# 2014 SK Brann season

The 2014 season is Brann's 28th season in the Tippeligaen since their promotion in 1987, and their first season with Rikard Norling as manager. Brann will compete in the Tippeligaen and the Norwegian Cup.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Ådne Nissestad |
| 2 | DF | ISL | Birkir Sævarsson |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Erlend Hanstveit (captain) |
| 4 | MF | NOR | Eirik Birkelund |
| 5 | DF | MKD | Daniel Mojsov |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Vadim Demidov |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Hassan El Fakiri |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Haugen |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Azar Karadas |
| 10 | FW | SWE | Jakob Orlov |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Øystein Øvretveit |
| 15 | FW | SEN | Ibrahima Dramé |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | SEN | Stéphane Badji |
| 18 | DF | SWE | Markus Jonsson |
| 19 | FW | NOR | Marcus Pedersen |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Håkon Lorentzen |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Andreas Vindheim |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Amin Askar |
| 23 | FW | NOR | Erik Huseklepp (vice-captain) |
| 24 | GK | POL | Piotr Leciejewski |
| 26 | MF | NOR | Kasper Skaanes |
| 27 | DF | SWE | Erdin Demir |
| 29 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Barmen |
| 30 | DF | NOR | Jonas Grønner |

### On Loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Larsen (at Hønefoss) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Erlend Hanstveit (from Helsingborg) |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Vadim Demidov (from Anzhi Makhachkala) |
| 10 | FW | SWE | Jakob Orlov (from Gefle) |
| 15 | FW | SEN | Ibrahima Dramé (from Casa Sports) |
| 30 | DF | NOR | Jonas Grønner (loan return from KR) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Jørgen Mohus (to Bærum) |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Simen Wangberg (to Tromsø) |
| 9 | FW | AUT | Martin Pušić (to Esbjerg) |
| 25 | DF | NOR | Henrik Gjesdal (loan to Nest-Sotra) |
| 28 | FW | NOR | Bård Finne (to Köln) |
| 32 | DF | NOR | Tomasz Sokolowski (loan to Stabæk) |
| 33 | DF | NOR | Kjetil Kalve (to Nest-Sotra) |
| — | FW | GHA | Kennedy Ashia (loan return to Liberty Professionals) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | MF | NOR | Eirik Birkelund (from Saint-Étienne) |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Azar Karadas (from Sogndal) |
| 19 | FW | NOR | Marcus Pedersen (from Vitesse Arnhem) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Larsen (on loan to Hønefoss) |
| 32 | MF | NOR | Tomasz Sokolowski (to Stabæk) |
| — | DF | NOR | Henrik Gjesdal (to Tromsø, previously on loan to Nest-Sotra) |

## Competitions
### Tippeligaen
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### 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 | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Start | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 35 | |
| 13 | Bodø/Glimt | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 35 | |
| 14 | Brann (R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Sogndal (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 24 | Relegation to First Division |
| 16 | Sandnes Ulf (R) | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 22 | Relegation to First Division |

#### Relegation play-offs
### Norwegian Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 9 November 2014

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Ådne Nissestad | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ISL | Birkir Sævarsson | 23 | 1 | 13+7 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Erlend Hanstveit | 27 | 1 | 20+2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | NOR | Eirik Birkelund | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | MKD | Daniel Mojsov | 20 | 2 | 16+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Vadim Demidov | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Hassan El Fakiri | 19 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Haugen | 33 | 3 | 28+1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Azar Karadas | 11 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SWE | Jakob Orlov | 32 | 10 | 25+4 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Øystein Øvretveit | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | SEN | Ibrahima Dramé | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SEN | Stéphane Badji | 24 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | SWE | Markus Jonsson | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | NOR | Marcus Pedersen | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Håkon Lorentzen | 10 | 3 | 1+6 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Andreas Vindheim | 25 | 3 | 20+1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Amin Askar | 33 | 6 | 19+10 | 4 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 23 | FW | NOR | Erik Huseklepp | 34 | 4 | 22+7 | 2 | 3+2 | 2 |
| 24 | GK | POL | Piotr Leciejewski | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | NOR | Kasper Skaanes | 32 | 5 | 24+4 | 5 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | SWE | Erdin Demir | 18 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Barmen | 30 | 2 | 19+6 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 30 | DF | NOR | Jonas Grønner | 27 | 3 | 19+4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | NOR | Simen Lassen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||
| 19 | FW | NOR | Kristoffer Larsen | 14 | 4 | 2+9 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Players who played for Brann that left during the season: ||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Jakob Orlov | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | MF | 22 | Amin Askar | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | 26 | Kasper Skaanes | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 23 | Erik Huseklepp | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 19 | Kristoffer Larsen | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 19 | Marcus Pedersen | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 30 | Jonas Grønner | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 20 | Håkon Lorentzen | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 8 | Fredrik Haugen | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 21 | Andreas Vindheim | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | DF | 5 | Daniel Mojsov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | 29 | Kristoffer Barmen | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | 3 | Erlend Hanstveit | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 2 | Birkir Sævarsson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | 9 | Azar Karadas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 41 | 13 | 54 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Birkir Sævarsson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Erlend Hanstveit | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Daniel Mojsov | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Vadim Demidov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Hassan El Fakiri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Fredrik Haugen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Azar Karadas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Ibrahima Dramé | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Stéphane Badji | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Marcus Pedersen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Håkon Lorentzen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Andreas Vindheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Amin Askar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Piotr Leciejewski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Kasper Skaanes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Erdin Demir | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Kristoffer Barmen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Jonas Grønner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 45 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 |