2020 SK Brann season explained

Club:Brann
Season:2020
Manager:Lars Arne Nilsen

Kåre Ingebrigtsen
Mgrtitle:Manager
Chairman:Eivind Lunde
Chrtitle:President
Stadium:Brann Stadion
League:Eliteserien
League Result:10th
Cup1:Norwegian Cup
League Topscorer:Gilbert Koomson (10)
Season Topscorer:Gilbert Koomson (10)
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2021
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The 2020 season was Brann's fifth season back in Eliteserien since their relegation at the end of the 2014 season.

Season events

On 12 June, the Norwegian Football Federation announced that a maximum of 200 home fans would be allowed to attend the upcoming seasons matches.[1]

On 26 June, Lars Arne Nilsen left Brann by mutual consent.[2] On 8 August, Kåre Ingebrigtsen was announced as Brann's new manager.[3]

On 10 September, the Norwegian Football Federation cancelled the 2020 Norwegian Cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.[4]

On 30 September, the Minister of Culture and Gender Equality, Abid Raja, announced that clubs would be able to have crowds of 600 at games from 12 October.[5]

Squad

[6]

Out on loan

Transfers

See main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2019–20 and List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2020.

In

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
21 December 2019DFOle Martin KolskogenÅsaneUndisclosed[7]
12 January 2020MFDaniel PedersenLillestrømUndisclosed[8]
20 January 2020MFRobert TaylorTromsøUndisclosed[9]
3 February 2020DFJon-Helge TveitaSarpsborg 08Undisclosed[10]
9 June 2020DFVegard ForrenMoldeFree[11]
9 June 2020GKAli AhamadaKongsvinger40000 EUR[12]
17 September 2020DFOle Didrik BlombergÅsane200000 Eur[13]
17 September 2020DFVegard SkeieOsFree Transfer
22 September 2020DFJón Gudni FjólusonKrasnodarFree Transfer[14]
2 October 2020MFMathias RasmussenNordsjællandUndisclosed[15]

Loans in

Date fromPositionNationalityNametoDate toRef.
10 March 2020GKRalf FährmannSchalke 049 June 2020[16] [17]
8 October 2020FWSander SvendsenOBEnd of season[18]

Out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
18 December 2019DFVito WormgoorColumbus CrewFree Transfer[19]
13 January 2020FWVeton BerishaVikingUndisclosed[20]
18 January 2020MFRuben Yttergård JenssenTromsøUndisclosed[21]
24 January 2020MFEirik MoldenesØygardenUndisclosed[22]
20 February 2020MFMarius BildøyLyseklosterUndisclosed[23]
9 September 2020DFChristian Eggen RismarkRanheimUndisclosed[24]
2 October 2020FWGilbert KoomsonKasımpaşaUndisclosed[25]

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNametoDate toRef.
30 January 2020DFNicholas MarthinussenNotoddenEnd of season[26]
5 February 2020DFJesper LöfgrenMjällbyEnd of season[27] [28]
20 February 2020DFEmil KalsaasÅsaneEnd of season
15 June 2020GKEirik JohansenKristiansundEnd of season[29]
30 June 2020FWAune HeggebøØygardenEnd of season[30]

Released

Competitions

Eliteserien

See main article: 2020 Eliteserien.

Table

Norwegian Cup

See main article: 2020 Norwegian Football Cup.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|-|colspan="14"|Players away from Brann on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who left Brann during the season|}

Goal scorers

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1 FW11Daouda Bamba10010
2 FW7 Gilbert Koomson808
3 MF16Robert Taylor606
4 MF9 Petter Strand505
5 MF29Kristoffer Barmen303
6 MF23Daniel Pedersen202
MF19Jon-Helge Tveita202
8 FW14Erlend Hustad101
DF5 Thomas Grøgaard101
MF8 Fredrik Haugen101
FW27Sander Svendsen101
TOTALS40040

Clean sheets

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1 GK30Ali Ahamada202
2 GK24Markus Pettersen101
TOTALS303

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNameEliteserienNorwegian CupTotal
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1 GKHåkon Opdal100010
2 DFTaijo Teniste100010
3 DFVegard Forren400040
4 DFJón Guðni Fjóluson200020
5 DFThomas Grøgaard100010
8 MFFredrik Haugen100010
9 MFPetter Strand300030
10MFAmer Ordagić400040
11FWDaouda Bamba200020
14FWErlend Hustad200020
15DFBismar Acosta300030
16MFRobert Taylor300030
19MFJon-Helge Tveita100010
21DFRuben Kristiansen200020
23MFDaniel Pedersen300030
25DFOle Martin Kolskogen300030
29MFKristoffer Barmen400040
30GKAli Ahamada200020
Players who left Brann during the season:
7 FWGilbert Koomson300030
TOTALS45000450

