2006 SK Brann season

May 2022 Brann 2006 Mons Ivar Mjelde Brann Stadion Tippeligaen 2nd Norwegian Cup 4th round UEFA Cup Second qualifying round Bengt Sæternes (10) Bengt Sæternes (11) 19,348 (vs Rosenborg, 22 October 2006) 13,528 (vs Lillestrøm, 18 April 2006) 2005 2007 The 2006 season was SK Brann's 98th season and their 20th consecutive season in the Tippeligaen.Norwegian premier division 2006 http://www.rsssf.no/2006/Premier.html 2022-05-20 www.rsssf.no The season opened on 10 April, with a tie in Fredrikstad, in a match best remembered by an impressive scissor kick goal from Charlie Miller. 8 month later, on 10 December, Brann finished the season with a tie against Helsingborgs IF in their last group stage match in the 2006-07 Royal League. Information Manager: 16px Mons Ivar Mjelde League: Tippeligaen Shirt supplier: Umbro (Kappa from 1 December) Shirt sponsor: Sparebanken Vest Highest league attendance: 19,348 (v Rosenborg, October 22) Lowest league attendance: 13,528 (v Lillestrøm, April 18) Average league attendance: 16,707 League: SilverClub history https://www.brann.no/english/club-history 2022-05-20 Brann Norwegian Cup: 4th round Europe: UEFA Cup, second qualifying round Royal League: Quarter finals Top goalscorer league: Bengt Sæternes, 10 goals Top goalscorer season: Bengt Sæternes, 11 goals Player of the year: Håkon Opdal Season events 10 April: Opening day of the season. Brann plays a 1-1 draw against Fredrikstad FK in Fredrikstad, best remembered by a scissor kick goal from Charlie Miller. 30 April: Brann beats the reigning champions, Vålerenga 3-1 in Bergen. 5 June: Rosenborg-Brann 0-0 in front of 19,215 spectators. 8 June: After knocking FBK Voss out of the Norwegian Cup, SK Brann enters the summer break as undefeated league leaders. Their win–loss record in the league is 7-4-0 with 19 goals for and 7 goals against. 2 July: Brann resumes the season in the worst possible way. They lose 0-4 in Hamar against the relegation-fighting Ham-Kam. 20 July: Brann is eliminated from the Norwegian Cup after a 1-3 loss in Kristiansand against IK Start. 27 July: Brann advances to the 2nd UEFA Cup qualifying round, after winning 1-0 against Glentoran FC in both legs. 2 August: Brann loses 0-2 against their biggest rival in the race for Premiership-gold, Lillestrøm SK. 24 August: Brann gets knocked-out of the UEFA Cup after a defeat on aggregate against the amateurs from the Swedish Åtvidabergs FF. 17 September: Brann keeps the gold-dream alive with a 5-3 victory against Sandefjord Fotball. 15 October: Brann loses to FC Lyn Oslo. Their two previous matches gave them one victory and one defeat. The gold race seems to come down to the match between Rosenborg and Brann in Bergen. Brann have to win for gold, while Rosenborg is almost guaranteed the gold medal with a victory over Brann. 22 October: The Brann-Rosenborg showdown saw Rosenborg win 3-1, taking them six points clear of Brann with two rounds left. With an advantage of +13 over Brann in goal difference, Rosenborg are virtually assured of the title (99%), and can remove any doubt by picking up one point in either of their remaining matches. 29 October: Brann beats Ham-Kam 2-0 and secures the silver medals. Rosenborg beats Viking FK, and take home the Tippeligaen trophy for the 20th time. 2 November: Sport Director Per Ove Ludvigsen resigned after four year as chief in Brann. 5 November: Brann is defeated in Stavanger, when Viking F.K. won 5-0. Brann's Premiership statistics were. Win/loss: 14-4-7, goals scored: 39 goals against: 36, points: 46. 6 November: Brann prepares for the Royal League-group stage. Brann is in group 1 with the Norwegian champions Rosenborg, the bronzemedalist from Denmark, Odense Boldklub and the number 4 in the Swedish league, Helsingborgs IF. 9 November: Brann wins 3-1 at the Royal League 2006-07 opening game against Rosenborg. 24 November: Roald Bruun-Hanssen is hired as new sports director. 26 November: Brann-Helsingborg 2-2, in the 2nd round of the Royal League. Cato Guntveit played his first match since 24 August, after being troubled with injuries most of the season. 7 December: Brann qualified for the quarterfinals in the Royal League, after defeating Rosenborg 3-2 at home. 10 December: Brann tied with Helsingborg in the last group stage match in the 2006-07 Royal League. The match was also Henrik "Henke" Larsson's last match before his loan-transfer to Manchester United. Both Brann and Helsingborg qualified for the quarterfinal in the Royal League, while Odense finished 3rd and qualified to the quarterfinal as one of the two best 3rd placed teams in the group stage. Rosenborg was eliminated from the tournament. Squad 190px 0.25 0.05 350 Opdal 0.13 0.15 350 Sigurðsson 0.31 0.15 350 Bjarnason 0.40 0.20 350 Hanstveit 0.05 0.20 350 Dahl 0.14 0.34 350 Andresen 0.31 0.34 350 Haugen 0.45 0.45 350 Moen 0.05 0.45 349 Miller 0.11 0.58 350 Sæternes 0.34 0.58 350 Winters Brann's most used line-up in 2006 (4-4-2). 