2004 Norwegian Football Cup

The 2004 Norwegian Football Cup was the 99th edition of the Norwegian Football Cup. The tournament was contested by 128 teams, going through 7 rounds before a winner could be declared. The final match was played on 7 November at Ullevaal stadion in Oslo.^[1] Brann won their 6th Norwegian Championship title after defeating Lyn in the final with the score 4–1.

2004 Norwegian Football Cup

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Tournament details
Country	Norway
Teams	128 (main competition)
Defending champions	Rosenborg
Final positions
Champions	Brann (6th title)
Runners-up	Lyn
Tournament statistics
Matches played	127
Goals scored	584 (4.6 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Robbie Winters (12)
← 2003 2005 →

Brann supporters on the way to Ullevåll on November 7, 2004

The clubs from Tippeligaen all made it to round 3 (round of 32). However, six Tippeligaen teams - Vålerenga, Odd Grenland, Viking, Fredrikstad, Molde and Sogndal - were knocked out in the third round. The fourth round (round of 16) saw two more top tier clubs - Tromsø and Bodø/Glimt - being knocked out, leaving six Tippeligaen teams and two 1. divisjon teams the quarter-finals.

Brann won the cup, beating Lyn 4–1 in the final match.

Calendar

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

Round	Date(s)	Number of fixtures	Clubs
First Round	5–6 May 2004	64	128 → 64
Second Round	26–27 May 2004	32	64 → 32
Third Round	9–10 June 2004	16	32 → 16
Fourth Round	23–24 June 2004	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	14–15 August 2004	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	22–23 September 2004	2	4 → 2
Final	7 November 2004	1	2 → 1

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
5 May 2004
Kvik Halden	4–0	Groruddalen
Østsiden	0–0 (4–2 p)	Sprint-Jeløy
Sarpsborg FK	3–1	Oslo Øst
Selbak	0–2	Ørn-Horten
Kolbotn	1–2	Kongsvinger
Årvoll	0–1	Ull/Kisa
Kjelsås	0–4	Bærum
Asker	2–3	Sparta Sarpsborg
Lørenskog	2–1 (a.e.t.)	St. Hanshaugen
Skjetten	9–0	Grue
Eidsvold Turn	3–1	Strømmen
Lillehammer	1–1 (11–10 p)	Follo
Ringsaker	1–3	Nybergsund
Elverum	1–2	Mercantile
Gjøvik/Lyn	2–4	Brumunddal
Vardal	0–5	Sogndal
Notodden	1–5	Raufoss
Mjøndalen	1–2	Strømsgodset
Åssiden	1–6	Odd Grenland
Eik-Tønsberg	0–1	Frigg
Larvik Fotball	1–0	Drafn
Borre	1–9	Moss
Tollnes	4–3	Drøbak/Frogn
Langesund/Stathelle	0–7	Lillestrøm
Herkules	1–2	FK Tønsberg
Skarphedin	1–0	Donn
Arendal	0–3	Sandefjord
Vindbjart	0–6	Pors Grenland
Egersund	0–2	Stabæk
Sandnes Ulf	3–1	Klepp
Sola	0–1	Bryne
Frøyland	0–7	Start
Vidar	0–2	Ålgård
Torvastad	1–0	Åsane
Åkra	0–9	Brann
Norheimsund	1–0	Fyllingen
Solid	0–3	Haugesund
Arna-Bjørnar	0–5	Viking
Løv-Ham	6–4 (a.e.t.)	Radøy/Manger
Varegg	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Hovding
Fana	7–3	Jotun Årdalstangen
Askøy	2–3	Vard Haugesund
Fjøra	0–3	Hønefoss
Stryn	0–1	HamKam
Spjelkavik	0–9	Hødd
Volda	4–1	Kolstad
Træff	0–2	Skeid
Orkla	3–4	Strindheim
Melhus	1–6	Aalesund
Flå	0–4	Molde
Byåsen	5–2	Steinkjer
Nidelv	1–5	Mo
Levanger	3–0	Verdal
Rissa	0–15	Rosenborg
Rørvik	0–8	Bodø/Glimt
Harstad	4–2	Narvik
Lofoten	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Vesterålen
Salangen	1–7	Lyn
Skarp	4–4 (6–5 p)	Alta
Senja	0–10	Tromsdalen
Bossekop	0–8	Tromsø
6 May 2004
Bøler	2–4	Fredrikstad
Os	2–3	Vålerenga
Eiger	0–7	Mandalskameratene

Second round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
26 May 2004
Brumunddal	2–7	HamKam
Eidsvold Turn	1–3	Sogndal
Harstad	0–7	Bodø/Glimt
Levanger	2–7	Rosenborg
Lillehammer	0–8	Lillestrøm
Norheimsund	0–5	Brann
Sarpsborg FK	2–8	Fredrikstad
Skarp	0–6	Tromsø
Skarphedin	0–2	Odd Grenland
Torvastad	0–7	Viking
Ull/Kisa	2–3	Stabæk
Østsiden	1–2	Lyn
Bryne	4–0	Løv-Ham
Frigg	2–0	Skjetten
Hødd	5–3 (a.e.t.)	Byåsen
Hønefoss	5–0	Lørenskog
Mandalskameratene	5–0	Larvik Fotball
Mercantile	2–3	Moss
Mo	2–0	Strømsgodset
Nybergsund	1–3	Kongsvinger
Pors Grenland	0–0 (4–5 p)	Kvik Halden
Raufoss	3–4	Bærum
Skeid	3–1	FK Tønsberg
Start	6–0	Tollnes
Strindheim	5–2	Fana
Vard Haugesund	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Sandnes Ulf
Ørn-Horten	2–4	Sandefjord
Aalesund	5–1	Hovding
Ålgård	1–2	Haugesund
27 May 2004
Volda	0–5	Molde
Tromsdalen	0–1	Lofoten
28 May 2004
Sparta Sarpsborg	0–2	Vålerenga

