The Norwegian football league system, or pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Norway.
2017 system in men's football , 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.
LevelLeague(s)/Division(s)1Eliteserien16 clubs2First Division/OBOS-ligaen16 clubs3Second DivisionGroup 114 clubsSecond DivisionGroup 214 clubs4Third Division/Norsk Tipping-ligaenGroup 114 clubsThird Division/Norsk Tipping-ligaenGroup 214 clubsThird Division/Norsk Tipping-ligaenGroup 314 clubsThird Division/Norsk Tipping-ligaenGroup 414 clubsThird Division/Norsk Tipping-ligaenGroup 514 clubsThird Division/Norsk Tipping-ligaenGroup 614 clubs5–11The Fourth Division through the Tenth Division are regional divisions administered by the various regional football associations.
Promotion and relegation DivisionPromotionRelegationEliteserienN/A15th, 16th(14th team in play-off)First Division/OBOS-ligaenWinner, runner-up(3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th in play-off)15th, 16th(14th team in play-off)Second DivisionWinners in two groups(Runners-up in play-off)12th, 13th, 14th in two groupsThird Division/Norsk Tipping-ligaenWinners in six groups12th, 13th, 14th in six groups
2021 system in women's football , the league system for the top two divisions in Norwegian women's football is organised like this: LevelLeague(s)/Division(s)1Toppserien10 clubs12 clubs (from 2026 onwards)2First Division10 clubs3–6The Second Division through the Fifth Division are regional divisions administered by the various regional football associations.
Promotion and relegation DivisionPromotionRelegationToppserienN/A10th(9th team in play-off)First DivisionWinner(2nd team in play-off)9th, 10th
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