1 Norway Johan Thorbjørnsen GK 2 Slovenia Janez Zavrl DF (until October 2006) 3 Norway Bjørn Dahl DF 4 Norway Cato Guntveit DF (injured whole season) 5 Norway Martin Knudsen MF 6 Norway Helge Haugen MF 7 Scotland Robbie Winters FW 8 Norway Martin Andresen MF (C) 9 Norway Thorstein Helstad FW (from June 2006) 10 Norway Bengt Sæternes FW 11 Norway Petter Vaagan Moen MF 12 Norway Håkon Opdal GK 13 Norway Erik Huseklepp MF 14 Norway Ardian Gashi MF (from September 2006) 14 Honduras Maynor Suazo MF (until July 2006) 15 Norway Erlend Hanstveit DF 16 Scotland Charlie Miller MF 17 Norway Christian Kalvenes DF (until August 2006) 17 Norway Eirik Bakke MF (from September 2006) 18 Iceland Ólafur Örn Bjarnason DF 19 Norway Nicolai Misje MF 20 Norway Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen MF (injured most of the season) 21 Iceland Kristján Örn Sigurðsson DF 22 Norway Kristian Ystaas FW 24 Norway Steffen Haraldsen GK 25 Albania Migen Memelli FW 28 Iceland Ármann Björnsson DF (from August 2006) 30 Cameroon Arnaud Monkam MF Competitions Tippeligaen 2006 Tippeligaen Results summary 9 2 2 26 15 5 2 6 13 21 Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A Result D/D/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/W/D/L/W/L/W/L/L/W/W/W/L/W/L/L/W/L Position 4/7/5/3/1/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/2/2/2/2/2 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 5 November 2006 see below August 2023 Results 1 10 April 2006 19:00 Fredrikstad 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111918/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87367&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Brann Bjørkøy 22 Miller 31 Fredrikstad Stadion Fredrikstad 9,017 Tom Henning Øvrebø D 2 18 April 2006 19:00 Brann 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111908/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87374&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Lillestrøm Winters 55 Occean 59 Brann Stadion Bergen 13,738 Espen Berntsen D 3 24 April 2006 19:00 Start 0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111921/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87386&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Brann Winters 60 Kristiansand Stadion Kristiansand 7,782 Brage Sandmoen W 4 30 April 2006 20:00 Brann 3–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111926/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87388&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Vålerenga Haugen 16Sæternes 76Winters 84 Jepsen 82 Brann Stadion Bergen 16,170 Olsen W 5 3 May 2006 18:00 Molde 0–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111916/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87396&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Brann Miller 31Moen 90+2 Molde Stadion Molde 7,875 Per Ivar Staberg W 6 7 May 2006 18:00 Brann 2–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111912/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87402&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Stabæk Memelli 80Sigurðsson 88 Gunnarsson 29Nannskog 36 Brann Stadion Bergen 14,430 Kjell Alseth D 7 13 May 2006 16:00 Sandefjord 0–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803124648/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87412&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Brann Sigurðsson 3Miller 73 Storstadion Sandefjord 6,152 Tom Henning Øvrebø W 8 16 May 2006 18:05 Brann 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803124649/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87416&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Tromsø Moen 32Bjarnason 52 Årst 4 Brann Stadion Bergen 18,568 Brage Sandmoen W 9 21 May 2006 18:00 Odd Grenland 1–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111910/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87427&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Brann Joyce 17 Winters 8Miller 14Sæternes 50 Odd Stadion Skien 6,183 Svein-Erik Edvartsen W 10 28 May 2006 20:00 Brann 2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111918/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87431&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Lyn Sæternes 43Sæternes 56 Brann Stadion Bergen 15,331 Espen Berntsen W 11 5 June 2006 20:00 Rosenborg 0–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803124649/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87441&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Brann Lerkendal Stadion Trondheim 19,215 Tom Henning Øvrebø D 12 2 July 2006 18:00 HamKam 4–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111911/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87446&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Brann Abiodun 2Ringberg 34Øren 57Kienast 85 Briskeby Gressbane Hamar 6,218 Per Ivar Staberg L 13 17 July 2006 18:00 Brann 2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111922/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87452&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Viking Sigurðsson 16Sæternes 23 Brann Stadion Bergen 16,555 Roy Helge Olsen W 15 30 July 2006 18:00 Brann 