The Battle of Oslo (Norwegian: Kampen om Oslo) or the Oslo Derby is the name given to football matches between Lyn Fotball and Vålerenga Fotball, both of them from Oslo, the capital of Norway.[1][2][3][4]
![]() Lyn fans (top) and VIF fans (bottom) | |
Other names | Kampen om Oslo The Oslo Derby |
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Location | Oslo, Norway |
Teams | Lyn Vålerenga |
First meeting | 5 March 1922 4–1 win for Lyn |
Latest meeting | Vålerenga 4–2 Lyn 2024 1. divisjon (24 August 2024) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 778 |
Most wins | Lyn (34) |
All-time series | Lyn: 34 Drawn: 17 Vålerenga: 27 |
Largest victory | 7–0 win for Lyn (4 June 1924) |
The league match at Ullevaal stadion in April 2024 notably broke the attendance record for the Norwegian First Division. The standing record was 17,284, a number that was surpassed by pre-match ticket sales already two weeks ahead of the match.[5] The figure ended at 25,103, far exceeding the former record.[6]
Official statistics
edit- Official statistics of honours won by Lyn and Vålerenga, as treated by the Football Association of Norway (NFF).[7][8]
Club | Eliteserien | Norwegian Football Cup | Total | ||
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Total | Seasons | Total | Seasons | ||
Lyn | 2 | 1964, 1968 | 8 | 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1945, 1946, 1967, 1968 | 10 |
Vålerenga | 5 | 1965, 1981, 1983, 1984, 2005 | 4 | 1980, 1997, 2002, 2008 | 9 |
Matches list
editLeague
edit1922–1937; 1946–1947
editNote: The host of the matches between 1922 and 1937 and between 1946 and 1947 was unknown
Season | Division | Date | Venue | Score |
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1922 | Kretsserien | 05–03–1922 | Bislett Stadium | 4–1 for Lyn |
1923 | 12–06–1923 | Dælenenga idrettspark | 2–0 for Vålerenga | |
1924 | 04–06–1924 | Frogner Stadion | 7–0 for Lyn | |
1925 | 30–06–1925 | Vestre Holmen | 2–1 for Vålerenga | |
1926 | 04–07–1926 | Vestre Holmen | 3–0 for Lyn | |
1927 | 03–05–1927 | Bislett Stadium | 5–3 for Lyn | |
1927–28 | Østlandsligaen Hovedserien |
19–06–1928 | Frogner Stadion | 2–1 for Vålerenga |
1929 | Kretsserien | 08–09–1929 | Ullevaal Stadion | 0–0 draw |
1930 | 22–05–1930 | Bislett Stadium | 4–0 for Lyn | |
1931 | 24–06–1931 | Ullevaal Stadion | 3–2 for Vålerenga | |
1932 | 28–06–1932 | Ullevaal Stadion | 1–1 draw | |
1933 | 09–08–1933 | Frogner Stadion | 4–2 for Vålerenga | |
1934 | 16–08–1934 | Bislett Stadium | 4–1 for Lyn | |
1935 | 18–06–1935 | Frogner Stadion | 2–1 for Lyn | |
1936 | 22–06–1936 | Ullevaal Stadion | 2–0 for Lyn | |
1937 | 30–04–1937 | Frogner Stadion | 2–1 for Lyn | |
24–08–1937 | Bislett Stadium | 3–2 for Lyn | ||
1946–47 | 18–08–1946 | Ullevaal Stadion | 4–2 for Lyn | |
12–05–1947 | Ullevaal Stadion | 0–0 draw |
1938–1939; 1949–present
edit[9] | Lyn – Vålerenga | Vålerenga – Lyn | |||||||
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Season | Division | Date | Venue | Atten. | Score | Date | Venue | Atten. | Score |
