# 1968 Norwegian Football Cup

The 1968 Norwegian Football Cup was the 63rd season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The Final was held on 27 October 1968, between Lyn and Mjøndalen. Lyn won their eighth Norwegian Cup. Having won the league, Lyn qualified for the 1969–70 European Cup, with Mjøndalen qualifying for the 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup as runners-up.

## First round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Askim | 1–2 | Lyn |
| Bodø/Glimt | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Alta |
| Brann | 3–1 | Ny-Krohnborg |
| Brekstad | 1–2 | Strinda |
| Brevik | 3–4 | Jerv |
| Bryne | 2–0 | Vidar |
| Clausenengen | 1–0 | Kristiansund |
| Eid | 1–4 | Herd |
| Eik | 0–1 | Larvik Turn |
| Falken | 7–0 | Løkken |
| Fram (Larvik) | 9–1 | Risør |
| Fredrikstad | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Borgen Sarpsborg |
| Fremad Lillehammer | 2–0 | Mesna |
| Frigg | 5–0 | Eidsvold Turn |
| Grane | 0–2 | Gvarv |
| Greåker | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Lisleby |
| Halsen | 1–3 | Odd |
| Hamar | 0–1 | Kapp |
| Harstad | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Mjølner |
| Hasle-Løren | 0–2 | Mjøndalen |
| Haugar | 6–0 | Randaberg |
| Heddal | 2–1 | Snøgg |
| Hødd | 0–1 | Skarbøvik |
| Jarl | 1–6 | Flekkefjord |
| Klepp | 3–1 | Viking |
| Kløfta | 0–4 | Aurskog |
| Langevåg | 4–4 (a.e.t.) | Åndalsnes |
| Liv | 3–1 | Gjøvik-Lyn |
| Mo | 2–1 | Stålkameratene |
| Neset | 1–2 | Steinkjer |
| Nessegutten | 4–4 (a.e.t.) | Namsos |
| Nordnes | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Årstad |
| Odda | 1–4 | Baune |
| Os | 3–0 | Nymark |
| Pors | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Runar |
| Rapid | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Sagene |
| Raufoss | 4–1 | Stange |
| Ready | 1–3 | Skeid |
| Redalen | 0–2 | HamKam |
| Rindal | 2–3 | Kvik (Trondheim) |
| Rosenborg | 9–1 | Hasselvika |
| Røros | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Nidelv |
| Selbak | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Ørn |
| Skotterud | 3–2 | Lillestrøm |
| Slemmestad | 0–2 | Drafn |
| Sogndal | 3–0 | Jotun |
| Sparta | 1–2 | Sarpsborg |
| Spjelkavik | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Molde |
| Stabæk | 3–2 | Østsiden |
| Stag | 3–1 | Svelvik |
| Start | 4–0 | Mandalskameratene |
| Stavanger | 0–1 | Vard |
| Strømmen | 3–2 | Grue |
| Strømsgodset | 7–3 | Liull |
| Sørfjell | 2–1 | Rygene |
| Ulf | 2–0 | Donn |
| Urædd | 0–1 | Sandefjord BK |
| Varegg | 1–0 | Arna |
| Velledalen/Ringen | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Aalesund |
| Verdal | 3–2 | Sverre |
| Vindbjart | 1–2 | Vigør |
| Vålerengen | 3–0 | Rosenhoff |
| Ålgård | 3–1 | Buøy |
| Åssiden | 0–2 | Moss |
| Replay |||
| Borgen Sarpsborg | 1–4 | Fredrikstad |
| Lisleby | 2–1 | Greåker |
| Molde | 3–0 | Spjelkavik |
| Namsos | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Nessegutten |
| Sagene | 5–2 | Rapid |
| Aalesund | 2–0 | Velledalen/Ringen |
| Åndalsnes | 0–1 | Langevåg |
| Årstad | 6–1 | Nordnes |

