{{Short description|Association football club in Oslo, Norway}} {{About|Lyn 1896 FK, the men's section|the women's section|Lyn Fotball Damer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Lyn 1896 FK | image = Lyn Fotball logo.svg | upright = 0.75 | fullname = Lyn 1896 Fotballklubb | nickname = | founded = {{Start date and age|1896|3|3|df=yes}} | ground = [[Bislett Stadium]], [[Oslo]], Norway | capacity = 15,400 | chairman = | manager = [[Magnus Aadland]] | mgrtitle = Head coach | league = [[1. divisjon|OBOS-ligaen]] | season = [[2025 Norwegian First Division|2025]] | position = [[1. divisjon]], 7th of 16 | website = {{URL|https://lyn1896.no/}} | pattern_la1 = _thinwhiteborder | pattern_b1 = _lyn0910h | pattern_ra1 = _thinwhiteborder | pattern_sh1 = _whitestripes2 | leftarm1 = FF0000 | body1 = FFFFFF | rightarm1 = FF0000 | shorts1 = 0000FF | socks1 = FF0000 | pattern_la2 = _thinwhiteborder | pattern_b2 = _sol0910h | pattern_ra2 = _thinwhiteborder | pattern_sh2 = _blue_stripes | leftarm2 = 0000FF | body2 = 0000FF | rightarm2 = 0000FF | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = 0000FF }}

'''Lyn 1896 Fotballklubb''' ({{IPA|no|lyːn}}) is a Norwegian [[association football|football]] club and a department of the [[sports club]] [[SFK Lyn|Ski- og Fotballklubben Lyn]] based in [[Oslo]], whose members also participate in [[Nordic skiing]] and [[orienteering]]. Until 2010, SFK Lyn had two football departments, one professional section and one amateur section. After the professional football department, FK Lyn, was bankrupted in 2010, the fans decided to support the amateur department, Lyn Fotball, instead. With the help of some of the old FK Lyn players, Lyn Fotball won three consecutive promotions, and are now playing in the [[Norwegian First Division|Norwegian first division]]. The team plays its home matches at [[Bislett Stadium]], and the head coach is currently [[Magnus Aadland]].

Lyn was founded in 1896 and is one of the oldest football clubs in Norway. They were founding members of the [[Football Association of Norway]] in 1902. The club won the [[Eliteserien|top division]] title in [[1964 1. divisjon|1964]] and [[1968 1. divisjon|1968]] and have won the [[Norwegian Football Cup|cup]] eight times. Lyn was also the initiator of the construction of [[Ullevaal Stadion]], which has served as Norway's [[national stadium]] since 1927 and was Lyn's home ground from 1926 to 2010. Lyn has traditionally been perceived as representing the [[upper class|upper]] and [[middle class]]es, whereas the eastside club [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] was seen as belonging to the [[working class|workers]].

The club enjoyed some success during the first half of the 20th century, securing many cup titles, and despite failing to win the league title, had a certain stature in Norwegian football. The [[Norway national football team]] that won the bronze medal at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] included six players from Lyn. The captain of this team was Lyn-player [[Jørgen Juve]], who was the player with the most goals scored for the Norway national team until Erling Braut Haaland surpassed him. The club's most recent period of success was during the 1960s, when they won four trophies and reached the quarter-finals of the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]].

Lyn also fields a women's team, which in 2012 won promotion to the [[1. divisjon (women)|1. divisjon]], the second tier in women's football. In 2017 the women's team, managed by Glenn Kleven, won promotion to the [[Toppserien]], the top tier of women's football in Norway.

== History ==

=== Early success === Lyn was founded on 3 March 1896 at [[St. Hanshaugen]]. Lyn was one of three clubs who in 1902 founded the [[Football Association of Norway]], and is the only one still existing. In the first decade of [[Football in Norway]], the club was one of the strongest and won four consecutive [[Norwegian Football Cup|Norwegian Cups]] from [[1908 Norwegian Football Cup|1908]] until [[1911 Norwegian Football Cup|1911]]. At the [[1936 Summer Olympics]], six Lyn-players, [[Arne Brustad]], [[Øivind Holmsen]], [[Fredrik Horn]], [[Magnar Isaksen]], [[Jørgen Juve]] and [[Frithjof Ulleberg]], represented the [[Norway national football team]] that won the bronze medal, with Juve as the team's captain.

