List of SK Brann seasons

SK Brann is a Norwegian football club from Bergen, Norway.[1] The club was founded in 1908 and is one of the most popular in Norway. They have won Eliteserien three times, and the Norwegian Football Cup seven times. As of 2025 Brann have played in the top tier of Norwegian football for 68 seasons, the second most of any club. Since 2022 Brann have had a women's team playing in Toppserien.

Key

Winners Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated Top scorer in Brann's division ♦

Men's team

Regional league era (1911–1937)

Results of league and cup competitions by season[2][3]
Season League Cup
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
1911 Kretsserien 6 4 1 1 28 11 9 2nd
1912 Kretsserien 3 2 0 1 17 4 4 1st
1913 Kretsserien 4 3 1 0 17 5 7 1st R1
1914 Kretsserien 4 4 0 0 25 2 6 1st R2
1915 Kretsserien 6 5 1 0 30 9 11 1st R2
1916 Kretsserien 6 6 0 0 30 7 12 1st R1
1917 Kretsserien 2 2 0 0 4 23 0 1st Runners-up
1918 Kretsserien 6 6 0 0 31 1 12 1st Runners-up
1919 Kretsserien 2 2 0 0 22 1 4 1st R2
1920 Kretsserien 3 3 0 0 9 0 6 1st QF
1921 Kretsserien 3 3 0 0 19 4 6 1st SF
1922 Kretsserien 3 3 0 0 9 3 6 1st R4
1923 Kretsserien 3 3 0 0 14 1 6 1st Winners
1924 Kretsserien 3 2 0 1 11 0 4 1st SF
1925 Kretsserien 3 2 0 1 5 3 4 2nd Winners
1926 Kretsserien 3 3 0 0 12 2 6 1st QF
1927 Kretsserien 8 8 0 0 59 11 16 1st QF
1928 Kretsserien 5 4 0 1 29 8 8 1st QF
1929 Kretsserien 5 4 0 1 21 4 8 1st QF
1930 Kretsserien 5 4 0 1 25 4 8 1st[a] R2
1931 Kretsserien 5 4 0 1 17 4 8 2nd QF
1932 Kretsserien 5 4 0 1 23 3 8 1st[b] R3
1933 Kretsserien 5 3 2 0 12 5 8 2nd R4
1934 Kretsserien 5 5 0 0 23 2 10 1st R2
1935 Kretsserien 7 6 0 1 28 6 12 1st[b] R2
1936 Kretsserien 6 4 1 1 23 4 9 2nd R2
1937 Kretsserien 6 4 1 1 10 7 9 1st R3

National league era (1937–present)

