2007 SK Brann season

The 2007 season was SK Brann's 99th season and their 21st consecutive season in the Tippeligaen. Brann won the Tippeligaen in 2007. In the end, they finished 6 points ahead of their nearest rival, Stabæk. The team did cause a small sensation, and bitter disappointment among tens of thousands of Brann supporters who had gathered in Bergen to watch the game live, on 20 October, by losing to Ålesund 1–2 in the 24th of 26 rounds, a match where a draw would have set aside all doubt about Brann's league win.^[1] However two days later, Viking defeated Brann's last rival to the gold medals Stabæk with a 2–1 result, thereby securing Brann the first league championship since 1963.^[2]

Brann

2007 season
Brann Stadion before the first home match against Strømsgodset
Manager	Mons Ivar Mjelde
Stadium	Brann Stadion
Tippeligaen	1st (champions)
Norwegian Cup	4th round
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
Royal League	Quarter finals
Top goalscorer	League: Thorstein Helstad (22) All: Thorstein Helstad (27)
← 2006 2008 →

Brann also qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Cup for the first time after beating Club Brugge from Belgium in the qualifier. The team won its first victory in the group stage of the UEFA Cup by defeating the Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb. On 21 December, the draw for the Round of 32 of The UEFA Cup was made and Brann will face a tough test against Premiership side Everton who won all four of the games in Group A. The first leg was lost at home 0–2, 13 February. The return leg is at Goodison Park a week later. They lost the return leg 6–1.

The Norwegian football cup ended for Brann in the 4th round, as in the 2006 season, where they were defeated by Viking.

Information

Manager: Mons Ivar Mjelde
League: Tippeligaen
Shirt supplier: Kappa
Shirt sponsor: Sparebanken Vest
Average league attendance: 17,225
League: Champions
Norwegian Cup: 4th round (0-2 vs. Viking)
UEFA Cup: Qualified for Round of 32
Top goal scorer: Thorstein Helstad (22 in league, 27 in total)
Player of the year: Thorstein Helstad