Lyn also won the cup in [[1945 Norwegian Football Cup|1945]] and [[1946 Norwegian Football Cup|1946]] but had to wait until [[1964 1. divisjon|1964]] for their first [[Eliteserien|league]]-title. With [[Harald Berg]] and [[Ola Dybwad-Olsen]] as main contributors the club secured another victory in the cup in [[1967 Norwegian Football Cup|1967]], and in 1968 the club won [[Double (association football)|The Double]], clinching both the League title and the Cup, and became the first team from Norway to reach the quarter-final of the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]], where they met [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]. Because of the weather conditions during the winter in Norway, both matches were played in Spain. Lyn lost the first game 2-3 and in the second match Lyn was leading 2–0 with 15 minutes left to play. The match ended 2-2 and thus Lyn was eliminated. [[File:Cupfinalen04-4.jpg|thumb|left|The 'Bastionen' fans at the 2004 final]] The Double was followed by a dismal period in the club's history. The club was relegated in [[1969 1. divisjon|1969]], and even though the team was promoted back after one year and reached the cup final in [[1970 Norwegian Football Cup|1970]], the club was again relegated in [[1973 1. divisjon|1973]]. During the next 30 years, Lyn was swiftly relegated and promoted between the first and the [[2. divisjon|third tier]] and the club was never playing in the top division for more than three consecutive seasons. During this period the fan base eroded and Lyn is said to have lost a generation of supporters.

During the 90s the club went back and forth between the Premier League and the First Division. In [[1994 Norwegian Football Cup|1994]], Lyn reached the Norwegian Cup final but lost 2–3 to [[Molde FK|Molde]].

=== The Brynestad period === Norwegian investor [[Atle Brynestad]] bought the club in 1999, in effect saving it from bankruptcy. In 2000, the team was promoted to the top league, after winning the First Division with an unprecedented number of points, and they retained their spot in the top flight the following year. In the [[2002 Tippeligaen|2002 season]], a strengthened Lyn took the lead early on and led the league by 7 points after 14 matches (just past the halfway mark),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vg.no/sport/i/qWxePe/lyn-2002-et-av-de-stoerste-mysteriene-i-norsk-fotball|title=Lyn 2002: Et av de største mysteriene i norsk fotball|author=Knut Espen Svegaarsen, Geir Juva|publisher=[[Verdens Gang]]|language=nb|date=22 February 2022|accessdate=6 November 2025}}</ref> but completely collapsed in the second half of the season and ended on 3rd (9 points behind the winner) after a disastrous slump in form and the controversial appointment of new head coach, [[Hrvoje Braović]]. The misery, in part due to the constant hiring and firing of coaches, continued into the next year. Lyn struggled at the bottom of the table for most of the season but avoided relegation thanks to the efforts of team captain [[Tommy Berntsen]], who took on the role as coach after [[Teitur Thordarson]], the 5th coach in two years, had resigned. 2004 was a recovery year for Lyn, ending the season in 6th place and reaching the Norwegian Cup final (lost to [[S.K. Brann|Brann]]).

[[File:Bastionen 2006-05-21.jpg|thumb|"Bastionen", the fans of Lyn Oslo]] 2005 was an eventful year for the club, both on and off the pitch. The club's youth program was beginning to bear fruits and with former international [[Henning Berg]] as the new head coach the club claimed 3rd spot in the league. Lyn defeated [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] at Ullevaal for the first time since 1968 and repeated the feat in the away game.

In April, the club's talented Nigerian midfielder [[Mikel John Obi]] signed a contract with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], and according to a statement by Lyn's managing director [[Morgan Andersen]], it was the most expensive transfer in Norwegian football to date. The transfer has since been the source of a heated dispute, and Mikel instead joined [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] after a long period of time. FIFA released an announcement stating that Lyn had done everything correct in the process. The transfer is said to have cost Chelsea £16 million. £12 million of this to Manchester United and £4 million to Lyn.

