2008 Norwegian Football Cup


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 entered the Cup in the First Round. In the First and Second Round amateur teams 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:
RoundDateNumber of fixturesClubs
First round10–12 May 200864128 → 64
Second round3–8 June 20083264 → 32
Third round1–3 July 20081632 → 16
Fourth round30 July 2008816 → 8
Quarter-finals15–17 August 200848 → 4
Semi-finals24–25 September 200824 → 2
Final9 November 200812 → 1

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.
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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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