The 2011 season was

SK Brann Sportsklubben Brann (commonly known as Brann, and less often as SK Brann) is a Norwegian professional football club, founded 26 September 1908, from Bergen. Brann had been in the Eliteserien, Norway's Premier Division of Football, since 1987, bar ...

's 103rd season and their 25th consecutive season in the

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Information

Season events

*January 6: Brann signed the

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goalkeeper

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in a trade deal that sent

Kenneth Udjus Kenneth Udjus (born 2 July 1983) is a Norwegian football goalkeeper who plays for Asker. Youth career He played as a defender as a junior in IK Start, until Thomas Gill discovered his goalkeeping abilities by chance when Udjus was 17. In the 20 ...

and Cato Hansen to the newly promoted

club

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*January 13:

Zsolt Korcsmár Zsolt Korcsmár (; born 9 January 1989) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and right-back. Club career Újpest Korcsmár played his first match in the Hungarian National Championship I against Budapest Honvéd FC ...

signed a three-year deal with Brann. The Hungarian

center back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

spent the last half of the 2010 season on loan at

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. *January 14:

Christian Kalvenes Christian Kalvenes (born 8 March 1977) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played as a defender. During his career he had three spells with SK Brann and played for Åsane and Sogndal. He also played abroad for Dundee United in Scotland and B ...

signed a one-year extension to his contract. The local lad started his third spell with the club in June 2010 after a free transfer from

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. *January 26: Brann signed Juninho on a 6-month loan deal. The young

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ian spent the last half of the 2010 season on loan at the club. *January 31:

Erik Huseklepp Erik André Huseklepp (born 5 September 1984) is a Norwegian professional football coach and former player who is currently assistant coach at Brann. A former forward, he previously played for Fyllingen and Brann in Norway, for Bari in Ital ...

was sold to the

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club

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while

Tijan Jaiteh Tijan Jaiteh (born 31 December 1988) is a The Gambia, Gambian association football, footballer for Al-Markhiya Sports Club, Al-Markhiya. He was captain of Gambia's international youth team for a number of years. And is currently the captain of t ...

went on a one-year loan to

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side

Randers Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 62,802 (as of 1 January 2022). *February 24: Brann signed Chukwuma "Bentley" Akabueze on a four-year deal. The young

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n spent four seasons at

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before transferring to Brann. *February 8: Brann signed

Nicolás Mezquida Gabriel Nicolás Mezquida Sero (born 21 January 1992) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club Volos. Club career Mezquida began his career in the youth academy of C.A. Peñarol in 2006, befor ...

on a five-month loan deal from the

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. *March 11:

Erik Mjelde Erik Nævdal Mjelde (born 6 March 1984) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Among his previous clubs are Sandefjord, Lillestrøm, SK Brann and Løv-Ham Fotball. Prior to joining Brann at the age of 16, he pl ...

was announced as Brann's new

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. The midfielder took over the armband from goalkeeper

Håkon Opdal Håkon Eikemo Opdal (born 11 June 1982) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Brann in the Eliteserien, as a goalkeeper. He has previously played for Brann and Start, where he won Tippeligaen in 2007 and the Norwegian Cup in 200 ...

. *March 17: Brann announced the club's youth squad for the 2011 season. The five junior players are allowed to play up to three matches in the Premiership without a professional contract and the club does not have to pay training compensation
(link)
to the players former clubs. This was a new rule set by the Norwegian FA to make it easier for clubs to utilise young national players on the highest level of Norwegian football. *March 20: Brann opened the season with a 2-1 upset win against reigning champions Rosenborg. While Rosenborg were considered contenderes for the title by most experts before the season, Brann was deemed to have a tough season by most pundits, and many considered them relegation bound after losing key players like

Petter Vaagan Moen Petter Vaagan Moen (born 5 February 1984) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for HamKam, Brann, Queens Park Rangers, Lillestrøm and Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Vaagan Moen has 44 national junior caps (16 cap ...

and

Jan Gunnar Solli Jan Gunnar Solli (born 19 April 1981, in Arendal) is a Norwegian footballer. He has played as a right back for the most of his career, but also plays defensive midfielder and right winger. Career Norway Solli made his senior debut for Odd G ...

and replacing them with Bosman players and youngsters.

Kim Ojo Kim Ojo (born 2 December 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who last played as a centre forward for Lyngby BK in 2018. Club career Ojo was born in Warri, Nigeria. He began his career with Plateau United where he was discovered by FIFA ...

scored and made an assist in his debut. *July 6: Brann signed

Tadas Labukas Tadas Labukas (born 10 January 1984 in Alytus) is a Lithuanian Association football, footballer, who lastly played for the Lithuanian A Lyga club FK Atlantas. Career Club He was a Striker (association football), striker for Arka Gdynia, having ...

on a six-month contract. The

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n striker came on a free transfer from

Arka Gdynia Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a Polish professional football club, based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Polish I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. History The history of Arka dates back to ...

. *July 13:

returned to

after Brann opted not to extend his loan deal. *July 15: Juninho returned to

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after spending six months on loan at Brann. *July 18: Brann signed Maximiliano Bajter on a six-month loan deal from

Squad

First team

Out on loan

Youth squad

:''Five players without professional contracts who are allowed to play three league matches each season for the first team.''

Team kit

The team kits for the 2011 season are produced by

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and the main shirt sponsor is

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. Other sponsors featured on the kit are BKK (shoulders), JM (chest),

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(left arm),

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(upper back), Norne Securities (front of shorts),

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(back of shorts) and

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(socks). As of the 2011 season the Norwegian FA has made it compulsory for all Premiership teams to feature player names on the back of the shirts. On Brann's shirts the player's names are printed below the squad number.

Transfers

Competitions

Tippeligaen

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Table

Norwegian Cup

References

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Norwegian football clubs 2011 season