SK Brann (previously known as IL Sandviken) is a Norwegian women's football team based in Bergen. The team plays in Norway's top league, Toppserien.[2]
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Full name | Sportsklubben Brann | |||
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Nickname(s) | Bergens stolthet (The pride of Bergen) Fotballrepublikken (The football republic) | |||
Short name | Brann | |||
Founded | 26 September 1908 1978 as IL Sandviken | , as Ski- og Fotboldklubben Brann|||
Ground | Brann Stadion, Bergen | |||
Capacity | 16,750[1] | |||
Chairman | Aslak Sverdrup | |||
Head coach | Martin Ho | |||
League | Toppserien | |||
2023 | Toppserien, 4th of 10 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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History
editThe team used to be part of IL Sandviken. Sandviken's women's team were a mainstay in Toppserien since its formation, and won it for the first time in 2021.[3] They also won the Norwegian Women's Cup in 1995.[4] The team was renamed SK Brann Kvinner ahead of the 2022 season as part of a merger process with Bergen's most popular football club, SK Brann.[5][6] In January 2023 they were fully merged with Brann, becoming the club's women's team.[7] In their first season as Brann, the team were crowned champions of both the 2022 Toppserien and the 2022 Norwegian Women's Cup.[8] Having previously played most of their games at the 1500-capacity Stemmemyren stadium, during the 2024 season the team moved permanently into Brann Stadion, with a capacity of 16 750. The team has by far the highest average attendance in Norwegian women's football. During the first half of the 2024 season average home attendance was 2404, while closest rivals Rosenborg and Vålerenga on average attracted 867 and 633 spectators respectively.
Players and staff
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 2 August 2024[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
editCoaching staff
edit- As of 8 September 2024[9]
Head coach: Martin Ho |
Assistant coach: Øyvind Tjelde Haga |
Player developer: Thomas Lyngbø |
Goalkeeping coach: Vitalij Artjomenko |
Analyst: Leif Joakim Birkeland Nilsen |
Head of performance: Lucas Skoog |
Team manager: Hedda Duffy |
Physician: Arne Instebø |
Physician: Christian Redisch |
Physician: Asle Kjellsen |
Physical therapist: Kari Fykse Lie |
Honours
edit- Winners (1): 2022
- Winners (1): 2022
As Sandviken:
- Toppserien[3]
- Norwegian Cup[4]
- Winners (1): 1995
Seasons
editSeason Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes 2022 TS 1 18 14 3 1 53 13 45 Winners CL Second qualification round As SK Brann Kvinner 6 4 2 0 10 4 20 2023 TS 4 27 13 7 7 52 30 46 Quarter-finals CL Quarter-finals
Source:[10]
In European football
editResults
editAll results (away, home and aggregate) list the club's goal tally first.
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2022–23 | UEFA Women's Champions League | Qualifying round 1 SF | ALG Spor | 1–0 | ||
Qualifying round 1 F | Spartak Subotica | 3–1 | ||||
Qualifying round 2 | Rosengård | 1–1 f | 1–3 | 1–4 | ||
2023–24 | Qualifying round 1 SF | Lokomotiv Stara Zagora | 5–0 | |||
Qualifying round 1 F | Anderlecht | 3–0 | ||||
Qualifying round 2 | Glasgow City | 2–0 | 4–0 f | 6–0 | ||
Group stage | Lyon | 2–2 | 1–3 f | 2nd | ||
Slavia Prague | 1–0 f | 1–0 | ||||
St. Pölten | 2–1 | 2–1 f | ||||
Quarter-finals | Barcelona | 1–2 f | 1–3 | 2–5 |
f First leg. Colour key: Green = Brann win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.
UEFA club coefficient ranking
edit- As of 5 September 2024[11]
Rank | Team | Coefficient |
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20 | Paris | 22.993 |
21 | Atlético Madrid | 21.499 |
22 | Brann | 21.100 |
23 | Hoffenheim | 20.866 |
24 | Levante | 15.999 |
Coaching history
editDates[12] | Name | Notes |
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2020–2022 | Alexander Straus | |
2022–2023 | Olli Harder | Interim manager, later given permanent contract |
2023–present | Martin Ho |
Player statistics
editMost appearances
edit- As of 8 September 2024.[13] Competitive matches only, appearances as substitute in brackets. Sandviken era not counted.
