Football Association of Norway

Football Association of Norway

UEFA
Founded	1902
FIFA affiliation	1908
UEFA affiliation	1954
President	Terje Svendsen
Website	http://www.fotball.no

The Football Association of Norway (Norwegian: Norges Fotballforbund; NFF) is the governing body of football in Norway. It was formed in 1902 and organises the men's and women's national teams, as well as the Norwegian Premier League. The current president of NFF is Yngve Hallén. By 1 January 2004, there were 1,814 clubs organized in Norway and 373,532 registered players. It is the largest sports federation in Norway.

The NFF joined FIFA in 1908, and UEFA in 1954.

The NFF was part of an unsuccessful joint bid with the SvFF, the DBU and the SPL to host the UEFA Euro 2008 championship. The SvFF invited the NFF to join them in bidding for the UEFA Euro 2016 championship. The NFF and Norwegian politicians expressed support for such a proposal,^[1] but Euro 2016 was eventually awarded to France.

Foundation

In Spring 1902, Lyn invited representatives from Grane and Spring (both now defunct) to join together in forming a national football association. On April 30, 14 delegates from the three clubs met at the Hotel Bristol in Oslo. These were Trygve Karlsen, Arthur Nordlie, Leif Eriksen and Bredo Eriksen from Lyn; Just Hagemann, Isak Benjaminsen, Walter Aigeltinger and Emil Wettergreen from Grane; and Christen Hummel Johansen, Arne Baggerud, Birger Freihow, Thorleif Wibe and Thorvald Torgersen from Spring. Together they agreed to form a football association, and voted 9 to 5 to adopt the name proposed by Lyn - Norsk Fodboldforbund. Isak Benjaminsen from Grane was adopted as the first chairman.

International Honours

Men

• Olympic Bronze Medal 1936

U21 Men

• European Championships Bronze Medal 1998, 2013

Women

• World Cup Silver Medal 1991
• World Cup Gold Medal 1995
• Olympic Gold Medal 2000
• European Championships Gold Medal 1987, 1993
• European Championships Silver Medal 1989, 1991, 2005, 2013
• European Championships Bronze Medal 2009

Regional associations

• Agder fotballkrets
• Akershus fotballkrets
• Buskerud fotballkrets
• Finnmark fotballkrets
• Hordaland fotballkrets
• Hålogaland fotballkrets
• Indre Østland fotballkrets
• Nordland fotballkrets
• Nordmøre og Romsdal fotballkrets
• Oslo fotballkrets
• Rogaland fotballkrets
• Sogn og Fjordane fotballkrets
• Sunnmøre fotballkrets
• Telemark fotballkrets
• Troms fotballkrets
• Trøndelag fotballkrets
• Vestfold fotballkrets
• Østfold fotballkrets

Presidents

• Isak Benjaminsen (Grane), 1902–03
• Emil Wettergreen (Grane), 1903–04
• Arthur Nordlie (Lyn), 1904–05
• Sverre Strand (Grane), 1905–06
• H.W. Benneche (Sarpsborg), 1906–07
• Carl Frølich Hanssen (Mercantile), 1908–09
• Arthur Nordlie (Lyn), 1909–10
• C.F.B. Schøyen (Hamar Game Club), 1910–13
• Johannes Jordell (Kristiania IF), 1913–14
• Carl Frølich Hanssen (Mercantile), 1914–15
• Daniel Eie (Lyn), 1915–18
• Carl Emil Christiansen (Urædd), 1918–20
• Reidar Bergh (Frigg), 1920–24
• Sam Knutzen (Ready), 1924–26
• Daniel Eie (Lyn), 1926–28
• Jacob Ramm (Mercantile), 1928–29
• Per Skou (Lyn), 1929–34
• Bjarne Gulbrandsen (Odd), 1934–36
• Reidar Dahl (Lyn), 1936–41, 1945–49
• Harald Evensen (Moss), 1949–53
• Reidar Dahl, 1953–55
• Aksel W. Floer (Speed), 1955–63
• Jørgen Jahre (Sandefjord), 1963–66
• Odd Evensen (Moss), 1966–70
• Einar Jørum (Vålerengen), 1970–80
• Eldar Hansen (Rosenborg), 1980–87
• Per Ravn Omdal (Fossum), 1987–92
• Odd Flattum (Vikersund), 1992–96
• Per Ravn Omdal, 1996–2004
• Sondre Kåfjord (Molde), 2004–2010
• Yngve Hallén (Sogndal), 2010–2016
• Terje Svendsen (Rosenborg), 2010–2016

See also

• Seasons in Norwegian football

References

External links

• Official website of The Norwegian Football Association (NFF) in Norwegian and (partially) in English
• Norway at FIFA site
• Norway at UEFA site

International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17
Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17
Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games
Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games
See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

Football in Norway
League competitions	Tippeligaen 1. Divisjon (D1) 2. Divisjon (D2) 3. Divisjon (D3) Toppserien (W) 1. divisjon (W, D1)
Cup competitions	Norwegian Football Cup Norwegian Women's Cup
Defunct cup competitions	Northern Norwegian Cup (1929–1969) Superfinalen (2009–2010)
Playoff competitions	To the First Division (1996–2000) To the Second Division (2001–2010) To the First Division (women)
National teams	Men U-21 U-19 U-17 Women
Lists and categories	Clubs Competitions Players Foreign Stadia
Football Association of Norway Women's football in Norway

Futsal in Norway
Futsal Football Association of Norway
League competitions	NFF Futsal Eliteserie
National teams	Norway national futsal team

Sports governing bodies in Norway (NOR)
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water Polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating Figure Speed Short Track Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing Alpine Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle Jumping) Snowboarding
Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports American football Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard Sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport Climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water Ski Wushu
Paralympics and Disabled Sports
Others Sports	Lacrosse Rugby League Rugby Union
Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports