| 2006 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Mons Ivar Mjelde |
| Stadium | Brann Stadion |
| Tippeligaen | 2nd |
| Norwegian Cup | 4th round |
| UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Bengt Sæternes (10) All: Bengt Sæternes (11) |
| Highest home attendance | 19,348 (vs Rosenborg, 22 October 2006) |
| Lowest home attendance | 13,528 (vs Lillestrøm, 18 April 2006) |
The 2006 season was SK Brann's 98th season and their 20th consecutive season in the Norwegian Premier League.[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.
Information
Manager: 
Mons Ivar Mjelde
League: Norwegian Premier League
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
- 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 Norwegian Premier League 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
| 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.
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Competitions
Tippeligaen
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2006. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
| 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
| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ↑ Lillestrøm qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.[3]
Norwegian 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
Qualifying rounds
| 13 July 2006 First qualifying round 1st leg | Glentoran .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 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
Group stage
| 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:
| 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)
Matches and goal are for matches in the Norwegian Premier League, 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
- ↑ "Norwegian premier division 2006". www.rsssf.no. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ↑ "Club history". Brann. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ↑ "Lillestrøm klare for UEFA-cupen". dagbladet.no. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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