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12.08.2011 - Oslo

Fully Fledged Football Lobby: Norway Cup

One of the world's biggest football organizations, Norway Cup ended on August 6 after exciting matches among 1400 football teams from more than 65 countries. In addition to its sportive dimension, Norway drew other advantages from the organization.

Photo: Rune Sattler | Soldiers are giving information about Norwegian military.

Among many other sport facilities based on Ekeberg area, a large military tent strikes the visitors of Norway Cup. The young soldiers are helping a 10-year-old boy to wear a mini protective soldier jacket. In the backyard of the tent, a group of teens are lined up for hitting combat helmets attached to sticks by kicking a soccer ball, while five young girls are competing each other to finish a military training game mixed with football.

- We aim to inform youngsters about military education and Norwegian defense system in a fun way, says the female soldier supervising "hit the helmet" game. She adds Norwegian defense ministry has a special interest in this tournament because they could find a lot of young people who are interested in learning about military.

Last year, the participation level of military in the tournament was a bit different. Norwegian Defence Minister Grete Faremo had met the players of Faryab United from Afghanistan and spectated them through their matches. Defense minister had also expressed that the team's participation would increase awareness about the ongoing military operations in Afghanistan.

- It's great to be here, and it is very important to get the Afghan team here to Norway Cup. It is an invaluable sportive experience for their players and it gives us opportunity to talk to them about our mission in Afghanistan," said Faremo.

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Tippeligaen 2011

	Team	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	P
1	Molde	30	17	7	6	54	38	58
2	Tromsø	30	15	8	7	56	34	53
3	Rosenborg	30	14	7	9	69	44	49
4	Odd Grenland	30	14	6	10	44	44	48
5	Brann	30	14	6	10	51	51	48
6	Haugesund	30	14	5	11	55	43	47
7	Vålerenga	30	14	5	11	42	33	47
8	Strømsgodset	30	12	9	9	44	44	45
9	Aalesund	30	12	7	11	38	38	43
10	Stabæk	30	11	6	13	44	50	39
11	Viking	30	9	10	11	33	40	37
12	Fredrikstad	30	10	6	14	38	41	36
13	Sogndal	30	8	10	12	24	31	34
14	Lillestrøm	30	9	7	14	46	52	34
15	Start	30	7	5	18	40	61	26
16	Sarpsborg 08	30	5	6	19	31	65	21

Games week 29

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team
2011-11-20	18:00	Strømsgodset	2 : 1	Vålerenga
2011-11-20	18:00	Tromsø	3 : 1	Rosenborg
2011-11-20	18:00	Fredrikstad	3 : 1	Aalesund
2011-11-20	18:00	Brann	2 : 0	Lillestrøm
2011-11-20	18:00	Odd Grenland	1 : 0	Sogndal
2011-11-20	18:00	Molde	3 : 1	Sarpsborg 08
2011-11-20	18:00	Viking	1 : 1	Start
2011-11-20	18:00	Stabæk	1 : 2	Haugesund

Games week 30

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team
2011-11-27	18:00	Sogndal	2 : 1	Molde
2011-11-27	18:00	Haugesund	5 : 1	Strømsgodset
2011-11-27	18:00	Aalesund	5 : 1	Brann
2011-11-27	18:00	Rosenborg	3 : 2	Viking
2011-11-27	18:00	Start	1 : 6	Tromsø
2011-11-27	18:00	Sarpsborg 08	3 : 2	Odd Grenland
2011-11-27	18:00	Vålerenga	2 : 0	Stabæk
2011-11-27	18:00	Lillestrøm	0 : 0	Fredrikstad

Adeccoligaen

	Team	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	P
1	Hønefoss	30	16	9	5	61	28	57
2	Sandnes Ulf	30	18	2	10	58	32	56
3	Sandefjord Fotball	30	16	5	9	61	38	53
4	Bodø/Glimt	30	15	7	8	52	38	52
5	Ranheim	30	15	7	8	61	39	52
6	HamKam	30	14	9	7	52	40	51
7	Kongsvinger	30	14	7	9	50	36	49
8	Hødd	30	13	7	10	54	42	46
9	Bryne	30	11	11	8	47	38	44
10	Mjøndalen	30	10	10	10	42	51	40
11	Alta	30	10	9	11	45	51	39
12	Asker	30	9	7	14	38	56	34
13	Strømmen	30	9	7	14	43	58	34
14	Nybergsund	30	6	5	19	42	72	23
15	Randaberg	30	4	5	21	39	87	17
16	Løv-Ham	30	4	5	21	32	71	17

Games week 29

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team
2011-10-23	15:00	Bryne	2 : 2	Nybergsund
2011-10-23	15:00	Sandnes Ulf	6 : 0	Løv-Ham
2011-10-23	15:00	Hønefoss	3 : 0	Mjøndalen
2011-10-23	15:00	Ranheim	3 : 0	Randaberg
2011-10-23	15:00	Kongsvinger	2 : 0	Bodø/Glimt
2011-10-23	15:00	HamKam	1 : 4	Sandefjord Fotball
2011-10-23	15:00	Strømmen	1 : 2	Alta
2011-10-23	15:00	Asker	0 : 3	Hødd

Games week 30

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team
2011-10-30	13:00	Mjøndalen	1 : 2	Ranheim
2011-10-30	13:00	Løv-Ham	2 : 5	Hønefoss
2011-10-30	13:00	Nybergsund	2 : 6	Strømmen
2011-10-30	13:00	Sandefjord Fotball	5 : 1	Asker
2011-10-30	13:00	Alta	0 : 0	Bryne
2011-10-30	13:00	Hødd	3 : 1	HamKam
2011-10-30	13:00	Bodø/Glimt	3 : 1	Sandnes Ulf
2011-10-30	13:00	Randaberg	0 : 4	Kongsvinger