2026 SK Brann season
Brann 2026 football season
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The 2026 season is the 118th season in the history of Sportsklubben Brann and the fourth consecutive season in the Eliteserien. In addition, Brann will participate in the 2026–27 Norwegian Football Cup and the 2026–27 UEFA Conference League. The team completed its participation in the 2025–26 Norwegian Football Cup as runners-up.
ChairmanArild Mjøs Andersen
Head coachFreyr Alexandersson
(until 1 June)
(until 1 June)
StadiumBrann Stadion
Eliteserien11th
| 2026 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Arild Mjøs Andersen | ||
| Head coach | Freyr Alexandersson (until 1 June) | ||
| Stadium | Brann Stadion | ||
| Eliteserien | 11th | ||
| 2025–26 Norwegian Cup | Runners-up | ||
| 2026–27 Norwegian Cup | Pre-season | ||
| 2025–26 Europa League | Knockout phase play-offs | ||
| 2026–27 Conference League | Second qualifying round | ||
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Martin Hellan |
Stabæk |
Loan return | 31 December 2025 | |
| MF |  Kristall Máni Ingason |
 Sønderjyske |
€1,400,000 | 26 January 2026 | [1][2] |
| FW | Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson |
 Hertha BSC |
Loan | 2 February 2026 | [3] |
| GK | Simen Vidtun Nilsen |
Ranheim |
4 February 2026 | ||
| MF | Kristian Eriksen |
Molde |
~NOK 7.5 million | 30 March 2026 | [4][5] |
| DF |  Cheikh Mbacké Diop |
 Lokomotiva Zagreb |
~NOK 30 million | 30 March 2026 | [6] |
| FW |  Rabbi Matondo |
 Rangers |
Undisclosed | 3 April 2026 | [7] |
| GK |  Tom Bramel |
RKC Waalwijk |
Loan return | 30 June 2026 |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tom Bramel |
RKC Waalwijk |
Loan | 8 January 2026 | [8] |
| DF | Japhet Sery Larsen |
 Philadelphia Union |
~NOK 15 million | 13 January 2026 | [9][10] |
| DF | Eivind Helland |
 Bologna |
~€8.5 million | 16 January 2026 | [11] |
| MF | Emil Kornvig |
 Widzew Łódź |
€3,500,000 | 23 January 2026 | [12][13] |
| FW | Mads Hansen |
 IF Brommapojkarna |
Undisclosed | 8 February 2026 | [14] |
| MF | Lars Remmem |
Haugesund |
Loan | 18 March 2026 | [15] |
| FW | Mads Sande |
Kongsvinger |
Undisclosed | 25 March 2026 | [16] |
| FW | Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson |
Hertha BSC |
Loan return | 30 June 2026 | [17] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 20 February 2026 Friendly | Brann | 2–2 | Sotra |
| 26 June 2026 Friendly | Aarhus Fremad | 1–2 | Brann | Aarhus, Denmark |
| 15:00 |
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Stadium: Riisvangen Stadium |
| 3 July 2026 Friendly | Brann | 1–2 | Kristiansund | Bergen |
| 15:00 |
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Stadium: Nymarksbanene |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Eliteserien | 15 March 2026 | Matchday 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 33.33 | ||
| 2025–26 Norwegian Football Cup | 8 March 2026 | 9 May 2026 | Fourth round | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 75.00 |
| 2026–27 Norwegian Football Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||||
| 2025–26 UEFA Europa League | 19 February 2026 | 26 February 2026 | Knockout phase play-offs | Knockout phase play-offs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| 2026–27 UEFA Conference League | 23 July 2026 | Second qualifying round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Total | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 38.89 | ||||
Last updated: 29 May 2026
Source: Competitions
Eliteserien
Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2026. Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.[18]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.[18]
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 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 |
Last updated: 29 May 2026.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2026. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The match schedule was issued on 19 December 2025.[19]
| 15 March 2026 1 | Kristiansund | 3–2 | Brann |
| 22 March 2026 2 | Brann | 1–2 | Tromsø |
| 6 April 2026 3 | HamKam | 1–5 | Brann |
| 12 April 2026 4 | Brann | 0–1 | Sandefjord |
| 18 April 2026 5 | Viking | 3–2 | Brann |
| 25 April 2026 6 | Rosenborg | 1–1 | Brann |
| 29 April 2026 17 | Tromsø | 0–5 | Brann |
| 2 May 2026 7 | Brann | 3–1 | Fredrikstad |
| 16 May 2026 9 | Brann | 2–1 | KFUM Oslo |
| 20 May 2026 8 | Aalesund | 2–1 | Brann |
| 24 May 2026 10 | Bodø/Glimt | 3–1 | Brann |
| 29 May 2026 11 | Brann | 1–2 | Sarpsborg 08 | Bergen |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Brann Stadion |
Norwegian Football Cup
2025–26
| 8 March 2026 Fourth round | Tromsdalen | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Brann |
| 19 March 2026 Quarter-finals | Bryne | 1–2 | Brann |
| 22 April 2026 Semi-finals | Brann | 2–1 | Aalesund |
2026–27
| 22–23 August 2026 First round | Fyllingen | v | Brann |
2025–26 UEFA Europa League
| 19 February 2026 First leg | Brann | 0–1 | Bologna | Bergen |
| 18:45 |
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Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 15,680 Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia) |
| 26 February 2026 Second leg | Bologna | 1–0 (2–0 agg.) | Brann | Bologna, Italy |
| 21:00 |
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Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 19,710 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
