SK Brann is a Norwegian football club from Bergen, Norway. The club was founded in 1908 and is one of the most popular in Norway. They have won Eliteserien three times, and the Norwegian Football Cup seven times. As of the 2026 season Brann have played in the top tier of Norwegian football for 69 seasons, the second most of any club.
The list includes major honors won by Brann, as well as records set by the club and its players and managers.
Honours League Eliteserien: Winners (3): 1961–62, 1963, 2007 Runners-up (8): 1951–52, 1975, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2016, 2023, 2024 Third place: (4): 1976, 1999, 2004, 2018 Norwegian First Division: Winners (1): 2022 Runners-up (1): 2015 Kretsserien: Winners (22): 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1937 Runners-up (5): 1911, 1925, 1931, 1933, 1936
Cup Norwegian Cup: Winners (7): 1923, 1925, 1972, 1976, 1982, 2004, 2022 Runners-up (10): 1917, 1918, 1950, 1978, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1999, 2011, 2025-26
Awards
Eliteserien Club of the Year Winners (1): 2024
Eliteserien Kit of the Year Winners (5): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
Eliteserien Pitch of the Year Winners (1): 2024
Players
All current players are in bold.All stats accurate as of the end of the 2025 season.
Appearances Youngest first-team player: Håkon Lorentzen – (against Start, Eliteserien, 9 May 2013) Oldest first-team player: Håkon Opdal – (against Haugesund, Eliteserien, 28 August 2021) Most consecutive league appearances: 107 – Steinar Aase, 28 April 1974 – 1 October 1978
Most appearances Competitive matches only, appearances as a substitute in brackets. +Players with most appearances for SK BrannRankPlayerYearsLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal1 2 1991–2003 3 1998–20082014–20154 2005–20102012–20165 2001–20112019–20216 2011–20207 1999–20012007–20092014–20198 2015–20249 2011–2021 1989–19931998–2004
Goalscorers
Most goals in a season in all competitions: 35 – Roald "Kniksen" Jensen and Rolf Birger "Pesen" Pedersen, 1961–62 Most league goals in a season: 26 – Rolf Birger "Pesen" Pedersen, 1961–62 Hovedserien Top league scorer with fewest goals in a season: 3 Frode Larsen and Harald Johannessen, 1970 Norwegian First Division Most goals scored in a match: 8 Bjarne Johnsen v Aalesund, 26 August 1917 Bjarne Johnsen v Nornen, 5 May 1918 Trygve Titlestad v Årstad, 2 June 1932 Goals in consecutive league matches: 8 consecutive matches – Rolf Birger "Pesen" Pedersen, 22 May 1960 to 31 August 1960 Fastest goal: 11 seconds – Erik Mjelde v Haugesund, Tippeligaen, 15 April 2011 Fastest hat-trick: 2 minutes – Kåre Kongsvik v Ny-Solheim, 22 September 1929 Fastest four goals: 20 minutes – Bjarne Johnsen v Nornen, 5 May 1918 Most hat-tricks: 20 – Finn Berstad (19 September 1920 – 12 May 1932)
Most goals Competitive matches only. Matches played (including as a substitute) appear in brackets.
+Top goalscorers for SK BrannRankPlayerYearsLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal1 1918–1935 2 1957–196819723 1945–19564 1998–20022006–20085 1973–19781984–19856 1974–19827 2012–20132021–present8 1960–19641971–19739 1916–19281930–193210 1921–19221925–1932
Transfers Highest transfer fees paid
PlayerFromFeeDate1 Cheikh Mbacke Diop Lokomotiva Zagreb30 million NOKMarch 20262 Noah Holm Rosenborg20 million NOKSeptember 20253 Kristall Máni Ingason Sønderjyske16 million NOKJanuary 20264 Martin Andresen Stabæk12 million NOKDecember 20045 Rodolph Austin Portmore United10 million NOKFebruary 20096 Petter Vaagan Moen HamKam10 million NOKJune 20057 Njogu Demba-Nyrén Esbjerg9.5 million NOKJanuary 20088 Daouda Bamba Kristiansund8 million NOKAugust 20189 Magnus Warming Torino8 million NOKJuly 202310 Leo Cornic Tromsø8 million NOKAugust 2026
Highest transfer fees received
