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1959 Norwegian Football Cup

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Country
  
Norway

Champions
  
Viking (5th title)

Defending champions
  
Skeid

Runners-up
  
Sandefjord

The 1959 Norwegian Football Cup was the 54th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for all members of NFF, except those from Northern Norway. Skeid was the defending champions, but was eliminated by the second tier team Nessegutten in the fourth round.

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The final was played at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 25 October 1959, and was contested by Viking, which had won the cup once in 1953, and Sandefjord who played their second cup final, having lost the final in 1957. Viking won 2-1 after extra time against Sandefjord in the final, and secured their second title.

Third round

August 9:

  • Selbak - Sandefjord 0-0 (extra time)
  • Fredrikstad - Nessegutten 1-3
  • Sandaker - Årstad 3-0
  • Skeid - Steinkjer 7-2
  • Lillestrøm - Kvik (Trondheim) 5-2
  • Kapp - Lyn 3-2
  • Eik - Gjøvik/Lyn 1-4
  • Larvik Turn - Fremad 5-0
  • Pors - Strømmen 2-1 (extra time)
  • Start - Frigg 0-1
  • Bryne - Odd 3-3 (extra time)
  • Jarl - Brann 2-5
  • Djerv - Viking 0-2
  • Hødd - Greåker 1-3
  • Kristiansund - Asker 0-1
  • Rosenborg - Raufoss 1-0

    • Rematch

    August 12:

  • Sandefjord - Selbak 2-1
  • Odd - Bryne 5-0

    • Fourth round

    August 30:

  • Greåker - Rosenborg 1-0
  • Frigg - Lillestrøm 3-2 (extra time)
  • Asker - Larvik Turn 0-3
  • Gjøvik/Lyn - Sandefjord 0-1
  • Odd - Kapp 3–0
  • Viking - Pors 1-0
  • Brann - Sandaker 2-2 (extra time)
  • Nessegutten - Skeid 1-0

    • Rematch

  • Sandaker - Brann 0-2

    • Quarterfinal

    September 20:

  • Viking - Nessegutten 1-1 (extra time)
  • Brann - Greåker 0-3
  • Sandefjord - Larvik Turn 3-1
  • Odd - Frigg 2-1

    • Rematch

    September 27:

  • Nessegutten - Viking 0-4

    • Semifinal

    October 4:

  • Viking - Odd 4-0
  • Greåker - Sandefjord 0-2

    • References

    1959 Norwegian Football Cup Wikipedia
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