Norway - Regional Analysis


Below you find a regionwise analysis of the Norwegian league - which regions provided how many teams to the league, and titles won per region.


Information is prepared as follows:

- Name of the region ("Fylke") in Norwegian.

- Population (2002).

- Regional totals of presences.
  Regional totals of championships.
  Regional clubs currently in the premier division.

- For all clubs:
	in the first column, seasons played by each club
	in the second column, championships won by each club
	in the third column, name of the club (city/town)

- Presence is referring to 1963-2005, championships are referring to 1963-2005,
  "currently in the premier division" is referring to 2006.

At the bottom of the page, statistical tables by regions and counties
("Kommune" in Norwegian).


Akershus

Population: 477,000

45 presences by 3 clubs.
 4 championships won by 1 club.
 2 clubs currently in the premier division.

32 ( 4) Lillestrøm
11 ( 0) Stabæk (Bærum)
 2 ( 0) Strømmen

Aust-Agder

Population: 103.000

None of the teams of Aust-Agder has played in the premier division.

Buskerud

Population: 240.000

31 presences by 2 clubs.
 1 championship won by 1 club.
 0 clubs currently in the premier division.

18 ( 1) Strømsgodset (Drammen)
13 ( 0) Mjøndalen

Finnmark

Population: 74.000

None of the teams of Finnmark has played in the premier division.

Hedmark

Population: 188.000

37 presences by 2 clubs.
 None of the teams of Hedmark has won the championship.
 1 club currently in the premier division.

20 ( 0) Hamarkameratene (Hamar)
17 ( 0) Kongsvinger

Hordaland

Population: 438.000
41 presences by 3 clubs.
 1 championship won by 1 club.
 1 club currently in the premier division.

37 ( 1) Brann (Bergen)
 3 ( 0) Fyllingen (Bergen)
 1 ( 0) Os

Møre og Romsdal

Population: 244.000

37 presences by 3 clubs.
 None of the teams of Møre og Romsdal has won the championship.
 1 club currently in the premier division.

29 ( 0) Molde
 6 ( 0) Hødd (Ulsteinvik)
 2 ( 0) Aalesund (Ålesund)

Nord-Trøndelag

Population: 127.000

 5 presences by 1 club.
 None of the teams of Nord-Trøndelag has won the championship.
 0 clubs currently in the premier division.

 5 ( 0) Steinkjer

Nordland

Population: 238.000

19 presences by 2 clubs.
 None of the teams of Nordland has won the championship.
 0 clubs currently in the premier division.

17 ( 0) Bodø/Glimt (Bodø)
 2 ( 0) Mjølner (Narvik)

Oppland

Population: 184.000

 4 presences by 2 clubs.
 None of the teams of Oppland has won the championship.
 0 clubs currently in the premier division.

 3 ( 0) Raufoss
 1 ( 0) Gjøvik/Lyn (Gjøvik)

Oslo

Population: 513.000

82 presences by 4 clubs.
 8 championships won by 3 clubs.
 2 clubs currently in the premier division.

33 ( 5) Vålerenga (Oslo)
23 ( 2) Lyn (Oslo)
18 ( 1) Skeid (Oslo)
 8 ( 0) Frigg (Oslo)

Rogaland

Population: 381.000

63 presences by 6 clubs.
 7 championships won by 1 club.
 1 club currently in the premier division.

40 ( 7) Viking (Stavanger)
17 ( 0) Bryne
 3 ( 0) Haugesund
 1 ( 0) Haugar (Haugesund)
 1 ( 0) Vard (Haugesund)
 1 ( 0) Djerv 1919 (Haugesund)

Sogn og Fjordane

Population: 107.000

12 presences by 1 club.
 None of the teams of Sogn og Fjordane has won the championship.
 0 clubs currently in the premier division.

12 ( 0) Sogndal

Sør-Trøndelag

Population: 266.000

41 presences by 2 clubs.
19 championships won by 1 club.
 1 club currently in the premier division.

39 (19) Rosenborg (Trondheim)
 2 ( 0) Strindheim (Trondheim)

Telemark

Population: 166.000

12 presences by 2 clubs.
 None of the teams of Telemark has won the championship.
 1 club currently in the premier division.

11 ( 0) Odd Grenland (Skien)
 1 ( 0) Pors (Porsgrunn)

Troms

Population: 152.000

20 presences by 1 club.
 None of the teams of Troms has won the championship.
 1 club currently in the premier division.

