KFUM-Kameratene Oslo

Last updated
KFUM Oslo
KFUM-Kameratene logo.svg
Full nameKFUM-Kameratene Oslo
Nickname(s)"Kåffa"
Founded1 January 1939;86 years ago (1939-01-01)
Ground KFUM Arena, Ekeberg, Oslo
Capacity3,300
Manager Johannes Moesgaard
League Eliteserien
2024 Eliteserien, 8th of 16
Website www.kaaffa.no
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

KFUM-Kameratene Oslo is the sports branch of the local YMCA in Oslo, Norway. It has departments for association football, futsal, volleyball, and track and field. The football team currently plays in Eliteserien from 2024, the top tier of the Norwegian football league system after promotion from Norwegian First Division in 2023.

Contents

The club was founded on 1 January 1939, the clubs traditional base are in downtown Oslo. Today the team plays its matches at KFUM Arena, located at Ekebergsletta. [1]

Football

In 2008, KFUM-Kameratene Oslo won their 3. divisjon group and the promotion playoff, earning a spot in the 2. divisjon, the 3rd tier of Norwegian football. The team had previously fallen short in the 2004 promotion playoff. In their debut season at the third tier, KFUM finished in a strong fourth place. They narrowly missed promotion again in 2010 and 2013, finishing second both times.

In 2015, under the guidance of former footballer Ståle Andersen, KFUM finally clinched promotion to the 1. divisjon by winning Group 1. The team continued to impress in 2018, finishing second in the 2. divisjon group 2 and qualifying for the promotion playoffs. They secured promotion to the 2019 1. divisjon. [2] divisjon by defeating Åsane 4–3 on aggregate in the playoffs.

In 2023, KFUM made history by earning promotion to the Eliteserien for the first time. The decisive moment came with a 1–0 victory over Skeid, with Remi-André Svindland scoring the winning goal in the 67th minute.

Recent history

SeasonLeaguePos.Pl.WDLGSGAP Cup Notes
2006 3. divisjon 3221255622741Second qualifying round
2007 2221532722248Second round
2008 ↑12218311031557Second roundPromoted to the 2. divisjon
2009 2. divisjon 4261466553448First round
2010 2261835693056Second round
2011 9261088553838Second round
2012 72611510484938Second round
2013 2261763622657Second round
2014 5261367443145First round
2015 ↑1262024622862Second roundPromoted to the 1. divisjon
2016 1. divisjon ↓15306816314826Third roundRelegated to 2. divisjon
2017 2. divisjon72610412433934Third round
2018 ↑2261385473247Third roundPromoted to the 1. divisjon
2019 1. divisjon4301398584248Quarter-final
2020 83010911444439 Cancelled
2021 53012810464544Quarter-final
2022 4301578614852Third round
2023 ↑2301776513158Fourth roundPromoted to the Eliteserien
2024 Eliteserien 83091011353637Semi-final
2025 (in progress)920777332628Quarter-final

Source: [3]

Players and staff

Current squad

As of 8 September 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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Emil Ødegaard
2 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Daniel Schneider
3 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Ayoub Aleesami
5 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Fredrik Berglie
6 MF Flag of The Gambia.svg  GAM Mansour Sinyan
7 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Robin Rasch
8 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Simen Hestnes
9 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Henrik Udahl (on loan from HamKam)
10 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Moussa Njie
11 FW Flag of Somalia.svg  SOM Bilal Njie
12 GK Flag of Norway.svg  NOR William Da Rocha
13 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Brage Skaret
14 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Håkon Hoseth
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Mathias Tønnessen
16 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Jonas Hjorth
17 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Teodor Berg Haltvik
19 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Niclas Schjøth Semmen
21 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Sondre Halvorsen
22 FW Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Bjørn Martin Kristensen
25 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Sverre Sandal
27 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Andreas Gundersen
28 FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Mame Mor Ndiaye
31 GK Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Henri Sørlie
33 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Amin Nouri
42 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR David Hickson

For season transfers, see List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2024–25, and List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2025.

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.NationPlayer
4 DF Flag of The Gambia.svg  GAM Momodou Lion Njie (at Sarpsborg 08 until 31 December 2025) [5]
23 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Mohammed Hopsdal Abbas(at Strømmen until 31 December 2025) [6]
No.Pos.NationPlayer
26 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Joachim Prent-Eckbo(at Asker until 31 December 2025) [7]
— FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Yasir Sa'ad(at Skeid until 31 December 2025) [8]

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coach Johannes Moesgaard
Assistant coaches Thomas Holm, Daniel Fredheim Holm
Goalkeeper coachNikolai Vendedik
First team managerGuttorm Lande
Team managerTerje Granli
Academy manager Erik Jonvik
Equipment managerDag Magelsen
Fitness coachGitte Madsen

Administrative staff

PositionName
Administrative directorThor-Erik Stenberg
Assistant director Christoffer Dahl
Operations managerTerje Andersen
Sports director Daniel Fredheim Holm

Futsal

KFUM-Kameratene Oslo Futsal is the futsal department of KFUM-Kameratene Oslo They won the Norwegian Futsal Premier League in 2009–10, after receiving silver medals in the inaugural season.

References

  1. ↑ "Historie" (in Norwegian). KFUM-Kameratene Oslo. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Jubel for KFUM Oslo: Rykket opp etter knallsterk snuoperasjon". NTB (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 25 November 2004. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "KFUM Oslo". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "A-laget" [First team squad]. kaaffa.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  5. ↑ Klaussen, Alexander (2 September 2025). "Momodou Njie klar for Sarpsborg 08" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Bratlie, Markus (26 March 2025). "Abbas lånes ut til Strømmen" (in Norwegian). KFUM Oslo. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Bratlie, Markus (24 July 2025). "Joachim Prent-Eckbo lånes ut" (in Norwegian). KFUM Oslo. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  8. ↑ Bratlie, Markus (23 July 2025). "Yasir Sa'Ad sitt lån forlenges ut sesongen" (in Norwegian). KFUM Oslo. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.