en.wikipedia.org

2018 Norwegian Football Cup - Wikipedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2018 Norwegian Football Cup

Tournament details
Country	Norway
Teams	272 (overall) 128 (main competition)
Defending champions	Lillestrøm
Final positions
Champions	Rosenborg (12th title)
Runner-up	Strømsgodset
Tournament statistics
Matches played	127
Goals scored	414 (3.26 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Mustafa Abdellaoue (8 goals)
← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Norwegian Football Cup was the 113th edition of the Norwegian annual knock-out football tournament. It began with qualification matches in March and April 2018. The first round was played from 17–19 April 2018 and the tournament concluded with the final on 2 December 2018.

Rosenborg won their twelfth Cup title. The victory would have earned them a place in the first qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, but since the club already had qualified to the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League as winners of the 2018 Eliteserien, this berth was passed down to Haugesund, fourth-place finishers in the league.

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

Round	Main date	Number of fixtures	Clubs
First Qualifying Round	3 March – 2 April 2018	88	176
Second Qualifying Round	2–7 April 2018	44	88
First Round	17–19 April 2018	64	128
Second Round	1–3 May 2018	32	64
Third Round	9–10 May 2018	16	32
Fourth Round	30 May – 14 June 2018	8	16
Quarter-finals	26–27 September 2018	4	8
Semi-finals	31 October 2018	2	4
Final	2 December 2018	1	2

Source:^[1]