2013 SK Brann season

Brann

2013 season
Chairman	Lars Moldestad
Head coach	Rune Skarsfjord
Stadium	Brann Stadion
Tippeligaen	8th
Norwegian Cup	Third Round vs Mjøndalen
Top goalscorer	League: Amin Askar & Martin Pusic (9) All: Martin Pusic (13)
Highest home attendance	17,179 vs Aalesund 16 May 2013
Lowest home attendance	9,348 vs Hønefoss 27 October 2013
Average home league attendance	11,306 13 November 2013

The 2013 season was Brann's 27th consecutive year in Tippeligaen and their third full season with Rune Skarsfjord as their manager. They participated in the Tippeligaen, finishing 8th, and the Cup where they reached the Third Round before defeat by Adeccoligaen side Mjøndalen.

Squad

As of 22 May 2013

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 1 GK  NOR Jørgen Mohus 2 DF  ISL Birkir Sævarsson 4 DF  NOR Simen Wangberg 5 DF  MKD Daniel Mojsov 7 DF  NOR Hassan El Fakiri 8 MF  NOR Fredrik Haugen 9 FW  AUT Martin Pusic 12 GK  NOR Øystein Øvretveit 17 MF  SEN Stéphane Badji 18 DF  SWE Markus Jonsson (Captain) 19 FW  NOR Kristoffer Larsen 22 FW  NOR Amin Askar

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 FW  NOR Erik Huseklepp 24 GK  POL Piotr Leciejewski 25 DF  NOR Henrik Gjesdal 26 MF  NOR Kasper Skaanes 27 DF  SWE Erdin Demir 28 FW  NOR Bård Finne 29 MF  NOR Kristoffer Barmen 30 DF  NOR Jonas Grønner 32 MF  NOR Tomasz Sokolowski (Vice-captain) 36 GK  NOR Ådne Nissestad (junior player) 37 FW  NOR Håkon Lorentzen (junior player)

Reserve squad

As of February, 2013, according to official Brann website.^[1]

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 33 MF  NOR Kjetil Kalve 35 DF  NOR Andreas Vindheim 37 FW  NOR Håkon Lorentzen 38 FW  NOR Steffen Lie Skålevik — GK  NOR Sondre Aasen — DF  NOR Matias Sjursæther — DF  NOR Thor Kristian Økland — DF  NOR Fredrik Heggland — DF  NOR Brian Jensen — DF  NOR Thomas Kristensen — DF  NOR Kapinga Brazy — MF  NOR Joachim Soltvedt

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NOR Lars Kallevik (junior player) — MF  NOR Simen Lassen — MF  NOR Vladan Radojkic — MF  NOR Petter Ingebrigtsen — MF  NOR Fredrik P. Knudsen — MF  NOR Per Chr. Pedersen — MF  NOR Kristoffer Larsen — FW  NOR Morten Kvist — FW  NOR Didrik Angell — FW  NOR Michael Sutton — FW  THA Kittiphong Pluemjai

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2012–13

In: 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 9 FW  AUT Martin Pusic (from Fredrikstad) 11 FW  RUS Vasili Pavlov (loan from Dacia Chișinău) 17 FW  SEN Stéphane Badji (from Sogndal)[2] 26 MF  NOR Kasper Skaanes 25 DF  NOR Henrik Gjesdal

Out: 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 3 DF  NOR Christian Kalvenes (Retired)[3] 9 FW  NGA Kim Ojo (to Genk) 10 MF  NOR Erik Mjelde (to Lillestrøm SK)[4] 11 FW  NGA Bentley (to Wuhan Zall)[5]

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2013

In: 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 5 DF  MKD Daniel Mojsov (from FK Vojvodina)

Out: 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 11 FW  RUS Vasili Pavlov (loan return to Dacia Chişinău) 14 MF=to Odd  NOR Fredrik Nordkvelle 21 DF  HUN Zsolt Korcsmár (to Greuter Fürth)

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2013 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	12	5	13	42	44	−2	41	10	2	2	21	9	+12	2	3	11	21	35	−14

