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Lacrosse in Norway
Norway has built a 16-club lacrosse network with approximately 1,000 registered players, anchored by university clubs in Bergen and Oslo and a national champion dynasty in the Oslo Legends — and qualified for the 2027 World Championship via the 2025 European Championship.
The Norway Lacrosse Scene
Norway joined the European Lacrosse Federation in 2008, and its lacrosse scene has been built substantially through the university system. NHH Vikings in Bergen (founded 2004) and BI-Lions in Oslo (founded 2005) were the pioneering clubs, establishing the university-club model that gave Norwegian lacrosse its early structure and competitive depth.
Today, Norway has 16 active clubs and approximately 1,000 registered players nationwide — numbers that make it one of the larger lacrosse nations in Scandinavia. Within that network, the Oslo Legends stand out: an 8-time national champion club that has defined the domestic competitive ceiling. The Norwegian national team is coached by Dan Scolaro.
At the 2025 European Championship, Norway secured a narrow win over Portugal that qualified the men’s national team for Division II of the 2027 World Championship — a significant milestone for a programme that has grown methodically from university roots into a genuine competitive force in Northern European lacrosse.
Key Facts
- ELF member since 2008
- 16 active clubs, ~1,000 players
- Oslo Legends: 8× national champions
- 2027 World Championship qualifier
Clubs & Organisation
NHH Vikings
Bergen · Founded 2004
Field · SixesBI-Lions
Oslo · Founded 2005
Field · SixesOslo Legends
Oslo · 8× national champions
Field · SixesNLF network
13+ clubs nationwide
Field · SixesInternational Representation
Men’s Programme
Norway Men’s National Team
Qualified for 2027 World Championship Division II via the 2025 European Championship (narrow win vs Portugal). Coach: Dan Scolaro.
Women’s Programme
Norway Women’s National Team
Developing women’s programme within the Norwegian Lacrosse Federation, active in the European competition calendar.
2026 results
European Box Championships, men
10th of 18. Yellow group: beat Wales 17–6 and Austria 12–8; lost to Poland 9–23 and Belgium 10–23. Then: beat France 18–9 (play-in), beat Scotland 14–12 (placement round), beat Netherlands 15–10 (placement round) and lost to Belgium 10–23 (9th-place game). Ireland won the title, beating Finland 9–6 in the final.
Source: EBLC 2026 men’s schedule
European Sixes Championships, women
13th of 18. Pool D: beat Austria 10–2; lost to Netherlands 6–11 and Great Britain 3–26. Then: lost to France 13–18 (placement round), beat Spain 17–1 (placement round) and beat Austria 10–7 (13th-place game).
Source: World Lacrosse results
European Sixes Championships, men
Pool C, with Austria, Croatia, France, Ireland and Israel. First game on 10 November against France.
Source: World Lacrosse schedule
Why Norway Lacrosse Is Worth Following
University-built model
NHH Vikings (Bergen, 2004) and BI-Lions (Oslo, 2005) built Norway’s lacrosse foundation through university sport — a model that has produced genuine national depth.
Oslo Legends dynasty
8 national championships make the Oslo Legends the defining club in Norwegian lacrosse — a benchmark of domestic excellence within a 16-club national circuit.
2027 World Championship qualifier
Norway’s 2025 EC qualification for the 2027 World Championship Division II marks a new chapter for a programme that has grown steadily since 2008.
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