Kjelsås Fotball

Kjelsås Fotball
Full nameKjelsås IL Fotball
Founded16 March 1913 (1913-03-16)
GroundGrefsen stadion,
Oslo, Norway
Capacity1,500 (420 seated)
ChairmanJo Bergsvand
Head coachEivind Kampen
League2. divisjon
20242. divisjon group 2, 6th of 14

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 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

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
2023 2. divisjon 6 26 9 8 9 25 28 35 Semi-final Record attendance:
3,317 vs Molde FK[2]
2024 2. divisjon 6 26 13 6 7 50 39 45 Third round

Source:[3]

Players

Current squad

As of 1 February 2025[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NOR Jonas Vatne Brauti
4 DF  NOR Henning Vassdal
5 DF  NOR Martin Helmer Rusten
6 DF  NOR Jesse Boateng
7 FW  NOR Kristian Eriksen
9 FW  NOR Jens Aslaksrud
10 MF  NOR Ahmad Adil Abbas
11 MF  NOR Marius Berg Fossum
12 GK  NOR Emil Rosén
13 FW  NOR Moutaz Ali Alzubi
14 MF  NOR Alexander Bømark Hanssen
15 DF  NOR Jacob Cleve Broch
16 DF  NOR Sebastian Ottesen
17 DF  NOR Simen Olafsen
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  NOR Jakob Emblem-Olsen
19 FW  NOR Patrik Askengren
20 MF  NOR Henning Tønsberg Andresen
21 MF  NOR Sebastian Berge
22 DF  NOR Sigurd Martinussen
23 MF  NOR Marius Stølan
24 DF  NOR Henrik Osnes
25 MF  NOR Jonathan Sture
26 FW  NOR Marco Rodrigues
27 MF  NOR Ayub Ibrahim Mahammed
28 MF  NOR Leo Bech Hermansen
29 DF  NOR Philip Steiner Halvorsen
30 GK  NOR Terje Kirsebom

Club records

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)

References

  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. ^ "Statistikk". kjelsaas.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Kjelsås IL Fotball". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Spillerstall 2024". Kjelsås Fotball (in Norwegian).