1978 Norwegian Football Cup

1978 Norwegian Football Cup Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn 1978 Norway 128 (main competition) Lillestrøm (2nd title) Brann 1977 1979 The 1978 Norwegian Football Cup was the 73rd edition of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The Cup was won by Lillestrøm after beating Brann in the cup final with the score 2–1. This was Lillestrøm's second Norwegian Cup title. First round |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|7 June 1978 Brann 5–0 Nordnes Rosenborg 3–1 Sverresborg Urædd 1–0 Odd Alta 1–1 Norild |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|8 June 1978 Aurskog 1–1 Bærum Beitstad 2–4 Strindheim Bodø/Glimt 4–1 Stålkameratene Brekken 3–1 Neset Brumunddal 3–1 Lillehammer Brønnøysund 1–4 Mosjøen Buøy 0–2 Ulf Bøn 0–6 Lyn Clausenengen 1–1 Orkanger Djerv 1919 1–2 Haugar Donn 2–6 Start Drafn 3–2 Kvik (Halden) Drammens BK 2–2 Strømmen Eik 3–0 Strømsgodset Fana 0–3 Os Flisa 0–1 Lillestrøm Fredrikstad 5–3 Rosenhoff Hamar 3–1 Grue Harstad 3–1 Kabelvåg Henning 2–6 Nessegutten Hødd 4–0 Rollon Jotun 3–3 Lunner Kongsvinger 3–2 Lørenskog Larvik Turn 2–0 Jevnaker Lyngen 1–0 Fløya Mandalskameratene 0–1 Bryne Mjølner 4–0 Tromsdalen Mjøndalen 1–0 Holmestrand Molde 7–0 Dovre Namsos 3–1 Stjørdals/Blink Ranheim 0–0 Falken Raufoss 3–0 Ringsaker Råde 0–1 Frigg Sander 5–1 Finstadbru Sandnessjøen 0–6 Mo Sandviken 1–3 Ny-Krohnborg Sarpsborg 1–3 Sparta Sel 0–6 HamKam Skarbøvik 4–1 Herd Skeid 6–0 Ørje Ski 1–7 Moss Skreia 2–1 Eidsvold Turn Sogndal 4–0 Lærdal Sola 1–0 Vigrestad Stavanger 0–3 Vidar Stord 2–3 Varegg Storm 1–2 Vigør Strinda 0–2 Steinkjer Tjølling 1–4 Pors Tornado 5–1 Eid Tromsø 2–0 Grand Bodø Tynset 3–1 Sunndal Tønsberg Turn 0–4 Fram (Larvik) Viking 3–0 Brodd Vålerengen 7–2 Tønsberg-Kameratene Ørn 5–2 Stag Ørsta 3–2 Bergsøy Østsiden 1–1 Åssiden Aalesund 0–1 Kristiansund Årstad 0–3 Vard |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Replay: 15 June 1978 Bærum 1–1 Aurskog Falken 1–2 Ranheim Lunner 0–2 Jotun Norild 2–1 Alta Orkanger 1–1 Clausenengen Strømmen 5–1 Drammens BK Åssiden 1–2 Østsiden |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|2nd replay: 22 June 1978 Aurskog 1–0 Bærum Clausenengen 3–0 Orkanger |} Second round |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|29 June 1978 Aurskog 0–3 Skeid Bodø/Glimt 2–0 Norild Brekken 1–2 Molde Brumunddal 4–3 Mjøndalen Bryne 4–1 Sola Eik 0–2 Lyn Fram (Larvik) 2–2 Larvik Turn Frigg 1–0 Drafn HamKam 6–0 Sander Harstad 4–0 Lyngen Haugar 0–4 Viking Jotun 0–2 Sogndal Lillestrøm 5–0 Hamar Mo 3–0 Mosjøen Moss 5–1 Skreia Nessegutten 2–1 Ranheim Ny-Krohnborg 1–0 Os Pors 5–2 Fredrikstad Skarbøvik 0–1 Hødd Sparta 1–3 Vålerengen Start 3–1 Vidar Steinkjer 3–2 Namsos Strindheim 0–2 Clausenengen Strømmen 3–2 Ørn Tromsø 3–1 Mjølner Tynset 1–2 Raufoss Ulf 3–1 Vard Varegg 1–3 Brann Vigør 0–1 Urædd Ørsta 1–1 Tornado Østsiden 2–0 Kongsvinger |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|2 July 1978 Kristiansund 0–3 Rosenborg |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Replay: Unknown date Larvik Turn 0–1 Fram (Larvik) Tornado 1–0 Ørsta |} Third round |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|25 July 1978 HamKam 1–3 Moss |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|26 July 1978 Molde 1–0 Tornado Lillestrøm 6–0 Østsiden Urædd 1–5 Start Brann 9–1 Ny-Krohnborg Vålerengen 5–2 Pors Bryne 2–1 Ulf Clausenengen 0–0 Steinkjer |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|27 July 1978 Fram (Larvik) 2–3 Viking |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|29 July 1978 Tromsø 3–2 Harstad |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|30 July 1978 Rosenborg 5–0 Brumunddal Hødd 0–2 Nessegutten Raufoss 1–0 Skeid Sogndal 1–2 Frigg |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|2 August 1978 Mo 1–0 Bodø/Glimt |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|3 August 1978 Lyn 1–0 Strømmen |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Replay: 2 August 1978 Steinkjer 2–3 Clausenengen |} Fourth round |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|23 August 1978 Frigg 0–1 Bryne Start 5–1 Raufoss Rosenborg 2–0 Molde Nessegutten 0–2 Brann Mo 0–3 Lillestrøm |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|24 August 1978 Moss 3–2 Lyn Viking 4–0 Tromsø Clausenengen 2–1 Vålerengen |} Quarter-finals 6 September 1978 Brann 1–0 Bryne Dalhaug 81 Brann Stadion, Bergen 11,255 Ivar Fredriksen 6 September 1978 Lillestrøm 1–0 Moss Tomteberget 17 Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm 4,081 Jan Erik Olsen 6 September 1978 Rosenborg 1–1 yes Start Didrichsen 72 Mathisen 31 Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim 12,800 Reinar Bjørnstad 6 September 1978 Viking 5–0 Clausenengen Johannessen 30 47 75Svendsen 54 88 Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger 5,553 Thorbjørn Aass Replay 15 September 1978 Start 2–1 Rosenborg Mathisen 47 pen.Skuseth 61 Børset 90 Kristiansand Stadion, Kristiansand 4,149 Einar Halle Semi-finals 4 October 1978 Brann 2–1 yes Viking Aase 8 93 Kvia 55 Brann Stadion, Bergen 17,390 Rolf Haugen 4 October 1978 Start 0–0 yes Lillestrøm Kristiansand Stadion, Kristiansand 8,308 Svein-Inge Thime Replay 11 October 1978 Lillestrøm 1–0 Start Lund 2 pen. Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm 8,243 Kaare Lindboe Final 22 October 1978 13:15 CET (UTC+1) Lillestrøm 2–1 Report Brann V. Hansen 74 76 Aase 20 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo 23,534 Reidar Bjørnestad (Sandviken) Lillestrøm's winning squad: Arne Amundsen, Per Berg (Arne Dokken 45), Jan Birkelund, Tore Kordahl, Georg Hammer, Frank Grønlund, Gunnar Lønstad, Øivind Tomteberget, Leif Hansen, Tom Lund, Vidar Hansen and Rolf Nordberg. Brann's team: Jan Knudsen, Helge Karlsen, Bjørn Brandt, Terje Rolland, Tore Nordtvedt, Kjell Rune Pedersen (Ingvar Dalhaug 81), Atle Hellesø, Neil MacLeod, Ingvald Huseklepp, Steinar Aase and Bjørn Tronstad. References http://www.rsssf.no Category:Norwegian Football Cup seasons Norway Football Cup