## Second round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Aurskog | 6–1 | Skotterud |
| Baune | 2–3 | Haugar |
| Bryne | 5–3 | Klepp |
| Drafn | 4–1 | Stag |
| Flekkefjord | 3–0 | Ålgård |
| Gvarv | 2–0 | Pors |
| HamKam | 3–1 | Fremad Lillehammer |
| Jerv | 3–6 | Start |
| Kapp | 0–5 | Raufoss |
| Kvik (Trondheim) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Verdal |
| Larvik Turn | 1–4 | Strømsgodset |
| Lisleby | 2–1 | Frigg |
| Lyn | 11–0 | Liv |
| Mjølner | 3–1 | Falken |
| Mjøndalen | 3–2 | Fram (Larvik) |
| Mo | 1–2 | Bodø/Glimt |
| Molde | 3–0 | Herd |
| Moss | 5–1 | Stabæk |
| Nidelv | 0–1 | Clausenengen |
| Odd | 0–1 | Heddal |
| Sagene | 2–5 (a.e.t.) | Fredrikstad |
| Sandefjord BK | 0–3 | Vålerengen |
| Sarpsborg | 0–1 | Strømmen |
| Skarbøvik | 1–2 | Sogndal |
| Skeid | 3–2 | Selbak |
| Steinkjer | 2–1 | Nessegutten |
| Strinda | 0–1 | Rosenborg |
| Ulf | 1–0 | Os |
| Vard | 2–1 | Varegg |
| Vigør | 4–1 | Sørfjell |
| Aalesund | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Langevåg |
| Årstad | 2–3 | Brann |
| Replay |||
| Langevåg | 0–3 | Aalesund |
| Verdal | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Kvik (Trondheim) |
| 2nd replay |||
| Kvik (Trondheim) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Verdal |
| 3rd replay |||
| Verdal | 2–1 | Kvik (Trondheim) |

## Third round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 30 June 1968 |||
| Brann | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Vigør |
| Ulf | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Vard |
| Heddal | 1–4 | Lyn |
| Start | 0–1 | Flekkefjord |
| Verdal | 0–1 | Aurskog |
| Fredrikstad | 6–1 | Gvarv |
| Aalesund | 0–1 | Molde |
| Haugar | 0–1 | Bryne |
| Clausenengen | 0–4 | HamKam |
| Vålerengen | 5–1 | Drafn |
| Sogndal | 1–2 | Mjøndalen |
| Strømmen | 4–1 | Skeid |
| Rosenborg | 4–1 | Mjølner |
| Strømsgodset | 0–2 | Moss |
| Raufoss | 2–0 | Lisleby |
| 7 July 1968 |||
| Bodø/Glimt | 1–2 | Steinkjer |
| Replay: 4 July 1968 |||
| Vard | 0–4 | Ulf |
| Replay: 7 July 1968 |||
| Vigør | 1–3 | Brann |

## Fourth round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 4 August 1968 |||
| Lyn | 9–0 | Flekkefjord |
| Moss | 2–1 | Raufoss |
| Aurskog | 0–2 | Fredrikstad |
| HamKam | 0–7 | Vålerengen |
| Molde | 3–0 | Bryne |
| Brann | 2–1 | Ulf |
| Mjøndalen | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Strømmen |
| Steinkjer | 2–6 | Rosenborg |
| Replay: 11 August 1968 |||
| Strømmen | 1–4 | Mjøndalen |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 1 September 1968 |||
| Fredrikstad | 4–3 | Molde |
| Rosenborg | 4–2 | Moss |
| Brann | 1–4 | Lyn |
| Vålerengen | 1–2 | Mjøndalen |

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 29 September 1968 |||
| Mjøndalen | 2–1 | Rosenborg |
| Lyn | 4–1 | Fredrikstad |

## Lyn's winning squad

* Svein Bjørn Olsen
* Jan Rodvang
* Helge Østvold
* Andreas Morisbak
* Knut Kolle
* Knut Berg
* Karl Johan Johannessen
* Jan Berg
* Harald Berg
* Ola Dybwad-Olsen
* Jon Palmer Austnes
* Alf H. Braathen
* Trygve Christophersen
* Sveinung Aarnseth