The 2007

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was the 102nd season of

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annual knockout

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tournament. The competition started on 19 May 2007 with the first-round games and ended on 11 November 2007 with the final. The defending champions were

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. The format of the Cup has not changed for this season what means that, unlike other European cup competitions, all teams (including

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ones) entered the Cup in the First Round. In the First and Second Round amateur teams (or at least lower-placed at the time of the draw) were seeded and played the matches at home ground. From the Third Round until the end the draw was random. The winners,

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, qualified for the

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of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.

Calendar

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

First round

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Second round

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Third round

This was the last round in which the Norwegian FA determined match-ups. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 26 June 2007 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 27 June 2007 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 28 June 2007

Fourth round

From this round onwards, matches were drawn by lots. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 25 July 2007 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 26 July 2007 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 8 August 2007

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

References

All fixtures, results and matchinfo have been retrieved from this page {{2007–08 in European football (UEFA) Norwegian Football Cup seasons

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