Arna-Bjørnar

Arna-Bjørnar
Full name Arna-Bjørnar Fotball
Founded 2000 (2000)
Ground Arna stadion, Ytre Arna
Capacity 1,200
Chairman Vidar Rønhovde
Manager Morten Kalvenes
League Toppserien (women)
2. Divisjon (men)
2016
2012		 Toppserien, 8th (women)
Third Division / 7, 1st (promoted) (men)[1]
Arna Stadion

Arna-Bjørnar Fotball is a Norwegian football club from Arna, Bergen.

It was founded in late 2000 as a merger between the football branches from IL Bjørnar and Arna T&IL, and replaced Bjørnar IL in the league system from 2001. The women's team has played since then in the Toppserien apart from the 2005 season when it was in the First Division.

Prominent members of the women's team (2009) are goalkeepers Reidun Seth and Erika Skarbø, and Nigerian keeper Precious Dede brought in to cover while Skarbø recovers from a long-term wrist injury. Arna-Bjørnar has earned a reputation for developing young players and the squad includes the former and current Norway Under-19 captains, Maren Mjelde and Kristine Hegland, and prominent former Under-19 players Caroline Walde and Ingrid Ryland, both now Under-23 players, as well as senior international Madeleine Giske who played in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2007. The team has players in Norway's Under-17 team also.

Arna-Bjørnar's women's team is trained by Morten Kalvenes, brother of former Burnley player Christian Kalvenes.

In February 2011 the club had 13 players selected for Norway's international teams at senior level, Under-23, Under-19 and Under-17.[2]

The men's team currently plays in the Norwegian Third Division, and reached the second round of the Norwegian Football Cup in 2012, when they lost 1–0 to Hødd[3] who won the cup that season.

History

Women's team

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2001 TS 3 181323 412741 semi-final
2002 TS 5 18828 443826 runner-up
2003 TS 6 18648 434822 final 16
2004 TS 9 184113 315413 quarter-final Relegated to 1. Division
2005 1. Division 1 181710 891052 final 16 Promoted to Toppserien
2006 TS 5 181125 602635 quarter-final
2007 TS 4 221246 473440 semi-final
2008 TS 5 221255 582641 quarter-final
2009 TS 5 22967 373533 quarter-final
2010 TS 4 221417 552643 semi-final
2011 TS 4 221615 641949 quarter-final
2012 TS 3 221453 612147 semi-final
2013 TS 3 221084 392438 quarter-final
2014 TS 3 221408 582142 second round
2015 TS 7 227510 354526 third round
2016 TS 8 227411 223825 third round
2017 TS 6 22985 392835 semi-final
2018 (in progress) TS 3 191045 502534 quarter-final

Players

Current women's squad

As of 8 July 2018.[4]
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold  Australia
2 Defender Karoline Heimvik Haugland  Norway
3 Defender Victoria Tangen  Norway
4 Defender Kristine Karstad  Norway
5 Defender Ingrid Østervold Stenevik  Norway
6 Midfielder Vilde Bøe Risa (Captain)  Norway
7 Forward Elise Stenevik  Norway
8 Midfielder Andrine Mo  Norway
9 Defender Sigrid Hansen  Norway
10 Midfielder Maria Dybwad Brochmann  Norway
12 Goalkeeper Josefine Ervik  Norway
13 Defender Cecilie Redisch Kvamme  Norway
14 Midfielder Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund  Norway
15 Forward Amalie Vevle Eikeland  Norway
16 Forward Ine Marie Thoresen Wedaa  Norway
17 Midfielder Rikke Bogetveit Nygard  Norway
18 Defender Kristin Muller  Norway
19 Forward Emilie Nautnes  Norway
22 Goalkeeper Sandra Stavenes  Norway
24 Defender Charlotte Ulvesæter Nilsen  Norway

Men's team

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2001 3. Divisjon 7 228311 375027
2002 3. Divisjon 9 226313 375121 First round
2003 3. Divisjon 8 228410 455528 First qualifying round
2004 3. Divisjon 6 221039 374933 First round
2005 3. Divisjon 3 221237 493839 First qualifying round
2006 3. Divisjon 2 201217 413037 First qualifying round
2007 3. Divisjon 7 229211 445329 Second qualifying round
2008 3. Divisjon 10 227312 485824 Second qualifying round
2009 3. Divisjon 4 221129 414335 First qualifying round
2010 3. Divisjon 3 221417 673643 First round
2011 3. Divisjon 6 2612410 524142 Second qualifying round
2012 3. Divisjon promoted 1 261943 833261 Second round Promoted to the 2. Divisjon
2013 2. Divisjon relegated 14 268117 286725 First round Relegated to the 3. Divisjon
[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Tabell 3. divisjon, avdeling 7 2012". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Bergen's national team
  3. ↑ Nydal, Trond Roger (9 May 2012). "Historiske Arna-Bjørnar ute av cupen" (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Arna-Bjørnar Kvinner Senior A". Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk" (in Norwegian).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.