2012 SK Brann season

The 2012 season was Brann's 26th consecutive year in Tippeligaen, It was Rune Skarsfjord's second full season as the club's manager. Brann competed in the Tippeligaen, finishing 6th, and the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup where they were knocked out by eventual winners IL Hødd at the semi-final stage .

Brann

2012 season
Chairman	Lars Moldestad
Head coach	Rune Skarsfjord
Stadium	Nadderud Stadion
Tippeligaen	6th
Norwegian Cup	Semi-Finals vs IL Hødd
Top goalscorer	League: Kim Ojo (11) All: Kim Ojo (15)
Highest home attendance	17,200 vs Sogndal 16 May 2012
Lowest home attendance	7,751 vs Strømsgodset (NC)19 August 2012
Average home league attendance	12,150 8 November 2012

Squad

As of 31 August 2012

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 Jørgen Mohus 2 DF  ISL Birkir Sævarsson 3 DF  NOR Christian Kalvenes 4 DF  NOR Simen Wangberg 7 MF  NOR Hassan El Fakiri 8 MF  NOR Fredrik Haugen 9 FW  NGA Kim Ojo 10 MF  NOR Erik Mjelde 11 FW  NGA Bentley 12 GK  NOR Øystein Øvretveit 13 FW  NOR Erik Huseklepp

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  NOR Fredrik Nordkvelle 18 DF  SWE Markus Jonsson (Captain) 19 FW  NOR Kristoffer Larsen 21 DF  HUN Zsolt Korcsmár 22 MF  NOR Amin Askar 23 MF  NOR Tomasz Sokolowski 24 GK  POL Piotr Leciejewski 27 DF  SWE Erdin Demir 28 FW  NOR Bård Finne 29 MF  NOR Kristoffer Barmen 30 DF  NOR Jonas Grønner

Transfers

Winter

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  NOR Fredrik Nordkvelle (from Strømsgodset)[1] 17 FW  SEN Oumar Niasse (from US Ouakam)[2] 18 DF  SWE Markus Jonsson (from Panionios)[3] 22 MF  NOR Amin Askar (from Fredrikstad)[4] 23 MF  NOR Tomasz Sokolowski (from Viking)[5] 27 DF  SWE Erdin Demir (from Trelleborg)[6] 33 GK  ISL Hannes Þór Halldórsson (loan from KR)[7]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  NOR Yaw Amankwah (to Sandefjord)[8] — MF  NOR Bjørnar Holmvik (to Sandnes Ulf)[9] — FW  NOR Bjarte Haugsdal (to Stabæk)[10] — MF  URU Maximiliano Bajter (to C.A Fenix) — FW  LTU Tadas Labukas (to Skonto Riga)[11] — FW  URU Diego Guastavino (to Querétaro)[12] 33 GK  ISL Hannes Þór Halldórsson (loan return to KR)[7]

Summer

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  NOR Simen Wangberg (from Rosenborg)[13] 13 FW  NOR Erik Huseklepp (from Portsmouth)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  NOR Lars Grorud (to Fredrikstad) 5 MF  JAM Rodolph Austin (to Leeds United) 17 FW  SEN Oumar Niasse (loan return to US Ouakam)

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	13	3	14	57	50	+7	42	10	1	4	36	20	+16	3	2	10	21	30	−9

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	L
Position	15	7	12	12	14	14	14	13	12	13	11	11	8	10	9	8	9	7	5	7	5	5	4	6	5	5	6	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2012. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

25 March 2012 1	Rosenborg	3 – 1	Brann	Trondheim
20:00	Iversen  9' Larsen  54' Prica  81'  85'	Summary	Nordkvelle  13' Austin  48' Askar  60' Grorud  80'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 13,166 Referee: Tom Hagen

30 March 2012 2	Brann	3 – 1	Sandnes Ulf	Bergen
19:00	Austin  12' (pen.)  67' Askar  60' Ojo  62'	Summary	Saaliti  20' Raskaj  52' Frejd  72'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 11,585 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

9 April 2012 3	Molde	2 – 1	Brann	Molde
20:00	Berget  9' Ekpo  24' Angan  52'	Summary	Grorud  26' Demir  60' Askar  83'  90+5' Sævarsson  90' Kalvenes  90+3'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 8,771 Referee: Svein Edvartsen

