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2006 SK Brann season

The 2006 season was SK Brann's 98th season and their 20th consecutive season in the Tippeligaen.[1] The season opened on 10 April, with a tie in Fredrikstad, in a match best remembered by an impressive scissor kick goal from Charlie Miller. 8 month later, on 10 December, Brann finished the season with a tie against Helsingborgs IF in their last group stage match in the 2006-07 Royal League.

Brann
2006 season
ManagerMons Ivar Mjelde
StadiumBrann Stadion
Tippeligaen2nd
Norwegian Cup4th round
UEFA CupSecond qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bengt Sæternes (10)
All: Bengt Sæternes (11)
Highest home attendance19,348 (vs Rosenborg, 22 October 2006)
Lowest home attendance13,528 (vs Lillestrøm, 18 April 2006)
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Information edit

Manager:   Mons Ivar Mjelde
League: Tippeligaen
Shirt supplier: Umbro (Kappa from 1 December)
Shirt sponsor: Sparebanken Vest
Highest league attendance: 19,348 (v Rosenborg, October 22)
Lowest league attendance: 13,528 (v Lillestrøm, April 18)
Average league attendance: 16,707
League: Silver[2]
Norwegian Cup: 4th round
Europe: UEFA Cup, second qualifying round
Royal League: Quarter finals
Top goalscorer league: Bengt Sæternes, 10 goals
Top goalscorer season: Bengt Sæternes, 11 goals
Player of the year: Håkon Opdal

Season events edit

  • 10 April: Opening day of the season. Brann plays a 1-1 draw against Fredrikstad FK in Fredrikstad, best remembered by a scissor kick goal from Charlie Miller.
  • 30 April: Brann beats the reigning champions, Vålerenga 3-1 in Bergen.
  • 5 June: Rosenborg-Brann 0-0 in front of 19,215 spectators.
  • 8 June: After knocking FBK Voss out of the Norwegian Cup, SK Brann enters the summer break as undefeated league leaders. Their win–loss record in the league is 7-4-0 with 19 goals for and 7 goals against.
  • 2 July: Brann resumes the season in the worst possible way. They lose 0-4 in Hamar against the relegation-fighting Ham-Kam.
  • 20 July: Brann is eliminated from the Norwegian Cup after a 1-3 loss in Kristiansand against IK Start.
  • 27 July: Brann advances to the 2nd UEFA Cup qualifying round, after winning 1-0 against Glentoran FC in both legs.
  • 2 August: Brann loses 0-2 against their biggest rival in the race for Premiership-gold, Lillestrøm SK.
  • 24 August: Brann gets knocked-out of the UEFA Cup after a defeat on aggregate against the amateurs from the Swedish Åtvidabergs FF.
  • 17 September: Brann keeps the gold-dream alive with a 5-3 victory against Sandefjord Fotball.
  • 15 October: Brann loses to FC Lyn Oslo. Their two previous matches gave them one victory and one defeat. The gold race seems to come down to the match between Rosenborg and Brann in Bergen. Brann have to win for gold, while Rosenborg is almost guaranteed the gold medal with a victory over Brann.
  • 22 October: The Brann-Rosenborg showdown saw Rosenborg win 3-1, taking them six points clear of Brann with two rounds left. With an advantage of +13 over Brann in goal difference, Rosenborg are virtually assured of the title (99%), and can remove any doubt by picking up one point in either of their remaining matches.
  • 29 October: Brann beats Ham-Kam 2-0 and secures the silver medals. Rosenborg beats Viking FK, and take home the Tippeligaen trophy for the 20th time.
  • 2 November: Sport Director Per Ove Ludvigsen resigned after four year as chief in Brann.
  • 5 November: Brann is defeated in Stavanger, when Viking F.K. won 5-0. Brann's Premiership statistics were. Win/loss: 14-4-7, goals scored: 39 goals against: 36, points: 46.
  • 6 November: Brann prepares for the Royal League-group stage. Brann is in group 1 with the Norwegian champions Rosenborg, the bronzemedalist from Denmark, Odense Boldklub and the number 4 in the Swedish league, Helsingborgs IF.
  • 9 November: Brann wins 3-1 at the Royal League 2006-07 opening game against Rosenborg.
  • 24 November: Roald Bruun-Hanssen is hired as new sports director.
  • 26 November: Brann-Helsingborg 2-2, in the 2nd round of the Royal League. Cato Guntveit played his first match since 24 August, after being troubled with injuries most of the season.
  • 7 December: Brann qualified for the quarterfinals in the Royal League, after defeating Rosenborg 3-2 at home.
  • 10 December: Brann tied with Helsingborg in the last group stage match in the 2006-07 Royal League. The match was also Henrik "Henke" Larsson's last match before his loan-transfer to Manchester United. Both Brann and Helsingborg qualified for the quarterfinal in the Royal League, while Odense finished 3rd and qualified to the quarterfinal as one of the two best 3rd placed teams in the group stage. Rosenborg was eliminated from the tournament.

