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” 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).
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.
They played in the Norwegian top flight between 1938 and 1970 (Norwegian League did not play between 1940 and 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.
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Honours
Norwegian top flight:
Champions (1): 1966
Runners-up (5): 1938–39, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1957–58, 1967
Third (1): 1963
Norwegian Cup:
Winners (8): 1947, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1974
Runners-up (3): 1939, 1940, 1949
Other honours
Oslo Championships
Winners (2): 1940, 1945
Norwegian junior championships
Winners (4): 1962, 1969, 1998, 1999
1929: Won the regional championships after beating Vålerenga 2–1. The red and blue colors are used for the first time.
2020 -
Skeid startet the year 2020 with a new head coach, when Gard Holme signed on to lead the squad on 6 January. He took over a team that lost 8 players from the most used starting lineup in 2019, and due to a strict economy Skeid only signed new players from 2. and 3. Division.
The season was put on a hold at the start of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and did not start until July, when it started with a reduced schedule. During the season, Skeid played homegames at 3 different venues due to problematic circumstances regarding the artificial turf at Nordre Åsen.
Nonetheless, Holme led Skeid to a promotion playoff in his first season, which they lost against Asker on penalties after both games ended 1-1.
Skeid lost a couple of key players before the 2021 season when Idar Nordby Lysgård (Mjøndalen), Henning Tønsberg Andresen (Ull/Kisa), Taofeek Ismaheel (Fredrikstad) and Hassan Yusuf (Grorud) all left the team, while legendary player Daniel Braathen hang up his boots after a great career.
The ”new” team started the season strong, and it looked like Skeid would challenge for promotion with Arendal and Egersund as their greatest rivals. Head coach Gard Holme also changed the formation from the previous year and played more of a 3-4-3 / 3-5-2-formation this season.
Top scorer Johnny Buduson got injured midway through the season, and Holme chose to play youngster Abel Stensrud at his spot for the rest of the season. That turned out to be a great choice, as Stensrud scored 19 goals on the last 12 games and ended up top scorer in the division.
In the end of October Skeid clinched promotion back to the OBOS-ligaen (Division 1) after a 12-0-win over Rosenborg 2 in front of over 800 people in the crowd at Nordre Åsen. It had been a tough season with both Egersund and Arendal fighting for promotion, but in the end Skeid ended up on top.
Skeid started the year of 2022 rough as top scorer Abel Stensrud and Simen Hestnes both left the team when their contracts expired, and they signed for Odd and KFUM Oslo shortly after. Head Coach Holme brought in Bendik Rise (Hødd), Morten Renå Olsen (Strømmen) and Sulayman Bojang (FK Haugesund) to the during the winter.
Recent history
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Players
Current squad
As of 12 September 2025
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For season transfers, see List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2024–25, and List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2025.
Out on loan
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