The 2024 season was Tromsø IL's 104th season in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. The club competed in the 2024 Eliteserien as well as the 2024 Norwegian Football Cup and the qualifying stages for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League.
Tromsø were inconsistent across the league season and finished 13th in the Eliteserien – avoiding the relegation play-off on goal difference. They fared slightly better in the Norwegian Football Cup as they reached the third round before losing to Vålerenga. Following a victory against KuPS of Finland in the second qualifying round for the UEFA Conference League, Tromsø were eliminated by Kilmarnock of Scotland.
Background Tromsø IL had had a strong season in 2023. It was their third season in the Eliteserien after promotion in 2020 and the club finished third in the league to qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifying stages.
Season overview Tromsø started the season with four consecutive defeats before recording a home win against Odd. In between that was a run to the third round of the 2024 Norwegian Football Cup in which they lost to Vålerenga after extra time.
In the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League, the club was drawn against KuPS of Finland. Goals from Lasse Nordås and Jens Hjertø-Dahl helped them to win both legs as they won 2–0 on aggregate. They then faced Kilmarnock of Scotland in the third qualifying round but, despite leading the first leg 2–1 away from home through goals from Jakob Napoleon Romsaas, they drew the match and then lost 1–0 at home as they were eliminated 3–2 on aggregate.
Throughout the rest of the year, their from remained inconsistent. They only twice managed to string together a run of three consecutive matches without defeat in the league and ended up finishing 13th with 33 points, avoiding a relegation play-off on goal difference.
Competitions Overview
Eliteserien
The league fixtures were announced on 20 December 2023.
Norwegian Football Cup
UEFA Conference League
Players The squad used by Tromsø during the 2024 season.
No.Pos.Name1GKJakob Haugaard2DFLeo Cornic4DFVetle Skjærvik5DFAnders Jenssen6MFJens Hjertø-Dahl8MFKent-Are Antonsen9FWLasse Nordås10MFJakob Napoleon Romsaas11MFRuben Yttergård Jenssen12GKSimon Thomas14DFMamadou Thierno Barry15FWVegard Erlien16DFMiika Koskela17MFYaw Paintsil19MFHeine Åsen Larsen20MFDavid Edvardsson21DFTobias Guddal22FWFrederik Christensen23MFRunar Norheim25DFLasse Nilsen28DFChristophe Psyché29FWSean Nilsen-Modebe30DFIsak Vådebu—DFOskar Opsahl
Transfers Winter
In: Pos.NameFromDFJesper RobertsenMjøndalen (loan return)DFVetle SkjærvikLillestrømDFMamadou Thierno BarryAcademie Mawade WadeMFMarkus JohnsgårdRaufossDFTobias GuddalBryneDFIsak VikTromsdalen (loan return)FWYoro BaAcademie Bloc 16 Diamamague
Out: Pos.NameToDFOskar OpsahlEgersund (loan)DFJostein GundersenBodø/GlimtDFTobias Vonheim NorbyeAlta (loan)DFNiklas VesterlundUtrechtDFDadi GayeStrømsgodset (loan)MFTobias HafstadTromsdalenDFEl Hadji Malick DioufSlavia PrahaFWMaï TraoréViking (return from loan)GKMarius TollefsenreleasedGKMats TrigeAlta (loan)
Summer
In: Pos.NameFromDFLeo CornicRosenborgMFHeine Åsen LarsenEgersundMFDavid EdvardssonMalmöFWFrederik ChristensenHobroFWSean Nilsen-ModebeUll/KisaGKHåvar JenssenFredrikstad (loan)DFOskar OpsahlEgersund (return from loan)Stavanger Aftenblad 4 July 2024
Out: Pos.NameTo.DFJesper RobertsenSogndal (loan)MFFelix WintherFedericiaMFMarkus JohnsgårdHamKam (loan)MFSakarias OpsahlBrannDFIsak VikBryne (loan)FWYoro BaSogndal (loan)DFIsak VådebuLevanger (loan)GKHåvar JenssenFredrikstad (return from loan)DFDadi GayeKFUM (loan)
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