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General Information for Norway

Norges Fotballforbund
Founded
1902
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 1997
1.84m
Average age in 1997
26.8
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1997
Jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Olsen, Egil (Coach)

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Olsen, Egil (Coach)

Day of Birth
1942-04-22
Place of Birth
Fredrikstad (Norway)
Matches
12 (5 / 7)
Goto coach Egil Olsen

Players of Norway in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Grodås, Frode 1964-10-24 Goalkeeper England Tottenham Hotspur 8 0 0 0 0 0
Gill, Thomas 1965-05-16 Goalkeeper Germany MSV Duisburg 3 1 0 0 0 0
Jamtfall, Jørn 1966-07-24 Goalkeeper Norway Rosenborg BK 1 0 0 0 0 0
Eggen, Dan 1970-01-13 Centre Back Spain Celta Vigo 9 0 1 0 0 0
Bjørnebye, Stig Inge 1969-12-11 Left Back England Liverpool FC 8 0 0 0 0 0
Berg, Henning 1969-09-01 Right Back England Manchester United 7 0 0 0 0 0
Johnsen, Ronny 1969-06-10 Centre Back England Manchester United 5 0 0 0 0 0
Pedersen, Tore 1969-09-29 Centre Back England Blackburn Rovers 4 0 0 0 0 0
Halle, Gunnar 1965-08-11 Right Back England Leeds United 3 3 0 0 0 0
Håland, Alf Inge 1972-11-23 Right Back England Leeds United 2 3 0 0 0 0
Bergdølmo, André 1971-10-13 Centre Back Norway Rosenborg BK 2 1 0 0 0 0
Hoftun, Erik 1969-03-03 Centre Back Norway Rosenborg BK 2 0 0 0 0 0
Pereira, Thomas 1973-06-12 Left Back Norway Viking Stavanger 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kvarme, Bjørn Tore 1972-06-17 Centre Back England Liverpool FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nilsen, Roger 1969-08-08 Left Back England Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nilsen, Steinar 1972-05-01 Centre Back Italy AC Milan 0 1 0 0 0 0
Riseth, Vidar 1972-04-21 Centre Back Austria Linzer ASK 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mykland, Erik 1971-07-21 Centre Midfielder Greece Panathinaikos AO 10 0 0 0 0 0
Rekdal, Kjetil 1968-11-06 Defensive Midfielder Germany Hertha BSC Berlin 9 0 0 0 0 0
Rudi, Petter 1973-09-17 Centre Midfielder England Sheffield Wednesday 8 0 3 0 0 0
Solbakken, Ståle 1968-02-27 Centre Midfielder Denmark Aalborg BK 7 4 3 0 0 0
Skammelsrud, Bent 1966-05-18 Defensive Midfielder Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 4 2 0 0 0
Leonhardsen, Øyvind 1970-08-17 Centre Midfielder England Liverpool FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
Hanssen, Jonny 1972-12-13 Defensive Midfielder Belgium Eendracht Aalst 2 0 0 0 0 0
Soltvedt, Trond Egil 1967-02-15 Attacking Midfielder England Coventry City 1 2 0 0 0 0
Viljugrein, Björn 1969-11-24 Centre Midfielder Norway Vålerenga IF 1 0 0 0 0 0
Helland, Roger 1973-09-26 Defensive Midfielder Norway Brann Bergen 0 2 0 0 0 0
Olsen, Odd Inge 1969-12-28 Attacking Midfielder Norway Molde FK 0 2 0 0 0 0
Flo, Tore André 1973-06-15 Centre Forward England Chelsea FC 12 0 8 0 0 0
Strandli, Frank 1972-05-16 Centre Forward Greece Panathinaikos AO 5 3 0 0 0 0
Flo, Jostein 1964-10-03 Right Winger Norway Strømsgodset IF 3 4 2 0 0 0
Flo, Håvard 1970-08-04 Centre Forward Germany Werder Bremen 3 0 1 0 0 0
Johansen, Stig 1972-06-13 Centre Forward England Bristol City 2 1 0 0 0 0
Solskjær, Ole Gunnar 1973-02-26 Secondary striker England Manchester United 2 0 1 0 0 0
Jakobsen, Mini 1965-11-08 Left Winger Norway Rosenborg BK 1 0 1 0 0 0
Rushfeldt, Sigurd 1972-12-11 Centre Forward Norway Rosenborg BK 1 0 0 0 0 0
Østenstad, Egil 1972-01-02 Centre Forward England Southampton FC 0 5 2 0 0 0

