The 2026 Norwegian Football Cup final was the final match of the 2025–26 Norwegian Football Cup, the 120th 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 9 May 2026 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, between two Eliteserien sides: Bodø/Glimt and Brann.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. Bodø/GlimtRoundBrannOdd (D1)A3–1Riisnæs 48', Helmersen 62', Hauge 90+6'Third roundMjøndalen (D1)A5–1Boakye 1', Hansen 16', Dragsnes 45', De Roeve 48', Finne 74'Molde (ES)A2–1Auklend 32', 73'Fourth roundTromsdalen (D2)A3–2 a.e.t.Myhre 22', Þorsteinsson 59', Sørensen 114'Lillestrøm (D1)H4–0Høgh 38', 59', Auklend 48', Evjen 52'Quarter-finalSarpsborg 08 (ES)A2–1Sørensen 22', Holm 58'KFUM (ES)H2–1 a.e.t.Schneider 61' (o.g.), Helmersen 118'Semi-finalAalesund (D1)A2–1Haram 10 (o.g.), Mathisen 39' Key:
ES = Eliteserien team D1 = 1. divisjon team D2 = 2. divisjon team D3 = 3. divisjon team D4 = 4. divisjon team
H = Home A = Away
Match
Details
Bodø/Glimt: GK 12 Nikita HaikinRB 20 Fredrik SjøvoldCB 4 Odin BjørtuftCB 5 Haitam Aleesami LB 15 Fredrik André Bjørkan RM 8 Sondre Auklend CM 7 Patrick Berg (c) LM 19 Sondre Brunstad Fet RW 11 Ole Didrik Blomberg CF 9 Kasper Høgh LW 10 Jens Petter HaugeSubstitutions:GK 1 Julian Faye LundDF 6 Jostein Gundersen FW 17 Ola Brynhildsen FW 21 Andreas Helmersen MF 22 Anders KlyngeMF 23 Magnus RiisnæsFW 24 Daniel Bassi DF 25 Isak Dybvik Määttä MF 26 Håkon Evjen Head coach: Kjetil KnutsenBrann: GK 12 Simen Vidtun NilsenRB 21 Denzel De Roeve CB 3 Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen (c)CB 23 Thore Pedersen LB 17 Joachim SoltvedtRM 10 Kristall Máni Ingason CM 18 Jacob Lungi Sørensen LM 8 Felix Horn MyhreRW 14 Ulrik Mathisen CF 16 Kristian Eriksen LW 7 Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson Substitutions:GK 36 Håkon Melås HellesøyFW 11 Bård Finne DF 15 Jonas Torsvik DF 20 Vetle Dragsnes MF 25 Niklas Jensen Wassberg FW 26 Rabbi MatondoFW 29 Noah Holm MF 32 Markus Haaland DF 43 Rasmus HoltenHead coach: Freyr Alexandersson MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Erland Hareland (Lesja IL) Jim Andre Alnes Dyb (IL Valder) Fourth official: Christian Moen (Løvenstad FK) Video assistant referee: Marius Lien (Fossum IF) Assistant video assistant referee: Mischa Huru Kellerhals (Orre IL)MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions.
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