=== Bankruptcy === On 10 October 2008, Chelsea announced on their website that they were initiating legal proceedings against Lyn Oslo and their former director Morgan Andersen in an attempt to recover the entire £16 million fee paid. Chelsea maintain that this was due to the contract of the original transfer being based on a fraudulent misrepresentation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/1418058 |title=JOHN MIKEL OBI STATEMENT &#124; News Article &#124; News &#124; Official Site &#124; Chelsea Football Club |website=chelseafc.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140505121320/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/1418058 |archive-date=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2007, the club sold Nigerian international [[Chinedu Obasi]] to TSG Hoffenheim for an expected €5 million.

The 2009 season was again very disappointing with the club relegated from [[Eliteserien|Tippeligaen]] and saved from liquidation at the last moment.

The 2010 season saw Lyn at [[Bislett Stadium]] (sharing with [[Skeid]]) in the second level of Norway football. In April 2010 Idar Vollvik's company, Ludo, was presented as the club's latest sponsor in an attempt to rescue the club from its financial crisis, but to no avail, and on 30 June 2010, the club declared bankruptcy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/1-divisjon/artikkel.php?artid=10009751|title=Lyn slår seg selv konkurs|work=vg.no|date=30 June 2010 |access-date=13 March 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703035038/http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/1-divisjon/artikkel.php?artid=10009751|archive-date=3 July 2010}}</ref>

=== Recent years === Following the bankruptcy, Lyn's fans gathered around the club's surviving team in the 6. divisjon (seventh tier) for the remainder of the 2010 season moving their home games to [[Frogner Stadion]], drawing large crowds to their home games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nab.no/sport/over-2000-fans-sa-lyn-banke-vinderen-1.5559107 |language=no |title=Over 2000 fans så Lyn banke Vinderen |publisher=Ditt Oslo |first=Anders |last=Halvorsen |date=23 August 2010 |access-date=4 January 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824061530/http://www.nab.no/sport/over-2000-fans-sa-lyn-banke-vinderen-1.5559107 |archive-date=24 August 2010 }}</ref> In late 2010, Lyn club paid all debt associated with the reserves team of the bankrupt top-flight club. The football association then awarded Lyn the licence formerly held by the reserves, allowing the club to play the 2011 season in the [[4. divisjon]]. Led by Finn Bredo Olsen, Lyn secured promotion to the [[3. divisjon]], after a perfect season with no losses or draws.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://fotball.fvn.no/incoming/article209631.ece |language=no |title=Endelig Lyn-jubel igjen |publisher=Fædrelandsvennen |first=Håvard |last=Karlsen |date=14 September 2011 |access-date=4 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222223052/http://fotball.fvn.no/incoming/article209631.ece |archive-date=22 February 2013 }}</ref> On 30 September 2012, Lyn secured promotion to the [[2. divisjon]], after beating Lommedalen 9&ndash;0 in front of 2,113 spectators at Frogner Stadion.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tv2.no/sport/fotball/norsk/lyn-tilbake-i-toppfotballen-3889261.html |language=no |title=Lyn tilbake i toppfotballen |publisher=TV 2 |date=30 September 2012 |access-date=4 January 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013014056/http://www.tv2.no/sport/fotball/norsk/lyn-tilbake-i-toppfotballen-3889261.html |archive-date=13 October 2012 }}</ref> But, in 2015, Lyn was relegated to the 3. divisjon after three seasons and the unsuccessful attempts to promote to the [[1. divisjon]]. After 6 seasons in the 3. divisjon, Lyn got promoted to the 2. divisjon in 2022. The next season they got promoted to the 1. divisjon for the first time since 2010 under coach [[Jan Halvor Halvorsen]].

