Kjelsås Fotball is the

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section of the sports club Kjelsås IL, based in the

Kjelsås Kjelsås, sometimes called Kjelsaas, is one of the northern neighbourhoods of Oslo situated in Nordre Aker, the northern borough of Oslo, Norway. History Together with Grefsen, Kjelsås was part of the borough ''Grefsen-Kjelsås'' until Ja ...

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area of

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

. The club was founded in 1913. It currently plays in the 2. divisjon, having been relegated from the

1. divisjon The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon () and OBOS-ligaen (due to sponsoring ties with OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are promo ...

in 2001. Kjelsås played play-off against

Kongsvinger Kongsvinger () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger. Other settlements in the municipality include Aust ...

to earn promotion to

Tippeligaen Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division ...

in 1998, but lost 7–2 on aggregate. On 11 May 2011, Kjelsås eliminated the top-tier team

Vålerenga Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for i ...

in the second round of the 2011 Norwegian Cup. Kjelsås Fotball had 1370 players (of these about 460 female) registered in 2019, divided in 55 teams.

Recent history

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Players

Current squad

Club records

Record attendance * 3,295 vs Kongsvinger IL, 1998 play-off match for

. 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 **Qualified for Semifinals in 2023 (vs

Molde FK Molde Fotballklubb () is a association football, football club based in Molde Municipality, Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of Norwegian football league system, Norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the club w ...

) **4th round twice: 1987 (lost 5–3 vs FK Bodø-Glimt), 1994 (lost 3–2 vs

). Most games (since 1977) * 1. Dag Halvorsen (327 games) * 2. Rune Jarl (326 games) * 3. Arne Jensen (240 games) Most goals (since 1995) * 1. Dag Halvorsen (96 goals) * 2. Simen Stamsø Møller (84 goals) * 3. Martin Hansen (71 goals)

External links

Official website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kjelsas Fotball Football clubs in Oslo 1913 establishments in Norway Association football clubs established in 1913