2011 SK Brann season

Brann
2011 season
ManagerRune Skarsfjord
StadiumBrann Stadion
Tippeligaen4th
Norwegian CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Kim Ojo (15)
All: Kim Ojo (18)
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The 2011 season was SK Brann's 103rd season and their 25th consecutive season in the Tippeligaen.

Information

Head coach Rune Skarsfjord
League Tippeligaen
Shirt supplier Kappa
Shirt sponsor Sparebanken Vest
Average league attendance 12977 (-5,58%)
League result 4th
Norwegian Cup Finale (1-2 against Aalesunds FK)
Top goalscorer Kim Ojo (15 in league, 3 in cup, 18 in total)
Player of the year Rudolph Austin

Season events

Squad

First team

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

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

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF The Gambia 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Norway NOR Lars Henrik Skage
27 MF Norway NOR Kjetil Kalve
28 FW Norway NOR Kristoffer Barmen
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF Norway NOR Eirik Birkelund
36 GK Norway 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[16]
Away[17]
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

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2011 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 14 6 10 51 49  +2 48 9 3 3 21 15  +6 5 3 7 30 34  −4

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWLDLWWLWLWLDWWLWWDDDDWLLLWWWL
Position623594253866753434233334565434
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2011. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

20 March 2011 1 Brann 2–1 Rosenborg Bergen
20:00 Ojo 11'
Holmvik 42'		 Report Bakenga 68' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 16,732
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
4 April 2011 2 Lillestrøm 1–4 Brann Lillestrøm
19:00 Ujah 29' Report Ojo 7'
Guastavino 10'
Korcsmár 43'
Sævarsson 69'		 Stadium: Åråsen Stadion
Attendance: 7,416
Referee: Brage Sandmoen
9 April 2011 3 Brann 0–1 Fredrikstad Bergen
16:00 Report Borges 5' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 15,501
Referee: Per Ivar Staberg
15 April 2011 4 Haugesund 3–3 Brann Haugesund
19:00 Sørum 8', 9'
Mæland 26'		 Report Mjelde 1'
Ojo 35' (pen.)
Guastavino 39'		 Stadium: Haugesund Stadion
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen
25 April 2011 5 Brann 1–3 Molde Bergen
18:00 Mjelde 67' Report Diouf 10', 21'
Chima 90+2'		 Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 12,537
Referee: Brage Sandmoen
7 May 2011 6 Vålerenga 0–2 Brann Oslo
16:00 Report Ojo 14', 75' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 16,674
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen
16 May 2011 7 Brann 2–1 Start Bergen
18:00 Ojo 49'
Austin 86' (pen.)		 Report Årst 75' (pen.) Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 17,237
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
19 May 2011 8 Strømsgodset 1–0 Brann Drammen
19:00 Andersen 87' Report Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion
Attendance: 6,012
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
29 May 2011 10 Tromsø 4–0 Brann Tromsø
20:00 Rushfeldt 37', 75', 82'
Høgli 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Alfheim Stadion
Attendance: 4,844
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
10 June 2011 11 Brann 2–0 Sogndal Bergen
19:00 Guastavino 76'
Haugsdal 82'		 Report Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 11,503
Referee: Espen Berntsen
16 June 2011 12 Viking 3–0 Brann Stavanger
20:00 Sæternes 6', 43', 90' (pen.) Report Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 5,623
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
19 June 2011 13 Brann 1–1 Aalesund Bergen
18:00 Ojo 28' Report Barrantes 48' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 10,814
Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud
27 June 2011 14 Sarpsborg 08 3–5 Brann Sarpsborg
19:00 Roberts 20'
Giæver 61' (pen.)
Breive 63'		 Report Korcsmár 38'
Mjelde 46'
Guastavino 52'
Ojo 76'
Austin 78'		 Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 4,472
Referee: Per Ivar Staberg
30 June 2011 9 Brann 2–0 Odd Grenland Bergen
19:00 Mjelde 30'
Bentley 30'		 Report Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 12,043
Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen
Note: The match was postponed from 22 May 2011 due to the player strike.
3 July 2011 15 Brann 2–1 Stabæk Bergen
18:00 Ojo 28'
Mjelde 41'		 Report Hedenstad 72' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 12,010
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen
18 July 2011 16 Fredrikstad 4–2 Brann Fredrikstad
19:00 Borges 8', 11', 68'
Hansen 83'		 Report Grorud 18'
Guastavino 32'		 Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion
Attendance: 10,304
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
31 July 2011 18 Odd Grenland 2–3 Brann Skien
18:00 Brenne 59'
Addo 84'		 Report Ojo 23'
Guastavino 37'
Haugen 63'		 Stadium: Skagerak Arena
Attendance: 5,575
Referee: Espen Berntsen
3 August 2011 17 Brann 3–2 Viking Bergen
19:00 Austin 44'
Guastavino 45+1'
Haugen 85'		 Report Nevland 66'
Sæternes 80'		 Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 12,589
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
Note: The match was postponed from 24 July 2011 due to the 2011 Norway attacks.
7 August 2011 19 Brann 0–0 Strømsgodset Bergen
18:00 Report Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 12,470
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
21 August 2011 20 Stabæk 1–1 Brann Bærum
20:00 Andersson 62' Report Ojo 36' Stadium: Telenor Arena
Attendance: 7,246
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
26 August 2011 21 Brann 1–1 Tromsø Bergen
19:00 Austin 23' (pen.) Report Abdellaoue 45' Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 11,639
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
11 September 2011 22 Molde 2–2 Brann Molde
21:10 Eikrem 8', 37' Report Grorud 66', 90' Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 9,151
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
16 September 2011 23 Brann 1–0 Haugesund Bergen
19:00 Ojo 83' Report Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 13,032
Referee: Espen Berntsen
25 September 2011 24 Sogndal 1–0 Brann Sogndal
18:00 Hopen 37' Report Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus
Attendance: 5,623
Referee: Per Ivar Staberg
2 October 2011 25 Brann 1–4 Vålerenga Bergen
18:00 Korcsmár 79' Report Gunnarsson 21'
Berre 35', 90'
Ogude 83'		 Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 13,942
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
17 October 2011 26 Start 3–1 Brann Kristiansand
19:00 Hoff 39'
Årst 43'
Børufsen 49'		 Report Ojo 1' Stadium: Sør Arena
Attendance: 6,290
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
23 October 2011 27 Brann 1–0 Sarpsborg 08 Bergen
18:00 Sævarsson 4' Report Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 10,120
Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud
30 October 2011 28 Rosenborg 3–6 Brann Trondheim
20:00 Lustig 21'
Bakenga 86'
Prica 90'		 Report Sævarsson 9', 58'
Austin 15' (pen.), 18'
Ojo 48'
Mjelde 62'		 Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 15,343
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
20 November 2011 29 Brann 2–0 Lillestrøm Bergen
18:00 Austin 27' (pen.)
Ojo 72'		 Report Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 13,004
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
27 November 2011 30 Aalesund 3–1 Brann Ålesund
18:00 Olsen 12', 81'
Phillips 51'		 Report Mjelde 54' Stadium: Color Line Stadion
Attendance: 9,793
Referee: Espen Berntsen

