2012 Norwegian Football Cup

The 2012 Norwegian Football Cup will the 107th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. It began with qualification matches in April 2012. The first round was played on 1 May 2012 and the tournament ended with the final on 25 November 2012.[1] Aalesund was the defending champions, having beaten Brann 2–1 in last season's final,[2] but was eliminated by Sandefjord in the Fourth Round.

2012 Norwegian Football Cup
Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer
Country Norway
Teams275 (overall)
128 (main competition)
ChampionsHødd (1st title)
Runners-upTromsø
Matches played127
Goals scored498 (3.92 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Péter Kovács
(8 goals)
← 2011
2013 →
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo - venue for the Norwegian Cup final

The victory earned Hødd a place in the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.

Calendar

Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:[3]

RoundMain dateNumber of fixturesClubs
First Qualifying Round9 April 201298275 → 177
Second Qualifying Round18 April 201249177 → 128
First Round1 May 201264128 → 64
Second Round9–10 May 20123264 → 32
Third Round20–21 June 20121632 → 16
Fourth Round4–5 July 2012816 → 8
Quarter-finals18–19 August 201248 → 4
Semi-finals25–27 September 201224 → 2
Final25 November 201212 → 1

First round

The 49 winners from the Second Qualifying Round joined with 79 clubs from the Premier League, First Division and Second Division in this round of the competition.[4]

This round saw the top-flight teams Sandnes Ulf and Sogndal eliminated. This was the first time since 1993, when Jevnaker eliminated Lyn, that a team from the top division is eliminated in the first round. 11,273 spectators saw Vålerenga win 2-1 against Lyn, which is a new all-time high attendance for the first round. The old record was 5,625, from 1945.[5] This was also the first time since 1967 that the two teams from Oslo met in the Norwegian Cup.[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
1 May 2011
Sprint-Jeløy 0–2 Mjøndalen
Askim 1–3 Fredrikstad
Holmia 1–3 Sarpsborg 08
Lyn 1–2 Vålerenga
Røa 1–6 Hønefoss
Lommedalen 0–3 Stabæk
Skjetten 0–8 Lillestrøm
Høland 0–7 Strømmen
Hauerseter 0–6 Ullensaker/Kisa
Eidsvold Turn 1–3 Kongsvinger
Faaberg 3–5 HamKam
Drammen 0–2 Bærum
Solberg 0–9 Strømsgodset
Runar 0–6 Sandefjord
Urædd 0–9 Notodden
Gvarv 0–4 Odd Grenland
Donn 2–4 Start
Flekkefjord 1–4 Viking
Staal Jørpeland 2–1 Sandnes Ulf
Rosseland 1–4 Bryne
Avaldsnes 1–7 Haugesund
Bjarg 1–2 Brann
Voss 0–7 Fana
Florø 3–0 Sogndal
Spjelkavik 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(pens) 2–4		 Træff
Tornado Måløy 0–3 Hødd
Herd 0–1 Aalesund
Sunndal 0–4 Molde
Tiller 0–8 Rosenborg
Kristiansund 5–0 Buvik
KIL/Hemne 1–3 Nardo
Strindheim 1–2 Byåsen
Stjørdals-Blink 4–2 Levanger
Verdal 2–1 Ranheim
Tverlandet 0–5 Bodø/Glimt
Lyngen/Karnes 1–3 Alta
Porsanger 0–2 Tromsø
Salangen 1–3 Tromsdalen
2 May 2011
Østsiden 0–1 Skeid
Moss 2–0 (a.e.t.) Elverum
Follo 1–2 Raufoss
Oslo City 2–4 Nybergsund-Trysil
Kjelsås 4–1 Birkebeineren
Ottestad 4–3 Brumunddal
Lillehammer 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(pens) 3–4		 Lørenskog
Gjøvik 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(pens) 7–6		 Nesodden
Valdres 2–0 Frigg
Jevnaker 2–3 Asker
Kvik Halden 4–1 (a.e.t.) Ørn-Horten
Tønsberg 1–2 KFUM Oslo
Fram Larvik 0–3 Pors Grenland
Arendal 3–2 Flekkerøy
Vindbjart 3–4 Jerv
Egersund 4–3 (a.e.t.) Mandalskameratene
Vidar 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(pens) 4–3		 Randaberg
Stavanger 0–1 Ålgård
Øystese 2–5 Vard Haugesund
Arna-Bjørnar 2–1 Fyllingsdalen
Austevoll 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(pens) 2–3		 Nest-Sotra
Os 1–3 Åsane
Namsos 2–5 Mo
Mjølner 5–0 Finnsnes
Harstad 3–2 (a.e.t.) Senja
3 May 2011
Skarbøvik 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(pens) 5–4		 Grorud

