1997 Norwegian Football Cup

Football tournament season

1997 Norwegian Football CupNorgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer

Country|  Norway
Teams| 128 (main competition)
Defending champions| Tromsø
Champions| Vålerenga (2nd title)
Runners-up| Strømsgodset
Matches played| 127

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1998 →

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo \- venue for the Norwegian Cup final

The 1997 Norwegian Football Cup was the 92nd edition of the Norwegian Football Cup. The 1997 Norwegian Football Cup was won by the second-tier side Vålerenga, after they defeated Strømsgodset in the final with the score 4–2.

## Calendar[edit]

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

Round | Date(s) | Number of fixtures | Clubs

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First round | 20–22 May 1997 | 64 | 128 → 64
Second round | 10–11 June 1997 | 32 | 64 → 32
Third round | 25 June 1997 | 16 | 32 → 16
Fourth round | 9–10 July 1997 | 8 | 16 → 8
Quarter-finals | 6 August 1997 | 4 | 8 → 4
Semi-finals | 24–27 September 1997 | 4 | 4 → 2
Final | 26 October 1997 | 1 | 2 → 1

## First round[edit]

Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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20 May 1997
Larvik Turn | 1–3  | Snøgg
21 May 1997
Averøykameratene | 1–0  | Åndalsnes
Bremnes | 2–1  | Nest-Sotra
Gevir Bodø | 6–0  | Mo
Hana | 0–6  | Bryne
Holter | 1–0  | Sprint-Jeløy
Jevnaker | 3–4 (a.e.t.)  | Bærum
Liv/Fossekallen | 2–1  | Ski
Orkanger | 2–1  | Nidelv
Pors Grenland | 6–3  | Sørfjell
Raufoss | 0–1  | Mjøndalen
Verdal  | 0–3  | Ranheim
Ørn-Horten | 1–2  | Runar
Ørsta | 1–2  | Stryn
Aalesund | 0–2  | Volda
Ålgård | 1–3  | Flekkefjord
Åmot | 1–3  | Skeid
Åsane | 4–0  | Florø
Åssiden | 0–1  | Skjetten
22 May 1997
Alta | 8–3  | Skjervøy
Asker | 0–3  | Stabæk
Aurskog/Finstadbru | 2–7  | Drøbak/Frogn
Donn | 1–5  | Start
Elverum | 0–3  | Vålerenga
Fana | 1–2  | Vadmyra
Figgjo | 0–7  | Viking
Finnsnes | 0–2  | Harstad
Flint | 2–6  | Strømsgodset
Fredrikstad | 1–1 (5–4 p)  | Grei
Frigg | 0–2  | Mercantile
Hammerfest | 2–3  | Porsanger
Holmen | 1–2  | Eik-Tønsberg
Jerv | 3–2  | Vigør
Jotun  | 0–1  | Sogndal
Kjelsås | 0–1  | Abildsø
Kleppestø  | 1–4  | Brann
Kolbotn | 0–2  | Lyn
Kolstad | 4–2  | Stjørdals/Blink
Kristiansund | 0–3  | Molde
Lofoten | 4–0  | Mjølner/Narvik
Lyngen/Karnes | 1–4  | Tromsø
Lørenskog | 4–3  | Gjøvik-Lyn
Mosjøen | 3–1  | Namsos
Nardo | 3–1 (a.e.t.)  | Steinkjer
Nybergsund | 1–3  | HamKam
Radøy  | 4–7 (a.e.t.)  | Fyllingen
Råde | 0–2  | Moss
Selbak | 1–2  | Sarpsborg FK
Singsås | 0–9  | Rosenborg
Skarbøvik | 0–1  | Hødd
Skjold  | 0–8  | Haugesund
Stord | 3–4 (a.e.t.)  | Løv-Ham
Strindheim | 2–0  | National
Strømmen | 3–0  | Faaberg
Stålkameratene | 0–3  | Bodø/Glimt
Sørumsand | 0–6  | Lillestrøm
Tranabakken  | 0–5  | Byåsen
Tromsdalen | 5–1  | Silsand
Ullern | 3–2  | Østsiden
Urædd | 0–2  | Odd Grenland
Vang  | 0–5  | Kongsvinger
Vard Haugesund | 1–1 (6–5 p)  | Odda
Varhaug  | 1–2  | Eiger
Vidar | 4–0  | Vedavåg

## Second round[edit]

Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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10 June 1997
Eiger | 1–2  | Viking
Fyllingen | 5–2  | Åsane
Moss | 2–0  | Strømmen
11 June 1997
Abildsø | 0–1  | Vålerenga
Bodø/Glimt | 3–0  | Mosjøen
Bremnes | 1–4  | Haugesund
Bryne | 6–3  | Vidar
Byåsen | 4–2  | Kolstad
Drøbak/Frogn | 3–1  | Holter
Flekkefjord  | 1–3  | Start
HamKam | 2–1  | Ullern
Harstad | 1–0  | Lofoten
Kongsvinger | 4–1  | Lørenskog
Lyn | 4–0  | Strindheim
Løv-Ham | 2–6  | Vard Haugesund
Mercantile | 0–1 (a.e.t.)  | Skeid
Mjøndalen | 0–2  | Strømsgodset
Nardo | 1–3  | Rosenborg
Odd Grenland | 5–1  | Jerv
Orkanger | 0–2  | Averøykameratene
Porsanger | 0–3  | Tromsø
Ranheim | 1–4  | Gevir Bodø
Runar | 1–1 (5–6 p)  | Pors Grenland
Sarpsborg FK | 1–1 (3–4 p)  | Fredrikstad
Skjetten  | 1–3  | Eik-Tønsberg
Snøgg | 1–8  | Lillestrøm
Sogndal | 5–0  | Liv/Fossekallen
Stabæk | 2–1  | Bærum
Stryn | 1–0  | Molde
Tromsdalen | 4–6  | Alta
Vadmyra  | 1–3  | Brann
Volda | 0–3  | Hødd

