The 2001 Norwegian Football Cup final was the final match of the 2001 Norwegian Football Cup, the 96th season of the Norwegian Football Cup, the premier Norwegian football cup competition organized by the Football Association of Norway (NFF). The match was played on 4 November 2001 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, and opposed two Tippeligaen sides Bryne and Viking. Viking defeated Bryne 3–0 to claim the Norwegian Cup for a fifth time in their history. Despite the victory, the Viking's players reported for training at 2 p.m. the next day.
Route to the final
Bryne Round Viking Rosseland A 3–0 Round 1 Staal A 6–0 Fyllingen A 4–3 Round 2 Vindbjart A 6–1 Skeid A 2–1Round 3 Vidar H 5–0 Molde H 3–2 Round 4 Bodø/Glimt A 3–1 Vålerenga H 3–2 Quarterfinal Tromsø H 1–0 Lillestrøm H 4–0Semifinal Odd Grenland H 2–0
Match Details
Bryne: GK 1 Roger Eskeland (c)DF 17 Anders Friberg DF 3 Marcus Andreasson DF 19 Knut Henry Haraldsen DF 5 Ole Hjelmhaug MF 18 Pål HåpnesMF 7 Jonas JonssonMF 10 Lasse Strand FW 16 Kai-Ove Stokkeland FW 11 Pierre Gallo FW 26 Dejan PavlovicSubstitutions:GK 12 Svein BøFW 6 Geir Atle Undheim FW 8 Rune MedalenDF 15 Einar BrautMF 19 Trond BjørnsenMF 20 Kenneth Giske MF 23 Peter Olofsson Coach: Reine AlmqvistViking: GK 1 Bo AndersenDF 3 Bjørn DahlDF 4 Hannu TihinenDF 20 Toni Kuivasto DF 5 Thomas Pereira (c) MF 18 Tom Sanne MF 15 Trygve NygaardMF 19 Brede HangelandMF 11 Morten BerreFW 10 Jørgen Tengesdal FW 16 Erik Nevland Substitutions:GK 1 Tore SnørtelandMF 6 Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim FW 8 Bjørn Berland FW 9 Ben WrightMF 14 Leif Gunnar SmerudDF 17 Kristian Sørli FW 21 Trond HeggestadCoach: Benny Lennartsson
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