Final
| Skeid | 2–1 | Larvik Turn |
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Hennum  21'Gundersen 28' | Report | Sundby 65' |
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| Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn 1956 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | Norway |
| Teams | 128 (main competition) |
| Defending champions | Skeid |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Skeid (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Larvik Turn |
The 1956 Norwegian Football Cup was the 51st 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 21 October 1956, and was contested the defending champions Skeid, and Larvik Turn who contested their first final. Skeid successfully defended their title with a 5–0 victory in the final.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Asker | 5–0 | Aasen |
| Aurskog | 3–6 | Lyn |
| Bjørkelangen | 1–2 | Strømmen |
| Brann | 3–1 | Djerv |
| Brevik | 0–5 | Borg |
| Buøy | 1–0 | Stavanger |
| Clausenengen | 1–2 | Braatt |
| Djerv 1919 | 4–1 | Kopervik |
| Donn | 3–1 | Nedenes |
| Drafn | 1–2 | Kongsberg |
| Eik | 3–1 | Drammens BK |
| Falk | 2–3 | Mjøndalen |
| Flekkefjord | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Bryne |
| Florø | 1–2 | Langevåg |
| Freidig | 3–1 | Nessegutten |
| Fremad Lillehammer | 10–0 | Tynset |
| Frigg | 10–1 | Sørli |
| Geithus | 1–0 | Stabæk |
| Gjerpen | 0–4 | Sandefjord BK |
| Gjøvik SK | 2–3 | Vålerengen |
| Grane (Arendal) | 4–3 | Herkules |
| Greåker | 3–1 | Kvik (Halden) |
| Grue | 1–4 | Hamar |
| Grüner | 1–2 | Sagene |
| HamKam | 4–2 | Mesna |
| Hardy | 0–6 | Årstad |
| Hødd | 5–1 | Aalesund |
| Jevnaker | 2–1 | Fram (Larvik) |
| Jotun | 0–2 | Raufoss |
| Kapp | 4–1 | Grei |
| Kragerø | 2–7 | Odd |
| Kristiansund | 5–1 | Dahle |
| Kvik (Trondheim) | 8–1 | Wing |
| Lillestrøm | 11–0 | Einastrand |
| Lisleby | 5–1 | Sandaker |
| Molde | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Træff |
| National | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Sverre |
| Nordnes | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Fjellkameratene |
| Os | 4–0 | Nymark |
| Ranheim | 2–0 | Falken |
| Rapid | 3–0 | Tune |
| Rjukan | 1–2 | Pors |
| Sarpsborg | 4–1 | Mysen |
| Selbak | 5–0 | Spartacus |
| Skeid | 6–1 | Lillestrøm/Fram |
| Ski | 2–5 (a.e.t.) | Sparta |
| Skiens BK | 0–2 | Larvik Turn |
| Snøgg | 5–0 | Tønsberg-Kameratene |
| Steinkjer | 3–1 | Neset |
| Sterling | 1–9 | Moss |
| Stjørdals-Blink | 1–3 | Rosenborg |
| Strømsgodset | 1–0 | Vestfossen |
| Sørfjell | 1–3 | Start |
| Torp | 1–3 | Fredrikstad |
| Tryggkam | 1–4 | Brage |
| Tønsberg Turn | 2–1 | Ulefoss |
| Ulf | 3–2 | Varhaug |
| Urædd | 5–1 | Ørn |
| Vang | 0–3 | Gjøvik-Lyn |
| Varegg | 7–0 | Fana |
| Vidar | 0–4 | Vard |
| Vigør | 1–8 | Jerv |
| Viking | 6–1 | Jarl |
| Voss | 0–1 | Baune |
| Replay | ||
| Fjellkameratene | 1–3 | Nordnes |
| Sverre | 3–1 | National |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Baune | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Djerv 1919 |
| Borg | 1–5 | Snøgg |
| Braatt | 1–6 | Ranheim |
| Brage | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Freidig |
| Bryne | 0–3 | Viking |
| Fredrikstad | 8–0 | Geithus |
| Gjøvik-Lyn | 0–2 | Asker |
| Hamar | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Sarpsborg |
| HamKam | 3–2 | Frigg |
| Hødd | 2–1 | Kristiansund |
| Jerv | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Donn |
| Kongsberg | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Kapp |
| Langevåg | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Molde |
| Larvik Turn | 2–1 | Selbak |
| Lyn | 1–7 | Greåker |
| Mjøndalen | 2–1 | Eik |
| Moss | 3–0 | Lillestrøm |
| Odd | 2–1 | Grane (Arendal) |
| Os | 1–6 | Brann |
| Pors | 1–2 | Lisleby |
| Raufoss | 3–2 | Rapid |
| Rosenborg | 2–0 | Steinkjer |
| Sagene | 0–6 | Skeid |
| Sandefjord BK | 5–0 | Jevnaker |
| Sparta | 7–2 | Tønsberg Turn |
| Start | 0–3 | Urædd |
| Strømmen | 8–0 | Strømsgodset |
| Sverre | 1–3 | Kvik (Trondheim) |
| Ulf | 4–0 | Buøy |
| Vard | 2–1 | Varegg |
| Vålerengen | 2–0 | Fremad Lillehammer |
| Årstad | 1–0 | Nordnes |
| Replay | ||
| Djerv 1919 | 1–0 | Baune |
| Donn | 5–1 | Jerv |
| Freidig | 1–3 | Brage |
| Kapp | 9–2 | Kongsberg |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 12 August 1956 | ||
| Sarpsborg | 0–1 | Raufoss |
| Greåker | 3–1 | Strømmen |
| Lisleby | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Odd |
| Asker | 7–1 | Brage |
| Skeid | 6–2 | Mjøndalen |
| Kapp | 2–0 | Rosenborg |
| Urædd | 0–11 | Fredrikstad |
| Snøgg | 3–1 | Sandefjord BK |
| Donn | 0–1 | Vålerengen |
| Viking | 2–1 | Vard |
| Djerv 1919 | 0–2 | Årstad |
| Brann | 2–0 | Ulf |
| Hødd | 0–5 | Larvik Turn |
| Molde | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Sparta |
| Ranheim | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Moss |
| Kvik (Trondheim) | 4–0 | HamKam |
| Replay: 26 August 1956 | ||
| Odd | 5–3 | Lisleby |
| Replay: 27 August 1956 | ||
| Sparta | 1–0 | Molde |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 2 September 1956 | ||
| Fredrikstad | 6–0 | Kvik (Trondheim) |
| Moss | 0–8 | Skeid |
| Vålerengen | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Snøgg |
| Raufoss | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Viking |
| Larvik Turn | 7–2 | Kapp |
| Årstad | 1–6 | Asker |
| Odd | 4–1 | Greåker |
| Sparta | 2–3 | Brann |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 23 September 1956 | ||
| Skeid | 5–1 | Odd |
| Larvik Turn | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Fredrikstad |
| Viking | 2–0 | Vålerengen |
| Asker | 3–2 | Brann |
| Replay: 30 September 1956 | ||
| Fredrikstad | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Larvik Turn |
| 2nd replay: 7 October 1956 | ||
| Larvik Turn | 3–1 [a] | Fredrikstad |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 7 October 1956 | ||
| Skeid | 1–0 | Asker |
| 14 October 1956 | ||
| Viking | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Larvik Turn |
| Replay: 17 October 1956 | ||
| Larvik Turn | 2–1 | Viking |
| Skeid | 2–1 | Larvik Turn |
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| Hennum 21' Gundersen 28' | Report | Sundby 65' |
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