The 2023 season was Viking's 5th consecutive year in the Eliteserien, and their 73rd season in the top flight of Norwegian football. The club participated in the Eliteserien, the 2022 Norwegian Football Cup and the 2023 Norwegian Football Cup. It was the club's third season with Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen as managers.
Transfers
Transfers in DatePos.NameFromFeeRef. 1 January 2023 DF Jošt Urbančič Gorica Undisclosed 23 January 2023 FW Nicholas D'Agostino Melbourne Victory Undisclosed 2 February 2023 MF Patrick Yazbek Sydney FC Undisclosed 7 March 2023 FW Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Bodø/Glimt Undisclosed 31 March 2023 MF Birkir Bjarnason Adana Demirspor Free transfer 24 July 2023 DF Sondre Langås Ranheim Undisclosed 29 August 2023 MF Joe Bell Brøndby Undisclosed
Transfers out DatePos.NameToFeeRef.1 January 2023 DF Rolf Daniel Vikstøl Unattached Free transfer DF Sebastian Sørlie Henriksen Grorud Free transfer MF Heine Åsen Larsen Egersund Free transfer 11 January 2023 MF Fredrik Torsteinbø Sandnes Ulf Free transfer 31 January 2023 FW Daniel Karlsbakk Heerenveen Undisclosed 15 March 2023 DF Vebjørn Hagen Retired 23 March 2023 FW Kevin Kabran Stabæk Undisclosed 8 August 2023 MF Niklas Sandberg Sarpsborg 08 Undisclosed 10 August 2023 MF Birkir Bjarnason Brescia Undisclosed
Loans in Start datePos.NameFromEnd dateRef. 30 August 2023 FW Samuel Adegbenro Beijing Guoan End of season
Loans out Start datePos.NameToEnd dateRef. 24 January 2023 FW Maï Traoré OH Leuven 31 March 2023 31 January 2023 DF Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen KA 18 August 2023 31 March 2023 FW Maï Traoré Tromsø End of season 2 April 2023 GK Magnus Rugland Ree Levanger 2 May 2023 11 April 2023 MF Lars Erik Sødal Bryne End of season 2 May 2023 MF Sondre Auklend Jerv 10 August 2023 27 July 2023 MF Simen Kvia-Egeskog Skeid End of season 18 August 2023 DF Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen Junkeren End of season
Friendlies Pre-season The following friendly matches were played in pre-season.
Competitions
Eliteserien
Table
Results summary
Results by round
1 Matchday 20 (vs. Molde) was postponed until further notice due to Molde's participation in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League play-off round against Galatasaray.
Matches The Eliteserien fixtures were announced on 9 December 2022.
Norwegian Cup 2022
The tournament continued from the 2022 season. The draw for the fourth round was made on 24 August 2022. The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 19 January 2023.
2023
The pair-ups for the first round were announced on 12 April 2023.
Squad statistics Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who left Viking on loan during the season:
|colspan="14"|Players who left Viking during the season:
References