Matches of Norway in 1997

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-01-18
South Korea
South Korea
Norway
Norway
1:0 c
South Korea vs. Norway
Friendly
Lakeside Stadium
1997-01-22
New Zealand
New Zealand
Norway
Norway
0:3 c
New Zealand vs. Norway
Friendly
Suncorp Stadium
1997-01-25
Australia
Australia
Norway
Norway
1:0 c
Australia vs. Norway
Friendly
Sydney Football Stadium
1997-03-29
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Norway
Norway
1:4 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Norway
Friendly
Al-Sharjah Stadium
1997-04-30
Norway
Norway
Finland
Finland
1:1 c
Norway vs. Finland
World Cup 1998 - Group 3
Ullevaal Stadion
1997-05-30
Norway
Norway
Brazil
Brazil
4:2 c
Norway vs. Brazil
Friendly
Ullevaal Stadion
1997-06-08
Hungary
Hungary
Norway
Norway
1:1 c
Hungary vs. Norway
World Cup 1998 - Group 3
Puskás Aréna
1997-07-20
Iceland
Iceland
Norway
Norway
0:1 c
Iceland vs. Norway
Friendly
Laugardalsvöllur
1997-08-20
Finland
Finland
Norway
Norway
0:4 c
Finland vs. Norway
World Cup 1998 - Group 3
Helsingin olympiastadion
1997-09-06
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Norway
Norway
0:1 c
Azerbaijan vs. Norway
World Cup 1998 - Group 3
Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
1997-09-10
Norway
Norway
Switzerland
Switzerland
5:0 c
Norway vs. Switzerland
World Cup 1998 - Group 3
Ullevaal Stadion
1997-10-08
Norway
Norway
Colombia
Colombia
0:0 c
Norway vs. Colombia
Friendly
Ullevaal Stadion
12 Matches

Match Progress for Norway in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Norway

Opponent M W D L G
Sweden
Sweden
49 12 14 23 64
Denmark
Denmark
31 7 5 19 35
Italy
Italy
17 5 4 8 18
Iceland
Iceland
16 8 5 3 25
Hungary
Hungary
16 5 5 6 19
Switzerland
Switzerland
14 4 6 4 15
France
France
13 4 4 5 13
Finland
Finland
13 8 3 2 26
Slovenia
Slovenia
13 8 3 2 24
Cyprus
Cyprus
13 13 0 0 35
Netherlands
Netherlands
13 1 4 8 7
Scotland
Scotland
12 2 6 4 13
Romania
Romania
12 3 6 3 13
Wales
Wales
11 4 4 3 14
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
11 4 2 5 11
Ireland
Ireland
10 4 5 1 12
Malta
Malta
10 9 1 0 24
Austria
Austria
10 3 2 5 12
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
10 9 0 1 25
Turkey
Turkey
10 2 3 5 12
Spain
Spain
9 1 2 6 4
Greece
Greece
9 2 2 5 10
Poland
Poland
9 2 1 6 8
Germany
Germany
9 1 1 7 5
Czechia
Czechia
9 1 3 5 9
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
8 0 1 7 3
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
8 8 0 0 19
England
England
8 2 3 3 5
Estonia
Estonia
7 4 2 1 17
Moldova
Moldova
7 6 1 0 22
Belarus
Belarus
7 3 2 2 9
Belgium
Belgium
7 0 2 5 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
7 2 1 4 9
Portugal
Portugal
6 1 2 3 2
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
6 4 1 1 9
Croatia
Croatia
5 1 1 3 6
Ukraine
Ukraine
5 0 1 4 0
Georgia
Georgia
5 4 1 0 9
Slovakia
Slovakia
5 3 1 1 6
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 5 0 0 17
Albania
Albania
5 2 2 1 6
Egypt
Egypt
5 3 1 1 10
San Marino
San Marino
4 4 0 0 24
Latvia
Latvia
4 2 1 1 5
Montenegro
Montenegro
4 3 0 1 6
USA
USA
4 1 1 2 3
Serbia
Serbia
4 1 1 2 3
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
4 2 1 1 4
South Korea
South Korea
4 2 1 1 6
East Germany
East Germany
4 0 1 3 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4 2 0 2 5
Russia
Russia
4 1 3 0 6
Brazil
Brazil
4 2 2 0 8
Kuwait
Kuwait
3 0 2 1 3
Armenia
Armenia
3 2 1 0 13
Israel
Israel
3 3 0 0 10
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
3 1 2 0 5
South Africa
South Africa
3 2 0 1 3
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
3 0 0 3 4
Australia
Australia
3 1 1 1 6
Mexico
Mexico
3 2 0 1 7
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 1 1 0 5
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
2 2 0 0 8
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 1 1 0 1
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 2 0 0 2
Jamaica
Jamaica
2 1 1 0 7
Argentina
Argentina
2 2 0 0 3
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 1 1 0 4
Saarland
Saarland
2 0 1 1 2
Jordan
Jordan
2 1 1 0 6
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 1 1 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 0 1 2
Great Britain
Great Britain (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 3
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 5
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 1 0 2
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 1 0 0
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 1 0 2
Grenada
Grenada
1 1 0 0 2
Sweden
Sweden (Olympic)
1 0 1 0 0
Japan
Japan
1 1 0 0 3
Morocco
Morocco
1 0 1 0 2
Iraq
Iraq
1 1 0 0 4
Ghana
Ghana
1 1 0 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 1 0 0 6
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 3
Kosovo
Kosovo
1 1 0 0 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 6
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 1
Bermuda
Bermuda
1 1 0 0 3
Bahrain
Bahrain
1 1 0 0 1
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
1 1 0 0 2
Panama
Panama
1 1 0 0 1
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 6
Oman
Oman
1 1 0 0 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 0 1 0 2
Senegal
Senegal
1 0 0 1 1
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
1 1 0 0 6
Zambia
Zambia
1 0 1 0 0
China
China
1 0 0 1 1
Martinique
Martinique
1 1 0 0 1
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