Vålerenga Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Oslo and a part of the multi-sport club Vålerengens IF. Founded in 1913, the club is named after the neighbourhood of Vålerenga. Vålerenga's home ground is Intility Arena, located in Valle-Hovin. Vålerenga are five-time league champions and four-time Norwegian Football Cup champions, having last won the league in 2005 and the cup in 2008.
Lyn 1896 Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club and a department of the sports club Ski- og Fotballklubben Lyn based in Oslo, whose members also participate in Nordic skiing and orienteering. Until 2010, SFK Lyn had two football departments, one professional section and one amateur section. After the professional football department, FK Lyn, was bankrupted in 2010, the fans decided to support the amateur department, Lyn Fotball, instead. With the help of some of the old FK Lyn players, Lyn Fotball has won three consecutive promotions, and are playing in the 3. divisjon. The team plays its home matches at Bislett Stadium, and the head coach is currently Jan Halvor Halvorsen.
Mikel John Obi is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Peter Ijeh is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Ali Abdullah Harib Al-Habsi is an Omani retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Emil Hallfreðsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or left winger for Italian Serie C Group A club Virtus Verona and the Iceland national team.
Jo Tessem is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Wessex League Premier Division side Hythe & Dibden. Tessem is known for his versatility as a player, being able to play anywhere on the pitch. He plays mostly as an attacking midfielder or as forward.
Chinedu Ogbuke "Edu" Obasi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Torgeir Bjarmann is a former Norwegian football defender.
Tor Thodesen is a Norwegian football coach. In 2006, he was awarded the "Coach of the year" award by his colleagues, for his work in Sandefjord.
Maureen Nkeiruka Mmadu is a Nigerian football coach and former midfielder. As a player she most recently represented Avaldsnes IL, a First Division team based on Norway's west coast. She played for several other teams in Norway's Toppserien as well for Linköpings FC and QBIK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan.
Finn Ludvig Seemann was a Norwegian footballer who played as a striker.
Ingrid Hjelmseth is a Norwegian formerfootballer who played as a goalkeeper. She was Norway's No. 1 for a decade, and her former club Stabæk name her a legend.
Odion Jude Ighalo is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Nigeria national team.
Daniel Moen Hansen is a Norwegian football striker who currently plays for Strømmen. He has played for a number of clubs in Scandinavia and Southern Europe.
Kim Ojo is a Nigerian professional footballer who last played as a centre forward for Lyngby BK in 2018.
Jonathan Parr is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a full-back. He made his debut for the Norway national football team in 2010.
The 2001 1. divisjon, Norway's second-tier football league, began on 21 April 2001 and ended on 28 October 2001. The league was contested by 16 teams, and the top two teams won promotion to Tippeligaen, while the third place team played a promotion-playoff against the 12th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon.
Dominic Daniel Udoh is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for League One side Shrewsbury Town.
Trym Bergman is a Norwegian football manager and former midfielder.