Second round

The Second Round took place on the week commencing 7 May 2012. The 64 winners from the First Round competed in this stage of the competition. The setup for this round was announced on 3 May 2012.[7]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
9 May 2012
Kvik Halden 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(pens) 5–3		 Fredrikstad
Skeid 0–3 Vålerenga
Asker 5–3 Bærum
Lørenskog 1–2 Kongsvinger
Ottestad 0–2 Lillestrøm
HamKam 5–1 Valdres
Nybergsund-Trysil 1–4 Hønefoss
Raufoss 2–0 Strømmen
Gjøvik 0–2 Strømsgodset
Notodden 4–3 Kjelsås
Pors Grenland 0–2 Sandefjord
Arendal 0–5 Odd Grenland
Egersund 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(pens) 8–7		 Vidar
Start 5–0 Vard Haugesund
Staal Jørpeland 1–5 Haugesund
Ålgård 0–2 Nest-Sotra
Fana 1–4 (a.e.t.) Stabæk
Arna-Bjørnar 0–1 Hødd
Åsane 1–0 Bryne
Træff 0–1 Ullensaker/Kisa
Nardo 0–1 Bodø/Glimt
Stjørdals-Blink 1–2 Tromsø
Verdal 0-2 (a.e.t.) Molde
Harstad 0–7 Rosenborg
Tromsdalen 3–2 (a.e.t.) Mjølner
10 May 2012
Sarpsborg 08 6–1 Moss
KFUM Oslo 0–2 Mjøndalen
Skarbøvik 0–1 Aalesund
Jerv 1–4 Viking
Florø 1–6 Brann
Byåsen 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(pens) 5–4		 Kristiansund
Mo 0–1 Alta

Third round

The Third Round was played on the week commencing 18 June 2012.[3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
20 June 2012
Asker 2–1 Stabæk
Ullensaker/Kisa 0–3 Lillestrøm
Kongsvinger 0–1 Start
Raufoss 2–3 Odd Grenland
Strømsgodset 3–2 Notodden
Alta 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(pens) 4–5		 Bodø/Glimt
Tromsø 4–0 Tromsdalen
Aalesund 4–0 Byåsen
Molde 3–2 HamKam
Nest-Sotra 0–3 Brann
Haugesund 8–2 Egersund
Åsane 0–2 Viking
Mjøndalen 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(pens) 3–1		 Hønefoss
Rosenborg 4–0 Kvik Halden
Hødd 2–1 (a.e.t.) Sarpsborg 08
Sandefjord 3–1 (a.e.t.) Vålerenga

Fourth round

The Fourth Round took place from 27 June to 5 July 2012.[3]

