The 1947 Norwegian Football Cup was the 42nd season of the Norwegian annual knockout

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tournament. The tournament was open for all members of NFF, except those from

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. The final was played at Brann Stadion in Bergen on 19 October 1947, and

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secured their first title with a 2-0 win against Viking. Skeid had previously played two cup finals but lost both in

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, while it was Viking's second appearance in the final, having previously lost in

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were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Brann in the fourth round.

First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Fourth round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Skeid (2-3-5): Petter Due - Sigurd Smestad, Gustav Rehn - Knut Andersen, John Bøhling, Willy Sundblad - Henry Mathiesen, Brede Borgen, Hans Nordahl, Paul Sætrang, Kjell Anker Hanssen Viking (2-3-5): Torgeir Torgersen - Karsten Johannessen, Tonning Skjæveland - Arthur Wilsgård, Thore Thu, Lauritz Abrahamsen - Inge Paulsen, Gunnar Stensland, Ragnar Paulsen, William Danielsen, Georg Monsen

References

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