1998 Norwegian Football Cup Explained

Norwegian Football Cup
Year:1998
Other Titles:Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer
Num Teams:85 (main competition)
Defending Champions:Vålerenga
Winners:Stabæk (1st title)
Second:Rosenborg
Scoring Leader:Sigurd Rushfeldt (5)
Prev Season:1997
Next Season:1999

The 1998 Norwegian Football Cup was the 93rd edition of the Norwegian Football Cup and was won by Stabæk after defeating Rosenborg in the final at Ullevaal Stadion on 1 November.

Because of Norway's participation in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the clubs playing in Tippeligaen entered the competition in the third round.

Calendar

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

Round Date(s) Number of fixtures width=100 Clubs !New entries this round
21–23 April 1998 35 85 → 50 70: 16th–85th
13 May 1998 18 50 → 32 1: 15th
3–4 June 1998 16 32 → 16 14: 1st–14th
15–16 July 1998 8 16 → 8 none
5 August 1998 4 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 23 September 1998 2 4 → 2 none
Final 1 November 1998 1 2 → 1 none

First round

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|21 April 1998|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|22 April 1998 |-|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|23 April 1998 |}

Second round

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|13 May 1998 |}

Third round

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|3 June 1998 |-|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|4 June 1998|}

Fourth round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

See main article: 1998 Norwegian Football Cup final.

References