1917 Norwegian Football Cup
Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn 1917
Tournament details
CountryNorway Norway
Teams32
Defending championsFrigg
Final positions
ChampionsSarpsborg (1st title)
Runner-upBrann
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
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The 1917 Norwegian Football Cup was the 16th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. For the first time, the tournament was open for all members of NFF. Sarpsborg won their first title, having beaten Brann in the final. This was the first final that was played on grass.

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Brage 4–3 Sverre
Brodd 6–4 Frem
Drafn 1–0 Larvik Turn
Fram (Larvik) 3–2 Odd
Fredrikstad 2–4 Lyn
Hamar FL 5–1 Lillestrøm
Lierfos 1–8 Frigg
Mercantile 1–2 Drammen
Sarpsborg 5–1 Ready
Start 2–4 Stavanger
Storm 5–2 Skiold
Trygg 4–3 Lyn (Gjøvik)
Urædd 4–1 Kristiania Ballklub
Vidar 0–7 Brann
Ørn 2–6 Kvik (Fredrikshald)
Aalesund 1–0 Rollon

Second round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
26 August 1917
Stavanger 8–0 Brodd
Lyn 3–1 Brage
Kvik (Fredrikshald) 3–0 Hamar
Sarpsborg 3–1 Drafn
Frigg 2–1 Trygg
Aalesund 0–14 Brann
Drammen 3–1 Urædd
Fram (Larvik) 1–3 (a.e.t.) Storm

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
23 September 1917
Lyn 2–0 Storm
Stavanger 2–5 Brann
Sarpsborg 4–1 Frigg
Drammen 3–5 Kvik (Fredrikshald)

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
30 September 1917
Sarpsborg 3–1 Kvik (Fredrikshald)
Lyn 0–3 Brann

Final

Sarpsborg4–1Brann
Nordlie 34', 44'
Simensen 57'
Halvorsen 59'		 Report Johnsen 50'
Stavanger stadion, Stavanger
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Arne Wendelborg (Frigg)
Sarpsborg:
GK Ingvald Martinsen
DF Bruun Hansen
DF Henry Hansen
MF Petter Pedersen
MF Asbjørn Halvorsen
MF Peder Jensen
FW Einar Andersen
FW Einar Nordlie
FW Erling Gustavsen
FW Alf Simensen
FW Per Holm
Brann:
GK Sigurd Wathne
DF Hjalmar Sunde
DF Frithjof Tønnesen
MF Sigurd Bøschen
MF George Deans
MF John Johnsen
FW Alf Berstad
FW Torkel Trædal
FW Bjarne Johnsen
FW Rudolf Olsen
FW Laurentius Eide

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