Football Association of Norway

Football Association of Norway
UEFA

Founded	1902
FIFA affiliation	1908
UEFA affiliation	1954
President	Yngve Hallén

The Football Association of Norway (NFF) (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/FBF 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–

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

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	All-Africa 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

National football associations of Europe (UEFA)

Current	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

Defunct	East Germany Saarland Serbia and Montenegro Soviet Union Yugoslavia

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

Norway national football team

General	Football Association of Norway History Gold Watch Managers

Venues	Home venues Frogner stadion Gressbanen Ullevaal Stadion

Statistics	Results Records and statistics World Cup record

Players	25+ caps

World Finals	1938 1994 1998

European Finals	2000

Other tournaments	Nordic Football Championship

Other NFF teams	Women's Norway B Under 17s Under 19s Under 21s Under 23s

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