20 ( 0) Tromsø

Vest-Agder

Population: 158.000

28 presences by 1 club.
 2 championships won by 1 club.
 1 club currently in the premier division.

28 ( 2) Start (Kristiansand)

Vestfold

Population: 217.000

 6 presences by 2 clubs.
 None of the teams of Vestfold has won the championship.
 0 clubs currently in the premier division.

 3 ( 0) Eik (Tønsberg)
 3 ( 0) Sandefjord

Østfold

Population: 253.000

51 presences by 4 clubs.
 1 championship won by 1 club.
 1 club currently in the premier division.

20 ( 0) Fredrikstad
19 ( 1) Moss
11 ( 0) Sarpsborg
 1 ( 0) Lisleby (Fredrikstad)


Overall statistics

by region

Region		Population   Presences		Champions
		 	   Clubs Seasons      Clubs Seasons
Oslo		 513.000     4	   82		3      8
Akershus	 477.000     3	   45		1      4
Hordaland	 438.000     3	   41		1      1
Rogaland	 381.000     6	   63		1      7
Sør-Trøndelag	 266.000     2	   42		1     19
Østfold		 253.000     4	   51		1      1
Møre og Romsdal	 244.000     3	   37		0      0
Buskerud	 240.000     2	   31		1      1
Nordland	 238.000     2	   19		0      0
Vestfold	 217.000     2	    5		0      0
Hedmark		 188.000     2	   37		0      0
Oppland		 184.000     2	    4		0      0
Telemark	 166.000     2	   12		0      0
Vest-Agder	 158.000     1	   28	        1      2
Troms		 152.000     1	   20		0      0
Nord-Trøndelag	 127.000     1	    5		0      0
Sogn og Fjordane 107.000     1	   12		0      0
Aust-Agder	 103.000     0	    0		0      0
Finnmark	  74.000     0	    0	        0      0

by county

Counties 	Population   Presences		Champions     region/club
(20 largest)	 	   Clubs Seasons      Clubs Seasons
Oslo		 513.000     4	   82		3      8
Bergen		 233.000     2	   40		1      4
Trondheim	 151.000     2	   41		1     19
Stavanger	 110.000     1	   40		1      7
Bærum		 102.000     1	   11		0      0
Kristiansand	  74.000     1	   28		1      2
Fredrikstad	  69.000     2	   21		0      0
Tromsø		  61.000     1	   20		0      0
Drammen		  56.000     1	   18		1      1
Sandnes		  55.000     0	    0		0      0     (Rogaland)
Asker		  50.000     0	    0		0      0     (Akershus)
Skien		  50.000     1	   11		0      0
Sarpsborg	  49.000     0	   11		0      0
Bodø		  42.000     1	   17		0      0
Larvik		  41.000     0	    0		0      0     (Vestfold)
Skedsmo		  40.000     2	   34		1      4     [Lillestrøm, Strømmen]
Sandefjord	  40.000     1	    3		0      0
Arendal		  40.000     0	    0		0      0     (Aust-Agder)
Ålesund		  39.000     1	    2		0      0     (Møre og Romsdal)
(other counties with participation of clubs in the premier division)
Tønsberg	  35.000     1	    3		0      0
Porsgrunn	  33.000     1	    1		0      0
Haugesund	  31.000     4	    6		0      0
Moss		  27.000     1     19		1      1
Hamar		  27.000     1	   20		0      0
Gjøvik		  27.000     1	    1		0      0
Molde 		  24.000     1	   29		0      0
Nedre Eiker	  21.000     1	   13		0      0     [Mjøndalen]
Steinkjer	  21.000     1	    5		0      0
Narvik		  19.000     1	    2		0      0
Kongsvinger	  17.000     1	   17		0      0
Os		  14.000     1	    1		0      0
Time		  14.000     1	   17		0      0     [Bryne]
Vestre Toten	  13.000     1	    3		0      0     [Raufoss]
Ulstein		   7.000     1	    6		0      0     [Hødd]
Sogndal		   7.000     1	   12		0      0

() indicates name of the region
[] indicates name of the club

About this document

Prepared and maintained by Sondre Zachiarassen for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Sondre Zachiarassen (sondrez@yahoo.com)
Last updated: 10 Dec 2005

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