SK Brann (women)

This article is about SK Brann's women's section. For the men's section, see SK Brann.

Sportsklubben Brann
Full nameSportsklubben Brann
Nickname(s)Bergens stolthet (The pride of Bergen)
Fotballrepublikken (The football republic)
Short nameBrann
Founded26 September 1908 (1908-09-26), as Ski- og Fotboldklubben Brann
1978 (1978) as IL Sandviken
GroundBrann Stadion, Bergen
Capacity17,500[1]
ChairmanAslak Sverdrup
LeagueToppserien
2024Toppserien, 2nd of 10
Websitewww.brann.no

SK Brann (previously known as IL Sandviken) is a Norwegian women's football team based in Bergen. The team plays in Norway's top league, Toppserien.[2]

History

The team used to be part of IL Sandviken. Sandviken's women's team were a mainstay in Toppserien since its formation, and won it for the first time in 2021.[3] They also won the Norwegian Women's Cup in 1995.[4] The team was renamed SK Brann Kvinner ahead of the 2022 season as part of a merger process with Bergen's most popular football club, SK Brann.[5][6] In January 2023 they were fully merged with Brann, becoming the club's women's team.[7] In their first season as Brann, the team were crowned champions of both the 2022 Toppserien and the 2022 Norwegian Women's Cup.[8] Having previously played most of their games at the 1500-capacity Stemmemyren stadium, during the 2024 season the team moved permanently into Brann Stadion, with a capacity of 16 750. The team has by far the highest average attendance in Norwegian women's football. During the 2024 season average home attendance was 2273, while closest rivals Rosenborg and Vålerenga on average attracted 680 and 630 spectators respectively.[9]

Players and staff

Current squad

As of 2 July 2025[10]

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 Selma Panengstuen
2 DF  NOR Cecilie Redisch Kvamme
3 DF  NOR Mia Authen
5 DF  NOR Ingrid Stenevik
6 MF  NOR Cassandra Bogere
7 MF  NOR Heidi Ellingsen
8 MF  NOR Karoline Haugland
9 FW  NOR Amalie Eikeland
10 MF  NOR Signe Gaupset
11 FW  SWE Johanna Renmark
14 MF  NOR Rikke Nygard
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  NOR Marthine Østenstad (captain)
17 FW  NOR Anna Aahjem
18 MF  NOR Nora Lie Eghdami
19 FW  NOR Monica Isaksen
21 GK  NOR Sandra Stavenes
22 FW  SCO Lauren Davidson
23 DF  NOR Tomine Svendheim
24 DF  FIN Nea Lehtola
28 MF  DEN Mathilde Kruse
30 DF  FIN Joanna Tynnilä
— DF  NOR Josefine Birkelund

Former players

Coaching staff

As of 4 July 2025[10]
Sporting director: Lars Johan Myklebust
Assistant coach: Øyvind Tjelde Haga
Goalkeeping coach: Vitalij Artjomenko
Analyst: Leif Joakim Birkeland Nilsen
Head of performance: Lucas Skoog
Team manager: Hedda Duffy
Physician: Arne Instebø
Physician: Christian Redisch
Physician: Asle Kjellsen
Physical therapist: Kari Fykse Lie

Honours

Winners (1): 2022
Runners-up (1): 2024
Winners (1): 2022

As Sandviken:

Winners (1): 2021
Runners-up (1): 1996
  • Norwegian Cup[4]
Winners (1): 1995
Runners-up (3): 1991, 2018, 2021

Seasons

Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe
2022 Toppserien 1 18 14 3 1 53 13 45 Winners CL Second qualifying round
6 4 2 0 10 4 20
2023 Toppserien 4 27 13 7 7 52 30 46 Quarter-finals CL Quarter-finals
2024 Toppserien 2 27 19 1 7 70 24 58 Semi-finals —
2025 (ongoing) Toppserien 2 14 11 2 1 39 4 35 Semi-finals CL Second qualifying round

Source:[11]

In European football

Results

All results (away, home and aggregate) list the club's goal tally first.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying round 1 SF ALG Spor 1–0
Qualifying round 1 F Spartak Subotica 3–1
Qualifying round 2 Rosengård 1–1 f 1–3 1–4
2023–24 Qualifying round 1 SF Lokomotiv Stara Zagora 5–0
Qualifying round 1 F Anderlecht 3–0
Qualifying round 2 Glasgow City 2–0 4–0 f 6–0
Group stage Lyon 2–2 1–3 f 2nd
Slavia Prague 1–0 f 1–0
St. Pölten 2–1 2–1 f
Quarter-finals Barcelona 1–2 f 1–3 2–5
2025–26 Qualifying round 2 SF Inter Milan

f First leg. Colour key: Green = Brann win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