Third round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
3 June 2004
Strindheim	1–6	Rosenborg
Lofoten	0–7	Bodø/Glimt
9 June 2004
Moss	1–1 (5–3 p)	Fredrikstad
Lyn	3–2	Frigg
Bærum	3–2	Vålerenga
Kongsvinger	2–2 (3–0 p)	Aalesund
HamKam	4–3	Skeid
Sandefjord	1–1 (5–4 p)	Start
Viking	1–2	Bryne
Haugesund	5–3	Odd Grenland
Brann	6–0	Hødd
Sogndal	1–2	Mandalskameratene
Molde	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Vard Haugesund
Mo	0–2	Tromsø
10 June 2004
Kvik Halden	1–4	Stabæk
Lillestrøm	2–0	Hønefoss

Fourth round

23 June 2004

18:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Kongsvinger	0–3	Sandefjord
	Report	Ødegaard 58', 90' Johannesen 73'

Gjemselund Stadion, Kongsvinger

Attendance: 912

Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen^[2]

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23 June 2004

18:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Mandalskameratene	0–2	HamKam
	Report	Haug 30' Frigård 42'

Idrettsparken, Mandal

Attendance: 691

Referee: Stig Rune Krokdal^[3]

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23 June 2004

18:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Bryne	2–1	Bærum
Oyuga 40' Sola 54'	Report	Klevberg 21'

Bryne Stadion, Bryne

Attendance: 1,517

Referee: Kjetil Sælen^[4]

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23 June 2004

18:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Tromsø	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Lillestrøm
Strand 45'	Report	Koren 29'
Penalties
Kovács Hafstad M. G. Pedersen S. Nilsen	3–5	Sundgot Kippe Viðarsson Kristoffersen Søgård

Alfheim Stadion, Tromsø

Attendance: 2,346

Referee: Tommy Skjerven^[5]

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23 June 2004

18:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Haugesund	1–2	Rosenborg
Alsaker 31'	Report	Brattbakk 4' Strand 8'

Haugesund Stadion, Haugesund

Attendance: 3,033

Referee: Per Ivar Staberg^[6]

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23 June 2004

18:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Stabæk	3–1	Moss
Finstad 24' Wowoah 79' Gunnarsson 90'	Report	Sakariassen 50'

Nadderud Stadion, Bærum

Attendance: 826

Referee: Espen Berntsen^[7]

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24 June 2004

18:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Bodø/Glimt	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Brann
Ludvigsen 17' Olsen 72', 82'	Report	Winters 1', 62' Hanstveit 27'
Penalties
Johansen R. Berg Råstad Olsen Hansen Høgli Bjørkan	5–6	Bjarnason Soma Guntveit Winters Hanstveit Macallister Opdal

Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø

Attendance: 1,748

Referee: Roy Helge Olsen^[8]

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24 June 2004

18:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Vard Haugesund	0–5	Lyn
	Report	Berntsen 13', 35', 75' Sørensen 33' Hamoud 85'

Haugesund Stadion, Haugesund

Attendance: 535

Referee: Kjell Alseth^[9]

Quarter-finals

14 August 2004

16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Lyn	3–1	HamKam
Sørensen 2', 84' Dahl 49'	Report	Frigård 60'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 1,990

Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen^[10]

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14 August 2004

20:15 CEST (UTC+2)

Lillestrøm	3–2	Rosenborg
Einarsson 39', 70', 84'	Report	Johnsen 49' George 86'

Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm

Attendance: 9,035

Referee: Roy Helge Olsen^[11]

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15 August 2004

18:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Sandefjord	3–4	Stabæk
Ødegaard 76', 88' Isaksen 79'	Report	Ohr 10', 52' Stenvoll 19' Wowoah 67'

Storstadion, Sandefjord

Attendance: 3,035

Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

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15 August 2004

20:15 CEST (UTC+2)

Brann	3–2	Bryne
Winters 65', 75' Haugen 80'	Report	Oyuga 33' Bjarnason 38' (o.g.)

Brann Stadion, Bergen

Attendance: 7,256

Referee: Espen Berntsen

Semi-finals

22 September 2004

20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Stabæk	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Brann
Finstad 70'	Report	Knudsen 43' Winters 107' Sæternes 117'

Nadderud Stadion, Bærum

Attendance: 4,527

Referee: Tommy Skjerven

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23 September 2004

20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Lyn	1–0	Lillestrøm
Sørensen 45'	Report

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 5,241

Referee: Terje Hauge

Final

Main article: 2004 Norwegian Football Cup final

7 November 2004

13:15 CET (UTC+1)

Brann	4–1	Lyn
Sæternes 4', 13', 34' Winters 8'	Report	Markstedt 11'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 24,458

Referee: Espen Berntsen (Vang)

Top goalscorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Robbie Winters	Brann	12
2	Harald Brattbakk	Rosenborg	11
3	Stig Johansen	Bodø/Glimt	8