Otra Raiders
Encyclopedia
The Otra Raiders was an American football
team based in Sørlandet
, Norway
. They are former members of the Norway American Football Federation
(NoAFF) and the Southside Football League
(SFL). The Kristiansand Gladiators
is in many ways a continuation of the Raiders.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team based in Sørlandet
Sørlandet
Southern Norway is the name of the geographical region of the Skagerrak coast of southern Norway consisting of the two counties of Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. They are former members of the Norway American Football Federation
Norway American Football Federation
The Norway American Football Federation is the largest American football league in Norway, consisting of eleven teams from Norwegian cities and universities. The league is divided into two levels of competition and four age categories: Senior, Under 19, Under 16, and Under 13...
(NoAFF) and the Southside Football League
Southside Football League
The Southside Football League is an American football league in Norway.-Current SFL Affiliates:*Arendal Panthers*Arendal Wildcats*Ganndal Giants*Kristiansand Raiders*Lyngdal Snakes*Setesdalen Cowboys*Stavanger Eagles*Søgne Stallions...
(SFL). The Kristiansand Gladiators
Kristiansand Gladiators
Kristiansand Gladiators is the name of an American football team located in Kristiansand, Norway that competes in the Norway American Football Federation. The team plays its home games at Karuss Colosseum in Vågsbygd, Kristiansand. They also have a reputation for having some of the loudest fans in...
is in many ways a continuation of the Raiders.