Last updated: 10 November 2013.
Source: see below

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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	W
Position	2	11	4	6	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2013. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Brann v Vålerenga

17 March 2013 1	Brann	3–1	Vålerenga	Bergen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Haugen 13' Larsen 47' Nordkvelle 74'	Summary	Børven 77'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 12,102 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Rosenborg v Brann

1 April 2013 2	Rosenborg	4–0	Brann	Trondheim
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dorsin 48', 90+1' Diskerud 53' Dočkal 85'	Summary		Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 16,009 Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen

Brann v Molde

6 April 2013 3	Brann	1–0	Molde	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Askar 80'	Summary		Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,608 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Lillestrøm v Brann

14 April 2013 4	Lillestrøm	2–0	Brann	Lillestrøm
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Moen 58' Helstad 62'	Summary		Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 4,637 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Brann v Viking

20 April 2013 5	Brann	2–0	Viking	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Huseklepp 3' Nordkvelle 19'	Summary		Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 11,458 Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen

Brann v Odd

26 April 2013 6	Brann	2–0	Odd	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Huseklepp 45' (52)	Summary		Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,212 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Sogndal v Brann

5 May 2013 7	Sogndal	3–1	Brann	Sogndal
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Karadas 25' Mane 49', 85'	Summary	Grønner  40'  54' Askar 90'	Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus Attendance: 4,063 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

Brann v Start

9 May 2013 8	Brann	2–0	Start	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sokolowski 19' Askar 52'	Summary		Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,702 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Strømsgodset v Brann

12 May 2013 9	Strømsgodset	2–0	Brann	Drammen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gjesdal 20' (o.g.) Diomande 41'	Summary		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 6,859 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Brann v Aalesund

16 May 2013 10	Brann	2–0	Aalesund	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Finne 45' Sævarsson 52'	Summary		Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,179 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Tromsø v Brann

20 May 2013 11	Tromsø	2–0	Brann	Tromsø
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bendiksen 76' (pen.) Nystrøm 90'	Summary		Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 5,171 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Brann v Sarpsborg 08

26 May 2013 12	Brann	3–1	Sarpsborg 08	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pusic 20' Finne 45' Korcsmár 81'	Summary	Wiig 64'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,257 Referee: Tore Hansen

Haugesund v Brann

23 June 2013 13	Haugesund	2–1	Brann	Haugesund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bamberg 3', 60'	Summary	Askar 90+1'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 5,152 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Brann v Sandnes Ulf

30 June 2013 14	Brann	6–1	Sandnes Ulf	Bergen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pusic 5' Finne 22', 39', 45+1' Sævarsson 51' Askar 87'	Summary	Jonsson 73' (o.g.)	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,427 Referee: Omar Rafiq

Hønefoss v Brann

8 July 2013 15	Hønefoss	1–1	Brann	Hønefoss
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kaland 16'	Summary	Huseklepp 7'	Stadium: Aka Arena Attendance: 3,076 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Start v Brann

13 July 2013 16	Start	3–3	Brann	Kristiansand
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vikstøl 3' Asante 24' Kristjánsson 76' Owello  90+5'	Summary	Pusic 8' Andersen 47' (o.g.) Larsen 71'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 6,214 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Brann v Rosenborg

28 July 2013 17	Brann	1–4	Rosenborg	Bergen
18:00 CET (UTC+2)	Askar 90+4'	Summary	Nilsen 7' Jensen 53' Søderlund 56' Chibuike 90'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 12,678 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Molde v Brann

4 August 2013 18	Molde	2–0	Brann	Molde
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Berget 32' Gulbrandsen 74'	Summary	Mojsov  4'  14'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 8,628 Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen

Brann v Lillestrøm

9 August 2013 19	Brann	1–1	Lillestrøm	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Askar 82'	Summary	Riise 41'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,077 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Viking v Brann

18 August 2013 20	Viking	3–2	Brann	Stavanger
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sulimani 27' Thioune 59' Olsen 68'	Summary	Pusic 9' Mojsov 21'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 13,064 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Odd v Brann