Season events

• 5 January: Brann signed the American fullback Ramiro Corrales from Ham-Kam. The deal was worth about NOK 2.000.000.^[3]
• 1 February: Charlie Miller's contract was terminated. Miller had stated that he couldn't play under the leadership of Mons Ivar Mjelde. He later signed with the Belgium side Lierse S.K.^[4]
• 9 February: Ramiro Corrales was deported from Norway after playing the whole 2006 season without a work permit.^[5] Brann appealed the decision, still hoping to keep Corrales in the squad.
• 12 February: Brann signed the young goalie Kenneth Udjus from F.K. Arendal.
• 25 February: Brann lost the seasons first official game 3–2 against OB in the Royal League. Both teams were already qualified for the quarter-finals.
• 26 February: Brann drew Brøndby IF in the Royal League quarter-finals. The match will take place at Brøndby Stadion on 1 March.
• 1 March: Brann was knocked out of the Royal League after a 0–3 defeat against Brøndby.
• 14 March: Ramiro Corrales was granted permanent residency in Norway, and will return to Bergen as soon as possible.^[6]
• 16 March: Rosenborg's Jan Gunnar Solli signed a 4-year deal with SK Brann
• 21 March: Steffen Haraldsen left Brann on a free transfer to Fyllingen. The young goalie never played for Brann's first team.
• 28 March: Migen Memelli sold to the Swedish team GAIS.^[7]
• 30 March: Arnaud Monkam and Kenneth Udjus were loaned out to Løv-Ham.
• 10 April: Brann opened the Premiership-season with a 1–0 victory against Stabæk away.
• 22 April: Brann crushed fellow Premiership contender Vålerenga 4–1 in their second homematch of the season. Bengt Sæternes made a huge impact by scoring a "golden hat-trick" in the first half, and securing the win with a header after 66 minutes. After three rounds, Brann is the only team in the Tippeligaen with all wins so far.
• 12 May: Brann took a lucky win against Sandefjord away, in their Premiership-match number 1000.
• 20 May: Brann advanced to the 2nd round of the Norwegian cup after an easy 5–0 win against Trio.
• 8 June: Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen was loaned out to Strømsgodset I.F. for the remainder of the 2007-season after the summer transferwindow opened on 1 July.
• 16 June: Brann was humiliated in Oslo after an 0–6 defeat against Lyn, in a match which saw Brann goalkeeper Håkon Opdal sent off after 43 minutes.
• 27 June: Brann advanced to the 4th round of the Norwegian cup after defeating Kopervik in a match where Robbie Winters scored a hat-trick. After this game Brann had won every match in the Norwegian men's football cup 2007 0–5.
• 1 July: Brann beat Tromsø IL 2–1 in their last game before the summer break. Brann ended up with 26 points, an 8-2-3 win-draw-loss ratio, 25 goals scored and 23 goals against. They were second only to Stabæk I.F. who had 28 points after half played season.
• 2 July: Brann brought Knut Walde back from Løv-Ham, 1.5 years after they sold him to the same club.^[8]
• 4 July: Brann signed the Swedish talent Joakim Sjöhage from IF Elfsborg. Helge Haugen left Brann after five and a half seasons to try to gain a regular spot on the team of Tromsø IL.
• 10 July: Erik Huseklepp came to an oral agreement with Stabæk I.F. Huseklepp's contract expires in October, and it's not yet known if he'll stay with Brann til then, or if he leaves the club this summer. Bengt Sæternes however, signed with Danish side OB, and have played his last match for Brann.
• 19 July: Brann crushed little Carmarthen Town F.C. 0–8 in the first leg of the First Qualifying Round of the 2007/08 UEFA cup.
• 22 July: Brann, number two in the Premiership beat the league-leader, Stabæk IF 3–0 at home. Brann took over the lead in the Premiership.
• 25 July: One man leaves, one man returns. Ardian Gashi signed with Fredrikstad after only one year in Brann. Hassan El Fakiri returns to Bergen, seven years after he left for AS Monaco.^[9]
• 25 July: Brann was knocked out of the Norwegian Cup after a 0–2 loss against Viking F.K.
• 2 August: Brann advanced to the Second Qualifying Round of the 2007/08 UEFA Cup after a 6-3 winn against Carmarthen Town F.C. in the second leg of the First Qualifying Round.
• 3 August: Brann are drawn against Lithuanian side FK Sūduva in the Second Qualifying Round of the 2007/08 UEFA Cup.
• 11 August: Brann beat Rosenborg 3–2 at home, and created a 10-point gap down to the defending Premiership-champions.
• 24 August: Azar Karadas signed a 3-year contract with Brann, 5 years after he left the club. The deal between Brann and Benfica is thought to be NOK 3 million.
• 30 August: Brann advanced to the First Round of the 2007/08 UEFA Cup after beating Sūduva 6–4 over two matches.
• 30 September: Brann took a large step towards the championship after crushing Lillestrøm S.K. 5–1 away, while their closest rivals, Stabæk I.F. stumbled against F.C. Lyn Oslo on Ullevaal Stadion, where they lost 2–3. With 4 matches remaining, Brann had a 7-point gap down to Viking F.K. on second place, a club they would meet in the second to last match.
• 4 October: Brann reached the Group stage of the 2007/08 UEFA Cup on away goals after beating Club Brugge 2–1 away in the return leg.

 

• 8 October: Brann had one hand and four fingers on the trophy after defeating F.C. Lyn Oslo 3–1 at home, thus creating a nine-point gap down to Stabæk I.F. with three rounds remaining. Brann only needed one point, or a Stabæk-loss/draw in one of the last three matches to win the league.
• 22 October: It became official. After Stabæk lost 1–2 against Viking F.K. away, Brann became the champions for the first time in 44 years. Brann had a nine-point gap down to Stabæk, with two rounds remaining, and could thus call themselves champions for the third time in history after their wins in 1962 and 1963.
• 25 October: Brann lost their first game in the Group stage of the 2007/08 UEFA Cup after a 0–1 defeat at home against Hamburger SV.
• 28 October: Brann defeated Viking 5–2 on Brann Stadion, and was awarded the trophy as the 2007 Tippeligaen Champions.
• 5 November: Martin Andresen notified the fans that he would leave Brann after the season. He signed a 3-year deal with Vålerenga on 6 November.

