Norwegian Football Federation

Norwegian Football Federation
UEFA
Founded	30 April 1902
Headquarters	Oslo
FIFA affiliation	1908
UEFA affiliation	1954
President	[no]
Website	fotball.no

The Norwegian Football Federation (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 league systems for men and women (whose top levels are respectively the Eliteserien and Toppserien). The current president of NFF is Terje Svendsen. 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.

On 20 June 2021, the federation is scheduled to have an extraordinary congress, to decide if the federation will boycott the qualification games for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.^[2]

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[]

NFF Agder
NFF Akershus
NFF Buskerud
NFF Finnmark
NFF Hordaland
NFF Hålogaland
NFF Indre Østland
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 IL), 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), 2016–

References[]

^ "EM-idé får varm politisk mottakelse". 10 August 2006.
^ "Rått parti i boikottsaken".

External links[]

Official website
Norway at FIFA site
Norway at UEFA site

[1] "EM-idé får varm politisk mottakelse". 10 August 2006.

[2] "Rått parti i boikottsaken".

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