Lillestrøm

Why Lillestrøm

Here is the argument for Lillestrøm: Norway, Norway Eliteserien, and a ground called Åråsen Stadion Lillestrøm. A second team should give you something your first one cannot, and this is a different country's whole weather system.

• Old enough to matter

  1917 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.

• Nothing won, everything to play for

  No major honours on record, which means every cup run is uncharted territory and every promotion feels like a coronation.

• Close to the pitch

  Åråsen Stadion Lillestrøm holds about 12,250. You can hear the defenders shouting at each other, which is the single best argument for lower-capacity football.

• Easy weekend

  Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL) is about 26km from the ground, and Lillestrøm station is 2km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.