The 2010 season is SK Brann's 102nd season and their 24th consecutive season in the Tippeligaen.

Information

Season events

• January 1: Knut Walde's contract expired. He had been loaned out to Løv-Ham since the 2008 season. Due to studies in physiatrics, he decided to take a six-month break from football^[1]
• January 1: Kristján Örn Sigurðsson's contract expired. He turned down an offer from Brann in March 2009, citing a wish to play abroad. His agent claimed interest from clubs in England and Austria.^[2] Sigurðsson signed with the newly promoted Tippliga-club Hønefoss BK on January 7.^[3]
• January 22: Erik Mjelde signed a four-year deal with Brann, returning to Bergen after four seasons in Sandefjord.^[4]
• February 16: Brann and Løv-Ham agreed on a one-year loan-deal for the talented striker Matias Møvik.^[5]
• March 13: Brann opened the premiership season with a 0-0 draw against FK Haugesund at home.^[6] This match marked the earliest season opener in Norwegian football history.^[7]
• March 29: Brann took their first three-pointer of the season in a 3-2 win over Sandefjord.^[8] This match marked the first Tippeliga match on Brann Stadion since April 18, 2006 to feature an attendance lower than 15,000.^[9]
• April 14: Bjørn Dahl resigned as managing director of Brann after ten years in the position. Branns vice-chairman Lars Moldestad was temporarily appointed as new managing director.^[10]
• May 3: Steinar Nilsen was given the position director of football in addition to his job as head coach. Roald Bruun-Hanssen who had held the job as director since 2007 was given the newly created position of "Operative leader/Strategic controller", working as assistant and deputy to the managing director Lars Moldestad.^[11]
• May 5: David Nielsen announced his intention to retire when his contract expires on June 30.^[12]
• May 13: Brann advanced to the second round of the Norwegian Cup after a 2-0 win over Arna-Bjørnar.^[13]
• May 19: Brann was knocked-out of Norwegian Cup after a shocking 0-1 defeat against the fourth-tier team Fyllingen in the second round of the tournament.^[14]
• May 21: News broke that Steinar Nilsen had resigned as head coach of SK Brann after a terrible start to the season, where Brann only managed to capture ten points in their first 12 matches, placing them on a thirteenth place on the table, only two points from relegation. The club was also knocked-out of the Norwegian Cup after losing to Fyllingen, a team consisting of amateurs and who at the time played in the fourth-tier in Norway. His resignation came, supposedly, after a meeting with the players, where they criticised some of his methods and questioned his competence.^[15]
• May 22: Steinar Nilsen held a press conference where he confirmed the news that leaked out to the media the previous day. He was finished in Brann and had decided to move back to his home town Tromsø. Nilsens assistant Rune Skarsfjord took over as head coach and Director of football in a caretaker-role until Brann could find a new head coach.^[16]
• May 29: Brann announced that Ólafur Örn Bjarnason would be leaving the club on August 1 to join his childhood club Grindavík in a player-head coach position.^[17]
• June 2: Brann took another hit on the human resources side when Hans Brandtun announced his immediate resignation as chairman, stating that stress and high work rate made it impossible for him to continue. Lars Moldestad took over his duties in addition to his job as Managing Director. Since the start of the season Brann had lost its managing director, head coach, director of football and chairman.^[18]
• June 5: David Nielsen signed an extension to his contract allowing him to play throughout July.^[19]
• June 6: Brann entered the summer break with a 2-1 win against Aalesund in front of a packed Brann Stadion. With 14 of 30 rounds played, Brann climbed to a 13th place on the table with 13 points, 2 points above relegation and 17 points behind the leading team Rosenborg.^[20]
• June 9: Lars Moldestad announced that Rune Skarsfjord would continue in his caretaker role at Brann throughout the 2010-season.^[21]
• June 14: Brann signed Christian Kalvenes for the third time in his career, giving him a contract throughout the 2010-season. The 33-year-old defender signed on a free transfer after ending his employment with Burnley in April 2010.^[22]
• July 19: Brann signed the Hungarian center back Zsolt Korcsmár on a six-month loan deal from Újpest FC.^[23]
• July 30: David Nielsen signed an extension to his contract allowing him to finish the season in Brann. He was also given a minor role in the coaching staff.^[24]
• August 10 Brann bought the talented local lad Fredrik Haugen from Løv-Ham. The youngster signed a three-year deal with the club. It was decided that it would be best for Haugen to finish off the season in Løv-Ham with the transfer deal coming into effect in November 2010.^[25][26]
• August 12: Brann brought in two young Brazilian talents on a loan deal. Jacinto Júnior Conceição Cabral and Diego Henrique Pachega de Souza came from Desportivo Brasil whom Brann had made a collaboration deal with earlier in the summer. The players were initially brought in to play for the reserve team, but if proven worthy, both would get the chance to play for the first team.^[27]
• August 20: Roald Bruun-Hansen was hired as new managing director of Brann.^[28]
• August 27: Bjarte Haugsdal went to Løv-Ham on a loan deal for the remainder of the season.^[29]
• September 15: Lars Grorud signed a three-year contract with Brann. Songdal's skipper came on a fee transfer and would join Brann in January 2011.^[30]
• September 15: Jan Gunnar Solli agreed to a deal with New York Red Bulls pending a medical in December.^[31]
• October 21: Cato Guntveit announced his decision to retire after the season. The local lad played 13 years for the club over two spells.^[32]
• October 26: Eirik Bakke signed a three-year contract with Songdal, leaving Brann on a free transfer after the season.^[33]
• October 27: Gylfi Einarsson signed a three-year deal with Icelandic side Fylkir. The midfielder was not offered a new contract with Brann and left on a free transfer at the conclusion of the season.^[34]
• November 1: Rune Skarsfjord was announced as Brann's new head coach after signing a three-year deal with the club. The former assistant coach had been in charge of the team in a caretaker role since Steinar Nilsen agreed to end his employment with Brann at the end of May 2010.^[35]
• November 7: Brann finished of a horrible season with a 1-1 draw against Odd Grenland at Brann Stadion. Brann ended up as number 13 in the league, two places above direct relegation and only one place and seven points above relegation play-off. This was Branns lowest league placement in history, but due to several expansions of the Tippeligaen over the years, Brann did not get relegated this season.^[36]
• November 11: Petter Vaagan Moen signed a two and a half year deal with Queens Park Rangers after his contract with Brann expired.^[37] While Branns top goalscorer left for London, a fresh face was announced at Brann Stadion as Kongsvinger's Carl-Erik Torp was signed on a free transfer.^[38]
• November 19: Petter Vaagan Moen was crowned Brann's player of the year by local newspaper Bergens Tidende.^[39] He had previously been given the same honour by the Brann supporters.^[40]
• November 21: Matias Møvik was told his contract with Brann would not be renewed. He prepared himself for a new season in Løv-Ham, the club he was loaned out to during the 2010 season.^[41]
• December 8: Brann signed a three-year deal with Kim Ojo. The Nigerian striker came on a free transfer from Nybergsund IL-Trysil.^[42]