15 April 2012 4	Brann	1 – 2	Strømsgodset	Bergen
18:00	Kalvenes  8' Ojo  35' Barmen  90+2'	Summary	Kovács  32'  58' Aas  41'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 12,940 Referee: Par Staberg

21 April 2012 5	Haugesund	2 – 1	Brann	Haugesund
18:00	Skjerve  24' Søderlund  34' Đurđić  34'	Summary	El Fakiri  29' Ojo  41' Mjelde  73'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

29 April 2012 6	Brann	1 – 2	Vålerenga	Bergen
19:00	Haugen  16' Ojo  22' Demir  24' Korcsmár  40' Grorud  48'	Summary	Simon Larsen  19' Leigh  37' Pedersen  41' Zajić  45+3' (pen.) Ahmed Suleiman  87'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 12,502 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

7 May 2012 7	Brann	0 – 0	Viking	Bergen
19:00	Mjelde  62'	Summary	Skogseid  68'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,418 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

13 May 2012 8	Lillestrøm	3 – 4	Brann	Lillestrøm
20:00	Sigurðarson  41' (pen.), 43', 51'  66' Ringstad  64'	Summary	Bentley  9', 32', 44' Mjelde  49'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 5,885 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

16 May 2012 9	Brann	5 – 0	Sogndal	Bergen
20:00	Bentley  52' Mjelde  57' Ojo  60' Barmen  63' Askar  90+1'	Summary		Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,200 Referee: Svein Moen

20 May 2012 10	Aalesunds	2 – 0	Brann	Ålesund
18:00	Barrantes  17'  43' Post  46'	Summary	Askar  44' Austin  41'  68'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 9,709 Referee: Tom Hagen

23 May 2012 11	Brann	2 – 0	Fredrikstad	Bergen
19:00	Bentley  74' Sævarsson  82'	Summary	Landgren  42'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,750 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

28 May 2012 12	Tromsø	2 – 0	Brann	Tromsø
19:00	Ondrášek  13', 65' Årst  87'	Summary	Bentley  27'	Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 4,017 Referee: Dag Hafsås

30 June 2012 13	Brann	2 – 1	Stabæk	Bergen
16:00	Austin  4' (pen.) Ojo  18' Mjelde  63'	Summary	Kleiven  60'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 12,346 Referee: Par Staberg

7 July 2012 14	Hønefoss	2 – 1	Brann	Hønefoss
18:00	Rune Bolseth  38' Remond Mendy  55' Riski  58' Larsen  89'	Summary	Sokolowski  19' Demir  54' Austin  61' Korcsmár  90+1'	Stadium: Aka Arena Attendance: 2,364 Referee: Anders Johansen

15 July 2012 15	Brann	6 – 2	Odd Grenland	Bergen
18:00	Jonsson  28' Korcsmár  50', 67' Sokolowski  64' Austin  83' Ojo  90+3'	Summary	Semb Berge  41' Andersson  62'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,945 Referee: Svein Moen

22 July 2012 16	Brann	2 – 1	Aalesunds	Bergen
16:00	Austin  20'  35' Bentley  88'	Summary	Phillips  75' Fuhre  84'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 12,122 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

30 July 2012 17	Vålerenga	1 – 1	Brann	Oslo
19:00	Pedersen  62'	Summary	Askar  33' Nordkvelle  40'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 16,687 Referee: Svein Edvartsen

6 August 2012 18	Stabæk	0 – 4	Brann	Bærum
19:00	Boli  20'	Summary	Bentley  36', 51' Sævarsson  46' Huseklepp  81'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 4,086 Referee: Espen Berntsen

11 August 2012 19	Brann	3 – 2	Haugesund	Bergen
18:00	Askar  39', 61' Nordkvelle  59' Haugen  86'	Summary	Đurđić  67', 77' Engblom  90+1'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 15,328 Referee: Par Staberg

24 August 2012 20	Odd Grenland	1 – 0	Brann	Skien
19:00	Hagen  45+2' Herolind Shala  66'	Summary	Korcsmár  67' El Fakiri  69' Sævarsson  83' Mjelde  90+1'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 5,525 Referee: Trond Døvle

2 September 2012 21	Brann	4 – 1	Molde	Bergen
19:00	Askar  47' Wangberg  67' Ojo  89', 90+1'	Summary	Angan  27'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 12,179 Referee: Dag Hafsås

