SK Brann (women)

This article is about SK Brann's women's section. For the men's section, see SK Brann.

Sportsklubben Brann

Full name	Sportsklubben Brann
Nickname(s)	Bergens stolthet (The pride of Bergen) Fotballrepublikken (The football republic)
Short name	Brann
Founded	26 September 1908;116 years ago (1908-09-26), as Ski- og Fotboldklubben Brann 1978;47 years ago (1978) as IL Sandviken
Ground	Brann Stadion, Bergen
Capacity	16,750 [1]
Chairman	Aslak Sverdrup
Head coach	Martin Ho
League	Toppserien
2024	Toppserien, 2nd of 10
Website	https://www.brann.no
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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 2024 season average home attendance was 2273, while closest rivals Rosenborg and Vålerenga on average attracted 680 and 630 spectators respectively. ^[9]

Players and staff

Current squad

As of 10 February 2025 ^[10]

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 Selma Panengstuen 2 DF   NOR Cecilie Redisch Kvamme 3 DF   NOR Mia Authen 5 DF   NOR Ingrid Stenevik 6 MF   NOR Cassandra Bogere 7 MF   NOR Heidi Ellingsen 8 MF   NOR Karoline Haugland 9 FW   NOR Amalie Eikeland 11 FW   SWE Johanna Renmark 14 MF   NOR Rikke Nygard 15 DF   NOR Marthine Østenstad (captain)

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF   NOR Signe Gaupset 17 FW   NOR Anna Aahjem 18 MF   NOR Nora Lie Eghdami 19 FW   NOR Monica Isaksen 21 GK   NOR Sandra Stavenes 22 FW   SCO Lauren Davidson 23 DF   NOR Tomine Svendheim 24 DF   FIN Nea Lehtola 28 MF   DEN Mathilde Kruse 30 DF   FIN Joanna Tynnilä

Former players

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

Coaching staff

As of 15 January 2025 ^[10]

Sporting director: Lars Johan Myklebust

Head coach: Martin Ho

Assistant coach: Øyvind Tjelde Haga

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

• Toppserien ^[3]

Winners (1): 2022

Runners-up (1): 2024

• Norwegian Cup ^[4]

Winners (1): 2022

As Sandviken:

• Toppserien ^[3]

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: ^[11]

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	ALG Spor	1–0
		Qualifying round 1 F	Spartak Subotica	3–1
		Qualifying round 2	Rosengård	1–1 f	1–3	1–4
2023–24		Qualifying round 1 SF	Lokomotiv Stara Zagora	5–0
		Qualifying round 1 F	Anderlecht	3–0
		Qualifying round 2	Glasgow City	2–0	4–0 f	6–0
		Group stage	Lyon	2–2	1–3 f	2nd
			Slavia Prague	1–0 f	1–0
			St. Pölten	2–1	2–1 f
		Quarter-finals	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 15 January 2025 ^[12]

Rank	Team	Coefficient
21	Atlético Madrid	23.099
22	Hoffenheim	22.266
23	Brann	21.600
24	Vålerenga	20.600
25	Twente	20.200

Coaching history

SK Brann head coaches

Dates [13]	Name	Notes
2020–2022	Alexander Straus
2022–2023	Olli Harder	Interim manager, later given permanent contract
2023–present	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 ^[14]

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

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

• 2023: Marit Bratberg Lund
• 2024: Anna Aahjem

References

1. "Fakta om Stadion". brann.no (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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4. "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.
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15. "Flest mål". branntall.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 August 2024.