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2007 SK Brann season

The 2007 season was SK Brann's 99th season and their 21st consecutive season in the Tippeligaen. Brann won the Tippeligaen in 2007. In the end, they finished 6 points ahead of their nearest rival, Stabæk. The team did cause a small sensation, and bitter disappointment among tens of thousands of Brann supporters who had gathered in Bergen to watch the game live, on 20 October, by losing to Ålesund 1–2 in the 24th of 26 rounds, a match where a draw would have set aside all doubt about Brann's league win. However two days later, Viking defeated Brann's last rival to the gold medals Stabæk with a 2–1 result, thereby securing Brann the first league championship since 1963.

Brann also qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Cup for the first time after beating Club Brugge from Belgium in the qualifier. The team won its first victory in the group stage of the UEFA Cup by defeating the Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb. On 21 December, the draw for the Round of 32 of The UEFA Cup was made and Brann will face a tough test against Premiership side Everton who won all four of the games in Group A. The first leg was lost at home 0–2, 13 February. The return leg is at Goodison Park a week later. They lost the return leg 6–1.

The Norwegian football cup ended for Brann in the 4th round, as in the 2006 season, where they were defeated by Viking.

Information

Manager: Mons Ivar Mjelde<br/> League: Tippeligaen<br/> Shirt supplier: Kappa <br/> Shirt sponsor: Sparebanken Vest<br/> Average league attendance: 17,225 <br/> League: Champions <br/> Norwegian Cup: 4th round (0-2 vs. Viking) <br/> UEFA Cup: Qualified for Round of 32<br/> Top goal scorer: Thorstein Helstad (22 in league, 27 in total)<br /> Player of the year: Thorstein Helstad

Season events

  • 8 October: Brann had one hand and four fingers on the trophy after defeating F.C. Lyn Oslo 3–1 at home, thus creating a nine-point gap down to Stabæk I.F. with three rounds remaining. Brann only needed one point, or a Stabæk-loss/draw in one of the last three matches to win the league.
  • 22 October: It became official. After Stabæk lost 1–2 against Viking F.K. away, Brann became the champions for the first time in 44 years. Brann had a nine-point gap down to Stabæk, with two rounds remaining, and could thus call themselves champions for the third time in history after their wins in 1962 and 1963.
  • 25 October: Brann lost their first game in the Group stage of the 2007/08 UEFA Cup after a 0–1 defeat at home against Hamburger SV.
  • 28 October: Brann defeated Viking 5–2 on Brann Stadion, and was awarded the trophy as the 2007 Tippeligaen Champions.
  • 5 November: Martin Andresen notified the fans that he would leave Brann after the season. He signed a 3-year deal with VÃ¥lerenga on 6 November.

Squad

As of July 2007. Matches and goals updated as of 28 October and is for league only.

(until July 2007)

(until July 2007) (C)

(until July 2007)

(until June 2007)

Out on loan

(loan to Løv-Ham) (loan to Løv-Ham)

Transfers

Competitions

Royal League

Tippeligaen

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Table

Norwegian Cup

UEFA Cup

Qualifying rounds

First round

Group stage

Round of 16 took place during the 2008 season.

Matches (goals)

The table shows matches and goals in the Tippeligaen, Norwegian Cup, Royal League and European Cup/UEFA Cup, and was last updated after the game against FC Basel on 5 December 2007.

References