{"id":385,"date":"2010-06-11T20:25:31","date_gmt":"2010-06-11T20:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=385"},"modified":"2010-08-20T08:16:06","modified_gmt":"2010-08-20T08:16:06","slug":"norwegian-fotball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/norwegian-fotball\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian fotball"},"content":{"rendered":"
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one of the many tiny little \u00b4fotballbaner\u00b4that you find eveywhere. this one is right outside of my apartment<\/p><\/div>\n<\/dt>\n

V\u00e5lerenga vs. Lyn at Ullev\u00e5l Stadion<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

As in the rest of the world (U.S. lags behind), fotball <\/strong>(soccer) is very popular in Norway. \u00a0The Norwegian Premier League, the professional soccer league (professional since 1992) in Norway is called Tippeligaen<\/strong>. \u00a0Norsk tipping<\/strong>, the Norwegian state lottery is the primary sponsor of the league, hence it’s name. \u00a0To give you a brief history, the league was called Norgesserien <\/strong>(The Norwegian League) from 1937 to 1948, Hovedserien<\/strong> (The Main League) from 1948 to 1962, 1. divisjon<\/strong> (First Division) from 1963 to 1990, and finally Tippeligaen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The following 16 lag<\/strong> are (teams) participating in the 2010 sesong<\/strong> (season):<\/p>\n

\u00c5lesund, Brann, Haugesund, H\u00f8nefoss, Kongsvinger, Lillestr\u00f8m, Molde, Odd Grenland, Rosenborg, Sandefjord, Stab\u00e6k, Start, Str\u00f8msgodset, Troms\u00f8, Viking, og V\u00e5lerenga.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Each lag<\/strong> plays each other twice during the sesong (mars til november)<\/strong>, one home and one away. \u00a0The vinnere<\/strong> (winners) of the previous year\u00b4s sesong<\/strong> enter the UEFA, the UEFA, European Champions League, while the the lag<\/strong> in 2nd and 3rd place enter the Europa League. \u00a0Based on performances in the last 5 years, Tippeligaen<\/strong> ranks 19th in the UEFA.<\/p>\n

Since the league\u00b4s beginning in 1938, these teams have performed best: Rosenborg<\/strong> of Trondheim<\/em> (with 13 consecutive tittler <\/strong>from 1992-2004) has won the championship 21 times, Fredrikstad <\/strong>9 times, Viking<\/strong> of Stavanger<\/em> 8 times, Lillestr\u00f8m<\/strong> and V\u00e5lerenga<\/strong> of Oslo<\/em> both 5 times. \u00a0Northern Norwegian teams were not allowed to enter the league until 1972, so who knows what the numbers would look like if they had been participants. \u00a0During the years leading up to 1992, there was a separate Northern Norwegian Cup. \u00a0Rosengbor<\/em>g and\u00a0Troms\u00f8<\/em> are tied with 30 poeng (points) so far this sesong<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Norway doesn\u00b4t really hold a candle to the teams that are regular VM (World Cup) participants, so you won\u00b4t hear any cheering for nordmenn<\/strong> during this VM \u00a0Championship in South (which got underway today, by the way, in case you live under a rock), but if you live in Norway, you will certainly hear a lot of cheering. \u00a0I was living in Oslo<\/em> during the last VM in 2006 and it was hard to avoid watching the game if you had more than 3 friends and\/or wanted to go to a bar during a game. \u00a0It was so much fun to be in Europe during the games. \u00a0Check out the Aftenposten<\/em> and you will see countless artikkler<\/strong> about this years VM in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Those women reading this are probably wondering if I\u00b4m going to even mention women\u00b4s fotball<\/strong> in Norway. \u00a0While it is nowhere near as popular as men\u00b4s fotball<\/strong>, there are 12 lag<\/strong>, which is just a few shy of the number of men\u00b4s lag<\/strong>. \u00a0The league began on a county basis in 1977.<\/p>\n

Kom igjen Norge<\/strong>! \u00a0Go Norway!<\/p>\n

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Norwegian fans at Ullev\u00e5l Stadion-Norge vs. Paraguay<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

V\u00e5lerenga vs. Lyn at Ullev\u00e5l Stadion As in the rest of the world (U.S. lags behind), fotball (soccer) is very popular in Norway. \u00a0The Norwegian Premier League, the professional soccer league (professional since 1992) in Norway is called Tippeligaen. \u00a0Norsk tipping, the Norwegian state lottery is the primary sponsor of the league, hence it’s name…<\/p>\n

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