2005 SK Brann season

SK Brann

2005 season
Chairman	Magne Revheim
Manager	Mons Ivar Mjelde
Tippeligaen	6th
Norwegian Football Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup	First round
Royal League	2nd group stage
Top goalscorer	Bengt Sæternes (9)
Highest home attendance	17,503 (vs Lillestrøm, 16 May 2005)
Lowest home attendance	12,282 (vs Lyn, 29 May 2005)

The 2005 season was SK Brann's 97th season as a club and their 19th consecutive season in the Norwegian Premier League. The year started with a 2-0 loss to Malmø in Royal League 2004-2005, and the Norwegian league opened with a win 2-0 home at Brann Stadion over Molde, in a match best remembered by Paul Scharners efforts for Brann even though his wife was expecting a baby at any minute. Paul Scharner scored and was appointed Man of the match and got a daughter the day after. On October 29 Brann finished the season with a draw against Ham-Kam and finished 6th in the Premier League. After the season finished Scharner was named Player of the year. The Norwegian cup ended by being eliminated by Vålerenga at Ullevaal Stadion in the Quarter finals. After the season ended in October construction work started in The Clock End at Brann stadion, where a new stand was built during the winter.

Squad

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NOR	Johan Thorbjørnsen
2	DF	NOR	Jan Tore Ophaug
3	DF	NOR	Ragnvald Soma
4	DF	NOR	Cato Guntveit (C)
5	MF	NOR	Martin Knudsen
6	MF	NOR	Helge Haugen
7	FW	SCO	Robbie Winters
8	MF	NOR	Martin Andresen
9	FW	AUS	Dylan Macallister
10	FW	NOR	Bengt Sæternes
11	FW	NOR	Kristian Ystaas
12	GK	NOR	Håkon Opdal
13	MF	NOR	Erik Huseklepp
13	MF	NOR	Erlend Storesund

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	NOR	Arve Walde
15	DF	NOR	Erlend Hanstveit
16	MF	SCO	Charlie Miller
17	DF	NOR	Christian Kalvenes
18	DF	ISL	Ólafur Örn Bjarnason
19	MF	NOR	Tom Sanne
21	DF	ISL	Kristján Örn Sigurðsson
22	MF	GHA	Michael Helegbe
24	GK	NOR	Steffen Haraldsen
25	MF	AUT	Paul Scharner
27	MF	NOR	Raymond Kvisvik
28	DF	NOR	Fredrik Klock
29	MF	NOR	Nicolai Misje
30	FW	NOR	Thor Jørgen Spurkeland

Results

Date	Host	Agg.	Visitor	Ground	Attendance	Tournament
February 12	Malmö FF	2-0 (0-0)	Brann	Malmö Stadion, Malmö	3,896	Royal League
February 17	Brann	2-1 (2-0)	Odense BK	Vestlandshallen, Bergen	3,500 (cap.)	Royal League
February 24	Halmstads BK	0-0	Brann	Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg	272	Royal League
March 10	IFK Göteborg	2-0 (1-0)	Brann	Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg	4,072	Royal League
March 17	Brann	2-2 (2-0)	Vålerenga	Vestlandshallen, Bergen	3,200 (cap.)	Royal League
April 11	Brann	2-0 (1-0)	Molde FK	Brann Stadion, Bergen	15,056	Tippeligaen
April 17	Vålerenga	2-1 (0-0)	Brann	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	15,447	Tippeligaen
April 25	Brann	0-0	Tromsø	Brann Stadion, Bergen	14,664	Tippeligaen
April 28	Vålerenga	1-0 (1-0)	Brann	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	2,780	Royal League
May 2	Aalesunds FK	1-1 (0-1)	Brann	Color Line Stadium, Ålesund	10,600	Tippeligaen
May 5	Brann	2-3 (1-3)	Bodø/Glimt	Brann Stadion, Bergen	12,880	Tippeligaen
May 7	I.L. Gneist	0-5 (0-2)	Brann	Liland, Bergen	1,725	Norwegian Cup
May 9	Fredrikstad	2-3 (0-3)	Brann	Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad	8,860	Tippeligaen
May 16	Brann	0-1 (0-1)	IFK Göteborg	Brann Stadion, Bergen	1,813	Tippeligaen
May 16	Brann	6-2	Lillestrøm	Brann Stadion, Bergen	17,503 (cap.)	Tippeligaen
June 8	Radøy/Manger	1-3 (0-1)	Brann	Sletta idrettsplass, Radøy	1,700	Norwegian Cup
May 22	Start	3-2 (1-0)	Brann	Kristiansand Stadion, Kristiansand	10,962	Tippeligaen
May 29	Brann	3-0 (1-0)	Lyn	Brann Stadion, Bergen	12,282	Tippeligaen
June 13	Viking	0-0	Brann	Viking Stadion, Stavanger	14,616	Tippeligaen
June 16	Løv-Ham	0-1 (0-1)	Brann	Prestegardsmoen Kunstgras, Voss	1,013	Norwegian Cup
June 19	Brann	4-1 (2-1)	Rosenborg	Brann Stadion, Bergen	17,359	Tippeligaen
June 26	Odd Grenland	0-0	Brann	Odd Stadion, Skien	4,075	Tippeligaen
June 29	Brann	3-2 (1-1)	Aalesunds FK	Brann Stadion, Bergen	5,979	Norwegian Cup
July 3	Brann	2-0 (0-0)	Ham-Kam	Brann Stadion, Bergen	16,536	Tippeligaen
July 23	Molde	3-1 (2-0)	Brann	Aker Stadion, Molde	10,309	Tippeligaen
July 30	Brann	1-2 (1-1)	Vålerenga	Brann Stadion, Bergen	16,116	Tippeligaen
August 3	Tromsø	1-1 (0-1)	Brann	Alfheim Stadion, Tromsø	4,302	Tippeligaen
August 7	Brann	0-0	Aalesunds FK	Brann Stadion, Bergen	14,115	Tippeligaen
August 11	Brann	0-0	AC Allianssi	Brann Stadion, Bergen	2,597	UEFA Cup qualifying round
August 14	Bodø/Glimt	2-1 (1-0)	Brann	Aspmyra, Bodø	5,363	Tippeligaen
August 20	Vålerenga	2-1 (2-0)	Brann	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	16,848	Norwegian Cup
August 25	AC Allianssi	0-2 (0-0)	Brann	Pohjola Stadion, Vantaa	2,597	UEFA Cup qualifying round
August 29	Brann	4-0 (1-0)	Fredrikstad	Brann Stadion, Bergen	12,613	Tippeligaen
September 11	Lillestrøm	1-0 (1-0)	Brann	Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm	6,638	Tippeligaen
July 27	Brann	1-2 (1-0)	Lokomotiv Moskva	Brann Stadion, Bergen	5,111	UEFA Cup qualifying round
September 19	Brann	1-0 (0-0)	Start	Brann Stadion, Bergen	14,442	Tippeligaen
September 25	Lyn	1-0 (1-0)	Brann	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	5,723	Tippeligaen
September 15	Lokomotiv Moskva	3-2 (0-1)	Brann	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow	13,224	UEFA Cup qualifying round
October 10	Brann	2-1 (0-1)	Viking	Brann Stadion, Bergen	14,349	Tippeligaen
October 16	Rosenborg	4-1 (2-1)	Brann	Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim	19,21462	Tippeligaen
October 23	Brann	2-2 (1-1)	Odd Grenland	Brann Stadion, Bergen	15,420	Tippeligaen
October 29	Ham-Kam	1-1 (1-0)	Brann	Briskeby Gressbane, Hamar	6,141	Tippeligaen