1961 Norwegian Football Cup

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1961 Norwegian Football Cup

Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn 1961
Tournament details
Country	Norway
Defending champions	Rosenborg
Final positions
Champions	Fredrikstad (8th title)
Runner-up	Haugar
← 1960 1962 →

The 1961 Norwegian Football Cup was the 56th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for all members of NFF, except those from Northern Norway. Rosenborg were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by the second-tier team Brann in the quarterfinal.

The final was played at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 22 October 1961, and was contested by the seven-times former winners Fredrikstad and the second-tier team Haugar who made their debut in the Norwegian Cup final. Fredrikstad won their eighth Norwegian Cup title with an impressive 7–0 win against Haugar in the final, and also secured the double for the third time.

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22 October 1961

Fredrikstad	7–0	Haugar
Borgen 37' Olsen 43', 77' Kristoffersen 47', 63' Pedersen 57' Kristiansen 67' (pen.)	Report

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 30,273

Referee: Bjørn Borgersen (Mercantile)

• 1960–61 Norwegian Main League
• 1961 in Norwegian football

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