2014 SK Brann season

The 2014 season is Brann's 28th season in the Tippeligaen since their promotion in 1987, and their first season with Rikard Norling as manager. Brann will compete in the Tippeligaen and the Norwegian Cup.

Brann

2014 season
Chairman	Rolf Barmen
Head Coach	Rikard Norling
Stadium	Brann Stadion
Tippeligaen	14th Relegation Play-offs
Norwegian Cup	Quarter-finals vs Odd
Top goalscorer	League: Jakob Orlov (9) All: Jakob Orlov (10)
Highest home attendance	17,686 vs Sogndal (2 November 2014)
Lowest home attendance	2,656 vs Ranheim (27 June 2014)
Average home league attendance	11,414
Home colours Away colours

Squad

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 Ådne Nissestad 2 DF  ISL Birkir Sævarsson 3 DF  NOR Erlend Hanstveit (captain) 4 MF  NOR Eirik Birkelund 5 DF  MKD Daniel Mojsov 6 DF  NOR Vadim Demidov 7 MF  NOR Hassan El Fakiri 8 MF  NOR Fredrik Haugen 9 FW  NOR Azar Karadas 10 FW  SWE Jakob Orlov 12 GK  NOR Øystein Øvretveit 15 FW  SEN Ibrahima Dramé

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  SEN Stéphane Badji 18 DF  SWE Markus Jonsson 19 FW  NOR Marcus Pedersen 20 FW  NOR Håkon Lorentzen 21 DF  NOR Andreas Vindheim 22 MF  NOR Amin Askar 23 FW  NOR Erik Huseklepp (vice-captain) 24 GK  POL Piotr Leciejewski 26 MF  NOR Kasper Skaanes 27 DF  SWE Erdin Demir 29 MF  NOR Kristoffer Barmen 30 DF  NOR Jonas Grønner

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 19 MF  NOR Kristoffer Larsen (at Hønefoss)

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2013–14

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  NOR Erlend Hanstveit (from Helsingborg) [1] 6 DF  NOR Vadim Demidov (from Anzhi Makhachkala) [2] 10 FW  SWE Jakob Orlov (from Gefle) [3] 15 FW  SEN Ibrahima Dramé (from Casa Sports) 30 DF  NOR Jonas Grønner (loan return from KR)

Out: 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 Jørgen Mohus (to Bærum) 4 DF  NOR Simen Wangberg (to Tromsø) 9 FW  AUT Martin Pušić (to Esbjerg) [4] 25 DF  NOR Henrik Gjesdal (loan to Nest-Sotra) 28 FW  NOR Bård Finne (to Köln) [5] 32 DF  NOR Tomasz Sokolowski (loan to Stabæk) 33 DF  NOR Kjetil Kalve — FW  GHA Kennedy Ashia (loan return to Liberty Professionals)

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2014

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 4 MF  NOR Eirik Birkelund (from Saint-Étienne) [6] 9 FW  NOR Azar Karadas (from Sogndal) [7] 19 FW  NOR Marcus Pedersen (from Vitesse Arnhem) [8]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  NOR Kristoffer Larsen (on loan to Hønefoss) 32 MF  NOR Tomasz Sokolowski (to Stabæk) — DF  NOR Henrik Gjesdal (to Tromsø, previously on loan to Nest-Sotra) [9]

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2014 Tippeligaen

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	8	5	17	41	54	−13	29	4	1	10	16	21	−5	4	4	7	25	33	−8

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	W
Position	15	16	15	12	13	15	15	12	13	13	14	15	16	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	14	15	15	15	15	14	14

Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2014. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Sarpsborg 08 v Brann

30 March 2014 1	Sarpsborg 08	3 – 0	Brann	Sarpsborg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Zajić  20' Olanare  37', 54' (pen.)	Summary		Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 4,722 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Brann v Stabæk

6 April 2014 2	Brann	1 – 2	Stabæk	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Orlov  9'	Summary	Boli  5', 55'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 11,241 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

