The national team was formed after the formation of the
Norwegian Badminton Association on 24 October 1938. Unlike other Scandinavian countries
Denmark,
Sweden and
Finland, the Norwegian team had average results in team events in the 20th century.
Men's team The Norwegian men's team lost 9-0 twice to
Sweden twice in the qualifiers for the
1961 and
1964 Thomas Cup. The men's team later failed to qualify for the
1967 Thomas Cup after losing 7-2 to
Ireland. In 1978, Norway failed to qualify for the Thomas and Uber Cup again when the men's team lost against
the Netherlands 6-3. In 1988, they finished as group runners-up for the
1990 Thomas Cup qualifiers, the team won against
Mozambique and performed upsets against
Ireland and
Germany, but lost 4-1
the Netherlands. Norway competed in the
European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in 2006. They beat
Greece to finish 3rd in their group and were eliminated in the group stage.
Women's team In 1978, the women's team lost 5-2 against
Scotland in the
1978 Uber Cup qualifiers. In 1986, Norway finished 3rd on their group tie for the
1986 Uber Cup qualifiers after beating
France and
Iceland 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 to
Denmark, 5-0 to
Germany and 4-1 to
Poland. The women's team competed in the
European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in 2018. The team finished at the bottom of their group.
Mixed team Norway first competed for the
Helvetia Cup in 1965. In 1968, the national team finished as runners-up, losing against
Germany. The team achieved runner-up position for a second time in 1973 after losing to the
Czech Republic. In 1975, Norway made history by defeating the
Yugoslavian team in the final, winning their first
Helvetia Cup title. The team finished in third place in 1979 and as runners-up again in 1981. In 1989, Norway debuted in the inaugural version of the
Sudirman Cup. The team were placed in classification Group 6 with
Sri Lanka and
Nepal. They won 4-1 against Sri Lanka and 5-0 against Nepal to claim 23rd place on the overall rankings. == Competitive record ==