2014 SK Brann season

Brann

2014 season
Chairman	Rolf Barmen
Head Coach	Rikard Norling
Stadium	Brann Stadion
Tippeligaen	14th Relegation play-offs
Norwegian Cup	Quarter-finals vs Odd
Top goalscorer	League: Jakob Orlov (9) All: Jakob Orlov (10)
Highest home attendance	17,686 vs Sogndal (2 November 2014)
Lowest home attendance	2,656 vs Ranheim (27 June 2014)
Average home league attendance	11,414
Home colours Away colours
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The 2014 season is Brann's 28th season in the Tippeligaen since their promotion in 1987, and their first season with Rikard Norling as manager. Brann will compete in the Tippeligaen and the Norwegian Cup.

Squad

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 1 GK   NOR Ådne Nissestad 2 DF   ISL Birkir Sævarsson 3 DF   NOR Erlend Hanstveit (captain) 4 MF   NOR Eirik Birkelund 5 DF   MKD Daniel Mojsov 6 DF   NOR Vadim Demidov 7 MF   NOR Hassan El Fakiri 8 MF   NOR Fredrik Haugen 9 FW   NOR Azar Karadas 10 FW   SWE Jakob Orlov 12 GK   NOR Øystein Øvretveit 15 FW   SEN Ibrahima Dramé

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF   SEN Stéphane Badji 18 DF   SWE Markus Jonsson 19 FW   NOR Marcus Pedersen 20 FW   NOR Håkon Lorentzen 21 DF   NOR Andreas Vindheim 22 MF   NOR Amin Askar 23 FW   NOR Erik Huseklepp (vice-captain) 24 GK   POL Piotr Leciejewski 26 MF   NOR Kasper Skaanes 27 DF   SWE Erdin Demir 29 MF   NOR Kristoffer Barmen 30 DF   NOR Jonas Grønner

On Loan

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 19 MF   NOR Kristoffer Larsen (at Hønefoss)

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2013–14

In: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 3 DF   NOR Erlend Hanstveit (from Helsingborg) [1] 6 DF   NOR Vadim Demidov (from Anzhi Makhachkala) [2] 10 FW   SWE Jakob Orlov (from Gefle) [3] 15 FW   SEN Ibrahima Dramé(from Casa Sports) 30 DF   NOR Jonas Grønner (loan return from KR)

Out: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 1 GK   NOR Jørgen Mohus (to Bærum) 4 DF   NOR Simen Wangberg (to Tromsø) 9 FW   AUT Martin Pušić (to Esbjerg) [4] 25 DF   NOR Henrik Gjesdal (loan to Nest-Sotra) 28 FW   NOR Bård Finne (to Köln) [5] 32 DF   NOR Tomasz Sokolowski (loan to Stabæk) 33 DF   NOR Kjetil Kalve(to Nest-Sotra) — FW   GHA Kennedy Ashia (loan return to Liberty Professionals)

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2014

In: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 4 MF   NOR Eirik Birkelund (from Saint-Étienne) [6] 9 FW   NOR Azar Karadas (from Sogndal) [7] 19 FW   NOR Marcus Pedersen (from Vitesse Arnhem) [8]

Out: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 19 MF   NOR Kristoffer Larsen (on loan to Hønefoss) 32 MF   NOR Tomasz Sokolowski (to Stabæk) — DF   NOR Henrik Gjesdal (to Tromsø, previously on loan to Nest-Sotra) [9]

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2014 Tippeligaen

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	8	5	17	41	54	−13	29	4	1	10	16	21	−5	4	4	7	25	33	−8

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	W
Position	15	16	15	12	13	15	15	12	13	13	14	15	16	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	14	15	15	15	15	14	14

Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2014. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Sarpsborg 08 v Brann

30 March 20141	Sarpsborg 08	3–0	Brann	Sarpsborg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Zajić 20' Olanare 37', 54' (pen.)	Summary		Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,722 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Brann v Stabæk

6 April 20142	Brann	1–2	Stabæk	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Orlov 9'	Summary	Boli 5', 55'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 11,241 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

