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2008 Norwegian Football Cup

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo - venue for the Norwegian Cup final

The 2008 Norwegian Football Cup was the 103rd season of Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The competition started on 10 May 2008 with the first-round games and ended on 9 November 2008 with the final. The defending champions were Lillestrøm.

The format of the Cup has not changed for this season what means that, unlike other European cup competitions, all teams (including Tippeligaen ones) entered the Cup in the First Round. In the First and Second Round amateur teams (or at least lower-placed at the time of the draw) were seeded and played the matches at home ground. From the Third Round until the end the draw was random.

The winners, Vålerenga, qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

Calendar

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

First round

The games were played on 10 and 12 May 2008.

Second round

The games were played between 3 and 8 June 2008.

Third round

The games were played between 1 and 9 July 2008.

Fourth round

The games were played between 23 July and 6 August 2008.

Aker Stadion, Molde
Attendance: 4,452
Referee: Espen Berntsen (Vang)
Alfheim Stadion, Tromsø
Attendance: 2,547
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen (Fløy)[2]
Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø
Attendance: 1,828
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Nordstrand)[2]
Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad
Attendance: 2,731
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen (Fløy)
Fosshaugane Campus, Sogndal
Attendance: 2,018
Referee: Kjell Alseth (Stjørdals/Blink)[2]
Sør Arena, Kristiansand
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen (Mo)
Color Line Stadion, Ålesund
Attendance: 2,841
Referee: Kjetil Sælen (Arna-Bjørnar)
Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen
Attendance: 2,410
Referee: Per Ivar Staberg (Harstad)

Quarter-finals

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Hamar)
Skagerak Arena, Skien
Attendance: 8,054
Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud (Lier)
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 6,616
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Haugar)[3]
Nadderud Stadion, Bærum
Attendance: 3,609
Referee: Terje Hauge (Olsvik)

Semi-finals

Nadderud Stadion, Bærum
Attendance: 4,880[4]
Referee: Per Ivar Staberg (Harstad)
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 9,563[4]
Referee: Espen Berntsen (Vang)

Final

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 24,823
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Haugar)

References

  1. ^ "Toppscorer - NM - 2008".
  2. ^ a b c "Fourth round, 2008". RSSSF.no. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Quarterfinals, 2008". RSSSF.no. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Semifinals, 2008". RSSSF.no. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

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