The 2007 season was SK Brann's 99th season and their 21st consecutive season in the Tippeligaen. Brann won the Tippeligaen 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
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)
← 2006
2008 →

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 edit

Manager: Mons Ivar Mjelde
League: Tippeligaen
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 edit

 
  • 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 Tippeligaen 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 edit

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

Out on loan edit

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

Transfers edit

Players in edit

Only first team squad transfers

Winter 2006/07

Summer 2006/07

Players out edit

Only first team squad transfers

Winter 2006/07

Summer 2006/07

Competitions edit

Royal League edit

25 February 2007 Group stage Odense   3–2   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   3–0   Brann Brøndby, Denmark
19:00 Ericsson   27' (pen.)
Rasmussen   67'
Katongo   69'
Report Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 5,471
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Tippeligaen edit

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

Results by round edit

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 edit

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 edit

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[a]
5 Rosenborg 26 12 5 9 53 39 +14 41 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round[a]
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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 edit

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 edit

Qualifying rounds edit

19 July 2007 First qualifying round 1st leg Carmarthen Town   0–8   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   6–3
(14–3 agg.)
  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   2–1   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   3–4
(4–6 agg.)
  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 edit

20 September 2007 1st leg Brann   0–1   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   1–2
(2–2(a) agg.)
  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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hamburg 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage
2   Basel 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 8
3   Brann 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
4   Dinamo Zagreb 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2
5   Rennes 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4 2
Source: [citation needed]
25 October 2007 1 Brann   0–1   Hamburg Bergen, Norway
19:00 Report Kompany   62' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 13,029
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)
8 November 2007 2 Rennes   1–1   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   2–1   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   1–0   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) edit

The table shows matches and goals in the Tippeligaen, 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. Position Player Premiership Norwegian Cup Europe Royal League Total
1 GK Johan Thorbjørnsen 3 (0) 3 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 10 (0)
12 GK Håkon Opdal 25 (0) 1 (0) 7 (0) 2 (0) 35 (0)
24 GK Kenneth Udjus 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
3 DF Bjørn Dahl 15 (0) 4 (0) 9 (0) 2 (0) 30 (0)
5 DF Ramiro Corrales 11 (1) 3 (0) 3 (0) 0 (0) 17 (1)
15 DF Erlend Hanstveit 19 (0) 4 (0) 9 (1) 2 (0) 34 (1)
18 DF Ólafur Örn Bjarnason 25 (0) 3 (0) 10 (1) 2 (0) 40 (1)
21 DF Kristján Örn Sigurðsson 24 (4) 3 (0) 7 (2) 0 (0) 34 (6)
26 DF Knut Walde 3 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 4 (0)
6 DF/FW Azar Karadas 8 (4) 0 (0) 6 (1) 0 (0) 14 (5)
28 DF/FW Ármann Smári Björnsson 15 (2) 6 (5) 5 (2) 2 (0) 28 (9)
4 DF/MF Cato Guntveit 16 (0) 2 (1) 7 (1) 2 (0) 27 (2)
6 MF Helge Haugen 4 (0) 3 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 8 (0)
7 MF Hassan El Fakiri 9 (1) 0 (0) 5 (0) 0 (0) 14 (1)
7 MF Ardian Gashi 11 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 18 (0)
8 MF Martin Andresen 23 (6) 1 (0) 4 (0) 2 (1) 30 (7)
9 MF Jan Gunnar Solli 25 (2) 3 (2) 9 (2) 0 (0) 37 (6)
11 MF Petter Vaagan Moen 25 (5) 2 (0) 8 (2) 2 (0) 37 (7)
13 MF Erik Huseklepp 22 (1) 4 (0) 10 (1) 2 (0) 38 (2)
14 MF Tijan Jaiteh 11 (0) 1 (0) 4 (0) 0 (0) 16 (0)
17 MF Eirik Bakke 10 (1) 3 (0) 7 (1) 0 (0) 20 (2)
19 MF Nicolai Misje 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
30 MF Arnaud Monkam 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0)
20 MF/FW Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen 1 (0) 2 (1) 0 (0) 1 (0) 4 (1)
9 FW Migen Memelli 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0)
10 FW Bengt Sæternes 10 (5) 1 (2) 0 (0) 1 (0) 12 (7)
16 FW Joakim Sjöhage 3 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0) 0 (0) 6 (0)
22 FW Thorstein Helstad 24 (22) 2 (1) 7 (3) 2 (1) 35 (27)
77 FW Robbie Winters 19 (5) 4 (3) 5 (7) 0 (0) 28 (15)

References edit

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  2. ^ Brann er årets seriemester ("Brann is the year's league champion") NRK, 22 October 2007 (in Norwegian)
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