1931 Norwegian Football Cup

1931 Norwegian Football Cup
Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn 1931
Country	Norway
Teams	128
Defending champions	Ørn
Champions	Odd (11th title)
Runners-up	Mjøndalen
	← 1930 1932 →

The 1931 Norwegian Football Cup was the 30th 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 Lovisenlund in Larvik on 18 October 1931, and was contested by ten-time former winners Odd and Mjøndalen, who also played in the final in 1924, which they lost. Odd won the final 4–2, and secured their eleventh title, which also was their last title in 69 years, before Odd again won the Norwegian Cup in 2000.^[1] Ørn were the defending champions, but were eliminated by in the third round.

Rounds and dates[]

First round: 9 August
Second round: 16 August
Third round: 30 August
Fourth round: 13 September
Quarter-finals: 20 September
Semi-finals: 11 October
Final: 18 October

First round[]

Bangsund – Namsos 3–2
– Tønsberg-Kameratene 2–2 (a.e.t.), 4–3
Braatt – Rollon 2–2 (a.e.t.), 1–3
Brann – 7–0
Briskebyen – Lillestrøm 2–6
Brodd – 2–4 (a.e.t.)
Bygdø BK – 0–2
– 1–0
Drafn – 10–0
Drøbak – Lisleby 0–5
Dæhlenengen – 5–1
Egersund – Donn 4–0
Eidsvold Turn – Lyn (Gjøvik) 0–1
Falk – 3–2
– Vålerengen 0–2
Fredrikstad – Stabæk 18–1
Freidig – Ranheim 1–3
– Vigør 2–3
Grue – 4–1
Hardy – 9–2
– 7–0
Jevnaker – 3–6

Kongsvinger – Frigg 0–7
– Fram (Larvik) 0–9
Kvik (Halden) – Grane (Sandvika) 5–2
Kvik (Trondheim) – Steinkjer 10–0
Larvik Turn – 3–1 (a.e.t.)
– Tistedalen 0–5
Lyn – Torp 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Molde – Kristiansund 1–8
National – Neset 1–7
Nordstrand – Ski 2–1
Norrøna (Strømmen) – Liv 2–5
Nydalen – 3–0
Odd – Tell 9–1
Orkanger – 4–6 (a.e.t.)
Raufoss – 12–0
– 3–1
– Ørn 3–5
Sandefjord – Storm 2–4
Selbak – 11–0
Snøgg – Mjøndalen 1–12
Start – Trauma 5–0

– Brage 0–6
Strong – 12–2
Strømsgodset – 2–1
Sverre – Harran 4–0
Sørumsand – 5–3
Trygg (Oslo) – Moss 0–1
Tynset – Hamar 1–6
Tønsberg Turn – Kongsberg 4–0
– Pors 0–2
Ulf – Stavanger 3–6
Ullensaker – 4–2
Urædd – 14–0
Vard – Stord 5–2
– Skeid 5–1
Vestfossen – Drammens BK 0–4
– Skiold 1–2
Viking – 3–1
Voss – Djerv 0–1
Aalesund – Ny-Solheim 3–0
Årstad – 3–5
– Sarpsborg 0–12

Second round[]

– Lyn 1–3
Djerv – 12–0
Drammens BK – Selbak 3–1
Egersund – Brann 1–6
– Viking 1–3
Fram (Larvik) – 14–0
Frigg – Tønsberg Turn 3–1
Lyn (Gjøvik) – Aalesund 3–2
Hamar – 1–2
Hardy – Strong 3–1
Kristiansund – Sverre 2–1

Lillestrøm – Grue 3–2
Lisleby – Ullensaker 16–2
Liv – Drafn 0–2
Mjøndalen – Sørumsand 16–0
Moss – Larvik Turn 0–2
Neset – Brage 0–3
Odd – 9–1
Pors – Dæhlenengen 2–3
Ranheim – Kvik (Trondheim) 1–4
– Bangsund 8–1
Raufoss – Strømsgodset 0–5

Rollon – 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Sarpsborg – Nordstrand 8–0
Skiold – Kvik (Halden) 6–1
Stavanger – Vard 7–1
Storm – Fredrikstad 1–2
Tistedalen – Falk 0–1
Urædd – 3–1
Vigør – Start 1–2
Vålerengen – Nydalen 1–0
Ørn – 5–1

Third round[]

Brage – 6–0
Brann – Stavanger 2–1
Drafn – Frigg 2–2 (a.e.t.), 1–0
Dæhlenengen – Skiold 2–1
Falk – Drammens BK 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Fredrikstad – Vålerengen 3–0

– Ørn 3–0
Kvik (Trondheim) – Kristiansund 3–5
Larvik Turn – Start 1–1 (a.e.t.), 4–5
Lillestrøm – Lisleby 3–4 (a.e.t.)
Lyn – Hardy 6–1

Odd – Lyn (Gjøvik) 3–2
Sarpsborg – Rollon 4–0
Strømsgodset – Fram (Larvik) 0–3
Urædd – Mjøndalen 2–3
Viking – Djerv 4–0

Fourth round[]

Brage – Brann 0–3
Fram (Larvik) – Drafn 6–1
Fredrikstad – Falk 3–0 (played in Sandefjord)
– Odd 0–0 (a.e.t.), 2–4

Kristiansund – Sarpsborg 0–2
Lisleby – Dæhlenengen 3–0
Mjøndalen – Start 8–0
Viking – Lyn 1–4 (played in Bergen)

Quarter-finals[]

Brann – Mjøndalen 3–3 (a.e.t.), 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Fredrikstad – Lisleby 1–2
Lyn – Odd 2–3
Sarpsborg – Fram (Larvik) 1–6

Semi-finals[]

Mjøndalen – Fram (Larvik) 2–1 (played in Oslo)
Odd – Lisleby 2–1 (a.e.t.)

Final[]

18 October 1931

CEST (UTC+2)

Odd	3–1	Mjøndalen
Ragnar Pedersen 5' William Eriksen 26' 87'	Report	Jørgen Hval 42'

Lovisenlund, Larvik

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Bjarne H. Bech (Ørn)

References[]

^ "Sa unnskyld til kongen". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 30 October 2000. Retrieved 31 January 2012.

"Norwegian cup 1931". RSSSF Norway. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
"Cup final in Larvik, October 18". RSSSF Norway. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
Jorsett, Per; Arne Scheie (December 1999). Cupen 1902-1999. J.M. Stenersens forlag. ISBN 82-7201-275-8.

[1] "Sa unnskyld til kongen". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 30 October 2000. Retrieved 31 January 2012.

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