SK Brann (women)

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Sportsklubben Brann
Brann logo.svg
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
Ground Brann Stadion, Bergen
Capacity16,750 [1]
Chairman Aslak Sverdrup
Head coach Martin Ho
League Toppserien
2024 Toppserien, 2nd of 10
Website https://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]

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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.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Cecilie Redisch Kvamme
3 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Mia Authen
5 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Ingrid Stenevik
6 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Cassandra Bogere
7 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Rakel Engesvik
8 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Karoline Haugland
9 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Amalie Eikeland
11 FW Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Johanna Renmark
14 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Rikke Nygard
15 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Marthine Østenstad (captain)
16 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Signe Gaupset
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Anna Aahjem
18 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Nora Lie Eghdami
21 GK Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Sandra Stavenes
22 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lauren Davidson
23 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Tomine Svendheim
24 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Nea Lehtola
28 MF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Mathilde Kruse
30 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Joanna Tynnilä
— GK Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Selma Panengstuen
— FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Monica Nedgård Isaksen

Former 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
Winners (1): 1995
Runners-up (3): 1991, 2018, 2021

Seasons

SeasonLeaguePos.Pl.WDLGSGAP Cup Europe
2022 Toppserien 1181431531345 Winners CL Second qualifying round
642010420
2023 Toppserien 4271377523046 Quarter-finals CL Quarter-finals
2024 Toppserien 2271917702458 Semi-finals —

Source: [10]

In European football

Results

All results (away, home and aggregate) list the club's goal tally first.

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying round 1 SF Flag of Turkey.svg ALG Spor 1–0
Qualifying round 1 F Flag of Serbia.svg Spartak Subotica 3–1
Qualifying round 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Rosengård 1–1 f1–31–4
2023–24 Qualifying round 1 SF Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lokomotiv Stara Zagora 5–0
Qualifying round 1 F Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anderlecht 3–0
Qualifying round 2 Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow City 2–04–0 f6–0
Group stage Flag of France.svg Lyon 2–21–3 f2nd
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague 1–0 f1–0
Flag of Austria.svg St. Pölten 2–12–1 f
Quarter-finals Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 1–2 f1–32–5

f First leg. Colour key: Green = Brann win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

UEFA club coefficient ranking

As of 19 December 2024 [11]
RankTeamCoefficient
21 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid 22.966
22 Flag of Germany.svg Hoffenheim 22.266
23 Flag of Norway.svg Brann21.600
24 Flag of Norway.svg Vålerenga 20.600
25 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Twente 20.200

Coaching history

SK Brann head coaches
Dates [12] NameNotes
2020–2022 Flag of Norway.svg Alexander Straus
2022–2023 Flag of New Zealand.svg Olli Harder Interim manager, later given permanent contract
2023–present Flag of England.svg 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]
RankPlayerYearsLeagueCupEuropeTotal
1 Flag of Norway.svg Rakel Engesvik 2022–present72 (26)10 (5)14 (2)96 (33)
2 Flag of Norway.svg Aurora Mikalsen 2022–202473 (0)5 (0)16 (0)94 (0)
3 Flag of Norway.svg Marthine Østenstad 2022–present71 (6)9 (1)13 (0)93 (7)
4 Flag of Norway.svg Ingrid Stenevik 2022–present64 (11)11 (1)16 (3)91 (15)
5 Flag of Norway.svg Nora Lie Eghdami 2022–present63 (21)11 (3)14 (9)88 (33)
6 Flag of Norway.svg Marit Bratberg Lund 2022–202461 (14)9 (0)16 (0)86 (14)
7 Flag of Norway.svg Signe Gaupset 2022–present54 (11)10 (5)13 (1)77 (17)
8 Flag of Norway.svg Karoline Haugland 2023–present51 (9)6 (1)12 (1)69 (11)
9 Flag of Norway.svg Cecilie Redisch Kvamme 2022–present49 (2)6 (1)12 (2)67 (5)
10 Flag of Norway.svg Maria Brochmann 2022–202342 (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]
RankPlayerYearsLeagueCupEuropeTotal
1 Flag of Norway.svg Maria Brochmann 2022–202313 (42)11 (8)6 (9)30 (59)
2 Flag of Norway.svg Rakel Engesvik 2022–present20 (72)2 (10)4 (14)26 (96)
3 Flag of Norway.svg Marit Bratberg Lund 2022–202419 (61)2 (9)1 (16)22 (86)
4 Flag of Norway.svg Anna Aahjem 2024–present18 (27)1 (4)0 (2)19 (33)
Flag of Norway.svg Amalie Eikeland 2023–present15 (37)2 (4)2 (12)19 (51)
6 Flag of Norway.svg Nora Lie Eghdami 2022–present11 (63)6 (11)1 (14)18 (88)
7 Flag of Norway.svg Signe Gaupset 2022–present9 (54)4 (10)1 (13)14 (77)
8 Flag of Norway.svg Karoline Haugland 2023–present6 (51)4 (6)1 (12)11 (69)
Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Renmark 2023–present9 (35)1 (5)1 (11)11 (51)
Flag of Norway.svg Marthine Østenstad 2022–present8 (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.

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