SK Brann
2007 season
Brann Stadion before the first home match against Strømsgodset
ManagerMons Ivar Mjelde
StadiumBrann Stadion
Tippeligaen1st (champions)
Norwegian Cup4th round
UEFA CupRound of 32
Royal LeagueQuarter finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Thorstein Helstad (22)
All: Thorstein Helstad (27)

The 2007 season was SK Brann's 99th season and their 21st consecutive season in the Norwegian Premier League. Brann won the Norwegian Premier League in 2007. In the end, they finished 6 points ahead of their nearest rival, Stabæk. The team did cause a small sensation, and bitter disappointment among tens of thousands of Brann supporters who had gathered in Bergen to watch the game live, on 20 October, by losing to Ålesund 1–2 in the 24th of 26 rounds, a match where a draw would have set aside all doubt about Brann's league win.[1] However two days later, Viking defeated Brann's last rival to the gold medals Stabæk with a 2–1 result, thereby securing Brann the first league championship since 1963.[2]

Brann also qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Cup for the first time after beating Club Brugge from Belgium in the qualifier. The team won its first victory in the group stage of the UEFA Cup by defeating the Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb. On 21 December, the draw for the Round of 32 of The UEFA Cup was made and Brann will face a tough test against Premiership side Everton who won all four of the games in Group A. The first leg was lost at home 0–2, 13 February. The return leg is at Goodison Park a week later. They lost the return leg 6–1.

The Norwegian football cup ended for Brann in the 4th round, as in the 2006 season, where they were defeated by Viking.

Information

Manager: Mons Ivar Mjelde
League: Norwegian Premier League
Shirt supplier: Kappa
Shirt sponsor: Sparebanken Vest
Average league attendance: 17,225
League: Champions
Norwegian Cup: 4th round (0-2 vs. Viking)
UEFA Cup: Qualified for Round of 32
Top goal scorer: Thorstein Helstad (22 in league, 27 in total)
Player of the year: Thorstein Helstad

Season events

  • 8 October: Brann had one hand and four fingers on the trophy after defeating F.C. Lyn Oslo 3–1 at home, thus creating a nine-point gap down to Stabæk I.F. with three rounds remaining. Brann only needed one point, or a Stabæk-loss/draw in one of the last three matches to win the league.
  • 22 October: It became official. After Stabæk lost 1–2 against Viking F.K. away, Brann became the champions for the first time in 44 years. Brann had a nine-point gap down to Stabæk, with two rounds remaining, and could thus call themselves champions for the third time in history after their wins in 1962 and 1963.
  • 25 October: Brann lost their first game in the Group stage of the 2007/08 UEFA Cup after a 0–1 defeat at home against Hamburger SV.
  • 28 October: Brann defeated Viking 5–2 on Brann Stadion, and was awarded the trophy as the 2007 Norwegian Premier League Champions.
  • 5 November: Martin Andresen notified the fans that he would leave Brann after the season. He signed a 3-year deal with Vålerenga on 6 November.

Squad

As of July 2007. Matches and goals updated as of 28 October and is for league only. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Norway NOR Johan Thorbjørnsen
3 DF Norway NOR Bjørn Dahl
4 DF Norway NOR Cato Guntveit
5 DF United States USA Ramiro Corrales
6 MF Norway NOR Helge Haugen (until July 2007)
6 DF Norway NOR Azar Karadas
7 MF Norway NOR Hassan El Fakiri
7 MF Norway NOR Ardian Gashi (until July 2007)
8 MF Norway NOR Martin Andresen (C)
9 MF Norway NOR Jan Gunnar Solli
10 FW Norway NOR Bengt Sæternes (until July 2007)
11 MF Norway NOR Petter Vaagan Moen
12 GK Norway NOR Håkon Opdal
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Norway NOR Erik Huseklepp
14 MF The Gambia GAM Tijan Jaiteh
15 DF Norway NOR Erlend Hanstveit
16 FW Sweden SWE Joakim Sjöhage
17 MF Norway NOR Eirik Bakke
18 DF Iceland ISL Ólafur Örn Bjarnason
19 MF Norway NOR Nicolai Misje
20 FW Norway NOR Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen (until June 2007)
21 DF Iceland ISL Kristján Örn Sigurðsson
22 FW Norway NOR Thorstein Helstad
26 DF Norway NOR Knut Walde
28 DF Iceland ISL Ármann Björnsson
77 FW Scotland SCO Robbie Winters