== Achievements ==

*'''[[Eliteserien|Norwegian top flight]]:''' **'''Winners (2):''' [[1964 Norwegian First Division|1964]], [[1968 Norwegian First Division|1968]] **Runners-up (4): [[1937–38 League of Norway|1937–38]], [[1963 Norwegian First Division|1963]], [[1965 Norwegian First Division|1965]], [[1971 Norwegian First Division|1971]] *'''[[Norwegian Football Cup|Norwegian Cup]]:''' **'''Winners (8):''' [[1908 Norwegian Football Cup|1908]], [[1909 Norwegian Football Cup|1909]], [[1910 Norwegian Football Cup|1910]], [[1911 Norwegian Football Cup|1911]], [[1945 Norwegian Football Cup|1945]], [[1946 Norwegian Football Cup|1946]], [[1967 Norwegian Football Cup|1967]], [[1968 Norwegian Football Cup|1968]] **Runners-up (6): [[1923 Norwegian Football Cup|1923]], [[1928 Norwegian Football Cup|1928]], [[1966 Norwegian Football Cup|1966]], [[1970 Norwegian Football Cup|1970]], [[1994 Norwegian Football Cup|1994]], [[2004 Norwegian Football Cup|2004]] *'''Oslo Championships:''' **'''Winners (8):''' 1915, 1917, 1922, 1926, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1937 **Runners-up (2): 1909, 1919

