The Norwegian football league champions are the winners of the highest-level football league in Norway. The League of Norway was competed three times with eleven conferences

Athletic conference

An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams, playing competitively against each other at the professional, collegiate, or high school level. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller and smaller divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels...

 and play-offs from 1937–38 to 1947–48. It was then replaced by the two-conference Main League, which was replaced by the single-conference First Division in 1963

Norwegian First Division 1963

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. The top tier changed its name to the Premier League in 1991. The winners of this title are not considered Norwegian football champions, as the title is reserved for the winners of the Norwegian Football Cup

Norwegian football cup

The Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...

.

Sixteen clubs from ten cities have won the honor. With 22 titles Rosenborg is the most successful team, including 13 consecutive titles from 1992 through 2004. In the early years, Fredrikstad was highly successful, winning the first two titles and taking nine titles until 1960–61. Viking then took over dominance and rose to become the second-most winning team with their four consecutive titles from 1972

Norwegian First Division 1972

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 through 1975

Norwegian First Division 1975

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. The double

The Double

The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...

—winning the league and cup the same season—has occurred fourteen times by six clubs.

Format

Attempts to create a national league were started in 1914–16 with the Test League, although this never held any official status. The first official league competition was the League of Norway, which started being contested in the 1937–38 season. It consisted of eleven double round robin conferences, each with six or seven teams, with the conference winners playing a two-legged, four-round play-off. Only two full seasons were contested before it was interrupted by World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, but the league saw a final season be competed in 1947–48. The Main League started in the 1948–49 season, and saw two conferences each with eight teams. At the season end, the conference winners met for a two-legged final. In the 1959–60 and 1960–61, also bronze matches were played between the two conference runner-ups.

The final season, in 1961–62, saw all 16 teams collected in a single league which was played over one and a half years. Starting with the 1963, ten team were collected into a single league, named the First Division. At the same time, the season changed from a winter to a summer league. From the 1972 season

Norwegian First Division 1972

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, teams from Northern Norway were also allowed to participate in the First Division, for the first time creating a pan-national league. The same season saw the number of teams increase from ten to twelve. The Premier League, also known as Tippeligaen for the sponsor Norsk Tipping

Norsk Tipping

Norsk Tipping AS is the national lottery in Norway, located in Hamar. The company offers a wide range of lottery, sports and instant games in the Norwegian market. Norsk Tipping is owned by the Norwegian government and administered by Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs...

, was created in 1991 and for the first time a single-conference league was created below the top league. The Premier League was expanded to 14 teams from the 1995 season

Norwegian Premier League 1995

The Tippeligaen 1995 is the highest Football league in Norway. 26 games are played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen are relegated...

 and to 16 teams from the 2009 season.

By year

The following is a list of winners (gold), runners-up (silver) and third place (bronze) teams in the highest-level football league in Norway. It also includes the top scorer and the number of scored goals, and shows teams which won the double.

*	Team won the double The Double The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...