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Norway NOR Tore Kannelønning (on loan to Løv-Ham)
FW Norway NOR Thor Jørgen Spurkeland (on loan to Fyllingen)
MF Norway NOR Erlend Storesund (on loan to Løv-Ham)
MF Norway NOR Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen (on loan to Strømsgodset)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Norway NOR Arve Walde (on loan to Løv-Ham)
MF Cameroon CMR Arnaud Monkam (loan to Løv-Ham)
GK Norway NOR Kenneth Udjus (loan to Løv-Ham)
DF Norway NOR Yaw Ihle Amankwah (on loan to Fana)

Transfers

Players in

Only first team squad transfers

Winter 2006/07

Summer 2006/07

Players out

Only first team squad transfers

Winter 2006/07

Summer 2006/07

Competitions

Royal League

25 February 2007 Group stage Odense Sweden 3–2 Norway Brann Odense, Denmark
15:00 Radonjić 19'
Borre 25', 73'
Report Helstad 30'
Andresen 65'
Stadium: Fionia Park
Attendance: 3,004
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
1 March 2007 Quarter Final Brøndby Denmark 3–0 Norway Brann Brøndby, Denmark
19:00 Ericsson 27' (pen.)
Rasmussen 67'
Katongo 69'
Report Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 5,471
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Tippeligaen

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 17 3 6 59 39  +20 54 11 2 0 37 14  +23 6 1 6 22 25  −3

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWLDWDWWLWLWWWLWDWWWWWLWL
Position52122222111221111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2007. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

10 April 2007 1 Stabæk 0–1 Brann Bærum
19:00 Report Helstad 16' Stadium: Nadderud Stadion
Attendance: 6,262
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
16 April 2007 2 Brann 3–1 Strømsgodset Bergen
19:00 Helstad 7', 55'
Winters 76'
Report George 5' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 16,161
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
22 April 2007 3 Brann 4–1 Vålerenga Bergen
20:00 Sæternes 2', 10', 29', 66' Report Storbæk 84' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 16,579
Referee: Kjell Alseth
29 April 2007 4 Rosenborg 3–0 Brann Trondheim
20:00 Sapara 36', 42'
Koppinen 90+3'
Report Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 21,850
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
5 May 2007 5 Brann 2–2 Start Bergen
19:00 Andresen 3'
Moen 50'
Report Børufsen 24', 39' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 17,106
Referee: Espen Berntsen
12 May 2007 6 Sandefjord 2–3 Brann Sandefjord
19:00 Munoz 4'
Sigurdsson 6' (o.g.)
Report Helstad 45'
Winters 89'
Sigurdsson 90'
Stadium: Storstadion
Attendance: 6,872
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
16 May 2007 7 Brann 2–2 Fredrikstad Bergen
18:00 Corrales 43'
Helstad 74'
Report Piiroja 42', 61' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 17,886
Referee: Brage Sandmoen
28 May 2007 8 Odd Grenland 0–2 Brann Skien
18:00 Report Sigurdsson 58'
Winters 74'
Stadium: Skagerak Arena
Attendance: 5,430
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
10 June 2007 9 Brann 3–1 Lillestrøm Bergen
20:00 Andresen 54' (pen.)
Helstad 58', 68'
Report Occéan 88' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 17,455
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
16 June 2007 10 Lyn 6–0 Brann Oslo
19:00 Powell 2'
Obasi 22'
Gíslason 27' (pen.), 45+1', 85' (pen.)
Knudtzon 57'
Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 12,072
Referee: Espen Berntsen
20 June 2007 11 Brann 2–1 Aalesund Bergen
19:00 Moen 46'
Sæternes 47'
Report Fjørtoft 89' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 17,112
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
24 June 2007 12 Viking 3–1 Brann Stavanger
20:00 Ijeh 43'
Gaarde 57'
Berg 85'
Report Andresen 79' (pen.) Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 16,600
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
1 July 2007 13 Brann 2–1 Tromsø Bergen
20:00 Moen 32'
Andresen 69' (pen.)
Report Håkonsen 30' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 16,625
Referee: Brage Sandmoen
22 July 2007 14 Brann 3–0 Stabæk Bergen
18:00 Helstad 8', 83', 87' Report Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 17,182
Referee: Per Ivar Staberg
29 July 2007 15 Strømsgodset 2–4 Brann Drammen
18:00 Finstad 85', 86' Report Sigurdsson 2'
Helstad 53', 70', 79'
Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion
Attendance: 8,198
Referee: Espen Berntsen
5 August 2007 16 Vålerenga 2–0 Brann Oslo
20:00 Berre 61', 64' Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 17,806
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
11 August 2007 17 Brann 3–2 Rosenborg Bergen
19:00 Winters 18', 45'
Bakke 69'
Report Traoré 73'
Riseth 86'
Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 17,580
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen
26 August 2007 18 Start 1–1 Brann Kristiansand
20:00 Hæstad 27' Report Björnsson 86' Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 11,073
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
2 September 2007 19 Brann 1–0 Sandefjord Bergen
18:00 Sigurdsson 29' Report Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 17,250
Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen
16 September 2007 20 Fredrikstad 0–4 Brann Fredrikstad
20:00 Report El Fakiri 48'
Karadas 61'
Helstad 66', 80'
Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion
Attendance: 12,277
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
23 September 2007 21 Brann 4–0 Odd Grenland Bergen
18:00 Andresen 48' (pen.)
Huseklepp 68'
Moen 70'
Helstad 77'
Report Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 17,398
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
30 September 2007 22 Lillestrøm 1–5 Brann Lillestrøm
20:00 Myklebust 47' Report Moen 14'
Björnsson 17'
Andresen 45+2' (pen.)
Helstad 77'
Solli 85'
Stadium: Åråsen Stadion
Attendance: 11,426
Referee: Espen Berntsen
8 October 2007 23 Brann 3–1 Lyn Bergen
19:00 Helstad 15'
Karadas 90+1', 90+4'
Report Brink 86' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 17,765
Referee: Per Ivar Staberg
20 October 2007 24 Aalesund 2–1 Brann Ålesund
19:00 Skiri 4'
Aarøy 25'
Report Solli 34' Stadium: Color Line Stadion
Attendance: 10,780
Referee: Brage Sandmoen
28 October 2007 25 Brann 5–2 Viking Bergen
18:00 Karadas 7'
Helstad 29', 42', 49', 89' (pen.)
Report Berg 78'
Nisja 79'
Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 17,824
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
3 November 2007 26 Tromsø 3–0 Brann Tromsø
18:00 Moldskred 32', 53', 56' Report Stadium: Alfheim Stadion
Attendance: 7,450
Referee: Kjell Alseth

