Full name | KFUM-Kameratene Oslo |
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Nickname(s) | "Kåffa" |
Founded | 1 January 1939 |
Ground | KFUM Arena, Ekeberg, Oslo |
Capacity | 1,500 |
Manager | Ståle Andersen |
League | OBOS-ligaen |
2015 | Second Division/ 1, 1st (Promoted) |
KFUM-Kameratene Oslo is the sports branch of the local YMCA in Oslo, Norway. It has sections for association football, futsal, volleyball and track and field.
The club was founded on 1 January 1939. Its traditional base is in downtown Oslo, but it now plays its matches at KFUM Arena at Ekebergsletta.
In 2008 KFUM-Kameratene Oslo won their Third Division group, and also won the playoff to gain promotion. It had formerly failed in such a playoff in 2004. In their first year in the Second Division, the third tier, they finished fourth. In 2010, and again in 2013, they ended up in second place. In 2015 they finally were promoted to the First Division as champions of Group 1. The team is currently coached by former footballplayer Ståle Andersen.
Updated 9 April 2016Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.