2008 SK Brann season

The 2008 season was SK Brann's 100th season and their 22nd consecutive season in the Norwegian Premier League.

SK Brann
2008 season
ManagerMons Ivar Mjelde
StadiumBrann Stadion
Tippeligaen8th
Norwegian Football Cup4th round
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Thorstein Helstad (11)
All: Thorstein Helstad (13)

Information

Manager: Mons Ivar Mjelde
League: Norwegian Premier League
Shirt supplier: Kappa
Shirt sponsor: Sparebanken Vest
Average league attendance: 16,954
League: 8th
Norwegian Cup: 4th round (0-8 vs. Molde)
Champions League: Third qualifying round (0-1 (h) and 1-2 (a) vs. Marseille)
UEFA Cup: First round (2-0 (h) and 0-2 (a) vs. Deportivo Coruña. Brann lost 2–3 on the penalty shootout)
Top goal scorer: Thorstein Helstad (11 in league, 13 over-all)
Player of the year: Olafur Örn Bjarnason[1][2]

Squad

Matches and goals updated as of November 21, 2008 and is for league only.

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 Johan Thorbjørnsen
2 DF  ISL Birkir Sævarsson
3 DF  NOR Bjørn Dahl
4 DF  NOR Cato Guntveit
5 MF  JAM Rodolph Austin
6 DF  NOR Azar Karadas
7 MF  NOR Hassan El Fakiri
8 MF  ISL Gylfi Einarsson
9 MF  NOR Jan Gunnar Solli
10 FW  GAM Njogu Demba-Nyrén
11 MF  NOR Petter Vaagan Moen
12 GK  NOR Håkon Opdal
13 MF  NOR Erik Huseklepp
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  GAM Tijan Jaiteh
15 DF  NOR Erlend Hanstveit
17 MF  NOR Eirik Bakke (C)
18 DF  ISL Ólafur Örn Bjarnason
19 DF  NOR Nicolai Misje
20 MF  NOR Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen
21 DF  ISL Kristján Örn Sigurðsson
22 FW  NOR Thorstein Helstad
24 GK  NOR Kenneth Udjus
25 DF  NOR Yaw Ihle Amankwah
28 DF  ISL Ármann Björnsson
77 FW  SCO Robbie Winters

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
FW  SWE Joakim Sjöhage (on loan to IF Elfsborg)
DF  AUS Michael Thwaite (on loan to Melbourne Victory)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  NOR Knut Walde (on loan to Løv-Ham)
MF  NOR Nicolai Misje (on loan to Bryne FK)

Transfers

Players in

Only first team squad transfers

Winter 2007–08

Summer 2007–08

Players out

Only first team squad transfers

Winter 2007–08

Summer 2007–08

Results

DateHostAgg.VisitorGroundAttendanceTournament
February 13SK Brann0-2Everton FCBrann Stadion, Bergen16,207UEFA Cup
February 21Everton FC6-1SK BrannGoodison Park, Liverpool38,000UEFA Cup
March 30SK Brann4-2Fredrikstad FKBrann Stadion, Bergen17,119Tippeligaen
April 5Aalesunds FK4-2SK BrannColor Line Stadion, Ålesund10,778Tippeligaen
April 14SK Brann1-1Strømsgodset IFBrann Stadion, Bergen17,282Tippeligaen
April 19Stabæk3-0SK BrannNadderud Stadion, Bærum6,515Tippeligaen
April 27SK Brann2-1Lillestrøm SKBrann Stadion, Bergen17,228Tippeligaen
May 3Tromsø IL0-0SK BrannAlfheim Stadion, Tromsø7,285Tippeligaen
May 12Loddefjord IL1-4SK BrannAlvøen gress, Bergen3,231Norwegian Cup
May 16SK Brann1-0VålerengaBrann Stadion, Bergen17,896Tippeligaen
May 25Viking FK1-2SK BrannViking Stadion, Stavanger16,500Tippeligaen
May 31SK Brann3-4Molde FKBrann Stadion, Bergen17,710Tippeligaen
June 4Rosenborg BK1-1SK BrannLerkendal Stadion, Trondheim20,011Tippeligaen
June 7Austevoll2-3SK BrannEidsbøen kunstgress, Austevoll2,500Norwegian Cup
June 28Ham-Kam0-0SK BrannBriskeby gressbane, Hamar5,445Tippeligaen
July 1SK Brann3-1Valdres FKBrann Stadion, Bergen4,455Norwegian Cup
July 5SK Brann4-1Bodø/GlimtBrann Stadion, Bergen16,845Tippeligaen
July 14FC Lyn Oslo1-1SK BrannUllevaal Stadion, Oslo6,558Tippeligaen
July 20SK Brann1-2Aalesunds FKBrann Stadion, Bergen17,655Tippeligaen
July 23Molde FK8-0SK BrannAker Stadion, Molde4,452Norwegian Cup
July 27Fredrikstad FK1-0SK BrannNye Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad12,292Tippeligaen
July 29SK Brann1-0FK VentspilsBrann Stadion, Bergen5,972Champions League (Q)
August 2SK Brann4-1Ham-KamBrann Stadion, Bergen16,106Tippeligaen
August 5FK Ventspils2-1SK BrannVentspils Olimpiskais Stadions, Ventspils2,000Champions League (Q)
August 9Strømsgodset IF2-0SK BrannMarienlyst Stadion, Drammen5,814Tippeligaen
August 13SK Brann0-1MarseilleBrann Stadion, Bergen11,197Champions League (Q)
August 24SK Brann0-0Rosenborg BKBrann Stadion, Bergen17,552Tippeligaen
August 27Marseille2-1SK BrannStade Vélodrome, Marseille55,000Champions League (Q)
August 31Bodø/Glimt3-1SK BrannAspmyra Stadion, Bodø6,391Tippeligaen
September 14SK Brann1-1Viking FKBrann Stadion, Bergen17,296Tippeligaen
September 18SK Brann2-0Deportivo CoruñaBrann Stadion, Bergen8,777UEFA Cup
September 22Lillestrøm SK1-1SK BrannÅråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm8,750Tippeligaen
September 28SK Brann2-0FC Lyn OsloBrann Stadion, Bergen15,833Tippeligaen
October 2Deportivo Coruña2-0SK BrannEstadio Riazor, A Coruña19,000UEFA Cup
October 6Molde FK3-2SK BrannAker Stadion, Molde6,969Tippeligaen
October 19SK Brann1-2StabækBrann Stadion, Bergen15,879Tippeligaen
October 26SK Brann1-1Tromsø ILBrann Stadion, Bergen16,006Tippeligaen
November 2Vålerenga0-1SK BrannUllevaal Stadion, Oslo9,724Tippeligaen

