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Norwegian Football Cup 
Founded 1902 Region Norway Number of teams 281 Current champions Aalesund
(2 title)Most successful club Odd Grenland
(12 titles)Website fotball.no 
2011 Norwegian Football CupThe Norwegian Football Cup (Norwegian: Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer) is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen ("The Cup") or NM, an acronym formed from Norgesmesterskap ("Norwegian Championship"). These terms are used to describe both the men's and women's competitions. The equivalent competition for women's teams is the Norwegian Women's Football Cup.
The Norwegian Football Cup is a national championship, meaning that while the Norwegian Premier League may be the most prestigious competition to win, it is the winners of the Cup who are awarded the title "Norwegian football champions". This differs from, for example, English football, where the winners of the FA Premier League are the ones who become English champions.
The current Norwegian champions and holders of the cup trophy are Aalesunds FK who defeated SK Brann 2-1 in the final on Sunday 6 November 2011.
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Format
The first rounds of the cup are played in April, around the same time as the Norwegian Premier League starts. The first few rounds are set up by the Norwegian Football Association, and the top premier league teams are usually pitted against fairly weak amateur teams, often in rural areas, on the amateur team's home pitch. Early upsets, where an amateur team knocks a professional team out of the tournament do happen occasionally. Even if the amateur team loses, squaring off against a professional team may well be the highlight of their season.
Later matchups are drawn at random, the teams face off once, and the winner goes on to the next round. The final match is played at Ullevaal Stadium (national stadium) in November, and marks the end of the Norwegian football season.
The cup is very popular in Norway, and tickets for the final match are hard to get hold of, as the game usually sells out quickly. The supporters of the two teams playing in the final match are seated at the two short-ends of the pitch, while the more neutral supporters are seated by the long-ends. The match is also televised on national television.
History
The first cup was played in 1902, but was open for county champions only. This continued until 1933, when the cup was opened for all clubs of a certain standing. The competition was not nationwide until 1963. 1963 was the first year clubs from Northern Norway were allowed to participate, this was due to a poor communication system in the northern parts of Norway and to the belief that the clubs in the three northern counties could not compete on the same level as the southern clubs (Bodø/Glimt - one of the two northern newcomers - did stay in the cup to the fourth round that year).
Before the 2004 cup final, NRK awarded the 1986 final between Tromsø and Lillestrøm with the title Tidenes Cupfinale (Best cup final ever), and ex-Rosenborg striker Gøran Sørloth with Tidenes Cuphelt (Best cup hero ever).
List of Finals (men)
Key
(R) Replay * Match went to extra time † Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time Bold Winning team won The Double of Norwegian Cup & Premier/Top Division Italics Team from outside the top level of Norwegian football Season Winner [1] Score [1] Runner-up [1] Referee [1] Venue [1] Att.[1] 2011 Aalesund 2 – 1 Brann Svein-Erik Edvartsen, (Hamar IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 25,032 2010 Strømsgodset 2 – 0 Follo Tom Harald Hagen, (Grue IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 24,500 2009 Aalesund 2 - 2 † (5–4 pen.)