== Recent history == {{main|List of Lyn Fotball seasons}}

:{|class="wikitable" |- style="background:#efefef;" ! Season ! ! Pos. ! Pl. ! W ! D ! L ! GS ! GA ! P ![[Norwegian Cup|Cup]] !Notes |- |[[2003 Tippeligaen|2003]] |[[Tippeligaen]] |align=right |'''10''' |align=right|26||align=right|8||align=right|6||align=right|12 |align=right|34||align=right|45||align=right|'''30''' ||Fourth round | |- |[[2004 Tippeligaen|2004]] |[[Tippeligaen]] |align=right |'''6''' |align=right|26||align=right|9||align=right|10||align=right|7 |align=right|30||align=right|31||align=right|'''37''' |bgcolor=silver|Final | |- |[[2005 Tippeligaen|2005]] |[[Tippeligaen]] |align=right bgcolor="#ccc9696"|'''3''' |align=right|26||align=right|12||align=right|8||align=right|6 |align=right|37||align=right|21||align=right|'''44''' ||Third round | |- |[[2006 Tippeligaen|2006]] |[[Tippeligaen]] |align=right |'''7''' |align=right|26||align=right|10||align=right|5||align=right|11 |align=right|33||align=right|36||align=right|'''35''' ||Fourth round | |- |[[2007 Tippeligaen|2007]] |[[Tippeligaen]] |align=right |'''9''' |align=right|26||align=right|10||align=right|4||align=right|12 |align=right|43||align=right|46||align=right|'''34''' ||Quarterfinal | |- |[[2008 Tippeligaen|2008]] |[[Tippeligaen]] |align=right |'''7''' |align=right|26||align=right|11||align=right|5||align=right|10 |align=right|38||align=right|34||align=right|'''38''' ||Quarterfinal | |- |[[2009 Tippeligaen|2009]] |[[Tippeligaen]] |align=right bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{Down-arrow|alt=relegated}} '''16''' |align=right|30||align=right|2||align=right|10||align=right|18 |align=right|29||align=right|59||align=right|'''16''' ||Quarterfinal |Relegated to the [[1. divisjon]] |- |[[2010 1. divisjon|2010]] |[[1. divisjon]] |align=right bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{Down-arrow|alt=relegated}} '''16''' |align=right|0||align=right|0||align=right|0||align=right|0 |align=right|0||align=right|0||align=right|'''0''' |Third round |Bankrupt mid-season, all 11 previous results that season nullified |- |2010 |6. divisjon |align=right bgcolor=#DDFFDD|{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}} '''1''' |align=right|18||align=right|14||align=right|1||align=right|3 |align=right|87||align=right|28||align=right|'''43''' |Ineligible |The grassroots football organisation "Lyn Fotball" that played a full season. Promoted to the 4. divisjon |- |2011 |[[4. divisjon]] |align=right bgcolor=#DDFFDD|{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}} '''1''' |align=right|20||align=right|20||align=right|0||align=right|0 |align=right|106||align=right|10||align=right|'''60''' |DNQ |Promoted to the [[3. divisjon]] |- |[[2012 3. divisjon|2012]] |[[3. divisjon]] |align=right bgcolor=#DDFFDD|{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}} '''1''' |align=right|24||align=right|21||align=right|1||align=right|2 |align=right|100||align=right|13||align=right|'''64''' |First round |Promoted to the [[2. divisjon]] |- |[[2013 2. divisjon|2013]] |[[2. divisjon]] |align=right |'''4''' |align=right|26||align=right|11||align=right|8||align=right|7 |align=right|47||align=right|32||align=right|'''41''' |Second round | |- |[[2014 2. divisjon|2014]] |[[2. divisjon]] |align=right |'''10''' |align=right|26||align=right|9||align=right|5||align=right|12 |align=right|42||align=right|42||align=right|'''32''' |Third round | |- |[[2015 2. divisjon|2015]] |[[2. divisjon]] |align=right bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{Down-arrow|alt=relegated}} '''12''' |align=right|26||align=right|7||align=right|4||align=right|15 |align=right|41||align=right|64||align=right|'''25''' |First round |Relegated to the [[3. divisjon]] |- |[[2016 3. divisjon|2016]] |[[3. divisjon]] |align=right| '''1''' |align=right|26||align=right|20||align=right|5||align=right|1 |align=right|69||align=right|20||align=right|'''65''' |First round | |- |[[2017 3. divisjon|2017]] |[[3. divisjon]] |align=right| '''2''' |align=right|26||align=right|20||align=right|3||align=right|3 |align=right|71||align=right|35||align=right|'''63''' |First round | |- |[[2018 3. divisjon|2018]] |[[3. divisjon]] |align=right| '''3''' |align=right|26||align=right|17||align=right|2||align=right|7 |align=right|73||align=right|40||align=right|'''53''' |First round | |- |[[2019 3. divisjon|2019]] |[[3. divisjon]] |align=right| '''6''' |align=right|26||align=right|11||align=right|6||align=right|9 |align=right|57||align=right|45||align=right|'''39''' |First round | |- |[[2020 3. divisjon|2020]] |colspan="11"|''Season cancelled'' |- |[[2021 3. divisjon|2021]] |[[3. divisjon]] |align=right| '''4''' |align=right|13||align=right|6||align=right|5||align=right|2 |align=right|32||align=right|20||align=right|'''23''' |First round | |- |[[2022 3. divisjon|2022]] |[[3. divisjon]] |align=right bgcolor=#DDFFDD|{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}} '''1''' |align=right|26||align=right|22||align=right|4||align=right|0 |align=right|88||align=right|24||align=right|'''70''' |First round |Promoted to the [[2. divisjon]] |- |[[2023 2. divisjon|2023]] |[[2. divisjon]] |align=right bgcolor=#DDFFDD|{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}} '''2''' |align=right|26||align=right|20||align=right|2||align=right|4 |align=right|74||align=right|23||align=right|'''62''' |Second round |Promoted to the [[1. divisjon]] |- |[[2024 1. divisjon|2024]] |[[1. divisjon]] |align=right |'''5''' |align=right|30||align=right|12||align=right|10||align=right|8 |align=right|56||align=right|40||align=right|'''46''' |Second round | |- |[[2025 Norwegian First Division|2025]] |[[1. divisjon]] |align=right |'''7''' |align=right|30||align=right|14||align=right|5||align=right|11 |align=right|48||align=right|37||align=right|'''47''' |Third round | |} Source:<ref name="NIFS">{{cite web|url=https://www.nifs.no/lagprofil.php?teamId=11|title=Lyn|work=NIFS|publisher=[[Norwegian News Agency|NTB]]|language=no|access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref>

