Football for kids in Oslo

Ammerud, Grorud

Children's football at Ammerud with Sportsforeningen Grei, founded on 1 April 1919. The club was originally called A.S.K. after the initials of Ammerudskogen, Apalløkka, Sandås and Kalbakken, and took the name Grei when it was renamed in June 1920. Today it has around a thousand members, eight hundred of them in football, recruiting mainly from Ammerud, Rødtvet and Kalbakken. Equal playing time and no tables up to age twelve.

ages 6-12

Vestli idrettsplass, Stovner

Children's football at Vestli sports ground. Vestli IL was founded on 19 October 1972, at the same time as the Vestli housing estate was being built, to give local children and young people somewhere to do sport. Note: in 2021 the club merged with Rommen SK and is now called Stovner SK. That is where children's football at Vestli is organised today, and the link points there.

ages 6-12

Rustadgrenda og Abildsø, Østensjø

Children's football in Østensjø across two grounds: Rustadgrenda and the Abildsø artificial pitch. The club came about on 1 December 2021, when Rustad IL and Abildsø IL merged their football sections, and today it has close to a thousand active members. There is equal playing time and no league tables in the early years, and RASK aims to field a team in every year group so neighbourhood children end up together.

ages 5-12

Ellingsrud, Alna

Children's football at Ellingsrud sports park, which the club runs itself along with courts for beach handball and tennis. Ellingsrud IL was founded on 14 November 1974 and has handball, football, tennis, floorball and all-round sport under one roof. The facility sits in the middle of the neighbourhood. Equal playing time and no tables up to age twelve.

ages 6-12

Ole Deviks vei 17, Alna

Children's and youth football at Teisen, with teams for boys and girls from the age of six and up. The club runs the artificial pitch at Bryn and the clubhouse in Ole Deviks vei, and has been the neighbourhood football club since 1971.

ages 6-16

Manglerud idrettspark, Østensjø

Children's football at Manglerud idrettspark, with separate teams in every year group for girls and boys alike. The club runs its own Fotballstart intake a year earlier than the usual starting point of six, so get in touch if you have a child who wants to begin before then.

ages 6-12

Prinsdal, Søndre Nordstrand

A multi-sport club in Prinsdal and Hauketo, founded in 1927, with activities for children and teenagers in football, handball, floorball, multi-sport, orienteering and e-sport. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

ages 6-18

Korsvollbanen, Nordre Aker

Children's football from age six at the neighbourhood club Korsvoll IL, with Korsvollbanen as its home ground in the north of the city. Until age thirteen there is equal playing time and no league tables. Korsvoll is a multi-sport club with handball, floorball and cross-country skiing in addition to football.

ages 6-12

Bekkelaget, Nordstrand

Children's football at Bækkelagets Sportsklub, founded on 24 October 1909, with eight sporting sections: all-round sport, football, athletics, handball, elite handball, floorball, orienteering and skiing. The club runs the Norway Cup football tournament on Ekebergsletta every summer since 1972. Children's football follows the FA's rules with equal playing time and no tables up to age twelve.

ages 6-12

Romsås, Grorud

The football section of Romsås sports club, with teams in the children's and youth classes and a base at Romsås. The club was founded in 1972, has over 650 members and several of its offerings are free.

ages 5-18

Furuset idrettspark, Alna

Children's football at Furuset sports park. Furuset IF was founded on 10 January 1914 by four boys who loved football but had nowhere to play. Today the club is an alliance with separate associations for all-round sport, football, handball, ice hockey and tennis. Equal playing time and no tables up to age twelve.

ages 6-12

Årvoll, Bjerke

Children's football at Årvoll IL, founded on 16 October 1932. The club runs football alongside cross-country skiing, ski jumping, orienteering, volleyball and handball, with the jump hill and the ski tracks of Lillomarka right behind the ground. Children's football has equal playing time and no league tables up to age twelve.

ages 6-12

Haraløkka idrettspark, Østensjø

The football section of Bøler IF, with teams in most age groups and both girls' and boys' sides. The pitches are at Haraløkka with the Østmarka forest as the nearest neighbour. The club runs the Tine football school in the summer holidays, an easy way to try it out without joining first.

ages 6-18

Lambertseter idrettspark, Nordstrand

The football section of Lambertseter IF, the club's largest alongside athletics, with teams from children's football up to junior level. The club is certified as a Kvalitetsklubb by the Norwegian Football Federation, has its own sporting plan and a coaches' forum, and runs referee training for those who want to start officiating. The pitches are in the sports park at Lambertseter. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

ages 6-18

Voldsløkka idrettspark, Sagene

The football section of one of the big all-comers clubs in the inner city, with children's football from six to twelve and youth football from thirteen. New players contact the year-group coordinator, get two trial sessions and then sign up through Rubic. Training is on the Bjølsen artificial turf and the field hockey pitch in Voldsløkka idrettspark.