Molde Kristoffer Helgerud, (Lier IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 25,500 2008 Vålerenga 4 – 1 Stabæk Svein Oddvar Moen, (SK Haugar) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 24,823 2007 Lillestrøm 2 – 0 Haugesund Per Ivar Staberg, (Harstad IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 24,361 2006 Fredrikstad 3 – 0 Sandefjord Fotball Tom Henning Øvrebø, (Nordstrand IF) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 25,102 2005 Molde 4 - 2 * Lillestrøm Brage Sandmoen, (Kjelsås IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 25,182 2004 Brann 4 – 1 Lyn Espen Berntsen, (Vang FL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 25,458 2003 Rosenborg 3 – 1 * Bodø/Glimt Terje Hauge, (Olsvik IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 25,447 2002 Vålerenga 1 – 0 Odd Grenland Tommy Skjerven, (Kaupanger IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 25,481 2001 Viking 3 – 0 Bryne Kjell Alseth, (Stjørdals/Blink IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 25,823 2000 Odd Grenland 2 – 1 * Viking Frode Kvam, (Strindheim IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 24,864 1999 Rosenborg 2 – 0 Brann Tom Henning Øvrebø, (Nordstrand IF) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 25,296 1998 Stabæk 3 – 1 * Rosenborg Rune Pedersen, (SK Sprint/Jeløy) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 23,251 1997 Vålerenga 4 – 2 Strømsgodset Roy Helge Olsen, (Harstad IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 22,678 1996 Tromsø 2 – 1 Bodø/Glimt Terje Hauge, (Lyngbø SK) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 22,683 1995 (R) Rosenborg 3 – 1 Brann Rune Pedersen, (SK Sprint/Jeløy) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 20,076 1995 Rosenborg 1 – 1 * Brann Jon E. Skjervold, (Fet IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 27,561 1994 Molde 3 – 2 Lyn Terje Singsaas, (Rosenborg BK) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 24,524 1993 Bodø/Glimt 2 – 0 Strømsgodset Sven Kjelbrott, (Haugerud IF) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 26,315 1992 Rosenborg 3 – 2 Lillestrøm Rune Pedersen, (SK Sprint/Jeløy) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 28,217 1991 Strømsgodset 3 – 2 Rosenborg Roy Helge Olsen, (Frigg Oslo FK) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 27,240 1990 Rosenborg 5 – 1 Fyllingen Arild Haugstad, (Faaberg Fotball) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 30,000 1989 (R) Viking 2 – 1 Molde Egil Nervik, (SK Freidig) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 9,856 1989 Viking 2 – 2 * Molde Rune Pedersen, (SK Sprint/Jeløy) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 23,000 1988 (R) Rosenborg 2 – 0 Brann Thorodd Presberg, (Strømsgodset IF) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 23,700 1988 Rosenborg 2 – 2 * Brann Bjørn Kronborg, (Faaberg Fotball) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 23,500 1987 Bryne 1 – 0 * Brann Kjell Nordby, (Rygge IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 23,080 1986 Tromsø 4 – 1 Lillestrøm Egil Nervik, (SK Freidig) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 22,000 1985 Lillestrøm 4 – 1 Vålerenga Tore Hollung, (Østsiden IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 18,500 1984 (R) Fredrikstad 3 – 2 Viking Einar Halle, (Molde FK) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 15,993 1984 Fredrikstad 3 – 3 * Viking Per Arne Larsgård, (Sandefjord) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 23,668 1983 Moss 2 – 0 Vålerenga Thorodd Presberg, (Strømsgodset IF) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 23,000 1982 Brann 3 – 2 Molde Torbjørn Aass, (SK Brage) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 24,000 1981 Lillestrøm 3 – 1 Moss Jan Erik