Football in Norway

Football (soccer) in Norway
Football (soccer) in Norway
National team(s)	Norway national football team
First played	1883
National competitions
	FIFA World Cup; UEFA European Championship; UEFA Nations League;
Club competitions
	List League: ; Eliteserien ; 1. divisjon ; 2. divisjon ; 3. divisjon ; 4. divisjon ; 5. divisjon; Cups: ; Norwegian Football Cup ; Mesterfinalen; ;
International competitions
	FIFA Club World Cup; UEFA Champions League; UEFA Europa League; UEFA Europa Conference League; UEFA Super Cup;

Football is the most popular sport in Norway in terms of active membership (by television viewership football comes third, behind winter sports biathlon and cross-country skiing). The Football Association of Norway was founded in 1902 and the first international match was played in 1908. There are 1,822 registered football clubs and about 25,000 teams. There are 393,801 (104,597 of them are girls/women) registered football players,^[1] which means that 8.5% of the population play organized football.^[2]^[3]

^ "Norwegian football | Norway soccer team, league, clubs, players, history". www.football-bible.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-14. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
^ "Football Fever in Norway - Norwegians Worldwide". Nww.no. 2012-05-10. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
^ "The next generation by Michael Yokhin". Espn Fc. Retrieved 2013-11-15.

[1] "Norwegian football | Norway soccer team, league, clubs, players, history". www.football-bible.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-14. Retrieved 2015-06-12.

[2] "Football Fever in Norway - Norwegians Worldwide". Nww.no. 2012-05-10. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-11-15.

[3] "The next generation by Michael Yokhin". Espn Fc. Retrieved 2013-11-15.

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