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SK Brann (women)

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Sportsklubben Brann
Full nameSportsklubben Brann
Nickname(s)Bergens stolthet (The pride of Bergen)
Fotballrepublikken (The football republic)
Short nameBrann
Founded26 September 1908; 115 years ago (1908-09-26), as Ski- og Fotboldklubben Brann
1978; 46 years ago (1978) as IL Sandviken
GroundBrann Stadion, Bergen
Capacity16,750[1]
ChairmanAslak Sverdrup
Head coachMartin Ho
LeagueToppserien
2023Toppserien, 4th of 10
WebsiteClub website

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]

History

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The 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

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Current squad

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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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Norway NOR Aurora Mikalsen
2 DF Norway NOR Cecilie Redisch Kvamme
3 DF Norway NOR Mia Authen
4 DF Finland FIN Nanne Ruuskanen
5 DF Norway NOR Ingrid Stenevik
6 MF Norway NOR Cassandra Bogere
7 MF Norway NOR Rakel Engesvik
8 MF Norway NOR Karoline Haugland
9 FW Norway NOR Amalie Eikeland
10 MF Norway NOR Andrine Hegerberg
11 FW Sweden SWE Johanna Renmark
14 MF Norway NOR Rikke Nygard
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Norway NOR Marthine Østenstad (captain)
16 MF Norway NOR Signe Gaupset
17 FW Norway NOR Anna Aahjem
18 MF Norway NOR Nora Eide Lie
21 GK Norway NOR Sandra Stavenes
22 FW Scotland SCO Lauren Davidson
23 DF Norway NOR Tomine Svendheim
24 DF Finland FIN Nea Lehtola
25 DF Norway NOR Ragnhild Eikeland Skage
28 MF Denmark DEN Mathilde Kruse
30 DF Finland FIN Joanna Tynnilä

Former players

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Coaching staff

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As of 2 August 2024[9]
Sporting director: Aleksander Olsen
Head coach: Martin Ho
Assistant coach: Didrik Sundsbø Ravnan
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

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Winners (1): 2022
Winners (1): 2022

As Sandviken:

Winners (1): 2021
Runners-up (1): 1996
  • Norwegian Cup[4]
Winners (1): 1995
Runners-up (3): 1991, 2018, 2021

Seasons

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Season 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

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Results

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All results (away, home and aggregate) list the club's goal tally first.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying round 1 SF Turkey ALG Spor 1–0
Qualifying round 1 F Serbia Spartak Subotica 3–1
Qualifying round 2 Sweden Rosengård 1–1 f 1–3 1–4
2023–24 Qualifying round 1 SF Bulgaria Lokomotiv Stara Zagora 5–0
Qualifying round 1 F Belgium Anderlecht 3–0
Qualifying round 2 Scotland Glasgow City 2–0 4–0 f 6–0
Group stage France Lyon 2–2 1–3 f 2nd
Czech Republic Slavia Prague 1–0 f 1–0
Austria St. Pölten 2–1 2–1 f
Quarter-finals Spain 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

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As of 8 August 2024, Source: [1]

Rank Team Coefficient
19 Netherlands Ajax 22.200
20 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 21.766
21 Norway Brann 20.900
22 Germany Hoffenheim 20.766
23 Spain Atlético Madrid 19.899

Coaching history

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SK Brann head coaches
Dates[11] Name Notes
2020–2022 Norway Alexander Straus
2022–2023 New Zealand Olli Harder Interim manager, later given permanent contract
2023–present England Martin Ho

Player statistics

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Most appearances

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Competitive matches only, appearances as substitute in brackets. Sandviken era not counted.

Players with most appearances for SK Brann[12]
Rank Player Years League Cup Europe Other Total
1 Norway Marit Bratberg Lund 2022–2024 61 (14) 9 (0) 16 (0) 0 86 (14)
2 Norway Rakel Engesvik 2022–present 61 (18) 8 (3) 14 (2) 0 83 (23)
3 Norway Aurora Mikalsen 2022–present 61 (0) 5 (0) 16 (0) 0 82 (0)
4 Norway Marthine Østenstad 2022–present 60 (6) 7 (1) 13 (1) 0 80 (7)
5 Norway Ingrid Stenevik 2022–present 54 (8) 9 (1) 16 (3) 0 79 (12)
6 Norway Nora Eide Lie 2022–present 54 (21) 9 (3) 14 (9) 0 77 (33)
7 Norway Cecilie Redisch Kvamme 2022–present 49 (2) 6 (1) 12 (2) 0 67 (5)
8 Norway Signe Gaupset 2022–present 42 (11) 8 (5) 13 (1) 0 63 (17)
9 Norway Maria Brochmann 2022–2023 42 (22) 8 (6) 9 (5) 0 59 (33)
10 Norway Karoline Haugland 2023–present 40 (9) 5 (1) 12 (1) 0 57 (11)

Top goalscorers

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Competitive matches only. Matches played (including as a substitute) appear in brackets. Sandviken era not counted.

Top goalscorers for SK Brann[13]
Rank Player Years League Cup Europe Other Total
1 Norway Maria Brochmann 2022–2023 13 (42) 11 (8) 6 (9) 0 (0) 30 (59)
2 Norway Rakel Engesvik 2022–present 19 (61) 2 (8) 4 (14) 0 (0) 25 (83)
3 Norway Marit Bratberg Lund 2022–2024 19 (61) 2 (9) 1 (16) 0 (0) 22 (86)
4 Norway Nora Eide Lie 2022–present 8 (54) 6 (9) 1 (14) 0 (0) 15 (77)
5 Norway Anna Aahjem 2024–present 10 (15) 1 (2) 0 (2) 0 (0) 11 (19)
Norway Amalie Eikeland 2023–present 8 (23) 1 (2) 2 (12) 0 (0) 11 (37)
7 Norway Therese Åsland 2022 6 (22) 4 (5) 0 (4) 0 (0) 10 (31)
Iceland Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir 2022 6 (22) 3 (5) 1 (4) 0 (0) 10 (31)
Sweden Johanna Renmark 2023–present 8 (23) 1 (3) 1 (11) 0 (0) 10 (37)
Norway Elisabeth Terland 2022 10 (14) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 10 (15)

Player of the year

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Brann's official supporters' club, Bataljonen, selects the player of the year at the end of each season.

References

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  1. ^ "Fakta om Stadion". brann.no (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Årsmøtet stemte for kvinnelag i 2022". SK Brann (in Norwegian). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Norwegian women league champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Norway - List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Sandviken blir en del av Brann". NRK (in Norwegian). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Brann kvinner fusjoneres helt inn i SK Brann" (in Norwegian). NRK. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Tok "The Double" etter seier i cupfinalen". SK Brann (in Norwegian). 5 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  9. ^ a b "A-lag Kvinner". SK Brann (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  10. ^ "SK Brann Kvinner". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Hovedtrenere" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Flest kamper". branntall.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Flest mål". branntall.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 August 2024.