# 2016 SK Brann season

The 2016 season is Brann's first season back in the Tippeligaen since their relegation at the end of the 2014 season.

## Squad

    As of 31 August 2016
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 | USA | Alex Horwath |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Jonas Grønner |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Vadim Demidov (Captain) |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Haugen |
| 9 | MF | NOR | Kasper Skaanes |
| 10 | FW | SWE | Jakob Orlov |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Steffen Lie Skålevik |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Markus Olsen Pettersen |
| 13 | FW | NOR | Erik Huseklepp (Vice-captain) |
| 15 | DF | CRC | Bismark Acosta |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Remi Johansen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | FRO | Gilli Sørensen |
| 18 | FW | NOR | Azar Karadas |
| 19 | FW | CRC | Deyver Vega |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Ruben Kristiansen |
| 22 | FW | NOR | Torgeir Børven (on loan from Twente) |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Sivert Heltne Nilsen |
| 24 | GK | POL | Piotr Leciejewski |
| 25 | FW | NOR | Daniel Braaten |
| 29 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Barmen |
| 33 | DF | NOR | Amin Nouri |
| 35 | MF | NOR | Halldor Stenevik |

### 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 |
| 26 | DF | FIN | Dani Hatakka (at Hødd) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 39 | FW | NOR | Oliver Rotihaug (at Florø) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 10 | FW | SWE | Jakob Orlov (loan return from Hammarby) |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Remi Johansen (free agent) |
| 19 | FW | CRC | Deyver Vega (from Deportivo Saprissa) |
| 22 | FW | DEN | Mads Dittmer Hvilsom (on loan from Eintracht Braunschweig) |
| 25 | FW | NOR | Daniel Braaten (free agent) |
| 26 | DF | FIN | Dani Hatakka (from KuPS) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Erlend Hanstveit (retired) |
| 4 | MF | NOR | Eirik Birkelund (released) |
| 11 | FW | CRC | Alejandro Castro (loan return to Start, later released) |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Kenneth Udjus (released) |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Øystein Øvretveit (released, previously on at Nest-Sotra) |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Fredrik Heggland (on loan to Fana) |
| 22 | MF | ETH | Amin Askar (to Şanlıurfaspor, previously on loan at Sarpsborg 08) |
| 25 | MF | LBR | Amadaiya Rennie (loan return to Hammarby) |
| 30 | DF | NOR | Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen (on loan to Åsane) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | FRO | Gilli Sørensen (from AaB) |
| 22 | FW | NOR | Torgeir Børven (on loan from Twente) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Larsen (to Lyngby) |
| 17 | DF | NOR | Viljar Vevatne (to Sandnes Ulf) |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Håkon Lorentzen (released) |
| 22 | FW | DEN | Mads Dittmer Hvilsom (loan return to Eintracht Braunschweig, later loaned to Esbjerg) |
| 26 | DF | FIN | Dani Hatakka (on loan to Hødd) |
| 39 | FW | NOR | Oliver Rotihaug (on loan to Florø) |

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

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 November 2016. Source: see Results

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 25 | +40 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Brann | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Odd | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Haugesund | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Molde | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 45 | |
* ↑ Rosenborg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2016 Norwegian Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

### Norwegian Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 6 November 2016

### 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 | USA | Alex Horwath | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Jonas Grønner | 16 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Vadim Demidov | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Haugen | 28 | 5 | 23+4 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | NOR | Kasper Skaanes | 16 | 0 | 9+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SWE | Jakob Orlov | 24 | 5 | 22+2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Steffen Lie Skålevik | 19 | 6 | 8+10 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | NOR | Erik Huseklepp | 26 | 4 | 9+17 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | CRC | Bismark Acosta | 20 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Remi Johansen | 12 | 1 | 4+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | FRO | Gilli Sørensen | 7 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | NOR | Azar Karadas | 25 | 5 | 2+22 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | CRC | Deyver Vega | 19 | 2 | 15+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Ruben Kristiansen | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | NOR | Torgeir Børven | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Sivert Heltne Nilsen | 29 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | POL | Piotr Leciejewski | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | NOR | Daniel Braaten | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Barmen | 26 | 5 | 24+1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | NOR | Amin Nouri | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | NOR | Halldor Stenevik | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Brann on loan: ||||||||||
| 26 | DF | FIN | Dani Hatakka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Brann no longer at the club: ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | NOR | Kristoffer Larsen | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | NOR | Viljar Vevatne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | DEN | Mads Hvilsom | 11 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 11 | Steffen Lie Skålevik | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | MF | 29 | Kristoffer Barmen | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 18 | Azar Karadas | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | MF | 8 | Fredrik Haugen | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Jakob Orlov | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | FW | 13 | Erik Huseklepp | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 23 | Sivert Heltne Nilsen | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | 15 | Bismark Acosta | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 19 | Deyver Vega | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | 16 | Remi Johansen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 6 | Vadim Demidov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 17 | Gilli Sørensen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 42 | 0 | 42 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Total | Total |
| 5 | DF | Jonas Grønner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Vadim Demidov | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Fredrik Haugen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Kasper Skaanes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Steffen Lie Skålevik | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Bismark Acosta | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Remi Johansen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Azar Karadas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Deyver Vega | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Ruben Kristiansen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Mads Dittmer Hvilsom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Sivert Heltne Nilsen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Piotr Leciejewski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Daniel Braaten | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Kristoffer Barmen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 1 |