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 Jørgen Mohus 2 DF  ISL Birkir Sævarsson 3 DF  NOR Christian Kalvenes 4 DF  NOR Cato Guntveit 5 MF  JAM Rudolph Austin 6 MF  NOR Erik Mjelde 7 MF  NOR Hassan El Fakiri 8 MF  ISL Gylfi Einarsson 9 MF  NOR Jan Gunnar Solli 10 FW  DEN David Nielsen 11 MF  NOR Petter Vaagan Moen 12 GK  NOR Håkon Opdal (C) 13 FW  NOR Erik Huseklepp

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  GAM Tijan Jaiteh 15 FW  URU Diego Guastavino 16 MF  NOR Bjarte Haugsdal 17 MF  NOR Eirik Bakke 18 DF  ISL Ólafur Örn Bjarnason 18 MF  BRA Diego 19 FW  NOR Cato Hansen 20 FW  BRA Juninho 21 DF  HUN Zsolt Korcsmár 25 DF  NOR Yaw Ihle Amankwah 24 GK  NOR Kenneth Udjus 26 DF  NOR Bjørnar Holmvik

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  NOR Matias Møvik (on loan to Løv-Ham)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NOR Bjarte Haugsdal (on loan to Løv-Ham)

Team kit

The team kits for the 2010 season were produced by Kappa and the main shirt sponsor was Sparebanken Vest. Other sponsors featured on the kit were BKK (shoulders), JM Byggholt (chest), AXA (left arm), Chess (upper back), Frydenbø (shorts) and Tide (socks).

Home[43]

Away

Transfers

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Viking v Brann

21 March 2010 2	Viking	4–0	Brann	Stavanger
20:00	Ingelsten 8' Nisja 20' Ødegaard 40' Bjarnason 60'	Report		Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 12,861 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø

Brann v Sandefjord

29 March 2010 3	Brann	3–2	Sandefjord	Bergen
19:00	Mjelde 53' Guastavino 83', 90'	Report	Bindia 56' Ertsås 62'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 12,102 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Molde v Brann

5 April 2010 4	Molde	3–2	Brann	Molde
20:00	Hestad 44' Hoseth 57' Moström 69'	Report	Moen 3' Huseklepp 24'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 8,007 Referee: Bernt Thomas Berntsen

Brann v Start

11 April 2010 5	Brann	3–4	Start	Bergen
20:00	Guastavino 2' Mjelde 27' Bakke 90+2'	Report	Årst 10', 39' Bolaños 22' Kleiven 57'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 13,011 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