Year	League	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Top scorer
1937–38	League of Norway	Fredrikstad*	Lyn	—	—
1938–39	League of Norway	Fredrikstad	Skeid Skeid Fotball Skeid Fotball is a Norwegian football club and is located in the capital Oslo. Its current home field is Bislett. In past decades it has gained a reputation as a talent factory for the larger clubs in Norwegian football, and it has produced several players for the national team such as Daniel...	—	—
1947–48	League of Norway	Freidig SK Freidig Sportsklubben Freidig is a Norwegian sports club from Trondheim.It was founded in 1903. It has sections for association football, team handball, orienteering and Nordic skiing. In football it won the League of Norway 1947–48, in handball the league in 1971 and 1985. The club has also won several...	Sparta	—	—
1948–49	Main League	Fredrikstad	Vålerenga	—	Arvid Havnås (12)
1949–50	Main League	Fram Larvik	Fredrikstad	—	Reidar Dørum (13)
1950–51	Main League	Fredrikstad	Odd Grenland	—	Jon Sveinsson Jón Sveinsson Jón "Nonni" Stefán Sveinsson was an Icelandic children's writer and member of the Society of Jesus....  (19)
1951–52	Main League	Fredrikstad	Brann	—	Jon Tangen (15)
1952–53	Main League	Larvik Turn	Skeid Skeid Fotball Skeid Fotball is a Norwegian football club and is located in the capital Oslo. Its current home field is Bislett. In past decades it has gained a reputation as a talent factory for the larger clubs in Norwegian football, and it has produced several players for the national team such as Daniel...	—	Gunnar Thoresen (15) Per Jacobsen (15)
1953–54	Main League	Fredrikstad	Skeid Skeid Fotball Skeid Fotball is a Norwegian football club and is located in the capital Oslo. Its current home field is Bislett. In past decades it has gained a reputation as a talent factory for the larger clubs in Norwegian football, and it has produced several players for the national team such as Daniel...	—	Gunnar Thoresen (15)
1954–55	Main League	Larvik Turn	Fredrikstad	—	Harald Hennum Harald Hennum Harald Hennum was a Norwegian footballer. Playing for Frigg and Skeid, he was one of Norway's greatest football profiles in the 1950s. He won the Norwegian cup with Skeid four times....  (13)
1955–56	Main League	Larvik Turn	Fredrikstad	—	Willy Fossli (17)
1956–57	Main League	Fredrikstad*	Odd Grenland	—	Per Kristoffersen (15)
1957–58	Main League	Viking	Skeid Skeid Fotball Skeid Fotball is a Norwegian football club and is located in the capital Oslo. Its current home field is Bislett. In past decades it has gained a reputation as a talent factory for the larger clubs in Norwegian football, and it has produced several players for the national team such as Daniel...	—	Harald Hennum Harald Hennum Harald Hennum was a Norwegian footballer. Playing for Frigg and Skeid, he was one of Norway's greatest football profiles in the 1950s. He won the Norwegian cup with Skeid four times....  (17)
1958–59	Main League	Lillestrøm	Fredrikstad	—	Reidar Sundby (13)
1959–60	Main League	Fredrikstad*	Lillestrøm	Eik-Tønsberg	Per Kristoffersen (13)
1960–61	Main League	Fredrikstad	Eik-Tønsberg	Vålerenga	Per Kristoffersen (15)
1961–62	Main League	Brann	Steinkjer Steinkjer FK Steinkjer FK is a Norwegian football club from the town of Steinkjer, currently playing in Fair Play ligaen, the third tier in the Norwegian league system. It was founded in 1910...	Fredrikstad	Rolf Birger Pedersen Rolf Birger Pedersen Rolf Birger "Pesen" Pedersen was a Norwegian footballer and football coach. He grew up near Brann Stadion, and later became one of Brann's most legendary players...  (26)
1963 Norwegian First Division 1963 -League standings:-References:*...	First Division	Brann	Lyn	Skeid Skeid Fotball Skeid Fotball is a Norwegian football club and is located in the capital Oslo. Its current home field is Bislett. In past decades it has gained a reputation as a talent factory for the larger clubs in Norwegian football, and it has produced several players for the national team such as Daniel...	Leif Eriksen (16)
1964 Norwegian First Division 1964 -League standings:-References:*...	First Division	Lyn	Fredrikstad	Sarpsborg	Ole Stavrum (18)
1965 Norwegian First Division 1965 -League standings:-References:*...	First Division	Vålerenga	Lyn	Sarpsborg	Harald Berg Harald Berg Harald Johan «Dutte» Berg is a former Norwegian playmaker and midfielder, nickname "Dutte". He is the brother of Knut Berg and father of Runar Berg, Ørjan Berg and Arild Berg all top players in the Norwegian Premier League....  (19)
1966 Norwegian First Division 1966 -League standings:-References:*...	First Division	Skeid Skeid Fotball Skeid Fotball is a Norwegian football club and is located in the capital Oslo. Its current home field is Bislett. In past decades it has gained a reputation as a talent factory for the larger clubs in Norwegian football, and it has produced several players for the national team such as Daniel...	Fredrikstad	Lyn	Per Kristoffersen (20)
1967 Norwegian First Division 1967 -League standings:-References:*...	First Division	Rosenborg	Skeid Skeid Fotball Skeid Fotball is a Norwegian football club and is located in the capital Oslo. Its current home field is Bislett. In past decades it has gained a reputation as a talent factory for the larger clubs in Norwegian football, and it has produced several players for the national team such as Daniel...	Lyn	Odd Iversen Odd Iversen Odd "Ivers" Iversen is a former Norwegian soccer player.Iversen is one of the greatest Norwegian footballers ever. He was the top goalscorer four times in the Norwegian top division . He also holds the record of most goals scored in one season...  (17)