Squad

As of July 2007. Matches and goals updated as of 28 October and is for league only. 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   NOR Johan Thorbjørnsen 3 DF   NOR Bjørn Dahl 4 DF   NOR Cato Guntveit 5 DF   USA Ramiro Corrales 6 MF   NOR Helge Haugen (until July 2007) 6 DF   NOR Azar Karadas 7 MF   NOR Hassan El Fakiri 7 MF   NOR Ardian Gashi (until July 2007) 8 MF   NOR Martin Andresen (C) 9 MF   NOR Jan Gunnar Solli 10 FW   NOR Bengt Sæternes (until July 2007) 11 MF   NOR Petter Vaagan Moen 12 GK   NOR Håkon Opdal

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 MF   NOR Erik Huseklepp 14 MF   GAM Tijan Jaiteh 15 DF   NOR Erlend Hanstveit 16 FW   SWE Joakim Sjöhage 17 MF   NOR Eirik Bakke 18 DF   ISL Ólafur Örn Bjarnason 19 MF   NOR Nicolai Misje 20 FW   NOR Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen (until June 2007) 21 DF   ISL Kristján Örn Sigurðsson 22 FW   NOR Thorstein Helstad 26 DF   NOR Knut Walde 28 DF   ISL Ármann Björnsson 77 FW   SCO Robbie Winters

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 — MF   NOR Tore Kannelønning (on loan to Løv-Ham) — FW   NOR Thor Jørgen Spurkeland (on loan to Fyllingen) — MF   NOR Erlend Storesund (on loan to Løv-Ham) — MF   NOR Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen (on loan to Strømsgodset)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   NOR Arve Walde (on loan to Løv-Ham) — MF   CMR Arnaud Monkam (loan to Løv-Ham) — GK   NOR Kenneth Udjus (loan to Løv-Ham) — DF   NOR Yaw Ihle Amankwah (on loan to Fana)

Transfers

Players in Only first team squad transfers Winter 2006/07 Tijan Jaiteh from Gambia Ports Authority.^[10] Ramiro Corrales from Ham-Kam^[3] Kenneth Udjus from Arendal^[11] Jan Gunnar Solli from Rosenborg^[12] Summer 2006/07 Knut Walde from Løv-Ham^[8] Joakim Sjöhage from Elfsborg^[13] Hassan El Fakiri on a free transfer.^[9] Azar Karadas from Benfica^[14]

Players out Only first team squad transfers Winter 2006/07 Martin Knudsen to Tromsø IL^[15] Kristian Ystaas to Notodden F.K.^[16] Charlie Miller to Lierse (released)^[4] Steffen Haraldsen to Fyllingen^[17] Migen Memelli to GAIS^[7] Kenneth Udjus to Løv-Ham (loan)^[18] Arnaud Monkam to Løv-Ham (loan)^[18] Summer 2006/07 Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen to Strømsgodset (loan)^[19] Helge Haugen to Tromsø IL^[20] Bengt Sæternes to OB^[21] Ardian Gashi to Fredrikstad^[9]

Competitions

Royal League

Main article: 2006–07 Royal League

Odense   v   Brann

25 February 2007 Group stage	Odense	3–2	Brann	Odense, Denmark
15:00	Radonjić   19' Borre   25', 73'		Helstad   30' Andresen   65'	Stadium: Fionia Park Attendance: 3,004 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

Brøndby   v   Brann

1 March 2007 Quarter Final	Brøndby	3–0	Brann	Brøndby, Denmark
19:00	Ericsson   27' (pen.) Rasmussen   67' Katongo   69'			Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Attendance: 5,471 Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2007 Tippeligaen

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	17	3	6	59	39	+20	54	11	2	0	37	14	+23	6	1	6	22	25	−3

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
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L
Position	5	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2007. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Stabæk v Brann

10 April 2007 1	Stabæk	0–1	Brann	Bærum
19:00			Helstad   16'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 6,262 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Brann v Strømsgodset

16 April 2007 2	Brann	3–1	Strømsgodset	Bergen
19:00	Helstad   7', 55' Winters   76'		George   5'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 16,161 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø

Brann v Vålerenga

22 April 2007 3	Brann	4–1	Vålerenga	Bergen
20:00	Sæternes   2', 10', 29', 66'		Storbæk   84'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 16,579 Referee: Kjell Alseth