3–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111921/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87459&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Fredrikstad Andresen 29Sæternes 33Szekeres 90 o.g. Elyounoussi 5 Brann Stadion Bergen 16,282 Kjell Alseth W 14 2 August 2006 19:00 Lillestrøm 2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111912/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87469&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Brann Mifsud 83 84 Åråsen Stadion Lillestrøm 11,582 Tom Henning Øvrebø L 16 6 August 2006 18:00 Brann 0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111916/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87473&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Start Zavrl 18 o.g. Brann Stadion Bergen 16,426 Tommy Skjerven L 17 13 August 2006 18:00 Vålerenga 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111911/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87486&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Brann Sørensen 26Berre 51 Wæhler 76 o.g. Ullevaal Stadion Oslo 16,484 Skjerven L 18 27 August 2006 18:00 Brann 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111919/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87487&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Molde Winters 56Sæternes 82 Hestad 35 Brann Stadion Bergen 17,360 Svein Oddvar Moen W 19 11 September 2006 19:00 Stabæk 1–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111925/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87500&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Brann Nannskog 81 Winters 3887 Miller Nadderud Stadion Bærum 6,117 Roy Helge Olsen W 20 17 September 2006 20:00 Brann 5–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111916/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87501&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Sandefjord Sæternes 38 56Miller 46Bjarnason 88Andresen 90+2 pen. Knarvik 68 pen.Mjelde 77Madsen 83 Brann Stadion Bergen 16,900 Kristoffer Helgerud W 21 24 September 2006 20:00 Tromsø 3–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111908/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87513&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Brann Rushfeldt 11Bernier 79 Moen 47 Alfheim Stadion Tromsø 4,264 Brage Sandmoen L 22 2 October 2006 19:00 Brann 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111917/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87515&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Odd Grenland Winters 65 Brann Stadion Bergen 17,767 Tom Henning Øvrebø W 23 15 October 2006 20:00 Lyn 2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111911/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87523&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Brann Hoff 41Sokolowski 73 Ullevaal Stadion Oslo 10,643 Svein-Erik Edvartsen L 24 22 October 2006 20:00 Brann 1–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111915/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87529&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Rosenborg Andresen 49 pen. Storflor 36Iversen 67Sapara 86 Brann Stadion Bergen 19,254 Tommy Skjerven L 25 29 October 2006 20:00 Brann 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111921/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87536&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 HamKam Helstad 45+1 58 Abiodun 43 Brann Stadion Bergen 17,930 Brage Sandmoen W 26 5 November 2006 18:00 Viking 5–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111924/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=87548&tournamentId=1&seasonId=328 Brann Ijeh 31 44 55 82Sigurðsson 48 o.g. Viking Stadion Stavanger 16,251 Tom Henning Øvrebø L Table BRA Norwegian Cup 2006 Norwegian Football Cup Round 1 10 May 2006 16:00 Follese 0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111916/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=91147&tournamentId=110&seasonId=328 Brann Huseklepp 76 Follese Gress Bergen 1,526 Håvard Hakestad W Round 2 8 June 2006 18:00 Voss 0–4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111920/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=91322&tournamentId=110&seasonId=328 Brann Memelli 26 29Winters 58 pen.Ystaas 88 Prestegardsmoen Kunstgras Vossavangen 2,350 Håvard Hakestad W Round 3 5 July 2006 18:00 Brann 3–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111929/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=91747&tournamentId=110&seasonId=328 Levanger Bjarnason 5 pen.Sæternes 53Memelli 88 Bjøraas 63 Brann Stadion Bergen 1,948 Rune Nordby W Round 4 20 July 2006 19:00 Start 3–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230425031921/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=93797&tournamentId=110&seasonId=328 Brann Hæstad 5Nielsen 45Bärlin 70 Sigurðsson 68 Kristiansand Stadion Kristiansand 4,486 Svein Oddvar Moen L UEFA Cup 2006–07 UEFA Cup Qualifying rounds 2006–07 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds First qualifying round 1st leg 13 July 2006 20:30 Glentoran NIR 0–1 