==Players== ===Current squad=== {{updated|28 February 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lyn1896.no/lag|title=A-laget|trans-title=First team squad|website=Lyn 1896|access-date=28 March 2023|language=no}}</ref> {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 1|nat=NOR|pos=GK|name=Alexander Pedersen}} {{Fs player|no= 4|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=[[William Sell]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}} {{Fs player|no= 6|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Ådne Midtskogen}} {{Fs player|no= 7 |nat=TOG|pos=MF|name=Isaac Monglo}} {{Fs player|no= 8 |nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=William Toft Wæhler}} {{Fs player|no= 9|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Anders Bjørntvedt Olsen}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Mathias Johansen}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=[[Andreas Hellum]]}} {{Fs player|no= 12 |nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Ebrima Sawaneh}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=NOR|pos=GK|name=Mats Trige}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=Eron Isufi}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Davod Arzani}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=[[Herman Solberg Nilsen]]}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=Julius Skaug}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=Didrik Fredriksen}} {{Fs player|no= 26 |nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Isak Vik}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Isaac Barnett}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=SEN|pos=FW|name=Mame Alassane Niang}} {{Fs player|no=55|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Sander Amble Haugen}} {{Fs player|no=77|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Brage Williamsen Hylen}} {{Fs end}}

''For season transfers, see [[List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2024–25]], and [[List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2025]].''

===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs end}}

== European record ==

=== Summary === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! width="190"|Competition ! width="30"|Pld ! width="30"|W ! width="30"|D ! width="30"|L ! width="30"|GF ! width="30"|GA ! width="150"|Last season played |- | ''[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]'' | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 41 | [[1969–70 European Cup|1969–70]] |- | ''[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]'' | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | [[2006–07 UEFA Cup|2006–07]] |- | ''[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]'' | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | [[1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup|1971–72]] |- | ''[[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]]'' | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [[1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1967–68]] |- |'''Total''' |'''28''' |'''7''' |'''4''' |'''17''' |'''41''' |'''79''' | |} <small>'''Pld''' = Matches played; '''W''' = Matches won; '''D''' = Matches drawn; '''L''' = Matches lost; '''GF''' = Goals for; '''GA''' = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.<br />Notes: This summary includes matches played in the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]], which was not endorsed by [[UEFA]] and is not counted in UEFA's official European statistics.</small>

=== List of matches === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align: center;" ! width="60"|Season ! width="150"|Competition ! width="30"|Round ! width="150"|Opponent ! width="30"|Home ! width="30"|Away ! width="75"|[[Two-legged tie|Agg.]] |- | 1963–64 | [[1963–64 European Cup|European Cup]] | PR | align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Dortmund]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|2–4 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|1–3 | 3–7 |-bgcolor=#EEEEEE | rowspan=2|1964–65 | rowspan=2|[[1964–65 European Cup|European Cup]] | PR | align="left" |{{flagicon|FIN}} [[FC Lahti|Reipas Lahti]] | bgcolor="#ddffdd"|3–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|1–2 | 4–2 |-bgcolor=#EEEEEE | R1 | align="left" |{{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC DWS|DWS]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|1–3 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|0–5 | 1–8 |- | 1965–66 | [[1965–66 European Cup|European Cup]] | PR | align="left" |{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] | bgcolor="#ddffdd"|5–3 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|1–5 | 6–8 |-bgcolor=#EEEEEE | 1967–68 | [[1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] | R1 | align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]] | bgcolor="#ffffdd"|0–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|0–2 | 0–2 |- | rowspan=3|1968–69 | rowspan=3|[[1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] | R1 | align="left" |{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Altay S.K.|Altay]] | bgcolor="#ddffdd"|4–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|1–3 | 5–4 |- | R2 | align="left" |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[IFK Norrköping|Norrköping]] | bgcolor="#ddffdd"|2–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|2–3 | 4–3 |- | QF | align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] | bgcolor="#ffffdd"|2–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|2–3 | 4–5 |-bgcolor=#EEEEEE | 1969–70 | [[1969–70 European Cup|European Cup]] | R1 | align="left" |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|0–6 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|0–10 | 0–16 |- | 1971–72 | [[1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] | R1 | align="left" |{{flagicon|POR}} [[Sporting CP]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|0–3 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|0–4 | 0–7 |-bgcolor=#EEEEEE | 1972–73 | [[1972–73 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] | R1 | align="left" |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|3–6 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|0–6 | 3–12 |- | rowspan=2|2003–04 | rowspan=2|[[2003–04 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] | QR | align="left" |{{flagicon|FRO}} [[NSÍ Runavík]] | bgcolor="#ddffdd"|6–0 | bgcolor="#ddffdd"|3–1 | 9–1 |- | R1 | align="left" |{{flagicon|GRE}} [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|0–3 | bgcolor="#ddffdd"|1–0 | 1–3 |-bgcolor=#EEEEEE | 2006–07 | [[2006–07 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] | QR1 | align="left" |{{flagicon|EST}} [[FC Flora Tallinn|Flora Tallinn]] | bgcolor="#ffffdd"|1–1 | bgcolor="#ffffdd"|0–0 | 1–1 ([[Away goals rule|a]]) |}

