The 2008

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was the 103rd season of

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annual knockout

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tournament. The competition started on 10 May 2008 with the first-round games and ended on 9 November 2008 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 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

Calendar

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

First round

The games were played on 10 and 12 May 2008. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 10 May 2008 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 12 May 2008

Second round

The games were played between 3 and 8 June 2008. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 3 June 2008 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 4 June 2008 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 5 June 2008 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 7 June 2008 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 8 June 2008

Third round

The games were played between 1 and 9 July 2008. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 1 July 2008 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 2 July 2008 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 3 July 2008

Fourth round

The games were played between 23 July and 6 August 2008. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 23 July 2008 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 24 July 2008 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 30 July 2008 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 6 August 2008

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

References

External links

Official site

nrksport.no

speaker.no
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