Olsen, (Drammens BK) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 22,895 1980 Vålerenga 4 – 1 Lillestrøm Einar Halle, (Molde FK) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 23,000 1979 Viking 2 – 1 Haugar Ivar Fredriksen, (Lillestrøm SK) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 25,000 1978 Lillestrøm 2 – 1 Brann Reidar Bjørnestad, (IL Sandviken) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 23,534 1977 Lillestrøm 1 – 0 Bodø/Glimt Rolf Haugen, (Lillehammer FK) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 22,648 1976 Brann 2 – 1 Sogndal Odd Johannessen, (Vang FL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 22,834 1975 Bodø/Glimt 2 – 0 Vard Kaare Lindboe, (FK Vidar) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 24,778 1974 Skeid 3 – 1 Viking Egil Bergstad, (Borre IF) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 14,276 1973 Strømsgodset 1 – 0 Rosenborg Svein-Inge Thime, (Stavanger IF) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 23,209 1972 Brann 1 – 0 Rosenborg Kjell Wahlen, (Skeid Fotball) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 17,700 1971 Rosenborg 4 – 1 Fredrikstad Rolf Nyhus, (Nordstrand IF) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 25,180 1970 Strømsgodset 4 – 2 Lyn Einar Røed, (Tønsberg Turnforening) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 25,744 1969 (R) Strømsgodset 5 – 3 Fredrikstad Kåre Sirevaag, (Viking FK) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 24,022 1969 Strømsgodset 2 – 2 * Fredrikstad Rolf H. Andersen, (Skeid Fotball) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 27,529 1968 Lyn 3 – 0 Mjøndalen Henry Øberg, (Hamar IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 21,101 1967 Lyn 4 – 1 Rosenborg Ivar Hornslien, (Nydalen) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 27,389 1966 Fredrikstad 3 – 2 Lyn Hans Granlund, (Heggedal IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 30,335 1965 (2R) Skeid 2 – 1 Frigg Sverre Eugen Olsen, (Akademisk FK) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 8,990 1965 (R) Skeid 1 – 1 * Frigg Rolf Hansen, (Skiens-Grane IF) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 8,826 1965 Skeid 2 – 2 * Frigg Finn Bolstad, (Skiold Fotball) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 18,821 1964 Rosenborg 2 – 1 Sarpsborg Johan Riseth, (Namsos IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 24,665 1963 Skeid 2 – 0 * Fredrikstad Kåre Furulund, (Hasle-Løren) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 31,444 1962 Gjøvik-Lyn 2 – 0 Vard Georg Dragvoll, (IK Brage) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 31,157 1961 Fredrikstad 7 – 0 Haugar Bjørn Borgersen, (Mercantile SFK) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 30,273 1960 (R) Rosenborg 3 – 2 Odd Arnold Nilsen, (Nymark IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 29,743 1960 Rosenborg 3 – 3 * Odd Harald Heltberg, (Frigg Oslo FK) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 31,135 1959 Viking 3 – 1 Sandefjord Ballklubb Trygve Dahlgren, (IF Urædd) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 28,195 1958 Skeid 1 – 0 Lillestrøm Birger Nilsen, (Grüner IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 32,579 1957 Fredrikstad 4 – 0 Sandefjord Ballklubb Leif Gulliksen, (Ørn FK) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 33,073 1956 Skeid 2 – 0 Larvik Turn Gunnar Andersen, (Ulefoss SF) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 33,444 1955 Skeid 5 – 0 Lillestrøm Henry Klausen, (Sarpsborg FK) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 33,825 1954 Skeid 3 – 0 Fredrikstad Finn Å. Bråthen, (Lillestrøm SK) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 34,794 1953 Viking 2 – 1 Lillestrøm Øivind Helgesen, (Liull) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 