PlayerToFeeDate1 Eivind Helland Bologna100 million NOKJanuary 20262 Aune Heggebø West Bromwich Albion65 million NOKJuly 20253 Denzel De Roeve Union Saint-Gilloise47 million NOKAugust 20264 Felix Horn Myhre West Bromwich Albion40 million NOKAugust 20265 Emil Kornvig Widzew Łódź35 million NOKJanuary 20266 David Møller Wolfe AZ Alkmaar30 million NOKMay 20237 Paul Scharner Wigan Athletic30 million NOKDecember 20058 Seyi Olofinjana Wolverhampton Wanderers22 million NOKJuly 20049 Thorstein Helstad Le Mans16 million NOKJuly 200810 Ole Didrik Blomberg Bodø/Glimt15 million NOKJanuary 2025
Honours Players with the most titles won at the club Roald "Kniksen" Jensen (3) 1961–62 Hovedserien, 1963 Norwegian First Division, 1972 Norwegian Football Cup Tore Nordtvedt (3) 1963 Norwegian First Division, 1972 Norwegian Football Cup, 1976 Norwegian Football Cup
Individual awards Kniksen Honorary Award Per Egil Ahlsen – 1992
Kniksen Award for Goalkeeper of the Year Håkon Opdal – 2006, 2007 Piotr Leciejewski – 2016
Kniksen Award for Defender of the Year Tore Pedersen – 1993
Kniksen Award for Midfielder of the Year Per Egil Ahlsen – 1990
Kniksen Award for Attacker of the Year Mons Ivar Mjelde – 1996 Thorstein Helstad – 2000, 2007
First Division Player of the Year Mathias Rasmussen – 2022
Bataljonen's Brann Player of the Year Roy Wassberg – 2000 Raymond Kvisvik – 2001, 2003 Tommy Knarvik – 2002 Ragnvald Soma – 2004 Paul Scharner – 2005 Håkon Opdal – 2006, 2019 Thorstein Helstad – 2007 Ólafur Örn Bjarnason – 2008 Erik Huseklepp – 2009 Petter Vaagan Moen – 2010 Rodolph Austin – 2011 Piotr Leciejewski – 2012, 2013 Stéphane Badji – 2014 Vadim Demidov – 2015, 2016 Vito Wormgoor – 2017 Fredrik Haugen – 2018 Ole Martin Kolskogen – 2020 Ruben Kristiansen – 2021 Mathias Rasmussen – 2022 Bård Finne – 2023 Felix Horn Myhre – 2024 Emil Kornvig – 2025
Bataljonen's Young Brann Player of the Year Arve Walde – 2004 Fredrik Haugen – 2011 Kristoffer Larsen – 2012 Henrik Gjesdal – 2013 Kasper Skaanes – 2014 Jonas Grønner – 2016 Markus Olsen Pettersen – 2018 Ole Martin Kolskogen – 2020 David Møller Wolfe – 2022 Jonas Torsvik – 2023 Eivind Helland – 2024, 2025
International First international: Sigurd Wathne against Sweden (26 May 1918)
Most international caps (total): Birkir Már Sævarsson – 103
Most international caps as a Brann player Birkir Már Sævarsson – 38
Managers
First manager: Donald Colman Longest-serving manager: Oddvar Hansen (1955–1957, 1960–1963, 1965–1968)
Individual awards Kniksen Award for Manager of the Year Mons Ivar Mjelde – 2007 Lars Arne Nilsen – 2016
Eliteserien Manager of the Year Eirik Horneland – 2023
First Division Manager of the Year Eirik Horneland – 2022
Chairs Upon the club's founding in 1908 Hans Larsen was appointed as the first chairman. The current chair, Arild Mjøs Andersen, is Brann's 52nd chair, with several chairs having multiple spells in office (counted separately.)
EraPresident1908Hans Larsen1909Hjalmar Negaard1910–1911Christen K. Gran1912Johan Martens jr.1913–1922Christen K. Gran1923–1924Bjarne Johnsen1925Godtfred Hanssen1926–1927Gerhard Gran1928–1930Christen K. Gran1931Godtfred Hanssen1932–1933Hugo Hofstad1934–1935Finn Berstad1936–1937Edvin Ellingsen1938–1939Frithjof B. Hansen1940–1941Christen K. Gran1941–1945Office vacant1945Christen K. Gran1946–1947Joachim Wiesener1948–1949Odd Rasmussen1950–1952Jacob L. Berstad1953–1956Audun Frønsdal1957–1958Christen K. Gran jr.1959–1960Knut Berge1961–1963Kåre Naustdal1964–1965Leiv Sælensminde1966–1968Gunnar Gran1969–1971Harald M. Hvide 1972–1973Ingvard Børhaug1974Kjell Friis-Ottesen 1975–1978Walther Solberg1979–1980Ingmar Johansen1981–1983Rolf Wembstad1984Torbjørn Borge1985–1986Svein Sætersdal1987–1988Asbjørn Rognaldsen1989Rolf Birger Pedersen1990Knut N. Kristiansen1991–1992Magne Revheim1993Knut N. Kristiansen1994–1995Lambert Wulf1996–1998Lars-Henrik Berge1999Harald Schjelderup2000–2001Harald Andersen2001–2009Magne Revheim2009–2010Hans Brandtun2010–2013Lars Moldestad2013–2014Mette Nora Sætre2014–2015Rolf Barmen2015Henrik Lie-Nielsen2015–2021Eivind K. Lunde2021Birger Grevstad2022–2026Aslak Sverdrup2026–presentArild Mjøs Andersen