Rosenborg v Brann

29 April 2007 4	Rosenborg	3–0	Brann	Trondheim
20:00	Sapara   36', 42' Koppinen   90+3'			Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 21,850 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø

Brann v Start

5 May 2007 5	Brann	2–2	Start	Bergen
19:00	Andresen   3' Moen   50'		Børufsen   24', 39'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,106 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Sandefjord v Brann

12 May 2007 6	Sandefjord	2–3	Brann	Sandefjord
19:00	Munoz   4' Sigurdsson   6' (o.g.)		Helstad   45' Winters   89' Sigurdsson   90'	Stadium: Storstadion Attendance: 6,872 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Brann v Fredrikstad

16 May 2007 7	Brann	2–2	Fredrikstad	Bergen
18:00	Corrales   43' Helstad   74'		Piiroja   42', 61'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,886 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Odd Grenland v Brann

28 May 2007 8	Odd Grenland	0–2	Brann	Skien
18:00			Sigurdsson   58' Winters   74'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 5,430 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Brann v Lillestrøm

10 June 2007 9	Brann	3–1	Lillestrøm	Bergen
20:00	Andresen   54' (pen.) Helstad   58', 68'		Occéan   88'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,455 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Lyn v Brann

16 June 2007 10	Lyn	6–0	Brann	Oslo
19:00	Powell   2' Obasi   22' Gíslason   27' (pen.), 45+1', 85' (pen.) Knudtzon   57'			Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 12,072 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Brann v Aalesund

20 June 2007 11	Brann	2–1	Aalesund	Bergen
19:00	Moen   46' Sæternes   47'		Fjørtoft   89'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,112 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø

Viking v Brann

24 June 2007 12	Viking	3–1	Brann	Stavanger
20:00	Ijeh   43' Gaarde   57' Berg   85'		Andresen   79' (pen.)	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 16,600 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø

Brann v Tromsø

1 July 2007 13	Brann	2–1	Tromsø	Bergen
20:00	Moen   32' Andresen   69' (pen.)		Håkonsen   30'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 16,625 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Brann v Stabæk

22 July 2007 14	Brann	3–0	Stabæk	Bergen
18:00	Helstad   8', 83', 87'			Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,182 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Strømsgodset v Brann

29 July 2007 15	Strømsgodset	2–4	Brann	Drammen
18:00	Finstad   85', 86'		Sigurdsson   2' Helstad   53', 70', 79'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 8,198 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Vålerenga v Brann

5 August 2007 16	Vålerenga	2–0	Brann	Oslo
20:00	Berre   61', 64'			Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 17,806 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Brann v Rosenborg

11 August 2007 17	Brann	3–2	Rosenborg	Bergen
19:00	Winters   18', 45' Bakke   69'		Traoré   73' Riseth   86'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,580 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen

Start v Brann

26 August 2007 18	Start	1–1	Brann	Kristiansand
20:00	Hæstad   27'		Björnsson   86'	Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 11,073 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø

Brann v Sandefjord

2 September 2007 19	Brann	1–0	Sandefjord	Bergen
18:00	Sigurdsson   29'			Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,250 Referee: Svein Erik Edvartsen

Fredrikstad v Brann

16 September 2007 20	Fredrikstad	0–4	Brann	Fredrikstad
20:00			El Fakiri   48' Karadas   61' Helstad   66', 80'	Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion Attendance: 12,277 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø

Brann v Odd Grenland

23 September 2007 21	Brann	4–0	Odd Grenland	Bergen
18:00	Andresen   48' (pen.) Huseklepp   68' Moen   70' Helstad   77'			Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,398 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Lillestrøm v Brann

30 September 2007 22	Lillestrøm	1–5	Brann	Lillestrøm
20:00	Myklebust   47'		Moen   14' Björnsson   17' Andresen   45+2' (pen.) Helstad   77' Solli   85'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 11,426 Referee: Espen Berntsen

Brann v Lyn

8 October 2007 23	Brann	3–1	Lyn	Bergen
19:00	Helstad   15' Karadas   90+1', 90+4'		Brink   86'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,765 Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Aalesund v Brann

