2021 in Norwegian football explained

Country:	Norway
Season:	2021
Division1:	Eliteserien
Champions1:	Bodø/Glimt
Division2:	1. divisjon
Champions2:	HamKam
Division3:	2. divisjon
Champions3:	Kongsvinger (Group 1) Skeid (Group 2)
Domestic:	Cupen
Wdivision1:	Toppserien
Wchampions1:	Sandviken
Wdivision2:	1. divisjon
Wchampions2:	Røa
Wdomestic:	Cupen
Wdchampions:	Vålerenga
Prevseason:	2020
Nextseason:	2022
Flagicon:	yes

The 2021 season was the 116th season of competitive football in Norway.

The season was scheduled to begin on 1 May 2021.^[1]

Men's football

League season

Promotion and relegation

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Eliteserien	Tromsø Lillestrøm	Start Aalesund
1. divisjon	Fredrikstad Bryne	Kongsvinger Øygarden
2. divisjon	none	none

Eliteserien

See main article: 2021 Eliteserien.

1. divisjon

See main article: 2021 1. divisjon.

2. divisjon

See main article: 2021 2. divisjon.

Group 2

3. divisjon

See main article: 2021 3. divisjon.

Group 6

4. divisjon

See main article: 2021 4. divisjon.

Norwegian Cup

See main article: 2021–22 Norwegian Football Cup.

Women's football

League season

Promotion and relegation

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Toppserien	Stabæk	Røa
1. divisjon	none	none

Toppserien

See main article: 2021 Toppserien.

1. divisjon

See main article: 2021 1. divisjon (women).

2. divisjon

See main article: 2021 2. divisjon (women).

Norwegian Women's Cup

See main article: 2021 Norwegian Women's Cup.

Final

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.

Qualifying phase and play-off round

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round.

First qualifying round

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UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.

Knockout phase

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.

Round of 32

The tournament continued from the 2020 season.|}

Round of 16

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UEFA Europa Conference League

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Second qualifying round

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Third qualifying round

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Play-off round

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Group stage

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.

Group C

UEFA Women's Champions League

2020–21

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Knockout phase

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase.

=Round of 16

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The tournament continued from the 2020 season.

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2021–22

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Qualifying rounds

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds.

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Semi-finals|}

Finals|}

=Round 2

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National teams

Norway men's national football team

See main article: Norway national football team.

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

See main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Group G

See main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G.

Friendlies

Norway women's national football team

See main article: Norway women's national football team.

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

See main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.

Group F

See main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F.

Notes and References

1. News: Bekreftet: Seriestarten i fotball er utsatt. Nilssen. Stig. Flygind. Kjetil. Stavanger Aftenblad. 11 March 2021. 24 March 2021. no.