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Arna-Bjørnar

Norwegian football club

Arna-Bjørnar

Norwegian football club

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groundArna Idrettpark, Indre Arna
capacity1,200
chairmanTorbjørn Andersen
managerErik Mjelde
league[2025 1.div kvinner](2025-1-div-kvinner)
season[2024](2024-toppserien)
positionToppserien, 10th of 10
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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 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

Relegated to 1. divisjon
2005
1D
Third round
Promoted to Toppserien
-
2006
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 |

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-
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

  • Toppserien
  • Norwegian Women's Cup
    • Runners-up (2): 2000, 2002

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

| |- |2015 |3. divisjon |First qualifying round | |- |2016 |3. 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

  1. [http://www.womensfootball.eu/forum/index.php/topic,6554.msg55794.html#msg55794 Bergen's national team]
  2. "Arna-Bjørnar Kvinner Senior A". [[Football Association of Norway]].
  3. "Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk".
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