Sandnes Ulf v Brann

11 April 2014 3	Sandnes Ulf	1 – 1	Brann	Sandnes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rubio  9'	Summary	Larsen  81'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 3,292 Referee: Svein Edvartsen

Brann v Lillestrøm

21 April 2014 4	Brann	2 – 0	Lillestrøm	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Orlov  53', 69'	Summary		Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 9,641 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Rosenborg v Brann

27 April 2014 5	Rosenborg	5 – 2	Brann	Trondheim
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Reginiussen  19' Svensson  28' Jensen  64' Søderlund  76' (pen.) Nielsen  89' (pen.)	Summary	Skaanes  14', 60' Badji  90+3'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 14,378 Referee: Svein Edvartsen

Brann v Haugesund

30 April 2014 6	Brann	1 – 3	Haugesund	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Orlov  27'	Summary	Gytkjær  40' (pen.), 42', 50'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,012 Referee: Omar Rafiq

IK Start v Brann

4 May 2014 7	IK Start	1 – 1	Brann	Kristiansand
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hoff  33'	Summary	Berger  80' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 6,504 Referee: Per Staberg

Aalesund v Brann

10 May 2014 8	Aalesund	0 – 1	Brann	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	A.Vindheim  37'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 7,198 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Brann v Bodø/Glimt

16 May 2014 9	Brann	1 – 2	Bodø/Glimt	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lorentzen  87'	Summary	Olsen  35' Ndiaye  61'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,032 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Sogndal v Brann

20 May 2014 10	Sogndal	2 – 1	Brann	Sogndalsfjøra
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Otoo  6' Strand  44'	Summary	Orlov  49'	Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus Attendance: 4,035 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Brann v Vålerenga

25 May 2014 11	Brann	2 – 3	Vålerenga	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Grønner  32' Lorentzen  78'	Summary	Høgh  35' Kjartansson  47' Stengel  73'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 9,180 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Molde v Brann

9 June 2014 12	Molde	4 – 2	Brann	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Elyounoussi  14', 45', 68' (pen.) Gulbrandsen  79'	Summary	Askar  20', 26'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 9,837 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Brann v Odd

12 June 2014 13	Brann	0 – 1	Odd	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Hurme  29'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 8,510 Referee: Omar Rafiq

Viking v Brann

6 July 2014 14	Viking	0 – 2	Brann	Stavanger
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Grønner  17' Orlov  35'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 9,931 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Brann v Strømsgodset

12 July 2014 15	Brann	0 – 1	Strømsgodset	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Kovács  46'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 9,610 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Stabæk v Brann

19 July 2014 16	Stabæk	1 – 1	Brann	Bærum
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Høiland  90'	Summary	Skaanes  90+1'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 3,471 Referee: Martin Lundby

Brann v Viking

27 July 2014 17	Brann	0 – 1	Viking	Bergen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Sverrisson  35'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 8,792 Referee: Omar Rafiq

Lillestrøm v Brann

1 August 2014 18	Lillestrøm	4 – 3	Brann	Oslo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Moen  35' (pen.) Lundemo  41' Friday  90+1'	Summary	Pálmason  45+1' (o.g.) Barmen  70' Orlov  72' Mojsov  40'  81'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 5,497 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Brann v Aalesund

8 August 2014 19	Brann	1 – 0	Aalesund	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Orlov  83'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 13,574 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Brann v Rosenborg

17 August 2014 20	Brann	3 – 1	Rosenborg	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mojsov  26' Skaanes  29' Pedersen  61'	Summary	Søderlund  60'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,573 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Vålerenga v Brann

23 August 2014 21	Vålerenga	3 – 3	Brann	Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Zahid  10' Kjartansson  26', 67'	Summary	Haugen  29' Hanstveit  79' Sævarsson  87'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 9,859 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Brann v Molde

31 August 2014 22	Brann	0 – 1	Molde	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Forren  32'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 15,240 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Strømsgodset v Brann

13 September 2014 23	Strømsgodset	1 – 4	Brann	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kastrati  66'	Summary	Pedersen  18' Skaanes  25' Askar  48' Huseklepp  67'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 7,720 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Brann v Sandnes Ulf

