Norwegian Futsal Premier League

Telekiosken Futsal Liga

Countries	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

Norwegian Futsal Premier League is the top division for futsal in Norway. Its official Norwegian name is Telekiosken Futsal Liga after its sponsor Telekiosken. It is also known as NFF Futsal Eliteserien ("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	4	2008–09	2	2008–09	–	n/a
Holmlia	7	2008–09	2	2008–09	–	n/a
Horten	8	2008–09	2	2008–09	–	n/a
KFUM Oslo	1	2008–09	2	2008–09	1	2009-10
Kongsvinger	–	2010–11	1	2010–11	–	n/a
Nidaros	3	2008–09	2	2008–09	1	2008–09
Sandefjord	6	2008–09	2	2008–09	–	n/a
Solør	5	2008–09	2	2008–09	–	n/a
Vegakameratene	2	2008–09	2	2008–09	–	n/a
Øystese	–	2010–11	1	2010–11	–	n/a

Former members

Club	First season in top division	Number of seasons in top division	Top division titles	Last title
Bogstadveien	2008–09	1	–	n/a
Harstad	2008–09	1	–	n/a
Lillehammer	2009–10	1	–	n/a
Nordpolen	2009–10	1	–	n/a

References

1. ^ Futsal on NFF TV
2. ^ Futsal on TV2 Sumo
3. ^ ^{a b} Tournament regulations
4. ^ Telekiosken Futsal Liga at fotball.no

External links

• Futsal at the Football Association of Norway