SK Brann (women)

This article is about SK Brann's women's section. For the men's section, see SK Brann.

Sportsklubben Brann
Full nameSportsklubben Brann
NicknamesBergens stolthet (The pride of Bergen)
Fotballrepublikken (The football republic)
Short nameBrann
Founded26 September 1908 (1908-09-26), as Ski- og Fotboldklubben Brann
1978 (1978) as IL Sandviken
GroundBrann Stadion, Bergen
Capacity17,500[1]
ChairmanArild Mjøs Andersen
Head coachLaura Kaminski
LeagueToppserien
2025Toppserien, 1st of 10 (champions)
Websitewww.brann.no

SK Brann (previously known as IL Sandviken) is a Norwegian women's football team based in Bergen. The team plays in Norway's top league, Toppserien.[2]

History

The team used to be part of IL Sandviken. Sandviken's women's team were a mainstay in Toppserien since its formation, and won it for the first time in 2021.[3] They also won the Norwegian Women's Cup in 1995.[4] The team was renamed SK Brann Kvinner ahead of the 2022 season as part of a merger process with Bergen's most popular football club, SK Brann.[5][6] In January 2023 they were fully merged with Brann, becoming the club's women's team.[7] In their first season as Brann, the team were crowned champions of both the 2022 Toppserien and the 2022 Norwegian Women's Cup.[8] Having previously played most of their games at the 1500-capacity Stemmemyren stadium, during the 2024 season the team moved permanently into Brann Stadion, with a capacity of 16 750. The team has by far the highest average attendance in Norwegian women's football. During the 2025 season average home attendance in the league was 3,100, while closest rival Rosenborg on average only attracted 757 spectators.[9]

Players and staff

Current squad

As of 5 March 2026[10]

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 Selma Panengstuen
2 DF  NOR Cecilie Redisch Kvamme
3 DF  NOR Mia Authen
5 DF  NOR Ingrid Stenevik
6 MF  NOR Cassandra Bogere
7 MF  NOR Heidi Ellingsen
8 MF  NOR Karoline Haugland
9 FW  NOR Amalie Eikeland
12 GK  NOR Maria Flister
13 FW  USA Brenna Lovera
16 FW  ISL Diljá Ýr Zomers
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  NOR Anna Aahjem
19 FW  NOR Monica Isaksen
20 DF  NOR Josefine Birkelund
21 GK  NOR Sandra Stavenes
22 FW  SCO Lauren Davidson
23 DF  NOR Tomine Svendheim
24 DF  FIN Nea Lehtola
28 MF  FIN Emma Peuhkurinen
30 DF  FIN Joanna Tynnilä
32 MF  NOR Maren Johnsen
— MF  GHA Stella Nyamekye
— MF  NOR Carina Wik Alfredsen

Former players

Coaching staff

As of 9 January 2026[10]
Sporting director: Lars Johan Myklebust
Head coach: Laura Kaminski
Goalkeeping coach: Vitalij Artjomenko
Analyst: Leif Joakim Birkeland Nilsen
Head of performance: Lucas Skoog
Team manager: Hedda Duffy
Physician: Arne Instebø
Physician: Christian Redisch
Physician: Asle Kjellsen
Physical therapist: Kari Fykse Lie

Honours

Winners (2): 2022, 2025
Runners-up (1): 2024
Winners (1): 2022

As Sandviken:

Winners (1): 2021
Runners-up (1): 1996
  • Norwegian Cup[4]
Winners (1): 1995
Runners-up (3): 1991, 2018, 2021

Seasons

Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe
2022 Toppserien 1 18 14 3 1 53 13 45 Winners CL Second qualifying round
6 4 2 0 10 4 20
2023 Toppserien 4 27 13 7 7 52 30 46 Quarter-finals CL Quarter-finals
2024 Toppserien 2 27 19 1 7 70 24 58 Semi-finals —
2025 Toppserien 1 27 24 2 1 90 11 74 Semi-finals CL
EC 		Third qualifying round
Second qualifying round

Source:[11]

In European football

Results

All results (away, home and aggregate) list the club's goal tally first.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying round 1 SF ALG Spor 1–0
Qualifying round 1 F Spartak Subotica 3–1
Qualifying round 2 Rosengård 1–1 f 1–3 1–4
2023–24 Qualifying round 1 SF Lokomotiv Stara Zagora 5–0
Qualifying round 1 F Anderlecht 3–0
Qualifying round 2 Glasgow City 2–0 4–0 f 6–0
Group stage Lyon 2–2 1–3 f 2nd
Slavia Prague 1–0 f 1–0
St. Pölten 2–1 2–1 f
Quarter-finals Barcelona 1–2 f 1–3 2–5
2025–26 Qualifying round 2 SF Inter Milan 2–1
Qualifying round 2 F Braga 1–0
Qualifying round 3 Manchester United 1–0 f 0–3 1–3
UEFA Women's Europa Cup Qualifying round 2 Hammarby 1–1 1–4 f 2–5

f First leg. Colour key: Green = Brann win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

