KFUM-Kameratene Oslo

KFUM Oslo

Full name	KFUM-Kameratene Oslo
Nickname(s)	"Kåffa"
Founded	1 January 1939;86 years ago (1939-01-01)
Ground	KFUM Arena, Ekeberg, Oslo
Capacity	3,300
Manager	Johannes Moesgaard
League	Eliteserien
2024	Eliteserien, 8th of 16
Website	www.kaaffa.no
Home colours Away colours
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.

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

Season	League	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
2006	3. divisjon	3	22	12	5	5	62	27	41	Second qualifying round
2007		2	22	15	3	2	72	22	48	Second round
2008		↑1	22	18	3	1	103	15	57	Second round	Promoted to the 2. divisjon
2009	2. divisjon	4	26	14	6	6	55	34	48	First round
2010		2	26	18	3	5	69	30	56	Second round
2011		9	26	10	8	8	55	38	38	Second round
2012		7	26	11	5	10	48	49	38	Second round
2013		2	26	17	6	3	62	26	57	Second round
2014		5	26	13	6	7	44	31	45	First round
2015		↑1	26	20	2	4	62	28	62	Second round	Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2016	1. divisjon	↓15	30	6	8	16	31	48	26	Third round	Relegated to 2. divisjon
2017	2. divisjon	7	26	10	4	12	43	39	34	Third round
2018		↑2	26	13	8	5	47	32	47	Third round	Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2019	1. divisjon	4	30	13	9	8	58	42	48	Quarter-final
2020		8	30	10	9	11	44	44	39	Cancelled
2021		5	30	12	8	10	46	45	44	Quarter-final
2022		4	30	15	7	8	61	48	52	Third round
2023		↑2	30	17	7	6	51	31	58	Fourth round	Promoted to the Eliteserien
2024	Eliteserien	8	30	9	10	11	35	36	37	Semi-final
2025 (in progress)		8	20	7	6	7	31	24	27'	Quarter-final

Source: ^[3]

Players and staff

Current squad

As of 27 April 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 Emil Ødegaard 2 DF   NOR Daniel Schneider 3 DF   NOR Ayoub Aleesami 5 DF   NOR Fredrik Berglie 6 MF   GAM Mansour Sinyan 7 MF   NOR Robin Rasch 8 MF   NOR Simen Hestnes 9 FW   NOR Henrik Udahl (on loan from HamKam) 10 FW   NOR Moussa Njie 11 FW   SOM Bilal Njie 12 GK   NOR William Da Rocha 13 DF   NOR Brage Skaret 14 MF   NOR Håkon Hoseth

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF   NOR Mathias Tønnessen 16 DF   NOR Jonas Hjorth 17 MF   NOR Teodor Berg Haltvik 19 FW   NOR Niclas Schjøth Semmen 21 FW   NOR Sondre Halvorsen 22 FW   PHI Bjorn Martin Kristensen 25 MF   NOR Sverre Sandal 26 DF   NOR Joachim Prent-Eckbo 27 FW   NOR Andreas Gundersen 28 FW   SEN Mane Mor Ndiaye 31 GK   NOR Henri Sørlie 33 DF   NOR Amin Nouri 42 DF   NOR David Hickson

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2024–25.

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 4 DF   GAM Momodou Lion Njie (at Sarpsborg until 31 December 2025) 23 DF   NOR Mohammed Hopsdal Abbas(at Strømmen until 31 December 2025)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   NOR Yasir Sa'ad(at Skeid until 31 July 2025)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Johannes Moesgaard
Assistant coaches	Thomas Holm, Daniel Fredheim Holm
Goalkeeper coach	Nikolai Vendedik
First team manager	Guttorm Lande
Team manager	Terje Granli
Academy manager	Erik Jonvik
Equipment manager	Dag Magelsen
Fitness coach	Gitte Madsen

Administrative staff

Position	Name
Administrative director	Thor-Erik Stenberg
Assistant director	Christoffer Dahl
Operations manager	Terje 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.

External links

• Official website
• KFUM Arena - Nordic Stadiums