Lyn fans (top) and VIF fans (bottom) | |
| Other names | Kampen om Oslo The Oslo Derby |
|---|---|
| Location | Oslo,Norway |
| Teams | Lyn Vålerenga |
| First meeting | 5 March 1922 4–1 win for Lyn |
| Latest meeting | Vålerenga 4–2Lyn 20241. 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) |
TheBattle of Oslo (Norwegian:Kampen om Oslo) or theOslo Derby is the name given tofootball matches betweenLyn Fotball andVålerenga Fotball, both of them fromOslo, the capital ofNorway.[1][2][3][4]
The league match atUllevaal stadion in April 2024 notably broke the attendance record for theNorwegian 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]
| Club | Eliteserien | Norwegian Football Cup | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Note: The host of the matches between 1922 and 1937 was unknown
| Season | Division | Date | Venue | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| [9] | Lyn – Vålerenga | Vålerenga – Lyn | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1946–47 | Kretsserien | 18–08–1946 | Ullevaal Stadion | 17,000 | 4–2 | 12–05–1947 | Ullevaal Stadion | 13,500 | 0–0 |
| 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 | |
•Total: Lyn 33 wins, 17 draws, Vålerenga 23 wins.
| Season | Round | Date | Venue | Attendance | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Lyn wins | Draws | Vålerenga wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 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: Vålerenga15 times higher, Lyn11 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 theWorld War II.
2 Both clubs played in the second tier.
3 In the 1960–61 season Vålerenga defeated Lyn in the bronze final.
Lyn 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).
| Season | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Season | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| 1953–54 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 1957–58 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 1967 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| 1981 | 3–0 | 4–2 |
This is the list of top scoring players in the derby (since 2002).
Players from Lyn to Vålerenga | Players from Vålerenga to Lyn | Managers for both teams
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| Club | Toppserien | Norwegian Women's Cup | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Seasons | Total | Seasons | ||
| Lyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vålerenga | 3 | 2020,2023,2024 | 3 | 2020,2021,2024 | 4 |
| Lyn – Vålerenga | Vålerenga – Lyn | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 723 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 2025 | 05–08–2025 | Kringsjå kunstgress | 315 | 1–1 | 12–04–2025 | Intility Arena | 744 | 3–2 | |
| 24–09–2025 | Intility Arena | ||||||||
| Season | Round | Date | Venue | Attendance | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.) |
| Lyn wins | Draws | Vålerenga wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toppserien | |||
| At Lyn home | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| At Vålerenga home | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Cup | |||
| At Lyn home | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| At Vålerenga home | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | |||
| 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| P. | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 7 | |||||||
| 8 | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | ||||||
| 12 |
•Total: Vålerenga7 times higher, Lyn0 times higher.