1968 Norwegian First Division 1968 -League standings:-References:*...	First Division	Lyn*	Rosenborg	Viking	Odd Iversen Odd Iversen Odd "Ivers" Iversen is a former Norwegian soccer player.Iversen is one of the greatest Norwegian footballers ever. He was the top goalscorer four times in the Norwegian top division . He also holds the record of most goals scored in one season...  (30)
1969 Norwegian First Division 1969 -League standings:-References:*...	First Division	Rosenborg	Fredrikstad	Strømsgodset	Odd Iversen Odd Iversen Odd "Ivers" Iversen is a former Norwegian soccer player.Iversen is one of the greatest Norwegian footballers ever. He was the top goalscorer four times in the Norwegian top division . He also holds the record of most goals scored in one season...  (26)
1970 Norwegian First Division 1970 -League standings:-References:*...	First Division	Strømsgodset*	Rosenborg	Ham-Kam	Steinar Pettersen Steinar Pettersen Steinar Pettersen is a former football and bandy international from Norway. He played for Strømsgodset IF from 1962 to 1975. 282 matches, scoring 234 goals in football, he played even more and scored likewise for the bandy team. He won 6 caps in football and 25 in bandy...  (16)
1971 Norwegian First Division 1971 -League standings:-References:*...	First Division	Rosenborg*	Lyn	Viking	Jan Fuglset Jan Fuglset Jan Fuglset is a former professional football player. Fuglset is known as one of the leading goal-scorers in Norwegian top division with 109 goals from 1967-1982. He is the brother of Tor Fuglset.-Club career:...  (17)
1972 Norwegian First Division 1972 -League standings:-References:*...	First Division	Viking	Fredrikstad	Strømsgodset	Egil Solberg (16) Johannes Vold (16)
1973 Norwegian First Division 1973 -League standings:-References:*...	First Division	Viking	Rosenborg	Start	Stein Karlsen (17)
1974 Norwegian First Division 1974 -League standings:-References:*...	First Division	Viking	Molde	Vålerenga	Odd Berg Odd Berg Odd Sigurd Berg is a Norwegian football coach and former player. As a player he played for Molde FK, and became league top goalscorer with 13 goals in 1974. He later coached Molde, both as an assistant and head coach....  (13)
1975 Norwegian First Division 1975 -League standings:-References:*...	First Division	Viking	Brann	Start	Arne Dokken Arne Dokken Arne Dokken is a Norwegian former football player and coach. He played as striker for several Norwegian clubs and two Greek clubs and 24 matches for Norway national football team scoring two goals. In eight seasons in the Norwegian Premier League he played 147 matches scoring 64 goals. He was top...  (18)
1976 Norwegian First Division 1976 -League standings:-References:*...	First Division	Lillestrøm	Mjøndalen Mjøndalen IF Mjøndalen IF is a Norwegian sports club from Mjøndalen, Buskerud, Norway.-Football:The club have won the Norwegian Cup three times, 1933, 1934 and 1937...	Brann	Jan Fuglset Jan Fuglset Jan Fuglset is a former professional football player. Fuglset is known as one of the leading goal-scorers in Norwegian top division with 109 goals from 1967-1982. He is the brother of Tor Fuglset.-Club career:...  (17)
1977 Norwegian First Division 1977 -League standings:-References:*...	First Division	Lillestrøm Lillestrøm S.K. Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Lillestrøm. It was founded in 1917, after the merger of two local football clubs. Their home ground is Åråsen Stadion, while the principal training ground is Lillestrøm stadion, or the indoor arena, LSK-Hallen... *	Bodø/Glimt	Molde	Trygve Johannessen Trygve Johannessen Trygve Johannessen is a former Norwegian footballer. He is best known for his time at Viking, with whom he won four league titles and one cup between 1974-1982. He scored a total of 181 goals in 312 games for Viking .Johannessen had many youth caps when he moved from Florvåg to Viking in the...  (17)
1978 Norwegian First Division 1978 -League standings:-References:*...	First Division	Start	Lillestrøm	Viking	Tom Lund Tom Lund Tom Lund is a former Norwegian football coach and striker, he is considered as perhaps Norway's greatest football player of all time....  (17)
1979 Norwegian First Division 1979 -League standings:-References:*...	First Division	Viking*	Moss	Start	Odd Iversen Odd Iversen Odd "Ivers" Iversen is a former Norwegian soccer player.Iversen is one of the greatest Norwegian footballers ever. He was the top goalscorer four times in the Norwegian top division . He also holds the record of most goals scored in one season...  (16)
1980 Norwegian First Division 1980 -League standings:-References:*...	First Division	Start	Bryne	Lillestrøm Lillestrøm S.K. Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Lillestrøm. It was founded in 1917, after the merger of two local football clubs. Their home ground is Åråsen Stadion, while the principal training ground is Lillestrøm stadion, or the indoor arena, LSK-Hallen...	Arne Dokken Arne Dokken Arne Dokken is a Norwegian former football player and coach. He played as striker for several Norwegian clubs and two Greek clubs and 24 matches for Norway national football team scoring two goals. In eight seasons in the Norwegian Premier League he played 147 matches scoring 64 goals. He was top...  (14)
1981 Norwegian First Division 1981 -League standings:-Play off:-References:*...	First Division	Vålerenga	Viking	Rosenborg	Pål Jacobsen Pål Jacobsen Pål Jacobsen is a Norwegian football coach and former player.His debut for Ham-Kam came at an age of 16 years and 358 days, and he is among the youngest players ever in the Norwegian top division. In 1981 Jacobsen, scoring 16 goals, became top goalscorer in the Norwegian Premier League. At this...  (16)
