In 1924 the Norwegian Labour movement formed Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund (The Labour Sports Association), and broke away from Norges Landsforbund for Idrett (The Norwegian National Association of Sports) which Norges Fotballforbund (Norwegian Football Federation) was member of. These two sports movements stayed separated until the end of WWII, when Norges Idrettsforbund (Norwegian Sports Association) united the two associations.
The AIF National Soccer Team played its first international in Moscow vs. the Soviet Union in 1925, losing 0-9. The financial situation hampered the development of the AIF soccer clubs; unlike other important AIF sports like wrestling, soccer requires expensive facilities.
See also the Labour International Matches Index.
Austria
1932 4-2 (friendly in Oslo, Jul 8)
Belgium
1934 6-0 (friendly in Oslo, May 29)
Czechoslovakia
1931 4-4 (Labour OG 1. round in Vienna, Austria, Jul 22)
1935 1-4 (friendly in Oslo, Jun 21)
1937 3-1 (Labour OG semifinal in Antwerp, Belgium, Jul 22-26)
Denmark
1930 7-0 (friendly in Oslo, Jun 26)
1930 3-1 (friendly in Copenhagen, Aug 10)
1932 16-3 (friendly in Oslo, Oct 2)
1933 2-4 (friendly in Copenhagen, Jun 30)
1934 8-1 (friendly in Oslo, Jul 15)
1935 4-4 (friendly in Copenhagen, Aug 18)
1936 2-0 (friendly in Oslo, Jun 12)
1937 4-1 (friendly in Oslo, Jun 18)
1938 4-2 (friendly in Copenhagen, Jun 13)
1939 5-1 (friendly in Oslo, Jun 20)
England
1935 6-1 (friendly in Newcastle, Oct 15)
1936 5-1 (friendly in Oslo, Aug 30)
Estonia
1931 5-0 (Labour OG consolation tm in Vienna, Austria, Jul 23)
Finland
1931 6-3 (Labour OG consolation tm in Vienna, Austria, Jul 23)
1933 6-1 (friendly in Oslo, Oct 1)
1934 0-2 (friendly in Helsinki, Jun 29)
1935 4-0 (friendly in Tampere, Jun 18)
1936 11-1 (friendly in Oslo, Oct 4)
1938 5-2 (friendly in Helsinki, Sep 4)
1939 5-1 (friendly in Oslo, Sep 24)
France
1936 2-1 (friendly in Paris, Jul 26)
1938 5-1 (friendly in Paris, Jun 23)
1939 4-3 (friendly in Oslo, May 23)
Germany
1925 1-2 (friendly in Ilmenau, Aug ?)
1927 1-5 (friendly in Halle, Jul ?)
1930 2-6 (friendly in Hamburg, Sep 21)
1931 4-3 (friendly in Oslo, Sep 13)
1932 2-3 (friendly in Breslau, Aug 6)
Palestine
1931 4-0 (Labour OG consolation tm in Vienna, Austria, Jul 25)
1937 7-1 (Labour OG 1.round in Antwerp, Belgium, Jul 22-26)
Scotland
1935 5-2 (friendly in Edinburgh, Oct 2)
Soviet Union
1925 0-9 (friendly in Moscow, Jul ?)
1930 0-4 (friendly in Oslo, Sep 28)
1934 0-3 (friendly in Paris, France, Jul ?)
1934 4-2 (friendly in Oslo, Sep 16)
1935 1-2 (friendly in Moscow, Jul 3)
1935 0-2 (friendly in Oslo, Sep 8)
1937 0-2 (Labour OG final in Antwerp, Belgium, Jul 22-26)
1938 0-6 (friendly in Paris, France, Jun 26)
Spain
1934 13-0 (friendly in Paris, France, Jul ?)
Sweden
1928 7-0 (friendly in Oslo, Sep 9)
1929 9-4 (friendly in Stockholm, Sep 15)
1930 7-3 (friendly in Sarpsborg, Aug 17)
1931 9-2 (friendly in Stockholm, Sep 13 - Norway B-team)
1932 11-0 (friendly in Oslo, Jun 10)
1933 10-1 (friendly in Stockholm, Oct 24)
1934 3-5 (friendly in Stockholm, Jul 6)
1934 3-2 (friendly in Trondheim, Jun? 24)
1935 10-0 (friendly in Stockholm, Jul 16)
Switzerland
1937 4-0 (Labour OG 2.round in Antwerp, Belgium, Jul 22-26)
Note:
Countrywise Records
Pd W D L F- A
Austria 1 1 0 0 4- 2
Belgium 1 1 0 0 6- 0
Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 8- 9
Denmark 10 8 1 1 55- 17
England 2 2 0 0 11- 2
Estonia 1 1 0 0 5- 0
Finland 7 6 0 1 37- 10
France 3 3 0 0 11- 5
Germany 5 1 0 4 10- 19
Palestine 2 2 0 0 11- 1
Scotland 1 1 0 0 5- 2
Soviet Union 8 1 0 7 5- 30
Spain 1 1 0 0 13- 0
Sweden 9 8 0 1 69- 17
Switzerland 1 1 0 0 4- 0
TOTAL 55 38 2 15 254-114
Players with more than 10 caps:
Player Club Caps
Hjalmar Sørensen Moss AIL 31
Eugen Svendsen Grønvold 27
Hugo Karlsen Rapid, Moss 21
Alf Martinsen Fram, Lillestrøm 21
Olav Navestad Borgen AIL 20
Wilhelm Olsen Sprint, Moss 20
Sigurd Høydahl Ørn, Trondheim 18
Gustav Rehn Reidulf, Oslo 16
Erling Hamang Borgen AIL 14
Paul Kristensen Moss AIL 14
Åge Sørensen Sagene IF 14
Jacob Johansen Sparta, Sarpsborg 13
Trygve Martinsen Fremad, Borge 13
Georg Tefke Sprint, Moss 13
Gunnar Heintz Sprint, Moss 12
Gunnar Johannsen Rapid, Moss 11
Rudolf Wulff Spartacus, Oslo 11
Kristian Hendriksen Jordal, Oslo 10
Lars Marthinsen Sterling, Oslo 10
Notes:
1. Some dates for the matches are unknown.
2. Alf Martinsen later played centre forward on the Norwegian National
Team that won the bronze medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Source:
Landslaget - Det norske fotballandslagets historie (Egil Olsen, et al.)
Norges fotball-leksikon (Asbjørn Halvorsen, ed.)
With thanks to Lars Aarhus
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