Lyn Fotball Damer is the women's football branch of Lyn Fotball. The team plays in Toppserien, the top division of women's football in Norway.

Lyn Fotball
Full nameLyn Fotball Damer
GroundKringsjå kunstgress
Oslo
Capacity450[1]
ChairmanTone Etholm
ManagerOle Johan Aas
LeagueToppserien
2023Toppserien, 6th

Lyn formed a women's team in the fifth tier 4. divisjon in 2009. The team promoted to the second tier in 2012, their third consecutive promotion.[1] In 2017, after five seasons spent in 1. divisjon, Lyn promoted to the 2018 Toppserien. The team finished their first top tier season in eleventh place, and became tenth in the 2019 season.

Lyn Fotball Damer play their home games at Kringsjå kunstgress, a stadium which was renovated in 2016.[2]

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 1 August 2020[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 Karen Oline Sneve
2 MF   NOR Hedda Myhre Foslie
3 MF   NOR Julie Jorde
4 DF   NOR Trine Skjelstad Jensen
5 DF   NOR Christina Osnes-Ringen
6 FW   NOR Kristin Haugstad
8 MF   NOR Anna Palm
10 FW   NOR Runa Lillegård
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF   NOR Ingrid Bakke
12 GK   NOR Kirvil Odden
14 DF   NOR Joanna Bækkelund
16 FW   NOR Anna Aahjem
18 MF   NOR Selma Hernes
21 FW   NOR Una Søyland
22 DF   NOR Sofie Tunes
23 DF   NOR Emilie Raaum Closs
24 DF   NOR Iselin Sandnes Olsen
31 GK   NOR Mari Hasselknippe
DF   NOR Maja Nordahl

Former players edit

Recent seasons edit

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes Ref.
2015 1. divisjon 5 22 12 2 8 59 38 38 Second round [4]
2016 1. divisjon 2 22 15 3 4 63 28 48 Second round [5]
2017 1. divisjon 1 22 15 4 3 43 16 49 Third round Promoted to Toppserien [6]
2018 Toppserien 11 22 3 3 16 27 56 12 Third round [7]
2019 Toppserien 10 22 4 8 10 23 37 20 Second round [8]
2020 Toppserien 6 18 6 3 9 24 30 21 First Round
2021 Toppserien 9 18 3 3 12 19 34 12 Second Round
2022 Toppserien 6 18 7 5 6 22 26 26 Fourth round
1 7 4 3 0 14 8 15
2023 Toppserien 6 27 7 7 13 33 44 28 Semi Final

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Om Lyn Fotball Damer" (in Norwegian). Lyn Fotball. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Lyn vant åpningen av "nye" Kringsjå". nab.no (in Norwegian). Norde Aker Budstikke. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Lyn Damer A-Lag" (in Norwegian). Lyn Fotball. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. ^ "1. div Kvinner 2015 – Tabell". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. ^ "1. div Kvinner 2016 – Tabell". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  6. ^ "1. div Kvinner 2017 – Tabell". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Toppserien 2018 – Tabell". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Toppserien 2019 – Tabell". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.