1953 Norwegian Football Cup

1953 Norwegian Football Cup

Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn 1953
Tournament details
Country	Norway
Teams	128 (main competition)
Defending champions	Sparta
Final positions
Champions	Viking (1st title)
Runner-up	Lillestrøm
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The 1953 Norwegian Football Cup was the 48th 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 25 October 1953, and was contested by Lillestrøm, who made their first appearance in the cup final and Viking, who had lost the cup final on two previous occasions (1933 and 1947). Viking secured their first title with a 2–1 win in the final. Sparta was the defending champions, but was eliminated by Stavanger in the fourth round.

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

25 October 1953

13:00 CET (UTC+1)

Viking	2–1	Lillestrøm
Kindervåg 24' Ingvaldsen 70'	Report	Borgersen 80'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 31,102

Referee: Øivind Helgesen (Liull)

Viking: Peder Svendsen Bjarne Kindervåg Lauritz Abrahamsen Kåre Bjørnsen Edgar Falch Victor Bergsten Kåre Ingvaldsen Rolf Bjørnsen Karl Bø Hilmar Paulsen  43' Håkon Kindervåg Substitutes: ' Jan Ørke  43'

Lillestrøm: Hans Kristiansen Kjell Lund Hans Hansen Rolf Wahl Ivar Kristiansen Svein Bergersen Ivar Hansen Ivar Wahl Sverre Borgersen Gunnar Arnesen Gunnar Lund

See also

• 1952–53 Norwegian Main League
• 1953 in Norwegian football

References

• "Norwegian cup 1953". RSSSF Norway. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
• "Cup final in Oslo, October 25". RSSSF Norway. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
• Jorsett, Per; Arne Scheie (December 1999). Cupen 1902-1999. J.M. Stenersens forlag. ISBN 82-7201-275-8.