2021 SK Brann season

Brann
2021 season
President	Eivind Lunde
Manager	Lars Arne Nilsen ; (until 26 June) ; Kåre Ingebrigtsen ; (from 8 August)
Stadium	Brann Stadion
Eliteserien	14th ; Relegation play-offs
Norwegian Cup	Fourth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Aune Heggebø (8); All: Aune Heggebø (11)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 season was Brann's sixth season back in Eliteserien since their relegation at the end of the 2014 season.

Players and staff

Current squad

As of 8 August 2021^[1]

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	Håkon Opdal
2	DF	NOR	Ole Didrik Blomberg
4	DF	NOR	Ole Martin Kolskogen
5	DF	NOR	Thomas Grøgaard
6	DF	LUX	Lars Krogh Gerson
7	FW	NOR	Mathias Rasmussen
8	MF	NOR	Felix Horn Myhre
9	MF	NOR	Petter Strand
11	FW	NOR	Bård Finne
12	GK	NOR	Eirik Johansen
14	MF	SWE	Moonga Simba
15	MF	NOR	Kasper Skaanes
16	MF	FIN	Robert Taylor


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	NOR	Filip Delaveris
18	DF	NOR	David Møller Wolfe
19	MF	NOR	Sivert Heltne Nilsen
20	FW	NOR	Aune Heggebø
21	DF	NOR	Ruben Kristiansen
22	DF	SEN	Vieux Sané
23	MF	DEN	Daniel A. Pedersen
24	GK	NOR	Markus Olsen Pettersen
25	MF	NOR	Niklas Jensen Wassberg
26	DF	DEN	Japhet Sery Larsen
27	GK	DEN	Mikkel Andersen
29	MF	NOR	Kristoffer Barmen
—	DF	NOR	Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2020–21 and transfers summer 2021.

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
22	DF	NOR	Vegard Strønen Skeie (on loan at Øygarden FK until 31 December 2021)
14	FW	NOR	Erlend Hustad (on loan at Sandnes Ulf until 31 December 2021)

First team staff

As of 16 May 2021^[2]

Head coach:

Assistant coach: Eirik Horneland

Goalkeeper coach: Dan Riisnes

Fitness coach: Manuel Pericás Torres

First team player developer: Helge Haugen

Physician: Arne Instebø

Physician: Magnus Myntevik

Physio: David Tovi

Physio: Gregor Monsen

Physio: Tore Eland

Massage therapist: Bjørn Rune Skråmestø

Equipment manager: Raymond Sanden

Administrative staff

Chairman: Birger Grevstad Jr

CEO: Vibeke Johannesen

Director of football: Jimmi Nagel Jacobsen

Chief scout: Per Ove Ludvigsen

Reserve squad

As of 16 August 2018. ^[3] 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	Jo Krumsvik
24	GK	NOR	Jonas Helle
13	DF	NOR	Henrik Kjeilen Steinseide
4	DF	NOR	Kasper Bordvik
2	DF	NOR	Adrian Valør Olsen
5	DF	NOR	Håvar Kleppe
—	DF	NOR	Nicholas Marthinussen
20	MF	NOR	Jonas Kristiansen Wolfgang
7	MF	NOR	David Tufta


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	NOR	Erik Olaf Krohnstad
15	MF	NOR	Håvard Rinde
6	MF	NOR	Sander Marthinussen
22	DF	NOR	Håkon Gjerstad
8	MF	NOR	Andreas Eikeseth Mjøs
14	FW	NOR	Mikal Kvinge
19	FW	NOR	Mikael Baisotti
9	MF	NOR	Aune Heggebø
11	MF	NOR	Eirik Moldenes

Friendlies

4 February 2021 Friendly	Molde	2–1	Brann	Molde
14:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Aker Stadion

19 February 2021 Friendly	Brann	2–0	Bodø/Glimt	Bergen
11:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Vestlandshallen

17 April 2021 Friendly	Sogndal	4–1	Brann	Sogndal
15:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus

25 April 2021 Friendly	Bodø/Glimt	4–1	Brann	Bodø
11:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion

28 April 2021 Friendly	Brann	3–3	Sandnes Ulf	Bergen
16:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Myrdal Stadion

2 May 2021 Friendly	Åsane	1–2	Brann	Bergen
16:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Myrdal Stadion

7 June 2021 Friendly	Brann	3–0	Øygarden	Bergen
16:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Brann Stadion

Competitions

Eliteserien

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	5	11	14	38	55	−17	26	4	5	6	20	24	−4	1	6	8	18	31	−13

Last updated: 12 December 2021.
Source: Results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	D	W	D	D	D	L	L	D	D	L	D	W
Position	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	16	16	15	14

Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

9 May 2021 1	Viking	3–1	Brann	Stavanger
18:00 CEST	Friðjónsson 19' Løkberg 45' Berisha 66' Blomberg 81' (o.g.)	Report	Bamba 42' Barmen 60' Forren 81'	Stadium: SR-Bank Arena Attendance: 600 Referee: Espen Eskås

12 May 2021 2	Brann	0–3	Vålerenga	Bergen
20:00 CEST		Report	Christensen 45' Sahraoui 65' Borchgrevink 84' Dønnum 89', 90+1'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

16 May 2021 3	Molde	4–0	Brann	Molde
20:00 CEST	Omoijuanfo 29', 42', 53' 53' Aursnes 38' 83'	Report		Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Tore Hansen

20 May 2021 14	Rosenborg	3–2	Brann	Trondheim
20:30 CEST	Zachariassen 11', 84', 90+1' 42'	Report	Kristiansen 49' 90' Taylor 54' Simba 63' Forren 75'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

24 May 2021 4	Brann	1–2	Bodø/Glimt	Bergen
18:00 CEST	Bamba 80'	Report	Berg 67' Botheim 86' 87'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

27 May 2021 5	Stabæk	2–0	Brann	Bærum
18:00 CEST	Solheim 14' Skytte 21' (pen.) Geelmuyden 56' Amankwah 64'	Report	Kristiansen 31' Rasmussen 50' Blomberg 63' Skaanes 82'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

30 May 2021 6	Brann	3–0	Strømsgodset	Bergen
18:00 CEST	Heggebø 14' Strand 23' Valsvik 29' (o.g.) Rasmussen 42' Simba 85'	Report		Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

13 June 2021 7	Sarpsborg 08	0–0	Brann	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST		Report	Skaanes 37' Bamba 76'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Espen Eskås

20 June 2021 8	Brann	1–3	Odd	Bergen
18:00 CEST	Tveita 81' Kolskogen 88'	Report	Bakenga 49' (pen.), 72', 88' Kitolano 86'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

24 June 2021 9	Haugesund	1–0	Brann	Haugesund
18:00 CEST	Wadji 74'	Report	Heggebø 40'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Mohammad Aslam

30 June 2021 10	Brann	1–1	Lillestrøm	Bergen
20:00 CEST	Bamba 58'	Report	Ranger 68' Olsen 87'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

5 July 2021 11	Kristiansund	3–2	Brann	Kristiansund
19:00 CEST	Muçolli 57' 66' Gjertsen 60' Skarsem 71' Hopmark 76'	Report	Rasmussen 9' Strand 54' Bamba 68'	Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 1,905 Referee: Espen Eskås

10 July 2021 12	Brann	1–1	Tromsø	Bergen
20:00 CEST	Rasmussen 39' Bamba 45+1' 85' Sané 90+9'	Report	Antonsen 18' 90+1' Totland 79' Karlstrøm 82'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 3,645 Referee: Mohammad Aslam

18 July 2021 13	Brann	1–1	Mjøndalen	Bergen
18:00 CEST	Bamba 90+6'	Report	Larsen 80' Sell 85' Walstad 90+2'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 3,986 Referee: Tore Hansen

15 August 2021 15	Brann	3–2	Sandefjord	Bergen
20:00 CEST	Pedersen 18' Nilsen 28' Heggebø 49' Taylor 78' (pen.) Knudsen 89'	Report	Hansen 29', 42' Singh 49'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 4,512 Referee: Rohit Saggi

21 August 2021 16	Strømsgodset	3–1	Brann	Drammen
20:00 CEST	Stengel 60' Valsvik 74' Gulliksen 86'	Report	Heggebø 23' Knudsen 90+1'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

28 August 2021 17	Brann	1–3	Haugesund	Bergen
20:00 CEST	Myhre 37' Heggebø 69' Taylor 76'	Report	Liseth 28' Velde 30' 80' Ndour 81'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 3,466 Referee: Espen Eskås

11 September 2021 18	Lillestrøm	2–3	Brann	Lillestrøm
18:00 CEST	Garnås 39' 59' Lehne Olsen 71'	Report	Taylor 17' Knudsen 35' Finne 65' Heggebø 74'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

19 September 2021 19	Tromsø	1–1	Brann	Tromsø
20:00 CEST	Vesterlund 18' Psyché 60'	Report	Knudsen 56' 88' Sery Larsen 70' Heltne Nilsen 84'	Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 1,988 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

26 September 2021 20	Brann	3–1	Kristiansund	Bergen
18:00 CEST	D. P. Ulvestad 19' (o.g.) Strand 78' Rasmussen 89'	Report	Sery Larsen 41' (o.g.) Muçolli 77' P. E. Ulvestad 80' Coly 88'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 8,076 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

