2022 Norwegian Football Cup Explained

Norwegian Football Cup
Year:	2022
Country:	Norway
Num Teams:	128 (competition proper)
Dates:	4 May 2022 – 20 May 2023
Defending Champions:	Molde
Champions:	Brann (7th title)
Runner-Up:	Lillestrøm
Matches:	127
Goals:	559
Top Goal Scorer:	Bård Finne (11 goals)
Prevseason:	2021
Nextseason:	2023

The 2022 Norwegian Football Cup was the 116th season of the Norwegian annual knock-out football tournament. The first round was played in May 2022. The final was played on 20 May 2023.

Calendar

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

Round	Main date	Number of fixtures	width=100	Clubs
	18–19 May 2022	64	128 → 64
	22 June 2022	32	64 → 32
	29 June 2022	16	32 → 16
	11–12 March 2023	8	16 → 8
	18–19 March 2023	4	8 → 4
	26 April 2023	2	4 → 2
Final	20 May 2023	1	2 → 1

Source:^{[1] [2]}

First round

The pair-ups for the first round were announced on 7 April 2022.^{[3] [4]}

Second round

The pair-ups for the second round were announced on 23 May 2022.^{[5] [4]}

Third round

The draw for the third round was made on 23 June 2022.^[6] All the matches were set to be played on 29 and 30 June, but three of them were postponed due to flight cancellations caused by an airline strike.^{[7] [4]}

Fourth round

The draw for the fourth round was made on 24 August 2022.^{[8] [9]}

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 19 January 2023.^{[10] [11]}

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made on 19 January 2023.^{[10] [11]}

Final

See main article: 2022 Norwegian Football Cup final. The final was played on 20 May 2023.^[12]

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[13]
1	Bård Finne	Brann	11
2	Cameron Cresswell	Start	5
	Hólmbert Friðjónsson	Lillestrøm
4	Alexander Dang	Øygarden	4
	Marcus Mehnert	Ranheim
	Emil Grønn Pedersen	Fløy, Start
	Kent Malic Swaleh	Tromsdalen

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hovedterminliste menn 2022. PDF. Fotball.no. 12 March 2022.
2. Web site: Hovedterminliste menn 2023. PDF. Fotball.no. 21 October 2022.
3. Web site: Slik spilles 1. runde i cupen. Norwegian Football Federation. no. 7 April 2022. 12 April 2022.
4. Web site: NM Menn - ordinære runder 2022. Norwegian Football Federation. no. 17 May 2022.
5. Web site: Kampoppsett 2. runde NM menn. Norwegian Football Federation. no. 23 May 2022. 23 May 2022.
6. Web site: NM Menn: Slik spilles tredje runde. Norwegian Football Federation. no. 23 June 2022. 24 June 2022.
7. Web site: Flere utsatte NM-kamper. Norwegian Football Federation. 28 June 2022. 28 June 2022. no.
8. Web site: Se hvem som møtes i Norgesmesterskapet. Norwegian Football Federation. no. 24 August 2022. 10 September 2022.
9. Web site: Slik spilles 4. runde i NM. Norwegian Football Federation. 7 December 2022. 7 December 2022. no.
10. Web site: NM: Her er trekningen for kvart- og semifinaler. Norwegian Football Federation. no. 19 January 2023. 13 March 2023.
11. Web site: NM Menn: Disse er klare for kvartfinale. Norwegian Football Federation. no. 12 March 2023. 13 March 2023.
12. Web site: Slik fordeles cupfinalebillettene. Norwegian Football Federation. 26 April 2023. 27 April 2023. no.
13. Web site: NM Menn - ordinære runder 2022 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort. NFF. no. 1 October 2022.