SK Brann (women)
Norwegian women's football club
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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]
Fotballrepublikken (The football republic)
1978 as IL Sandviken
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| Full name | Sportsklubben Brann | ||
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| Nicknames | Bergens stolthet (The pride of Bergen) Fotballrepublikken (The football republic) | ||
| Short name | Brann | ||
| Founded | 26 September 1908, as Ski- og Fotboldklubben Brann 1978 as IL Sandviken | ||
| Ground | Brann Stadion, Bergen | ||
| Capacity | 17,500[1] | ||
| Chairman | Arild Mjøs Andersen | ||
| Head coach | Laura Kaminski | ||
| League | Toppserien | ||
| 2025 | Toppserien, 1st of 10 (champions) | ||
| Website | www | ||
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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 31 August 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.
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Former players
Coaching staff
- As of 15 July 2026[10]
| Sporting director: Lars Johan Myklebust |
| Head coach: Laura Kaminski |
| Goalkeeping coach: Daniel Matraszek |
| Assistant coach: Knut Slatheim |
| Analyst: Leif Joakim Birkeland Nilsen |
| Head of performance: Lucas Skoog |
| Team manager: Hedda Duffy |
| Physician: Christian Redisch |
| Physician: Asle Kjellsen |
| Physical therapist: Kari Fykse Lie |
| Chiropractor: Jørgen Stein |
Honours
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
ECThird 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 |
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| 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 | |
| 2026–27 | UEFA Women's Champions League | Qualifying round 2 SF |  Mitrovica | 5–0 | ||
| Qualifying round 2 F |  PAOK | 3–2 | ||||
| Qualifying round 3 | Austria Wien |
2–1 f | ||||
f First leg. Colour key: Green = Brann win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.
UEFA club coefficient ranking
- As of 15 July 2026[12]
| Rank | Team | Coefficient |
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| 20 |  Vålerenga | 21.000 |
| 21 | Sparta Prague | 21.000 |
| 22 | Brann | 21.000 |
| 23 | Manchester United | 20.750 |
| 24 |  Ajax | 20.500 |
Coaching history
| Dates[13] | Name | Notes |
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| 2020–2022 | Alexander Straus |
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| 2022–2023 |  Olli Harder |
Interim manager, later given permanent contract |
| 2023–2025 | Martin Ho |
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| 2025 | Leif Gunnar Smerud |
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| 2026– | Laura Kaminski |
Player statistics
Most appearances
- As of 25 August 2026
Competitive matches only, appearances as a substitute in brackets. Players currently at the club in bold. Sandviken era not counted.
| Rank | Player | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Total |
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| 1 | Karoline Haugland |
2023–present | 89 (9) | 12 (3) | 21 (2) | 122 (14) |
| 2 | Ingrid Stenevik |
2022–2026 | 82 (18) | 15 (2) | 22 (3) | 119 (23) |
| 3 | Signe Gaupset |
2022–2025 | 80 (12) | 12 (5) | 19 (1) | 111 (18) |
| 4 | Marthine Østenstad |
2022–2025 | 83 (7) | 12 (2) | 13 (0) | 108 (9) |
| 5 | Amalie Eikeland |
2023–present | 72 (5) | 11 (1) | 21 (4) | 104 (10) |
| 6 | Rakel Engesvik |
2022–2024 | 72 (26) | 10 (5) | 14 (2) | 96 (33) |
 Joanna Tynnilä |
2023–present | 65 (2) | 10 (2) | 21 (0) | 96 (4) | |
| 8 | Nora Lie Eghdami |
2022–2025 2026–present |
70 (22) | 11 (3) | 14 (9) | 95 (34) |
| Cecilie Redisch Kvamme |
2022–present | 67 (10) | 10 (3) | 18 (5) | 95 (18) | |
| 10 | Aurora Mikalsen |
2022–2024 | 73 (0) | 5 (0) | 16 (0) | 94 (0) |
Top goalscorers
- As of 25 August 2026
Competitive matches only. Matches played (including as a substitute) appear in brackets. Players currently at the club in bold. Sandviken era not counted.
| Rank | Player | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Total |
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| 1 | Amalie Eikeland |
2023–present | 29 (72) | 8 (11) | 3 (21) | 40 (104) |
| 2 | Anna Aahjem |
2024–present | 30 (46) | 3 (8) | 1 (5) | 34 (59) |
| 3 | Signe Gaupset |
2022–2025 | 24 (80) | 5 (12) | 2 (19) | 31 (111) |
| 4 | Maria Brochmann |
2022–2023 | 13 (42) | 11 (8) | 6 (9) | 30 (59) |
| 5 | Rakel Engesvik |
2022–2024 | 20 (72) | 2 (10) | 4 (14) | 26 (96) |
| Lauren Davidson |
2024–present | 21 (49) | 3 (6) | 2 (9) | 26 (64) | |
| 7 |  Brenna Lovera |
2025–present | 23 (27) | 1 (3) | 1 (9) | 25 (39) |
| 8 | Marit Bratberg Lund |
2022–2024 | 19 (61) | 2 (9) | 1 (16) | 22 (86) |
| Nora Lie Eghdami |
2022–2025 2026–present |
15 (70) | 6 (11) | 1 (14) | 22 (95) | |
| 10 | Karoline Haugland |
2023–present | 13 (89) | 5 (12) | 1 (21) | 19 (122) |
Player of the year
Brann's official supporters' club, Bataljonen, selects the player of the year at the end of each season.
- 2023:
Marit Bratberg Lund - 2024: Anna Aahjem
- 2025: Signe Gaupset