[4][5] The two top scoring strikers with 20 league goals combined, Ola Kamara and Adama Diomande, both left the club.
Kamara's loan from SV Ried ended, and he signed for Austria Wien, while Diomande was sold from Strømsgodset to Dinamo Minsk for a reported fee of €350,000.
[7] He replaced players like Razak Nuhu, whose loan spell from Manchester City ended, and Ole Amund Sveen, who left for Hødd.
Two young midfielders, Patrick Olsen and Francisco Júnior, were signed on loan from their respective clubs Inter and Everton.
In a move that all parties wanted,[10] Strømsgodset signed the player for a club record fee of approximately NOK 4 million.
Strømsgodset hoped that striker Thomas Sørum, who had been injured for most of 2013, would return to form and provide the goals they needed now that Kamara and Diomande had left.
[11][12] Internal club discussion at Mallorca made it difficult for Strømsgodset to finalize the deal before the Norwegian transfer window closed.
Anders Gundersen was closest, and played reserve team matches in the latter half of 2013, but mistakes during the pre-season friendlies made the club call Sead Ramović out of retirement.
[21] Drammen municipality (the owners of the stadium) and the club decided to rebuild the south end, which was a simple standing terrace.
The construction works reduced the capacity of the stadium from about 7,500 to 6,427 after the third home game of the season, until the new end was opened for the match against Vålerenga on 19 July 2014.
Strømsgodset finished the season somewhat better, and with a 2-0 win at home versus the champions on 2 Nov, they secured the 4th position and a place in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1st qualification round.
[26] He made his debut for Strømsgodset in a match against Aalesund at Marienlyst Stadion on 13 April 2014, becoming the youngest footballer ever to play in the Tippeliga.
[27] His major breakthrough happened with the away match against Sandnes Ulf, where he was involved in all three goals of his team, scoring one and having one assist.
Despite Strømsgodset signing players on loan from big clubs, it was local youngster Fossum who became the unsung hero.
The talented young centre back from Sogndal, Gustav Valsvik was bought in the summer transfer window to make up for the loss.
[40] Furthermore, Jeb Brovsky from New York City FC[41] and Stefan Aškovski from FK Partizan[42] were signed on loan to help cover for the injured defenders.
Another home-grown player left Strømsgodset in the summer; Winger Muhamed Keita was sold to Lech Poznan.
[44] Sead Ramović retired without playing a match, when Anders Gundersen was selected for the first game after Adam Larsen Kwarasey joined the Ghana WC squad.
Without Ramović, and with Hermann Rhodén, Eirik Johannesen and Borger Thomas all out on loan, the club was forced to place 16-year-old Morten Sætra on the bench.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.
[59] The club started the 2014 season without a main sponsor, but signed a major two-year deal with the nationwide bank DNB in June.