20 October 2007 24	Aalesund	2–1	Brann	Ålesund
19:00	Skiri   4' Aarøy   25'		Solli   34'	Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 10,780 Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Brann v Viking

28 October 2007 25	Brann	5–2	Viking	Bergen
18:00	Karadas   7' Helstad   29', 42', 49', 89' (pen.)		Berg   78' Nisja   79'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 17,824 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø

Tromsø v Brann

3 November 2007 26	Tromsø	3–0	Brann	Tromsø
18:00	Moldskred   32', 53', 56'			Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 7,450 Referee: Kjell Alseth

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Brann (C)	26	17	3	6	59	39	+20	54	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Stabæk	26	14	6	6	53	35	+18	48	Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3	Viking	26	14	5	7	50	40	+10	47	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
4	Lillestrøm	26	12	8	6	47	28	+19	44	Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round^[a]
5	Rosenborg	26	12	5	9	53	39	+14	41	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round^[a]

Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Lillestrøm qualified for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round by winning the Norwegian Cup. Their spot in the Intertoto Cup was passed down to Rosenborg, the first team in the table not already qualified for any European competition.

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2007 Norwegian Football Cup

Trio v Brann

20 May 2007 Round 1	Trio	0–5	Brann	Husnes
18:00			Solli   33', 90' Sæternes   39', 83' Haugen   84'	Stadium: Husnes Stadion Attendance: 2,810 Referee: Chriss Bjorøy

Øygard v Brann

13 June 2007 Round 2	Øygard	0–5	Brann	Straume
18:00			Ludvigsen   29' Björnsson   63', 66', 88' Huseklepp   71'	Stadium: Straume Idrettspark Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Petter Toppe

Kopervik v Brann

27 June 2007 Round 3	Kopervik	0–5	Brann	Kopervik
18:00			Guntveit   49' Winters   82', 84', 90+1' Helstad   88'	Stadium: Åsebøen Stadion Attendance: 1,893 Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud

Viking v Brann

25 July 2007 Round 4	Viking	2–0	Brann	Stavanger
20:00	Gaarde   13' Berg   84'			Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 13,184 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds

Carmarthen Town   v   Brann

19 July 2007 First qualifying round 1st leg	Carmarthen Town	0–8	Brann	Carmarthen, Wales
20:00		Report	Winters   8', 30', 45' Helstad   17', 28' Sigurðsson   70' Solli   83' A. Björnsson   90+1'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 769 Referee: Vitaliy Hodulian (Ukraine)

Brann   v   Carmarthen Town

2 August 2007 First qualifying round 2nd leg	Brann	6–3 (14–3 agg.)	Carmarthen Town	Bergen, Norway
19:00	Moen   9' A. Björnsson   19' Winters   27', 32' Sigurðsson   56' Hanstveit   57'	Report	Thomas   36' Hicks   47', 90'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 4,597 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

Brann   v   Sūduva

16 August 2007 Second qualifying round 1st leg	Brann	2–1	Sūduva	Bergen, Norway
19:00 CET	Björnsson   24' Winters   49'	Report	Negreiros   56' (pen.)	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 7,400 Referee: Luc Wilmes (Luxembourg)

Sūduva   v   Brann

30 August 2007 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	Sūduva	3–4 (4–6 agg.)	Brann	Marijampolė, Lithuania
16:00	Urbsys   46' Maciulevičius   78' Otavio   84'	Report	Moen   37' Björnsson   45' Solli   57' Huseklepp   63'	Stadium: Sūduva Stadium Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Veaceslav Banari (Moldova)

First round

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup first round

Brann   v   Club Brugge

20 September 2007 1st leg	Brann	0–1	Club Brugge	Bergen, Norway
19:00		Report	Sterchele   84'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 10,471 Referee: Jaroslav Jára (Czech Republic)

Club Brugge   v   Brann

4 October 2007 2nd leg	Club Brugge	1–2 (2–2(a) agg.)	Brann	Bruges, Belgium
16:00	Clement   76'	Report	Helstad   14' Winters   39'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 14,570 Referee: Selçuk Dereli (Turkey)

Group stage

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hamburg	4	3	1	0	7	1	+6	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Basel	4	2	2	0	3	1	+2	8
3	Brann	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	4
4	Dinamo Zagreb	4	0	2	2	2	5	−3	2
5	Rennes	4	0	2	2	2	6	−4	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Brann   v   Hamburg

