The 2009

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was the 104th season of the

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annual knockout

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tournament. The competition started with two qualifying rounds on 13 April and 22 April, and the

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was held on 8 November. The defending champions were

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. The winners of the Cup, Aalesund, could call themselves ''Champions of Norway'', and qualified for the

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of the 2010–11

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Calendar

First round

The match-ups were selected by the association on 28 April, the matches were played on 9–10 May and 13 May. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 9 May 2009 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 10 May 2009 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 13 May 2009

Second round

The match-ups were selected by the association on 14 May, the matches were played on 24 May, 27–28 May and 4 June. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 24 May 2009 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 27 May 2009 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 28 May 2009 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 4 June 2009 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 10 June 2009

Third round

The match-ups were selected by the association on 5 June, the matches were played on 17–18 June. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 17 June 2009 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 18 June 2009

Fourth round

This round consists of the 16 winners from the previous round. The eight matches will be played on 5, 8 and 9 July. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 5 July 2009 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 8 July 2009 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 9 July 2009

Quarter-finals

The matches were played on 8–9 August. ---- ---- ----

Semi-finals

The matches were drawn on 10 August, with former Prime Minister,

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, drawing the first team. The team he drew were

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, which is his favourite and hometown team. The matches are scheduled to be played on 23–24 September.- Optimal trekning for oss
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Final

References

External links

Official website
{{2009–10 in European football (UEFA) Norwegian Football Cup seasons

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