Sportsklubben Brann is a Norwegian professional football club based in Bergen. Founded on 26 September 1908, Brann has been in the Eliteserien, Norway's premier division of football, since 1987, except in 2015 and 2022, when they played in the 1. divisjon. They play their home matches at Brann Stadion where they had a record-breaking average attendance of 17,310 in the 2007 season, the season in which they won their first league title since 1963.
Aalesunds Fotballklubb, commonly known as Aalesund or AaFK, is a Norwegian football club from the town of Ålesund, that competes in the Eliteserien, the first tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club was founded on 25 June 1914. As of 2004, the football club had 835 members and several teams on both professional and amateur levels. These teams are the 1st and 2nd teams, junior team, and also several age-specific teams.
Michael Barrantes Rojas is a Costa Rican professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Cartaginés.
Jonatan Tollås Nation is a former Norwegian professional footballer.
Sten Michael Grytebust is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Aalesund.
Lars Cramer is a retired Norwegian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
The 2015 Tippeligaen was the 71st completed season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition began on 6 April 2015, one week later than in the previous season. A short summer-break in June was scheduled between the rounds played on 12 July and 26 July, and the decisive match was played on 8 November 2015. Molde were the defending champions. Sandefjord, Tromsø and Mjøndalen joined as the promoted clubs from the 2014 1. divisjon. They replaced Brann, Sogndal and Sandnes Ulf who were relegated to the 2015 1. divisjon.
The 2015 season was Aalesunds FK's ninth consecutive season in the Tippeligaen. They finished the season in 10th position, whilst also reaching the Third Round of the Norwegian Cup, where they were defeated by Hødd.
The 2016 season was Aalesunds FK's tenth consecutive season in the Tippeligaen.
Marlon Matheus da Silva, known as Marlinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Madureira.
Mesterfinalen, also known as UNICEF Mesterfinalen due to its cooperation with UNICEF, is a Norwegian association football competition contested between the champions of the previous Eliteserien season and the holders of the Norwegian Football Cup. If the same team is both reigning League and Cup champions, the silver medalist from the league provides the opposition. The competition was founded in 2009, then known as Superfinalen. Superfinalen was not arranged between 2011 and 2016 before it was rebranded and again arranged in 2017. The fixture is a recognised competitive football super cup.
The 2017 season is Brann's second season back in Eliteserien since their relegation at the end of the 2014 season.
The 2017 season is Aalesunds FK's tenth consecutive season in the Tippeligaen.
The 2018 Eliteserien was the 74th completed season of top-tier football in Norway. This was second season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen.
The 2018 season is Brann's third season back in Eliteserien since their relegation at the end of the 2014 season.
Odds Ballklubb, commonly known as Odd, is a Norwegian football club from Skien. Originally the football section of a multi-sports club, founded in 1894 nine years after the club's founding. All other sports than football were discontinued and the club became dedicated to football only. Odd plays in the Norwegian top division, Tippeligaen, and holds the record winning the Norwegian Football Cup the most times, the last coming in 2000. The club was known as Odd Grenland between 1994 and 2012. During the 2018 season the club will be participating in the Eliteserien and NM Cupen.
The 2019 season is Brann's fourth season back in Eliteserien since their relegation at the end of the 2014 season.
The 2020 Eliteserien was the 76th season of top-tier football in Norway. This was fourth season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen.
The 2020 season was Aalesund's first season back in Eliteserien since their relegation at the end of the 2017 season. They finished the season bottom of the league and where relegated back to the 1. divisjon at the first opportunity.
The 2023 season is Aalesunds FK's 109th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Aalesunds FK participating in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup.
