Norsk Toppfotball
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Norsk Toppfotball is an interest organization for the 16 Norwegian Premier League
and 16 Adeccoligaen
clubs in Norway
. The organization was previously known as Serieforeningen, but changed its name in 2001. NTF goal is to be a leading factor in the development of Norwegian top football on a club
level. They support clubs economically, administrative and commercially to help raise the level of Norwegian football. NTF, together with TV 2
and the coaches union
, choose the coach of the month/year, and together with TV 2 and the readers of fxt.no choose the player of the month/year, Norsk Toppfotball football awards.
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
and 16 Adeccoligaen
Adeccoligaen
The Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....
clubs in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The organization was previously known as Serieforeningen, but changed its name in 2001. NTF goal is to be a leading factor in the development of Norwegian top football on a club
Football team
A football team is the collective name given to a group of players selected together in the various team sports known as football.Such teams could be selected to play in an against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an All-star team or even selected as a...
level. They support clubs economically, administrative and commercially to help raise the level of Norwegian football. NTF, together with TV 2
TV 2 (Norway)
TV 2 is the largest commercial television station in Norway. Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2. The station has 65% of the market for TV commercials in Norway....
and the coaches union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
, choose the coach of the month/year, and together with TV 2 and the readers of fxt.no choose the player of the month/year, Norsk Toppfotball football awards.