31,102 1952 Sparta 3 – 2 Solberg Helge Ladim, (Grüner IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 30,639 1951 Sarpsborg 3 – 2 * Asker Folke Bålstad, (Mercantile/Trygg) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 30,639 1950 Fredrikstad 3 – 0 Brann Josef Larsen, (Frigg Oslo FK) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 35,367 1949 Sarpsborg 3 – 1 Skeid Svend J. Svendsen, (Torp IF) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 36,000 1948 Sarpsborg 1 – 0 Fredrikstad Johan Narvestad, (Hasle-Løren) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 35,000 1947 Skeid 2 – 0 Viking Bjarne Halvorsen, (Skiold Fotball) Brann stadion, Bergen 25,000 1946 Lyn 3 – 2 * Fredrikstad Sverre Hermansen, (Fjellkameratene IL) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 35,000 1945 (2R) Lyn 4 – 0 Fredrikstad Nils Gundersen, (Fram Larvik) Bislett stadion, Oslo 31,412 1945 (R) Lyn 1 – 1 * Fredrikstad Edvin Pedersen, (SK Gjøa) Sarpsborg stadion, Sarpsborg 18,000 1945 Lyn 1 – 1 * Fredrikstad Haakon Engebretsen, (SK Brage) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 34,162 1940 Fredrikstad 3 – 0 Skeid Thorleiv Nordbø, (Frigg Oslo FK) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 30,000 1939 Sarpsborg 2 – 1 Skeid Gullik Hagajore, (Tønsberg Turnforening) Tønsberg gressbane, Tønsberg 8,000 1938 Fredrikstad 3 – 2 * Mjøndalen Finn Amundsen, (Lyn Oslo) Briskeby gressbane, Hamar 14,500 1937 Mjøndalen 4 – 2 Odd Alf Simensen, (Sarpsborg FK) Urædd stadion, Porsgrunn 17,000 1936 Fredrikstad 2 – 0 Mjøndalen Kåre Gunnar Kinn, (Eidsvold IF) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 20,000 1935 Fredrikstad 4 – 0 Sarpsborg Thoralf Christiansen, (Stavanger IF) Sarpsborg stadion, Sarpsborg 15,200 1934 Mjøndalen 2 – 1 * Sarpsborg Kolbjørn Dæhlen, (Skeid Fotball) Sorgenfri gressbane, Trondheim 8,000 1933 Mjøndalen 3 – 1 Viking Eivind Johansen, (Larvik Turn) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 23,000 1932 Fredrikstad 6 – 1 Ørn Oscar Arvid Carlsen, (Lillestrøm) Marienlyst stadion, Drammen 17,000 1931 Odd 3 – 1 Mjøndalen Bjarne H. Bech, (Ørn) Lovisenlund idrettsplass, Larvik 13,000 1930 Ørn 4 – 2 Drammens Ballklubb Reidar Randers-Johansen, (Trygg) Brann stadion, Bergen 6,000 1929 Sarpsborg 2 – 1 * Ørn Thoralf Kristiansen, (Gjøa) Stavanger stadion, Stavanger 13,000 1928 Ørn 2 – 1 Lyn Paulus Nilsen, (Brodd) Halden stadion, Halden 6,717 1927 Ørn 4 – 0 Drafn Fritz Lütcherat, (Hasle-Løren) Sandefjord stadion, Sandefjord 3,000 1926 Odd 3 – 0 Ørn Finn Grefberg, (Frigg Oslo) Ullevaal stadion, Oslo 16,000 1925 Brann 3 – 0 Sarpsborg Fridtjof Johansen, (Holmestrand IF) Fredrikstad stadion, Fredrikstad 10,000 1924 Odd 3 – 0 Mjøndalen Trygve Høgbergh, (Fagerborg) Sorgenfri gressbane, Trondheim 7,000 1923 Brann 2 – 1 Lyn Karl Aug. Andersen, (Kvik Fredrikshald) Odds gressbane, Skien 8,000 1922 Odd 5 – 1 Kvik Fredrikshald Thorvald E. Johnsen, (Trygg) Brann stadion, Bergen 8,000 1921 Frigg Oslo 2 – 0 Odd Alf Lagesen, (Drammen) Vestre Holmen, Kristiania 20,000 1920 Ørn 1 – 0 Frigg Fredrik Schieldrop, (Minde) Vestre Holmen, Kristiania 14,000 1919 Odd 1 – 0 Frigg Peder Christian Andersen, (Kristiania) Fram sportsplass, Larvik 10,000 1918 Kvik Fredrikshald 4 – 0 Brann Ragnvald Smedvik, (Frigg Oslo) Marienlyst stadion, Drammen 12,000 1917 Sarpsborg 4 – 1 Brann Arne Wendelborg, (Frigg Oslo) Stavanger stadion, Stavanger 10,000 1916 Frigg 2 – 0 Ørn Peder Christian Andersen, (Kristiania) Skøitebanen, Trondheim 4,000 1915 Odd 2 – 1 Kvik Fredrikshald Peder Christian Andersen, (Kristiania) Sarpsborg stadion, Sarpsborg 6,000 1914 Frigg 4 – 2 Gjøvik-Lyn Daniel Eie, (Lyn Oslo) Frogner stadion, Kristiania 10,000 1913 Odd 2 – 1 Mercantile Ruben Gelbord, (Stockholm, Sweden) Urædd stadion, Porsgrunn 10,000 1912 Mercantile 6 – 0 Fram Tryggve