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| Full name | Sportsklubben Brann Kvinner | |||
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| Founded | 1978 as IL Sandviken Kvinner | |||
| Ground | Stemmemyren / Brann Stadion Bergen | |||
| Capacity | 1,500 / 17,040 | |||
| Chairman | Pål Hafstad Thorsen | |||
| Manager | Martin Ho | |||
| League | Toppserien | |||
| 2023 | Toppserien, 4th | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
SK Brann Kvinner (previously known as IL Sandviken Kvinner) is the women's football branch of SK Brann. Based in Sandviken, Bergen, the team plays in Norway's top league, Toppserien. [1]
SK Brann Kvinner used to be part of IL Sandviken. Sandviken's women's team won the Toppserien in 2021, [2] and the Norwegian Women's Cup in 1995. [3] The team was renamed SK Brann Kvinner ahead of the 2022 season. [4] [5] In their first season, Brann were crowned champions of both the 2022 Toppserien and the 2022 Norwegian Women's Cup. [6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Head coach: Martin Ho |
| Assistant coach: Knut Slatleim |
| Head of player development: Thomas Lyngbø |
| Goalkeeping coach: Håvard Smedsgård |
All results (away, home and aggregate) list the club's goal tally first.
| Competition | Round | Club | Away | Home | Aggregate |
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| 2022–23 | Qualifying round 1 SF |  ALG Spor | 1–0 | ||
| Qualifying round 1 F |  Spartak Subotica | 3–1 | |||
| Qualifying round 2 |  Rosengård | 1–3 | 1–1 f | 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 | 4–0 f | 2–0 | 6–0 | |
| Group stage |  Lyon | 1–3 f | 2–2 | 2nd | |
 Slavia Prague | 1–0 | 1–0 f | |||
 St. Pölten | 2–1 f | 2–1 | |||
| Quarter-finals |  Barcelona | – | – f | – | |
f First leg. Colour key: Green = Brann win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.
| Season | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | TS | 7 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 44 | 18 | 3rd round | |
| 2005 | TS | 8 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 58 | 15 | 3rd round | |
| 2006 | TS | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 63 | 13 | 3rd round | |
| 2007 | TS | ↓11 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 76 | 9 | 3rd round | Relegated |
| 2008 | D1 | ↑1 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 13 | 47 | 3rd round | Promoted |
| 2009 | TS | ↓11 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 72 | 11 | 3rd round | Relegated |
| 2010 | D1 | ↑1 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 69 | 24 | 53 | 3rd round | Promoted |
| 2011 | TS | 10 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 51 | 19 | 3rd round | |
| 2012 | TS | 6 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 51 | 29 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2013 | TS | ↓12 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 56 | 10 | 3rd round | Relegated |
| 2014 | D1 | ↑1 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 10 | 64 | 3rd round | Promoted |
| 2015 | TS | 9 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 21 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2016 | TS | 6 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 27 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2017 | TS | 9 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 18 | 3rd round | |
| 2018 | TS | 4 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 39 | Runners-up | |
| 2019 | TS | 4 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 32 | 40 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2020 | TS | 4 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 30 | Semi-finals | |
| 2021 | TS | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 6 | 52 | Runners-up | |
| 2022 | TS | 1 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 13 | 45 | Winners | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 20 | |||||
| 2023 | TS | 4 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 30 | 46 | Quarter-finals |
Source: [8]
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