The 2013 Norwegian Football Cup was the 108th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. It began with qualification matches in March 2013. The first round was played 17 April 2013 and the tournament ended with the final on 24 November 2013, which Molde won by beating Rosenborg 4–2.
The victory earned Molde a place in the second qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.
Calendar Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:
Round Main date Number of fixtures ClubsFirst qualifying round 17 March 2013 96 272 → 176Second qualifying round 1 April 2013 48 176 → 128First round 16–18 April 2013 64 128 → 64Second round 1/2 May 2013 32 64 → 32Third round 29/30 May 2013 16 32 → 16Fourth round 19/26 June 2013 8 16 → 8Quarter-finals 3/4 July 2013 4 8 → 4Semi-finals 25/26 September 2013 2 4 → 2Final 24 November 2013 1 2 → 1
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First round The 48 winners from the second qualifying round joined with 80 clubs from the Tippeligaen, First Division and Second Division in this round of the competition. The matches took place on 16, 17 and 18 April 2013. + Number of teams per tier entering this round Tippeligaen (1) 1. divisjon (2) 2. divisjon (3) 3. divisjon (4) 4. divisjon (5) Total
Second round The 64 winners from the first round were scheduled to play in this round of the competition. The matches took place on 1 and 2 May 2013. + Number of teams per tier entering this round Tippeligaen (1) 1. divisjon (2) 2. divisjon (3) 3. divisjon (4) 4. divisjon (5) Total
Third round The 32 winners from the Second round were scheduled to play in this round of the competition. The matches took place on 29 and 30 May 2013. + Number of teams per tier entering this round Tippeligaen (1) 1. divisjon (2) 2. divisjon (3) 3. divisjon (4) 4. divisjon (5) Total
Fourth round The 16 winners from the Third round were scheduled to play in this round of the competition. The matches took place on 19 and 26 June 2013. + Number of teams per tier entering this round Tippeligaen (1) 1. divisjon (2) 2. divisjon (3) 3. divisjon (4) 4. divisjon (5) Total
Quarter-finals The 8 winners from the Fourth Round were scheduled to play in this round of the competition. The matches took place on 3, 4 July and 21 August 2013. + Number of teams per tier entering this round Tippeligaen (1) 1. divisjon (2) 2. divisjon (3) 3. divisjon (4) 4. divisjon (5) Total
Semi-finals The 4 winners from the Quarter-finals were scheduled to play in this round of the competition. The matches took place on 25 and 26 September 2013. + Number of teams per tier entering this round Tippeligaen (1) 1. divisjon (2) 2. divisjon (3) 3. divisjon (4) 4. divisjon (5) Total
Final
The 2013 Norwegian Football Cup final was played between Rosenborg and Molde at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 24 November 2013.
Statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoalsGames1 Nicki Bille NielsenRosenborg872 Torgeir BørvenVålerenga743 Bård FinneBrann624 Mads StokkelienStabæk53 Steevan Dos SantosUll/Kisa536 Aliou ColyMolde41 Abderrazak Hamed AllahAalesunds FK43 Asgeir SnekvikTiller42
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