1916 Norwegian Football Cup Explained

1916 Norwegian Football Cup
Other Titles:	Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn 1916
Country:	Norway
Num Teams:	13
Defending Champions:	Odd
Winners:	Frigg (2nd title)
Second:	Ørn
Matches:	12
Goals:	63
Prev Season:	1915
Next Season:	1917

The 1916 Norwegian Football Cup was the 15th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for 1916 local association leagues (kretsserier) champions. Frigg won their second title, having beaten Ørn in the final.

First round

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|9 September 1916|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|13 September 1916|}

Kvik (Fredrikshald) had a walkover.

Second round

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|17 September 1916|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Replay: 29 September 1916|}

Lyn (Gjøvik) had a walkover.

Semi-finals

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|3 October 1915|}

Final

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Frigg:
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GK		Arne Wendelborg
DF		Yngvar Kopsland
DF		Georg Waitz
MF		Thorbjørn Damgaard
MF		Georg Hartmann-Hansen
MF		Fritz Semb-Thorstvedt
FW		Einar Hansen
FW		David Andersen
FW		Ragnvald Smedvik
FW		Bjarne Olsen
FW		Trygve Smith

Ørn:
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GK		Thorbjørn Falkenberg
DF		R. Paulsen
DF		Th. Hansen
MF		Kristian Johnsen
MF		O. Lindberg
MF		Emil Johansen
FW		Michael Paulsen
FW		Harald Strøm
FW		O. Kristoffersen
FW		Erl. Pedersen
FW		V. Fredo Fredriksen

References

Web site: Norwegian cup 1916 . RSSSF Norway . 24 May 2008 . 26 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080524093033/http://www.rsssf.no/1916/Cup.html.
Web site: Cup final in Trondhjem, October 8 . RSSSF Norway . 24 May 2008 . 25 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080524093038/http://www.rsssf.no/1916/fcup.
Book: Jorsett, Per . Arne Scheie. Cupen 1902-1999 . J.M. Stenersens forlag . December 1999 . 82-7201-275-8.