16 September 2012 22	Sandnes Ulf	3 – 3	Brann	Sandnes
18:00	Gytkjær  37', 56' Fredrik Torsteinbø  65' Aanestad  68'	Summary	Bentley  5' Ojo  63', 82'	Stadium: Sandnes Idrettspark Attendance: 3,824 Referee: Andreas Johansen

23 September 2012 23	Brann	2 – 1	Rosenborg	Bergen
19:00	Mjelde  30' Ojo  62' El Fakiri  83' Finne  86', 89'	Report	Chibuike  55'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,802 Referee: Espen Berntsen

30 September 2012 24	Strømsgodset	2 – 0	Brann	Drammen
19:00	Vilsvik  55' (pen.) Kamara  73'	Summary	Wangberg  24' Haugen  35'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 6,478 Referee: Svein Moan

8 October 2012 25	Brann	3 – 2	Hønefoss	Bergen
19:00	Nordkvelle  42' Finne  87' Larsen  90+3'	Summary	Vendelbo  60' Kevin Beugre  74'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,727 Referee: Trygve Kjensli

22 October 2012 26	Fredrikstad	3 – 4	Brann	Fredrikstad
19:00	Robert Stene  3' Pusic  27' Ole Jørgen Halvorsen  48'	Summary	Ojo  24' Huseklepp  39' (pen.) Larsen  44' Landgren  90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion Attendance: 6,389 Referee: Tom Hagen

29 October 2012 27	Brann	2 – 3	Lillestrøm	Bergen
19:00	Huseklepp  12', 45+1' (pen.) Ojo  64' Korcsmár  82'	Summary	Bolly  7', 66' Hauger  45' Knudtzon  62' Østli  83'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,648 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

4 November 2012 28	Viking	2 – 1	Brann	Stavanger
18:00	Nisja  2' Ørnskov  61'	Summary	Haugen  31' Bjørdal  56' (o.g.) Korcsmár  59'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 10,322 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

11 November 2012 29	Brann	0 – 2	Tromsø	Bergen
18:00		Summary	Ondrášek  21', 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,777 Referee: Svein Moen

18 November 2012 30	Sogndal	2 – 0	Brann	Sogndal
18:00	Flo  42' Hopen  83'	Summary		Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus Attendance: 5,207 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Tromsø	30	14	7	9	45	32	+13	49	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5	Viking	30	14	7	9	41	36	+5	49
6	Brann	30	13	3	14	57	50	+7	42
7	Haugesund	30	11	9	10	46	40	+6	42
8	Vålerenga	30	12	5	13	42	44	−2	41

Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Tromsø qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League via the UEFA Fair Play ranking.[14]

Norwegian Cup

1 May 2012 Round 1	IL Bjarg	1 – 2	Brann	Bergen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	E.Skåtun  30'	Summary	Mjelde  44', 62'	Stadium: Stavollen Kunstgress Attendance: 1,500

10 May 2012 Round 2	Florø SK	1 – 6	Brann	Florø
18:00	S.Aase  77'	Summary	Barmen  8' Ojo  29', 45' Sævarsson  44', 90+2' Finne  72'	Stadium: Florø Stadion Attendance: 3,100

20 June 2012 Round 3	Nest-Sotra Fotball	0 – 3	Brann	Ågotnes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Summary	Sokolowski  15' Ojo  20' Demir  33' Korcsmár  89'	Stadium: Ågotnes Stadion Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Kjetil Sælen

4 July 2012 Round 4	Viking FK	2 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Brann	Stavanger
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Berisha  60'  60' de Lanlay  68' Sigurðsson  120'	Summary	Mjelde  55' Korcsmár  90' Ojo  113' Leciejewski  120'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 3,517 Referee: Svein Edvartsen

19 August 2012 Quarter Final	Brann	4 – 3	Strømsgodset	Bergen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jonsson  44' Nordkvelle  67' Bentley  71' Huseklepp  86' (pen.)	Summary	Kovács  22' Ibrahim  43'  60' Storflor  58' Kwarasey  69' Diomande  90+3'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 7,751 Referee: Svein Moen

