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on 23 November 2014. Molde won the title after defeating Odd 2–0 in the

. The achievement made Molde the first club to win back-to-back Norwegian Cup titles since

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defended their title in 1978. The victory would have earned Molde a place in the

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, but since the club already had qualified to the

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as winners of the

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, this berth was passed down to Strømsgodset, fourth-place fininshers in the league.

Calendar

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

Qualifying rounds

First round

The 47 winners from the Second Qualifying Round joined with 81 clubs from the

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, 1. divisjon and 2. divisjon in this round of the competition. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 24 April 2014 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 25 April 2014

Second round

The 64 winners from the First Round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 7 and 8 May 2014. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 7 May 2014 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 8 May 2014

Third round

The 32 winners from the Second Round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 28 May, 4 and 5 June 2014. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 28 May 2014 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 4 June 2014 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 5 June 2014

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 4 winners from the Quarterfinals took part in this stage of the competition. ----

Final

The 2 winners from the Semifinals take part in this stage of the competition.Finale NM herrer
– NFF (''fotball.no'')

References

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