2026 FK Bodø/Glimt season

Bodø/Glimt
2026 season
President	Inge Henning Andersen
Head Coach	Kjetil Knutsen
Stadium	Aspmyra Stadion
Eliteserien	Preseason
2025–26 Norwegian Football Cup	Fourth round
2025–26 UEFA Champions League	Knockout phase play-offs

The 2026 season is the 110th season in the history of FK Bodø/Glimt and their 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the Eliteserien, Bodø/Glimt participates in the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League.

Kjetil Knutsen has signed a new contract with the club, lasting until 2029.^[1] In January, Brede Moe, who has been playing for Glimt since 2014, retired from professional football.^[2]

Current squad

As of 12 January 2026^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NOR	Julian Faye Lund
2	DF	DEN	Villads Nielsen
4	DF	NOR	Odin Bjørtuft
5	DF	NOR	Haitam Aleesami
6	DF	NOR	Jostein Gundersen
7	MF	NOR	Patrick Berg (captain)
8	MF	NOR	Sondre Auklend
9	FW	DEN	Kasper Høgh
10	FW	NOR	Jens Petter Hauge
11	FW	NOR	Ole Didrik Blomberg
12	GK	RUS	Nikita Haikin
14	MF	NOR	Ulrik Saltnes
15	DF	NOR	Fredrik André Bjørkan
17	FW	NOR	Ola Brynhildsen (on loan from Midtjylland)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	NOR	Sondre Brunstad Fet
20	MF	NOR	Fredrik Sjøvold
21	FW	NOR	Andreas Helmersen
22	MF	DEN	Anders Klynge
23	MF	NOR	Magnus Bech Riisnæs
24	FW	NOR	Daniel Bassi
25	DF	NOR	Isak Dybvik Määttä
26	MF	NOR	Håkon Evjen
31	FW	NOR	Hindrin Najah Chooly
42	FW	NGA	Gift Sunday
44	GK	NOR	Magnus Brøndbo
45	GK	NOR	Isak Sjong
77	FW	DEN	Mikkel Bro Hansen
94	FW	NOR	August Mikkelsen

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	NOR	Syver Skeide (at Kristiansund until 31 December 2025)
17	FW	SWE	Samuel Burakovsky (at Kolding until 30 June 2026)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

6 January 2026 Friendly	Bodø/Glimt	4–0	FC Groningen	Marbella, Spain
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Evjen 20' Blomberg 24' Määttä 49' Mikkelsen 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Marbella Football Center

13 January 2026 Friendly	Bodø/Glimt	4–1	Diosgyori VTK	Marbella, Spain
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bjørkan 21' Jørgensen 33' Høgh 35' Høgh 45'	Report	Acolatse 3'	Stadium: Banús Football Center

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eliteserien	April 2026	November 2026	Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
2025–26 Norwegian Football Cup	25 September 2025		Third round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
2025–26 UEFA Champions League	20 August 2025		Play-off round	3	3	0	0	8	3	+5	100.00
Total				3	3	0	0	8	3	+5	100.00

Last updated: 18 February 2026
Source: Competitions

Eliteserien

League table

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
1	Aalesund	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2	Bodø/Glimt	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Brann	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4	Fredrikstad
5	HamKam

First match(es) will be played: 14 March 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.^[4]

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: NFF

Results by round

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position

Source: NFF
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Matches for upcoming domestic league season to be announced.

2025–26 Norwegian Football Cup

6 March 2026 Fourth round	Molde	v	Bodø/Glimt	Molde
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Aker Stadion

2025–26 UEFA Champions League

League phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
21	Monaco	8	2	4	2	8	14	−6	10	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
22	Qarabağ	8	3	1	4	13	21	−8	10
23	Bodø/Glimt	8	2	3	3	14	15	−1	9
24	Benfica	8	3	0	5	10	12	−2	9
25	Marseille	8	3	0	5	11	14	−3	9

Source: UEFA^[5]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Matches

The first 6 matches of the League phase were played during the 2025 season.

20 January 2026 (2026-01-20) 7	Bodø/Glimt	3–1	Manchester City	Bodø
18:45	Høgh 22', 24' Hauge 58'	Report	Cherki 60'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)

28 January 2026 (2026-01-28) 8	Atlético Madrid	1–2	Bodø/Glimt	Madrid
21:00	Sørloth 15'	Report	Sjøvold 34' Høgh 59'	Stadium: Metropolitano Stadium Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Knockout phase

Knockout phase play-offs

18 February 2026 (2026-02-18) First leg	Bodø/Glimt	3–1	Inter Milan	Bodø
21:00	Sondre Fet 20' Hauge 61' Høgh 64'	Report	Esposito 30'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

24 February 2026 (2026-02-24) Second leg	Inter Milan	v	Bodø/Glimt	Milan, Italy
		Report		Stadium: San Siro

2026–27 UEFA Champions League

Bodø/Glimt will enter the competition in the second qualifying round.

Squad statistics

As of match played 20 January 2026

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eliteserien		2025–26 Cup		2026–27 Cup		2025–26 UEFA Champions League		2026–27 UEFA Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
4	DF	NOR	Odin Bjørtuft	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF	NOR	Jostein Gundersen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
7	MF	NOR	Patrick Berg	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
8	MF	NOR	Sondre Auklend	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
9	FW	DEN	Kasper Høgh	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
10	FW	NOR	Jens Petter Hauge	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
11	FW	NOR	Ole Didrik Blomberg	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
12	GK	RUS	Nikita Haikin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
14	MF	NOR	Ulrik Saltnes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
15	DF	NOR	Fredrik André Bjørkan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
19	MF	NOR	Sondre Brunstad Fet	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
20	DF	NOR	Fredrik Sjøvold	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
21	FW	NOR	Andreas Helmersen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
25	DF	NOR	Isak Dybvik Määttä	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
26	MF	NOR	Håkon Evjen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Players away from Bodø/Glimt on loan:
Players who appeared for Bodø/Glimt no longer at the club:

Goal scorers

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	2025–26 UEFA Champions League	Total
1	FW	9	Kasper Høgh	2	2
2	FW	10	Jens Petter Hauge	1	1
TOTALS				3	3

Notes

References

^ "– Det betyr mest for meg" (in Norwegian). TV2 Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
^ "Bekrefter: Glimt-profil legger opp" (in Norwegian). TV2 Sport. January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
^ "A-laget" [First team squad] (in Norwegian). FK Bodø/Glimt. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
^ "Eliteserien tabell". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
^ "League phase table". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 28 January 2026.

External links

Official website

[1] "– Det betyr mest for meg" (in Norwegian). TV2 Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2026.

[2] "Bekrefter: Glimt-profil legger opp" (in Norwegian). TV2 Sport. January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.

[3] "A-laget" [First team squad] (in Norwegian). FK Bodø/Glimt. Retrieved 12 January 2026.

[4] "Eliteserien tabell". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 8 December 2024.

[UCL_table-5] "League phase table". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 28 January 2026.

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