1961 Norwegian Football Cup

The 1961 Norwegian Football Cup was the 56th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for all members of NFF, except those from Northern Norway. Rosenborg were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by the second-tier team Brann in the quarterfinal.

1961 Norwegian Football Cup
Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn 1961
Tournament details
CountryNorway Norway
Defending championsRosenborg
Final positions
ChampionsFredrikstad (8th title)
Runner-upHaugar
← 1960
1962 →

The final was played at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 22 October 1961, and was contested by the seven-times former winners Fredrikstad and the second-tier team Haugar who made their debut in the Norwegian Cup final. Fredrikstad won their eighth Norwegian Cup title with an impressive 7–0 win against Haugar in the final, and also secured the double for the third time.

First round edit

Second round edit

Third round edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
6 August 1961
Fredrikstad 5–2 Vestfossen
Moss 3–0 Vålerengen
Skeid 3–0 Egersund
HamKam 3–5 Sarpsborg
Lillestrøm 2–2 (a.e.t.) Brumunddal
Raufoss 4–2 Lisleby
Geithus 1–3 Frigg
Ørn 2–5 Ulf
Eik 0–2 Asker
Viking 1–3 Haugar
Vard 4–2 Vindbjart
Brann 4–0 Stavanger
Hødd 0–1 Gjøvik-Lyn
Freidig 1–2 Strømmen
Rosenborg 1–0 Aalesund
Steinkjer 4–1 Kvik (Trondheim)
Replay: 9 August 1961
Brumunddal 3–4 Lillestrøm

Fourth round edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
27 August 1961
Frigg 2–0 Vard
Strømmen 0–3 Brann
Ulf 0–1 (a.e.t.) Moss
Sarpsborg 3–3 (a.e.t.) Raufoss
Steinkjer 6–1 Lillestrøm
Haugar 2–1 Skeid
Asker 0–1 Rosenborg
Gjøvik-Lyn 2–5 (a.e.t.) Fredrikstad
Replay: 30 August 1961
Raufoss 1–0 Sarpsborg

Quarter-finals edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
10 September 1961
Fredrikstad 4–1 Moss
Rosenborg 2–3 Brann
Frigg 0–1 Haugar
Raufoss 2–5 Steinkjer

Semi-finals edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
1 October 1961
Brann 0–1 Fredrikstad
Haugar 1–0 (a.e.t.) Steinkjer

Final edit

Fredrikstad7–0Haugar
Borgen   37'
Olsen   43', 77'
Kristoffersen   47', 63'
Pedersen   57'
Kristiansen   67' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 30,273
Referee: Bjørn Borgersen (Mercantile)

See also edit

References edit

  • "Norwegian cup 1961". RSSSF Norway. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  • "Cup final in Oslo, October 22". RSSSF Norway. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  • Jorsett, Per; Arne Scheie (December 1999). Cupen 1902-1999. J.M. Stenersens forlag. ISBN 82-7201-275-8.