Full name Skeid Fotball Chairman Erling-Geir Iversen Founded 1 January 1915 Manager Tom Nordlie | Nickname(s) Oksene (The Bulls) League Second Division Arena/Stadium Bislett Stadium | |
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Ground Nordre ÅsenOsloNorway Ground Capacity 264 seats (+ standing room) |
Skeid Fotball is a Norwegian football club and is located in the capital Oslo. Its current home field is Nordre Åsen, after the club stopped playing at Bislett after the 2012 season. In past decades it has gained a reputation as a talent factory for the larger clubs in Norwegian football, and it has produced several players for the national team such as Daniel Braaten, Daniel Fredheim Holm, Omar Elabdellaoui and Mohammed Abdellaoue. Other notable players include Paul Miller. Skeid played in Adeccoligaen in 2009 after a short stint in the second division. They finished champions of the Second Group of Norwegian Second Division in 2008. However, Skeid relegated again to Second Division at end of 2009 season in 16th and last position despite a good start.
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They played in Norwegian Premier League between 1938-1970 (Norwegian League didn't play between 1940–1947), 1972-1975 (4 seasons), 1978-1980 (3 seasons), 1996-1997 (2 seasons). Their last season in the Norwegian Premier League was in 1999.
History
Won the Norwegian Cup: 1947, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1974
Won the Norwegian Premier League: 1966
Runner-up in the Norwegian Cup: 1939, 1940, 1949
Runner-up in the Norwegian Premier League: 1938-39, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1957-58, 1967
Third-place in the Norwegian Premier League: 1963,
Other honours:
1929: Won the regional championships after beating Vålerenga 2-1. The red and blue colors are used for the first time.
1940, 1945: Won the Oslo championships.
1962, 1969, 1998, 1999: Won the Norwegian junior championships.
Current squad
As of 13 May 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.