Results of league and cup competitions by season[4]
Season League Cup UEFA / Other Top goalscorer(s)[c]
Division Tier Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Competition Result Player(s) Goals
1937–38 Norgesserien (VI) 1 10 5 2 3 31 21 12 2nd R3 N/A[d] Tom Faye 9
1938–39 Norgesserien (VI) 10 4 2 4 14 18 10 3rd R1 Reidar Zahl 5
1939–40 Norgesserien (VI)[e] 7 3 0 4 15 16 6 3rd R4 Leiv Naustdal
Finn Strøm-Erichsen
Reidar Zahl
5
No competitive football was played between 1940 and 1945 due to World War II
1945 Kretsserien[f] N/A 6 3 2 1 11 4 8 3rd R2 N/A[d] Sigurd Zachariassen
Reidar Zahl
4[g]
1946–47 Norgesserien qualifiers↑[h] 14 9 3 2 53 15 21 1st R4 Gunnar Skagen 22
1947–48 Norgesserien (VI) 1 10 9 1 0 38 5 19 1st[i] QF Sigurd Zachariassen 17
1948–49 Hovedserien (A) 14 1 2 11 25 43 4 8th R4 Gunnar Skagen 9
1949–50 First Division (VI)↑ 2 10 8 0 2 39 14 16 1st R4 Gunnar Skagen 20
1950–51 Hovedserien (A) 1 14 5 3 6 24 30 13 5th Runners-up Gunnar Skagen 17
1951–52 Hovedserien (A) 14 8 1 5 27 21 17 1st[j] R2 Sigurd Zachariassen 9
1952–53 Hovedserien (A) 14 2 3 9 9 36 7 7th SF Gunnar Skagen 9
1953–54 Landsdelsserien (B) 2 12 9 3 0 40 8 21 1st R4 Gunnar Skagen 12
1954–55 Hovedserien (A) 1 14 5 4 5 23 24 14 5th R4 Odd Mjåtvedt 8
1955–56 Hovedserien (A) 14 4 3 7 27 27 11 7th R4 Gunnar Skagen 11
1956–57 Landsdelsserien (B) 2 12 9 1 2 40 10 19 1st QF Odd Mjåtvedt
Roald Paulsen
8
1957–58 Hovedserien (A) 1 14 8 1 5 26 28 17 4th R4 Hilmar Paulsen 15
1958–59 Hovedserien (A) 14 5 2 7 21 27 12 5th QF Thor Hafsås
Rolf Birger Pedersen
8
1959–60 Hovedserien (A) 14 4 3 7 19 29 11 7th QF Rolf Birger Pedersen 9
1960–61 Landsdelsserien (C) 2 12 9 3 0 45 9 21 1st R4 Rolf Birger Pedersen 22
1961–62 Hovedserien[k] 1 30 21 4 5 94 44 46 1st SF
QF
Roald Jensen
Rolf Birger Pedersen[l]
35
1963 First Division 18 10 4 4 46 27 24 1st R4 Roald Jensen 17
1964 First Division 18 3 6 9 17 32 12 9th QF Rolf Birger Pedersen 9
1965 Second Division (B) 2 14 7 5 2 25 19 19 3rd QF Knut Vatle 9
1966 Second Division (B) 14 7 2 5 19 13 16 3rd R4 Harald Johannessen 9
1967 Second Division (B) 14 9 2 3 39 18 20 1st SF Jan Erik Osland 15
1968 First Division 1 18 8 3 7 31 32 19 5th QF Johan Johannessen 11
1969 First Division 18 6 6 6 20 26 18 6th R4 Endre Blindheim 13
1970 First Division 18 9 5 4 18 11 23 4th QF Egil Austbø
Harald Johannessen
5
1971 First Division 18 3 5 10 14 31 11 9th R3 Kjell Øyasæter 4
1972 First Division 22 7 6 9 22 23 20 8th Winners Jan Erik Osland
Kjell Øyasæter
9
1973 First Division 22 9 5 8 31 27 23 5th QF Cup Winners' Cup R2 Endre Blindheim
Kjell Øyasæter
12
1974 First Division 22 9 9 4 36 20 27 4th SF Kjell Øyasæter 13
1975 First Division 22 10 7 5 36 27 27 2nd R4 Bjørn Tronstad 12
1976 First Division 22 11 6 5 38 29 28 3rd Winners UEFA Cup R1 Steinar Aase 21
1977 First Division 22 8 6 8 40 35 22 6th R4 Cup Winners' Cup R2 Bjørn Tronstad 22
1978 First Division 22 11 3 8 52 42 25 5th Runners-up Steinar Aase 20
1979 First Division 22 3 4 15 18 40 10 12th SF Bjørn Tronstad 10
1980 Second Division (B) 2 22 14 6 2 40 21 34 1st SF Øyvind Pettersen 10
1981 First Division 1 22 5 7 10 26 40 17 10th R4 Ingvar Dalhaug 7
