1917 Norwegian Football Cup

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1917 Norwegian Football Cup
Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn 1917
Tournament details
CountryNorway
Teams32
Defending champions Frigg
Final positions
Champions Sarpsborg (1st title)
Runner-up Brann
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
  1916
1918  

The 1917 Norwegian Football Cup was the 16th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. For the first time, the tournament was open for all members of NFF. Sarpsborg won their first title, having beaten Brann in the final. This was the first final that was played on grass.

Contents

First round

Team 1 Score Team 2
Brage 4–3 Sverre
Brodd 6–4 Frem
Drafn 1–0 Larvik Turn
Fram (Larvik) 3–2 Odd
Fredrikstad 2–4 Lyn
Hamar FL 5–1 Lillestrøm
Lierfos 1–8 Frigg
Mercantile 1–2 Drammen
Sarpsborg 5–1 Ready
Start 2–4 Stavanger
Storm 5–2 Skiold
Trygg 4–3 Lyn (Gjøvik)
Urædd 4–1 Kristiania Ballklub
Vidar 0–7 Brann
Ørn 2–6 Kvik (Fredrikshald)
Aalesund 1–0 Rollon

Second round

Team 1 Score Team 2
26 August 1917
Stavanger 8–0 Brodd
Lyn 3–1 Brage
Kvik (Fredrikshald) 3–0 Hamar
Sarpsborg 3–1 Drafn
Frigg 2–1 Trygg
Aalesund 0–14 Brann
Drammen 3–1 Urædd
Fram (Larvik) 1–3 (a.e.t.) Storm

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
23 September 1917
Lyn 2–0 Storm
Stavanger 2–5 Brann
Sarpsborg 4–1 Frigg
Drammen 3–5 Kvik (Fredrikshald)

Semi-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
30 September 1917
Sarpsborg 3–1 Kvik (Fredrikshald)
Lyn 0–3 Brann

Final

Sarpsborg 4–1 Brann
Nordlie Soccerball shade.svg34', 44'
Simensen Soccerball shade.svg57'
Halvorsen Soccerball shade.svg59'
Report Johnsen Soccerball shade.svg50'
Stavanger stadion, Stavanger
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Arne Wendelborg (Frigg)
Sarpsborg:
GKIngvald Martinsen
DFBruun Hansen
DFHenry Hansen
MFPetter Pedersen
MF Asbjørn Halvorsen
MFPeder Jensen
FWEinar Andersen
FWEinar Nordlie
FWErling Gustavsen
FWAlf Simensen
FW Per Holm
Brann:
GK Sigurd Wathne
DFHjalmar Sunde
DFFrithjof Tønnesen
MFSigurd Bøschen
MFGeorge Deans
MF John Johnsen
FWAlf Berstad
FWTorkel Trædal
FWBjarne Johnsen
FWRudolf Olsen
FWLaurentius Eide

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