== Records ==

*Greatest home victory: 11-2 vs. [[Viking FK]], 28 July 1968 *Greatest away victory: 14-1 vs. Nesøya, 29 September 2010 *Heaviest home loss: 1-8 vs. [[Strømsgodset Toppfotball]], 16 May 1969 *Heaviest away loss: 1-10 vs. [[Strømsgodset Toppfotball]], 16 June 1968 *Heaviest European loss: 0-10 vs. [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]], European Cup Rd.1, leg 1, Sept 1969 *Highest attendance, [[Ullevaal Stadion]]: 35,000 vs. [[Sarpsborg FK]], 29 September 1946 *Highest average attendance, season: 8,089, 1968 *Most appearances, total: 420, [[Ola Dybwad-Olsen]] 1964-1978 *Most appearances, league: 219, [[Ola Dybwad-Olsen]] 1964-1978 *Most goals scored, league: 119, [[Ola Dybwad-Olsen]] 1964-1978 *Most goals scored, season: 25, [[Ola Dybwad-Olsen]] 1968 *Most goals scored in a game, league: 8, [[Knut Osnes]] vs. S.K. Falken *Most goals scored in a game, UEFA Cup: 6, [[Eldar Hadžimehmedović]] vs. [[NSÍ Runavík|Runavík]], 28 August 2003

== Colours and badge ==

Lyn's home colours are red and white shirts and blue shorts. The shirts have red sleeves and a red front with a broad, vertical white bar in the middle, which is traditionally twice as wide as the sides (a 25-50-25 red-white-red pattern). The back has the same pattern, with inverted colours.

During the first years the club had two kits, one with blue and white horizontally striped jerseys and white shorts, and a red kit in the same fashion. These were used interchangeably up until at least 1906. It is unclear exactly when the current kit was adopted, but it was in use by the time Lyn had claimed their first Norwegian Cup in 1908. The socks have traditionally been red. White socks have also been used, most recently from the beginning of the 1990s until 2004, when the red socks were brought back.

The club uses an all-blue away kit, though several different colours have been used in the past.

The current club badge is a modified version of a design originally introduced in 1900. It was made by one of the first members of the club, Leif Eriksen, and replaced a silver badge from 1898. The crest features a football in the upper left corner and a pair of skis in the lower right corner, representing the two major sports of the club. While the badge is based on the heraldic shield form of the old [[coat of arms]] of Norway, Eriksen was probably not himself familiar with the rules of [[heraldry|heraldic design]]. The name of the club and the date and year of its founding were written in gold on a white background, violating the so-called [[rule of tincture]]. Also, the date and year were written in different styles. The badge has therefore been altered twice, in 1996 and finally in 2001. On the current badge the date has been removed and replaced by "18 LYN 96" in red writing on a white background.

