KFUM Arena is a football stadium located at

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, and is the home of Norwegian 1. divisjon club

KFUM Oslo KFUM-Kameratene Oslo is the sports branch of the local YMCA in Oslo, Norway. It has sections for association football, futsal, volleyball and track and field. The football team currently plays in 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian foot ...

. The stadium has a current capacity of approximately 1,500 spectators. KFUM is a translation of the English language

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Facilities

The arena is owned by

KFUM-Kameratene Oslo KFUM-Kameratene Oslo is the sports branch of the local YMCA in Oslo, Norway. It has sections for association football, futsal, volleyball and track and field. The football team currently plays in 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian foot ...

. It was opened on 19 November 2007. The construction costs were estimated to around

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10 million. The pitch itself is 64 x 105 meters and has

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under-soil heating Under-soil heating is a method used in various sports stadia (with a grass surface) which heats the underside of the pitch to avoid any elements from bad weather, such as snow and ice, from building up and ultimately helps the club avoid having to ...

and an automatic watering system. The stadium is located next to a sports hall; KFUM-hallen. In the aftermath of KFUM's promotion to the second tier in 2015, the artificial turf was changed and the stands were upgraded. There are plans of major upgrades of the existing facilities. The project has been named ''KFUM Familiearena'' and will increase the seated capacity to 2,400. The arena will also include a swimming-pool, fitness-center, a kindergarten, indoor football arena for kids, a cafe, offices and meeting areas.

Attendances

The attendance record is as of today at 2236 from the quarter-finals in the Norwegian championship in 2019 against

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, a match KFUM lost 2-5. The previous record was 1866 spectators when KFUM met

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in the third round of the Norwegian Cup in 2016. Vålerenga won the game 2–0.

Average attendances

This shows the average attendance on KFUM Oslo's home games in one of the two top tiers since 2016, their first season at the second tier since the opening of KFUM Arena. * Due to Covid-19 restrictions the maximum number of spectators in Oslo in 2020 was limited to 200.

References

External links

KFUM Arena at kaaffa.no
{{1. divisjon venues Football venues in Norway Sports venues in Oslo Sports venues completed in 2007 2007 establishments in Norway KFUM-Kameratene Oslo