1938–39 | Norgesserien | 08–08–1938 | Ullevaal Stadion | 200 | 1–1 | 25–09–1938 | Bislett Stadium | 1,836 | 0–3 |
1939–40 | 07–08–1939 | Ullevaal Stadion | 1,200 | 6–0 | |||||
1949–50 | Hovedserien | 04–09–1949 | Ullevaal Stadion | 9,233 | 2–3 | 10–05–1950 | Bislett Stadium | 11,285 | 0–1 |
1953–54 | Landsdelsserien | 22–08–1953 | Ullevaal Stadion | 6,529 | 1–2 | 21–05–1954 | Bislett Stadium | 10,191 | 1–0 |
1957–58 | 27–04–1958 | Ullevaal Stadion | 2,000 | 0–3 | 09–05–1958 | Bislett Stadium | 2,917 | 2–1 | |
1958–59 | 29–05–1959 | Ullevaal Stadion | 9,741 | 1–1 | 20–09–1958 | Bislett Stadium | 2,159 | 3–0 | |
1960–61 | Hovedserien | 14–06–1961 | Bislett Stadium | 5,474 | 6–4 | ||||
1961–62 | 19–08–1962 | Ullevaal Stadion | 6,044 | 1–6 | 08–10–1961 | Bislett Stadium | 5,382 | 3–3 | |
1963 | 1. divisjon | 25–08–1963 | Ullevaal Stadion | 7,417 | 5–1 | 23–05–1963 | Bislett Stadium | 16,653 | 1–2 |
1964 | 25–09–1964 | Bislett Stadium | 2,745 | 2–3 | 12–06–1964 | Bislett Stadium | 10,065 | 0–0 | |
1965 | 14–05–1965 | Bislett Stadium | 17,063 | 2–2 | 26–08–1965 | Bislett Stadium | 13,863 | 1–7 | |
1966 | 17–10–1966 | Bislett Stadium | 3,562 | 1–1 | 16–06–1966 | Bislett Stadium | 10,811 | 3–0 | |
1967 | 22–05–1967 | Ullevaal Stadion | 6,836 | 1–2 | 05–06–1967 | Bislett Stadium | 9,737 | 4–2 | |
1968 | 05–10–1968 | Ullevaal Stadion | 4,957 | 2–0 | 05–06–1968 | Bislett Stadium | 7,557 | 1–3 | |
1970 | 2. divisjon | 16–05–1970 | Ullevaal Stadion | 2,591 | 1–0 | 20–08–1970 | Bislett Stadium | 2,082 | 0–0 |
1976 | 10–06–1976 | Ullevaal Stadion | 3,132 | 2–0 | 19–09–1976 | Bislett Stadium | 6,315 | 1–0 | |
1978 | 1. divisjon | 07–08–1978 | Ullevaal Stadion | 4,664 | 2–2 | 27–04–1978 | Bislett Stadium | 9,241 | 4–0 |
1980 | 27–05–1980 | Ullevaal Stadion | 2,939 | 1–0 | 05–09–1980 | Bislett Stadium | 2,130 | 0–2 | |
1981 | 29–07–1981 | Ullevaal Stadion | 9,699 | 2–4 | 26–04–1981 | Bislett Stadium | 10,664 | 3–0 | |
2002 | Tippeligaen | 24–08–2002 | Ullevaal Stadion | 12,868 | 1–0 | 11–05–2002 | Ullevaal Stadion | 18,374 | 1–2 |
2003 | 30–06–2003 | Ullevaal Stadion | 14,156 | 1–1 | 26–10–2003 | Ullevaal Stadion | 16,639 | 0–1 | |
2004 | 19–04–2004 | Ullevaal Stadion | 16,014 | 1–1 | 26–07–2004 | Ullevaal Stadion | 20,477 | 1–2 | |
2005 | 12–06–2005 | Ullevaal Stadion | 15,268 | 1–1 | 02–10–2005 | Ullevaal Stadion | 17,888 | 0–1 | |
2006 | 17–04–2006 | Ullevaal Stadion | 16,049 | 2–1 | 22–07–2006 | Ullevaal Stadion | 11,855 | 1–2 | |
2007 | 21–10–2007 | Ullevaal Stadion | 20,152 | 3–1 | 20–06–2007 | Ullevaal Stadion | 19,468 | 0–0 | |
2008 | 01–06–2008 | Ullevaal Stadion | 18,012 | 2–0 | 15–09–2008 | Ullevaal Stadion | 16,332 | 1–2 | |
2009 | 21–05–2009 | Ullevaal Stadion | 14,048 | 4–4 | 20–09–2009 | Ullevaal Stadion | 13,466 | 4–1 | |
2024 | 1. divisjon | 20–04–2024 | Ullevaal Stadion | 25,103 | 1–1 | 24–08–2024 | Intility Arena | 16,556 | 4–2 |
• Total: Lyn 33 wins, 17 draws, Vålerenga 23 wins.