19 September 2014 24	Brann	1 – 1	Sandnes Ulf	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Askar  63'	Summary	Sigurbjörnsson  52'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 13,140 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Odd v Brann

28 September 2014 25	Odd	4 – 0	Brann	Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Karadas  31' (o.g.) Johnsen  66' Shala  70' (pen.) Mojsov  89' (o.g.)	Summary		Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 7,008 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Brann v Start

5 October 2014 26	Brann	1 – 2	Start	Bergen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pedersen  81'	Summary	Vilhjálmsson  18' Karadas  62' (o.g.)	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 11,347 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Brann v Sarpsborg 08

17 October 2014 27	Brann	1 – 2	Sarpsborg 08	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haugen  26'	Summary	Nordvik  72' Þórarinsson  82'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,204 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Bodø/Glimt v Brann

26 October 2014 28	Bodø/Glimt	2 – 1	Brann	Bodø
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Moe  24' Laajab  32'  42' (pen.) Jacobsen  85'	Summary	Askar  9' Mojsov  64' Pedersen  90+3'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 4,038 Referee: Edvartsen

Brann v Sogndal

2 November 2014 29	Brann	2 – 1	Sogndal	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Grønner  45' Karadas  46' Pedersen  80' Sævarsson  86'	Summary	Flo  55' Patronen  81' Nilsen  88'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,686 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

Haugesund v Brann

9 November 2014 30	Haugesund	2 – 3	Brann	Haugesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gytkjær  36' Haraldseid  79' Mæland  80' Myrestam  90+4'	Summary	Huseklepp  6' Orlov  12' Skaanes  41' Badji  47' A.Vindheim  78' 90+11'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 8,945 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Start	30	10	5	15	47	60	−13	35
13	Bodø/Glimt	30	10	5	15	45	60	−15	35
14	Brann (R)	30	8	5	17	41	54	−13	29	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Sogndal (R)	30	6	6	18	31	49	−18	24	Relegation to 1. divisjon
16	Sandnes Ulf (R)	30	4	10	16	27	53	−26	22

Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Relegation Play-offs

Main article: 2014 Tippeligaen § Relegation play-offs

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2014 Norwegian Football Cup

Varegg v Brann

24 April 2014 First Round	Varegg	2 – 3	Brann	Stemmemyren sports
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	M.Christophersen  5' S.Bjordal  31'	Summary	Larsen  27', 51' A.Vindheim  62'

Stord v Brann

7 May 2014 Second Round	Stord	1 – 2	Brann	Stord Stadium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	T.Skaar  12'	Summary	Larsen  48' Lorentzen  52'	Attendance: 1,974 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Fyllingsdalen v Brann

4 June 2014 Third Round	Fyllingsdalen	1 – 3	Brann	Bergen
18:05 CEST (UTC+2)	E.Kampenes  4' A.El-Amrani  51'  90+2'	Summary	Askar  54' Orlov  71' Huseklepp  90'	Stadium: Varden Amfi Attendance: 3,798

Brann v Ranheim

27 June 2014 Fourth Round	Brann	4 – 2	Ranheim	Bergen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Askar  14' Haugen  30' Barmen  53' Huseklepp  90'	Summary	Reginiussen  39' Blakstad  88'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 2,656 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Odd v Brann

14 August 2014 Quarter-finals	Odd	3 – 1	Brann	Skien
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Shala  66' (pen.), 87' Kjelsrud Johansen  78'	Summary	Huseklepp  24'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 8,348 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Squad statistics

