1918 Norwegian Football Cup

1918 Norwegian Football Cup

Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn 1918
Tournament details
Country	Norway
Teams	44
Defending champions	Sarpsborg
Final positions
Champions	Kvik (Fredrikshald) (1st title)
Runner-up	Brann
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42

The 1918 Norwegian Football Cup was the 17th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for all members of NFF. Kvik (Fredrikshald) won their first title by beating Brann in the final. This was second consecutive year that Brann lost the final.

First round

Twenty clubs received a bye to the second round.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Fram (Larvik)	3–0	Tønsberg Turn
Frem	5–1	Viking
Hamar FL	5–1	Kristiania-Kameratene
Kristiania Ballklub	2–3	Mjøndalen
Pors	0–1	Drammen
Sportsklubben av 1910	4–1	Eidsvold
Rapp	4–2	Neset
Ready	0–5	Moss
Start	1–5	Ørn
Storm	6–0	Skotfos
Sverre	5–2	Freidig
Vidar	2–0	Nornen

Second round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Brage	1–2	Mercantile
Brann	3–0	Brodd
Drammen	5–0	Snøgg
Frigg	0–1	Fram (Larvik)
Lyn (Gjøvik)	1–0	Fredrikstad
Kristiansund	3–4	Aalesund
Kvik (Fredrikshald)	5–0	Trygg
Larvik Turn	3–2	Skiold
Lyn	3–2	Hamar FL
Mjøndalen	5–3	Storm
Odd	7–0	Sportsklubben av 1910
Stavanger	3–1	Drafn
Sverre	9–0	Rapp
Urædd	3–5	Sarpsborg
Vidar	4–2	Frem
Ørn	3–0	Moss

Third round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
8 September 1918
Mercantile	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Ørn
Kvik (Fredrikshald)	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Odd
Sarpsborg	2–1	Drammen
Mjøndalen	0–5	Lyn
Lyn (Gjøvik)	1–3	Brann
Aalesund	0–5	Sverre
Larvik Turn	1–2	Fram (Larvik)
Stavanger	w/o	Vidar

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
22 September 1918
Sarpsborg	2–5	Kvik (Fredrikshald)
Ørn	4–1	Fram (Larvik)
Stavanger	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Brann
Lyn	w/o	Sverre
Replay: 27 September 1918
Brann	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Stavanger

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
29 September 1918
Brann	1–0	Lyn
Kvik (Fredrikshald)	2–1	Ørn

Final

13 October 1918

Kvik (Fredrikshald)	4–0	Brann
Helgesen 58', 61' (pen.) Andersen 71' Alf Flinth 89'	Report

Marienlyst, Drammen

Attendance: 10-12,000

Referee: Ragnvald Smedvik (Frigg)

Kvik Halden: GK Ole Paulsen DF Johan Svendsen DF Otto Klein MF Ole Paulsbo MF Thomas Andresen MF Fritz Karlsen FW Peder Puck FW Alf Flinth FW Johnny Helgesen FW Arne Andersen FW Hartvig Olavesen

Brann: GK Sigurd Wathne DF Laurentius Eide DF John Johnsen MF Alexander Olsen MF George Deans MF Gerhard Gran FW Johann Greve FW Finn Berstad FW Torkel Trædal FW Alf Berstad FW Odd Johnsen

The winning team. From left: Peder Puck, Alf Flinth, Thomas Andresen, Johan Svendsen, Ole Paulsen, Otto Klein, Fritz Karlsen, Arne Andersen, Johnny Helgesen, Ole Poulsbo, Hartvig Olavesen. They are wearing some substitute textile outfits, as the "original" outfits were too old (made before the war) and there were not sufficient textiles available for making real outfits.

See also

• 1918 in Norwegian football

References

• "Norwegian cup 1918". RSSSF Norway. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
• "Cup final in Drammen, October 13". 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.