1982 Second Division (B) 2 22 13 6 3 44 21 32 1st Winners Ingvar Dalhaug 14
1983 First Division 1 22 7 6 9 31 32 20 10th R3 Cup Winners' Cup R1 Anders Giske 11
1984 Second Division (B) 2 22 14 4 4 61 28 32 1st SF Tore Hadler-Olsen 21
1985 First Division 1 22 8 3 11 26 34 19 11th R4 Trygve Johannessen 12
1986 Second Division (B) 2 22 15 5 2 46 13 35 1st R3 Halvor Storskogen 14
1987[m] First Division 1 22 7 3+3[n] 9 25 28 30 8th Runners-up Odd Johnsen
Halvor Storskogen
7
1988 First Division 22 7 4 11 16 30 25 9th Runners-up Odd Johnsen 12
1989 First Division 22 9 3 10 28 31 30 7th R2 Cup Winners' Cup R1 Atle Torvanger 9
1990 Tippeligaen 22 11 6 5 34 25 39 4th SF Mons Ivar Mjelde 13
1991 Tippeligaen 22 6 8 8 21 24 26 10th R4 Sten Glenn Håberg 7
1992 Tippeligaen 22 4 12 6 26 30 24 7th R3 Trond Egil Soltvedt 8
1993 Tippeligaen 22 7 5 10 31 38 26 7th SF Trond Egil Soltvedt 18
1994 Tippeligaen 22 9 4 9 38 46 31 6th QF Trond Egil Soltvedt 17
1995 Tippeligaen 26 9 5 12 40 50 32 10th Runners-up Frank Strandli 13
1996 Tippeligaen 26 11 9 6 64 50 42 4th R4 Cup Winners' Cup QF Mons Ivar Mjelde 25
1997 Tippeligaen 26 15 5 6 59 37 50 2nd R4 UEFA Cup Q2 Mons Ivar Mjelde 20
1998 Tippeligaen 26 9 8 9 44 39 35 6th SF UEFA Cup R1 Kjetil Løvvik 17
1999 Tippeligaen 26 16 1 9 45 40 49 3rd Runners-up Intertoto Cup R2 Kjetil Løvvik 12
2000 Tippeligaen 26 14 5 7 53 40 47 2nd R4 UEFA Cup R1 Thorstein Helstad[o] 19
2001 Tippeligaen 26 12 5 9 63 48 41 7th QF Champions League Q2 Thorstein Helstad[p] 20
2002 Tippeligaen 26 8 3 15 35 52 27 12th R4 UEFA Cup QR Tommy Knarvik 9
2003 Tippeligaen 26 10 7 9 45 47 37 6th R4 Petter Furuseth 10
2004 Tippeligaen 26 12 4 10 46 40 40 3rd Winners Royal League GS2 Robbie Winters 26
2005 Tippeligaen 26 10 7 9 44 32 37 6th QF UEFA Cup R1 Charlie Miller 13
2006 Tippeligaen 26 14 4 8 39 36 46 2nd R4 UEFA Cup
Royal League
Q2
QF
Bengt Sæternes 10
2007 Tippeligaen 26 17 3 6 59 39 54 1st R4 UEFA Cup R32 Thorstein Helstad[q] 27
2008 Tippeligaen 26 8 9 9 36 36 33 8th R4 Champions League
UEFA Cup
Q3
R1
Thorstein Helstad 13
2009 Tippeligaen 30 12 8 10 51 49 44 5th QF Erik Huseklepp 15
2010 Tippeligaen 30 8 10 12 48 50 34 13th R2 Petter Vaagan Moen 15
2011 Tippeligaen 30 14 6 10 51 49 48 4th Runners-up Kim Ojo 18
2012 Tippeligaen 30 13 3 14 57 50 42 6th SF Kim Ojo 15
2013 Tippeligaen 30 11 6 13 46 46 39 8th R3 Martin Pušić 13
2014 Tippeligaen 30 8 5 17 41 54 29 14th QF Jakob Orlov 10
2015 OBOS-ligaen 2 30 14 11 5 46 35 53 2nd R4 Erik Huseklepp 10
2016 Tippeligaen 1 30 16 6 8 42 27 54 2nd R1 Steffen Lie Skålevik 6
2017 Eliteserien 30 13 8 9 51 36 47 5th R4 Europa League
Q2
Kristoffer Barmen 8
2018 Eliteserien 30 17 7 6 45 31 58 3rd R4 Steffen Lie Skålevik 9
2019 Eliteserien 30 10 10 10 32 37 40 9th R4 Europa League Q1 Daouda Bamba 8
2020 Eliteserien 30 9 9 12 40 49 36 10th Canceled[r] Daouda Bamba 10
2021 Eliteserien 30 5 11 14 38 55 26 14th R4 Aune Heggebø 11
2022 OBOS-ligaen 2 30 26 3 1 95 16 81 1st Winners Bård Finne[s] 23
2023 Eliteserien 1 30 19 4 7 55 35 61 2nd QF Conference League PO Bård Finne 29
2024 Eliteserien 30 17 8 5 55 33 59 2nd R3 Conference League PO Aune Heggebø 15
2025 (ongoing) Eliteserien 14 8 3 3 24 21 27 2nd R3 Champions League Q2 Aune Heggebø 7

