1963 SK Brann season

The 1963 season was Brann's 1st season after the league changed to 10 teams and was named 1. Divisjon.

SK Brann

1963 season
Manager	Oddvar Hansen
1. Divisjon	1st
Norwegian Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Roald Jensen (10) All: Roald Jensen (16)
Highest home attendance	20,897 vs Fredrikstad (19 May 1963)
Lowest home attendance	10,750 vs Gjøvik-Lyn (28 July 1963)

First Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
28 April 1963	Gjøvik-Lyn	A	0 – 2		10,437
4 May 1963	Frigg	H	8 – 1	Pedersen (2), Jensen (2), Paulsen (2), B.O. Andersen, Hetleøen	17,071
30 May 1963	Skeid	A	1 – 2	?	18,534
19 May 1963	Fredrikstad	H	1 – 1	Pedersen	20,897
22 May 1963	Viking	A	1 – 1	Paulsen	10,600
26 May 1963	Lyn	H	0 – 6		14,704
9 June 1963	Steinkjer	A	3 – 0	Paulsen (2), B.O. Andersen	7,813
15 June 1963	Sarpsborg	H	7 – 1	Jensen (2), Pedersen (2), Paulsen, B.O. Andersen, Hauge	12,016
24 June 1963	Vålerenga	A	4 – 2	Pedersen, T. Andersen, Paulsen, Oppedal	13,409
28 July 1963	Gjøvik-Lyn	H	3 – 1	B.O. Andersen, Pedersen, Hauge	10,750
6 August 1963	Frigg	A	3 – 4	Jensen, Pedersen, B.O. Andersen	10,855
18 August 1963	Skeid	H	2 – 1	Jensen, Pedersen	12,584
21 August 1963	Fredrikstad	A	1 – 1	B.O. Andersen	9,214
24 August 1963	Viking	H	2 – 1	Jensen (2)	15,733
8 September 1963	Lyn	A	3 – 1	Pedersen, Jensen, Paulsen	11,088
22 September 1963	Steinkjer	H	3 – 0	Jensen, T. Andersen, Hauge	17,133
6 October 1963	Sarpsborg	A	1 – 1	Hauge	7,192
13 October 1963	Vålerenga	H	3 – 1	B.O. Andersen (2), Amundsen	20,030

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Brann (C)	18	10	4	4	46	27	+19	24
2	Lyn	18	10	3	5	38	28	+10	23	Qualification for the European Cup first round
3	Skeid	18	9	2	7	41	26	+15	20	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
4	Fredrikstad	18	7	6	5	32	25	+7	20
5	Frigg	18	6	6	6	31	40	−9	18

Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
6 June 1963	Round 1	Trane	H	7 – 0	Pedersen (2), T. Andersen (2), Hauge (2), Jensen	?
21 June 1963	Round 2	Fana	H	9 – 0	Jensen (5), Ellingsen (2), Pedersen, Hauge	?
11 August 1963	Round 3	Bryne	A	2 – 1	Hetleøen, Amundsen	?
1 September 1963	Round 4	Sagene	H	0 – 1		?

Squad statistics

Pos.	Name	League		Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FW	Roald Jensen	18	10	4	6	22	16
FW	Rolf Birger Pedersen	18	10	4	3	22	13
FW	Bjørn Odmar Andersen	18	8	3	0	21	8
MF	Trygve Andersen	18	2	3	2	21	4
DF	Gunnar Tiller	18	0	3	0	21	0
FW	Roald Paulsen	17	8	2	0	19	8
GK	Arthur Larsen	17	0	3	0	20	0
MF	Odd Oppedal	13	1	1	0	14	1
DF	Tore Nordtvedt	12	0	0	0	12	0
FW	Torgeir Hauge	10	4	3	3	13	7
?	Harald Gundersen	10	0	0	0	10	0
?	Per Pettersen	9	0	0	0	9	0
FW	Leif Amundsen	9	1	4	1	13	2
DF	Arild Hetleøen	5	1	2	1	7	2
MF	Kjell Schou-Andreassen	5	0	1	0	6	0
GK	Ivar Farestvedt	1	0	0	0	1	0
GK	Sigurd Antonsen	1	0	1	0	2	0
?	Kjell Ellingsen	0	0	1	2	1	2