NFF Futsal Eliteserie

NFF Futsal Eliteserie
Country Norway
Confederation UEFA
Founded 2008
Number of teams 10
Relegation to First Division
Domestic cup(s) none
International cup(s) UEFA Futsal Cup
Current champions KFUM Oslo
(2009–10)
TV partners NFF TV[1]
TV2 Sumo[2]
Website fotball.no
Current Season at UEFA.com

Norwegian Futsal Premier League is the top division for futsal in Norway. Its official Norwegian name is NFF Futsal Eliteserie ("NFF Futsal Elite Series").[3]

Format

Competition

There are 10 clubs in the Norwegian Futsal Premier League. During the course of a season, each club plays the others twice, for a total of 18 games for each club, and a total of 90 games in a season. The season starts in late-November and lasts until mid-February. Matches are played over 6 weekends during the winter, each weekend in a different location. Each team plays 3 matches during a weekend, two on Saturdays and one on Sundays. The venues for the first season are Askøy Forum, Drammenshallen, Askimhallen, Steinkjerhallen and Ekeberghallen twice.[4]

Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, goals scored, and then head to head records used to separate teams on equal points. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned "Champions". The two lowest placed teams are automatically relegated to the First Division and will be replaced by two teams from a 12-team playoff tournament in the First Division.[3]

European qualification

The winners of the Norwegian Futsal Premier League qualifies for the UEFA Futsal Cup.

Members for 2009–10

The following 10 clubs will compete in the Norwegian Futsal Premier League during the 2010–11 season:

Club
 Position
in 2009–10		 First season in
top division		 Number of seasons
in top division		 First season of
current spell in
top division		 Top division
titles		 Last title
Fyllingsdalen 42008–0922008–09–n/a
Holmlia 72008–0922008–09–n/a
Horten 82008–0922008–09–n/a
KFUM Oslo 12008–0922008–0912009-10
Kongsvinger –2010–1112010–11–n/a
Nidaros 32008–0922008–0912008–09
Sandefjord 62008–0922008–09–n/a
Solør 52008–0922008–09–n/a
Vegakameratene 22008–0922008–09–n/a
Øystese –2010–1112010–11–n/a

Former members

Club
 First season in
top division		 Number of seasons
in top division		 Top division
titles		 Last title
Bogstadveien 2008–091–n/a
Harstad 2008–091–n/a
Lillehammer 2009–101–n/a
Nordpolen 2009–101–n/a

References

  1. ↑ Futsal on NFF TV
  2. ↑ Futsal on TV2 Sumo
  3. 1 2 Tournament regulations
  4. ↑ NFF Futsal Eliteserie at fotball.no
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