2005 SK Brann Season

2005 SK Brann Season

Manager: Mons Ivar Mjelde
League: Norwegian Premier League
Shirt supplier: Umbro
Shirt sponsor: Sparebanken Vest
Average league attendance: 14,840
League: 6th
Norwegian Cup: Quarter-finals
Europe: UEFA Cup, First round
Royal League: 2nd group stage
Player of the year: Paul Scharner

The 2005 season was S.K. Brann's 97th season as a club and their 19th consecutive season in the Norwegian Premier League. The year started with a 2-0 loss to Malmø in Royal League 2004-2005, and the Norwegian league opened with a win 2-0 home at Brann Stadion over Molde, in a match best remembered by Paul Scharners efforts for Brann even though his wife was expeckting a baby at any minute. Paul Scharner scored and was appointed Man of the match and got a daughter the day after. On October 29 Brann finished the season with a draw against Ham-Kam and finished 6th in the Premier League. After the season finished Scharner was named Player of the year. The Norwegian cup ended by being eliminated by Vålerenga at Ullevaal Stadion in the Quarter finals. After the season ended in October construction work started in The Clock End at Brann stadion, where a new stand was built during the winter.