The 2011 Norwegian Football Cup was the 106th edition of the

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annual knockout

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tournament. It began on 6 April 2011 with the matches of the first qualifying round and ended on 6 November 2011 with the Final. The winners, Aalesund, earned a place in the

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of the

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Calendar

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

First round

The 49 winners from the Second Qualifying Round joined with 79 clubs from the

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, First Division and

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in this round of the competition. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 30 April 2011 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 1 May 2011 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 2 May 2011

Second round

The 64 winners from the First Round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 11 and 12 May 2011. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 11 May 2011 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 12 May 2011

Third round

The 32 winners from the Second Round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 25 and 26 May 2011. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 25 May 2011 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 26 May 2011

Fourth round

The 16 winners from the Third Round took part in this stage of the competition. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from the Fourth Round took part in this stage of the competition. ---- ---- ----

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 17 August 2011. The semi-finals took place on 21 and 22 September 2011. ----

Final

The 2011 Norwegian Football Cup Final was played on 6 November 2011 at the

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. The draw for the final was held on 27 September 2011 by the

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, which decided that Brann was the home team of the final and got to play in their red home kits.

Notes

All fixtures, results and matchinfo have been retrieved from this page

References

External links

* {{2011–12 in European football (UEFA) Norwegian Football Cup seasons

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