Rank | Player | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total |
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1 | Rakel Engesvik | 2022–present | 64 (20) | 9 (4) | 14 (2) | 0 | 87 (26) |
2 | Marit Bratberg Lund | 2022–2024 | 61 (14) | 9 (0) | 16 (0) | 0 | 86 (14) |
Aurora Mikalsen | 2022–present | 65 (0) | 5 (0) | 16 (0) | 0 | 86 (0) | |
4 | Marthine Østenstad | 2022–present | 64 (6) | 8 (1) | 13 (1) | 0 | 85 (7) |
5 | Ingrid Stenevik | 2022–present | 57 (10) | 10 (1) | 16 (3) | 0 | 83 (14) |
6 | Nora Lie Eghdami | 2022–present | 58 (21) | 10 (3) | 14 (9) | 0 | 82 (33) |
7 | Signe Gaupset | 2022–present | 46 (11) | 8 (5) | 14 (1) | 0 | 68 (17) |
8 | Cecilie Redisch Kvamme | 2022–present | 49 (2) | 6 (1) | 12 (2) | 0 | 67 (5) |
9 | Karoline Haugland | 2023–present | 44 (9) | 5 (1) | 12 (1) | 0 | 61 (11) |
10 | Maria Brochmann | 2022–2023 | 42 (22) | 8 (6) | 9 (5) | 0 | 59 (33) |
Top goalscorers
edit- As of 8 September 2024.[14] Competitive matches only. Matches played (including as a substitute) appear in brackets. Sandviken era not counted.
Rank | Player | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total |
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1 | Maria Brochmann | 2022–2023 | 13 (42) | 11 (8) | 6 (9) | 0 (0) | 30 (59) |
2 | Rakel Engesvik | 2022–present | 19 (64) | 2 (9) | 4 (14) | 0 (0) | 25 (87) |
3 | Marit Bratberg Lund | 2022–2024 | 19 (61) | 2 (9) | 1 (16) | 0 (0) | 22 (86) |
4 | Nora Lie Eghdami | 2022–present | 8 (58) | 6 (10) | 1 (14) | 0 (0) | 15 (82) |
Amalie Eikeland | 2023–present | 11 (27) | 2 (3) | 2 (12) | 0 (0) | 15 (42) | |
6 | Signe Gaupset | 2022–present | 7 (46) | 4 (9) | 1 (13) | 0 (0) | 12 (68) |
7 | Anna Aahjem | 2024–present | 10 (19) | 1 (3) | 0 (2) | 0 (0) | 11 (24) |
8 | Therese Åsland | 2022 | 6 (22) | 4 (5) | 0 (4) | 0 (0) | 10 (31) |
Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir | 2022 | 6 (22) | 3 (5) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 10 (31) | |
Johanna Renmark | 2023–present | 8 (27) | 1 (4) | 1 (11) | 0 (0) | 10 (42) | |
Elisabeth Terland | 2022 | 10 (14) | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (15) | |
Marthine Østenstad | 2022–present | 7 (64) | 2 (8) | 1 (13) | 0 (0) | 10 (85) |
Player of the year
editBrann's official supporters' club, Bataljonen, selects the player of the year at the end of each season.
- 2023: Marit Bratberg Lund
References
edit- ^ "Fakta om Stadion". brann.no (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Årsmøtet stemte for kvinnelag i 2022". SK Brann (in Norwegian). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Norwegian women league champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Norway - List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Sandviken blir en del av Brann". NRK (in Norwegian). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "IL Sandviken Toppfotball endrer navn til SK Brann Kvinner f.o.m. 01.01.22". Toppserien (in Norwegian). 17 December 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Brann kvinner fusjoneres helt inn i SK Brann" (in Norwegian). NRK. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Tok "The Double" etter seier i cupfinalen". SK Brann (in Norwegian). 5 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ a b "A-lag Kvinner". SK Brann (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "SK Brann Kvinner". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "UEFA rankings". UEFA. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Hovedtrenere" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Flest kamper". branntall.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Flest mål". branntall.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 August 2024.