The Norwegian football league system, or pyramid, is a series of
interconnected leagues for club
football
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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
In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
*Belgian Thir ...
). The leagues in the fifth tier (
Fourth Division
Fourth or the fourth may refer to:
* the ordinal form of the number 4
* ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971
* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
* Fourth (music), a musical interval
* ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ...
) and below are regional divisions administered by the various regional football associations. The regional leagues mostly follow
county borders.
Promotion and relegation
2021 system in women's football
, the league system for the top two divisions in Norwegian women's football is organised like this:
Promotion and relegation
References
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