27 September 2012 Semi Final	IL Hødd	3 – 1	Brann	Ulsteinvik
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aursnes  40' Helland  66' Sellin  81'	Summary	Korcsmár  17'	Stadium: Høddvoll Stadion Attendance: 6,261 Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tippeligaen		Norwegian Football Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Jørgen Mohus	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Birkir Sævarsson	35	4	30+0	2	4+1	2
3	DF		Christian Kalvenes	9	0	5+2	0	2+0	0
4	DF		Simen Wangberg	11	1	10+0	1	0+1	0
7	MF		Hassan El Fakiri	15	0	9+2	0	3+1	0
8	MF		Fredrik Haugen	28	0	16+9	0	1+2	0
9	FW		Kim Ojo	34	15	29+0	11	5+0	4
10	MF		Erik Mjelde	30	5	18+7	2	5+0	3
11	FW		Bentley	34	9	20+9	9	4+1	0
12	GK		Øystein Øvretveit	5	0	3+2	0	0+0	0
13	FW		Erik Huseklepp	14	5	11+1	4	2+0	1
14	MF		Fredrik Nordkvelle	28	3	15+9	2	2+2	1
15	MF		Eirik Birkelund	4	0	0+3	0	0+1	0
16	DF		Fredrik Heggeland	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF		Markus Jonsson	21	1	16+1	1	4+0	0
19	FW		Kristoffer Larsen	26	2	15+6	2	3+2	0
20	MF		Kjetil Kalve	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
21	DF		Zsolt Korcsmár	31	5	26+0	2	4+1	3
22	MF		Amin Askar	27	8	22+1	8	4+0	0
23	MF		Tomasz Sokolowski	16	2	13+0	2	2+1	0
24	GK		Piotr Leciejewski	28	0	23+0	0	5+0	0
26	FW		Kasper Skaanes	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
27	DF		Erdin Demir	27	0	20+2	0	5+0	0
28	FW		Bård Finne	9	3	1+6	3	0+2	0
29	MF		Kristoffer Barmen	20	2	10+8	2	1+1	0
30	DF		Jonas Grønner	7	0	2+3	0	2+0	0
	DF		Andreas Vindheim	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Players who appeared for Brann no longer at the club:
4	DF		Lars Grorud	8	0	7+0	0	1+0	0
5	MF		Rodolph Austin	16	4	12+0	4	4+0	0
17	MF		Oumar Niasse	4	0	0+3	0	1+0	0
33	GK		Hannes Þór Halldórsson	2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Tippeligaen	Norwegian Football Cup	Total
1	FW		9	Kim Ojo	11	4	15
2	FW		11	Bentley	9	1	10
3	MF		22	Amin Askar	8	0	8
4	FW		13	Erik Huseklepp	4	1	5
	MF		10	Erik Mjelde	2	3	5
	DF		21	Zsolt Korcsmár	2	3	5
7	DF		2	Birkir Sævarsson	2	2	4
	FW		28	Bård Finne	3	1	4
	MF		5	Rodolph Austin	4	0	4
10	MF		29	Kristoffer Barmen	2	1	3
	MF		23	Tomasz Sokolowski	2	1	3
	MF		14	Fredrik Nordkvelle	2	1	3
13	DF		18	Markus Jonsson	1	1	2
	DF		4	Simen Wangberg	2	0	2
				Own Goal	2	0	2
16	FW		19	Kristoffer Larsen	1	0	1
				TOTALS	57	19	76

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup		Total
2		DF	Birkir Sævarsson	3	0	0	0	3	0
3		DF	Christian Kalvenes	2	0	0	0	2	0
4		DF	Lars Grorud	2	1	0	0	2	1
4		DF	Simen Wangberg	1	0	0	0	1	0
5		MF	Rodolph Austin	6	1	0	0	6	1
7		MF	Hassan El Fakiri	3	0	0	0	3	0
8		MF	Fredrik Haugen	4	0	0	0	4	0
9		FW	Kim Ojo	3	0	0	0	3	0
10		MF	Erik Mjelde	5	0	1	0	6	0
11		FW	Bentley	1	0	0	0	1	0
14		MF	Fredrik Nordkvelle	2	0	0	0	2	0
15		MF	Eirik Birkelund	0	0	1	0	1	0
18		DF	Markus Jonsson	0	0	1	0	1	0
19		FW	Kristoffer Larsen	0	0	1	0	1	0
21		DF	Zsolt Korcsmár	5	0	0	0	5	0
22		MF	Amin Askar	2	0	0	0	2	0
24		GK	Piotr Leciejewski	0	0	1	0	1	0
27		DF	Erdin Demir	3	0	1	0	4	0
30		DF	Jonas Grønner	1	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	44	2	6	0	50	2

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