2011 SK Brann season

The 2011 season was SK Brann's 103rd season and their 25th consecutive season in the Norwegian Premier League.

SK Brann
2011 season
ManagerRune Skarsfjord
StadiumBrann Stadion
Tippeligaen4th
Norwegian Football CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Kim Ojo (15)
All: Kim Ojo (18)

Information

Head coachRune Skarsfjord
LeagueNorwegian Premier League
Shirt supplierKappa
Shirt sponsorSparebanken Vest
Average league attendance12977 (-5,58%)
League result4th
Norwegian CupFinale (1-2 against Aalesunds FK)
Top goalscorerKim Ojo (15 in league, 3 in cup, 18 in total)
Player of the yearRudolph Austin

Squad

First team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ISL Birkir Sævarsson
3 DF  NOR Christian Kalvenes
4 DF  NOR Lars Grorud
5 MF  JAM Rudolph Austin
6 MF  NOR Carl-Erik Torp
7 MF  NOR Hassan El Fakiri
8 MF  NOR Fredrik Haugen
9 FW  NGA Kim Ojo
10 MF  NOR Erik Mjelde (C)
11 FW  NGA Bentley
12 GK  NOR Håkon Opdal
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW  URU Diego Gustavino
16 MF  NOR Bjarte Haugsdal
18 MF  URU Maximiliano Bajter
19 FW  LTU Tadas Labukas
20 FW  BRA Juninho
21 DF  HUN Zsolt Korcsmár
24 GK  POL Piotr Leciejewski
23 FW  URU Nicolás Mezquida
25 DF  NOR Yaw Ihle Amankwah
26 DF  NOR Bjørnar Holmvik

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  GAM Tijan Jaiteh (on loan to Randers)

Youth squad

Five players without professional contracts who are allowed to play three league matches each season for the first team.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  NOR Lars Henrik Skage
27 MF  NOR Kjetil Kalve
28 FW  NOR Kristoffer Barmen
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF  NOR Eirik Birkelund
36 GK  NOR Øystein Øvretveit

Team kit

The team kits for the 2011 season are produced by Kappa and the main shirt sponsor is Sparebanken Vest. Other sponsors featured on the kit are BKK (shoulders), JM (chest), AXA (left arm), Chess (upper back), Norne Securities (front of shorts), Coop Obs! (back of shorts) and Tide (socks). As of the 2011 season the Norwegian FA has made it compulsory for all Premiership teams to feature player names on the back of the shirts. On Brann's shirts the player's names are printed below the squad number.

Home[1]
Away[2]
Goalkeeper 1

Transfers

Players in

Only first team squad transfers

Winter 2010/11

Summer 2010/11

Players out

Only first team squad transfers

Winter 2010/11

Summer 2010/11

Results

The table below shows the results of all of SK Brann's official matches during the 2011-season.[25]

DateHostAgg.VisitorGroundAttendanceTournament
20.03.11SK Brann2-1Rosenborg BKBrann Stadion, Bergen16,732Tippeligaen
04.04.11Lillestrøm SK1-4SK BrannÅråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm7,416Tippeligaen
09.04.11SK Brann0-1Fredrikstad FKBrann Stadion, Bergen15,501Tippeligaen
15.04.11FK Haugesund3-3SK BrannHaugesund Stadion, Haugesund5,000Tippeligaen
25.04.11SK Brann1-3Molde FKBrann Stadion, Bergen12,537Tippeligaen
01.05.11Tertnes IL1-3SK BrannÅstveit Idrettspark, Bergen2,500Norwegian Football Cup
07.05.11Vålerengen IF0-2SK BrannUllevaal Stadion, Oslo16,674Tippeligaen
11.05.11Fana IL2-3SK BrannNesttun Kunstgress, Bergen1,200Norwegian Football Cup
16.05.11SK Brann2-1IK StartBrann Stadion, Bergen17,237Tippeligaen
19.05.11Strømsgodset IF1-0SK BrannMarienlyst Stadion, Drammen6,012Tippeligaen
26.05.11Åsane Fotball0-1SK BrannMyrdal Gress, Bergen1,204Norwegian Football Cup
29.05.11Tromsø IL4-0SK BrannAlfheim Stadion, Tromsø4,844Tippeligaen
10.06.11SK Brann2-0Sogndal FotballBrann Stadion, Bergen11,503Tippeligaen
16.06.11Viking FK4-0SK BrannViking Stadion, Stavanger11,080Tippeligaen
19.06.11SK Brann1-1Aalesunds FKBrann Stadion, Bergen10,814Tippeligaen
22.06.11SK Brann2-2
3-2 (pen)
Sogndal FotballBrann Stadion, Bergen3,750Norwegian Football Cup
27.06.11Sarpsborg 083-5SK BrannSarpsborg Stadion, Sarpsborg4,472Tippeligaen
30.06.11SK Brann2-0Odd GrenlandBrann Stadion, Bergen12,043Tippeligaen
03.07.11SK Brann2-1Stabæk FotballBrann Stadion, Bergen12,010Tippeligaen
18.07.11Fredrikstad FK4-2SK BrannFredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad10,304Tippeligaen
31.07.11Odd Grenland2-3SK BrannSkagerak Arena, Skien5,575Tippeligaen
03.08.11SK Brann3-2Viking FKBrann Stadion, Bergen12,589Tippeligaen
07.08.11SK Brann0-0Strømsgodset IFBrann Stadion, Bergen12,470Tippeligaen
14.08.11Viking FK1-1
1-3 (pen)
SK BrannViking Stadion, Stavanger9,086Norwegian Football Cup
21.08.11Stabæk Fotball1-1SK BrannTelenor Arena, Bærum7,246Tippeligaen
26.08.11SK Brann1-1Tromsø ILBrann Stadion, Bergen11,639Tippeligaen
11.09.11Molde FK2-2SK BrannAker Stadion, Molde9,151Tippeligaen
16.09.11SK Brann1-0FK HaugesundBrann Stadion, Bergen13,032Tippeligaen
21.09.11Fredrikstad FK0-2SK BrannFredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad-Norwegian Football Cup

