Battle of Oslo (football)

The Battle of Oslo (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.

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. The figure ended at 25,103, far exceeding the former record.

Official statistics

 * Official statistics of honours won by Lyn and Vålerenga, as treated by the Football Association of Norway (NFF).

1922–1937; 1946–1947
Note: The host of the matches between 1922 and 1937 and between 1946 and 1947 was unknown

1938–1939; 1949–present
• Total: Lyn 33 wins, 17 draws, Vålerenga 22 wins.

Cup
• Total: Vålerenga 4, Lyn 1.

Statistics

 * The head-to-head statistics shows the results of Lyn and Vålerenga, when they played against each other in the Norwegian League or Cup.

Ranking

 * The head-to-head ranking table shows the results of Lyn and Vålerenga, when they played in the same league.

• 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

 * First competitive meeting: 4–1 win for Lyn, Kretsserien, 5 March 1922
 * First league meeting: Lyn 1–1 Vålerenga, Norgesserien, 8 August 1938
 * First Norwegian Cup meeting: Lyn 4–0 Vålerenga, semi-final, 1 October 1967
 * First away victory for Lyn: 3–0 vs Vålerenga, Norgesserien, 25 September 1938
 * First away victory for Vålerenga: 3–2 vs Lyn, Norgesserien, 4 September 1949
 * Highest scoring game: Vålerenga 6–4 Lyn, Hovedserien bronze final, 14 June 1961
 * Largest winning margin (Lyn): 7 goals – 7–0 vs Vålerenga, Kretsserien, 4 June 1924
 * Largest winning margin (Vålerenga): 5 goals – 6–1 vs Lyn, Hovedserien, 19 August 1962
 * Most consecutive wins (Vålerenga): 6, 4 September 1949 – 20 September 1958
 * Most consecutive wins (Lyn): 5, 16 August 1934 – 24 August 1937
 * Longest undefeated run (Lyn): 15 – 10 wins and 5 draws over 11 May 2002 to 21 May 2009
 * Longest undefeated run (Vålerenga): 9 – 7 wins and 2 draws over 22 August 1953 to 19 August 1962
 * Most games played against each other in a season: 3, in the 1967 season

Doubles
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).

Top scorers
This is the list of top scoring players in the derby (since 2002).


 * 3 goals
 * 🇳🇬 Odion Ighalo
 * 🇳🇴 Bengt Sæternes


 * 2 goals


 * 🇸🇪 Henrik Dahl
 * 🇳🇴 Christian Grindheim
 * 🇳🇴 David Hanssen
 * 🇳🇴 Kristofer Hæstad
 * 🇳🇴 Espen Hoff
 * 🇳🇴 Kim Holmen
 * 🇸🇪 Peter Markstedt
 * 🇦🇷 Lucas Pratto
 * 🇯🇲 Luton Shelton
 * 🇳🇴 Ole Bjørn Sundgot

Official statistics

 * Official statistics of honours won by Lyn and Vålerenga, as treated by the Football Association of Norway (NFF).

Statistics

 * The head-to-head statistics shows the results of Lyn and Vålerenga, when they played against each other in the Norwegian League or Cup.

Ranking

 * The head-to-head ranking table shows the results of Lyn and Vålerenga, when they played in the same league.

• Total: Vålerenga 6 times higher, Lyn 0 times higher.