1953 Norwegian Football Cup

The 1953 Norwegian Football Cup was the 48th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for all members of NFF, except those from Northern Norway. The final was played at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 25 October 1953, and was contested by Lillestrøm, who made their first appearance in the cup final and Viking, who had lost the cup final on two previous occasions (1933 and 1947). Viking secured their first title with a 2-1 win in the final. Sparta was the defending champions, but was eliminated by Stavanger in the fourth round.

Third round
August 9:
Sparta - Drafn 5-0
Fredrikstad - Pors 2-3
Sagene - Nordnes 4-1
Strømmen - Kapp 1–2
Hamar IL - Larvik Turn 3-2
Gjøvik/Lyn - Sarpsborg 2-0
Raufoss - Asker 0-3
Fram (Larvik) - Solberg 2-0
Odd - Donn 4-2
Viking - Flekkefjord 7-0
Varegg - Stavanger IF 0-2
Brann - Lisleby 2-1
Laksevåg - Skeid 1-6
Molde - Ranheim 0-1
Brage - Lillestrøm 1-2
Falken - Sverre 2-1

Fourth round
August 23:
Skeid - Fram (Larvik) 2-3
Asker - Falken 2-0
Lillestrøm - Gjøvik/Lyn 4-1
Kapp - Odd 1-1 (extra time)
Pors - Viking 1-3
Stavanger IF - Sparta 1-0
Brann - Sagene 2-2 (extra time)
Ranheim - Hamar IL 1-0

Rematch
Odd - Kapp 5–3
Sagene - Brann 2-1

Quarterfinal
September 20:
Lillestrøm - Fram (Larvik) 2-1
Odd - Asker 0-2
Ranheim - Stavanger IF 3-1
Viking - Sagene 6-0

Semifinal
October 11:
Ranheim - Lillestrøm 0-3
Asker - Viking 1-1 (extra time)

Rematch

October 18:
Viking - Asker 1-0

Final

See also
1952–53 Norwegian Main League
1953 in Norwegian football

References

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