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Tromsø 30 15 8 7 56 34 +22 53 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Rosenborg 30 14 7 9 69 44 +25 49 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Brann 30 14 6 10 51 49 +2 48
5 Odd Grenland 30 14 6 10 44 44 0 48
6 Haugesund 30 14 5 11 55 43 +12 47
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2011 Norwegian Football Cup
1 May 2011 Round 1 Tertnes 0–3 Brann Bergen
18:00 Report Mezquida 18', 56'
Austin 22' (pen.)		 Stadium: Åstveit Idrettspark
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jon Ophuus
11 May 2011 Round 2 Fana 2–3 Brann Fana
18:00 Engeset 23'
Dankertsen 42'		 Report Mjelde 77' (pen.)
Ojo 89'
Bentley 90+2'		 Stadium: Nesttun Kunstgress
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Kai Erik Steen
26 May 2011 Round 3 Åsane 0–1 Brann Åsane
18:00 Report Ojo 30' Stadium: Myrdal Gress
Attendance: 1,204
Referee: Petter Kristiansen Toppe
22 June 2011 Round 4 Brann 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		 Sogndal Bergen
18:00 Guastavino 89'
Bentley 116'		 Report Hovland 35'
Halvorsen 102' (pen.)		 Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 11,503
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
Penalties
Mjelde soccer ball with check mark
Guastavino soccer ball with red X
Bentley soccer ball with red X
Grorud soccer ball with check mark
Ojo soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Solheim
soccer ball with check mark Halvorsen
soccer ball with red X Flo
soccer ball with red X Kader
soccer ball with check mark Hovland
14 August 2011 Quarter Final Viking 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		 Brann Stavanger
19:45 Sigurðsson 65' Report Haugen 74' Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 9,086
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
Penalties
Sigurðsson soccer ball with check mark
Val. Berisha soccer ball with red X
Nisja soccer ball with red X
Bertelsen soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Haugen
soccer ball with check mark Ojo
soccer ball with check mark Labukas
21 September 2011 Semi Final Fredrikstad 0–2 Brann Fredrikstad
19:00 Report Guastavino 71'
Ojo 85'		 Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion
Attendance: 12,068
Referee: Brage Sandmoen
6 November 2011 Final Brann 1–2 Aalesund Oslo
13:15 Korcsmár 21' Report Barrantes 19', 38' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 25,032
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen

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