S.K. Brann 2006
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The 2006 season was SK Brann's 98th season and their 20th consecutive season in the Norwegian Premier League. The season opened on April 10, with a tie in Fredrikstad, in a match best remembered by an amazing scissor kick goal from Charlie Miller. 8 month later, on December 10, Brann finnished the season with a tie against Helsingborgs IF in their last group stage match in the 2006-07 Royal League.
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[edit] Info
Manager: 
Mons Ivar Mjelde
League: Norwegian Premier League
Shirt supplier: Umbro 
Shirt sponsor: Sparebanken Vest
Average league attendance: 16,707
League: Silver
Norwegian Cup: 4th round
Europe: UEFA Cup, second qualifying round
Royal League: Qualified for the Quarter finals
Player of the year: Håkon Opdal
[edit] Squad
| Brann's most used line-up in 2006 (4-4-2). |
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[edit] Results
| Date | Host | Agg. | Visitor | Ground | Attendance | Tournament |
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| April 10 | Fredrikstad  |
1-1 |  Brann |
Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad | 9,017 | Tippeligaen |
| April 18 | Brann |
1-1 |  Lillestrøm |
Brann Stadion, Bergen | 13,528 | Tippeligaen |
| April 24 | Start  |
0-1 | Brann |
Kristiansand Stadion, Kristiansand | 7,782 | Tippeligaen |
| April 30 | Brann |
3-1 |  Vålerenga |
Brann Stadion, Bergen | 16,150 (cap.) | Tippeligaen |
| May 3 | Molde  |
0-2 | Brann |
Aker Stadion, Molde | 6,575 | Tippeligaen |
| May 7 | Brann |
2-2 |  Stabæk |
Brann Stadion, Bergen | 15,056 | Tippeligaen |
| May 10 | Follese  |
0-1 | Brann |
Skogen idrettsplass, Askøy | 1,526 | Norwegian Cup |
| May 13 | Sandefjord  |
0-2 | Brann |
Storstadion, Sandefjord | 6,152 | Tippeligaen |
| May 16 | Brann |
2-1 |  Tromsø |
Brann Stadion, Bergen | 18,568 (cap.) | Tippeligaen |
| May 21 | Odd Grenland  |
1-3 | Brann |
Odd Stadion, Skien | 6,183 | Tippeligaen |
| May 28 | Brann |
2-0 |  Lyn |
Brann Stadion, Bergen | 15,331 | Tippeligaen |
| June 5 | Rosenborg  |
0-0 | Brann |
Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim | 19,215 | Tippeligaen |
| June 8 | FBK Voss  |
0-4 | Brann |
Prestegardsmoen Kunstgras, Voss | 2,350 | Norwegian Cup |
- SK Brann entered the summer break as undefeated league leaders. Their win/loss record in the league was 7-4-0 with 19 goals for and 7 goals against.
[edit] Highlights
*April 10: Opening day of the season. Brann plays a 1-1 draw against Fredrikstad FK in Fredrikstad, best remembered by an amazing scissor kick goal from Charlie Miller.
*April 30: Brann beats the reigning champions, Vålerenga IF 3-1 in Bergen.
*June 5: Rosenborg-Brann 0-0 in front of 19,215 spectators.
*June 8: After knockin FBK Voss out of the Norwegian Cup, SK Brann enteres the summer break as undefeated league leaders. Their win/loss record in the league is 7-4-0 with 19 goals for and 7 goals against.
*July 2: Brann resumes the season in the worst posible way. They lose 0-4 in Hamar against the relegation-fighting Ham-Kam.
*July 20: Brann is eliminated from the Norwegian Cup after a 1-3 los in Kristiansand against IK Start.
*July 27: Brann advances to the 2nd UEFA Cup qualifying round, after winnning 1-0 against Glentoran FC in both legs.
*August 2: Brann loses 0-2 against their biggest rival in the race for Premiership-gold, Lillestrøm SK.
*August 24: Brann gets knocked-out of the UEFA Cup after an defeat on aggregate against the amateurs from the Swedish Åtvidabergs FF.
*September 17: Brann keeps the gold-dream alive with a 5-3 victory against Sandefjord Fotball.
*October 15: Brann loses to FC Lyn Oslo. Their two previous matchtes gave them one victory and one defeat. The gold-race seems to come down to the match between Rosenborg and Brann in Bergen. Brann have to win for the dream og gold to live on, while Rosenborg is almost guaranteed the goldmedals with a victory over their rivals in Brann.
*October 22: The Brann-Rosenborg showdown saw Rosenborg win 3-1, taking them six points clear of Brann with two rounds left. With an advantage of +13 over Brann in goal difference, Rosenborg are virtually assured of the title (99%), and can remove any doubt by picking up one point in either of their remaining matches.
