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

Grefsen stadion
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
1988 2. divisjon 4 22967 494033 Third round
1989 2. divisjon 8 228212 335126 First round
1990 2. divisjon 2 221255 402141 Second round
1991 2. divisjon 3 221075 402937 Second round
1992 2. divisjon 2 221354 482644 Second round
1993 2. divisjon 8 228311 383827 Second round
1994 2. divisjon 9 22688 203426 First round
1995 2. divisjon 3 221246 421940 Third round
1996 2. divisjon 6 229310 343430 Second round
1997 2. divisjon ↑ 1 221363 462045 First round Promoted
1998 1. divisjon 3 261187 433441 Third round Lost playoffs for promotion
1999 1. divisjon 6 261187 332841 4th round
2000 1. divisjon 8 268711 304031 Second round
2001 1. divisjon ↓ 15 306618 265024 Second round Relegated
2002 2. divisjon 6 261358 463044 Second round
2003 2. divisjon 7 26899 323633 First round
2004 2. divisjon 9 269710 383934 First round
2005 2. divisjon 9 2610412 415334 Second round
2006 2. divisjon 10 2610313 365533 Second round
2007 2. divisjon 4 2610610 615736 First round
2008 2. divisjon 10 269611 324133 First round
2009 2. divisjon 9 269512 384732 Second round
2010 2. divisjon 3 261457 584747 Second round
2011 2. divisjon 7 261178 614240 Third round
2012 2. divisjon 5 2614210 584844 Second round
2013 2. divisjon 6 2612410 393740 Second round
2014 2. divisjon 2 261844 742858 First round
2015 2. divisjon 5 261376 623346 Second round
2016 2. divisjon 6 261187 383441 Second round
2017 2. divisjon 8 269710 344034 Third round
2018 2. divisjon 7 26989 383635 Second round
2019 2. divisjon 3 261385 503047 Second round
2020 2. divisjon 11 13355 212114 Cancelled
2021 2. divisjon 9 26899 434433 Second round
2022 2. divisjon 4 261268 452042 Third round
2023 2. divisjon 6 26989 252835 Semi-final Record attendance:
3,317 vs Molde FK[2]
2024 2. divisjon 6 261367 503945 Third round

Source:[3]

Players

Current squad

As of 26 August 2026[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 Jesper Wold
3 DF  NOR Håvard Meinseth
4 DF  NOR Henning Vassdal
5 DF  NOR Martin Helmer Rusten
6 MF  NOR Kebba Lamin
7 MF  NOR Thomas Rekdal
8 MF  NOR Leo Bech Hermansen
9 FW  NOR Patrik Askengren
10 MF  NOR Ahmad Adil Abbas
11 FW  NOR Ole Erik Midtskogen
12 GK  NOR Justin Knutsson
13 MF  NOR Eivind Willumsen
14 FW  NOR Aleksandar Vukicevic
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  NOR Christyan-Teamrat Petros
17 DF  NOR Simen Olafsen
19 MF  NOR Ayub Ibrahim Mahammed
20 MF  NOR Jesper Tuven Holter
21 MF  NOR Magnus Solheim
22 DF  NOR Sigurd Martinussen
24 DF  NOR Edvard Vestby
25 FW  NOR Jonas Hanstad
26 FW  NOR Marco Rodrigues
27 DF  NOR Sindre Græsdahl
28 DF  NOR Elliot Anthonsen
29 DF  NOR Philip Steiner Halvorsen
30 GK  NOR Terje Kirsebom

Out on loan

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
15 DF  NOR Jacob Cleve Broch (at FK Union Carl Berner until 31 December 2026)

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 2025". Kjelsås Fotball (in Norwegian).