Highlights

  • January 6: Brann signed the Polish goalkeeper Piotr Leciejewski in a trade deal that sent Kenneth Udjus and Cato Hansen to the newly promoted Tippeligaen club Sogndal[7]
  • January 13: Zsolt Korcsmár signed a three-year deal with Brann. The Hungarian center back spent the last half of the 2010 season on loan at Brann Stadion.[8]
  • January 14: Christian Kalvenes signed a one-year extension to his contract. The local lad started his third spell with the club in June 2010 after a free transfer from Burnley.[26]
  • January 26: Brann signed Juninho on a 6-month loan deal. The young Brazilian spent the last half of the 2010 season on loan at the club.[9]
  • January 31: Erik Huseklepp was sold to the Serie A club Bari while Tijan Jaiteh went on a one-year loan to Danish side Randers.[21][22]
  • February 24: Brann signed Chukwuma "Bentley" Akabueze on a four-year deal. The young Nigerian spent four seasons at Odd Grenland before transferring to Brann.[10]
  • February 8: Brann signed Nicolás Mezquida on a five-month loan deal from the Uruguayan champions C.A. Peñarol.[11]
  • March 11: Erik Mjelde was announced as Brann's new Captain. The midfielder took over the armband from goalkeeper Håkon Opdal.[27]
  • March 17: Brann announced the club's youth squad for the 2011 season. The five junior players are allowed to play up to three matches in the Premiership without a professional contract and the club does not have to pay training compensations (link) to the players former clubs.[28] This was a new rule set by the Norwegian FA to make it easier for clubs to utilise young national players on the highest level of Norwegian football.
  • March 20: Brann opened the season with a 2-1 upset win against reigning champions Rosenborg. While Rosenborg were considered contenderes for the title by most experts before the season, Brann was deemed to have a tough season by most pundits, and many considered them relegation bound after losing key players like Erik Huseklepp, Petter Vaagan Moen and Jan Gunnar Solli and replacing them with Bosman players and youngsters. Kim Ojo scored and made an assist in his debut.[29]
  • July 6: Brann signed Tadas Labukas on a six-month contract. The Lithuanian striker came on a free transfer from Arka Gdynia.[12]
  • July 13: Nicolás Mezquida returned to C.A. Peñarol after Brann opted not to extend his loan deal.[23]
  • July 15: Juninho returned to Desportivo Brasil after spending six months on loan at Brann.[24]
  • July 18: Brann signed Maximiliano Bajter on a six-month loan deal from C.A. Peñarol.[13]

References

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  21. "Huseklepp til Bari for 15,4 mill" (in Norwegian). dagbladet.no. 2011-01-31.
  22. "Jaiteh goes on loan to Denmark". brann.no. 2011-01-31. Archived from the original on 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
  23. "Mezquida sendes hjem" (in Norwegian). aftenposten.no. 2011-07-13. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
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  25. "Brann.no's list of results 2011". altomfotball.no.
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