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Highlights

Matches (goals)

The table shows matches and goals in the Norwegian Premier League, Norwegian Cup, Champions League and UEFA Cup, and was last updated after the game against Vålerenga on November 2, 2008.[32]

No.PositionPlayerPremiershipNorwegian CupCLUEFATotal
1GKJohan Thorbjørnsen3 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)3 (0)
12GKHåkon Opdal19 (0)3 (0)4 (0)2 (0)28 (0)
24GKKenneth Udjus6 (0)1 (0)0 (0)2 (0)9 (0)
3DFBjørn Dahl22 (0)3 (0)4 (0)4 (0)33 (0)
15DFErlend Hanstveit26 (0)3 (1)4 (0)4 (0)35 (1)
18DFÓlafur Örn Bjarnason22 (4)3 (1)4 (0)4 (1)33 (6)
21DFKristján Örn Sigurðsson20 (1)1 (0)3 (1)4 (0)28 (2)
23DFMichael Thwaite2 (0)1 (0)0 (0)1 (0)4 (0)
25DFYaw Ihle Amankwah4 (0)1 (0)0 (0)0 (0)5 (0)
2DF/MFBirkir Sævarsson8 (1)0 (0)2 (0)1 (0)11 (1)
6DF/FWAzar Karadas21 (3)4 (0)4 (0)3 (0)32 (3)
28DF/FWÁrmann Smári Björnsson8 (0)2 (0)1 (1)2 (0)13 (1)
4DF/MFCato Guntveit13 (0)2 (0)0 (0)1 (0)17 (0)
5MFRodolph Austin9 (1)0 (0)0 (0)2 (0)11 (1)
7MFHassan El Fakiri17 (0)3 (0)4 (0)2 (0)26 (0)
8MFGylfi Einarsson14 (3)2 (0)2 (0)2 (0)20 (3)
9MFJan Gunnar Solli23 (1)4 (0)2 (0)4 (1)33 (2)
11MFPetter Vaagan Moen23 (3)2 (0)3 (0)4 (1)32 (4)
13MFErik Huseklepp19 (3)4 (0)4 (0)4 (0)31 (3)
14MFTijan Jaiteh15 (1)3 (0)3 (0)1 (0)22 (1)
17MFEirik Bakke21 (0)1 (0)3 (0)3 (0)28 (0)
19MFNicolai Misje0 (0)2 (0)0 (0)0 (0)2 (0)
20MF/FWTrond Fredrik Ludvigsen7 (0)3 (1)1 (0)0 (0)11 (1)
10FWDemba-Nyrén17 (3)2 (1)4 (1)2 (0)25 (5)
22FWThorstein Helstad12 (11)1 (2)0 (0)2 (0)15 (13)
27FWMatias Møvik1 (0)1 (0)0 (0)0 (0)2 (0)
77FWRobbie Winters18 (1)4 (3)3 (0)2 (0)27 (4)

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