UEFA club coefficient ranking

As of 1 May 2025[12]
Rank Team Coefficient
17 Sparta Prague 21.000
18 Ajax 21.000
19 Brann 17.000
20 Twente 16.000
21 Vålerenga 16.000

Coaching history

SK Brann head coaches
Dates[13] Name Notes
2020–2022 Alexander Straus
2022–2023 Olli Harder Interim manager, later given permanent contract
2023–2025 Martin Ho

Player statistics

Most appearances

As of 19 June 2025

Competitive matches only, appearances as a substitute in brackets. Players currently at the club in bold. Sandviken era not counted.

Players with most appearances for SK Brann[14]
Rank Player Years League Cup Europe Total
1 Marthine Østenstad 2022–present 83 (7) 12 (2) 13 (0) 108 (9)
2 Rakel Engesvik 2022–2024 72 (26) 10 (5) 14 (2) 96 (33)
3 Ingrid Stenevik 2022–present 67 (12) 12 (1) 16 (3) 95 (16)
4 Aurora Mikalsen 2022–2024 73 (0) 5 (0) 16 (0) 94 (0)
5 Signe Gaupset 2022–present 68 (11) 11 (5) 13 (1) 92 (17)
6 Nora Lie Eghdami 2022–present 64 (21) 11 (3) 14 (9) 89 (33)
7 Marit Bratberg Lund 2022–2024 61 (14) 9 (0) 16 (0) 86 (14)
Karoline Haugland 2023–present 65 (9) 9 (2) 12 (1) 86 (12)
9 Cecilie Redisch Kvamme 2022–present 50 (3) 6 (1) 12 (2) 68 (6)
Johanna Renmark 2023–present 49 (29) 8 (1) 11 (10) 68 (40)

Top goalscorers

As of 19 June 2025

Competitive matches only. Matches played (including as a substitute) appear in brackets. Players currently at the club in bold. Sandviken era not counted.

Top goalscorers for SK Brann[15]
Rank Player Years League Cup Europe Total
1 Maria Brochmann 2022–2023 13 (42) 11 (8) 6 (9) 30 (59)
2 Amalie Eikeland 2023–present 22 (49) 4 (6) 2 (12) 28 (67)
3 Rakel Engesvik 2022–2024 20 (72) 2 (10) 4 (14) 26 (96)
4 Signe Gaupset 2022–present 19 (68) 5 (11) 1 (13) 25 (92)
5 Anna Aahjem 2024–present 23 (32) 1 (4) 0 (2) 24 (38)
6 Marit Bratberg Lund 2022–2024 19 (61) 2 (9) 1 (16) 22 (86)
7 Nora Lie Eghdami 2022–present 11 (64) 6 (11) 1 (14) 18 (89)
8 Johanna Renmark 2023–present 11 (49) 1 (8) 1 (11) 13 (68)
9 Karoline Haugland 2023–present 6 (65) 4 (9) 1 (12) 11 (86)
Marthine Østenstad 2022–present 8 (83) 2 (12) 1 (13) 11 (108)

Player of the year

Brann's official supporters' club, Bataljonen, selects the player of the year at the end of each season.

References

  1. ^ Liabø, Mads (20 March 2025). "Video: Innvier nytt ståfelt på søndag" (in Norwegian Bokmål). SK Brann. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Årsmøtet stemte for kvinnelag i 2022". SK Brann (in Norwegian). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Norwegian women league champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Norway - List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Sandviken blir en del av Brann". NRK (in Norwegian). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  6. ^ "IL Sandviken Toppfotball endrer navn til SK Brann Kvinner f.o.m. 01.01.22". Toppserien (in Norwegian). 17 December 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Brann kvinner fusjoneres helt inn i SK Brann" (in Norwegian). NRK. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Tok "The Double" etter seier i c,pfinalen". SK Brann (in Norwegian). 5 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Tilskuertall" (in Norwegian). NIFS. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  10. ^ a b "A-lag Kvinner". SK Brann (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  11. ^ "SK Brann Kvinner". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  12. ^ "UEFA rankings". UEFA. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Hovedtrenere" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Flest kamper". branntall.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Flest mål". branntall.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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