1917 Norwegian Football Cup Explained
| 1917 Norwegian Football Cup |
| Other Titles: | Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn 1917 |
| Country: | Norway |
| Num Teams: | 32 |
| Defending Champions: | Frigg |
| Winners: | Sarpsborg (1st title) |
| Second: | Brann |
| Matches: | 31 |
| Prev Season: | 1916 |
| Next Season: | 1918 |
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
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Second round
| colspan=3 style="background:#97deff;"|26 August 1917|}
Quarter-finals
| colspan=3 style="background:#97deff;"|23 September 1917|}
Semi-finals
| colspan=3 style="background:#97deff;"|30 September 1917|}
Final
| valign=top width=50% | | Sarpsborg: | | width=25 | ! | width=25 | |
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| GK | | Ingvald Martinsen | | DF | | Bruun Hansen | | DF | | Henry Hansen | | MF | | Petter Pedersen | | MF | | | | MF | | Peder Jensen | | FW | | Einar Andersen | | FW | | Einar Nordlie | | FW | | Erling Gustavsen | | FW | | Alf Simensen | | FW | | Per Holm | |
| | Brann: | | width=25 | ! | width=25 | |
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| 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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See also
References
- Web site: Norwegian cup 1916 . RSSSF Norway . 24 May 2008 . 26 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080524093043/http://www.rsssf.no/1917/Cup.html.
- Web site: Cup final in Stavanger, October 14 . RSSSF Norway . 24 May 2008 . 25 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080524093048/http://www.rsssf.no/1917/fcup.
- Book: Jorsett, Per . Arne Scheie. Cupen 1902-1999 . J.M. Stenersens forlag . December 1999 . 82-7201-275-8.