## Third round[edit]

Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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25 June 1997
Alta | 1–6  | Bodø/Glimt
Averøykameratene | 0–5  | Rosenborg
Brann | 11–0  | Vard Haugesund
Eik-Tønsberg | 1–1 (4–3 p)  | Kongsvinger
Fredrikstad | 2–0  | Lyn
Gevir Bodø | 0–2  | Vålerenga
Haugesund | 4–0  | Bryne
Hødd | 0–2  | Moss
Lillestrøm | 3–0  | HamKam
Pors Grenland | 2–3 (a.e.t.)  | Stabæk
Skeid | 1–2 (a.e.t.)  | Byåsen
Start | 3–2  | Odd Grenland
Stryn | 1–4  | Sogndal
Strømsgodset | 5–4 (a.e.t.)  | Drøbak/Frogn
Tromsø | 8–0  | Harstad
Viking | 4–1  | Fyllingen

## Fourth round[edit]

9 July 1997

Bodø/Glimt| 5–0| Start

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Bjørkan 17', 52', 61'
Staurvik 71'
Sørensen 88' |  |

Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø

Attendance: 1,976

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9 July 1997

Eik-Tønsberg| 2–2 (a.e.t.)| Haugesund

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Kihle 3' (pen.)
Bye-Andersen 43' |  | Helgeland 64'
Johansen 65'
Penalties
| 1–4 |

Tønsberg Gressbane, Tønsberg

Attendance: 2,335

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9 July 1997

Rosenborg| 5–3 (a.e.t.)| Lillestrøm

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Dahlum 77', 120'
Jakobsen 80', 107' (pen.)
Brattbakk 114' |  | Strandli 28' (pen.)
Wålemark 60'
Frigård 102'

Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

Attendance: 11,021

* * *

9 July 1997

Sogndal| 5–0| Tromsø

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Hillestad  8' (pen.)
Andreassen 37', 67'
Andersen  64'
Ja. Flo  72' |  |

Fosshaugane Campus, Sogndal

Attendance: 1,122

* * *

9 July 1997

Viking| 4–0| Fredrikstad

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Månsson  19', 50'
Skogheim 43'
Andresen 73' |  |

Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger

Attendance: 1,707

* * *

10 July 1997

Byåsen| 0–3| Strømsgodset

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|  | Tanasić 15'
Jo. Flo 18'
Hagen 37'

Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

Attendance: 1,267

* * *

10 July 1997

Moss| 0–2| Stabæk

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|  | Grimstad 8'
Sigurðsson 90'

Melløs Stadion, Moss

Attendance: 2,035

* * *

10 July 1997

Vålerenga| 3–0| Brann

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Kaasa 53', 73'
Kuvicek 75' |  |

Bislett Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 17,933

## Quarter-finals[edit]

6 August 1997

Haugesund| 2–3 (a.e.t.)| Strømsgodset

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Helgeland 12'
Wee 47' |  | Hagen 70'
Olsen 83', 94'

Haugesund Stadion, Haugesund

Attendance: 5,267

* * *

6 August 1997

Rosenborg| 2–3 (a.e.t.)| Viking

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Bergdølmo 16'
Rushfeldt 37' |  | Skogheim 19', 64'
Fuglestad 114' (pen.)

Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

Attendance: 13,751

* * *

6 August 1997

Stabæk| 1–3| Bodø/Glimt

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Stavrum 26' |  | Bjørkan 61', 63'
T. V. Hansen  85'

Nadderud Stadion, Bærum

Attendance: 2,056

* * *

6 August 1997

Vålerenga| 3–2| Sogndal

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Haug 23' (pen.)
Levernes 29'
Carew 59' |  | Johansen 5'
T. Hansen  32'

Bislett Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 10,046

## Semi-finals[edit]

### First leg[edit]

24 September 1997

Bodø/Glimt| 2–1| Strømsgodset

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Staurvik 38' (pen.)
Johnsen 48' |  | Kihle 63'

Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø

Attendance: 2,707

* * *

24 September 1997

Viking| 1–4| Vålerenga

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Owalabi  61' |  | Carew 32', 63', 76'
Lunde  89'

Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger

Attendance: 7,057

### Second leg[edit]

27 September 1997

Vålerenga| 1–1| Viking

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Carew 5' |  | Skogheim 51'

Bislett Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 11,214

Vålerenga won 5–2 on aggregate.

* * *

28 September 1997

Strømsgodset| 3–1| Bodø/Glimt

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Flo 11', 70'
Nyan 26' |  | Sørensen 75'

Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen

Attendance: 6,959

Strømsgodset won 4–3 on aggregate.

## Final[edit]

Main article: 1997 Norwegian Football Cup final

26 October 1997

Vålerenga| 4–2| Strømsgodset

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Kaasa 4'
Haug 51'
Musæus  63'
Levernes 65' | Report | Tanasić 53', 56'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 22,678

Referee: Roy Helge Olsen (Harstad)

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League competitions|

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Women|

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Supercups|

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* Champions League (Qualifying, Group stage, knockout stage, Final)
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UEFA competitions|

* Champions League (Qualifying rounds, Group stage, knockout stage, Final)
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