2024 SK Brann season

Brann

2024 season
Chairman	Aslak Sverdrup
Head coach	Eirik Horneland
Stadium	Brann Stadion
Eliteserien	2nd
Norwegian Cup	Third round
UEFA Conference League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: Aune Heggebø (11) All: Aune Heggebø (15)
Average home league attendance	15,759
Home colours Away colours
←  2023 2025  →

The 2024 season was SK Brann's 116th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, SK Brann participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup and the UEFA Conference League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 8 October 2024 ^{[1] [2]}

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 Mathias Dyngeland 2 DF   NOR Martin Hellan 3 DF   NOR Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen (captain) 5 MF   NOR Sakarias Opsahl 6 DF   DEN Japhet Sery Larsen 8 MF   NOR Felix Horn Myhre 9 FW   CHI Niklas Castro 10 MF   DEN Emil Kornvig 11 FW   NOR Bård Finne 12 GK   NOR Martin Børsheim 13 DF   DEN Svenn Crone 14 MF   NOR Ulrik Mathisen 15 DF   NOR Jonas Torsvik 16 MF   NOR Ole Didrik Blomberg

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF   NOR Joachim Soltvedt 18 MF   NOR Sander Kartum 20 FW   NOR Aune Heggebø 21 DF   NOR Ruben Kristiansen 22 FW   SWE Moonga Simba 23 DF   NOR Thore Pedersen 24 GK   NOR Mathias Klausen 25 MF   NOR Niklas Jensen Wassberg 26 DF   NOR Eivind Helland 27 MF   NOR Mads Sande 32 MF   NOR Markus Haaland 36 GK   NOR Eirik Holmen Johansen 41 MF   NOR Lars Remmem 43 DF   NOR Rasmus Holten

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2023–24

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 2 FW   NOR Martin Hellan (from Kongsvinger) [3] 10 MF   DEN Emil Kornvig (from Cittadella) [4] 12 GK   NOR Martin Børsheim(promoted from junior squad) [5] 24 GK   NOR Mathias Klausen(promoted from junior squad) [5] 26 DF   NOR Eivind Helland (promoted from junior squad) [5] [6] — GK   NOR Eirik Holmen Johansen (from Eik Tønsberg) [7] 41 FW   NOR Elias Myrlid(loan return from Kongsvinger) [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 10 MF   DEN Frederik Børsting (to Vendsyssel) [9] 12 GK   NOR Eirik Holmen Johansen (released) [10] 31 MF   NOR Isak Tomar Hjorteseth (on loan to Sandnes Ulf, previously on loan at Åsane) [11] – FW   NOR Filip Møller Delaveris (released, previously on loan at Sandnes Ulf) [12] 19 MF   NOR Sivert Heltne Nilsen (to Aberdeen FC) [13]

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2024

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 5 MF   NOR Sakarias Opsahl (from Tromsø) [14] 43 DF   NOR Rasmus Holten(loan return from Mjøndalen) [15]

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 7 FW   DEN Magnus Warming (to Lyngby) [16] 19 MF   NOR Sivert Heltne Nilsen (to Aberdeen) [17]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eliteserien	1 April 2024	1 December 2024	Matchday 1	2nd	30	17	8	5	55	33	+22	056.67
Norwegian Cup	11 April 2024	1 May 2024	First round	Third round	3	2	0	1	12	4	+8	066.67
UEFA Conference League	25 July 2024	29 August 2024	Second qualifying round	Play-off round	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	050.00
Total					39	22	10	7	75	43	+32	056.41

Last updated: 1 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

Eliteserien

Main article: 2024 Eliteserien

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bodø/Glimt (C)	30	18	8	4	71	31	+40	62	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2	Brann	30	17	8	5	55	33	+22	59	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Viking	30	16	9	5	61	39	+22	57	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4	Rosenborg	30	16	5	9	52	39	+13	53
5	Molde	30	15	7	8	64	36	+28	52

Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored. ^[18]
(C) Champions

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	17	8	5	55	33	+22	59	9	3	3	26	14	+12	8	5	2	29	19	+10

Last updated: 1 December 2024.
Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D
Position	2	6	6	5	5	3	2	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 December 2023. ^[19]

Tromsø v Brann

1 April 20241	Tromsø	2–4	Brann	Tromsø
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jenssen  17'  77' Antonsen  28' Nordås 65', 73'	Report	Soltvedt 17' (pen.), 53' Finne 24' Sery Larsen  76' Heggebø 84'	Stadium: Romssa Arena Attendance: 4,890 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Brann v Fredrikstad

7 April 20242	Brann	0–2	Fredrikstad	Bergen
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Aukland  32' Traoré  35' Molde 42', 72' Magnússon  68'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 16,287 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Viking v Brann

14 April 20243	Viking	1–1	Brann	Stavanger
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Salvesen 22' Bell  60' Langås  66'	Report	Blomberg 71' Kornvig  80'	Stadium: SR-Bank Arena Attendance: 15,900 Referee: Tore Hansen

Brann v HamKam

17 April 202416	Brann	1–0	HamKam	Bergen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Heggebø 82' Horneland  86'	Report	Ødegård  36'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,808 Referee: Marius Lien