24 August 2013 21	Odd	1–3	Brann	Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Johnsen 5'	Summary	Pusic 27', 90+2' Barmen 83'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 6,186 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Brann v Sogndal

30 August 2013 22	Brann	1–0	Sogndal	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pusic 6' Haugen  43'  Askar  70' Demir  78'	Summary	Ruben Holsæter  62' Karadas  70' Patronen  90'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

Vålerenga v Brann

15 September 2013 23	Vålerenga	4–3	Brann	Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Berre 4', 61' Børven 74', 84'	Summary	Pusic 9' Huseklepp 10' Barmen 17'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 10,642 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Brann v Strømsgodset

21 September 2013 24	Brann	1–1	Strømsgodset	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Huseklepp 48' Demir  51' Haugen  58'	Summary	Adjei-Boateng  40' Storflor 65'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,296 Referee: Per Staberg

Aalesund v Brann

28 September 2013 25	Aalesund	0–0	Brann	Ålesund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Pusic  86'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 7,901 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Brann v Haugesund

4 October 2013 26	Brann	0–1	Haugesund	Bergen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Gytkjær 76' Andreassen  90+3'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,229 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

Sarpsborg 08 v Brann

18 October 2013 27	Sarpsborg 08	3–2	Brann	Sarpsborg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Elyounoussi 28', 45' Ernemann  39' 44' Valdimarsson  85'	Summary	Askar 2' Huseklepp  15' Pusic 67' Mojsov  84'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 3,299 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Brann v Hønefoss

27 October 2013 28	Brann	0–0	Hønefoss	Bergen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Badji  55' Mojsov  72'	Summary	Haugen  3' Tor Øyvind Hovda  13'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 9,348 Referee: Omar Rafiq

Sandnes v Brann

3 November 2013 29	Sandnes	3–1	Brann	Sandnes
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Helle 10', 47', 60'	Summary	Barmen 43'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 3,632 Referee: Per Staberg

Brann v Tromsø

10 November 2013 30	Brann	4–1	Tromsø	Bergen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sævarsson 21' Huseklepp  28' 42' (pen.) Askar 77' Lorentzen 90+1'	Summary	Bendiksen 24' (pen.)  45' Čaušević  28' Pritchard  69'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 11,814 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Molde	30	12	8	10	47	38	+9	44	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
7	Odd	30	11	7	12	43	39	+4	40
8	Brann	30	11	6	13	46	46	0	39
9	Start	30	10	8	12	43	46	−3	38
10	Lillestrøm	30	9	9	12	37	44	−7	36

Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Molde qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League as winners of the 2013 Norwegian Cup.

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2013 Norwegian Football Cup

Hovding v Brann

17 April 2013 First Round	Hovding	0–14	Brann	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Gjesdal 5' Barmen 12', 42', 74' Finne 14', 64', 83', 81' Kalve 24', 50' Pavlov 53' Larsen 61', 89', 90'	Stadium: Åstveit idrettspark Attendance: 503 Referee: Petter Toppe

Øystese v Brann

1 May 2013 Second Round	Øystese	1–6	Brann	Øystese
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	S.Thune 10'	Summary Summary	Finne 16', 87' Pusić 17', 21', 52' Huseklepp 79'	Stadium: Øystese idrettsplass Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Brann v Mjøndalen

29 May 2013 Third Round	Brann	1–2	Mjøndalen	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pusic 14'	Summary	Kirkevold 50', 52'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 2,399 Referee: Ole Gya

