1953 Norwegian Football Cup

1953 Norwegian Football Cup
Country Norway Norway
Defending champions Sparta
Champions Viking (1st title)
Runners-up Lillestrøm

The 1953 Norwegian Football Cup was the 48th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for all members of NFF, except those from Northern Norway. The final was played at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 25 October 1953, and was contested by Lillestrøm, who made their first appearance in the cup final and Viking, who had lost the cup final on two previous occasions (1933 and 1947). Viking secured their first title with a 2-1 win in the final. Sparta was the defending champions, but was eliminated by Stavanger in the fourth round.

Third round

August 9:

Fourth round

August 23:

Rematch

Quarterfinal

September 20:

Semifinal

October 11:

Rematch

October 18:

Final

25 October 1953
Viking 21 Lillestrøm
Kindervåg  24'
Ingvaldsen  70'
Summary Borgersen  80'
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo
Attendance: 31,102
Referee: Øivind Helgesen, Liull
Viking:
Peder Svendsen
Bjarne Kindervåg
Lauritz Abrahamsen
Kåre Bjørnsen
Edgar Falch
Victor Bergsten
Kåre Ingvaldsen
Rolf Bjørnsen
Karl Bø
Hilmar Paulsen
Håkon Kindervåg  43'
Substitutes:
' Jan Ørke  43'
Lillestrøm:
Hans Kristiansen
Kjell Lund
Hans Hansen
Rolf Wahl
Ivar Kristiansen
Svein Bergersen
Ivar Hansen
Ivar Wahl
Sverre Borgersen
Gunnar Arnesen
Gunnar Lund

See also

References

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