The 2012 season is Aalesund's 6th consecutive year in

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, it was

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's fourth full season as the club's manager. Aalesunds competed in the Tippeligaen, finishing 11th and the

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, where they were knocked out at the Fourth Round stage by

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. They also competed in the

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qualifying stages, defeating

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in the Second Round and then losing to

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in the Third Round.

Squad

Transfers

Winter

In: Out:

Summer

In: Out:

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Table

Norwegian Cup

Europa League

Qualifying phase

*Note 1:

played their home match at

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instead of their regular stadium,

Selman Stërmasi Stadium The Selman Stërmasi Stadium ( sq, Stadiumi Selman Stërmasi) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tirana, Albania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KF Tirana. The stadium holds 9,500 people (all seated). It i ...

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players away from Aalesunds on loan:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who left Aalesunds during the season:''

Goal scorers

Disciplinary record

References

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