Sandnes Ulf v Brann

11 April 20143	Sandnes Ulf	1–1	Brann	Sandnes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rubio 9'	Summary	Larsen 81'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 3,292 Referee: Svein Edvartsen

Brann v Lillestrøm

21 April 20144	Brann	2–0	Lillestrøm	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Orlov 53', 69'	Summary		Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 9,641 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Rosenborg v Brann

27 April 20145	Rosenborg	5–2	Brann	Trondheim
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Reginiussen 19' Svensson 28' Jensen 64' Søderlund 76' (pen.) Nielsen 89' (pen.)	Summary	Skaanes 14', 60' Badji  90+3'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 14,378 Referee: Svein Edvartsen

Brann v Haugesund

30 April 20146	Brann	1–3	Haugesund	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Orlov 27'	Summary	Gytkjær 40' (pen.), 42', 50'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,012 Referee: Omar Rafiq

IK Start v Brann

4 May 20147	IK Start	1–1	Brann	Kristiansand
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hoff 33'	Summary	Berger 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 6,504 Referee: Per Staberg

Aalesund v Brann

10 May 20148	Aalesund	0–1	Brann	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	A.Vindheim 37'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 7,198 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Brann v Bodø/Glimt

16 May 20149	Brann	1–2	Bodø/Glimt	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lorentzen 87'	Summary	Olsen 35' Ndiaye 61'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,032 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Sogndal v Brann

20 May 201410	Sogndal	2–1	Brann	Sogndalsfjøra
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Otoo 6' Strand 44'	Summary	Orlov 49'	Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus Attendance: 4,035 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Brann v Vålerenga

25 May 201411	Brann	2–3	Vålerenga	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Grønner 32' Lorentzen 78'	Summary	Høgh 35' Kjartansson 47' Stengel 73'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 9,180 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Molde v Brann

9 June 201412	Molde	4–2	Brann	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Elyounoussi 14', 45', 68' (pen.) Gulbrandsen 79'	Summary	Askar 20', 26'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 9,837 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Brann v Odd

12 June 201413	Brann	0–1	Odd	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Hurme 29'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 8,510 Referee: Omar Rafiq

Viking v Brann

6 July 201414	Viking	0–2	Brann	Stavanger
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Grønner 17' Orlov 35'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 9,931 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Brann v Strømsgodset

12 July 201415	Brann	0–1	Strømsgodset	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Kovács 46'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 9,610 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Stabæk v Brann

19 July 201416	Stabæk	1–1	Brann	Bærum
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Høiland 90'	Summary	Skaanes 90+1'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,471 Referee: Martin Lundby

Brann v Viking

27 July 201417	Brann	0–1	Viking	Bergen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Sverrisson 35'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 8,792 Referee: Omar Rafiq

Lillestrøm v Brann

1 August 201418	Lillestrøm	4–3	Brann	Lillestrøm
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Moen 35' (pen.) Lundemo 41' Friday 90+1'	Summary	Pálmason 45+1' (o.g.) Barmen 70' Orlov 72' Mojsov  40'  81'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 5,497 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Brann v Aalesund

8 August 201419	Brann	1–0	Aalesund	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Orlov 83'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 13,574 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Brann v Rosenborg

17 August 201420	Brann	3–1	Rosenborg	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mojsov 26' Skaanes 29' Pedersen 61'	Summary	Søderlund 60'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,573 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Vålerenga v Brann

23 August 201421	Vålerenga	3–3	Brann	Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Zahid 10' Kjartansson 26', 67'	Summary	Haugen 29' Hanstveit 79' Sævarsson 87'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 9,859 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Brann v Molde

31 August 201422	Brann	0–1	Molde	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Forren 32'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 15,240 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Strømsgodset v Brann

13 September 201423	Strømsgodset	1–4	Brann	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kastrati 66'	Summary	Pedersen 18' Skaanes 25' Askar 48' Huseklepp 67'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 7,720 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Brann v Sandnes Ulf

19 September 201424	Brann	1–1	Sandnes Ulf	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Askar 63'	Summary	Sigurbjörnsson 52'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 13,140 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Odd v Brann

