1997 Norwegian Football Cup

1997 Norwegian Football Cup
Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer
Tournament details
Country	Norway
Teams	128 (main competition)
Defending champions	Tromsø
Final positions
Champions	Vålerenga (2nd title)
Runner-up	Strømsgodset
Tournament statistics
Matches played	127
	← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 Norwegian Football Cup was the 92nd edition of the Norwegian Football Cup. The 1997 Norwegian Football Cup was won by the second-tier side Vålerenga, after they defeated Strømsgodset in the final with the score 4–2.

Calendar

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

Round	Date(s)	Number of fixtures	Clubs
First round	20–22 May 1997	64	128 → 64
Second round	10–11 June 1997	32	64 → 32
Third round	25 June 1997	16	32 → 16
Fourth round	9–10 July 1997	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	6 August 1997	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	24–27 September 1997	4	4 → 2
Final	26 October 1997	1	2 → 1

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
20 May 1997
Larvik Turn	1–3	Snøgg
21 May 1997
Averøykameratene	1–0	Åndalsnes
Bremnes	2–1	Nest-Sotra
Gevir Bodø	6–0	Mo
Hana	0–6	Bryne
Holter	1–0	Sprint-Jeløy
Jevnaker	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Bærum
Liv/Fossekallen	2–1	Ski
Orkanger	2–1	Nidelv
Pors Grenland	6–3	Sørfjell
Raufoss	0–1	Mjøndalen
Verdal	0–3	Ranheim
Ørn-Horten	1–2	Runar
Ørsta	1–2	Stryn
Aalesund	0–2	Volda
Ålgård	1–3	Flekkefjord
Åmot	1–3	Skeid
Åsane	4–0	Florø
Åssiden	0–1	Skjetten
22 May 1997
Alta	8–3	Skjervøy
Asker	0–3	Stabæk
Aurskog/Finstadbru	2–7	Drøbak/Frogn
Donn	1–5	Start
Elverum	0–3	Vålerenga
Fana	1–2	Vadmyra
Figgjo	0–7	Viking
Finnsnes	0–2	Harstad
Flint	2–6	Strømsgodset
Fredrikstad	1–1 (5–4 p)	Grei
Frigg	0–2	Mercantile
Hammerfest	2–3	Porsanger
Holmen	1–2	Eik-Tønsberg
Jerv	3–2	Vigør
Jotun	0–1	Sogndal
Kjelsås	0–1	Abildsø
Kleppestø	1–4	Brann
Kolbotn	0–2	Lyn
Kolstad	4–2	Stjørdals/Blink
Kristiansund	0–3	Molde
Lofoten	4–0	Mjølner/Narvik
Lyngen/Karnes	1–4	Tromsø
Lørenskog	4–3	Gjøvik-Lyn
Mosjøen	3–1	Namsos
Nardo	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Steinkjer
Nybergsund	1–3	HamKam
Radøy	4–7 (a.e.t.)	Fyllingen
Råde	0–2	Moss
Selbak	1–2	Sarpsborg FK
Singsås	0–9	Rosenborg
Skarbøvik	0–1	Hødd
Skjold	0–8	Haugesund
Stord	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Løv-Ham
Strindheim	2–0	National
Strømmen	3–0	Faaberg
Stålkameratene	0–3	Bodø/Glimt
Sørumsand	0–6	Lillestrøm
Tranabakkan	0–5	Byåsen
Tromsdalen	5–1	Silsand
Ullern	3–2	Østsiden
Urædd	0–2	Odd Grenland
Vang	0–5	Kongsvinger
Vard Haugesund	1–1 (6–5 p)	Odda
Varhaug	1–2	Eiger
Vidar	4–0	Vedavåg

Second round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
10 June 1997
Eiger	1–2	Viking
Fyllingen	5–2	Åsane
Moss	2–0	Strømmen
11 June 1997
Abildsø	0–1	Vålerenga
Bodø/Glimt	3–0	Mosjøen
Bremnes	1–4	Haugesund
Bryne	6–3	Vidar
Byåsen	4–2	Kolstad
Drøbak/Frogn	3–1	Holter
Flekkefjord	1–3	Start
HamKam	2–1	Ullern
Harstad	1–0	Lofoten
Kongsvinger	4–1	Lørenskog
Lyn	4–0	Strindheim
Løv-Ham	2–6	Vard Haugesund
Mercantile	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Skeid
Mjøndalen	0–2	Strømsgodset
Nardo	1–3	Rosenborg
Odd Grenland	5–1	Jerv
Orkanger	0–2	Averøykameratene
Porsanger	0–3	Tromsø
Ranheim	1–4	Gevir Bodø
Runar	1–1 (5–6 p)	Pors Grenland
Sarpsborg FK	1–1 (3–4 p)	Fredrikstad
Skjetten	1–3	Eik-Tønsberg
Snøgg	1–8	Lillestrøm
Sogndal	5–0	Liv/Fossekallen
Stabæk	2–1	Bærum
Stryn	1–0	Molde
Tromsdalen	4–6	Alta
Vadmyra	1–3	Brann
Volda	0–3	Hødd

Third round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
25 June 1997
Alta	1–6	Bodø/Glimt
Averøykameratene	0–5	Rosenborg
Brann	11–0	Vard Haugesund
Eik-Tønsberg	1–1 (4–3 p)	Kongsvinger
Fredrikstad	2–0	Lyn
Gevir Bodø	0–2	Vålerenga
Haugesund	4–0	Bryne
Hødd	0–2	Moss
Lillestrøm	3–0	HamKam
Pors Grenland	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Stabæk
Skeid	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Byåsen
Start	3–2	Odd Grenland
Stryn	1–4	Sogndal
Strømsgodset	5–4 (a.e.t.)	Drøbak/Frogn
Tromsø	8–0	Harstad
Viking	4–1	Fyllingen