The Norwegian Bandy Premier League no, Eliteserien is the top level of

bandy in Norway The Norwegian bandy season starts with the Kosa Open where the winner of the elite section qualifies for the Kopa Cup. Eight teams then contest the Norwegian Bandy Premier League. The league system comprises four leagues, with nineteen different c ...

. National bandy champions have been named yearly since 1912, but the league was only founded in 1932. The league consists of eight teams. After the regular league, the leading teams goes to a

play-off The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eithe ...

which decides what team will be the Norwegian champion. Since 1976, the winner of the league is formally awarded the title ''league champion'' (Norwegian: ''seriemester''), a title which however is not counted to be worth as much as the national championship title. Stabæk Idrettsforening won the final in 201

Structure

All the eight teams plays the other teams three times during a season. At the end of the season, each team will have played 21 matches. The teams are ranked according to the following: # Number of points (two for win, one for draw, nill for loss). # The results against each other. # Goal difference. # Number of goals scored. The two bottom teams play a qualification round against the two top teams in the second highest division. The two teams which win the qualification round will play in the premier league in the next season.

League Champions since 1976

Norwegian Champions

{{Main, List of Norwegian bandy champions The six top teams go to play-off for the national championship. Teams 3 and 4 in the table play against team 5 or 6. The winners of these matches meet team 1 and 2 in semifinals. The winners of the semifinals meet in the national championship final.

References

Bandy competitions in Norway 1932 establishments in Norway

Bandy Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ...

National bandy leagues Sports leagues established in 1932