3 October 2021 21	Mjøndalen	1–1	Brann	Mjøndalen
18:00 CEST	Sporrong 41' 45' Brustad 45' Larsen 75' Ovenstad 90+5'	Report	Taylor 28'	Stadium: Consto Arena Attendance: 2,408 Referee: Tore Hansen

17 October 2021 22	Brann	1–1	Stabæk	Bergen
17:00 CEST	Skaanes 90+1'	Report	Mesík 38' 43' Sandberg 76' Kostadinov 79'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 13,524 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

24 October 2021 23	Odd	3–3	Brann	Skien
18:00 CEST	Svendsen 12', 45' Owusu 52'	Report	Taylor 7' Pallesen Knudsen 17' 90+1' Heggebø 63'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 3,728 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

28 October 2021 24	Brann	0–2	Viking	Bergen
17:00 CEST		Report	Sebulonsen 21' Kabran 55' 64' Stensness 60' Østbø 71'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 8,421 Referee: Rohit Saggi

31 October 2021 25	Vålerenga	1–0	Brann	Oslo
20:00 CET	Kjartansson 44'	Report		Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 6,193 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

6 November 2021 26	Brann	2–2	Rosenborg	Bergen
18:00 CET	Heltne Nilsen 14' Finne 23' Taylor 25'	Report	Reitan 14' Ceide 16' 59' Holse 54'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 11,113 Referee: Espen Eskås

21 November 2021 27	Sandefjord	2–2	Brann	Sandefjord
17:00 CET	Jónsson 15' Normann Hansen 17' Kreuzriegler 50'	Report	Heggebø 6' Heltne Nilsen 14' Finne 90+3'	Stadium: Release Arena Attendance: 3,609 Referee: Tore Hansen

28 November 2021 28	Brann	0–1	Molde	Bergen
19:00 CET		Report	Haugen 34' Wolff Eikrem 61'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 9,824 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

5 December 2021 29	Bodø/Glimt	2–2	Brann	Bodø
17:00 CET	Moe 4' Saltnes 67'	Report	Wassberg 79' Finne 90+2'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 5,038 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

12 December 2021 30	Brann	2–1	Sarpsborg 08	Bergen
17:00 CET	Knudsen 6' Heggebø 59' Wolfe 66' Heltne Nilsen 87'	Report	Karamoko 35' Ødegård 42' Thomassen 74' Wichne 82' Jarl 87' Čanađija 90'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,527 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Tromsø	30	8	11	11	33	44	−11	35
13	Odd	30	8	9	13	44	58	−14	33
14	Brann (R)	30	5	11	14	38	55	−17	26	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Stabæk (R)	30	6	7	17	35	62	−27	25	Relegation to First Division
16	Mjøndalen (R)	30	4	10	16	33	52	−19	22	Relegation to First Division

Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).^[4]
(R) Relegated

Relegation play-offs

15 December 2021	Brann	4–4 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p)	Jerv	Oslo
19:00 CET	Finne 32' Heggebø 49' Rasmussen 55' Hove 92' Skaanes 114' Sakor 116' Heltne Nilsen 120'	Report	Wichne 29' Norheim 54' Campos 71' 93' (pen.), 112' Ibrahim 117'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 600 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
	Penalties
	Simba Rasmussen Heggebø Sakor Heltne Nilsen Skaanes Blomberg Kolskogen Taylor		Campos Wichmann Arrocha Norheim Sandberg Furtado Schröter Solli Ibrahim

Norwegian Cup

24 July 2021 First Round	Bjarg	0–5	Brann	Bergen
15:00 CEST	Strand 61'	Report	Pedersen 10' Bamba 21' Delaveris 44' Taylor 50' Sané 66'	Stadium: Stavollen Idrettspark Attendance: 700 Referee: Sondre Brudvik

1 August 2021 Second Round	Fana	0–3	Brann	Bergen
14:00 CEST	Fosse-Iversen 45+2' Martinsen 50' 69' Høynes 89'	Report	Pedersen 17', 78' Taylor 90+3'	Stadium: Varden Amfi Attendance: 700 Referee: Torgeir Halsen

22 September 2021 Third Round	Harstad	0–5	Brann	Harstad
18:00 CEST		Report	Rasmussen 18' Sery Larsen 37' Simba 50' Heggebø 62', 65' Sakor 71'	Stadium: Harstad Stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Eiving Bodding

Fourth round took place during the 2022 season.

References

^ "A-laget". brann.no. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
^ "Lag/Brann". Sportsklubben Brann.
^ "U-troppen". brann.no. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
^ "Eliteserien - Season rules". scoresay.com. Scoresway. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

[1] "A-laget". brann.no. Retrieved 16 August 2018.

[2] "Lag/Brann". Sportsklubben Brann.

[3] "U-troppen". brann.no. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

[4] "Eliteserien - Season rules". scoresay.com. Scoresway. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

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