Squad edit

Brann's most used line-up in 2006 (4-4-2).

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   NOR Johan Thorbjørnsen
2 DF   SVN Janez Zavrl (until October 2006)
3 DF   NOR Bjørn Dahl
4 DF   NOR Cato Guntveit (injured whole season)
5 MF   NOR Martin Knudsen
6 MF   NOR Helge Haugen
7 FW   SCO Robbie Winters
8 MF   NOR Martin Andresen (C)
9 FW   NOR Thorstein Helstad (from June 2006)
10 FW   NOR Bengt Sæternes
11 MF   NOR Petter Vaagan Moen
12 GK   NOR Håkon Opdal
13 MF   NOR Erik Huseklepp
14 MF   NOR Ardian Gashi (from September 2006)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   HON Maynor Suazo (until July 2006)
15 DF   NOR Erlend Hanstveit
16 MF   SCO Charlie Miller
17 DF   NOR Christian Kalvenes (until August 2006)
17 MF   NOR Eirik Bakke (from September 2006)
18 DF   ISL Ólafur Örn Bjarnason
19 MF   NOR Nicolai Misje
20 MF   NOR Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen (injured most of the season)
21 DF   ISL Kristján Örn Sigurðsson
22 FW   NOR Kristian Ystaas
24 GK   NOR Steffen Haraldsen
25 FW   ALB Migen Memelli
28 DF   ISL Ármann Björnsson (from August 2006)
30 MF   CMR Arnaud Monkam

Competitions edit

Tippeligaen edit

Main article: 2006 Tippeligaen

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 14 4 8 39 36  +3 46 9 2 2 26 15  +11 5 2 6 13 21  −8

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultDDWWWDWWWWDLWLWLLWWWLWLLWL
Position47531222111111111111222222
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2006. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

10 April 2006 1 Fredrikstad 1–1 Brann Fredrikstad
19:00 Bjørkøy   22' Report Miller   31' Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion
Attendance: 9,017
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
18 April 2006 2 Brann 1–1 Lillestrøm Bergen
19:00 Winters   55' Report Occean   59' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 13,738
Referee: Espen Berntsen
24 April 2006 3 Start 0–1 Brann Kristiansand
19:00 Report Winters   60' Stadium: Kristiansand Stadion
Attendance: 7,782
Referee: Brage Sandmoen
30 April 2006 4 Brann 3–1 Vålerenga Bergen
20:00 Haugen   16'
Sæternes   76'
Winters   84'		 Report Jepsen   82' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 16,170
Referee: Olsen
3 May 2006 5 Molde 0–2 Brann Molde
18:00 Report Miller   31'
Moen   90+2'		 Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 7,875
Referee: Per Ivar Staberg
7 May 2006 6 Brann 2–2 Stabæk Bergen
18:00 Memelli   80'
Sigurðsson   88'		 Report Gunnarsson   29'
Nannskog   36'		 Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 14,430
Referee: Kjell Alseth
13 May 2006 7 Sandefjord 0–2 Brann Sandefjord
16:00 Report Sigurðsson   3'
Miller   73'		 Stadium: Storstadion
Attendance: 6,152
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
16 May 2006 8 Brann 2–1 Tromsø Bergen
18:05 Moen   32'
Bjarnason   52'		 Report Årst   4' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 18,568
Referee: Brage Sandmoen
21 May 2006 9 Odd Grenland 1–3 Brann Skien
18:00 Joyce   17' Report Winters   8'
Miller   14'
Sæternes   50'		 Stadium: Odd Stadion
Attendance: 6,183
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen
28 May 2006 10 Brann 2–0 Lyn Bergen
20:00 Sæternes   43'
Sæternes   56'		 Report Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 15,331
Referee: Espen Berntsen
5 June 2006 11 Rosenborg 0–0 Brann Trondheim
20:00 Report Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 19,215
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
2 July 2006 12 HamKam 4–0 Brann Hamar
18:00 Abiodun   2'
Ringberg   34'
Øren   57'
Kienast   85'		 Report Stadium: Briskeby Gressbane
Attendance: 6,218
Referee: Per Ivar Staberg
17 July 2006 13 Brann 2–0 Viking Bergen
18:00 Sigurðsson   16'
Sæternes   23'		 Report Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 16,555
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen
30 July 2006 15 Brann 3–1 Fredrikstad Bergen
18:00 Andresen   29'
Sæternes   33'
Szekeres   90' (o.g.)		 Report Elyounoussi   5' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 16,282
Referee: Kjell Alseth
2 August 2006 14 Lillestrøm 2–0 Brann Lillestrøm
19:00 Mifsud   83', 84' Report Stadium: Åråsen Stadion
Attendance: 11,582
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
6 August 2006 16 Brann 0–1 Start Bergen
18:00 Report Zavrl   18' (o.g.) Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 16,426
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
13 August 2006 17 Vålerenga 2–1 Brann Oslo
18:00 Sørensen   26'
Berre   51'		 Report Wæhler   76' (o.g.) Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 16,484
Referee: Skjerven
27 August 2006 18 Brann 2–1 Molde Bergen
18:00 Winters   56'
Sæternes   82'		 Report Hestad   35' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 17,360
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
11 September 2006 19 Stabæk 1–2 Brann Bærum
19:00 Nannskog   81' Report Winters   38'
  87' Miller		 Stadium: Nadderud Stadion
Attendance: 6,117
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen
17 September 2006 20 Brann 5–3 Sandefjord Bergen
20:00 Sæternes   38', 56'
Miller   46'
Bjarnason   88'
Andresen   90+2' (pen.)		 Report Knarvik   68' (pen.)
Mjelde   77'
Madsen   83'		 Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 16,900
Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud
24 September 2006 21 Tromsø 3–1 Brann Tromsø
20:00 Rushfeldt   11'
Bernier   79'		 Report Moen   47' Stadium: Alfheim Stadion
Attendance: 4,264
Referee: Brage Sandmoen
2 October 2006 22 Brann 1–0 Odd Grenland Bergen
19:00 Winters   65' Report Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 17,767
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
15 October 2006 23 Lyn 2–0 Brann Oslo
20:00 Hoff   41'
Sokolowski   73'		 Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 10,643
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen
22 October 2006 24 Brann 1–3 Rosenborg Bergen
20:00 Andresen   49' (pen.) Report Storflor   36'
Iversen   67'
Sapara   86'		 Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 19,254
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
29 October 2006 25 Brann 2–1 HamKam Bergen
20:00 Helstad   45+1', 58' Report Abiodun   43' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 17,930
Referee: Brage Sandmoen
5 November 2006 26 Viking 5–0 Brann Stavanger
18:00 Ijeh   31', 44', 55', 82'
Sigurðsson   48' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 16,251
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø

