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Bryne
Full name	Bryne Fotballklubb
Nickname(s)	Jærens superlag
Founded	10 April 1926
Ground	Bryne Stadion; Bryne; Norway; (Capacity: 10.000)
Chairman	Per Bergstad
Caretaker manager	Tommy Bergersen
League	Adeccoligaen
2008	Adeccoligaen, 11th
Home colours	Away colours

Bryne Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the town of Bryne. Founded in 1926, they currently play in Norwegian football's second highest division, Adeccoligaen.

[edit] Stadium

Bryne spent the majority of their early years playing on a small, rented field next to Bryne Mill, before acquiring the site of their current home ground, Bryne Stadion, at the end of the 1930s. At the time of its inauguration in September 1946, the stadium's grass pitch was one of the largest in the country and a far cry from the 85x55 m dimensions of the Bryne Mill field.

Bryne Stadion is used both for football and athletics and has a capacity of 10,000, of which 2,507 are seated. The record attendance is 13,621 paying spectators, achieved when Bryne defeated Viking on 26 May 1980, although as many as 14,500 were estimated to have attended an earlier game between the two rivals, on 9 October 1977. The club considers 13,621 to be the official record since there were only 12,236 paying spectators at this other game.

Bryne have in recent years been working towards a possible redevelopment of their home ground, alternatively the construction of a new stadium elsewhere, in order to increase turnover and conform with the Norwegian Football Association's requirements for hosting top tier football matches. On 14 February 2006, the club presented plans for the Jæren Arena, an 8,688-capacity stadium designed by the architects responsible for Viking Stadion, and on 12 December 2006, the club announced that it had obtained finance for the project, which is slated to cost 150 million NOK.

The intended location was on the border between the municipalities of Time, of which Bryne is the administrative centre, and Klepp. However, due to difficulties in obtaining a construction permit for the site, which is currently regulated for agricultural purposes, the club has opted for a new location about 900 m south of the old ground. Bryne aim to have the stadium completed in time for the 2008 season.

[edit] 2007

Bryne placed sixth in Adeccoligaen in 2007. It was a disappointing season for the club that is aiming for Tippeligaen. It was a turbulent season, players left and players were brought in. The players that came in before the season did not manage to set their mark on the club, and was (for the most) loaned out or sold. The season reached its bottom when head coach Magnus Johansson resigned after yet another disappointing appearance, this time against Tromsdalen. Hans Olav Frette, Johansson's precessor, came in and led the team the rest of the season.

[edit] European Cup appearances

1981 - 1 r. KFC Winterslag 0-2 (h) 2-1
1983 - 1 r. RSC Anderlecht 0-3 (h) 1-1
1988 - kv.r. Békéscsabai Előre Spartacus 0-3, 2-1 (h)

[edit] Achievements

Norwegian Premier League:
- Runners-up (2): 1980, 1982

Norwegian Football Cup:
- Winners (1): 1987
- Runners-up (1): 2001

Seasons in premier division:
- 15

[edit] Records

Greatest home victory: 7-0 vs. F.K. Bodø/Glimt, 5 October 1980
Greatest away victory: 5-2 vs. Fredrikstad F.K., 22 August 1976
Heaviest home loss: 0-5 vs. Lillestrøm S.K., 8 July 2001
Heaviest away loss: 0-9 vs. Rosenborg BK, 15 October 2000
Highest attendance, Bryne Stadion: 13,621 vs. Viking F.K., 26 May 1980
Highest average attendance, season: 6,283, 1977
Most appearances, total: 596, Gabriel Høyland 1970-1986
Most appearances, league: 227, Gabriel Høyland 1970-1986
Most goals scored, total: 274, Johannes Vold 1961-1970
Most goals scored, league: 59, Arne Larsen Økland 1980-1987

[edit] Current squad

As of 24 September, 2009

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Roger Eskeland
2	DF	Sven Fredrik Stray
3	DF	Ronny Espedal
4	DF	Vegar Landro
5	DF	Tom Reidar Haraldsen
6	DF	Leif Otto Paulen
8	MF	Aleksander Midtsian
9	MF	Tommy Eide Møster
10	FW	Ezekiel Bala
14	MF	Christian Gauseth

No.	Position	Player
15	DF	Gojko Ivkovic (on loan from Viking FK)
16	MF	Kai-Ove Stokkeland
18	MF	Jakop Storhaug
19	FW	Karl Morten Håland
20	MF	Esben Ertzeid
22	DF	Marius Bjorheim
23	FW	Marius Helle
24	GK	Anders Kristiansen
27	FW	Allan Borgvardt