The 1977 Norwegian Football Cup was the 72nd edition of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The Cup was won by Lillestrøm after beating Bodø/Glimt in the final on 23 October 1977 with the score 1–0. This was Lillestrøm's first Norwegian Cup title.
Summary While Third Division side Sogndal was the biggest surprise in the previous season by reaching the final, this year's surprise was Raufoss who reached the semifinal for the first time. Raufoss had eliminated the First Division sides Vålerengen, Brann and Moss, but were eliminated by Lillestrøm in the semifinal. Steinkjer, which were playing in the Second Division eliminated Rosenborg and HamKam, but lost 3–0 against Bodø/Glimt in the semifinal. This was the second consecutive year that Steinkjer reached the semifinal.
In the final, Lillestrøm won 1–0 against Bodø/Glimt, with their biggest star, Tom Lund scoring the only goal. This was Lillestrøm's fourth final, and the first time they won the Norwegian Cup.
First round
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|8 June 1977
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Replay: 15 June 1977
Second round
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|22 June 1977
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Replay: 29 June 1977
Third round
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|27 July 1977
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|28 July 1977
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Replay: 4 August 1977
Fourth round
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|31 August 1977
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Replay: 13 September 1977
Quarter-finals
Replay
Second replay
Semi-finals
Final
Lillestrøm: Arne Amundsen Rune Hansen Jan Birkelund Tore Kordahl Georg Hammer Tor Egil Johansen Frank Grønlund Gunnar Lønstad Terje Olsen Tom Lund Erik KarlsenSubstitutes: Leif Hansen Frank Tømmervåg Per BrogelandCoach: Joe HooleyBodø/Glimt: Jon Abrahamsen Gunnar S. Haare Truls Klausen Ernst Pedersen Arnfinn Helgesen Arild Olsen Harald Berg Anders Farstad Ove Andreassen Arne Hanssen Jakob Klette Substitutes: Trond Tidemann Terje Mørkved
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