1982 Norwegian First Division 1982 -League standings:-Play off:-References:*...	First Division	Viking	Bryne	Lillestrøm	Tor Arne Granerud (11) Trygve Johannessen Trygve Johannessen Trygve Johannessen is a former Norwegian footballer. He is best known for his time at Viking, with whom he won four league titles and one cup between 1974-1982. He scored a total of 181 goals in 312 games for Viking .Johannessen had many youth caps when he moved from Florvåg to Viking in the...  (11)
1983 Norwegian First Division 1983 -Overview:It was performed in 12 teams, and Vålerengen won the championship.-League standings:-Play off:-References:*...	First Division	Vålerenga	Lillestrøm	Start	Olav Nysæter (14)
1984 Norwegian First Division 1984 -Overview:It was performed in 12 teams, and Vålerengen won the championship.-League standings:-Play off:-References:*...	First Division	Vålerenga	Viking	Start	Sverre Brandhaug Sverre Brandhaug Sverre Brandhaug is a retired football player from Norway, who played as a central midfield from 1981 to 1991 for Rosenborg BK in the Norwegian Premier League. He also played for Trondheims-Ørn SK and Strindheim IL. Brandhaug played 35 times for Norway and scored 2 goals.-References:...  (13)
1985 Norwegian First Division 1985 The 1985 season of the Norwegian First Division , the highest football league in Norway, began on 27 April 1985 and ended on 13 October 1986....	First Division	Rosenborg	Lillestrøm	Vålerenga	Jørn Andersen Jørn Andersen Jørn Andersen is a Norwegian former professional footballer, currently in charge of German 2nd division club Karlsruher SC.-Norway:...  (23)
1986 Norwegian First Division 1986 The 1986 season of the Norwegian First Division , the highest football league in Norway, began on 27 April 1986 and ended on 19 October 1986....	First Division	Lillestrøm	Mjøndalen Mjøndalen IF Mjøndalen IF is a Norwegian sports club from Mjøndalen, Buskerud, Norway.-Football:The club have won the Norwegian Cup three times, 1933, 1934 and 1937...	Kongsvinger	Arve Seland (12)
1987 Norwegian First Division 1987 The 1987 season of the Norwegian First Division , the highest football league in Norway, began on 2 May 1987 and ended on 10 October 1987.22 rounds were played. Number eleven and twelve were relegated...	First Division	Moss	Molde	Kongsvinger	Jahn Kristian Fjærestad (18)
1988 Norwegian First Division 1988 The 1988 season of the Norwegian First Division , the highest football league in Norway, began on 1 May 1988 and ended on 9 October 1988....	First Division	Rosenborg*	Lillestrøm	Molde	Jan Åge Fjørtoft Jan Åge Fjørtoft Jan Aage Fjørtoft is a former Norwegian footballer. A powerful centre forward with netting ability , he played professionally in Norway, Austria, England and Germany...  (14)
1989 Norwegian First Division 1989 The 1989 season of the Norwegian First Division began on April 30, 1989 and ended on 8 October 1989.22 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated...	First Division	Lillestrøm	Rosenborg	Tromsø	Jahn Ivar Jakobsen (18)
1990 Norwegian First Division 1990 The 1990 season of the Norwegian First Division began on April 29, 1990 and ended on 7 October 1990.22 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated...	First Division	Rosenborg	Tromsø	Molde	Tore André Dahlum Tore André Dahlum Tore André "Totto" Dahlum is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a striker. During his playing career, he had three spells at Start and two spells at Rosenborg. He also played briefly in Denmark, Greece and Belgium....  (20)
1991 Norwegian Premier League 1991 The Tippeligaen 1991 is the highest Football league in Norway. 22 games are played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve are relegated...	Premier League	Viking	Rosenborg	Start	Karl Petter Løken Karl Petter Løken Karl Petter "Kalle" Løken is a Norwegian former football player. He played 243 matches in Norwegian Premier League, most of them for Rosenborg BK, Trondheim, earning seven league titles and four cup championships. Løken was capped 36 times for Norway national football team...  (12)
1992 Norwegian Premier League 1992 The Tippeligaen 1992 is the highest Football league in Norway. 22 games are played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve are relegated...	Premier League	Rosenborg*	Kongsvinger	Start	Kjell Roar Kaasa Kjell Roar Kaasa Kjell Roar Kaasa is a retired Norwegian football striker.Kaasa's many clubs include Drangedal, Kjosen, Bøler, Skeid, Kongsvinger, Lyn, Rosenborg, Stabæk, Vålerenga, Follo and Manglerud Star. Kaasa was a good goal-scorer in the Norwegian Premier League...  (17)
1993 Norwegian Premier League 1993 The Tippeligaen 1993 is the highest Football league in Norway. 22 games are played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve are relegated...	Premier League	Rosenborg	Bodø/Glimt	Lillestrøm	Mons Ivar Mjelde Mons Ivar Mjelde Mons Ivar Mjelde is a former footballer and is currently head coach for the Norwegian Tippeliga club Start.- Player :...  (19)
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2000 Norwegian Premier League 2000 The final table from the Norwegian Premier League 2000 . 26 games are played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...	Premier League	Rosenborg	Brann	Viking	Thorstein Helstad Thorstein Helstad Thorstein Helstad is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker for French Ligue 2 club Monaco and the Norwegian national team.- Career :...  (18)
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By club