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brann (C) 26 17 3 6 59 39 +20 54 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Stabæk 26 14 6 6 53 35 +18 48 Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3 Viking 26 14 5 7 50 40 +10 47 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
4 Lillestrøm 26 12 8 6 47 28 +19 44 Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Rosenborg 26 12 5 9 53 39 +14 41 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round[lower-alpha 1]
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Lillestrøm qualified for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round by winning the Norwegian Cup. Their spot in the Intertoto Cup was passed down to Rosenborg, the first team in the table not already qualified for any European competition.

Norwegian Cup

20 May 2007 Round 1 Trio 0–5 Brann Husnes
18:00 Report Solli 33', 90'
Sæternes 39', 83'
Haugen 84'
Stadium: Husnes Stadion
Attendance: 2,810
Referee: Chriss Bjorøy
13 June 2007 Round 2 Øygard 0–5 Brann Straume
18:00 Report Ludvigsen 29'
Björnsson 63', 66', 88'
Huseklepp 71'
Stadium: Straume Idrettspark
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Petter Toppe
27 June 2007 Round 3 Kopervik 0–5 Brann Kopervik
18:00 Report Guntveit 49'
Winters 82', 84', 90+1'
Helstad 88'
Stadium: Åsebøen Stadion
Attendance: 1,893
Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud
25 July 2007 Round 4 Viking 2–0 Brann Stavanger
20:00 Gaarde 13'
Berg 84'
Report Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 13,184
Referee: Tommy Skjerven

UEFA Cup

Qualifying rounds

19 July 2007 First qualifying round 1st leg Carmarthen Town Wales 0–8 Norway Brann Carmarthen, Wales
20:00 Report Winters 8', 30', 45'
Helstad 17', 28'
Sigurðsson 70'
Solli 83'
A. Björnsson 90+1'
Stadium: Richmond Park
Attendance: 769
Referee: Vitaliy Hodulian (Ukraine)
2 August 2007 First qualifying round 2nd leg Brann Norway 6–3
(14–3 agg.)
Wales Carmarthen Town Bergen, Norway
19:00 Moen 9'
A. Björnsson 19'
Winters 27', 32'
Sigurðsson 56'
Hanstveit 57'
Report Thomas 36'
Hicks 47', 90'
Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 4,597
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
16 August 2007 Second qualifying round 1st leg Brann Norway 2–1 Lithuania Sūduva Bergen, Norway
19:00 CET Björnsson 24'
Winters 49'
Report Negreiros 56' (pen.) Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 7,400
Referee: Luc Wilmes (Luxembourg)
30 August 2007 Second qualifying round 2nd leg Sūduva Lithuania 3–4
(4–6 agg.)
Norway Brann Marijampolė, Lithuania
16:00 Urbsys 46'
Maciulevičius 78'
Otavio 84'
Report Moen 37'
Björnsson 45'
Solli 57'
Huseklepp 63'
Stadium: Sūduva Stadium
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Veaceslav Banari (Moldova)