Squad statistics

As of 29 August 2013

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NOR	Jørgen Mohus	5	0	2+1	0	2+0	0
2	DF	ISL	Birkir Sævarsson	23	2	21+0	2	2+0	0
4	DF	NOR	Simen Wangberg	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	MKD	Daniel Mojsov	4	1	4+0	1	0+0	0
7	MF	NOR	Hassan El Fakiri	13	0	7+4	0	2+0	0
8	MF	NOR	Fredrik Haugen	19	1	19+0	1	0+0	0
9	FW	AUT	Martin Pusic	21	10	19+0	6	2+0	4
17	FW	SEN	Stéphane Badji	21	0	17+3	0	1+0	0
18	DF	SWE	Markus Jonsson	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	NOR	Kristoffer Larsen	20	5	7+10	2	1+2	3
20	FW	NOR	Kjetil Kalve	1	2	0+0	0	1+0	2
22	MF	NOR	Amin Askar	23	7	21+0	7	1+1	0
23	FW	NOR	Erik Huseklepp	23	5	21+0	4	2+0	1
24	GK	POL	Piotr Leciejewski	20	0	19+0	0	1+0	0
25	DF	NOR	Henrik Gjesdal	14	0	9+4	0	1+0	0
26	MF	NOR	Kasper Skaanes	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
27	DF	SWE	Erdin Demir	16	0	14+1	0	1+0	0
28	FW	NOR	Bård Finne	16	11	3+10	5	3+0	6
29	MF	NOR	Kristoffer Barmen	15	4	4+9	1	2+0	3
30	DF	NOR	Jonas Grønner	8	0	2+3	0	2+1	0
32	MF	NOR	Tomasz Sokolowski	20	1	9+8	1	3+0	0
35	MF	NOR	Kjetil Kalve	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	DF	NOR	Andreas Vindheim	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
37	FW	NOR	Håkon Lorentzen	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
39	MF	NOR	Simen Lassen	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	GK	NOR	Ådne Nissestad	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	NOR	Lars Kallevik	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players away from Brann on loan:
Players who left Brann during the season:
11	FW	RUS	Vasili Pavlov	2	1	0+0	0	1+1	1
14	MF	NOR	Fredrik Nordkvelle	13	2	6+6	2	1+0	0
21	DF	HUN	Zsolt Korcsmár	17	1	15+0	1	1+1	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Tippeligaen	Norwegian Cup	Total
1	FW	9	Martin Pusic	9	4	13
2	FW	28	Bård Finne	5	6	11
3	MF	22	Amin Askar	9	0	9
4	FW	23	Erik Huseklepp	7	1	8
5	MF	29	Kristoffer Barmen	3	3	6
6	FW	19	Kristoffer Larsen	2	3	5
7	DF	2	Birkir Sævarsson	3	0	3
8	MF	14	Fredrik Nordkvelle	2	0	2
	FW	20	Kjetil Kalve	0	2	2
10	MF	8	Fredrik Haugen	1	0	1
	MF	32	Tomasz Sokolowski	1	0	1
	DF	21	Zsolt Korcsmár	1	0	1
	FW	37	Håkon Lorentzen	1	0	1
	DF	5	Daniel Mojsov	1	0	1
			Own Goal	1	0	1
	MF	38	Henrik Gjesdal	0	1	1
	FW	11	Vasili Pavlov	0	1	1
			TOTALS	46	21	67

Disciplinary record

Number	Position	Name	Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup		Total
2	DF	Birkir Sævarsson	2	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	Daniel Mojsov	6	1	0	0	6	1
7	MF	Hassan El Fakiri	1	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF	Fredrik Haugen	9	1	0	0	9	1
9	FW	Martin Pusic	3	0	0	0	3	0
17	FW	Stéphane Badji	6	0	0	0	6	0
18	DF	Markus Jonsson	1	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW	Kristoffer Larsen	1	0	0	0	1	0
21	DF	Zsolt Korcsmár	2	0	0	0	2	0
22	MF	Amin Askar	3	0	0	0	3	0
23	FW	Erik Huseklepp	3	0	0	0	3	0
24	GK	Piotr Leciejewski	1	0	1	0	2	0
25	DF	Henrik Gjesdal	2	0	0	0	2	0
27	DF	Erdin Demir	3	0	0	0	3	0
29	MF	Kristoffer Barmen	2	0	0	0	2	0
30	DF	Jonas Grønner	2	1	0	0	2	1
32	MF	Tomasz Sokolowski	1	0	0	0	1	0
		TOTALS	48	3	1	0	49	3

Notes

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