*October 29: Brann beats Ham-Kam 2-0 and secures the silver medals. Rosenborg beats Viking FK, and take home the Norwegian Premier League trophy for the 20th time.
*November 2: Sport Director Per Ove Ludvigsen resigned after four year as chief in Brann.
*November 5: Brann is defeated in Stavanger, when Viking F.K. won 5-0. Brann's Premiership statistics were. Winn/loss: 14-4-7, goals scored: 39 goals against: 36, points: 46.
*November 6: Brann prepares for the Royal League-group stage. Brann is in group 1 with the Norwegian champions Rosenborg, the bronzemedalist from Denmark, Odense Boldklub and the number 4 in the Swedish league, Helsingborgs IF.
*November 9: Brann wins 3-1 at the Royal League 2006-07 opening game against Rosenborg B.K..
*November 24: Roald Bruun-Hanssen is hired as new Sports Director.
*November 26: Brann-Helsingborg 2-2, in the 2nd round of the Royal League. Cato Guntveit played his first match since August 24, after being troubled with injuries most of the season.
*December 7: Brann qualified for the quarterfinals in the Royal League, after defeating Rosenborg BK 3-2 at home.
*December 10: Brann tied with Helsingborg in the last group stage match in the 2006-07 Royal League. The match was also Henrik "Henke" Larsson's last match before his loan-transfer to Manchester United. Both Brann and Helsingborg qualified for the quarterfinal in the Royal League, while Odense finnished 3rd and qualified to the quarterfinal as one of the two best 3rd placed teams in the groupstage. Rosenborg BK was eliminated from the tournament.
[edit] Matches (goals)
Matches and goal are for matches in the Norwegian Premier League, Norwegian Cup, Royal League and European Cup/UEFA Cup, and was last updated after the seasons last game December 10.
| No. | Position | Player | Premiership | Norwegian Cup | Europe | Royal League | Total |
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| 1 | GK | Johan Thorbjørnsen | 1 (0) | 2 (0) | 3 (0) | 2 (0) | 8 (0) |
| 12 | GK | Håkon Opdal | 25 (0) | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | 3 (0) | 31 (0) |
| 24 | GK | Steffen Haraldsen | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| 2 | DF | Janez Zavrl | 7 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (0) |
| 3 | DF | Bjørn Dahl | 23 (0) | 3 (0) | 3 (1) | 5 (0) | 34 (1) |
| 15 | DF | Erlend Hanstveit | 24 (0) | 3 (0) | 4 (0) | 0 (0) | 31 (0) |
| 17 | DF | Christian Kalvenes | 5 (0) | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 9 (0) |
| 18 | DF | Ólafur Örn Bjarnason | 25 (2) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 5 (1) | 38 (5) |
| 21 | DF | Kristján Örn Sigurðsson | 24 (3) | 4 (1) | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | 31 (4) |
| 28 | DF | Ármann Smári Björnsson | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 4 (1) |
| 4 | DF/MF | Cato Guntveit | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | 4 (0) | 6 (0) |
| 5 | DF/MF | Martin Knudsen | 21 (0) | 3 (0) | 4 (0) | 5 (0) | 33 (0) |
| 6 | MF | Helge Haugen | 23 (1) | 4 (0) | 4 (0) | 5 (0) | 36 (1) |
| 8 | MF | Martin Andresen | 24 (3) | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 28 (3) |
| 11 | MF | Petter Vaagan Moen | 24 (3) | 4 (0) | 1 (0) | 4 (0) | 33 (3) |
| 13 | MF | Erik Huseklepp | 11 (0) | 4 (1) | 3 (0) | 5 (3) | 23 (4) |
| 14 | MF | Maynor Suazo | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) |
| 14 | MF | Ardian Gashi | 7 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (1) | 12 (2) |
| 17 | MF | Eirik Bakke | 7 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 8 (0) |
| 19 | MF | Nicolai Misje | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) |
| 30 | MF | Arnaud Monkam | 1 (0) | 3 (0) | 2 (0) | 5 (1) | 11 (1) |
| 16 | MF/FW | Charlie Miller | 20 (6) | 2 (0) | 3 (0) | 1 (0) | 26 (3) |
| 20 | MF/FW | Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen | 4 (0) | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | 4 (0) | 11 (0) |
| 7 | FW | Robbie Winters | 25 (7) | 3 (1) | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | 32 (8) |
| 9 | FW | Thorstein Helstad | 12 (2) | 1 (0) | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | 17 (2) |
| 10 | FW | Bengt Sæternes | 25 (10) | 2 (1) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 29 (11) |
| 22 | FW | Kristian Ystaas | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 4 (1) | 6 (2) |
| 25 | FW | Migen Memelli | 19 (1) | 3 (3) | 3 (4) | 4 (1) | 29 (9) |
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