2011 Norwegian Football Cup
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The 2011 Norwegian Football Cup
was the 106th season of the Norwegian
annual knockout football tournament. It began on 6 April 2011 with the matches of the first qualifying round and ended on 6 November 2011 with the Final. The winners, Aalesund, earned a place in the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League
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, First Division
and Second Division
in this round of the competition.
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in Oslo
. The draw for the final was held on 27 September 2011 by the Norwegian Football Association, which decided that Brann is the home team of the final and will play in their red home kits.
Norwegian football cup
The Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...
was the 106th season of the Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
annual knockout football tournament. It began on 6 April 2011 with the matches of the first qualifying round and ended on 6 November 2011 with the Final. The winners, Aalesund, earned a place in the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League
2012–13 UEFA Europa League
The 2012–13 UEFA Europa League will be the fourth season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. The final will be played at the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, the Netherlands....
.
Calendar
Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:| Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | | Clubs |
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| First Qualifying Round | 6 April 2011 | 98 | 275 → 177 |
| Second Qualifying Round | 13 April 2011 | 49 | 177 → 128 |
| First Round | 1 May 2011 | 64 | 128 → 64 |
| Second Round | 11 May 2011 | 32 | 64 → 32 |
| Third Round | 25 May 2011 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Fourth Round | 25 June 2011 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarterfinals | 13–14 August 2011 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semifinals | 20–22 September 2011 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 6 November 2011 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
First Round
The 49 winners from the Second Qualifying Round joined with 79 clubs from the Premier League2011 Norwegian Premier League
The 2011 Norwegian Premier League season was the sixty-seventh season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition, which is also named Tippeligaen for sponsorship reasons, began on 20 March 2011 and ended on 27 November 2011...
, First Division
2011 Norwegian First Division
The 2011 Norwegian First Division season began play on 3 April 2011 and is scheduled to end on 30 October 2011....
and Second Division
2011 Norwegian Second Division
The 2011 Norwegian Second Division consists of 56 teams divided into 4 groups. Follo, Tromsdalen and Moss were relegated from the 2010 Norwegian First Division...
in this round of the competition.
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Second Round
The 64 winners from the First Round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 11 and 12 May 2011.|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|11 May 2011
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Third Round
The 32 winners from the Second Round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 25 and 26 May 2011.|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|25 May 2011
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Fourth Round
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Quarterfinals
The 8 winners from the Fourth Round took part in this stage of the competition.----
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Semifinals
The draw for the semifinals took place on 17 August 2011. The semifinals took place on 21 and 22 September 2011.----
Final
The 2011 Norwegian Football Cup Final was played on 6 November 2011 at the Ullevaal StadionUllevaal Stadion
Ullevaal Stadion is an all-seater football stadium located in Oslo, Norway. It is the home ground of Vålerenga IF and the Norway national football team, and the site of the Norwegian Cup Final. From its opening in 1926 to 2009 it was the home ground of FK Lyn. With a capacity of 25,572, it is the...
in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. The draw for the final was held on 27 September 2011 by the Norwegian Football Association, which decided that Brann is the home team of the final and will play in their red home kits.