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class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Series of interconnected leagues</div> <p>The <b>Norwegian football league system</b>, or pyramid, is a series of <a href="/wiki/League_system" title="League system">interconnected leagues</a> for club <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> in <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2017_system_in_men's_football"><span id="2017_system_in_men.27s_football"></span>2017 system in men's football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Norwegian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: 2017 system in men's football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2017<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norwegian_football_league_system&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the current national league system administered by the <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwegian Football Association">NFF</a> is organised as 1–1–2–6, where <a href="/wiki/Eliteserien" title="Eliteserien">Eliteserien</a> is the highest level and the <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_First_Division" title="Norwegian First Division">First Division</a> the second tier, followed by two groups in the third tier (<a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Second_Division" title="Norwegian Second Division">Second Division</a>) and 6 regional groups in the fourth tier (<a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Third_Division" title="Norwegian Third Division">Third Division</a>). The leagues in the fifth tier (<a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Fourth_Division" title="Norwegian Fourth Division">Fourth Division</a>) and below are regional divisions administered by the various regional football associations. The regional leagues mostly follow <a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Norway" title="Counties of Norway">county</a> borders. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Level </th> <th colspan="6">League(s)/Division(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td><big>1</big> </td> <td colspan="6"><b><a href="/wiki/Eliteserien" title="Eliteserien">Eliteserien</a></b><br /><i>16 clubs</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big>2</big> </td> <td colspan="6"><b><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_First_Division" title="Norwegian First Division">First Division</a>/OBOS-ligaen</b><br /><i>16 clubs</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big>3</big> </td> <td colspan="3"><b><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Second_Division" title="Norwegian Second Division">Second Division</a>/PostNord-ligaen</b><br /><b>Group 1</b><br /><i>14 clubs</i> </td> <td colspan="3"><b>Second Division/PostNord-ligaen</b><br /><b>Group 2</b><br /><i>14 clubs</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big>4</big> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Third_Division" title="Norwegian Third Division">Third Division</a>/Norsk Tipping-ligaen</b><br /><b>Group 1</b><br /><i>14 clubs</i> </td> <td><b>Third Division/Norsk Tipping-ligaen</b><br /><b>Group 2</b><br /><i>14 clubs</i> </td> <td><b>Third Division</b><br /><b>Group 3/Norsk Tipping-ligaen</b><br /><i>14 clubs</i> </td> <td><b>Third Division/Norsk Tipping-ligaen</b><br /><b>Group 4</b><br /><i>14 clubs</i> </td> <td><b>Third Division/Norsk Tipping-ligaen</b><br /><b>Group 5</b><br /><i>14 clubs</i> </td> <td><b>Third Division/Norsk Tipping-ligaen</b><br /><b>Group 6</b><br /><i>14 clubs</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big>5–11</big> </td> <td colspan="12">The <b><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Fourth_Division" title="Norwegian Fourth Division">Fourth Division</a></b> through the <b>Tenth Division</b> are regional divisions administered by the various regional football associations. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Promotion_and_relegation">Promotion and relegation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Norwegian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Promotion and relegation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Division </th> <th>Promotion </th> <th>Relegation </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eliteserien" title="Eliteserien">Eliteserien</a> </td> <td>N/A </td> <td>15th, 16th<br />(14th team in play-off) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_First_Division" title="Norwegian First Division">First Division</a>/OBOS-ligaen </td> <td>Winner, runner-up<br />(3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th in play-off) </td> <td>15th, 16th<br />(14th team in play-off) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Second_Division" title="Norwegian Second Division">Second Division</a>/PostNord-ligaen </td> <td>Winners in two groups<br />(Runners-up in play-off) </td> <td>12th, 13th, 14th in two groups </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Third_Division" title="Norwegian Third Division">Third Division</a>/Norsk Tipping-ligaen </td> <td>Winners in six groups </td> <td>12th, 13th, 14th in six groups </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2021_system_in_women's_football"><span id="2021_system_in_women.27s_football"></span>2021 system in women's football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Norwegian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2021 system in women's football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2021<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norwegian_football_league_system&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the league system for the top two divisions in Norwegian women's football is organised like this:<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Level </th> <th colspan="6">League(s)/Division(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td><big>1</big> </td> <td colspan="6"><b><a href="/wiki/Toppserien" title="Toppserien">Toppserien</a></b><br /><i>10 clubs</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big>2</big> </td> <td colspan="6"><b><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_First_Division_(women)" title="Norwegian First Division (women)">First Division</a></b><br /><i>10 clubs</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big>3–6</big> </td> <td colspan="12">The <b><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Second_Division_(women)" title="Norwegian Second Division (women)">Second Division</a></b> through the <b>Fifth Division</b> are regional divisions administered by the various regional football associations. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading 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Fourth Division">Fourth Division</a></li> <li>Fifth Division</li> <li>Sixth Division</li> <li>Seventh Division</li> <li>Eighth Division</li> <li>Ninth Division</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Toppserien" title="Toppserien">Toppserien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_First_Division_(women)" title="Norwegian First Division (women)">First Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Second_Division_(women)" title="Norwegian Second Division (women)">Second Division</a></li> <li>Third Division</li> <li>Fourth Division</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cup competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Football_Cup" title="Norwegian Football Cup">Norwegian Football Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Women%27s_Cup" title="Norwegian Women's Cup">Norwegian Women's Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct cup competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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title="Football in Scotland">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Wales" title="Football in Wales">Wales</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Vatican_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Football in Vatican City">Vatican City</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">States with limited<br />recognition</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Abkhazia" class="mw-redirect" title="Football in Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Kosovo" title="Football in Kosovo">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Northern_Cyprus" title="Football in Northern Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_South_Ossetia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Football in South Ossetia (page does not exist)">South Ossetia</a></li> <li><a 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class="mw-redirect" title="Football league system in Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thai_football_league_system" title="Thai football league system">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Turkmenistan#League_system" title="Football in Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_league_system_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates" class="mw-redirect" title="Football league system in the United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_football_league_system" title="Vietnamese football league system">Vietnam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football" title="Confederation of African Football">CAF</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Algerian_football_league_system" title="Algerian football league system">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Burkina_Faso#League_system" title="Football in Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Burundi#League_system" title="Football in Burundi">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameroonian_football_league_system" title="Cameroonian football league system">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Cape_Verde#Divisions" title="Football in Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Central_African_Republic#League_system" title="Football in the Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Comoros#League_system" title="Football in the Comoros">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Djibouti#League_system" title="Football in Djibouti">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_football_league_system" title="Egyptian football league system">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Equatorial_Guinea#League_system" title="Football in Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghana_Football_Leagues" title="Ghana Football Leagues">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Guinea-Bissau#League_system" title="Football in Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivorian_football_league_system" title="Ivorian football league system">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenyan_football_league_system" title="Kenyan football league system">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Madagascar#League_system" title="Football in Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Mauritius#League_system" title="Football in Mauritius">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moroccan_football_league_system" title="Moroccan football league system">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Mozambique#League_system" title="Football in Mozambique">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_football_league_system" title="Nigerian football league 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