The 2000

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was the 95th edition of the

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Football Cup. The Cup was won by

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after they defeated

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in the final with the score 2–1. Because of competing of the

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at the

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, the 14 teams from

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was bye to the third round.

Calendar

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

First round

, colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 23 May 2000 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 24 May 2000 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 25 May 2000

Second round

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Third round

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Fourth round

, colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 19 July 2000 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 20 July 2000 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 26 July 2000

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

References

External links

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{{2000–01 in European football (UEFA) Norwegian Football Cup seasons

Football Cup