Rosenborg v Brann

14 April 2010 6	Rosenborg	3–0	Brann	Trondheim
20:00	Iversen 57' Sellin 75', 85'	Report		Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 18,727 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Brann v Vålerenga

18 April 2010 7	Brann	1–1	Vålerenga	Bergen
20:00	Huseklepp 80'	Report	Moh. Abdellaoue 12'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 12,243 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Brann v Strømsgodset

25 April 2010 8	Brann	4–0	Strømsgodset	Bergen
18:00	Moen 13', 87' Guastavino 45+1', 71'	Report		Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen

Brann v Tromsø

5 May 2010 10	Brann	0–1	Tromsø	Bergen
19:00		Report	Rushfeldt 29'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 13,204 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Stabæk v Brann

9 May 2010 11	Stabæk	2–1	Brann	Oslo
20:00	Hoff 14' Eiríksson 45+1'	Report	Moen 30'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 7,300 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Brann v Lillestrøm

16 May 2010 12	Brann	1–1	Lillestrøm	Bergen
20:00	Moen 90+6'	Report	Igiebor 50'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,085 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Hønefoss v Brann

24 May 2010 13	Hønefoss	2–0	Brann	Hønefoss
20:00	Opdal 6' (o.g.) Holmvik 12' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: AKA Arena Attendance: 4,489 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Brann v Aalesund

6 June 2010 14	Brann	2–1	Aalesund	Bergen
20:00	Sævarsson 13' Moen 21'	Report	Silva 89'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,244 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø

Kongsvinger v Brann

4 July 2010 15	Kongsvinger	0–3	Brann	Kongsvinger
18:00		Report	Solli 25' Bakke 43' Moen 73'	Stadium: Gjemselund Stadion Attendance: 2,661 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Haugesund v Brann

10 July 2010 16	Haugesund	1–1	Brann	Haugesund
18:00	Mæland 45+4'	Report	Mjelde 24'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

Brann v Stabæk

18 July 2010 17	Brann	2–2	Stabæk	Bergen
18:00	Solli 37' Huseklepp 59'	Report	Diskerud 24' Gunnarsson 49'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 13,504 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen

Sandefjord v Brann

25 July 2010 18	Sandefjord	1–4	Brann	Sandefjord
18:00	Hansen 85'	Report	Bakke 17' Moen 36' Guastavino 61' Huseklepp 67'	Stadium: Komplett.no Arena Attendance: 4,884 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

Brann v Molde

1 August 2010 19	Brann	1–1	Molde	Bergen
20:00	Huseklepp 61'	Report	Thioune 81'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 13,137 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Start v Brann

8 August 2010 20	Start	3–1	Brann	Kristiansand
18:00	Stokkelien 21' (pen.) Bolaños 23' (65)	hhttps://www.nifs.no/kampfakta.php?matchId=458747&land=1&t=5&u=5696	Huseklepp 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 9,250 Referee: Anders Johansen

Strømsgodset v Brann

21 August 2010 21	Strømsgodset	1–1	Brann	Drammen
17:00	Nordkvelle 70'	Report	Guastavino 35'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 6,736 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Brann v Viking

30 August 2010 22	Brann	3–3	Viking	Bergen
20:00	Bakke 35' Moen 55' Bertelsen 81' (o.g.)	Report	Høiland 4' Danielsen 12' (pen.) Nevland 57'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 12,893 Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen

Tromsø v Brann

11 September 2010 23	Tromsø	0–3	Brann	Tromsø
17:00		Report	Bakke 21' Guastavino 37' Moen 73'	Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 5,807 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen

Brann v Rosenborg

19 September 2010 24	Brann	2–3	Rosenborg	Bergen
20:00	Sævarsson 40' Moen 80'	Report	Henriksen 11', 88' Iversen 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,901 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Vålerenga v Brann

26 September 2010 25	Vålerenga	1–0	Brann	Oslo
20:00	Shelton 34'	Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 15,004 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen

Brann v Hønefoss

2 October 2010 26	Brann	3–2	Hønefoss	Bergen
17:00	Moen 15' Mjelde 30' Huseklepp 70'	Report	Lafton 77' (pen.) Olsen 84'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,901 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø

Lillestrøm v Brann

17 October 2010 27	Lillestrøm	3–2	Brann	Lillestrøm
18:00	Korcsmár 31' (o.g.) Ujah 37' Kippe 40'	Report	Moen 60' Huseklepp 69'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

Brann v Kongsvinger

25 October 2010 28	Brann	3–1	Kongsvinger	Bergen
17:00	Moen 20' Huseklepp 29', 90'	Report	Risholt 79'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 12,052 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Aalesund v Brann

31 October 2010 29	Aalesund	3–1	Brann	Ålesund
18:00	Mathisen 2', 45' (pen.) Herrera 31' (pen.)	Report	Guastavino 34'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 10,759 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Brann v Odd Grenland