Team records Matches First match: 1–1 v Bergens FK, 1 January 1909 First competitive match: 8–0 v Bergens SK, 21 June 1911 First Norwegian Football Cup match: 4–6 v Stavanger, 14 September 1913 First competitive match at Brann Stadion: 2–1 v Trygg, 10 August 1919 First Norgesserien match: 1–2 v Djerv, 3 August 1937 First Hovedserien match: 3–4 v Vålerenga, 31 July 1948 First 1. divisjon match: 0–2 v Gjøvik-Lyn, 28 April 1963 First Tippeligaen match: 1–0 v Strømsgodset, 28 April 1990 First Eliteserien match: 1–1 v Tromsø, 2 April 2017 First European match: 2–0 v Gżira United, 19 September 1973
Record wins Record win: 17–0 v Hardy, Kretsserien, 18 May 1919 Record league win: 17–0 v Hardy, Kretsserien, 18 May 1919 Record Norwegian Football Cup win: 14–0 v Aalesund, 26 August 1917 14–0 v Hovding, 17 April 2013 Record European win: 8–0 v Carmarthen Town, Europa League first qualifying round, first leg, 19 July 2007 Record home win: 17–0 v Hardy, Kretsserien, 18 May 1919 Record away win: 14–0 v Aalesund, Norwegian Football Cup, 26 August 1917 14–0 v Hovding, Norwegian Football Cup, 17 April 2013
Record defeats Record defeat: 0–10 v Rosenborg, Tippeligaen, 5 May 1996 Record league defeat: 0–10 v Rosenborg, Tippeligaen, 5 May 1996 Record Norwegian Football Cup defeat: 0-8 v Kvik Halden, 26 September 1915 v Molde, 23 July 2008 Record European defeat: 0–7 v Queens Park Rangers, UEFA Cup, 29 September 1976 Record home defeat: 1–8 v Skeid, Norwegian Football Cup, 3 July 1938 0–7 v Moss, Norwegian Football Cup, 8 September 1940 1–8 v Fredrikstad, Hovedserien, 24 August 1952 0–7 v Lyn, 1. divisjon, 8 August 1964 0–7 v Queens Park Rangers, UEFA Cup, 29 September 1976 Record away defeat: 0–10 v Rosenborg, Tippeligaen, 5 May 1996
Streaks Longest winning streak (all competitions): 12 matches 9 May 2022 to 7 July 2022 18 July 2022 to 2 October 2022 Longest unbeaten streak (all competitions): 29 matches, 3 April 2022 to 2 October 2022 Longest winless streak (all competitions): 13 matches, 21 August 1948 to 26 May 1949 Longest losing streak (all competitions): 6 matches 10 September 1989 to 8 October 1989 12 August 2002 to 1 September 2002 9 May 2021 to 27 May 2021 Longest winning streak (league): 12 matches, 18 July 2022 to 2 October 2022 Longest unbeaten streak (league): 26 matches, 3 April 2022 to 2 October 2022 Longest drawing streak (league): 8 matches, 16 August 1992 to 18 October 1992 Longest winless streak (league): 12 matches, 24 June 1979 to 14 October 1979 Longest losing streak (league): 6 matches 6 August 1979 to 16 September 1979 13 July 1981 to 23 August 1981 9 May 2021 to 27 May 2021 Longest scoring streak (league): 33 matches, 5 December 2021 to 10 April 2023 Longest non-scoring streak (league): 5 matches, 14 June 1964 to 13 August 1964 Longest clean sheet streak (league): 7 matches, 14 August 2022 to 2 October 2022 Longest goal conceding streak (league): 27 matches, 21 August 1994 to 27 August 1995
Wins/draws/defeats in a season Most wins in a league season: 26 – 2022 Most draws in a league season: 12 – 1992 Most defeats in a league season: 17 – 2014 Fewest wins in a league season: 1 – 1948–49 Fewest draws in a league season: 0 – 1949–50 Fewest defeats in a league season: 0 – 1947–48, 1953–54, 1960–61
Goals Most league goals scored in a season: 95 – 2022 Fewest league goals scored in a season: 9 – 1952–53 Most league goals conceded in a season: 55 – 2021 Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 5 – 1947–48
Points Most points in a season: Two points for a win: 46 in 30 matches, 1961–62 35 in 22 matches, 1986 24 in 18 matches, 1963 21 in 14 matches, 1946–47 21 in 12 matches, 1953–54, 1960–61 19 in 10 matches, 1947–48 Three points for a win: 81 in 30 matches, 2022 54 in 26 matches, 2007 39 in 22 matches, 1990 Fewest points in a season: Two points for a win: 46 in 30 matches, 1961–62 10 in 22 matches, 1979 11 in 18 matches, 1971 4 in 14 matches, 1948–49 19 in 12 matches, 1956–57