Kjelsås Fotball is the association football section of the sports club Kjelsås IL, based in the Kjelsås/Grefsen area of Oslo, Norway. The club was founded in 1913. It currently plays in the 2. divisjon, having been relegated from the 1. divisjon in 2001.

Kjelsås Fotball
Full nameKjelsås IL Fotball
Founded16 March 1913; 111 years ago (1913-03-16)
GroundGrefsen stadion,
Oslo, Norway
Capacity1,500 (420 seated)
ChairmanJo Bergsvand
Head coachEivind Kampen
League2. divisjon
20232. divisjon group 2, 6th of 14

Kjelsås played play-off against Kongsvinger to earn promotion to Tippeligaen in 1998, but lost 7–2 on aggregate. On 11 May 2011, Kjelsås eliminated the top-tier team Vålerenga in the second round of the 2011 Norwegian Cup.[1]

Kjelsås Fotball had 1370 players (of these about 460 female) registered in 2019, divided in 55 teams.

Recent history edit

 
Grefsen stadion
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
1988 2. divisjon 4 22 9 6 7 49 40 33 Third round
1989 2. divisjon 8 22 8 2 12 33 51 26 First round
1990 2. divisjon 2 22 12 5 5 40 21 41 Second round
1991 2. divisjon 3 22 10 7 5 40 29 37 Second round
1992 2. divisjon 2 22 13 5 4 48 26 44 Second round
1993 2. divisjon 8 22 8 3 11 38 38 27 Second round
1994 2. divisjon 9 22 6 8 8 20 34 26 First round
1995 2. divisjon 3 22 12 4 6 42 19 40 Third round
1996 2. divisjon 6 22 9 3 10 34 34 30 Second round
1997 2. divisjon 1 22 13 6 3 46 20 45 First round Promoted
1998 1. divisjon 3 26 11 8 7 43 34 41 Third round Lost playoffs for promotion
1999 1. divisjon 6 26 11 8 7 33 28 41 4th round
2000 1. divisjon 8 26 8 7 11 30 40 31 Second round
2001 1. divisjon 15 30 6 6 18 26 50 24 Second round Relegated
2002 2. divisjon 6 26 13 5 8 46 30 44 Second round
2003 2. divisjon 7 26 8 9 9 32 36 33 First round
2004 2. divisjon 9 26 9 7 10 38 39 34 First round
2005 2. divisjon 9 26 10 4 12 41 53 34 Second round
2006 2. divisjon 10 26 10 3 13 36 55 33 Second round
2007 2. divisjon 4 26 10 6 10 61 57 36 First round
2008 2. divisjon 10 26 9 6 11 32 41 33 First round
2009 2. divisjon 9 26 9 5 12 38 47 32 Second round
2010 2. divisjon 3 26 14 5 7 58 47 47 Second round
2011 2. divisjon 7 26 11 7 8 61 42 40 Third round
2012 2. divisjon 5 26 14 2 10 58 48 44 Second round
2013 2. divisjon 6 26 12 4 10 39 37 40 Second round
2014 2. divisjon 2 26 18 4 4 74 28 58 First round
2015 2. divisjon 5 26 13 7 6 62 33 46 Second round
2016 2. divisjon 6 26 11 8 7 38 34 41 Second round
2017 2. divisjon 8 26 9 7 10 34 40 34 Third round
2018 2. divisjon 7 26 9 8 9 38 36 35 Second round
2019 2. divisjon 3 26 13 8 5 50 30 47 Second round
2020 2. divisjon 11 13 3 5 5 21 21 14 Cancelled
2021 2. divisjon 9 26 8 9 9 43 44 33 Second round
2022 2. divisjon 4 26 12 6 8 45 20 42 Third round

Source:[2]

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 15 September 2023[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   NOR William Da Rocha
2 DF   NOR Martin Fasting
3 DF   NOR Greg Dylan Dusabe
4 DF   NOR Henning Vassdal
5 DF   NOR Martin Helmer Rusten
6 DF   NOR Jesse Boateng
7 MF   NOR Jacob Flaten
8 MF   NOR Eivind Willumsen
9 FW   NOR Jens Aslaksrud
10 MF   NOR Ahmad Adil Abbas
11 FW   NOR Markus Ottesen
12 GK   NOR Christopher David Varcoe
14 MF   NOR Arman Handal Nouri
15 DF   NOR Markus Olsvik Welinder (on loan from Sarpsborg)
16 DF   NOR Sebastian Ottesen
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   NOR Simen Olafsen
18 MF   NOR Jakob Emblem-Olsen
19 FW   NOR Patrik Askengren
20 FW   NOR Nikolai Knezevic
21 MF   NOR Victor Emanuel Halvorsen (on loan from Sarpsborg)
22 DF   NOR Sigurd Martinussen
23 MF   NOR Marius Stølan
24 DF   NOR Henrik Osnes
25 MF   NOR Jonathan Sture
26 DF   NOR Ola Bjørnland
28 MF   NOR Leo Bech Hermansen
29 DF   NOR Philip Steiner Halvorsen
30 GK   NOR Terje Kirsebom
33 FW   NOR Filip Mardal

Club records edit

Record attendance

Club achievements

  • League
    • Highest league finish - 3rd place 1. divisjon, 1998.
    • Second Division winners: 1997.
    • Second Division runner-up: 1982, 1990, 1992, 2014.
    • Third Division winners: 1969, 1977, 1978, 1980.
  • Norwegian cup

Most games (since 1977)

  • 1. Dag Halvorsen (327 games)
  • 2. Rune Jarl (326 games)
  • 3. Arne Jensen (240 games)

Most goals (since 1995)

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "- Vi er ikke bedre, det er det som er bekymringsfullt". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Kjelsås IL Fotball". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Spillerstall 2023". Kjelsås Fotball (in Norwegian).