# List of SK Brann records and statistics

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 2024 Brann have played in the top tier of Norwegian football for 67 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 (9): 1917, 1918, 1950, 1978, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1999, 2011

### 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 2024 season.

### Appearances

* Youngest first-team player: Håkon Lorentzen – 15 years, 280 days (against Start, Eliteserien, 9 May 2013)
* Oldest first-team player: Håkon Opdal – 39 years, 78 days (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 Brann :
| Rank | Player | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total |
| 1 | Tore Nordtvedt | 1963–1979 | 304 (3) | 83 (5) | 10 (1) | 0 | 397 (9) |
| 2 | Geirmund "Geddi" Brendesæter | 1991–2003 | 255 (21) | 54 (4) | 23 (0) | 4 (2) | 336 (27) |
| 3 | Erlend Hanstveit | 1998–2008 2014–2015 | 231 (20) | 39 (1) | 30 (2) | 16 (2) | 316 (25) |
| 4 | Erik Huseklepp | 2005–2010 2012–2016 | 248 (59) | 28 (5) | 23 (8) | 9 (1) | 308 (73) |
| 5 | Håkon Opdal | 2001–2011 2019–2021 | 234 (7) | 28 (2) | 20 (0) | 14 (0) | 296 (9) |
| 6 | Fredrik Haugen | 2011–2020 | 249 (51) | 20 (7) | 4 (0) | 3 (0) | 276 (58) |
| 7 | Azar Karadas | 1999–2001 2007–2009 2014–2019 | 206 (134) | 31 (10) | 24 (11) | 2 (1) | 263 (156) |
| 8 | Ruben Kristiansen | 2015–2024 | 228 (8) | 12 (1) | 14 (0) | 1 (0) | 255 (9) |
| 9 | Kristoffer Barmen | 2011–2021 | 225 (40) | 22 (6) | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | 250 (46) |
| 9 | Roy Wassberg | 1989–1993 1998–2004 | 201 (14) | 33 (4) | 13 (1) | 3 (0) | 250 (19) |

### 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 Brann :
| Rank | Player | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total |
| 1 | Finn Berstad | 1918–1935 | 57 (39) | 78 (66) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 135 (105) |
| 2 | Rolf Birger "Pesen" Pedersen | 1957–1968 1972 | 86 (168) | 42 (55) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) | 130 (226) |
| 3 | Gunnar Skagen | 1945–1956 | 69 (93) | 48 (41) | 0 (0) | 6 (3) | 123 (137) |
| 4 | Thorstein Helstad | 1998–2002 2006–2008 | 89 (147) | 10 (17) | 4 (23) | 1 (4) | 104 (191) |
| 5 | Steinar Aase | 1973–1978 1984–1985 | 63 (154) | 27 (40) | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | 93 (200) |
| 6 | Bjørn Tronstad | 1974–1982 | 62 (124) | 28 (35) | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | 92 (165) |
| 7 | Roald "Kniksen" Jensen | 1960–1964 1971–1973 | 61 (122) | 24 (32) | 1 (4) | 1 (2) | 87 (160) |
| 8 | Bjarne Johnsen | 1916–1928 1930–1932 | 33 (21) | 51 (50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 84 (71) |
| 9 | Bård Finne | 2012–2013 2021–present | 50 (127) | 27 (22) | 3 (10) | 0 (1) | 80 (160) |
| 10 | Kåre Kongsvik | 1921–1922 1925–1932 | 39 (26) | 35 (33) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 74 (59) |

### Transfers
#### Highest transfer fees paid

| | Player | From | Fee | Date |
| 1 | Martin Andresen | Stabæk | 12 million NOK | December 2004 |
| 2 | Rodolph Austin | Portmore United | 10 million NOK | February 2009 |
| 3 | Petter Vaagan Moen | HamKam | 10 million NOK | June 2005 |
| 4 | Njogu Demba-Nyrén | Esbjerg | 9.5 million NOK | January 2008 |
| 5 | Daouda Bamba | Kristiansund | 8 million NOK | August 2018 |
| 6 | Magnus Warming | Torino | 8 million NOK | July 2023 |
| 7 | Mads Hansen | Nordsjælland | 7.5 million NOK | January 2025 |
| 8 | Stéphane Badji | Sogndal | 7 million NOK | February 2013 |
| 9 | Jan Gunnar Solli | Rosenborg | 6 million NOK | March 2007 |
| 10 | Joachim Soltvedt | Sarpsborg | 6 million NOK | August 2023 |