28 September 201425	Odd	4–0	Brann	Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Karadas 31' (o.g.) Johnsen 66' Shala 70' (pen.) Mojsov 89' (o.g.)	Summary		Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 7,008 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Brann v Start

5 October 201426	Brann	1–2	Start	Bergen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pedersen 81'	Summary	Vilhjálmsson 18' Karadas 62' (o.g.)	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 11,347 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Brann v Sarpsborg 08

17 October 201427	Brann	1–2	Sarpsborg 08	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haugen 26'	Summary	Nordvik 72' Þórarinsson 82'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,204 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Bodø/Glimt v Brann

26 October 201428	Bodø/Glimt	2–1	Brann	Bodø
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Moe  24' Laajab 32'42' (pen.) Jacobsen  85'	Summary	Askar  9' Mojsov 64' Pedersen  90+3'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 4,038 Referee: Edvartsen

Brann v Sogndal

2 November 201429	Brann	2–1	Sogndal	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Grønner 45' Karadas 46' Pedersen  80' Sævarsson  86'	Summary	Flo 55' Patronen  81' Nilsen  88'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,686 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

Haugesund v Brann

9 November 201430	Haugesund	2–3	Brann	Haugesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gytkjær 36' Haraldseid 79' Mæland  80' Myrestam  90+4'	Summary	Huseklepp 6' Orlov 12' Skaanes  41' Badji  47' A.Vindheim  78'90+11'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 8,945 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Start	30	10	5	15	47	60	−13	35
13	Bodø/Glimt	30	10	5	15	45	60	−15	35
14	Brann (R)	30	8	5	17	41	54	−13	29	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Sogndal (R)	30	6	6	18	31	49	−18	24	Relegation to First Division
16	Sandnes Ulf (R)	30	4	10	16	27	53	−26	22

Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Relegation play-offs

Main article: 2014 Tippeligaen § Relegation play-offs

Brann v Mjøndalen

23 November 20141st leg	Brann	1–1	Mjøndalen	Bergen
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Skaanes 53'	Summary	Diomande 37'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,225 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Mjøndalen v Brann

26 November 20142nd leg	Mjøndalen	3–0 (4–1 agg.)	Brann	Nedre Eiker
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kapidzic 27', 67' Diomande 64'	Summary		Stadium: Mjøndalen Stadion Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2014 Norwegian Football Cup

Varegg v Brann

24 April 2014First Round	Varegg	2–3	Brann	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	M.Christophersen 5' S.Bjordal 31'	Summary	Larsen 27', 51' A.Vindheim 62'	Stadium: Stemmemyren sports Attendance: 900 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Stord v Brann

7 May 2014Second Round	Stord	1–2	Brann	Stord
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	T.Skaar 12'	Summary	Larsen 48' Lorentzen 52'	Stadium: Stord Stadium Attendance: 1,974 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Fyllingsdalen v Brann

4 June 2014Third Round	Fyllingsdalen	1–3	Brann	Bergen
18:05 CEST (UTC+2)	E.Kampenes 4' A.El-Amrani  51'  90+2'	Summary	Askar 54' Orlov 71' Huseklepp 90'	Stadium: Varden Amfi Attendance: 3,798 Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy

Brann v Ranheim

27 June 2014Fourth Round	Brann	4–2	Ranheim	Bergen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Askar 14' Haugen 30' Barmen 53' Huseklepp 90'	Summary	Reginiussen 39' Blakstad 88'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 2,656 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Odd v Brann

14 August 2014Quarter-finals	Odd	3–1	Brann	Skien
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Shala 66' (pen.), 87' Kjelsrud Johansen 78'	Summary	Huseklepp 24'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 8,348 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Squad statistics

