Lyn Fotball Damer

Lyn Fotball Damer is the women's football branch of Lyn Fotball. The team plays in Toppserien, the top division of women's football in Norway.

This article is about Lyn Fotball's women's section. For the men's section, see Lyn Fotball.
Lyn Fotball
Full nameLyn Fotball Damer
GroundKringsjå kunstgress
Oslo
Capacity450[1]
ChairmanTone Etholm
ManagerOle Johan Aas
LeagueToppserien
2019Toppserien, 10th of 12

Lyn formed a women's team in the fifth tier 4. divisjon in 2009. The team promoted to the second tier in 2012, their third consecutive promotion.[1] In 2017, after five seasons spent in 1. divisjon, Lyn promoted to the 2018 Toppserien. The team finished their first top tier season in eleventh place, and became tenth in the 2019 season.

Lyn Fotball Damer play their home games at Kringsjå kunstgress, a stadium which was renovated in 2016.[2]

Players

Current squad
As of 14 January 2020[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Karen Oline Sneve
2 MF Hedda Myhre Foslie
3 MF Maria Hustad
4 DF Trine Skjelstad Jensen
7 FW Camilla Linberg
8 MF Anna Palm
10 FW Runa Lillegård
12 GK Margaux Lægreid
13 FW Jenny Røsholm Olsen
No. Position Player
14 DF Joanna Bækkelund
15 DF Emilie Bølviken
16 MF Eline Bjørmark
17 DF Ellinor Giske Bakken
18 MF Selma Hernes
19 MF Mimmi Löfwenius
21 MF Una Roaldseth Søyland
22 DF Sofie Tunes
23 DF Emilie Raaum Closs
24 DF Iselin Sandnes Olsen
25 GK Mari Hasselknippe

Former players

Recent seasons
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes Ref.
2015 1. divisjon 5 221228 593838 Second round [4]
2016 1. divisjon 2 221534 632848 Second round [5]
2017 1. divisjon 1 221543 431649 Third round Promoted to Toppserien [6]
2018 Toppserien 11 223316 275612 Third round [7]
2019 Toppserien 10 224810 233720 Second round [8]

Honours

References
  1. "Om Lyn Fotball Damer" (in Norwegian). Lyn Fotball. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  2. "Lyn vant åpningen av "nye" Kringsjå". nab.no (in Norwegian). Norde Aker Budstikke. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. "Lyn Damer A-Lag" (in Norwegian). Lyn Fotball. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. "1. div Kvinner 2015 – Tabell". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. "1. div Kvinner 2016 – Tabell". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  6. "1. div Kvinner 2017 – Tabell". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  7. "Toppserien 2018 – Tabell". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  8. "Toppserien 2019 – Tabell". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.


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