2013 Norwegian Football Cup

The 2013 Norwegian Football Cup was the 108th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. It began with qualification matches in March 2013. The first round was played 17 April 2013 and the tournament ended with the final on 24 November 2013, which Molde won by beating Rosenborg 4–2.

2013 Norwegian Football Cup
Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer
Tournament details
Country Norway
Teams272 (overall)
128 (main competition)
Defending championsHødd
Final positions
ChampionsMolde (3rd title)
Runner-upRosenborg
Tournament statistics
Matches played127
Goals scored528 (4.16 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Nicki Billie Nielsen
(8 goals)
← 2012
2014 →
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo – venue for the Norwegian Cup final

The victory earned Molde a place in the second qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

Calendar edit

Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:

Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs
First qualifying round 17 March 2013 96 272 → 176
Second qualifying round 1 April 2013 48 176 → 128
First round 16–18 April 2013 64 128 → 64
Second round 1/2 May 2013 32 64 → 32
Third round 29/30 May 2013 16 32 → 16
Fourth round 19/26 June 2013 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals 3/4 July 2013 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 25/26 September 2013 2 4 → 2
Final 24 November 2013 1 2 → 1

Sources:[1][2]

First round edit

The 48 winners from the second qualifying round joined with 80 clubs from the Premier League, First Division and Second Division in this round of the competition. The matches took place on 16, 17 and 18 April 2013.[2]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
16 April 2013
Vigør 0–2 Start
Frigg 1–6 Vålerenga
17 April 2013
Kirkenes 1–8 Tromsø
Sprint-Jeløy 0–2 Moss
Ålgård 5–5 (3–4 p) Egersund
Avaldsnes 1–7 Sandnes Ulf
Bærum 3–1 Oslo City
Birkebeineren 1–0 Valdres
Bossekop 1–4 Alta
Brattvåg 1–4 Hødd
Brodd 2–5 Haugesund
Brumunddal 0–2 Elverum
Buvik 0–11 Rosenborg
Drøbak-Frogn 2–3 Follo
Elnesvågen/Omegn 0–5 Molde
Flekkerøy 5–0 Lyngdal
Fløya 1–0 Senja
Førde 1–2 Florø
Grorud 2–2 (4–1 p) Gjøvik
Hallingdal 0–11 Strømsgodset
Hauerseter 0–6 HamKam
Holmen 0–3 Hønefoss
Hovding 0–14 Brann
Husøy/Føynland 0–5 Odd
KIL/Hemne 0–1 Ranheim
Kopervik 0–5 Bryne
KFUM Oslo 1–0 Fram Larvik
Kråkerøy 1–6 Fredrikstad
Kvik Halden 2–0 Askim
Larsnes/Gursken 0–5 Aalesund
Grei 0–5 Kjelsås
Lyn 3–1 (a.e.t.) Eidsvold
Nesodden 0–3 Kongsvinger
Nest-Sotra 4–1 Sotra
Nybergsund 3–1 (a.e.t.) Tynset
Notodden 0–2 Asker
Rødde 1–7 Ull/Kisa
Ørn-Horten 0–5 Stabæk
Ottestad 0–4 Strømmen
Øystese 3–2 Arna-Bjørnar
Pors Grenland 2–1 Arendal
Skotfoss 0–4 Lillestrøm
Solberg 0–10 Mjøndalen
Sparta Sarpsborg 0–3 Sarpsborg 08
Stavanger 0–5 Vard Haugesund
Tønsberg 1–1 (5–3 p) Østsiden
Tornado Måløy 0–4 Sogndal
Tromsdalen 1–0 (a.e.t.) Skarp
Ullern 2–1 (a.e.t.) Lørenskog
Vadmyra 2–3 Åsane
Valdres 0–4 Viking
Vidar 4–3 Staal Jørpeland
Mjølner 1–5 Harstad
18 April 2013
Junkeren 3–7 Bodø/Glimt
Byåsen 1–0 Stjørdals-Blink
Fyllingsdalen 2–2 (5–4 p) Fana
Herd 1–1 (1–4 p) Kristiansund
Herkules 0–3 Sandefjord
Levanger 1–0 Mo
Raufoss 5–4 (a.e.t.) Fjellhamar
Tiller 3–2 Nardo
Træff 3–1 Skarbøvik
Vindbjart 3–3 (5–3 p) Donn
Steinkjer 0–7 Strindheim

Second round edit

The 64 winners from the first round were scheduled to play in this round of the competition. The matches took place on 1 and 2 May 2013.[2]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
1 May 2013
Strømmen 2–3 Alta
Tiller 3–4 Ranheim
Ull/Kisa 2–0 Tromsdalen
Kvik Halden 1–0 Sarpsborg
Follo 2–1 (a.e.t.) Bærum
Kjelsås 3–4 Stabæk
Ullern 1–8 Vålerenga
Asker 2–1 Strømsgodset
Kongsvinger 1–1 (5–3 p) Raufoss
Elverum 1–0 Nybergsund
HamKam 3–1 KFUM Oslo
Birkebeineren 1–1 (2–4 p) Hønefoss
Sandefjord 2–0 Tønsberg
Pors Grenland 1–2 Odd
Flekkerøy 2–0 Sandnes Ulf
Egersund 2–3 Start
Bryne 3–0 Vindbjart
Vidar 0–3 Viking
Øystese 1–6 Brann
Nest-Sotra 2–4 Haugesund
Åsane 0–1 Hødd
Florø 0–5 Aalesund
Træff 3–3 (4–5 p) Sogndal
Strindheim 0–5 Rosenborg
Harstad 1–2 (a.e.t.) Bodø/Glimt
Fløya 2–3 Tromsø
2 May 2013
Levanger 4–2 (a.e.t.) Kristiansund
Moss 0–2 Fredrikstad
Mjøndalen 2–1 (a.e.t.) Lyn
Vard Haugesund 1–0 Fyllingsdalen
Byåsen 1–5 Molde
Grorud 2–4 (a.e.t.) Lillestrøm

