Norway

Association	Norges Badmintonforbund (NBF)
Confederation	BE (Europe)
President	Michael Fyrie-Dahl
BWF ranking
Current ranking	59 7 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	47 (3 January 2023)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances	10 (first in1989)
Best result	Group stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	14 (first in 1974)
Best result	Group stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances	7 (first in2004)
Best result	Group stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances	3 (first in2004)
Best result	Group stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances	21 (first in1965)
Best result	Champions (1975)

TheNorway national badminton team (Norwegian:Norges landslag i badminton) representsNorway in internationalbadminton team competitions.^[1] It is controlled by theNorwegian Badminton Association. Norway participated in theSudirman Cup until 2007. The national team have never qualified nor competed in theThomas Cup and theUber Cup.

Norway is also a medal contender inpara-badminton. The nation has won a few gold medals at theBWF Para-Badminton World Championships, with most medals being won by para-badminton playerHelle Sofie Sagøy.

The national team was formed after the formation of theNorwegian Badminton Association on 24 October 1938. Unlike other Scandinavian countriesDenmark,Sweden andFinland, the Norwegian team had average results in team events in the 20th century.

The Norwegian men's team lost 9-0 twice toSweden twice in the qualifiers for the1961 and1964 Thomas Cup. The men's team later failed to qualify for the1967 Thomas Cup after losing 7-2 toIreland. In 1978, Norway failed to qualify for the Thomas and Uber Cup again when the men's team lost againstthe Netherlands 6-3. In 1988, they finished as group runners-up for the1990 Thomas Cup qualifiers, the team won againstMozambique and performed upsets againstIreland andGermany, but lost 4-1the Netherlands.^[2]

Norway competed in theEuropean Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in 2006. They beatGreece to finish 3rd in their group and were eliminated in the group stage.^[3]

In 1978, the women's team lost 5-2 againstScotland in the1978 Uber Cup qualifiers. In 1986, Norway finished 3rd on their group tie for the1986 Uber Cup qualifiers after beatingFrance andIceland 4-1 and 5-0 respectively. In 1994, Norway were close to qualifying for the Uber Cup finals. The team topped the group but were eliminated in the semi-finals stage group tie, losing 0-5 toDenmark, 5-0 toGermany and 4-1 toPoland.^[4]

The women's team competed in theEuropean Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in 2018. The team finished at the bottom of their group.^[5]

Norway first competed for theHelvetia Cup in 1965. In 1968, the national team finished as runners-up, losing againstGermany. The team achieved runner-up position for a second time in 1973 after losing to theCzech Republic. In 1975, Norway made history by defeating theYugoslavian team in the final, winning their firstHelvetia Cup title. The team finished in third place in 1979 and as runners-up again in 1981.^[6]

In 1989, Norway debuted in the inaugural version of theSudirman Cup. The team were placed in classification Group 6 withSri Lanka andNepal. They won 4-1 against Sri Lanka and 5-0 against Nepal to claim 23rd place on the overall rankings.

The following tables show the Norway national badminton team's competitive record in international tournaments.

Key

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Year	Round	Pos
2000	Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016	Group stage	42nd of 52
2017	Group stage	30th of 44
2018	Group stage	27th of 39
2019	Group stage	33rd of 43
2020	Cancelled because ofCOVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022	Group stage	34th of 37
2023	Group stage	33rd of 38
2024	Group stage	27th of 39
2025	Group stage	34th of 36

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

As of 2 January 2024

• Men's team:2020
• Women's team:2020

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