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| Founded | 1986 |
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| League | Superserien |
| Team history | Westside Vikings (1986-1992) Oslo Vikings (1992-present) |
| Based in | Oslo, Norway |
| Stadium | Frogner stadion |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Head coach | Derek Mann |
| Championships | Eliteserien: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2011, 2012 |
| Website | [1] |
Oslo Vikings is an American football club located in Oslo, Norway, that competes in the Swedish Superserien. They formerly competed in the Norwegian Eliteserien of the Norges Amerikanske Idretters Forbund, and the European Federation of American Football tournaments.
The club was founded in 1986 and prior to 1992, the team was known as the Westside Vikings. In 2010, the club moved to its current home ground Frogner Stadion.
The Vikings have won 8 total national championship titles (trailing only the Vålerenga Trolls, who have 10). The Vikings had the most players (9) on the NoAFF 15th Anniversary All-Star Team (named in 2002). The team also has fierce rivalries with the Vålerenga Trolls, which is the longest rivalry in the NoAFF and in recent years the Eidsvoll 1814s.
The Vikings' top international achievement is their 12–6 2000 EFAF EuroCup Championship Game appearance against the London O's in Brussels, a game the Vikings lost 12–6.