1918 Norwegian Football Cup Explained

1918 Norwegian Football Cup
Other Titles:	Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn 1918
Country:	Norway
Num Teams:	44
Defending Champions:	Sarpsborg
Winners:	Kvik (Fredrikshald) (1st title)
Second:	Brann
Matches:	42
Prev Season:	1917
Next Season:	1919

The 1918 Norwegian Football Cup was the 17th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for all members of NFF. Kvik (Fredrikshald) won their first title by beating Brann in the final. This was second consecutive year that Brann lost the final.

First round

Twenty clubs received a bye to the second round.|}

Second round

Third round

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|8 September 1918|}

Quarter-finals

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|22 September 1918|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Replay: 27 September 1918|}

Semi-finals

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|29 September 1918|}

Final

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Kvik Halden:
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GK		Ole Paulsen
DF		Johan Svendsen
DF		Otto Klein
MF		Ole Paulsbo
MF		Thomas Andresen
MF		Fritz Karlsen
FW		Peder Puck
FW		Alf Flinth
FW		Johnny Helgesen
FW		Arne Andersen
FW		Hartvig Olavesen

Brann:
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GK		Sigurd Wathne
DF		Laurentius Eide
DF		John Johnsen
MF		Alexander Olsen
MF		George Deans
MF		Gerhard Gran
FW		Johann Greve
FW		Finn Berstad
FW		Torkel Trædal
FW		Alf Berstad
FW		Odd Johnsen

References

Web site: Norwegian cup 1918 . RSSSF Norway . 24 May 2008 . 26 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080524093054/http://www.rsssf.no/1918/Cup.html.
Web site: Cup final in Drammen, October 13 . RSSSF Norway . 24 May 2008 . 25 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080524093059/http://www.rsssf.no/1918/fcup.
Book: Jorsett, Per . Arne Scheie. Cupen 1902-1999 . J.M. Stenersens forlag . December 1999 . 82-7201-275-8.