Arna-Bjørnar
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| Full name | Arna-Bjørnar Fotball | ||
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| Founded | 2000 | ||
| Ground | Arna stadion, Ytre Arna | ||
| Chairman | Vidar Rønhovde | ||
| Manager | Morten Kalvenes | ||
| League | Toppserien (women) 2. Divisjon (men) |
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| 2014 2012 |
Toppserien, 3rd (women) Third Division / 7, 1st (promoted) (men)[1] |
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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 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
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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
2014 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Men's team
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[4]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 
126 19 4 3 83 32 61 Second round Promoted to the 2. Divisjon 2013 2. Divisjon 
1426 8 1 17 28 67 25 First round Relegated to the 3. Divisjon
References
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- ↑ Bergen's national team
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