1957 Norwegian Football Cup

The 1957 Norwegian Football Cup was the 52nd 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 20 October 1957, and was contested by the six-times winners Fredrikstad, and Sandefjord who made their debut in the Norwegian Cup final.

1957 Norwegian Football Cup
Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn 1957
Country Norway
Defending championsSkeid
ChampionsFredrikstad (7th title)
Runners-upSandefjord
1956
1958

Fredrikstad won their seventh title with a 4–0 win in the final, which also secured the double for Fredrikstad, as they also won the 1956–57 Norwegian Main League. This was Fredrikstad's second double, they won the first in 1938. Skeid was the defending champions, but lost 3–0 against Sarpsborg in the quarterfinal and was eliminated.

Third round

August 4:
Fredrikstad - Brage 3-2 (extra time)
Rapid - Larvik Turn 0-1
Lyn - Asker 3-9
Vålerengen - Os 5-2
Strømmen - Urædd 8-2
Odd - Selbak 4-1
Grane (Arendal) - Skeid 1-3
Hødd - Raufoss 0-3
Kvik (Trondheim) - Kristiansund 3-1
Ranheim - Greåker 3-1
Gjøvik/Lyn - Molde 5-2
Kapp - Sarpsborg 2-2 (extra time)
Mjøndalen - Årstad 3-1
Sandefjord - Lisleby 7-0
Viking - Varegg 3-0
Brann - Djerv 1919 4-1

Rematch
Sarpsborg - Kapp 4–3

Fourth round

August 18:
Sarpsborg - Brann 4-0
Fredrikstad - Vålerengen 4-1
Skeid - Gjøvik/Lyn 5-1
Asker - Odd 2-0
Raufoss - Sandefjord 1-2
Larvik Turn - Ranheim 13-0
Viking - Mjøndalen 7-1
Kvik (Trondheim) - Strømmen 3-8

Quarterfinal

September 8:
Strømmen - Larvik Turn 2-0
Asker - Fredrikstad 2-4
Sandefjord - Viking 3-2 (extra time)
Sarpsborg - Skeid 3-0

Semifinal

Sandefjord - Strømmen 4-1
Fredrikstad - Sarpsborg 3-0

Final

Fredrikstad40Sandefjord
Kristoffersen  1', 26'
Johannessen  57'
Borgen  81'
Attendance: 33,073
Referee: Leif Gulliksen, Ørn

See also

References

    • "Norwegian cup 1957". RSSSF Norway. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
    • "Cup final in Oslo, October 20". RSSSF Norway. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
    • Jorsett, Per; Arne Scheie (December 1999). Cupen 1902-1999. J.M. Stenersens forlag. ISBN 82-7201-275-8.
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