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Arna-Bjørnar
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Full name	; Arna-Bjørnar Fotball
Founded	; 2000; 18 years ago (2000);
Ground	; Arna stadion, Ytre Arna;
; Ground 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)
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; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Home colours;	; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Away colours;
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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 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	18	13	2	3	41	27	41	semi-final
2002	TS	5	18	8	2	8	44	38	26	runner-up
2003	TS	6	18	6	4	8	43	48	22	final 16
2004	TS	9	18	4	1	13	31	54	13	quarter-final	Relegated to 1. Division
2005	1. Division	1	18	17	1	0	89	10	52	final 16	Promoted to Toppserien
2006	TS	5	18	11	2	5	60	26	35	quarter-final
2007	TS	4	22	12	4	6	47	34	40	semi-final
2008	TS	5	22	12	5	5	58	26	41	quarter-final
2009	TS	5	22	9	6	7	37	35	33	quarter-final
2010	TS	4	22	14	1	7	55	26	43	semi-final
2011	TS	4	22	16	1	5	64	19	49	quarter-final
2012	TS	3	22	14	5	3	61	21	47	semi-final
2013	TS	3	22	10	8	4	39	24	38	quarter-final
2014	TS	3	22	14	0	8	58	21	42	second round
2015	TS	7	22	7	5	10	35	45	26	third round
2016	TS	8	22	7	4	11	22	38	25	third round
2017	TS	6	22	9	8	5	39	28	35	semi-final
2018 (in progress)	TS	4	14	7	3	4	37	18	24

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

Former players

Men's team

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
2001	3. Divisjon	7	22	8	3	11	37	50	27
2002	3. Divisjon	9	22	6	3	13	37	51	21	First round
2003	3. Divisjon	8	22	8	4	10	45	55	28	First qualifying round
2004	3. Divisjon	6	22	10	3	9	37	49	33	First round
2005	3. Divisjon	3	22	12	3	7	49	38	39	First qualifying round
2006	3. Divisjon	2	20	12	1	7	41	30	37	First qualifying round
2007	3. Divisjon	7	22	9	2	11	44	53	29	Second qualifying round
2008	3. Divisjon	10	22	7	3	12	48	58	24	Second qualifying round
2009	3. Divisjon	4	22	11	2	9	41	43	35	First qualifying round
2010	3. Divisjon	3	22	14	1	7	67	36	43	First round
2011	3. Divisjon	6	26	12	4	10	52	41	42	Second qualifying round
2012	3. Divisjon	1	26	19	4	3	83	32	61	Second round	Promoted to the 2. Divisjon
2013	2. Divisjon	14	26	8	1	17	28	67	25	First round	Relegated to the 3. Divisjon

^[5]

References

^ "Tabell 3. divisjon, avdeling 7 2012". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 5 April 2013.

^ Bergen's national team

^ Nydal, Trond Roger (9 May 2012). "Historiske Arna-Bjørnar ute av cupen" (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

^ "Arna-Bjørnar Kvinner Senior A". Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

^ "Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk" (in Norwegian).

External links

Official site

[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.

[squad-4] "Arna-Bjørnar Kvinner Senior A". Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

[5] "Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk" (in Norwegian).

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