The Football Association of Norway (the NFF), was founded in 1902, and quickly established a cup competition.

In 1912 the Norway national team attended the Olympic Games, and were knocked out after losing to Denmark and Austria 7-0 and 1-0 respectively.

The NFF hosted the FIFA congress in Oslo in 1914, where a national league was established with six teams competed for the title Drafn, Frigg, Kvik/Halden, Larvik Turn, Mercantile and Odd.

Norway is also the only national team in history to have an undefeated record vs Brazil, Playing 4 matches and winning 2 and drawing the other 2.

The national cup (Norwegian Championship) has been contested since 1902 and is the oldest football tournament in the country.