Lund, (Odd BK) Gamle Frogner stadion, Kristiania 2,000 1911 Lyn 5 – 2 Urædd Ruben Gelbord, (Stockholm, Sweden) Gamle Frogner stadion, Kristiania 5,000 1910 Lyn 4 – 2 Odd Theodor Hansen, (Fredrikstad FK) Gamle Frogner stadion, Kristiania 5,000 1909[2] Lyn 4 – 3 * Odd Christian Wiese, (Akademisk FK) Gamle Frogner stadion, Kristiania 4,000 1908 Lyn 3 – 2 Odd Charles Stanley Davis, (Sarpsborg FK) Gamle Frogner stadion, Kristiania 1907 Mercantile 3 – 0 Sarpsborg August Heiberg Kahrs, (Lyn Oslo) Nedre Frednes, Porsgrunn 4,000 1906 Odd 1 – 0 Sarpsborg Sverre Strand, (SK Grane) Gamle Frogner stadion, Kristiania 1905 Odd 2 – 1 Akademisk Arthur Nordlie, (Lyn Oslo) Gamle Frogner stadion, Kristiania 3,000 1904 Odd 4 – 0 Porsgrunds FC Thomas Wiborg, (Kragerø IF Turn) Skien Sportsplassen, Skien 800 1903 Odd 1 – 0 Grane Finn Hagemann, (Lyn Oslo) Gamle Frogner stadion, Kristiania 1902 Grane 2 – 0 Odd Bredo Larsen, (Lyn Oslo) Gamle Frogner stadion, Kristiania Performance By Club (men)
Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years Odd Grenland 12 8 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1913, 1915, 1919, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1931, 2000 Fredrikstad 11 7 1932, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1950, 1957, 1961, 1966, 1984, 2006 Rosenborg 9 5 1960, 1964, 1971, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003 Lyn 8 6 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1945, 1946, 1967, 1968 Skeid 8 3 1947, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1974 Brann 6 9 1923, 1925, 1972, 1976, 1982, 2004 Sarpsborg 6 6 1917, 1929, 1939, 1948, 1949, 1951 Lillestrøm 5 7 1977, 1978, 1981, 1985, 2007 Viking 5 5 1953, 1959, 1979, 1989, 2001 Strømsgodset 5 2 1969, 1970, 1973, 1991, 2010 Ørn-Horten 4 4 1920, 1927, 1928, 1930 Vålerenga 4 2 1980, 1997, 2002, 2008 Mjøndalen 3 5 1933, 1934, 1937 Frigg Oslo 3 3 1914, 1916, 1921 Bodø/Glimt 2 3 1975, 1993 Molde 2 3 1994, 2005 Mercantile 2 1 1907, 1912 Tromsø 2 – 1986, 1996 Aalesund 2 – 2009, 2011 Kvik Halden (known as Fredrikshald until 1928) 1 2 1918 Bryne 1 1 1987 Gjøvik/Lyn 1 1 1962 SK Grane 1 1 1902 Moss 1 1 1983 Stabæk 1 1 1998 Sparta 1 – 1952 Haugar – 2 – Sandefjord Ballklubb – 2 – Urædd (includes Porsgrunds FC) – 2 – Vard Haugesund – 2 – Akademisk Kristiania – 1 – Asker – 1 – Drafn – 1 – Drammens Ballklubb – 1 – Fram Larvik – 1 – Follo – 1 – Fyllingen – 1 – Haugesund – 1 – Larvik Turn – 1 – Sandefjord – 1 – Solberg – 1 – Sogndal – 1 – Women
Since 1978, an official cup for women's clubs has also been played. The women's cup final is usually played on a Saturday, the day before the men's cup final. The 1978 cup final between BUL and Trondheims-Ørn was the only Norwegian cup final to be decided on penalties.
Before the 2006 final, the Norwegian Football Association decided that the Women's final would be played at Bislett Stadion instead of Ullevaal Stadion, which caused some debate. The Football Association claimed that two matches over one weekend would cause too much wear on the Ullevaal pitch, while representatives for the clubs claimed that the move was discriminating against women's football. When the semi-finals of the 2006 cup were drawn, all 4 clubs boycotted the draw in a protest against the move. [1]
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Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e f http://www.rsssf.no/stats/CupFinals.html
- ^ After a protest from Odd during the original 1909 Final, which was caused by Odd refusing to play on after conceding what they saw as an offside goal - the Norwegian Football Federation annulled the Second Half. A replacement Referee - Thorvald Torgersen - was appointed and the 2nd Half and Extra Time were replayed in full - http://www.rsssf.no/1909/fcup
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