7 November 2010 30	Brann	1–1	Odd Grenland	Bergen
18:00	Amankwah 90'	Report	Bentley 80'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 12,831 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Table

Norwegian Cup

Arna-Bjørnar v Brann

13 May 2010 Round 1	Arna-Bjørnar	0–2	Brann	Arna
18:00		Report	Hansen 16' Moen 72'	Stadium: Arna Stadion Attendance: 1,766 Referee: Anders Bjerk Hansen

Fyllingen v Brann

19 May 2010 Round 2	Fyllingen	1–0	Brann	Fyllingsdalen
18:00	Stephensen 55'	Report		Stadium: Varden Amfi Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Petter Toppe

Statistics

Appearances and goals

The table shows matches and goals in the Tippeligaen and Norwegian Cup, and was last updated after the game against Odd Grenland on November 7, 2010^[45]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
12	GK	NOR	Håkon Opdal	30	0	30	0	0	0
24	GK	NOR	Kenneth Udjus	2	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF	ISL	Birkir Már Sævarsson	28	2	27	2	1	0
3	DF	NOR	Christian Kalvenes	11	0	11	0	0	0
5	DF	JAM	Rodolph Austin	26	0	25	0	1	0
7	DF	NOR	Hassan El Fakiri	27	0	24+1	0	2	0
18	DF	ISL	Ólafur Örn Bjarnason	13	0	9+2	0	2	0
21	DF	HUN	Zsolt Korcsmár	12	0	12	0	0	0
25	DF	NOR	Yaw Amankwah	20	1	17+3	1	0	0
26	DF	NOR	Bjørnar Holmvik	16	0	13+1	0	0+2	0
29	DF	NOR	Jonas Grønner	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
4	MF	NOR	Cato Guntveit	16	0	9+6	0	0+1	0
6	MF	NOR	Erik Mjelde	30	4	27+2	4	1	0
8	MF	ISL	Gylfi Einarsson	6	0	1+4	0	1	0
9	MF	NOR	Jan Gunnar Solli	23	2	18+3	2	1+1	0
11	MF	NOR	Petter Vaagan Moen	31	15	28+1	14	0+2	1
14	MF	GAM	Tijan Jaiteh	19	0	7+10	0	2	0
16	MF	NOR	Bjarte Haugsdal	7	0	1+5	0	1	0
18	MF	BRA	Diego	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
31	MF	NOR	Kjetil Kalve	1	0	0	0	1	0
10	FW	DEN	David Nielsen	10	0	1+9	0	0	0
13	FW	NOR	Erik Huseklepp	31	10	30+0	10	1	0
15	FW	URU	Diego Guastavino	26	9	19+5	9	2	0
17	FW	NOR	Eirik Bakke	21	3	17+1	2	3+0	1
19	FW	NOR	Cato Hansen	19	1	1+16	0	2	1
20	FW	BRA	Juninho	5	0	0+5	0	0	0

Top goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.^[46]

Last updated on 7 November 2010

#	Nation	Shirt number	Name	Tippeligaen	Norwegian Cup	Total
1		11	Petter Vaagan Moen	14	1	15
2		13	Erik Huseklepp	10	0	10
3		15	Diego Guastavino	9	0	9
4		6	Erik Mjelde	4	1	5
=		17	Eirik Bakke	5	0	5

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.^[47]

#	Nation	Shirt number	Name	Tippeligaen		Norwegian Cup		Total
1		5	Rodolph Austin	5	1	0	0	5	1
2		2	Birkir Sævarsson	4	1	0	0	4	1
3		17	Eirik Bakke	7	0	0	0	7	0
4		11	Petter Vaagan Moen	6	0	0	0	6	0

Overall

Games played	32 (30 Tippeligaen, 2 Norwegian Cup)
Games won	9 (8 Tippeligaen, 1 Norwegian Cup)
Games drawn	10 (10 Tippeligaen)
Games lost	13 (12 Tippeligaen, 1 Norwegian Cup)
Goals scored	50 (48 Tippeligaen, 2 Norwegian Cup)
Goals conceded	51 (50 Tippeligaen, 1 Norwegian Cup)
Goal difference	-1 (-2 Tippeligaen, +1 Norwegian Cup)
Yellow cards	47
Red cards	2
Worst discipline	Rodolph Austin (5 , 1 )
Best result	4-0 (H) v Strømsgodset IF - Tippeligaen - 25 April 2010
Worst result	0-4 (A) v Viking FK - Tippeligaen - 21 March 2009
Most appearances	2 players with 31 appearances (Petter Vaagan Moen & Erik Huseklepp)
Top goalscorer	Petter Vaagan Moen (15 goals)
Most assists	Erik Huseklepp (10 assists)
League points	34/90 (37.8%)