Table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C) 26 15 8 3 47 24 +23 53 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Brann 26 14 4 8 39 36 +3 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a]
3 Vålerenga 26 13 5 8 43 28 +15 44
4 Lillestrøm 26 12 8 6 44 33 +11 44
5 Stabæk 26 10 9 7 53 36 +17 39
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Lillestrøm qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.[3]

Norwegian Cup edit

Main article: 2006 Norwegian Football Cup
10 May 2006 Round 1 Follese 0–1 Brann Bergen
16:00 Report Huseklepp   76' Stadium: Follese Gress
Attendance: 1,526
Referee: Håvard Hakestad
8 June 2006 Round 2 Voss 0–4 Brann Voss
18:00 Report Memelli   26', 29'
Winters   58' (pen.)
Ystaas   88'		 Stadium: Prestegardsmoen Kunstgras
Attendance: 2,350
Referee: Håvard Hakestad
5 July 2006 Round 3 Brann 3–1 Levanger Bergen
18:00 Bjarnason   5' (pen.)
Sæternes   53'
Memelli   88'		 Report Bjøraas   63' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 1,948
Referee: Rune Nordby
20 July 2006 Round 4 Start 3–1 Brann Kristiansand
19:00 Hæstad   5'
Nielsen   45'
Bärlin   70'		 Report Sigurðsson   68' Stadium: Kristiansand Stadion
Attendance: 4,486
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

UEFA Cup edit

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup

Qualifying rounds edit

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds
13 July 2006 First qualifying round 1st leg Glentoran   0–1   Brann Belfast, Northern Ireland
20:30 Report Memelli   69' Stadium: The Oval
Attendance: 1,743
Referee: Anders Hermansen (Denmark)
27 July 2006 First qualifying round 2nd leg Brann   1–0
(2–0 agg.)		   Glentoran Bergen, Norway
19:30 Bjarnason   85' (pen.) Report Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 3,584
Referee: Jérôme Laperrière (Switzerland)
10 August 2006 Second qualifying round 1st leg Brann   3–3   Åtvidaberg Bergen, Norway
19:00 Memelli   4', 26', 59' Report Haglund   27'
Bergström   28'
Karlsson   83'		 Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 2,684
Referee: Richard Havrilla (Slovakia)
24 August 2006 Second qualifying round 2nd leg Åtvidaberg   1–1
(4(a)–4 agg.)		   Brann Växjö, Sweden
19:30 Haglund   35' Report Dahl   85' Stadium: Värendsvallen
Attendance: 786
Referee: Marek Mikołajewski (Poland)