The following is a break-down of top three league positions by team and also presents the team's home city or town.

Club	City	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Winning years
Rosenborg	Trondheim Trondheim Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...	22	5	2	1967, 1969, 1971, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010
Fredrikstad	Fredrikstad Fredrikstad is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad....	9	9	1	1937–38, 1938–39, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61
Viking	Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...	8	2	9	1957–58, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1991
Lillestrøm	Skedsmo Skedsmo Skedsmo is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillestrøm. About one third of the municipal population lives in Lillestrøm. Other important towns are Skedsmokorset, Skjetten and...	5	8	3	1958–59, 1976, 1977, 1986, 1989
Vålerenga	Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...	5	3	3	1965, 1981, 1983, 1984, 2005
Brann	Bergen Bergen Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....	3	5	3	1961–62, 1963, 2007
Larvik Turn	Larvik Larvik is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....	3	—	—	1952-53, 1954–55, 1955–56
Lyn	Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...	2	5	4	1964, 1968
Start	Kristiansand Kristiansand -History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...	2	1	7	1978, 1980
Molde	Molde Molde is a city and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The municipality is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord...	1	7	3	2011
Skeid Skeid Fotball Skeid Fotball is a Norwegian football club and is located in the capital Oslo. Its current home field is Bislett. In past decades it has gained a reputation as a talent factory for the larger clubs in Norwegian football, and it has produced several players for the national team such as Daniel...	Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...	1	5	1	1966
Stabæk	Bærum Bærum is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....	1	1	3	2008
Moss	Moss Moss, Norway is a coastal city and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Moss. The city of Moss was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...	1	1	—	1987
Strømsgodset	Drammen Drammen Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...	1	—	3	1970
Fram Larvik	Larvik Larvik is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....	1	—	—	1949–50
Freidig SK Freidig Sportsklubben Freidig is a Norwegian sports club from Trondheim.It was founded in 1903. It has sections for association football, team handball, orienteering and Nordic skiing. In football it won the League of Norway 1947–48, in handball the league in 1971 and 1985. The club has also won several...	Trondheim Trondheim Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...	1	—	—	1947–48
Bodø/Glimt	Bodø Bodø is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005...	—	3	1	—
Tromsø	Tromsø Tromsø Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...	—	2	3	—
Bryne	Bryne Bryne Bryne is a city, located in, and the administrative centre of, the municipality of Time, Norway. Bryne is located about 25 minutes south of Stavanger by train. The area of Bryne is 4,79 km²....	—	2	—	—
Mjøndalen Mjøndalen IF Mjøndalen IF is a Norwegian sports club from Mjøndalen, Buskerud, Norway.-Football:The club have won the Norwegian Cup three times, 1933, 1934 and 1937...	Nedre Eiker Nedre Eiker Nedre Eiker is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Eiker. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mjøndalen. The old municipality of Eiker was divided into Nedre Eiker and Øvre Eiker on 1 July 1885.-Name:The Old Norse form of...	—	2	—	—
Odd Grenland	Skien Skien ' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....	—	2	—	—
Kongsvinger	Kongsvinger Kongsvinger is a town and is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger....	—	1	2	—
Eik-Tønsberg	Tønsberg Tønsberg is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, southern Norway, located around north-east of Sandefjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tønsberg....	—	1	1	—
Sparta Sarpsborg	Sarpsborg Sarpsborg is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg.Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neighbouring Fredrikstad...	—	1	—	—
Steinkjer Steinkjer FK Steinkjer FK is a Norwegian football club from the town of Steinkjer, currently playing in Fair Play ligaen, the third tier in the Norwegian league system. It was founded in 1910...	Steinkjer Steinkjer is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...	—	1	—	—
Sarpsborg	Sarpsborg Sarpsborg is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg.Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neighbouring Fredrikstad...	—	—	2	—
Ham-Kam	Hamar Hamar is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849...	—	—	1	—

