Grefsen Stadion
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| location = Nordre Aker, Oslo
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| tenants = Kjelsås Fotball
| seating_capacity = 1,420 (420 seats)
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Grefsen stadion is a football stadium in the Grefsen area of Oslo.{{Cite news |date=2 August 2024 |title=Idrettslaget vil sette opp flere brakker – møter motstand fra naboer |url=https://www.ao.no/idrettslaget-vil-sette-opp-flere-brakker-moter-motstand-fra-naboer/s/5-128-849811 |access-date=2024-12-08 |work=Avisa Oslo |language=no}} It opened in 1930 and is now a training ground for approximately 1,000 children and youth.{{Cite web |title=Fortsatt vinterdrift på Grefsen stadion – en seier for barn og unge! |url=https://hoyre.no/oslo/aktuelt/fortsatt-vinterdrift-pa-grefsen-stadion-en-seier-for-barn-og-unge/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=Oslo Høyre |language=no}} Currently home of Kjelsås Fotball playing in the Norwegian Second Division.{{Cite news |date=25 April 2024 |title=Får ha gummigranulat på Grefsen stadion |url=https://www.nrk.no/stor-oslo/far-ha-gummigranulat-pa-grefsen-stadion-1.16858420 |access-date=2024-12-08 |work=NRK Stor-Oslo |language=no}} The ground has standing areas on three sides, and one seating area with 420 seats.
The stadium's record attendance is 3,295 for a Norwegian Premier League qualification match in 1998 against Kongsvinger IL, although there exist reports of a Vålerenga - Skeid encounter in 1944 where around 5000 spectators were in attendance.
In 2024, Kjelsås was granted an exemption from the local ban on using rubber granules in artificial turf.
Photos
File:Grefsen1.jpg|The pitch from the stands
File:Grefsen2.jpg|The stadium, looking south
File:Grefsen3.jpg|The stadium, looking north
Transport
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| name = Grefsen stadion
| address = Nordre Aker, Oslo
| country = Norway
| operator = Sporveien Trikken
| lines = Kjelsås Line
| tracks = Double Track
| status = Operating
| original = Oslo Sporveier
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|line1=11|left1=Grefsenplatået|right1=Kjelsåsalléen
|line2=12|left2=Grefsenplatået|right2=Kjelsåsalléen
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| services_collapsible = yes
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The stadium is served by a nearby tram station on the Kjelsås Line; the station is called Grefsen stadion. It is served by lines 11 and 12.
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