Women's team

Results of league and cup competitions by season[13]
Season League Cup UEFA / Other Top goalscorer(s)[c]
Division Tier Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Competition Result Player(s) Goals
2022 Toppserien[t] 1 18
6
14
4
3
2
1
0
53
10
13
4
45
20
1st Winners Champions League Q2 Maria Brochmann 16
2023 Toppserien 27 13 7 7 52 30 46 4th QF Champions League QF Maria Brochmann 14
2024 Toppserien 27 19 1 7 70 24 58 2nd SF Anna Aahjem[u] 19
2025 (ongoing) Toppserien 14 11 2 1 39 4 35 2nd SF Champions League Q2 Signe Gaupset 11

Notes

  1. ^ Ended equal on points with Djerv and Hardy, who they beat in play-off matches for the championship.
  2. ^ a b Ended equal on points with Hardy, who they beat in a play-off match for the championship.
  3. ^ a b Goals in all competitions are counted.
  4. ^ a b Norwegian teams were not invited to join European competition until the 1960–61 European Cup.
  5. ^ The 1939–40 Norgesserien was abandoned following the German invasion of Norway.[5]
  6. ^ The 1945 season only saw competitive football played at the regional level.
  7. ^ Goalscoring data for the 1945 season is incomplete.
  8. ^ Due to the long break caused by World War II, the 1946–47 season saw the 20 different regional footballing associations host qualifiers for the 1947–48 Norgesserien.[6]
  9. ^ Knocked out by Viking in the quarter-finals of the championship play-offs.
  10. ^ Lost the championship final against Fredrikstad.
  11. ^ The 1961 and 1962 seasons were combined into a single "Marathon League" as part of the process of unifying the first tier of Norwegian football into a single national division.[7]
  12. ^ Pedersen topscorer in Hovedserien with 26 goals.[8]
  13. ^ The 1987 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
  14. ^ During the 1987 season draws in the league were decided by penalty shoot-out, with the winner receiving two points and the loser one.[9] Brann drew six games, and both won and lost three shoot-outs.
  15. ^ 18 goals in Tippeligaen.[10]
  16. ^ 17 goals in Tippeligaen, joint top scorer with Frode Johnsen of Rosenborg and Clayton Zane of Lillestrøm.[10]
  17. ^ 22 goals in Tippeligaen.[10]
  18. ^ The 2020 Norwegian Football Cup was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.[11]
  19. ^ 16 goals in OBOS-ligaen, joint top scorer with Gift Orban of Stabæk.[12]
  20. ^ The 2022 Toppserien was played with a play-off system. The top numbers represent the league phase where all the teams met each other twice, while the bottom numbers represent the championship play-off phase where the four best teams entered with a pre-determined amount of points before facing each other twice.[14]
  21. ^ 18 goals in Toppserien.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Sportsklubben Brann" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ Berstad, Jacob L. (1938). Brann gjennem 30 år (in Norwegian). A. Garnæs' Boktrykkeri. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ^ Nielsen, Atle. Sportsklubben Brann - 100 år med tro, håp og kjærlighet. ISBN 978-82-516-2658-3.
  4. ^ "Sesonger". branntall.no (in Norwegian). Branntall. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Norgesserien 1939/40". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Kretsserier 1936". RSSF. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  7. ^ "50 år sidan «maratonserien»" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Branns største bragd". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 22 September 2002. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  9. ^ "1987 - året da norsk fotball bommet". Verdens gang (in Norwegian). 8 April 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "Toppscorerliste". NIFS (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  11. ^ "NM kvinner gjennomføres - NM menn avlyses" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  12. ^ "2022 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Sesonger". branntall.no (in Norwegian). Branntall. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Slik blir Toppserien 2022" (in Norwegian). Toppserien. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  15. ^ "2024 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 27 November 2024.