2000 Norwegian Football Cup Explained

Norwegian Football Cup
Year:2000
Other Title:Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer
Num Teams:86 (main competition)
Defending Champions:Rosenborg
Runner-Up:Viking
Matches:85
Goals:301
Prevseason:1999
Nextseason:2001

The 2000 Norwegian Football Cup was the 95th edition of the Norwegian Football Cup. The Cup was won by Odd Grenland after they defeated Viking in the final with the score 2–1.[1]

Because of competing of the national team at the UEFA Euro 2000, the 14 teams from Tippeligaen was bye to 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
23–25 May 2000 36 86 → 50 72: 15th–86th
7–8 June 2000 18 50 → 32 none
27–28 June 2000 16 32 → 16 14: 1st–14th
19–20 July 2000 8 16 → 8 none
5–6 September 2000 4 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 23–24 September 2000 2 4 → 2 none
Final 29 October 2000 1 2 → 1 none

First round

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|23 May 2000|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|24 May 2000|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|25 May 2000|}

Second round

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|7 June 2000|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|8 June 2000|}

Third round

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|27 June 2000|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|28 June 2000|}

Fourth round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

See main article: 2000 Norwegian Football Cup final.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Odd Grenland 2–1 Viking . fotball.no . Norwegian Football Association (NFF) . no. 29 October 2000 . 7 June 2022.