The 1973

Norwegian Football Cup The Norwegian Football Cup ( no, Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer) 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 ...

was the 68th edition of the Norwegian annual knockout

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tournament. The Cup was won by

Strømsgodset Strømsgodset is a former municipality in Vestfold county (from 1964 Buskerud county), Norway, today a part of the city of Drammen. History Strømsgodset was originally a small rural annex to the city parish of Bragernes (Drammen). But since th ...

after beating Rosenborg in the cup final with the score 1–0. This was Strømsgodset's third Norwegian Cup title.

First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Fourth round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Strømsgodset's winning squad: Inge Thun, Per Rune Wøllner, Johnny Vidar Pedersen, Tor Alsaker-Nøstdahl, Svein Dahl Andersen, Odd Arild Amundsen, Finn Aksel Olsen, Bjørn Odmar Andersen, Thorodd Presberg,

Steinar Pettersen Steinar Pettersen (born 29 April 1945 in Drammen) is a former football and bandy international from Norway. Career He played for Strømsgodset IF from 1962 to 1975. He played 282 matches, scoring 234 goals in football, he played even more and ...

, Ingar Pettersen, Bjørn Erik Halvorsen, Helge Widemann Karlsen and Runar Larsen.

References

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