1931 Norwegian Football Cup

The 1931 Norwegian Football Cup was the 30th 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 Lovisenlund in Larvik on 18 October 1931, and was contested by ten-time former winners Odd and Mjøndalen, who also played in the final in 1924, which they lost. Odd won the final 4–2, and secured their eleventh title, which also was their last title in 69 years, before Odd again won the Norwegian Cup in 2000.[1] Ørn were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Gjøa in the third round.

1931 Norwegian Football Cup

Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn 1931
Country	Norway
Teams	128
Defending champions	Ørn
Champions	Odd (11th title)
Runners-up	Mjøndalen
← 1930 1932 →

Rounds and dates

• First round: 9 August
• Second round: 16 August
• Third round: 30 August
• Fourth round: 13 September
• Quarter-finals: 20 September
• Semi-finals: 11 October
• Final: 18 October

First round

Bangsund – Namsos 3–2 Birkebeineren – Tønsberg-Kameratene 2–2 (a.e.t.), 4–3 Braatt – Rollon 2–2 (a.e.t.), 1–3 Brann – Høyanger 7–0 Briskebyen – Lillestrøm 2–6 Brodd – Flekkefjord 2–4 (a.e.t.) Bygdø BK – Gjøa 0–2 Bøn – Fremad Lillehammer 1–0 Drafn – Hasle 10–0 Drøbak – Lisleby 0–5 Dæhlenengen – Strømmen BK 5–1 Egersund – Donn 4–0 Eidsvold Turn – Lyn (Gjøvik) 0–1 Falk – Eiker 3–2 Fossekallen – Vålerengen 0–2 Fredrikstad – Stabæk 18–1 Freidig – Ranheim 1–3 Grane (Arendal) – Vigør 2–3 Grue – Trysilgutten 4–1 Hardy – Minde 9–2 Holmestrand – Gråbein 7–0 Jevnaker – Berger 3–6

Kongsvinger – Frigg 0–7 Kragerø – Fram (Larvik) 0–9 Kvik (Halden) – Grane (Sandvika) 5–2 Kvik (Trondheim) – Steinkjer 10–0 Larvik Turn – Skiens Grane 3–1 (a.e.t.) Lierfoss – Tistedalen 0–5 Lyn – Torp 3–2 (a.e.t.) Molde – Kristiansund 1–8 National – Neset 1–7 Nordstrand – Ski 2–1 Norrøna (Strømmen) – Liv 2–5 Nydalen – Haga 3–0 Odd – Tell 9–1 Orkanger – Rapp 4–6 (a.e.t.) Raufoss – Sand 12–0 Rjukan – Skiens BK 3–1 Roy (Hurum) – Ørn 3–5 Sandefjord – Storm 2–4 Selbak – Fremad Filtvet 11–0 Snøgg – Mjøndalen 1–12 Start – Trauma 5–0

Strinda – Brage 0–6 Strong – Årnes 12–2 Strømsgodset – Geithus 2–1 Sverre – Harran 4–0 Sørumsand – Eidsvold IF 5–3 Trygg (Oslo) – Moss 0–1 Tynset – Hamar 1–6 Tønsberg Turn – Kongsberg 4–0 Ulefoss – Pors 0–2 Ulf – Stavanger 3–6 Ullensaker – Kapp 4–2 Urædd – Eydehavn 14–0 Vard – Stord 5–2 Vardal – Skeid 5–1 Vestfossen – Drammens BK 0–4 Vikersund – Skiold 1–2 Viking – Jarl 3–1 Voss – Djerv 0–1 Aalesund – Ny-Solheim 3–0 Årstad – Ulabrand 3–5 Ås – Sarpsborg 0–12

Second round

Bøn – Lyn 1–3 Djerv – Ulabrand 12–0 Drammens BK – Selbak 3–1 Egersund – Brann 1–6 Flekkefjord – Viking 1–3 Fram (Larvik) – Rjukan 14–0 Frigg – Tønsberg Turn 3–1 Lyn (Gjøvik) – Aalesund 3–2 Hamar – Gjøa 1–2 Hardy – Strong 3–1 Kristiansund – Sverre 2–1

Lillestrøm – Grue 3–2 Lisleby – Ullensaker 16–2 Liv – Drafn 0–2 Mjøndalen – Sørumsand 16–0 Moss – Larvik Turn 0–2 Neset – Brage 0–3 Odd – Holmestrand 9–1 Pors – Dæhlenengen 2–3 Ranheim – Kvik (Trondheim) 1–4 Rapp – Bangsund 8–1 Raufoss – Strømsgodset 0–5

Rollon – Vardal 3–2 (a.e.t.) Sarpsborg – Nordstrand 8–0 Skiold – Kvik (Halden) 6–1 Stavanger – Vard 7–1 Storm – Fredrikstad 1–2 Tistedalen – Falk 0–1 Urædd – Birkebeineren 3–1 Vigør – Start 1–2 Vålerengen – Nydalen 1–0 Ørn – Berger 5–1

Third round

Brage – Rapp 6–0 Brann – Stavanger 2–1 Drafn – Frigg 2–2 (a.e.t.), 1–0 Dæhlenengen – Skiold 2–1 Falk – Drammens BK 3–2 (a.e.t.) Fredrikstad – Vålerengen 3–0

Gjøa – Ørn 3–0 Kvik (Trondheim) – Kristiansund 3–5 Larvik Turn – Start 1–1 (a.e.t.), 4–5 Lillestrøm – Lisleby 3–4 (a.e.t.) Lyn – Hardy 6–1

Odd – Lyn (Gjøvik) 3–2 Sarpsborg – Rollon 4–0 Strømsgodset – Fram (Larvik) 0–3 Urædd – Mjøndalen 2–3 Viking – Djerv 4–0

Fourth round

Brage – Brann 0–3 Fram (Larvik) – Drafn 6–1 Fredrikstad – Falk 3–0 (played in Sandefjord) Gjøa – Odd 0–0 (a.e.t.), 2–4

Kristiansund – Sarpsborg 0–2 Lisleby – Dæhlenengen 3–0 Mjøndalen – Start 8–0 Viking – Lyn 1–4 (played in Bergen)

Quarter-finals

• Brann – Mjøndalen 3–3 (a.e.t.), 2–3 (a.e.t.)
• Fredrikstad – Lisleby 1–2
• Lyn – Odd 2–3
• Sarpsborg – Fram (Larvik) 1–6

Semi-finals

• Mjøndalen – Fram (Larvik) 2–1 (played in Oslo)
• Odd – Lisleby 2–1 (a.e.t.)

Final

18 October 1931

CEST (UTC+2)

Odd	3–1	Mjøndalen
Ragnar Pedersen  5' William Eriksen  26' Olav Gundersen  87'	Report	Jørgen Hval  42'

Lovisenlund, Larvik

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Bjarne H. Bech (Ørn)

See also

• 1931 in Norwegian football

References

1. "Sa unnskyld til kongen". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 30 October 2000. Retrieved 31 January 2012.

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• "Cup final in Larvik, October 18". RSSSF Norway. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
• Jorsett, Per; Arne Scheie (December 1999). Cupen 1902-1999. J.M. Stenersens forlag. ISBN 82-7201-275-8.