Brann v Odd

21 April 20244	Brann	2–0	Odd	Bergen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kornvig 29' (pen.) Kartum  31' Heggebø 90+4'	Report	Baccay  69' Hussain  86'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 15,564 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

KFUM Oslo v Brann

28 April 20245	KFUM Oslo	1–1	Brann	Oslo
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rasch  35' Njie  45+5' Hestnes  90+5'	Report	Finne  27' Crone  79' Sery Larsen  81'	Stadium: KFUM Arena Attendance: 3,298 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Brann v Rosenborg

4 May 20246	Brann	3–0	Rosenborg	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Blomberg 3' Heggebø  47'49' Castro 74'	Report	Yttergård Jenssen  35' Nelson  86'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 16,750 Referee: Espen Eskås

Lillestrøm v Brann

12 May 20247	Lillestrøm	0–2	Brann	Lillestrøm
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Gabrielsen  35' Roseth  43'  73'	Report	Blomberg  8' S. H. Nilsen 59' Soltvedt 68' Kornvig  73'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 8,386 Referee: Tore Hansen

Brann v Sandefjord

16 May 20248	Brann	2–1	Sandefjord	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Finne 51' Kornvig  57'61'	Report	Nilsson  75' Markovic  81' Pedersen  90+1' Mathisen 90+5'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 16,750 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Kristiansund v Brann

20 May 20249	Kristiansund	2–2	Brann	Kristiansund
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sivertsen 5' (pen.) Alte  47' Jarl 53'	Report	Finne 13' Myhre 79'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 3,581 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Brann v Molde

26 May 202410	Brann	1–3	Molde	Bergen
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Knudsen 36' Castro  68' S. H. Nilsen  90+7'	Report	Amundsen  54' Eriksen 60' Wolff Eikrem 70' Hestad 72' Lund  88'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 16,317 Referee: Espen Eskås

Brann v Kristiansund

29 May 202418	Brann	2–1	Kristiansund	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	S. H. Nilsen 38' Crone  72' Myhre  79' Warming  90+1' Soltvedt 90+9' (pen.)	Report	Alte  51'69'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,538 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

HamKam v Brann

1 June 202411	HamKam	1–2	Brann	Hamar
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kurtovic  9' Mawa  11' Simenstad 51' Kjærgaard  90+5'	Report	Soltvedt 9' (pen.) Heltne Nilsen  29' Crone  50' Blomberg 74' Kristiansen  85' Sery Larsen  90+5'	Stadium: Briskeby Stadion Attendance: 6,218 Referee: Mathias Støfringshaug

Brann v Strømsgodset

28 June 202412	Brann	0–0	Strømsgodset	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kristiansen  76'	Report	Ekeland  87'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 15,933 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Bodø/Glimt v Brann

7 July 202413	Bodø/Glimt	5–1	Brann	Bodø
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Saltnes 20' Berg  22', 55', 78' Gundersen 45+1' Fet 89'	Report	Nilsen  6'  10' Heggebø 90+3'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 8,118 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Brann v Haugesund

13 July 202414	Brann	1–1	Haugesund	Bergen
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Castro  68' Warming 72'	Report	Diarra  6' Selvik  71' Sery Larsen 84' (o.g.) Seone  88' Tounekti  90+5'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 15,757 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Sarpsborg 08 v Brann

20 July 202415	Sarpsborg 08	1–1	Brann	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Johansen  10' Ørjasæter  15' Wichne  77' Meister 90+1'	Report	Myhre  80' Knudsen  85' Heggebø 90+4',  90+9'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 5,457 Referee: Marius Lien

Strømsgodset v Brann

4 August 202417	Strømsgodset	2–3	Brann	Drammen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tómasson 38' Dahl  65' Ardraa 90+2' Melkersen  90+3'	Report	Finne 20' Valsvik 22' (o.g.) Kartum 63'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 5,601 Referee: Tore Hansen

Fredrikstad v Brann

18 August 202419	Fredrikstad	0–4	Brann	Fredrikstad
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kvile  49' Aukland  85' Woledzi  90+4'	Report	Heggebø  43' Kartum 44' Sande 69' Mathisen 80' Finne 83'	Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion Attendance: 9,147 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Brann v Sarpsborg 08

1 September 202421	Brann	1–3	Sarpsborg 08	Bergen
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Castro 57' (pen.) Sery Larsen  65'	Report	Ørjasæter 10' Sher  43' Sandberg 63' Johansen 78' Hiim  90+2'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,307 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Sandefjord v Brann

15 September 202422	Sandefjord	2–2	Brann	Sandefjord
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sigurðarson 9' Kristiansen  39' Mettler  61', 65'	Report	Myhre 30' Castro 90+2'	Stadium: Jotun Arena Attendance: 4,144 Referee: Christian Moen

Brann v KFUM Oslo

18 September 202420	Brann	2–0	KFUM Oslo	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Castro 82' (pen.) Kartum 90+6'	Report	Haltvik  50' H. Aleesami  66'  80'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,230 Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes

Brann v Bodø/Glimt

22 September 202423	Brann	4–1	Bodø/Glimt	Bergen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Castro 19' (pen.), 90+6',  41' Kornvig 27' Kartum 45+3',  52'	Report	Evjen  7' Berg  53' Zinckernagel 57'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 16,551 Referee: Tore Hansen

Haugesund v Brann

28 September 202424	Haugesund	0–1	Brann	Haugesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bizoza  56' Tounekti  68' Hope  88'	Report	Heggebø 36' Castro  84'	Stadium: Haugesund Sparebank Arena Attendance: 7,620 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

Rosenborg v Brann

20 October 202425	Rosenborg	1–2	Brann	Trondheim
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nypan 53'	Report	Kornvig 7' Kartum  44' Heggebø 49' (pen.) Dyngeland  74' Horn Myhre  90+3'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 21,426 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Brann v Tromsø

27 October 202426	Brann	4–0	Tromsø	Bergen
19:15 CET (UTC+1)	Castro 27' Kornvig 38' Haugaard 54' (o.g.) Sery Larsen  82' Finne 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Guddal  45' Skjærvik  51'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 15,517 Referee: Christian Moen

Odd v Brann

3 November 202427	Odd	0–3	Brann	Skien
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Helland 42' 84' Heggebø 44', 54'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 5,752 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Brann v Lillestrøm

9 November 202428	Brann	2–1	Lillestrøm	Bergen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Heggebø 45+2' Castro 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Krygård  35' Jeahze  45' Lundemo  55' Karlsbakk 58'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 16,569 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Molde v Brann

23 November 202429	Molde	2–1	Brann	Molde
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lund  14' Brynhildsen 41', 46' 48'	Report	Horn Myhre 57' Soltvedt  71'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 9,248 Referee: Espen Eskås

Brann v Viking

1 December 202430	Brann	1–1	Viking	Bergen
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Castro 76' (pen.) Kornvig  88' Sery Larsen  90+2'	Report	Urbančič  13' Tripić  57' Christiansen 55' Salvesen  70' Heggheim  82' Auklend  83' Fuglestad  90+2'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Norwegian Football Cup

Main article: 2024 Norwegian Football Cup

Lyngbø v Brann

11 April 2024 First round	Lyngbø	1–7	Brann	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	A. T. Nilsen 79'	Report	Kornvig 1' Crone 19' Warming 37' Heggebø 41', 47' Finne 69' Castro 90'	Stadium: Lyngbøparken Attendance: 2,050 Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy

Askøy v Brann

24 April 2024 Second round	Askøy	2–5	Brann	Strusshamn
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aasbø 6', 29' Knudsen  78'	Report	Heggebø 24' Warming 25' S. H. Nilsen  28' Soltvedt 50' (pen.) Castro 54' Kartum  55' Blomberg 85'	Stadium: Follese Tertnes Holding Arena Attendance: 3,415 Referee: Steinar Hauge

Levanger v Brann

1 May 2024 Third round	Levanger	1–0	Brann	Levanger
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gunnes 8' Aksnes Olsen  19' Andersen  66' Aas  85' Hajdari  85'	Report		Stadium: Moan Fritidspark Attendance: 2,483 Referee: Stian Røvig Sletner

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2024.

Go Ahead Eagles v Brann

25 July 2024 First leg	Go Ahead Eagles	0–0	Brann	Deventer, Netherlands
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Llansana  90+1' Adekanye  90+5'	Report	Kornvig  52'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 8,877 Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine)

Brann v Go Ahead Eagles

1 August 2024 Second leg	Brann	2–1 (2–1 agg.)	Go Ahead Eagles	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Finne 42' Knudsen 62' Soltvedt  83'	Report	Tengstedt 2' de Lange  49' Amofa  52' Suray  85' Edvardsen  90+4'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,055 Referee: Edgars Maļcevs (Latvia)

Third qualifying round

St Mirren v Brann

8 August 2024 First leg	St Mirren	1–1	Brann	Paisley, Scotland
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Fraser  8' Mandron  36' Balcombe  48' Taylor  66' Gogić  82' Olusanya  85', 90'	Report	Myhre 75'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 7,023 Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (Malta)

Brann v St Mirren

15 August 2024 Second leg	Brann	3–1 (4–2 agg.)	St Mirren	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Soltvedt 5' Finne  52' Pedersen  69' Myhre 85' Heggebø 88'	Report	Idowu  56' Taylor  58' Smyth  71' Iacovitti 74' Gogić  84'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)

Play-off round

Brann v Astana

22 August 2024 First leg	Brann	2–0	Astana	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Myhre 12' Kornvig  48' Finne 70' Soltvedt  81'	Report	Ebong  44' Bartolec  72'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,777 Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)

Astana v Brann

29 August 2024 Second leg	Astana	3–0 (3–2 agg.)	Brann	Almaty, Kazakhstan
19:00 KZT (UTC+5)	Amanović  45+1' Chinedu 60', 81' Karimov 90+1' Dosmagambetov  90+5'	Report	Myhre  66' Heggebø  72' Soltvedt  77'	Stadium: Almaty Central Stadium Attendance: 8,276 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev ( Macedonia)

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External links

• Official website