Third round edit

The 32 winners from the Second round were scheduled to play in this round of the competition. The matches took place on 29 and 30 May 2013.[2]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
29 May 2013
Bodø/Glimt 2–0 Elverum
Alta 2–1 Hønefoss
Asker 2–3 Vålerenga
Brann 1–2 Mjøndalen
Hødd 2–2 (4–5 p) Molde
Kvik Halden 0–2 Lillestrøm
Levanger 1–4 Rosenborg
Odd 2–0 Sandefjord
Ranheim 4–2 (a.e.t.) Aalesund
Sogndal 4–3 Ull/Kisa
Tromsø 3–1 Follo
Vard Haugesund 2–5 Haugesund
Viking 2–4 Bryne
30 May 2013
Flekkerøy 1–2 Start
Kongsvinger 0–1 HamKam
Stabæk 3–1 Fredrikstad

Fourth round edit

The 16 winners from the Third round were scheduled to play in this round of the competition. The matches took place on 19 and 26 June 2013.[2]

Start2–1Stabæk
Acosta   32'
Jalasto   60' (o.g.)
Report Brustad   37'
Attendance: 2,150

Lillestrøm2–0Bryne
Moen   100'
Fofana   118'
Report
Attendance: 1,712
Referee: Kjetil Sælen

Molde6–0Ranheim
Agnaldo   5'
Gatt   17'
Simonsen   27'
Olsen   49' (o.g.)
Ekpo   50'
Chima   80'
Report
Attendance: 4,380
Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

Bodø/Glimt2–1Odd
Johansen   75'
Laajab   79'
Report Rashani   56'
Attendance: 2,379

Haugesund4–3Alta
Andreassen   12', 61'
Engblom   55', 57'
Report Thomassen   37'
Nikolaisen   51'
Ngom   65'
Attendance: 2,483
Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Rosenborg2–1Tromsø
Jensen   23', 61' Report Ondrášek   63'
Attendance: 5,577

Mjøndalen3–2HamKam
Solberg   19'
Kirkevold   65'
Gauseth   72'
Report Dahle   23', 33'
Attendance: 1,020
Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle

Vålerenga3–1Sogndal
Børven   17'
Holm   72'
Abdellaoue   90+4'
Report Holsæter   78'
Attendance: 2,040

Quarter-finals edit

The 8 winners from the Fourth Round were scheduled to play in this round of the competition. The matches took place on 3, 4 July and 21 August 2013.[2]

Haugesund1–1 (a.e.t.)Bodø/Glimt
Ndiaye   8' Report Johansen   90'
Penalties
Sema  
Bangura  
Mæland  
Engblom  
Kristiansen  
5–3   Johansen
  V. Braaten
  T. Braaten
  Ndiaye
Attendance: 3,390
Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen

Molde2–0Mjøndalen
Hovland   49'
Tripić   82'
Report
Attendance: 5,009

Start0–1Lillestrøm
Report Pálmason   71'
Attendance: 4,135
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Rosenborg2–1Vålerenga
Søderlund   78'
Bille Nielsen   90'
Report Børven   87'
Attendance: 7,680
Referee: Tore Hansen

Semi-finals edit

The 4 winners from the Quarter-finals were scheduled to play in this round of the competition. The matches took place on 25 and 26 September 2013.[2]

Rosenborg2–1Haugesund
Mikkelsen   35'
Bille Nielsen   58'
Report Gytkjær   48'
Attendance: 8,738

Lillestrøm2–2 (a.e.t.)Molde
Pálmason   30'
Østli   56'
Report Hoseth   34', 90+1'
Penalties
Moen  
Riise  
Helstad  
Kippe  
Piermayr  
4–5   Hoseth
  Forren
  Hovland
  Høiland
  Hussain
Attendance: 6,480
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Final edit

The 2013 Norwegian Football Cup final was played between Rosenborg and Molde at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 24 November 2013.[2]

Rosenborg2–4Molde
Diskerud   17'
Reginiussen   49'
Report Rindarøy   16'
Berget   71'
Hoseth   82'
Høiland   90'
Attendance: 24,824

Statistics edit

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals Games
1   Nicki Bille Nielsen Rosenborg 8 7
2   Torgeir Børven Vålerenga 7 4
3   Bård Finne Brann 6 2
4   Mads Stokkelien Stabæk 5 3
  Steevan Dos Santos Ull/Kisa 5 3
6   Aliou Coly Molde 4 1
  Abderrazak Hamed Allah Aalesunds FK 4 3
  Asgeir Snekvik Tiller 4 2

References edit

  1. ^ "Kvalifisering NM menn 2013 - Norges Fotballforbund". Fotball.no. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "NM Menn – ordinære runder – Norges Fotballforbund". Fotball.no. Retrieved 19 January 2016.