By city

The following is a list of the league titles distributed by city or town.

City	Titles	Clubs
Trondheim Trondheim Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...	23	Rosenborg (22), Freidig SK Freidig Sportsklubben Freidig is a Norwegian sports club from Trondheim.It was founded in 1903. It has sections for association football, team handball, orienteering and Nordic skiing. In football it won the League of Norway 1947–48, in handball the league in 1971 and 1985. The club has also won several...  (1)
Fredrikstad Fredrikstad is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad....	9	Fredrikstad (9)
Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...	8	Viking (8)
Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...	8	Vålerenga (5), Lyn (2), Skeid Skeid Fotball Skeid Fotball is a Norwegian football club and is located in the capital Oslo. Its current home field is Bislett. In past decades it has gained a reputation as a talent factory for the larger clubs in Norwegian football, and it has produced several players for the national team such as Daniel...  (1)
Skedsmo Skedsmo Skedsmo is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillestrøm. About one third of the municipal population lives in Lillestrøm. Other important towns are Skedsmokorset, Skjetten and...	5	Lillestrøm (5)
Larvik Larvik is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....	4	Larvik Turn (3), Fram Larvik (1)
Bergen Bergen Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....	3	Brann (3)
Kristiansand Kristiansand -History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...	2	Start (2)
Bærum Bærum is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....	1	Stabæk (1)
Drammen Drammen Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...	1	Strømsgodset (1)
Molde Molde is a city and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The municipality is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord...	1	Molde (1)
Moss Moss, Norway is a coastal city and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Moss. The city of Moss was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...	1	Moss (1)