The 2013 season was the 108th season of competitive
football
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in
Norway
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.
The season began in March, and ended in November with the
2013 Norwegian Football Cup Final.
Men's football
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted to
Tippeligaen
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Start
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* Starting lineup in sports
*Standing start, and rolling start, in an auto race
Acronyms
*St ...
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Sarpsborg 08
Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. In 2010, the ...
Teams relegated from
Tippeligaen
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Stabæk
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Fredrikstad
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The city of Fredrikstad was founded in 15 ...
Teams promoted to
1. divisjon
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Elverum
is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Elverum. Other settlements in the municipality include Heradsbygd, Sørskog ...
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Kristiansund
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Vard Haugesund
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Follo
Teams relegated from
1. divisjon
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Tromsdalen
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Bærum
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Notodden
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Alta
Teams promoted to the
2. divisjon
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There are 28 teams divided into two groups, and at the ...
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Drøbak/Frogn
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Lyn
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Eidsvold Turn
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Arendal
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Viking 2
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Arna-Bjørnar
Arna-Bjørnar Fotball is a Norwegian football club from Arna, Bergen.
It was founded in late 2000 as a merger between the football branches from ''IL Bjørnar'' and ''Arna T&IL'', and replaced Bjørnar IL in the league system from 2001. The w ...
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Førde
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Skarbøvik
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Strindheim
Strindheim is a neighbourhood in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Østbyen. It is the site of Strindheim Church, Strindheim School, the confectionery factory Nidar and the home area of Strindhei ...
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Bodø/Glimt 2
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Teams relegated from the
2. divisjon
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There are 28 teams divided into two groups, and at the ...
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Ørn-Horten
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Lillehammer
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Brumunddal
League season
Tippeligaen
1. divisjon
2. divisjon
=Group 1
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=Group 2
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=Group 3
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=Group 4
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3. divisjon
Norwegian Cup
Final
Women's football
League season
Toppserien
1. divisjon
Norwegian Women's Cup
Final
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Avaldsnes
Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. The village was an ancient ...
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Stabæk
Men's UEFA competitions
Champions League
Qualifying phase
=Second qualifying round
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=Third qualifying round
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UEFA Europa League
Qualifying phase
=First qualifying round
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=Second qualifying round
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=Third qualifying round
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=Play-off round
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Group stage
=Group K
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UEFA Women's Champions League
Knockout phase
Round of 32
National teams
Norway men's national football team
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
During the season, the
Norway national team played five games in the
qualification
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for
2014 FIFA World Cup
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Friendlies
Norway women's national football team
Friendlies
2013 Algarve Cup
=Group A
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=Third place match
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2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
=Group 5
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Managerial changes
References
{{Norwegian football seasons
Seasons in Norwegian football