The 1956 Norwegian Football Cup was the 51st season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for all members of NFF, except those from Northern Norway. The final was played at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 21 October 1956, and was contested the defending champions Skeid, and Larvik Turn who contested their first final. Skeid successfully defended their title with a 5–0 victory in the final.
First round
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Replay
Second round
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Replay
Third round
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|12 August 1956
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Replay: 26 August 1956
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Replay: 27 August 1956
Fourth round
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|2 September 1956
Quarter-finals
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|23 September 1956
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Replay: 30 September 1956
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|2nd replay: 7 October 1956
Semi-finals
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|7 October 1956
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|14 October 1956
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Replay: 17 October 1956
Final
Skeid: GK Øivind JohannessenDF Arne WintherDF Knut GudemMF Jan GulbrandsenMF Leif BelgenMF Jack FaremFW Jan Erik WoldFW Hans NordahlFW Harald HennumFW Finn GundersenFW Bernhard JohansenLarvik Turn: GK Thor KristiansenDF Markus BorgersenDF Harry Boye KarlsenMF Einar DanielsenMF Asbjørn HansenMF Øivind JohansenFW Erling MathisenFW Gunnar ThoresenFW Reidar SundbyFW Per LjostveitFW Finn Rismyhr
See also 1955–56 Norwegian Main League 1956 in Norwegian football
References