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NFF åpner for 200 tilskuere på Eliteseriekamper. NFF allows 200 spectators at the Eliteserien matches. www.vg.no. Verdens Gang. Norwegian. 12 June 2020. 17 June 2020.
  2. Web site: AVSLUTTER SAMARBEIDET MED LARS ARNE NILSEN . Brann. brann.no . 5 August 2020 . 5 August 2020.
  3. Web site: INGEBRIGTSEN BLIR NY HOVEDTRENER . brann.no/ . SK Brann . 23 December 2020 . Norwegian . 8 August 2020.
  4. Web site: NM kvinner gjennomføres - NM menn avlyses . fotball.no/ . Norwegian Football Federation . 22 September 2020 . Norwegian . 10 September 2020.
  5. Web site: RBK-TOPP MISFORNØYD MED 600 TILSKUERE – MENER 6000 HADDE VÆRT UPROBLEMATISK . vg.no/ . Verdens Gang . 18 October 2020 . Norwegian . 30 September 2002.
  6. Web site: A-laget. brann.no. 16 August 2018.
  7. Web site: Bekrefter overgang fra Åsane. www.brann.no. SK Brann. 21 December 2019. Norwegian. 21 December 2019.
  8. Web site: Årets første signering. www.brann.no. SK Brann. 15 January 2020. Norwegian. 12 January 2020.
  9. Web site: Robert Taylor har signert for Brann. www.brann.no. SK Brann. 21 January 2020. Norwegian. 20 January 2020.
  10. News: Tveita har signert. 3 February 2020. SK Brann. Norwegian. 4 February 2020.
  11. News: Forren har signert for Brann. 9 June 2020. Brann FK. Norwegian. 11 June 2020.
  12. News: Ahamada klar for Brann. 9 June 2020. Brann FK. Norwegian. 11 June 2020.
  13. News: Klubben bekrefter: Brann med sin andre signering på to dager. Olsen. Christine Skarstein. 16 September 2020. Eurosport. Norwegian. 17 September 2020.
  14. Web site: Fjóluson har signert. www.brann.no. SK Brann. 27 September 2020. Norwegian. 22 September 2020.
  15. Web site: Rasmussen er klar for Brann. www.brann.no. SK Brann. 3 October 2020. Norwegian. 2 October 2020.
  16. Web site: Ralf Fährmann joins SK Brann on loan until the end of the season. FC Schalke 04. 10 March 2020.
  17. Web site: Ahamada klar for Brann. SK Brann. Norwegian. 9 June 2020.
  18. Web site: FIFA GODKJENNER OVERGANGEN – SANDER SVENDSEN BLIR BRANN-SPILLER. SK Brann. Norwegian. 8 October 2020.
  19. Web site: Columbus Crew SC add to defense, sign Vito Wormgoor. www.mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 21 December 2019. 18 December 2019.
  20. Web site: Veton er på vei hjem!. www.viking-fk.no. Viking FK. 17 January 2020. Norwegian. 13 January 2020.
  21. Web site: Velkommen hjem, Ruben!. www.til.no. Tromsø IL. 18 January 2020. Norwegian. 18 January 2020. 28 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128001721/https://www.til.no/nyheter/velkommen-hjem-ruben. dead.
  22. Web site: Brann-spiller signerer for ØFK. www.nestsotra.no. Øygarden FK. 26 January 2020. Norwegian. 24 January 2020. 26 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200126115553/http://www.nestsotra.no/nyheter/brann-spiller-signerer-for-ofk. dead.
  23. Web site: Få oversikt: Bekreftede overganger i Eliteserien 2020. Lutnæs. Amund Isaksen. 2020. Eurosport. Norwegian. 4 April 2020.
  24. Web site: Eggen Rismark vender hjem. www.ranheimfotball.no. Ranheim Fotball. 12 September 2020. Norwegian. 9 September 2020.
  25. Web site: Nå er salget bekreftet. www.brann.no. SK Brann. 3 October 2020. Norwegian. 2 October 2020.
  26. News: Marthinussen klar for NFK. Brekke. Martin. 30 January 2020. Notodden FK. Norwegian. 13 February 2020.
  27. Web site: Brann lover å satse på Jesper Löfgren. www.ba.no. Bergensavisen. 4 January 2020. Norwegian. 2 January 2020.
  28. Web site: Forlenger kontrakten – og går på utlån. www.brann.no. SK Brann. 9 February 2020. Norwegian. 5 February 2020.
  29. News: Holmen Johansen går på lån til Kristiansund. 15 June 2020. Brann FK. Norwegian. 15 June 2020.
  30. News: Brann-spiss lånes ut til OBOS-klubb. Barth. Joachim. 30 June 2020. Eurosport. Norwegian. 1 July 2020.
  31. News: I høst fikk han Brann-debuten i Eliteserien. Nå gir Andreas (19) opp. Gullachsen. Åsmund. Bøyum, Mads. 7 February 2020. Aftenposten (Bergens Tidende). Norwegian. 4 April 2020.