Cup
editSeason | Round | Date | Venue | Attendance | Match | Score |
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1967 | Semi-final | 01–10–1967 | Ullevaal Stadion | 13,847 | Lyn – Vålerenga | 4–0 |
2012 | First round | 01–05–2012 | Bislett Stadium | 11,273 | Lyn – Vålerenga | 1–2 |
2014 | Third round | 04–06–2014 | Ullevaal Stadion | 7,387 | Vålerenga – Lyn | 5–2 |
2021 | First round | 25–07–2021 | Bislett Stadium | 2,651 | Lyn – Vålerenga | 0–4 |
2023 | Second round | 01–06–2023 | Bislett Stadium | 7,777 | Lyn – Vålerenga | 1–2 |
• Total: Vålerenga 4, Lyn 1.
Head-to-head
editStatistics
edit- The head-to-head statistics shows the results of Lyn and Vålerenga, when they played against each other in the Norwegian League or Cup.
Lyn wins |
Draws | Vålerenga wins | |
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Top-tier | |||
At Lyn home | 8 | 8 | 5 |
At Vålerenga home | 12 | 3 | 6 |
Total | 20 | 11 | 11 |
Second-tier | |||
At Lyn home | 2 | 2 | 2 |
At Vålerenga home | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Total | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Kretsserien/Østlandsligaen | |||
11 | 3 | 5 | |
Cup | |||
At Lyn home | 1 | 0 | 3 |
At Vålerenga home | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Total | |||
34 | 17 | 27 |
Ranking
edit- The head-to-head ranking table shows the results of Lyn and Vålerenga, when they played in the same league.
P. | 49-50 | 53-542 | 57-582 | 58-592 | 60-613 | 61-62 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 19702 | 19762 | 1978 | 1980 | 1981 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 20242 |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 |
• Total: Vålerenga 14 times higher, Lyn 11 times higher.
Notes:
1 The ranking table does not include the tables of Kretsserien, Østlandsligaen and the 1939–40 season of Norgesserien which was interrupted due to the World War II.
2 Both clubs played in the second tier.
3 In the 1960–61 season Vålerenga defeated Lyn in the bronze final.
Records and statistics
edit- First competitive meeting: 4–1 win for Lyn, Kretsserien, 5 March 1922[4]
- First league meeting: Lyn 1–1 Vålerenga, Norgesserien, 8 August 1938[4]
- First Norwegian Cup meeting: Lyn 4–0 Vålerenga, semi-final, 1 October 1967[4]
- First away victory for Lyn: 3–0 vs Vålerenga, Norgesserien, 25 September 1938[4]
- First away victory for Vålerenga: 3–2 vs Lyn, Norgesserien, 4 September 1949[4]
- Highest scoring game: Vålerenga 6–4 Lyn, Hovedserien bronze final, 14 June 1961[4]
- Largest winning margin (Lyn): 7 goals – 7–0 vs Vålerenga, Kretsserien, 4 June 1924[4]
- Largest winning margin (Vålerenga): 5 goals – 6–1 vs Lyn, Hovedserien, 19 August 1962[4]
- Most consecutive wins (Vålerenga): 6, 4 September 1949 – 20 September 1958[4]
- Most consecutive wins (Lyn): 5, 16 August 1934 – 24 August 1937[4]
- Longest undefeated run (Lyn): 15 – 10 wins and 5 draws over 11 May 2002 to 21 May 2009[4]
- Longest undefeated run (Vålerenga): 9 – 7 wins and 2 draws over 22 August 1953 to 19 August 1962[4]
- Most games played against each other in a season: 3, in the 1967 season[4]
Doubles
editLyn have achieved the double in six seasons (most recently in the 2008 season), while Vålerenga have managed to win both league matches in four seasons (most recently in the 1981 season).