#### Highest transfer fees received

| | Player | To | Fee | Date |
| 1 | David Møller Wolfe | AZ Alkmaar | 30 million NOK | May 2023 |
| 2 | Paul Scharner | Wigan Athletic | 30 million NOK | December 2005 |
| 3 | Seyi Olofinjana | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 million NOK | July 2004 |
| 4 | Thorstein Helstad | Le Mans | 16 million NOK | July 2008 |
| 5 | Ole Didrik Blomberg | Bodø/Glimt | 15 million NOK | January 2025 |
| 6 | Mathias Rasmussen | Union Saint-Gilloise | 14 million NOK | June 2023 |
| 7 | Erik Huseklepp | Bari | 14 million NOK | January 2011 |
| 8 | Kim Ojo | Genk | 8 million NOK | January 2013 |
| 9 | Claus Lundekvam | Southampton | 7 million NOK | July 1996 |
| 10 | Stéphane Badji | İstanbul Başakşehir | 6.5 million NOK | February 2015 |

### 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
Bataljonen's Young Brann Player of the Year
* Arve Walde – 2004
* Kristoffer Larsen – 2012
* Henrik Gjesdal – 2013
* Kasper Skaanes – 2014
* Markus Olsen Pettersen – 2018
* Ole Martin Kolskogen – 2020
* David Møller Wolfe – 2022
* Jonas Torsvik – 2023
* Eivind Helland – 2024

### 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, Aslak Sverdrup, is Brann's 51st chair, with several chairs having multiple spells in office (counted separately.)
| Era | President |
| 1908 | Hans Larsen |
| 1909 | Hjalmar Negaard |
| 1910–1911 | Christen K. Gran |
| 1912 | Johan Martens jr. |
| 1913–1922 | Christen K. Gran |
| 1923–1924 | Bjarne Johnsen |
| 1925 | Godtfred Hanssen |
| 1926–1927 | Gerhard Gran |
| 1928–1930 | Christen K. Gran |
| 1931 | Godtfred Hanssen |
| 1932–1933 | Hugo Hofstad |
| 1934–1935 | Finn Berstad |
| 1936–1937 | Edvin Ellingsen |
| 1938–1939 | Frithjof B. Hansen |
| 1940–1941 | Christen K. Gran |
| 1941–1945 | Office vacant |
| 1945 | Christen K. Gran |
| 1946–1947 | Joachim Wiesener |
| 1948–1949 | Odd Rasmussen |
| 1950–1952 | Jacob L. Berstad |
| 1953–1956 | Audun Frønsdal |
| 1957–1958 | Christen K. Gran jr. |
| 1959–1960 | Knut Berge |
| 1961–1963 | Kåre Naustdal |
| 1964–1965 | Leiv Sælensminde |
| 1966–1968 | Gunnar Gran |
| 1969–1971 | Harald M. Hvide |
| 1972–1973 | Ingvard Børhaug |
| 1974 | Kjell Friis-Ottesen |
| 1975–1978 | Walther Solberg |
| 1979–1980 | Ingmar Johansen |
| 1981–1983 | Rolf Wembstad |
| 1984 | Torbjørn Borge |
| 1985–1986 | Svein Sætersdal |
| 1987–1988 | Asbjørn Rognaldsen |
| 1989 | Rolf Birger Pedersen |
| 1990 | Knut N. Kristiansen |
| 1991–1992 | Magne Revheim |
| 1993 | Knut N. Kristiansen |
| 1994–1995 | Lambert Wulf |
| 1996–1998 | Lars-Henrik Berge |
| 1999 | Harald Schjelderup |
| 2000–2001 | Harald Andersen |
| 2001–2009 | Magne Revheim |
| 2009–2010 | Hans Brandtun |
| 2010–2013 | Lars Moldestad |
| 2013–2014 | Mette Nora Sætre |
| 2014–2015 | Rolf Barmen |
| 2015 | Henrik Lie-Nielsen |
| 2015–2021 | Eivind K. Lunde |
| 2021 | Birger Grevstad |
| 2022–present | Aslak Sverdrup |

## 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
       10 in 10 matches, 1938–39
    Three points for a win:
       26 in 30 matches, 2021
       27 in 26 matches, 2002
       24 in 22 matches, 1992

### Attendances

* Highest home game attendance: 24,800 v Fredrikstad, 1 October 1961
* Highest away game attendance: 55,000 v Marseille, 27 August 2008
* Highest season average attendance (league): 17,225 (2007)
* Lowest season average attendance (league): 5,531 (1948–49)
* Seasons with highest average league attendance in Norway: 17 (1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1963, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2023, 2024)