UEFA club coefficient ranking

As of 7 January 2026[12]
Rank Team Coefficient
18 Eintracht Frankfurt 21.500
19 Vålerenga 21.000
20 Brann 21.000
21 Ajax 20.500
22 Manchester United 19.750

Coaching history

SK Brann head coaches
Dates[13] Name Notes
2020–2022 Alexander Straus
2022–2023 Olli Harder Interim manager, later given permanent contract
2023–2025 Martin Ho
2025 Leif Gunnar Smerud
2026– Laura Kaminski

Player statistics

Most appearances

As of 20 March 2026

Competitive matches only, appearances as a substitute in brackets. Players currently at the club in bold. Sandviken era not counted.

Players with most appearances for SK Brann[14]
Rank Player Years League Cup Europe Total
1 Ingrid Stenevik 2022–present 77 (14) 13 (1) 22 (3) 112 (18)
2 Signe Gaupset 2022–2025 80 (12) 12 (5) 19 (1) 111 (18)
3 Marthine Østenstad 2022–2025 83 (7) 12 (2) 13 (0) 108 (9)
4 Karoline Haugland 2023–present 77 (9) 9 (2) 18 (2) 104 (13)
5 Rakel Engesvik 2022–2024 72 (26) 10 (5) 14 (2) 96 (33)
6 Nora Lie Eghdami 2022–2025 70 (22) 11 (3) 14 (9) 95 (34)
7 Aurora Mikalsen 2022–2024 73 (0) 5 (0) 16 (0) 94 (0)
8 Amalie Eikeland 2022–present 62 (4) 7 (0) 18 (4) 87 (8)
9 Marit Bratberg Lund 2022–2024 61 (14) 9 (0) 16 (0) 86 (14)
10 Cecilie Redisch Kvamme 2022–present 59 (7) 6 (1) 15 (5) 80 (13)

Top goalscorers

As of 20 March 2026

Competitive matches only. Matches played (including as a substitute) appear in brackets. Players currently at the club in bold. Sandviken era not counted.

Top goalscorers for SK Brann[15]
Rank Player Years League Cup Europe Total
1 Amalie Eikeland 2023–present 26 (62) 4 (7) 2 (18) 32 (87)
2 Signe Gaupset 2022–2025 24 (80) 5 (12) 2 (19) 31 (111)
3 Maria Brochmann 2022–2023 13 (42) 11 (8) 6 (9) 30 (59)
4 Rakel Engesvik 2022–2024 20 (72) 2 (10) 4 (14) 26 (96)
5 Anna Aahjem 2024–present 24 (33) 1 (4) 0 (2) 25 (39)
6 Marit Bratberg Lund 2022–2024 19 (61) 2 (9) 1 (16) 22 (86)
Nora Lie Eghdami 2022–2025 15 (70) 6 (11) 1 (14) 22 (95)
8 Lauren Davidson 2024–present 16 (36) 3 (4) 1 (6) 20 (46)
9 Brenna Lovera 2025–present 15 (14) 0 (1) 1 (6) 16 (21)
10 Johanna Renmark 2023–2025 11 (58) 1 (8) 1 (11) 13 (77)
Karoline Haugland 2023–present 8 (77) 4 (9) 1 (18) 13 (104)

Player of the year

Brann's official supporters' club, Bataljonen, selects the player of the year at the end of each season.

References

  1. ^ Liabø, Mads (20 March 2025). "Video: Innvier nytt ståfelt på søndag" (in Norwegian Bokmål). SK Brann. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Årsmøtet stemte for kvinnelag i 2022". SK Brann (in Norwegian). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Norwegian women league champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Norway - List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Sandviken blir en del av Brann". NRK (in Norwegian). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  6. ^ "IL Sandviken Toppfotball endrer navn til SK Brann Kvinner f.o.m. 01.01.22". Toppserien (in Norwegian). 17 December 2021. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Brann kvinner fusjoneres helt inn i SK Brann" (in Norwegian). NRK. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Tok "The Double" etter seier i c,pfinalen". SK Brann (in Norwegian). 5 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Tilskuertall" (in Norwegian). NIFS. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  10. ^ a b "A-lag Kvinner". SK Brann (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  11. ^ "SK Brann Kvinner". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  12. ^ "UEFA rankings". UEFA. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Hovedtrenere" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Flest kamper". branntall.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Flest mål". branntall.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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