1956 Norwegian Football Cup

1956 Norwegian Football Cup

Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn 1956
Tournament details
Country	Norway
Defending champions	Skeid
Final positions
Champions	Skeid (4th title)
Runner-up	Larvik Turn

The 1956 Norwegian Football Cup was the 51st 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 21 October 1956, and was contested the defending champions Skeid, and Larvik Turn who contested their first final. Skeid successfully defended their title with a 5–0 victory in the final.

Third round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
12 August 1956
Sarpsborg	0–1	Raufoss
Greåker	3–1	Strømmen
Lisleby	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Odd
Asker	7–1	Brage
Skeid	6–2	Mjøndalen
Kapp	2–0	Rosenborg
Urædd	0–11	Fredrikstad
Snøgg	3–1	Sandefjord BK
Donn	0–1	Vålerengen
Viking	2–1	Vard
Djerv 1919	0–2	Årstad
Brann	2–0	Ulf
Hødd	0–5	Larvik Turn
Molde	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Sparta
Ranheim	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Moss
Kvik (Trondheim)	4–0	HamKam
Replay: 26 August 1956
Odd	5–3	Lisleby
Replay: 27 August 1956
Sparta	1–0	Molde

Fourth round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
2 September 1956
Fredrikstad	6–0	Kvik (Trondheim)
Moss	0–8	Skeid
Vålerengen	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Snøgg
Raufoss	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Viking
Larvik Turn	7–2	Kapp
Årstad	1–6	Asker
Odd	4–1	Greåker
Sparta	2–3	Brann

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
23 September 1956
Skeid	5–1	Odd
Larvik Turn	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Fredrikstad
Viking	2–0	Vålerengen
Asker	3–2	Brann
Replay: 30 September 1956
Fredrikstad	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Larvik Turn
2nd replay: 7 October 1956
Larvik Turn	3–1	Fredrikstad

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
7 October 1956
Skeid	1–0	Asker
14 October 1956
Viking	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Larvik Turn
Replay: 17 October 1956
Larvik Turn	2–1	Viking

Final

21 October 1956

Skeid	2–1	Larvik Turn
Hennum 21' Gundersen 28'	Report	Sundby 65'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 33,444

Referee: Gunnar Andersen (Ulefoss)

Skeid: GK Øivind Johannessen DF Arne Winther DF Knut Gudem MF Jan Gulbrandsen MF Leif Belgen MF Jack Farem FW Jan Erik Wold FW Hans Nordahl FW Harald Hennum FW Finn Gundersen FW Bernhard Johansen

Larvik Turn: GK Thor Kristiansen DF Markus Borgersen DF Harry Boye Karlsen MF Einar Danielsen MF Asbjørn Hansen MF Øivind Johansen FW Erling Mathisen FW Gunnar Thoresen FW Reidar Sundby FW Per Ljostveit FW Finn Rismyhr

See also

• 1955–56 Norwegian Main League
• 1956 in Norwegian football

References

• "Norwegian cup 1956". RSSSF Norway. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
• "Cup final in Oslo, October 21". 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.