SK Brann (women)

This article is about SK Brann's women's section. For the men's section, see SK Brann.
Sportsklubben Brann
Full nameSportsklubben Brann
Nickname(s)Bergens stolthet (The pride of Bergen)
Fotballrepublikken (The football republic)
Short nameBrann
Founded26 September 1908; 116 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
2024Toppserien, 2nd of 10
Websitehttps://www.brann.no

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

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

Current squad

As of 19 December 2024[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Norway NOR Cecilie Redisch Kvamme
3 DF Norway NOR Mia Authen
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
11 FW Sweden SWE Johanna Renmark
14 MF Norway NOR Rikke Nygard
15 DF Norway NOR Marthine Østenstad (captain)
16 MF Norway NOR Signe Gaupset
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Norway NOR Anna Aahjem
18 MF Norway NOR Nora Lie Eghdami
21 GK Norway NOR Sandra Stavenes
22 FW Scotland SCO Lauren Davidson
23 DF Norway NOR Tomine Svendheim
24 DF Finland FIN Nea Lehtola
28 MF Denmark DEN Mathilde Kruse
30 DF Finland FIN Joanna Tynnilä
— GK Norway NOR Selma Panengstuen
— FW Norway NOR Monica Nedgård Isaksen

Former players

For details of current and former players, see Category:SK Brann Kvinner players.

Coaching staff

As of 19 December 2024[9]
Sporting director: Lars Johan Myklebust
Head coach: Martin Ho
Assistant coach: Øyvind Tjelde Haga
Player developer: Martin Haugen
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

Winners (1): 2022
Runners-up (1): 2024
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

Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe
2022 Toppserien 1 18 14 3 1 53 13 45 Winners CL Second qualifying round
6 4 2 0 10 4 20
2023 Toppserien 4 27 13 7 7 52 30 46 Quarter-finals CL Quarter-finals
2024 Toppserien 2 27 19 1 7 70 24 58 Semi-finals —

Source:[10]

In European football

Results

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

As of 19 December 2024[11]
Rank Team Coefficient
21 Spain Atlético Madrid 22.966
22 Germany Hoffenheim 22.266
23 Norway Brann 21.600
24 Norway Vålerenga 20.600
25 Netherlands Twente 20.200

Coaching history

SK Brann head coaches
Dates[12] 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

Most appearances

As of 16 November 2024

Competitive matches only, appearances as a substitute in brackets. Players currently at the club in bold. Sandviken era not counted.

Players with most appearances for SK Brann[13]
Rank Player Years League Cup Europe Total
1 Norway Rakel Engesvik 2022–present 72 (26) 10 (5) 14 (2) 96 (33)
2 Norway Aurora Mikalsen 2022–2024 73 (0) 5 (0) 16 (0) 94 (0)
3 Norway Marthine Østenstad 2022–present 71 (6) 9 (1) 13 (0) 93 (7)
4 Norway Ingrid Stenevik 2022–present 64 (11) 11 (1) 16 (3) 91 (15)
5 Norway Nora Lie Eghdami 2022–present 63 (21) 11 (3) 14 (9) 88 (33)
6 Norway Marit Bratberg Lund 2022–2024 61 (14) 9 (0) 16 (0) 86 (14)
7 Norway Signe Gaupset 2022–present 54 (11) 10 (5) 13 (1) 77 (17)
8 Norway Karoline Haugland 2023–present 51 (9) 6 (1) 12 (1) 69 (11)
9 Norway Cecilie Redisch Kvamme 2022–present 49 (2) 6 (1) 12 (2) 67 (5)
10 Norway Maria Brochmann 2022–2023 42 (22) 8 (6) 9 (5) 59 (33)

Top goalscorers

As of 16 November 2024

Competitive matches only. Matches played (including as a substitute) appear in brackets. Players currently at the club in bold. Sandviken era not counted.

Top goalscorers for SK Brann[14]
Rank Player Years League Cup Europe Total
1 Norway Maria Brochmann 2022–2023 13 (42) 11 (8) 6 (9) 30 (59)
2 Norway Rakel Engesvik 2022–present 20 (72) 2 (10) 4 (14) 26 (96)
3 Norway Marit Bratberg Lund 2022–2024 19 (61) 2 (9) 1 (16) 22 (86)
4 Norway Anna Aahjem 2024–present 18 (27) 1 (4) 0 (2) 19 (33)
Norway Amalie Eikeland 2023–present 15 (37) 2 (4) 2 (12) 19 (51)
6 Norway Nora Lie Eghdami 2022–present 11 (63) 6 (11) 1 (14) 18 (88)
7 Norway Signe Gaupset 2022–present 9 (54) 4 (10) 1 (13) 14 (77)
8 Norway Karoline Haugland 2023–present 6 (51) 4 (6) 1 (12) 11 (69)
Sweden Johanna Renmark 2023–present 9 (35) 1 (5) 1 (11) 11 (51)
Norway Marthine Østenstad 2022–present 8 (71) 2 (9) 1 (13) 11 (93)

Player of the year

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

References

  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. ^ "UEFA rankings". UEFA. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Hovedtrenere" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Flest kamper". branntall.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Flest mål". branntall.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 August 2024.