{{Short description|Series of interconnected leagues}} The '''Norwegian football league system''', or pyramid, is a series of [[League system|interconnected leagues]] for club [[Association football|football]] in [[Norway]].

==2017 system in men's football== {{As of|2017}}, the current national league system administered by the [[Norwegian Football Association|NFF]] is organised as 1–1–2–6, where [[Eliteserien]] is the highest level and the [[Norwegian First Division|First Division]] the second tier, followed by two groups in the third tier ([[Norwegian Second Division|Second Division]]) and 6 regional groups in the fourth tier ([[Norwegian Third Division|Third Division]]). The leagues in the fifth tier ([[Norwegian Fourth Division|Fourth Division]]) and below are regional divisions administered by the various regional football associations. The regional leagues mostly follow [[Counties of Norway|county]] borders.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !Level !colspan="6"|League(s)/Division(s) |- |<big>1</big> |colspan="6"|'''[[Eliteserien]]'''<br />''16 clubs'' |- |<big>2</big> |colspan="6"|'''[[Norwegian First Division|First Division]]/OBOS-ligaen'''<br />''16 clubs'' |- |<big>3</big> |colspan="3"|'''[[Norwegian Second Division|Second Division]]/PostNord-ligaen'''<br />'''Group 1'''<br />''14 clubs'' |colspan="3"|'''Second Division/PostNord-ligaen'''<br />'''Group 2'''<br />''14 clubs'' |- |<big>4</big> |'''[[Norwegian Third Division|Third Division]]/Norsk Tipping-ligaen'''<br />'''Group 1'''<br />''14 clubs'' |'''Third Division/Norsk Tipping-ligaen'''<br />'''Group 2'''<br />''14 clubs'' |'''Third Division'''<br />'''Group 3/Norsk Tipping-ligaen'''<br />''14 clubs'' |'''Third Division/Norsk Tipping-ligaen'''<br />'''Group 4'''<br />''14 clubs'' |'''Third Division/Norsk Tipping-ligaen'''<br />'''Group 5'''<br />''14 clubs'' |'''Third Division/Norsk Tipping-ligaen'''<br />'''Group 6'''<br />''14 clubs'' |- |<big>5&ndash;11</big> |colspan="12"|The '''[[Norwegian Fourth Division|Fourth Division]]''' through the '''Tenth Division''' are regional divisions administered by the various regional football associations. |}

===Promotion and relegation=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |- !Division !Promotion !Relegation |- |[[Eliteserien]] |N/A |15th, 16th<br>(14th team in play-off) |- |[[Norwegian First Division|First Division]]/OBOS-ligaen |Winner, runner-up<br>(3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th in play-off) |15th, 16th<br>(14th team in play-off) |- |[[Norwegian Second Division|Second Division]]/PostNord-ligaen |Winners in two groups<br>(Runners-up in play-off) |12th, 13th, 14th in two groups |- |[[Norwegian Third Division|Third Division]]/Norsk Tipping-ligaen |Winners in six groups |12th, 13th, 14th in six groups |}

==2021 system in women's football== {{As of|2021}}, the league system for the top two divisions in Norwegian women's football is organised like this:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://toppserien.no/nyheter/her-er-terminlisten-for-toppserien-i-2021/|title=Her er terminlisten for Toppserien i 2021|publisher=Toppfotball Kvinner|date=3 February 2021|access-date=2 May 2021|language=no}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !Level !colspan="6"|League(s)/Division(s) |- |<big>1</big> |colspan="6"|'''[[Toppserien]]'''<br />''10 clubs''<br />''12 clubs'' (from 2026 onwards) |- |<big>2</big> |colspan="6"|'''[[Norwegian First Division (women)|First Division]]'''<br />''10 clubs'' |- |<big>3&ndash;6</big> |colspan="12"|The '''[[Norwegian Second Division (women)|Second Division]]''' through the '''Fifth Division''' are regional divisions administered by the various regional football associations. |}

===Promotion and relegation=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |- !Division !Promotion !Relegation |- |[[Toppserien]] |N/A |10th<br>(9th team in play-off) |- |[[Norwegian First Division (women)|First Division]] |Winner<br>(2nd team in play-off) |9th, 10th |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

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