Lyn doubles
editSeason | Home | Away |
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1963 | 2–1 | 5–1 |
1968 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
1980 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
2002 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
2006 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
2008 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Vålerenga doubles
editSeason | Home | Away |
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1953–54 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
1957–58 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
1967 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
1981 | 3–0 | 4–2 |
Top scorers
editThis is the list of top scoring players in the derby (since 2002).
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Players in both teams
edit
Players from Lyn to Vålerenga
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Players from Vålerenga to Lyn
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Managers for both teams
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Women's football
editOfficial statistics
edit- Official statistics of honours won by Lyn and Vålerenga, as treated by the Football Association of Norway (NFF).[10][11]
Club | Toppserien | Norwegian Women's Cup | Total | ||
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Total | Seasons | Total | Seasons | ||
Lyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Vålerenga | 2 | 2020, 2023 | 2 | 2020, 2021 | 4 |
Matches list
editLeague
editLyn – Vålerenga | Vålerenga – Lyn | ||||||||
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Season | Division | Date | Venue | Atten. | Score | Date | Venue | Atten. | Score |
2018 | Toppserien | 02–05–2018 | Kringsjå kunstgress | 420 | 1–1 | 01–07–2018 | Intility Arena | 325 | 6–1 |
2019 | 25–08–2019 | Grefsen kunstgress | 312 | 1–2 | 18–05–2019 | Intility Arena | 1,258 | 0–1 | |
2020 | 07–11–2020 | Kringsjå kunstgress | 145 | 3–2 | 26–08–2020 | Intility Arena | 200 | 2–0 | |
2021 | 09–10–2021 | Kringsjå kunstgress | 495 | 0–1 | 29–05–2021 | Intility Arena | 50 | 4–0 | |
2022 | 27–03–2022 | Grorud matchbane | 345 | 1–3 | 21–08–2022 | Intility Arena | 437 | 2–0 | |
2023 | 03–06–2023 | Ullevaal Stadion | 2,514 | 0–2 | 14–05–2023 | Intility Arena | 917 | 4–0 | |
22–10–2023 | Kringsjå kunstgress | 396 | 0–3 | ||||||
2024 | 08–06–2024 | Kringsjå kunstgress | 307 | 2–0 | 27–04–2024 | Intility Arena | 707 | 3–1 | |
12–10–2024 | Intility Arena |
Cup
editSeason | Round | Date | Venue | Attendance | Match | Score |
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2014 | Second round | 05–06–2014 | Kringsjå kunstgress | N/A | Lyn – Vålerenga | 1–5 |
2018 | Third round | 19–06–2018 | Kringsjå kunstgress | 103 | Lyn – Vålerenga | 2–5 (a.e.t.) |
2023 | Semi-final | 30–09–2023 | Intility Arena | 685 | Vålerenga – Lyn | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
Head-to-head
editStatistics
edit- The head-to-head statistics shows the results of Lyn and Vålerenga, when they played against each other in the Norwegian League or Cup.
Lyn wins |
Draws | Vålerenga wins | |
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Toppserien | |||
At Lyn home | 2 | 1 | 4 |
At Vålerenga home | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Total | 3 | 1 | 10 |
Cup | |||
At Lyn home | 0 | 0 | 2 |
At Vålerenga home | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Total | |||
3 | 1 | 13 |
Ranking
edit- The head-to-head ranking table shows the results of Lyn and Vålerenga, when they played in the same league.
P. | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
3 | ||||||
4 | 4 | |||||
5 | 5 | |||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
7 | ||||||
8 | ||||||
9 | 9 | |||||
10 | 10 | |||||
11 | 11 | |||||
12 |
• Total: Vålerenga 6 times higher, Lyn 0 times higher.
References
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- ^ "Lyn vs. Valerenga". FootballDerbies.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Lyn Vålerenga innbyrdes oppgjør tilbake til 1963" (in Norwegian). lynhistorie.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Vålerenga møter Lyn for 74. gang" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Lyn-Vålerenga setter tilskuerrekord" (in Norwegian). NRK. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Lyn - Vålerenga - 20.04.2024 18.00" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Meritter Eliteserien". NIFS. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Meritter NM Cup". NIFS. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Lyn - Vålerenga". NIFS. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Meritter Toppserien". NIFS. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Meritter NM Kvinner". NIFS. Retrieved 16 September 2022.