1963 Norwegian Football Cup

The 1963 Norwegian Football Cup was the 58th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. Also that was the first all-Norwegian cup, as it was the first year clubs from Northern Norway were allowed to participate in the cup. Of the two northern Norwegian teams that participated this year, Bodø/Glimt made it all the way to the fourth round.

1963 Norwegian Football Cup
Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn 1963
Tournament details
CountryNorway Norway
Defending championsGjøvik-Lyn
Final positions
ChampionsSkeid (6th title)
Runner-upFredrikstad
← 1962
1964 →

The surprise team of the cup this year was Sagene, a team that made it to the quarter-final, despite playing in the third division (tier three).

Skeid won the cup, beating Fredrikstad 2–1 in the final.

First round

Second round

Third round

Team 1 Score Team 2
11 August 1963
Sagene2–1Ørn
Aurskog0–1Frigg
Stavanger1–3Sandefjord BK
Falken0–3Vålerengen
Fredrikstad3–1 (a.e.t.)Larvik Turn
Lyn5–1Hødd
Skeid9–0Pors
Lillestrøm4–6Ulf
Gjøvik-Lyn6–0Kristiansund
Drafn2–1Steinkjer
Eik2–2 (a.e.t.)Greåker
Bryne1–2Brann
Viking3–0Os
Årstad1–2 (a.e.t.)Vard
Rosenborg2–4Bodø/Glimt
Sverre2–4Raufoss
Replay: 21 August 1963
Greåker1–4Eik

Fourth round

Team 1 Score Team 2
1 September 1963
Sandefjord BK1–2 (a.e.t.)Skeid
Frigg1–0Bodø/Glimt
Vålerengen1–1 (a.e.t.)Drafn
Raufoss1–5Fredrikstad
Ulf1–3Gjøvik-Lyn
Vard1–5Lyn
Brann0–1Sagene
Eik0–2Viking
Replay: 11 September 1963
Drafn1–3Vålerengen

Bracket

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
        
Gjøvik-Lyn (a.e.t.)2
Sagene1
Gjøvik-Lyn2
Skeid3
Lyn0
Skeid5
Skeid (a.e.t.)2
Fredrikstad1
Viking102
Frigg100
Viking0
Fredrikstad2
Fredrikstad3
Vålerengen0

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
25 September 1963
Gjøvik-Lyn2–1 (a.e.t.)Sagene
29 September 1963
Lyn0–5Skeid
Viking1–1 (a.e.t.)Frigg
Fredrikstad3–0Vålerengen
Replay: 2 October 1963
Frigg0–0 (a.e.t.)Viking
2nd replay: 9 October 1963
Viking2–0[a]Frigg

Semi-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
20 October 1963
Gjøvik-Lyn2–3Skeid
Viking0–2Fredrikstad

Final

Skeid2–1 (a.e.t.)Fredrikstad
Sjøberg 50'
Sæthrang 118'
ReportHøili 19'
Attendance: 31,444
Referee: Kåre Furulund (Hasle-Løren)

See also

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