Skeid

Full name	Skeid Fotball
Nickname(s)	Oksene (The Bulls)
Founded	January 1, 1915
Ground	Bislett stadion Oslo Norway (Capacity: 15,400)
Chairman	Eldar Hansen
Manager	Arild Stavrum
League	Adeccoligaen
2008	Second Division/2, 1st
Home colours Away colours

Skeid players celebrate a goal against Steinkjer FK on Bislett stadion in 2008. Skeid won the match 8-2.

Photo: Anders Vindegg (2008)

Skeid celebrate at Bislett

Skeid Fotball is a Norwegian football (soccer) club located in the capital Oslo. Its current home field is Bislett. 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 and Mohammed Abdellaoue. Skeid played in Adeccoligaen in 2009 after a short stint in the second division. She finished champion in Second Group of Norwegian Second Division in 2008. However, Skeid relegated again to Second Division as 16th and last despite a good start. They played in Norwegian Premier League between 1938-1970 (Norwegian League didn't play between 1940-1947), 1972-1975 (4 seasons), 1978-1980 (3 seasons), 1996-1997 (2 seasons). Their last season in the Norwegian Premier League was in 1999.

[edit] History

1929: Won the regional championships after beating Vålerenga 2-1. The red and blue colors are used for the first time.

1940, 1945: Won the Oslo championships.

1947, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1974: Won the Norwegian Cup.

1966: Won the Norwegian League.

1962, 1969, 1998, 1999: Won the Norwegian junior championships.

[edit] Current squad

As of April 11, 2009.^[1]

No. Position Player 1 GK Gary Hogan 2 DF Jo Andreas Gundersen 3 DF Martin Vethe 4 DF Joar Harøy 5 MF Marius Pierau 6 DF Erlend Ormbostad 7 MF Tom Erik Breive 8 MF Simen Røine Johansen 9 FW Alexander Larsen 10 FW Oluwasegun Abiodun 11 MF Preben Mankowitz 12 GK Martin Jørgensen 13 DF Morten Slorby

No. Position Player 14 MF Anders Hatlén 15 MF Bjørn Ingvar Kydland 16 MF Franklin Opuama 17 FW Bardh Shala 18 FW Kim Nysted 19 FW Thomas Valø 20 DF Thomas Wæhler 21 FW Mesut Can 22 DF Martin Vethe 23 DF Magnus Paulsen 24 MF Abdel El Moussaoui 25 FW Faysal Ahmed Mohamed

[edit] Other notables

• Terje Martinsen -former CEO and current marketing director for the club.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Skeid.no Official club website