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Skeid
Full nameSkeid
Nickname(s)Oksene (The Bulls)
Founded1 January 1915; 109 years ago (1915-01-01)
GroundNordre Åsen Stadion
Oslo
Norway
Capacity1100 seats
ChairmanJorgen Bjerke
Head coachVilde Mollestad Rislaa
League2. divisjon
20231. divisjon, 16th of 16 (relegated)
Skeid players celebrate a goal against Steinkjer FK on Bislett stadion in 2008. Skeid won the match 8-2.
Skeid celebrate at Bislett

Skeid is a Norwegian football club from Oslo that currently plays in 2. divisjon, the third tier of the Norwegian football league system. 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 1. divisjon in 2009 after a short stint in the 2. divisjon. They finished champions of the Second Group of 2. divisjon in 2008. However, Skeid relegated again to 2. divisjon at end of 2009 season in 16th and last position despite a good start. In 2021, Skeid won 2. divisjon group 1 and was promoted to the 1. divisjon.

In 2021, it was announced that Skeid will inherit “several millions”[1] from the controversial Leif Hagen, also known as "Porno-Hagen". Hagen, who was a fan of Skeid was born and raised in Sagene, Oslo and died before Christmas in 2020 bequeathing a substantial amount to Skeid. In the media, there was speculation in values in the order of NOK 30 million (NOK).[2]

Skeid decided that the money from Hagen will not be used short term, but function as a long-term fund and that only the return of the money will be used to further develop the club and its facilities.[3]

They played in the Norwegian top flight between 1938–1970 (Norwegian League did not play between 1940–1947 due to World War II), 1972–1975 (4 seasons), 1978–1980 (3 seasons), 1996–1997 (2 seasons). Their recent season in the top division was in the 1999 Tippeligaen.

  1. ^ "Skeid arver titalls millioner fra "Porno-Hagen"". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 20 February 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  2. ^ AS, TV 2 (2021-02-20). "Skeid får trolig nærmere 30 millioner i arv fra "Porno-Hagen"". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Skeid informerer". SKEID. Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-02.