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Arna-Bjørnar
Norwegian football club
Norwegian football club
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|---|---|---|
| clubname | Arna-Bjørnar | |
| image | [[Image:ArnaBjornar.png]] | |
| fullname | Arna-Bjørnar Fotball | |
| founded | ||
| ground | Arna Idrettpark, Indre Arna | |
| capacity | 1,200 | |
| chairman | Torbjørn Andersen | |
| manager | Erik Mjelde | |
| league | [2025 1.div kvinner](2025-1-div-kvinner) | |
| season | [2024](2024-toppserien) | |
| position | Toppserien, 10th of 10 | |
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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 1.divisjon.
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.
The men's team currently plays in the 4. divisjon. They last played in the Norwegian Football Cup in 2019, losing 6-1 to Brann in the first round.
Women's team
Recent history
:{|class="wikitable" ! Season ! ! Pos. ! Pl. ! W ! D ! L ! GS ! GA ! P !Cup !Notes |- |2001 |TS |Semi-final | |- |2002 |TS |Runner-up | |- |2003 |TS |Third round | |- |2004 |TS |Quarter-final
| |- |2007 |TS |Semi-final | |- |2008 |TS |Quarter-final | |- |2009 |TS |Quarter-final | |- |2010 |TS |Semi-final | |- |2011 |TS |Quarter-final | |- |2012 |TS |Semi-final | |- |2013 |TS |Quarter-final | |- |2014 |TS |Second round | |- |2015 |TS |Third round | |- |2016 |TS |Third round | |- |2017 |TS |Semi-final | |- |2018 |TS |Quarter-final | |- |2019 |TS |Semi-final | |- |2020 |TS |Quarter-final | |- |2021 |TS |Third round |
| - |
|---|
| - |
| 2023 |
| TS |
| Third round |
| Avoided relegation |
| - |
| 2024 |
| TS |
| Second round |
| Relegated to 1. divisjon |
| - |
| 2025 (in progress) |
| 1D |
| Third round |
| |}
Players
Current women's squad
Former players
Honours
Men's team
Recent seasons
:{|class="wikitable" ! Season ! ! Pos. ! Pl. ! W ! D ! L ! GS ! GA ! P !Cup !Notes |- |2001 |3. divisjon | | |- |2002 |3. divisjon |First round | |- |2003 |3. divisjon |First qualifying round | |- |2004 |3. divisjon |First round | |- |2005 |3. divisjon |First qualifying round | |- |2006 |3. divisjon |First qualifying round | |- |2007 |3. divisjon |Second qualifying round | |- |2008 |3. divisjon |Second qualifying round | |- |2009 |3. divisjon |First qualifying round | |- |2010 |3. divisjon |First round | |- |2011 |3. divisjon |Second qualifying round | |- |2012 |3. divisjon |Second round
| Promoted to the 2. divisjon |
|---|
| 2013 |
| 2. divisjon |
| First round |
| Relegated to the 3. divisjon |
| - |
| 2014 |
| 3. divisjon |
| Second qualifying round |
| |- |2015 |3. divisjon |First qualifying round | |- |2016 |3. divisjon |Second qualifying round
| Relegated to 4. divisjon |
|---|
| 2017 |
| 4. divisjon |
| Second qualifying round |
| |- |2018 |4. divisjon |First round | |- |2019 |4. divisjon |First round | |- |2020 |4. divisjon | |- |2021 |4. divisjon | | |- |2022 |4. divisjon |Second Qualifying round | |- |2023 |4. divisjon |Second Qualifying round | |- |2024 |4. divisjon |First Qualifying round | |}
References
References
- [http://www.womensfootball.eu/forum/index.php/topic,6554.msg55794.html#msg55794 Bergen's national team]
- "Arna-Bjørnar Kvinner Senior A". [[Football Association of Norway]].
- "Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk".
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