1955 Norwegian Football Cup

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1955 Norwegian Football Cup
Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn 1955
Tournament details
Country Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Teams128 (main competition)
Defending champions Skeid
Final positions
Champions Skeid (3rd title)
Runner-up Lillestrøm
  1954
1956  

The 1955 Norwegian Football Cup was the 50th 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 23 October 1955, and was contested the defending champions Skeid, and Lillestrøm, who also lost the final in 1953. Skeid successfully defended their title with a 5–0 victory in the final.

Contents

First round

Team 1 Score Team 2
AIK Lund0–7 Stavanger
Asker 13–0Bjørkelangen
Askim 0–3 Lisleby
Aurskog 2–0Hard
Baune0–2 (a.e.t.)Jotun
Borg2–6 Larvik Turn
Buøy 1–1 (a.e.t.) Bryne
Donn 1–1 (a.e.t.) Ulf
Drafn 1–1 (a.e.t.)Eiker
Drammens BK 1–0 Ørn
Eik 1–0Grane (Arendal)
Falken 0–1 Nessegutten
Fana1–4 (a.e.t.) Brann
Fram (Larvik) 3–1Kragerø
Fredrikstad 5–0Tune
Fremad Lillehammer2–2 (a.e.t.) Brage
Geithus4–1Sagene
Gjøvik-Lyn 11–1 Brumunddal
Greåker 4–1Borgen
Grue 0–8 Frigg
Hamar 4–0 Grüner
Hødd 1–1 (a.e.t.)Eid
Jerv 1–3Nedenes
Kongsberg 4–5 (a.e.t.) Snøgg
Kristiansund 5–1 Træff
Kvik (Trondheim) 2–1Tryggkam
Langesund5–2 Herkules
Lillestrøm 3–0 Stabæk
Lillestrøm/Fram1–2 Vålerengen
Lyn 7–2Gjøvik SK
Mjøndalen 4–2 Sarpsborg
Moelven 1–8Kapp
Molde 1–0 Braatt
Moss 0–1 Drøbak-Frogn
Neset 1–3 Rosenborg
Nordnes5–1 Nymark
Nærbø3–2 Start
Odd 6–1Rjukan
Orkanger 0–0 (a.e.t.) Clausenengen
Os 1–2 (a.e.t.) Varegg
Rollon 0–2 Aalesund
Sandaker4–0 Rapid
Selbak 2–0Aasen
Sparta 1–0 Grei
Spartacus4–2 Raufoss
Stag 1–4 Sandefjord BK
Steinberg1–2Sem
Steinkjer 2–2 (a.e.t.) Freidig
Stord 2–3 Djerv 1919
Storm 3–1Ulefoss
Strømmen 7–2 Ski
Sverre 3–1Malm
Sykkylven0–5 Langevåg
Sørfjell 1–6 Pors
Tønsberg Turn 3–0 Solberg
Urædd 4–1Brevik
Vang0–1 Skeid
Vard 1–0 Årstad
Vardal2–5 HamKam
Verdal 0–2 Ranheim
Vestfossen 4–1 Jevnaker
Viking 4–0 Vidar
Voss 1–2 Djerv
Ålgård 5–1Flekkefjord
Replay
Brage 4–2Fremad Lillehammer
Bryne 1–3 Buøy
Clausenengen 1–0 Orkanger
Eid1–5 Hødd
Eiker1–3 Drafn
Freidig 3–2 Steinkjer
Ulf 2–3 Donn

Second round

Team 1 Score Team 2
Brage 4–3 (a.e.t.) Kvik (Trondheim)
Brann 2–1 Hødd
Buøy 3–2 Vard
Clausenengen 1–4 Molde
Djerv 0–2 Varegg
Djerv 1919 1–2 Viking
Donn 1–2Nærbø
Drafn 3–1Geithus
Drøbak-Frogn 0–5 Fredrikstad
Freidig 2–1 Kristiansund
Frigg 1–0 Drammens BK
Gjøvik-Lyn 1–0Jotun
HamKam 2–0 Greåker
Kapp3–2Sandaker
Larvik Turn 19–0Langesund
Lillestrøm 5–3 (a.e.t.) Selbak
Lisleby 3–1 Fram (Larvik)
Nedenes0–9 Odd
Nessegutten 1–2 Rosenborg
Pors 1–0 Mjøndalen
Ranheim 1–2 Sverre
Sandefjord BK 6–0Spartacus
Sem0–4 Asker
Skeid 4–1 Eik
Snøgg 7–0 Urædd
Sparta 3–1 Aurskog
Stavanger 1–2 Ålgård
Storm 1–0 Vestfossen
Strømmen 3–1 Hamar
Tønsberg Turn 1–3 Lyn
Vålerengen 8–0Nordnes
Aalesund 0–1 Langevåg

Third round

Team 1 Score Team 2
25 June 1955
Lyn 2–2 (a.e.t.) Frigg
26 June 1955
Fredrikstad 4–0 Gjøvik-Lyn
Asker 1–0 Storm
Kapp4–3 Brage
Larvik Turn 5–1 Snøgg
Pors 2–4 Sandefjord BK
Odd 5–1 Drafn
Ålgård 2–6 Brann
Varegg 4–2 Buøy
Langevåg 3–7 Strømmen
Molde 0–3 Lillestrøm
Rosenborg 4–2 Sparta
Sverre 3–1 Freidig
28 June 1955
HamKam 0–1 Skeid
Lisleby 3–2 (a.e.t.) Vålerengen
3 July 1955
Nærbø1–2 Viking
Replay: 2 July 1955
Frigg 0–4 Lyn

Fourth round

Team 1 Score Team 2
20 August 1955
Lillestrøm 4–3 Lyn
21 August 1955
Fredrikstad 8–1 Varegg
Skeid 5–1 Sverre
Strømmen 3–3 (a.e.t.) Odd
Sandefjord BK 5–0Kapp
Viking 4–0 Lisleby
Brann 1–3 Asker
Rosenborg 2–4 Larvik Turn
Replay: 28 August 1955
Odd 1–2 Strømmen

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
4 September 1955
Asker 4–1 Fredrikstad
Lillestrøm 1–0 Strømmen
Skeid 2–1 Sandefjord BK
Larvik Turn 1–2 Viking

Semi-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
3 October 1955
Asker 0–1 Lillestrøm
Viking 1–2 Skeid

Final

Skeid 5–0 Lillestrøm
Hennum Soccerball shade.svg1', 15'
Farem Soccerball shade.svg50', 76', 84'
Report
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 33,825
Referee: Henry Klausen (Sarpsborg)
Skeid:
GKØivind Johannessen
DFArne Winther
DFKnut Gudem
MFJan Gulbrandsen
MFLeif Belgen
MF Finn Gundersen
FWJan Erik Wold
FWHans Nordahl
FW Harald Hennum
FWBernhard Johansen
FWJack Farem
Lillestrøm:
GKAnders Binde
DFHans Hansen
DFKjell Waaler
MFRolf Wahl
MFIvar Christiansen
MFSvein Bergersen
FWOdd Karlsen
FWIvar Hansen
FWSverre Borgersen
FWGunnar Arnesen
FWPer Sæther

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