Molde4–3Rosenborg
Angan  39'
Hovland  51'
Hoseth  63'
Eikrem  89'		 Report Prica  20'
Rønning  41'
Dočkal  74'
Attendance: 7,327
Bodø/Glimt4–0Lillestrøm
Robertsen  11'
Sané  15'
Berglann  86'
Knarvik  89'		 Report
Attendance: 2,368
Referee: Kristoffer Helgerud
Odd Grenland0–2Haugesund
Report Sema  50'
Skartun  90'
Attendance: 2,468
Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen
Start1–1 (a.e.t.)Tromsø
Vikstøl  90' Report Johansen  43'
Penalties
Vilhjálmsson
Andersen
Asante 		1–4 Bendiksen
Andersen
Johansen
Ciss
Attendance: 3,109[8]
Strømsgodset6–1Mjøndalen
Kovács  26'
Sankoh  42'
Konradsen  52', 63'
Kamara  85', 88'		 Report Kirkevold  73'
Attendance: 6,045
Viking2–3 (a.e.t.)Brann
Veton Berisha  60'
de Lanlay  68'		 Report Mjelde  55'
Korcsmar  90'
Ojo  113'
Attendance: 3,517
Hødd7–0Asker
Heltne  4'
Sandal  20', 37'
Helland  53', 61'
Standal  56'
Mork  63'		 Report
Attendance: 733
Referee: Tore Hansen
Sandefjord2–1 (a.e.t.)Aalesund
Dimitriadis  35'
Lamøy  104'		 Report Morrison  33'
Komplett.no Arena, Sandefjord
Attendance: 1,512
Referee: Espen Berntsen

Quarter-finals

The draw for the Quarter-finals took place on 10 July 2012,[9] and the matches were played on 18 and 19 August 2012.[3]

Molde2 – 1Sandefjord
Angan  83'
Hoseth  92'		 Report Aas  65'
Attendance: 3,928
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås
Haugesund2 – 2 (a.e.t.)Hødd
Đurđić  45' (pen.), 62' Report Helland  32', 49'
Penalties
Kristiansen
Haukås
Søderlund
Đurđić
Strobæk
Bjørnbak 		4 – 5 Latifu
Nilsen
Helland
Sandal
Karlsen
Nyland
Haugesund stadion, Haugesund
Attendance: 3,124
Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen
Tromsø1 – 0Bodø/Glimt
Ondrášek  23' Report
Attendance: 4,499
Referee: Kjetil Sælen
Brann4 – 3Strømsgodset
Jonsson  44'
Nordkvelle  68'
Akabueze  71'
Huseklepp  86'		 Report Kovács  22'
Storflor  58'
Diomande  90'
Attendance: 7,751

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 20 August,[10] with the second-tier side Hødd being drawn at home against Brann, while Molde met Tromsø at Alfheim Stadion. The matches took place on the week commencing 24 September 2012.[3]

Tromsø2 – 1Molde
Ondrášek  3'
Årst  72'		 Report Chukwu  83'
Attendance: 5,722
Hødd3 – 1Brann
Aursnes  40'
Helland  66'
Sellin  81'		 Report Korcsmár  17'
Attendance: 6,261

Final
Main article: 2012 Norwegian Football Cup Final

The 2012 Norwegian Football Cup Final was played between Tromsø and Hødd at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 25 November 2012.[1]

Tromsø1 – 1 (a.e.t.)Hødd
Ciss  87' Report Sellin  62'
Penalties
Årst
Drage
Johansen
Ciss 		2 – 4 Latifu
Nilsen
Helland
Sandal
Rekdal
Attendance: 24,217
Referee: Kjetil Sælen

Statistics

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Péter Kovács Strømsgodset 8
2 Davy Claude Angan Molde 6
Bořek Dočkal Rosenborg 6
Martin Haaland Egersund 6
Pål André Helland Hødd 6
6 Tarjei Dale Notodden 5
Nikola Đurđić Haugesund 5
Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson Lillestrøm 5

Source:[11]

References
  1. "Eliteseriestart 25. mars neste år" (in Norwegian). VG. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  2. "- Førsteomgangen er det mest imponerende jeg har sett". db.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  3. "Hovedterminliste 2012" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  4. Daneshmand, Erli Berg (20 April 2012). "Lyn møter Vålerenga". aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  5. "67 år gammel tilskuerrekord knust". NTB (in Norwegian). nrk.no. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  6. "Cupen - Over 11.000 så hatoppgjøret". nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  7. Vik, Marius (3 May 2012). "Slik spilles andre runde i cupen". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  8. "Start - Tromsø 2-5" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  9. "Molde møter Sandefjord, Hødd møter Haugesund" (in Norwegian). NRK. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  10. "Overraskelseslaget Hødd møter Brann i semifinalen" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  11. Toppscorerliste for NM i fotball 2012
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