ages 6-12

Dælenenga idrettspark, Grünerløkka

A neighbourhood club in the middle of Grünerløkka with children's football from age six at Dælenenga, where a new multi-purpose hall has opened. The club also runs UEFA Play Makers, a dedicated introductory programme for the youngest girls.

ages 6-12

Ullernbanen, Ullern

Children's football from age six at the large multi-sport club Ullern IF, at Ullernbanen. Up to age twelve there is equal playing time and no league tables. The club also has handball, cheerleading and other sports.

ages 6-12

Veitvet, Bjerke

A sports club at Veitvet with teams for children and teenagers in football as its main sport, but also tennis, dance, pilates and a running group. The club describes itself as a platform for integration as much as for sport. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

ages 6-18

Løren idrettspark, Bjerke

The football section of the neighbourhood club at Løren, with children's teams in the age classes from eight to twelve for both girls and boys. It is one of the bigger clubs in the inner east of the city, with around seventy children's teams registered with the football association, so there are usually several teams in each year group. Matches and training take place on the artificial turf at Løren idrettspark in Spireaveien, and the club also uses Linderud kunstgress. Hasle-Løren additionally runs ice hockey, handball, floorball, skiing and cycling from the same grounds, so trying a different sport is an easy step.

ages 8-12

Bygdøy, Frogner

Football in the neighbourhood club on Bygdøy, and the club's largest section. The teams cover the 2012 to 2019 birth years for boys and 2009 to 2019 for girls, with separate teams for the oldest youth as well. Monolitten is a multi-sport club that also has handball, floorball, tennis and all-round sports, so trying something else alongside is easy. Training times and team lists are under «Våre lag» on the club's site.

ages 7-17

Grefsen stadion, Nordre Aker

Children's football at Grefsen stadion with Kjelsås IL, founded on 16 March 1913. The club is a multi-sport association with football, handball, basketball, cross-country and alpine skiing, snowboarding and orienteering, and is perhaps best known for cross-country: its women's team won the national relay championship thirteen times in fifteen years between 1985 and 1999. There is equal playing time and no league tables up to and including age twelve.

ages 6-12

Lille Tøyen, Grünerløkka

A grassroots football club taking players from age five upwards, founded in 1982 and run by volunteers from the Lille Tøyen, Hasle and Lilleberg areas. The club takes all ability levels, and describes itself as much as a meeting place for parents and neighbours as for the players. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

ages 5-18

Røa, Vestre Aker

Children's football at Røa, in an alliance sports club founded on 11 November 1900 that also runs children's and all-round sport, bandy, athletics, cross-country skiing, cycling and keep-fit. Røa additionally has its own adapted football programme, and the women's team Dynamite Girls has played in the top flight since 2000. Equal playing time and no tables up to age twelve.

ages 6-12

Jerikobanen, Alna

A parent-run football club at Lindeberg, founded in 1983, with around 350 active members from age 6 upwards. Training is mostly at Jerikobanen, the club's own artificial pitch with a clubhouse beside it, while the oldest players also train on nearby pitches. The pitch is a short walk from Lindeberg metro station. Being parent-run means contributions are expected, whether as a coach, team manager or on shared duties. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

ages 6-18

Haugerud, Alna

Children's football on the Haugerud artificial pitch. Haugerud IF was founded on 26 November 1970 and grew out of the red blocks of the housing estate, and today has these sports: badminton, basketball, capoeira, cricket, dance, football, handball, floorball, orienteering, chess, tennis and its own swimming for women.

ages 6-12

Kollbanen, Nordberg, Nordre Aker

The football section of IL Koll for children and young people, with its pitch and clubhouse at Kollbanen in Nordberg, next to Nordberg church. Koll is a multi-sport club that also has volleyball, athletics, skiing and orienteering. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

ages 6-18

Bygdøy, Frogner

A football club on Bygdøy focused on children's football. Approved for the Oslo leisure card.

ages 6-18

Voldsløkka, Sagene

A broad children's football programme at Voldsløkka with teams in every year group from age six, and separate girls' and boys' teams where numbers allow.

ages 6-12

Grorudveien 7, Grorud

The district's large sports club, founded in 1918, with sections for football, handball and tennis. Football is the biggest, with teams in all children's and youth classes and a home ground at Grorud sports facility.

ages 5-18

Kringsjå, Nordre Aker

Children's football at Kringsjå with Lyn, founded on 3 March 1896. The youngest play five-a-side and seven-a-side under the FA's rules for children's sport, with equal playing time and no tables up to age twelve. The clubhouse and artificial pitch are in Olav M. Troviks vei, right by Kringsjå metro station.

ages 6-12