2004 Norwegian Football Cup


The 2004 Norwegian Football Cup was the 99th edition of the Norwegian Football Cup. The tournament was contested by 128 teams, going through 7 rounds before a winner could be declared. The final match was played on 7 November at Ullevaal stadion in Oslo. Brann won their 6th Norwegian Championship title after defeating Lyn in the final with the score 4–1.
The clubs from Tippeligaen all made it to round 3. However, six Tippeligaen teams - Vålerenga, Odd Grenland, Viking, Fredrikstad, Molde and Sogndal - were knocked out in the third round. The fourth round saw two more top tier clubs - Tromsø and Bodø/Glimt - being knocked out, leaving six Tippeligaen teams and two 1. divisjon teams the quarter-finals.
Brann won the cup, beating Lyn [2004 Norway|Norwegian Football Cup final|4–1 in the final match].

Calendar

Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:
RoundDateNumber of fixturesClubs
First Round5–6 May 200464128 → 64
Second Round26–27 May 20043264 → 32
Third Round9–10 June 20041632 → 16
Fourth Round23–24 June 2004816 → 8
Quarter-finals14–15 August 200448 → 4
Semi-finals22–23 September 200424 → 2
Final7 November 200412 → 1

Fourth round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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