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
Home colours Away colours
← 2020  →

The 2021 season will be 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 (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 24 GK  NOR 13 DF  NOR 4 DF  NOR 2 DF  NOR 5 DF  NOR — DF  NOR 20 MF  NOR 7 MF  NOR No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  NOR 15 MF  NOR 6 MF  NOR 22 DF  NOR 8 MF  NOR 14 FW  NOR Mikal Kvinge 19 FW  NOR 9 MF  NOR Aune Heggebø 11 MF  NOR Competitions[] Club Friendlies[] Molde v Brann 4 February 2021 Friendly Molde 2 - 1 Brann Molde 14:00 CET Report Stadium: Aker Stadion Brann v Bodø/Glimt 19 February 2021 Friendly Brann 2 - 0 Bodø/Glimt Bergen 11:30 CET Report Stadium: Vestlandshallen Sogndal v Brann 17 April 2021 Friendly Sogndal 4 - 1 Brann Sogndal 15:00 CET Report Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus Bodø/Glimt v Brann 25 April 2021 Friendly Bodø/Glimt 4 - 1 Brann Bodø 11:00 CET Report Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Brann v Sandnes Ulf 28 April 2021 Friendly Brann 3 - 3 Sandnes Ulf Bergen 16:00 CET Report Stadium: Myrdal Stadion Åsane v Brann 2 May 2021 Friendly Åsane 1 - 2 Brann Bergen 16:00 CET Report Stadium: Myrdal Stadion Brann v Øygarden 7 June 2021 Friendly Brann 3 - 0 Øygarden Bergen 16:00 CET Report Stadium: Brann Stadion Eliteserien[] Main article: 2021 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 15 2 4 9 16 29  −13 10 2 3 3 11 13  −2 0 1 6 5 16  −11 Last updated: 15 August 2021. Source: Results Results by round[] Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Ground A H A A H A H A H A H A H H H A H Result L L L L L L W D L L D L D D W Position 13 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2021. Source: Results A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss Results[] Table[] Pos Team v t 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 1. divisjon 16 Mjøndalen (R) 30 4 10 16 33 52 −19 22 Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. 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 Matches[] May[] Viking v Brann 9 May 2021 Match 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 Brann v Vålerenga 12 May 2021 Match 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 Molde v Brann 16 May 2021 Match 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 Rosenborg v Brann 20 May 2021 Match 14 Rosenborg 3 - 2 Brann Trondheim 20:30 CEST Zachariassen 11'  42' 84' 90+1' Report Kristiansen 49'  90' Taylor 54' Simba  63' Forren  75' Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen Brann v Bodø/Glimt 24 May 2021 Match 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 Stabæk v Brann 27 May 2021 Match 5 Stabæk 2 - 0 Brann Bekkestua 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 Brann v Strømsgodset 30 May 2021 Match 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 June[] Sarpsborg 08 v Brann 13 June 2021 Match 7 Sarpsborg 08 0 - 0 Brann Sarpsborg 18:00 CEST Report Skaanes  37' Bamba  76' Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Espen Eskås Brann v Odd 20 June 2021 Match 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 Haugesund v Brann 24 June 2021 Match 9 Haugesund 1 - 0 Brann Haugesund 18:00 CEST Wadji 74' Report Heggebø  40' Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Mohammad Aslam Brann v Lillestrøm 30 June 2021 Match 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 July[] Kristiansund v Brann 5 July 2021 Match 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 Brann v Tromsø 10 July 2021 Match 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 Brann v Mjøndalen 18 July 2021 Match 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 August[] Brann v Sandefjord 15 August 2021 Match 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 Strømsgodset v Brann 21 August 2021 Match 16 Strømsgodset 3-1 Brann Drammen 20:00 CEST Stengel 60' Valsvik 74' Gulliksen 86' Report Heggebø 23' Knudsen  90+1' Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen Brann v Haugesund 28 August 2021 Match 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 Referee: Espen Eskås September[] Lillestrøm v Brann 11 September 2021 Match 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 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen Tromsø v Brann 19 September 2021 Match 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 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen Brann v Kristiansund 26 September 2021 Match 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 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen October[] Mjøndalen v Brann 3 October 2021 Match 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 Referee: Tore Hansen Brann v Stabæk 17 October 2021 Match 22 Brann 1-1 Stabæk Bergen 17:00 CEST Skaanes 90+1' Report Mesík 38'  43' Sandberg  76' Kostadinov  79' Stadium: Brann Stadion Referee: Tommy Skjerven Odd v Brann 24 October 2021 Match 23 Odd 3-3 Brann Skien 18:00 CEST Svendsen 12' (45) Owusu 52' Report Taylor 7' 17'  90+1' Heggebø 63' Stadium: Skagerak Arena Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen Brann v Viking 28 October 2021 Match 24 Brann 0-2 Viking Bergen 17:00 CEST Report Sebulonsen 21' Kabran  55' 64' Stensness  60' Østbø  71' Stadium: Brann Stadion Referee: Rohit Saggi Vålerenga v Brann 31 October 2021 Match 25 Vålerenga 1-0 Brann Oslo 20:00 CEST Kjartansson 44' Report Stadium: Intility Arena Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen November[] Brann v Rosenborg 6 November 2021 Match 26 Brann 2-2 Rosenborg Bergen 18:00 CEST Heltne Nilsen  14' Finne 23' Taylor 25' Report Reitan  14' Ceide 16'  59' Holse 54' Stadium: Brann Stadion Referee: Espen Eskås Sandefjord v Brann 21 November 2021 Match 27 Sandefjord 2-2 Brann Sandefjord 17:00 CEST Jónsson 15' Normann Hansen 17' Kreuzriegler  50' Report Heggebø 6' Heltne Nilsen  14' Finne 90+3' Stadium: Release Arena Referee: Tore Hansen Brann v Molde 28 November 2021 Match 28 Brann v Molde Bergen 19:00 CEST Report Stadium: Brann Stadion Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen December[] Norwegian Cup[] Bjarg v Brann 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 Fana v Brann 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 Harstad v Brann 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 KFUM Oslo v Brann 12-13 March 2022 Fourth Round KFUM Oslo - Brann Oslo 18:00 CEST [ Report] Stadium: KFUM Arena Squad statistics[] Appearances and goals[] Goal scorers[] Clean sheets[] Disciplinary record[] References[] ^ "A-laget". brann.no. 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