== Stadium == After the 2009 season FC Lyn made the decision to move from [[Ullevaal Stadion]] to [[Bislett Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lyn.no/index.aspx?cat=1138&mid=1120&id=4567919|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104001934/http://www.lyn.no/index.aspx?cat=1138&mid=1120&id=4567919|archive-date=4 November 2009|first=Petter|last=Veland|title=Flytter til Bislett|publisher=Lyn Fotball|date=30 October 2009|access-date=5 May 2014}}</ref> Bislett, which is also an international track and field stadium, has a capacity of 15,400. Following the bankruptcy in 2010, Lyn's fans gathered around the club's surviving team moving their home games to [[Frogner Stadion]], which has a capacity of 4,000. In 2014 Lyn moved back to Bislett Stadium.

==Coaches== {{div col|colwidth=28em}} * [[John Sveinsson]] (1963–64) * [[Thor Hernes]] (1965) * [[John Sveinsson]] (1966) * [[Knut Osnes]] (1967–69) * Per Mosgaard (1970–71) * [[Andreas Morisbak]] (1972–74) * Erik Eriksen (1975–76) * [[Jan Berg (footballer, born 1943)|Jan Berg]] (1977–78) * Anders Fægri (1979–90) * Øyvind Ramnefjell (1981–82) * Anders Fægri (1983) * Geirr Anfinnsen and [[Jan Rodvang]] (1984) * [[Jan Rodvang]] (1984) * [[Egil Olsen]] (1985–88) * [[Georg Hammer]] (1989) * Dag Roar Austmo, Jo Lunder and [[Stein Gran]] (1989) * [[Erling Hokstad]] (1990) * [[Teitur Thordarson]] (1991–92) * [[Bjarne Rønning]] (1993) * Ole Dyrstad (1993) * [[Olle Nordin]] (1994–95) * Hallstein Saunes (1995–98) * [[Vidar Davidsen]] (1998–01) * [[Stuart Baxter]] (2001) * [[Sture Fladmark]] (2002) * [[Hrvoje Braović]] (2002) * [[Sture Fladmark]] (2002) * [[Teitur Thordarson]] (2003) * [[Tommy Berntsen]] (2003) * Hans Knutsen and Espen Olafsen (2004–05) * Hans Knutsen (2005) * [[Henning Berg]] (2005–08) * [[Kent Bergersen]] (2008–09) * [[Gunnar Halle]] (2009–10) * Finn Bredo Olsen (2011–14) * Jonas Rygg (2014–2016) * Thomas André Ødegaard (2016–2018) * [[Bent Inge Johnsen]] (2019–2021) * [[Jan Halvor Halvorsen]] (2022–2025) {{div col end}}

== Women's football == {{Main|Lyn Fotball Damer}}

The women's team began to play in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Lyns Damelag I Toppserien 2018 – Vil Du Være Med På "Laget"?|url = http://www.lyn.no/new-blog/2017/12/20/lyns-damelag-i-toppserien-2018-vil-du-vre-med-p-laget|website = Lyn (team web site)|access-date = 2018-01-05|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180106174503/http://www.lyn.no/new-blog/2017/12/20/lyns-damelag-i-toppserien-2018-vil-du-vre-med-p-laget|archive-date = 6 January 2018}}</ref> In 2012, the team was promoted to the [[1. divisjon (women)|First Division]]. Following a 15-3-4 season in 2017, the team was promoted to the [[Toppserien]], the top tier of Norwegian women's football.

== References == {{Reflist}}

== Further reading == * {{cite book |last=Grønnevold-Olsen |first= Egil |title=Lyn i 100. Ski- og Fotballklubben Lyn 1896–1996 |trans-title=Lyn in 100: Ski and football club Lyn: 1896–1996 |publisher=SFK Lyn |year=1996 |url=https://depotbiblioteket.no/cgi-bin/m2?tnr=850150 |language=no }}

== External links == {{Commons category|FC Lyn Oslo}} * [http://www.lyn1896.no/ Lyn1896.no] (official club website) * [http://www.bastionen.no/ Bastionen.no] (supporters' club website) * [http://www.lynhistorie.com/ lynhistorie.com] (seasons, statistics and records)

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