25 October 2007 1	Brann	0–1	Hamburg	Bergen, Norway
19:00		Report	Kompany   62'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 13,029 Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)

Rennes   v   Brann

8 November 2007 2	Rennes	1–1	Brann	Rennes, France
19:00	Cheyrou   88' (pen.)	Report	Karadas   24'	Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 11,291 Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)

Brann   v   Dinamo Zagreb

29 November 2007 3	Brann	2–1	Dinamo Zagreb	Bergen, Norway
20:15	Bjarnason   45' (pen.) Bakke   72'	Report	Vukojević   49'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 9,962 Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)

Basel   v   Brann

5 December 2007 4	Basel	1–0	Brann	Basel, Switzerland
20:45	Carlitos   40'	Report		Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 13,731 Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)

Round of 16 took place during the 2008 season.

Matches (goals)

The table shows matches and goals in the Tippeligaen, Norwegian Cup, Royal League and European Cup/UEFA Cup, and was last updated after the game against FC Basel on 5 December 2007.^[22]

No.	Position	Player	Premiership	Norwegian Cup	Europe	Royal League	Total
1	GK	Johan Thorbjørnsen	3 (0)	3 (0)	3 (0)	1 (0)	10 (0)
12	GK	Håkon Opdal	25 (0)	1 (0)	7 (0)	2 (0)	35 (0)
24	GK	Kenneth Udjus	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
3	DF	Bjørn Dahl	15 (0)	4 (0)	9 (0)	2 (0)	30 (0)
5	DF	Ramiro Corrales	11 (1)	3 (0)	3 (0)	0 (0)	17 (1)
15	DF	Erlend Hanstveit	19 (0)	4 (0)	9 (1)	2 (0)	34 (1)
18	DF	Ólafur Örn Bjarnason	25 (0)	3 (0)	10 (1)	2 (0)	40 (1)
21	DF	Kristján Örn Sigurðsson	24 (4)	3 (0)	7 (2)	0 (0)	34 (6)
26	DF	Knut Walde	3 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0)	0 (0)	4 (0)
6	DF/FW	Azar Karadas	8 (4)	0 (0)	6 (1)	0 (0)	14 (5)
28	DF/FW	Ármann Smári Björnsson	15 (2)	6 (5)	5 (2)	2 (0)	28 (9)
4	DF/MF	Cato Guntveit	16 (0)	2 (1)	7 (1)	2 (0)	27 (2)
6	MF	Helge Haugen	4 (0)	3 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0)	8 (0)
7	MF	Hassan El Fakiri	9 (1)	0 (0)	5 (0)	0 (0)	14 (1)
7	MF	Ardian Gashi	11 (0)	3 (0)	2 (0)	2 (0)	18 (0)
8	MF	Martin Andresen	23 (6)	1 (0)	4 (0)	2 (1)	30 (7)
9	MF	Jan Gunnar Solli	25 (2)	3 (2)	9 (2)	0 (0)	37 (6)
11	MF	Petter Vaagan Moen	25 (5)	2 (0)	8 (2)	2 (0)	37 (7)
13	MF	Erik Huseklepp	22 (1)	4 (0)	10 (1)	2 (0)	38 (2)
14	MF	Tijan Jaiteh	11 (0)	1 (0)	4 (0)	0 (0)	16 (0)
17	MF	Eirik Bakke	10 (1)	3 (0)	7 (1)	0 (0)	20 (2)
19	MF	Nicolai Misje	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
30	MF	Arnaud Monkam	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0)	1 (0)
20	MF/FW	Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen	1 (0)	2 (1)	0 (0)	1 (0)	4 (1)
9	FW	Migen Memelli	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0)	1 (0)
10	FW	Bengt Sæternes	10 (5)	1 (2)	0 (0)	1 (0)	12 (7)
16	FW	Joakim Sjöhage	3 (0)	0 (0)	3 (0)	0 (0)	6 (0)
22	FW	Thorstein Helstad	24 (22)	2 (1)	7 (3)	2 (1)	35 (27)
77	FW	Robbie Winters	19 (5)	4 (3)	5 (7)	0 (0)	28 (15)

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