026 Friendly Tromsø 1–1 Viking San Pedro Alcántara, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center
21 February 2026 Friendly Vålerenga 3–2 Tromsø San Pedro Alcántara, Spain
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
27 February 2026 Friendly Lillestrøm 0–0 Tromsø San Pedro Alcántara, Spain
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center
27 March 2026 Friendly Tromsø 1–0 Start Oslo
15:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Nordre Åsen Idrettspark

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eliteserien 15 March 2026 6 December 2026 Matchday 1 6 5 1 0 11 1 +10 083.33
2025–26 Norwegian Cup See 2025 season 7 March 2026 See 2025 season Fourth round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
UEFA Europa League 23 July 2026 Second qualifying round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
2026–27 Norwegian Cup August 2026 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 7 5 1 1 12 3 +9 071.43

Source: Soccerway

Eliteserien

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tromsø 6 5 1 0 11 1 +10 16 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Lillestrøm 5 4 1 0 9 2 +7 13 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Viking 5 4 0 1 14 5 +9 12 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4 Molde 5 2 1 2 8 7 +1 7
5 Bodø/Glimt 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7
Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2026. 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.[53]

Results by round

Round1234567891517
GroundHAHHAHAHAHH
ResultWWWWWD
Position111111
Source: NIFS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 19 December 2025.[54]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 March 2026 1 Tromsø 4–0 Fredrikstad Tromsø
19:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Romssa Arena
Attendance: 4,255
Referee: Daniel Higraff
 22 March 2026 2 Brann 1–2 Tromsø Bergen
 17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 14,569
Referee: Rohit Saggi
6 April 2026 3 Tromsø 2–0 Rosenborg Tromsø
 19:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Romssa Arena
Attendance: 6,027
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen
11 April 2026 4 Tromsø 2–0 Kristiansund Tromsø
 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Romssa Arena
Attendance: 5,532
Referee: Stian Røvig Sletner
15 April 2026 15 Tromsø 0–0 Lillestrøm Tromsø
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Romssa Arena
Attendance: 5,256
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled on 26 July, but was moved because of Tromsø's involvement in the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League qualifying.[54]
19 April 2026 5 Sarpsborg 08 0–1 Tromsø Sarpsborg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 4,227
Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes
26 April 2026 6 Tromsø v Sandefjord Tromsø
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Romssa Arena
29 April 2026 17 Tromsø v Brann Tromsø
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Romssa Arena
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled on 9 August, but was moved because of Tromsø's involvement in the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League qualifying.[54]
3 May 2026 7 Start v Tromsø Kristiansand
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Sparebanken Norge Arena
10 May 2026 8 Tromsø v Molde Tromsø
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Romssa Arena
16 May 2026 9 Bodø/Glimt v Tromsø Bodø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion

Norwegian Cup

2025–26

The previous round took place during the 2025 season.

Last season Tromsø progressed from the third round after beating Kristiansund. The fourth round draw saw Tromsø play Eliteserien side KFUM Oslo away.[55]

7 March 2026 Fourth round KFUM Oslo 2–1 Tromsø Oslo
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: KFUM Arena
Attendance: 1,154
Referee: Tore Hansen

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalEliteserienNorwegian Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Denmark DEN Jakob Haugaard 706010
2 DF Norway NOR Leo Cornic 706010
3 DF Norway NOR Mathias Tønnessen 101000
4 DF Norway NOR Vetle Skjærvik 706010
5 MF Sweden SWE David Edvardsson 706010
6 MF Norway NOR Jens Hjertø-Dahl 645410
7 FW Norway NOR Lars Olden Larsen 716110
9 FW Norway NOR Daniel Braut 736211
10 MF Norway NOR Troy Nyhammer 504010
11 MF Norway NOR Ruben Yttergård Jenssen 706010
15 FW Sweden SWE Viktor Ekblom 101000
21 DF Norway NOR Tobias Guddal 706010
22 MF Norway NOR Heine Åsen Larsen 726210
24 DF Norway NOR Jens Husebø 101000
25 DF The Gambia GAM Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh 504010
27 MF Norway NOR Mads Mikkelsen 101000
29 DF Sweden SWE Alexander Warneryd 726210
30 DF Norway NOR Isak Vådebu 706010
37 MF Norway NOR Sander Innvær 303000
92 MF Norway NOR Johan Solstad-Nøis 202000

See also

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