The Norwegian football league system, or pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Norway.
2017 system in men's football
As of 2017, the current national league system administered by the NFF is organised as 1–1–2–6, where Eliteserien is the highest level and the First Division the second tier, followed by two groups in the third tier (Second Division) and 6 regional groups in the fourth tier (Third Division). The leagues in the fifth tier (Fourth Division) and below are regional divisions administered by the various regional football associations. The regional leagues mostly follow county borders.
| Level | League(s)/Division(s) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eliteserien 16 clubs | |||||||||||
| 2 | First Division/OBOS-ligaen 16 clubs | |||||||||||
| 3 | Second Division Group 1 14 clubs |
Second Division Group 2 14 clubs | ||||||||||
| 4 | Third Division/ Norsk Tipping-ligaen Group 1 14 clubs |
Third Division/ Norsk Tipping-ligaen Group 2 14 clubs |
Third Division/ Norsk Tipping-ligaen Group 3 14 clubs |
Third Division/ Norsk Tipping-ligaen Group 4 14 clubs |
Third Division/ Norsk Tipping-ligaen Group 5 14 clubs |
Third Division/ Norsk Tipping-ligaen Group 6 14 clubs | ||||||
| 5–11 | The Fourth Division through the Tenth Division are regional divisions administered by the various regional football associations. | |||||||||||
Promotion and relegation
| Division | Promotion | Relegation |
|---|---|---|
| Eliteserien | N/A | 15th, 16th (14th team in play-off) |
| First Division/OBOS-ligaen | Winner, runner-up (3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th in play-off) |
15th, 16th (14th team in play-off) |
| Second Division | Winners in two groups (Runners-up in play-off) |
12th, 13th, 14th in two groups |
| Third Division/Norsk Tipping-ligaen | Winners in six groups | 12th, 13th, 14th in six groups |
2021 system in women's football
As of 2021, the league system for the top two divisions in Norwegian women's football is organised like this:1
| Level | League(s)/Division(s) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toppserien 10 clubs 12 clubs (from 2026 onwards) | |||||||||||
| 2 | First Division 10 clubs | |||||||||||
| 3–6 | The Second Division through the Fifth Division are regional divisions administered by the various regional football associations. | |||||||||||
Promotion and relegation
| Division | Promotion | Relegation |
|---|---|---|
| Toppserien | N/A | 10th (9th team in play-off) |
| First Division | Winner (2nd team in play-off) |
9th, 10th |
References
References
- "Her er terminlisten for Toppserien i 2021" (in Norwegian). Toppfotball Kvinner. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.