Royal League edit

Main article: 2006–07 Royal League

Group stage edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Odense BK 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13 Advanced to knockout stage
2   SK Brann 6 2 3 1 13 11 +2 9
3   Helsingborgs IF 6 2 3 1 8 8 0 9
4   Rosenborg BK 6 0 1 5 7 15 −8 1
Source: [citation needed]
9 November 2006 1 Rosenborg   1–3   Brann Trondheim, Norway
19:30 Storflor   4' Report Björnsson   11'
Huseklepp   33'
Ystaas   83'		 Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 5,755
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
26 November 2006 3 Brann   2–2   Helsingborg Bergen, Norway
15:00 Gashi   73'
Memelli   86'		 Report Shelton   10', 58' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 3,535
Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark)
3 December 2006 4 Brann   1–1   Odense Bergen, Norway
13:55 Gashi   36' Report Christensen   25' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 2,432
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
7 December 2006 5 Brann   3–2   Rosenborg Bergen, Norway
19:30 Huseklepp   20'
Monkam   68'
Ludvigsen   90'		 Report Tettey   25'
Riseth   89'		 Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 3,152
Referee: Daniel Stålhammar (Sweden)
10 December 2006 6 Helsingborg   2–2   Brann Hässleholm, Sweden
16:00 Shelton   14'
Larsson   72'		 Report Huseklepp   3'
Bjarnason   51' (pen.)		 Stadium: Österås IP
Attendance: 2,944
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Last their match in the Group stage took place during the 2007 season.

Matches (goals) edit

Matches and goal are for matches in the Tippeligaen, Norwegian Cup, Royal League and European Cup/UEFA Cup, and was last updated after the seasons last game 10 December.

No. Position Player Premiership Norwegian Cup Europe Royal League Total
1 GK Johan Thorbjørnsen 1 (0) 2 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 8 (0)
12 GK Håkon Opdal 25 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) 31 (0)
24 GK Steffen Haraldsen 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
2 DF Janez Zavrl 7 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0) 0 (0) 10 (0)
3 DF Bjørn Dahl 23 (0) 3 (0) 3 (1) 5 (0) 34 (1)
15 DF Erlend Hanstveit 24 (0) 3 (0) 4 (0) 0 (0) 31 (0)
17 DF Christian Kalvenes 5 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 9 (0)
18 DF Ólafur Örn Bjarnason 25 (2) 4 (1) 4 (1) 5 (1) 38 (5)
21 DF Kristján Örn Sigurðsson 24 (3) 4 (1) 3 (0) 0 (0) 31 (4)
28 DF Ármann Smári Björnsson 2 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (1) 4 (1)
4 DF/MF Cato Guntveit 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 4 (0) 6 (0)
5 DF/MF Martin Knudsen 21 (0) 3 (0) 4 (0) 5 (0) 33 (0)
6 MF Helge Haugen 23 (1) 4 (0) 4 (0) 5 (0) 36 (1)
8 MF Martin Andresen 24 (3) 2 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 28 (3)
11 MF Petter Vaagan Moen 24 (3) 4 (0) 1 (0) 4 (0) 33 (3)
13 MF Erik Huseklepp 11 (0) 4 (1) 3 (0) 5 (3) 23 (4)
14 MF Maynor Suazo 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0)
14 MF Ardian Gashi 7 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (1) 12 (2)
17 MF Eirik Bakke 7 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 8 (0)
19 MF Nicolai Misje 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0)
30 MF Arnaud Monkam 1 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 5 (1) 11 (1)
16 MF/FW Charlie Miller 20 (6) 2 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 26 (3)
20 MF/FW Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen 4 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 4 (0) 11 (0)
7 FW Robbie Winters 25 (7) 3 (1) 2 (0) 2 (0) 32 (8)
9 FW Thorstein Helstad 12 (2) 1 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 17 (2)
10 FW Bengt Sæternes 25 (10) 2 (1) 2 (0) 0 (0) 29 (11)
22 FW Kristian Ystaas 0 (0) 2 (1) 0 (0) 4 (1) 6 (2)
25 FW Migen Memelli 19 (1) 3 (3) 3 (4) 4 (1) 29 (9)

References edit

  1. ^ "Norwegian premier division 2006". www.rsssf.no. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  2. ^ "Club history". Brann. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  3. ^ "Lillestrøm klare for UEFA-cupen". dagbladet.no. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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