As of match played 9 November 2014

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Ådne Nissestad	2	0	1	0	1	0
2	DF		Birkir Sævarsson	23	1	13+7	1	2+1	0
3	DF		Erlend Hanstveit	27	1	20+2	1	5	0
4	MF		Eirik Birkelund	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
5	DF		Daniel Mojsov	20	2	16+1	2	3	0
6	DF		Vadim Demidov	5	0	5	0	0	0
7	MF		Hassan El Fakiri	19	0	11+5	0	1+2	0
8	MF		Fredrik Haugen	33	3	28+1	2	4	1
9	FW		Azar Karadas	11	1	9+1	1	1	0
10	FW		Jakob Orlov	32	10	25+4	9	3	1
12	GK		Øystein Øvretveit	2	0	2	0	0	0
15	FW		Ibrahima Dramé	6	0	0+5	0	1	0
17	MF		Stéphane Badji	24	0	17+4	0	3	0
18	DF		Markus Jonsson	7	0	7	0	0	0
19	FW		Marcus Pedersen	11	3	10	3	0+1	0
20	FW		Håkon Lorentzen	10	3	1+6	2	2+1	1
21	DF		Andreas Vindheim	25	3	20+1	2	4	1
22	MF		Amin Askar	33	6	19+10	4	3+1	2
23	FW		Erik Huseklepp	34	4	22+7	2	3+2	2
24	GK		Piotr Leciejewski	31	0	27	0	4	0
26	MF		Kasper Skaanes	32	5	24+4	5	3+1	0
27	DF		Erdin Demir	18	0	13+4	0	1	0
29	MF		Kristoffer Barmen	30	2	19+6	1	4+1	1
30	DF		Jonas Grønner	27	3	19+4	3	4	0
34	MF		Simen Lassen	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players away from the club on loan:
19	FW		Kristoffer Larsen	14	4	2+9	1	3	3
Players who played for Brann that left during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Tippeligaen	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	FW		10	Jakob Orlov	9	1	10
2	MF		22	Amin Askar	4	2	6
3	MF		26	Kasper Skaanes	5	0	5
	FW		23	Erik Huseklepp	2	3	5
5	FW		19	Kristoffer Larsen	1	3	4
6	MF		19	Marcus Pedersen	3	0	3
	DF		30	Jonas Grønner	3	0	3
	FW		20	Håkon Lorentzen	2	1	3
	MF		8	Fredrik Haugen	2	1	3
	DF		21	Andreas Vindheim	2	1	3
11	DF		5	Daniel Mojsov	2	0	2
				Own goal	2	0	2
	MF		29	Kristoffer Barmen	1	1	2
14	DF		3	Erlend Hanstveit	1	0	1
	DF		2	Birkir Sævarsson	1	0	1
	FW		9	Azar Karadas	1	0	1
				TOTALS	41	13	54

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup		Total
2		DF	Birkir Sævarsson	5	0	1	0	6	0
3		DF	Erlend Hanstveit	0	0	1	0	4	0
5		DF	Daniel Mojsov	7	1	1	0	8	1
6		DF	Vadim Demidov	3	0	0	0	3	0
7		MF	Hassan El Fakiri	3	0	0	0	3	0
8		MF	Fredrik Haugen	2	0	1	0	3	0
9		FW	Azar Karadas	2	0	0	0	2	0
15		FW	Ibrahima Dramé	1	0	0	0	1	0
17		MF	Stéphane Badji	4	1	2	0	6	1
19		FW	Marcus Pedersen	3	0	0	0	3	0
20		FW	Håkon Lorentzen	0	0	2	0	2	0
21		DF	Andreas Vindheim	1	0	0	0	1	0
22		MF	Amin Askar	2	0	1	0	3	0
24		GK	Piotr Leciejewski	3	0	0	0	3	0
26		MF	Kasper Skaanes	1	0	0	0	1	0
27		DF	Erdin Demir	2	0	0	0	2	0
29		MF	Kristoffer Barmen	4	0	0	0	4	0
30		DF	Jonas Grønner	2	0	1	0	3	0
			TOTALS	45	2	10	0	55	2

References

1. "Hanstveit signerte for Brann". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 20 December 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
2. "Demidov er Brann-klar". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
3. Juborg, Carl (22 January 2014). "Gefles miljonklipp - skyttekung till Norge". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 March 2014.
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5. Pamer, Anders (19 August 2013). "Finne klar for Köln". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 March 2014.
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External links

• http://www.brann.no SK Brann official club pages