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 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.

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

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