1917 Norwegian Football Cup

1917 Norwegian Football Cup

Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn 1917
Tournament details
Country	Norway
Teams	32
Defending champions	Frigg
Final positions
Champions	Sarpsborg (1st title)
Runner-up	Brann
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31

The 1917 Norwegian Football Cup was the 16th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. For the first time, the tournament was open for all members of NFF. Sarpsborg won their first title, having beaten Brann in the final. This was the first final that was played on grass.

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Brage	4–3	Sverre
Brodd	6–4	Frem
Drafn	1–0	Larvik Turn
Fram (Larvik)	3–2	Odd
Fredrikstad	2–4	Lyn
Hamar FL	5–1	Lillestrøm
Lierfos	1–8	Frigg
Mercantile	1–2	Drammen
Sarpsborg	5–1	Ready
Start	2–4	Stavanger
Storm	5–2	Skiold
Trygg	4–3	Lyn (Gjøvik)
Urædd	4–1	Kristiania Ballklub
Vidar	0–7	Brann
Ørn	2–6	Kvik (Fredrikshald)
Aalesund	1–0	Rollon

Second round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
26 August 1917
Stavanger	8–0	Brodd
Lyn	3–1	Brage
Kvik (Fredrikshald)	3–0	Hamar
Sarpsborg	3–1	Drafn
Frigg	2–1	Trygg
Aalesund	0–14	Brann
Drammen	3–1	Urædd
Fram (Larvik)	1–3 (aet)	Storm

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
23 September 1917
Lyn	2–0	Storm
Stavanger	2–5	Brann
Sarpsborg	4–1	Frigg
Drammen	3–5	Kvik (Fredrikshald)

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
30 September 1917
Sarpsborg	3–1	Kvik (Fredrikshald)
Lyn	0–3	Brann

Final

14 October 1917

Sarpsborg	4–1	Brann
Nordlie 34', 44' Simensen 57' Halvorsen 59'		Johnsen 50'

Stavanger stadion, Stavanger

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Arne Wendelborg, Frigg

Sarpsborg: GK Ingvald Martinsen DF Bruun Hansen DF Henry Hansen MF Petter Pedersen MF Asbjørn Halvorsen MF Peder Jensen FW Einar Andersen FW Einar Nordlie FW Erling Gustavsen FW Alf Simensen FW Per Holm

Brann: GK Sigurd Wathne DF Hjalmar Sunde DF Frithjof Tønnesen MF Sigurd Bøschen MF George Deans MF John Johnsen FW Alf Berstad FW Torkel Trædal FW Bjarne Johnsen FW Rudolf Olsen FW Laurentius Eide

See also

• 1917 in Norwegian football

References

• "Norwegian cup 1916". RSSSF Norway. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
• "Cup final in Stavanger, October 14". RSSSF Norway. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
• Jorsett, Per; Arne Scheie (December 1999). Cupen 1902-1999. J.M. Stenersens forlag. ISBN 82-7201-275-8.