1997 Norwegian Football Cup

The Norwegian Football Cup 1997 was won by the first division side Vålerenga, after they beat Strømsgodset in the cup final.

First round

Alta – Skjervøy 8-3 Asker – Stabæk 0-3 Aurskog/Finstadbru – Drøbak/Frogn 2-7 Averøykameratene – Åndalsnes 1-0 Bremnes – Nest-Sotra 2-1 Donn – Start 1-5 Elverum – Vålerenga 0-3 Fana – Vadmyra 1-2 Figgjo – Viking 0-7 Finnsnes – Harstad 0-2 Flint – Strømsgodset 2-6 Fredrikstad – Grei 1-1 (extra time), 5-4 on penalties Frigg – Mercantile 0-2 Gevir Bodø – Mo 6-0 Hammerfest – Porsanger 2-3 Hana – Bryne 0-6 Holmen – Eik-Tønsberg 1-2 Holter – Sprint-Jeløy 1-0 Jerv – Vigør 3-2 Jevnaker – Bærum 3-4 (extra time) Jotun – Sogndal 0-1 Kjelsås – Abildsø 0-1

Kleppestø – Brann 1-4 Kolbotn – Lyn 0-2 Kolstad – Stjørdals/Blink 4-2 Kristiansund – Molde 0-3 Larvik Turn – Snøgg 1-3 Liv/Fossekallen – Ski 2-1 Lofoten – Mjølner/Narvik 4-0 Lyngen/Karnes – Tromsø 1-4 Lørenskog – Gjøvik-Lyn 4-3 Mosjøen – Namsos 3-1 Nardo – Steinkjer 3-1 (extra time) Nybergsund – Hamarkameratene 1-3 Orkanger – Nidelv 2-1 Pors Grenland – Sørfjell 6-3 Radøy – Fyllingen 4-7 (extra time) Raufoss – Mjøndalen 0-1 Råde – Moss 0-2 Selbak – Sarpsborg 1-2 Singsås – Rosenborg 0-9 Skarbøvik – Hødd 0-1 Skjold – Haugesund 0-8

Stord – Løv-Ham 3-4 (extra time) Strindheim – National 2-0 Strømmen – Faaberg 3-0 Stålkameratene – Bodø/Glimt 0-3 Sørumsand – Lillestrøm 0-6 Tranabakken – Byåsen 0-5 Tromsdalen – Silsand 5-1 Ullern – Østsiden 3-2 Urædd – Odd Grenland 0-2 Vang – Kongsvinger 0-5 Vard Haugesund – Odda 1-1 (extra time), 6-5 on penalties Varhaug – Eiger 1-2 Verdal – Ranheim 0-3 Vidar – Vedavåg 4-0 Ørn-Horten – Runar 1-2 Ørsta – Stryn 1-2 Aalesund – Volda 0-2 Ålgård – Flekkefjord 1-3 Åmot – Skeid 1-3 Åsane – Florø 4-0 Åssiden – Skjetten 0-1

Second round

Abildsø – Vålerenga 0-1 Bodø/Glimt – Mosjøen 3-0 Bremnes – Haugesund 1-4 Bryne – Vidar 6-3 Byåsen – Kolstad 4-2 Drøbak/Frogn – Holter 3-1 Eiger – Viking 1-2 Flekkefjord – Start 1-3 Fyllingen – Åsane 5-2 Hamarkameratene – Ullern 2-1 Harstad – Lofoten 1-0

Kongsvinger – Lørenskog 4-1 Lyn – Strindheim 4-0 Løv-Ham – Vard Haugesund 2-6 Mercantile – Skeid 0-1 (extra time) Mjøndalen – Strømsgodset 0-2 Moss – Strømmen 2-0 Nardo – Rosenborg 1-3 Odd Grenland – Jerv 5-1 Orkanger – Averøykameratene 0-2 Porsanger – Tromsø 0-3 Ranheim – Gevir Bodø 1-4

Runar – Pors Grenland 1-1 (extra time), 5-6 on penalties Sarpsborg – Fredrikstad 1-1 (extra time), 3-4 on penalties Skjetten – Eik-Tønsberg 1-3 Snøgg – Lillestrøm 1-8 Sogndal – Liv/Fossekallen 5-0 Stabæk – Bærum 2-1 Stryn – Molde 1-0 Tromsdalen – Alta 4-6 Vadmyra – Brann 1-3 Volda – Hødd 0-3

Third round

Alta – Bodø/Glimt 1-6 Averøykameratene – Rosenborg 0-5 Brann – Vard Haugesund 11-0 Eik-Tønsberg – Kongsvinger 1-1 (extra time), 4-3 on penalties Fredrikstad – Lyn 2-0 Gevir Bodø – Vålerenga 0-2

Haugesund – Bryne 4-0 Hødd – Moss 0-2 Lillestrøm – Hamarkameratene 3-0 Pors Grenland – Stabæk 2-3 (extra time) Skeid – Byåsen 1-2 (extra time)

Start – Odd Grenland 3-2 Stryn – Sogndal 1-4 Strømsgodset – Drøbak/Frogn 5-4 (extra time) Tromsø – Harstad 8-0 Viking – Fyllingen 4-1

Fourth round

Bodø/Glimt – Start 5-0 Byåsen – Strømsgodset 0-3 Eik-Tønsberg – Haugesund 2-2 (extra time), 1-4 on penalties Moss – Stabæk 0-2

Rosenborg – Lillestrøm 5-3 (extra time) Sogndal – Tromsø 5-0 Viking – Fredrikstad 4-0 Vålerenga – Brann 3-0

Quarterfinal

• Haugesund – Strømsgodset 2-3 (extra time)
• Rosenborg – Viking 2-3 (extra time)
• Stabæk – Bodø/Glimt 1-3
• Vålerenga – Sogndal 3-2

Semifinal

1st legs:

• Bodø/Glimt – Strømsgodset 2-1
• Viking – Vålerenga 1-4

2nd legs:

• Strømsgodset – Bodø/Glimt 3-1 (4-3 on aggregate)
• Vålerenga – Viking 1-1 (5-2 on aggregate)

Final

Vålerenga v Strømsgodset

26 October 1997

Vålerenga	4–2 (1–0)	Strømsgodset
Kaasa  4' Haug  51' Musæus  63' Levernes  65'		Tanasić  53', 56'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 22,678 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen (Harstad)

References

• http://www.rsssf.no