1996 Norwegian Football Cup

1996 Norwegian Football Cup
Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer
Tournament details
Country	Norway
Teams	128 (main competition)
Final positions
Champions	Tromsø (2nd title)
Runners-up	Bodø/Glimt
Tournament statistics
Matches played	127
Top goal scorer	Sigurd Rushfeldt (12)
	← 1995 1997 →

The 1996 Norwegian Football Cup was the 91st edition of the Norwegian Football Cup. The 1996 Norwegian Football Cup was won by Tromsø after they defeated Bodø/Glimt in the final with the score 2–1. This was the first time two teams from Northern Norway had met in the final.

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo - venue for the Norwegian Cup final

Calendar

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

Round	Date(s)	Number of fixtures	Clubs
First Round	21–24 May 1996	64	128 → 64
Second Round	12 June 1996	32	64 → 32
Third Round	26–27 June 1996	16	32 → 16
Fourth Round	17 July 1996	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	14 August 1996	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	21 September–2 October 1996	4	4 → 2
Final	27 October 1996	1	2 → 1

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
21 May 1996
Averøykameratene	0–3	Molde
Hareid	2–3	Hødd
22 May 1996
Eiger	1–0	Klepp
Lyngen/Karnes	0–2	Skjervøy
Nybergsund	0–5	Faaberg
Silsand	2–3	Mjølner-Narvik
Snøgg	1–7	Eik-Tønsberg
Sortland	4–1	Grovfjord
Vardal	1–4	HamKam
23 May 1996
Alta	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Porsanger
Aurskog/Finstadbru	0–7	Jevnaker
Austrheim	0–8	Brann
Blaker	0–5	Lillestrøm
Bærum	0–2	Runar
Fart	1–1 (1–4 p)	Kongsvinger
Finnsnes	2–3	Tromsdalen
Flint	0–2	Odd Grenland
Follese	1–8	Åsane
Frigg	1–2	Grei
Galterud	1–4	Vålerenga
Gevir Bodø	1–3	Stålkameratene
Grorud	0–5	Skeid
Hovding	1–4	Fana
Hærland	1–5	Moss
Kolbotn	1–2	Drøbak/Frogn
Kolstad	1–2	Melhus
Kopervik	1–0	Os
Langesund	0–2	Start
Larvik Turn	1–3	Pors Grenland
Lofoten	1–1 (3–4 p)	Harstad
Mjøndalen	3–2	Drafn
Mo	1–6	Bodø/Glimt
Nardo	7–1	Orkdal
Nidelv	0–9	Rosenborg
Ny-Krohnborg	1–3	Fyllingen
Nymark	1–3	Haugesund
Orkanger	2–2 (5–4 p)	National
Rakkestad	0–1	Kjelsås
Randesund	1–1 (4–5 p)	Flekkefjord
Ranheim	2–1	Strindheim
Raufoss	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Strømmen
Riska	0–11	Vidar
Rælingen	2–3	Lyn
Råde	0–2	Stabæk
Sandefjord BK	2–1	Fossum
Sarpsborg FK	0–1	Falk
Sel	1–2	Åndalsnes
Skarbøvik	3–2	Aalesund
Sprint-Jeløy	1–0	Ullern
Stavanger	0–4	Viking
Steinkjer	1–2	Namsos
Stjørdals/Blink	1–2	Fauske/Sprint
Stryn	0–2	Sogndal
Trysil	1–3	Elverum
Ulf-Sandnes	3–1	Bryne
Ulfstind	0–8	Tromsø
Vard Haugesund	1–0	Stord
Verdal	0–3	Byåsen
Vindbjart	2–1	Vigør
Østsiden	3–2	Fredrikstad
Ålgård	4–2	Randaberg
Åmot	0–7	Strømsgodset
Åssiden	1–2	Ski
24 May 1996
Ørsta	2–3	Tornado

Second round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
12 June 1996
Elverum	3–2	Drøbak/Frogn
Faaberg	1–4	Stabæk
Falk	3–2	Mjøndalen
Fauske/Sprint	0–10	Bodø/Glimt
Flekkefjord	0–6	Brann
Fyllingen	4–0	Skarbøvik
Grei	1–4	Kongsvinger
Harstad	6–0	Sortland
Haugesund	4–1	Kopervik
Kjelsås	0–6	HamKam
Lyn	2–0	Jevnaker
Melhus	0–2	Byåsen
Mjølner-Narvik	5–1	Stålkameratene
Molde	5–0	Orkanger
Moss	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Sprint-Jeløy
Namsos	1–5	Nardo
Pors Grenland	0–5	Eik-Tønsberg
Raufoss	1–3	Lillestrøm
Rosenborg	6–0	Ranheim
Runar	1–2	Odd Grenland
Ski	2–3	Vålerenga
Skjervøy	0–1	Tromsdalen
Start	1–0	Vindbjart
Strømsgodset	3–2	Sandefjord BK
Tornado	1–3	Hødd
Tromsø	2–1	Alta
Ulf-Sandnes	1–5	Viking
Vidar	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Eiger
Østsiden	0–6	Skeid
Ålgård	1–2	Fana
Åndalsnes	1–5	Sogndal
Åsane	2–0	Vard Haugesund

Third round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
26 June 1996
Lillestrøm	0–1	Falk
Vålerenga	2–0	Fyllingen
27 June 1996
Bodø/Glimt	2–1	Mjølner-Narvik
Brann	2–0	Åsane
Byåsen	1–2	Molde
Eiger	1–4	Start
Eik-Tønsberg	2–3	Stabæk
Fana	0–1	Moss
HamKam	1–0	Nardo
Hødd	1–7	Rosenborg
Kongsvinger	2–0	Elverum
Odd Grenland	0–1	Strømsgodset
Skeid	3–1	Harstad
Sogndal	3–2	Lyn
Tromsdalen	3–8 (a.e.t.)	Tromsø
Viking	3–1	Haugesund

Fourth round

17 July 1996

Bodø/Glimt	3–2	Brann
S. Johansen 18', 69' Bjørkan 55'		Bakkerud 62' Eftevaag 81'

Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø

Attendance: 2,680

Referee: Frode Kvam

17 July 1996

Falk	0–1	Skeid
		Enerly 79' (pen.)

Lystlunden, Horten

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Thorbjørn Aass

17 July 1996

Molde	0–3	Kongsvinger
		Bergman 15' Riseth 49' Ingelstad 90'

Molde Stadion, Molde

Attendance: 2,200

Referee: Jon Skjervold

17 July 1996

Stabæk	4–2	Rosenborg
Larsen 5' Belsvik 31' Kaasa 48', 59'		Soltvedt 6' Skammelsrud 75'

Nadderud Stadion, Bærum

Attendance: 4,562

Referee: Per-Arne Larsgård

17 July 1996

Start	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Moss
Robertson 64' Pettersen 95'		Andresen 51', 106'
Penalties
Pettersen Pedersen Mykland Lund Robertson Bjønsaas	4–5	Tangen Kollnes Andresen R. B. Johansen Olsen Solli