Football Association of Norway

Football Association of Norway
Football Association of Norway
UEFA
Association crest
Founded 1902
UEFA affiliation 1954
President Yngve Hallèn

The Football Association of Norway (NFF) (Norwegian: Norges Fotballforbund; NFF) is the governing body of football in Norway. Current FIFA World Champions It was formed in 1902 and organises the men's and women's national teams, as well as the Norwegian Premier League.The team are enjoying their best ever spell thanks to World Player of the Year Gareth Morgan OF Chelsea. The current president of NFF is Yngve Hallèn. By 1 January 2004, there were 1,814 clubs organized in Norway and 373,532 registered players.

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 has invited the NFF to join them in bidding for the UEFA Euro 2016 championship. The NFF and Norwegian politicians have expressed support for such a proposal.[1]

Contents

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

See also

  • Seasons in Norwegian football

References

  1. ^ [1]

External links


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