First round

20 September 2007 1st leg Brann Norway 0–1 Belgium Club Brugge Bergen, Norway
19:00 Report Sterchele 84' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 10,471
Referee: Jaroslav Jára (Czech Republic)
4 October 2007 2nd leg Club Brugge Belgium 1–2
(2–2(a) agg.)
Norway Brann Bruges, Belgium
16:00 Clement 76' Report Helstad 14'
Winters 39'
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 14,570
Referee: Selçuk Dereli (Turkey)

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Hamburg 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Switzerland Basel 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 8
3 Norway Brann 4 1 1 2 3 4 1 4
4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 4 0 2 2 2 5 3 2
5 France Rennes 4 0 2 2 2 6 4 2
Source:
25 October 2007 1 Brann Norway 0–1 Germany Hamburg Bergen, Norway
19:00 Report Kompany 62' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 13,029
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)
8 November 2007 2 Rennes France 1–1 Norway Brann Rennes, France
19:00 Cheyrou 88' (pen.) Report Karadas 24' Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 11,291
Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)
29 November 2007 3 Brann Norway 2–1 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Bergen, Norway
20:15 Bjarnason 45' (pen.)
Bakke 72'
Report Vukojević 49' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 9,962
Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)
5 December 2007 4 Basel Switzerland 1–0 Norway Brann Basel, Switzerland
20:45 Carlitos 40' Report Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 13,731
Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)

Round of 16 took place during the 2008 season.

Matches (goals)

The table shows matches and goals in the Norwegian Premier League, Norwegian Cup, Royal League and European Cup/UEFA Cup, and was last updated after the game against FC Basel on 5 December 2007.[22]

No.PositionPlayerPremiershipNorwegian CupEuropeRoyal LeagueTotal
1GKJohan Thorbjørnsen3 (0)3 (0)3 (0)1 (0)10 (0)
12GKHåkon Opdal25 (0)1 (0)7 (0)2 (0)35 (0)
24GKKenneth Udjus0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
3DFBjørn Dahl15 (0)4 (0)9 (0)2 (0)30 (0)
5DFRamiro Corrales11 (1)3 (0)3 (0)0 (0)17 (1)
15DFErlend Hanstveit19 (0)4 (0)9 (1)2 (0)34 (1)
18DFÓlafur Örn Bjarnason25 (0)3 (0)10 (1)2 (0)40 (1)
21DFKristján Örn Sigurðsson24 (4)3 (0)7 (2)0 (0)34 (6)
26DFKnut Walde3 (0)0 (0)1 (0)0 (0)4 (0)
6DF/FWAzar Karadas8 (4)0 (0)6 (1)0 (0)14 (5)
28DF/FWÁrmann Smári Björnsson15 (2)6 (5)5 (2)2 (0)28 (9)
4DF/MFCato Guntveit16 (0)2 (1)7 (1)2 (0)27 (2)
6MFHelge Haugen4 (0)3 (0)0 (0)1 (0)8 (0)
7MFHassan El Fakiri9 (1)0 (0)5 (0)0 (0)14 (1)
7MFArdian Gashi11 (0)3 (0)2 (0)2 (0)18 (0)
8MFMartin Andresen23 (6)1 (0)4 (0)2 (1)30 (7)
9MFJan Gunnar Solli25 (2)3 (2)9 (2)0 (0)37 (6)
11MFPetter Vaagan Moen25 (5)2 (0)8 (2)2 (0)37 (7)
13MFErik Huseklepp22 (1)4 (0)10 (1)2 (0)38 (2)
14MFTijan Jaiteh11 (0)1 (0)4 (0)0 (0)16 (0)
17MFEirik Bakke10 (1)3 (0)7 (1)0 (0)20 (2)
19MFNicolai Misje0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
30MFArnaud Monkam0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0)1 (0)
20MF/FWTrond Fredrik Ludvigsen1 (0)2 (1)0 (0)1 (0)4 (1)
9FWMigen Memelli0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0)1 (0)
10FWBengt Sæternes10 (5)1 (2)0 (0)1 (0)12 (7)
16FWJoakim Sjöhage3 (0)0 (0)3 (0)0 (0)6 (0)
22FWThorstein Helstad24 (22)2 (1)7 (3)2 (1)35 (27)
77FWRobbie Winters19 (5)4 (3)5 (7)0 (0)28 (15)

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