As of match played 9 November 2014

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NOR	Ådne Nissestad	2	0	1	0	1	0
2	DF	ISL	Birkir Sævarsson	23	1	13+7	1	2+1	0
3	DF	NOR	Erlend Hanstveit	27	1	20+2	1	5	0
4	MF	NOR	Eirik Birkelund	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
5	DF	MKD	Daniel Mojsov	20	2	16+1	2	3	0
6	DF	NOR	Vadim Demidov	5	0	5	0	0	0
7	MF	NOR	Hassan El Fakiri	19	0	11+5	0	1+2	0
8	MF	NOR	Fredrik Haugen	33	3	28+1	2	4	1
9	FW	NOR	Azar Karadas	11	1	9+1	1	1	0
10	FW	SWE	Jakob Orlov	32	10	25+4	9	3	1
12	GK	NOR	Øystein Øvretveit	2	0	2	0	0	0
15	FW	SEN	Ibrahima Dramé	6	0	0+5	0	1	0
17	MF	SEN	Stéphane Badji	24	0	17+4	0	3	0
18	DF	SWE	Markus Jonsson	7	0	7	0	0	0
19	FW	NOR	Marcus Pedersen	11	3	10	3	0+1	0
20	FW	NOR	Håkon Lorentzen	10	3	1+6	2	2+1	1
21	DF	NOR	Andreas Vindheim	25	3	20+1	2	4	1
22	MF	NOR	Amin Askar	33	6	19+10	4	3+1	2
23	FW	NOR	Erik Huseklepp	34	4	22+7	2	3+2	2
24	GK	POL	Piotr Leciejewski	31	0	27	0	4	0
26	MF	NOR	Kasper Skaanes	32	5	24+4	5	3+1	0
27	DF	SWE	Erdin Demir	18	0	13+4	0	1	0
29	MF	NOR	Kristoffer Barmen	30	2	19+6	1	4+1	1
30	DF	NOR	Jonas Grønner	27	3	19+4	3	4	0
34	MF	NOR	Simen Lassen	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players away from the club on loan:
19	FW	NOR	Kristoffer Larsen	14	4	2+9	1	3	3
Players who played for Brann that left during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Tippeligaen	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	FW		10	Jakob Orlov	9	1	10
2	MF		22	Amin Askar	4	2	6
3	MF		26	Kasper Skaanes	5	0	5
	FW		23	Erik Huseklepp	2	3	5
5	FW		19	Kristoffer Larsen	1	3	4
6	MF		19	Marcus Pedersen	3	0	3
	DF		30	Jonas Grønner	3	0	3
	FW		20	Håkon Lorentzen	2	1	3
	MF		8	Fredrik Haugen	2	1	3
	DF		21	Andreas Vindheim	2	1	3
11	DF		5	Daniel Mojsov	2	0	2
				Own goal	2	0	2
	MF		29	Kristoffer Barmen	1	1	2
14	DF		3	Erlend Hanstveit	1	0	1
	DF		2	Birkir Sævarsson	1	0	1
	FW		9	Azar Karadas	1	0	1
				TOTALS	41	13	54

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup		Total
2		DF	Birkir Sævarsson	5	0	1	0	6	0
3		DF	Erlend Hanstveit	0	0	1	0	4	0
5		DF	Daniel Mojsov	7	1	1	0	8	1
6		DF	Vadim Demidov	3	0	0	0	3	0
7		MF	Hassan El Fakiri	3	0	0	0	3	0
8		MF	Fredrik Haugen	2	0	1	0	3	0
9		FW	Azar Karadas	2	0	0	0	2	0
15		FW	Ibrahima Dramé	1	0	0	0	1	0
17		MF	Stéphane Badji	4	1	2	0	6	1
19		FW	Marcus Pedersen	3	0	0	0	3	0
20		FW	Håkon Lorentzen	0	0	2	0	2	0
21		DF	Andreas Vindheim	1	0	0	0	1	0
22		MF	Amin Askar	2	0	1	0	3	0
24		GK	Piotr Leciejewski	3	0	0	0	3	0
26		MF	Kasper Skaanes	1	0	0	0	1	0
27		DF	Erdin Demir	2	0	0	0	2	0
29		MF	Kristoffer Barmen	4	0	0	0	4	0
30		DF	Jonas Grønner	2	0	1	0	3	0
			TOTALS	45	2	10	0	55	2

References

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2. "Demidov er Brann-klar". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
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External links

• http://www.brann.no SK Brann official club pages