The 2026 season is the 121st season in the history of Idrettsklubben Start and the first in the Eliteserien since 2020 after promotion. In addition, IK Start will participate in the 2026–27 Norwegian Football Cup.
On 20 March 2026, the club extended head coach Azar Karadas's contract until the end of 2028.
Transfers In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource Felix Kutsche Eriksen Våg Jesper Cornelius Lyngby Erlend Dahl Reitan Rosenborg BK James Ampofo Strømsgodset Felix Kutsche Eriksen ArendalLoan return (early) Ahmed Adebayo VallettaLoan return
Out PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource Ahmed Adebayo VallettaLoan Felix Kutsche Eriksen ArendalLoan Deni Dashaev Strømmen IFLoan
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Eliteserien
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The match schedule was issued on 19 December 2025.
Norwegian Football Cup
References