Profile of the Norway national football team history NFF Norges Fotballforbund is the association football of Norway was founded on 1902 and represents governing body for football in Norway in a international competition and is controlled by NFF. Became a member of UEFA Affiliation in 1954 and FIFA Affiliation in 1908.
Norway's home stadium is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway has participated three times in the FIFA World Cup (1938, 1994, 1998), and once in the European Championship (2000). Norway's first major highlight came at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Here they defeated the Germany hosts and favourites 2-0, before overcoming Poland 3-2 in a third-place play-off. Norway also qualified for the 1938 World Cup, where they lost 2–1 after extra time against eventual champions Italy.
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| Norges Fotballforbund (NFF) | ||||
| Nation: Norway | Founded: 1902 | |||
| UEFA Affiliation: 1954 | FIFA Affiliation: 1908 | |||
| Web: http://www.fotball.no | Phone: +47 2102 9300 | |||
In the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Norway was knocked out at the group stage after a win against Mexico, a defeat against Italy and a draw against the Republic of Ireland. In France 1998, Norway was eliminated by Italy in the first round of the knock out stage after finishing second in their group, having drawn against Morocco and Scotland and won 2–1 against Brazil.
Women's football has also soared in popularity during the last 30 years. They winners gold at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, the FIFA Women's World Cup in 1995 and the UEFA WOMEN'S EURO in 1987 and 1993.
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| National Flag Of Norway | ||||
- Data :
- Association: Norges Fotballforbund (NFF)
- Home Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo
- Address: Serviceboks 1 Ulleval Stadium 0840 OSLO
- Fax: +47 2102 9301
- FIFA Code: NOR
- Honours
Men's Football
1. Third Place [bronze medal] (1) 1936 in Berlin, Germany
Women's Football
1. Champions [gold medal] (1) 2000 in Sydney, Australia
- FIFA Women's World Cup
1. Champions (1) 1995
- UEFA Women's Euro
1. Champions (2) 1987, 1993
- UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship
1. Champions (1) 1999
- UEFA European Championship Record
| Norway EURO Participations | ||||||||||
| Host | Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | ||
| 1960- 1996 |
did not qualify | |||||||||
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2000 | 1st Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2004- 2012 |
did not qualify | |||||||||
| Total | = | 1/14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
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2016 | next | ||||||||
- FIFA World Cup Record
| Norway FIFA World Cup Participations | ||||||||||
| Host | Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | ||
| 1930- 1934 |
did not enter | |||||||||
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1938 | 1st Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1958 | did not qualify | |||||||||
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1994 | 1st Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
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1998 | 2nd Round | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1958 | did not qualify | |||||||||
| Total | = | 3/19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||
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2014 | next | ||||||||
- Top Score
| Top Scorers of The Norway Team | |||
| Players | Goals | Caps | Periods |
| Jorgen Juve | 33 | 45 | 1928-1937 |
| Einar Gundersen | 26 | 33 | 1917-1928 |
| Harald Hennum | 25 | 43 | 1949-1960 |
| John Carew | 24 | 91 | 1998-2011 |
| Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | 23 | 67 | 1995-2007 |
| Tore Andre Flo | 23 | 76 | 1995-2004 |
| Gunnar Thoresen | 22 | 64 | 1946-1959 |
| Steffen Iversen | 21 | 79 | 1998-2011 |
| Jan Age Fjortoft | 20 | 71 | 1986-1996 |
| Odd Iversen | 19 | 45 | 1967-1979 |
- Most Appearances
| Most Caps of The Norway Team | ||
| Players | Caps | Periods |
| John Arne Riise | 109 | 2000-? |
| Thorbjorn Svenssen | 104 | 1947-1962 |
| Henning Berg | 100 | 1992-2004 |
| Erik Thorstvedt | 97 | 1982-1996 |
| John Carew | 91 | 1998-2011 |
| Oyvind Leonhardsen | 86 | 1990-2003 |
| Kjetil Rekdal | 83 | 1987-2000 |
| Brede Hangeland | 82 | 2002-? |
| Steffen Iversen | 79 | 1998-2011 |
| Erik Mykland | 78 | 1990-2000 |
Norway National Football Team Profile.
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