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/84234--glentoran-vs-brann/ NOR Brann Memelli 69 The Oval Belfast, Northern Ireland 1,743 Anders Hermansen (Denmark) W First qualifying round 2nd leg 27 July 2006 19:30 Brann NOR 1–0 2–0 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/84235--brann-vs-glentoran/ NIR Glentoran Bjarnason 85 pen. Brann Stadion Bergen, Norway 3,584 Jérôme Laperrière (Switzerland) W Second qualifying round 1st leg 10 August 2006 19:00 Brann NOR 3–3 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/84605--brann-vs-atvidaberg/ SWE Åtvidaberg Memelli 4 26 59 Haglund 27Bergström 28Karlsson 83 Brann Stadion Bergen, Norway 2,684 Richard Havrilla (Slovakia) D Second qualifying round 2nd leg 24 August 2006 19:30 Åtvidaberg SWE 1–1 4(a)–4 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/84606--atvidaberg-vs-brann/ NOR Brann Haglund 35 Dahl 85 Värendsvallen Växjö, Sweden 786 Marek Mikołajewski (Poland) D Royal League 2006–07 Royal League Group stage Group 1 SKB 1 9 November 2006 19:30 Rosenborg NOR 1–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111914/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=102620&tournamentId=1430&seasonId=328&useFullUrl=false NOR Brann Storflor 4 Björnsson 11Huseklepp 33Ystaas 83 Lerkendal Stadion Trondheim, Norway 5,755 Martin Hansson (Sweden) W 3 26 November 2006 15:00 Brann NOR 2–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111909/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=102624&tournamentId=1430&seasonId=328&useFullUrl=false SWE Helsingborg Gashi 73Memelli 86 Shelton 10 58 Brann Stadion Bergen, Norway 3,535 Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark) D 4 3 December 2006 13:55 Brann NOR 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111913/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=102627&tournamentId=1430&seasonId=328&useFullUrl=false DEN Odense Gashi 36 Christensen 25 Brann Stadion Bergen, Norway 2,432 Martin Hansson (Sweden) D 5 7 December 2006 19:30 Brann NOR 3–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111915/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=102628&tournamentId=1430&seasonId=328&useFullUrl=false NOR Rosenborg Huseklepp 20Monkam 68Ludvigsen 90 Tettey 25Riseth 89 Brann Stadion Bergen, Norway 3,152 Daniel Stålhammar (Sweden) W 6 10 December 2006 16:00 Helsingborg SWE 2–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230803111929/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=102631&tournamentId=1430&seasonId=328&useFullUrl=false NOR Brann Shelton 14Larsson 72 Huseklepp 3Bjarnason 51 pen. Österås IP Hässleholm, Sweden 2,944 Martin Hansson (Sweden) D Last their match in the Group stage took place during the 2007 season. Matches (goals) Matches and goal are for matches in the Tippeligaen, Norwegian Cup, Royal League and European Cup/UEFA Cup, and was last updated after the seasons last game 10 December. No. Position Player Premiership Norwegian Cup Europe Royal League Total 1 GK Johan Thorbjørnsen 1 (0) 2 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 8 (0) 12 GK Håkon Opdal 25 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) 31 (0) 24 GK Steffen Haraldsen 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 DF Janez Zavrl 7 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0) 0 (0) 10 (0) 3 DF Bjørn Dahl 23 (0) 3 (0) 3 (1) 5 (0) 34 (1) 15 DF Erlend Hanstveit 24 (0) 3 (0) 4 (0) 0 (0) 31 (0) 17 DF Christian Kalvenes 5 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 9 (0) 18 DF Ólafur Örn Bjarnason 25 (2) 4 (1) 4 (1) 5 (1) 38 (5) 21 DF Kristján Örn Sigurðsson 24 (3) 4 (1) 3 (0) 0 (0) 31 (4) 28 DF Ármann Smári Björnsson 2 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (1) 4 (1) 4 DF/MF Cato Guntveit 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 4 (0) 6 (0) 5 DF/MF Martin Knudsen 21 (0) 3 (0) 4 (0) 5 (0) 33 (0) 6 MF Helge Haugen 23 (1) 4 (0) 4 (0) 5 (0) 36 (1) 8 MF Martin Andresen 24 (3) 2 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 28 (3) 11 MF Petter Vaagan Moen 24 (3) 4 (0) 1 (0) 4 (0) 33 (3) 13 MF Erik Huseklepp 11 (0) 4 (1) 3 (0) 5 (3) 23 (4) 14 MF Maynor Suazo 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 14 MF Ardian Gashi 7 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (1) 12 (2) 17 MF Eirik Bakke 7 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 8 (0) 19 MF Nicolai Misje 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 30 MF Arnaud Monkam 1 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 5 (1) 11 (1) 16 MF/FW Charlie Miller 20 (6) 2 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 26 (3) 20 MF/FW Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen 4 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 4 (0) 11 (0) 7 FW Robbie Winters 25 (7) 3 (1) 2 (0) 2 (0) 32 (8) 9 FW Thorstein Helstad 12 (2) 1 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 17 (2) 10 FW Bengt Sæternes 25 (10) 2 (1) 2 (0) 0 (0) 29 (11) 22 FW Kristian Ystaas 0 (0) 2 (1) 0 (0) 4 (1) 6 (2) 25 FW Migen Memelli 19 (1) 3 (3) 3 (4) 4 (1) 29 (9) References 2006 Brann