# 2011 Norwegian Football Cup

The 2011 Norwegian Football Cup was the 106th edition of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. It began on 6 April 2011 with the matches of the first qualifying round and ended on 6 November 2011 with the final. The winners, Aalesund, earned a place in the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.

## Calendar

Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:
| Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | Clubs |
| First Qualifying Round | 6 April 2011 | 98 | 275 → 177 |
| Second Qualifying Round | 13 April 2011 | 49 | 177 → 128 |
| First Round | 1 May 2011 | 64 | 128 → 64 |
| Second Round | 11 May 2011 | 32 | 64 → 32 |
| Third Round | 25 May 2011 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Fourth Round | 25 June 2011 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 13–14 August 2011 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 20–22 September 2011 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 6 November 2011 | 1 | 2 → 1 |

## First round

The 49 winners from the second qualifying round joined with 79 clubs from the Tippeligaen, First Division and Second Division in this round of the competition.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 30 April 2011 |||
| Brodd | 0–1 | Sandnes Ulf |
| 1 May 2011 |||
| Brumunddal | 2–3 | KFUM |
| Byåsen | 2–1 | Mo |
| Sprint-Jeløy | 0–1 | Sarpsborg 08 |
| Nesodden | 2–0 | Follo |
| Holmlia | 0–1 | Stabæk |
| Oldenborg | 1–12 | Vålerenga |
| Hasle-Løren | 4–2 | Moss |
| Korsvoll | 0–6 | Fredrikstad |
| Ullern | 0–2 | Asker |
| Bærum | 5–1 | Ull/Kisa |
| Fjellhamar | 0–10 | Kongsvinger |
| FuVo | 0–3 | Lillestrøm |
| Skedsmo | 1–3 | Strømmen |
| Lørenskog | 1–0 | Lillehammer |
| Elverum | 1–2 | Kjelsås |
| Ottestad | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Nybergsund |
| Moelven | 0–3 | HamKam |
| Gjøvik | 3–1 | Frigg |
| Valdres | 1–3 | Skeid |
| Birkebeineren | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Raufoss |
| Drammen | 1–5 | Hønefoss |
| Kongsberg | 0–8 | Strømsgodset |
| Ørn-Horten | 4–4 (4–3 p) | Pors Grenland |
| Husøy & Foynland | 0–5 | Sandefjord |
| Eik-Tønsberg | 1–4 | Odd Grenland |
| Notodden | 3–1 | Jevnaker |
| Urædd | 1–7 | Mjøndalen |
| Skarphedin | 2–3 | FK Tønsberg |
| Flekkerøy IL | 5–0 | Fram Larvik |
| Søgne | 2–3 | Vindbjart |
| Egersunds | 0–4 | Viking |
| Ålgård | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Mandalskameratene |
| Arendal | 2–5 | Start |
| Vidar | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Kopervik |
| Staal Jørpeland | 2–1 | Bryne |
| Vard Haugesund | 0–2 | Randaberg |
| Stord | 1–3 | Åsane |
| Vadmyra | 1–3 | Løv-Ham |
| Tertnes | 0–3 | Brann |
| Fana | 3–1 | Austevoll |
| Bjarg | 4–0 | Nest-Sotra |
| Fyllingen | 2–1 | Førde |
| Saga | 2–6 | Sogndal |
| Tornado Måløy | 4–0 | Herd |
| Stranda | 0–8 | Aalesund |
| Volda | 1–4 | Hødd |
| Træff | 4–1 | Bergsøy |
| Eidsvåg | 0–11 | Molde |
| KIL/Hemne | 0–1 | Kristiansund |
| Alvdal | 0–7 | Rosenborg |
| Kattem | 0–4 | Ranheim |
| Charlottenlund | 0–4 | Tiller |
| Stjørdals-Blink | 2–1 | Strindheim |
| Verdal | 3–0 | Nardo |
| Steinkjer | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Levanger |
| Sortland | 0–4 | Bodø/Glimt |
| Harstad | 0–2 | Alta |
| Finnsnes | 3–6 | Tromsø |
| Fløya | 0–1 | Skarp |
| Senja | 3–2 | Mjølner |
| Hammerfest | 1–9 | Tromsdalen |
| Vaulen | 0–10 | Haugesund |
| 2 May 2011 |||
| Drøbak/Frogn | 0–1 | Kvik Halden |

## Second round

The 64 winners from the first round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 11 and 12 May 2011.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 11 May 2011 |||
| Kvik Halden | 1–2 | Sandefjord |
| Nesodden | 0–3 | Fredrikstad |
| KFUM | 0–2 | Hønefoss |
| Hasle-Løren | 1–2 | Stabæk |
| Kjelsås | 2–1 | Vålerenga |
| Bærum | 2–3 | Sarpsborg 08 |
| Strømmen | 0–1 | Notodden |
| Nybergsund | 3–5 (a.e.t.) | Lørenskog |
| Gjøvik | 0–2 | Lillestrøm |
| Birkebeineren | 1–2 | Strømsgodset |
| FK Tønsberg | 0–2 | Mjøndalen |
| Mandalskameratene | 0–2 | Odd Grenland |
| Vindbjart | 3–4 | Start |
| Randaberg | 3–1 | Flekkerøy IL |
| Sandnes Ulf | 2–0 | Vidar |
| Fana | 2–3 | Brann |
| Bjarg | 0–3 | Haugesund |
| Åsane | 1–1 (9–8 p) | Løv-Ham |
| Tornado Måløy | 0–5 | Aalesund |
| Træff | 0–2 | Molde |
| Stjørdals-Blink | 2–3 | Ranheim |
| Verdal | 0–5 | Rosenborg |
| Levanger | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Tiller |
| Bodø/Glimt | 6–1 | Skarp |
| Senja | 0–3 | Tromsø |
| Alta | 3–0 | Tromsdalen |
| 12 May 2011 |||
| Skeid | 3–4 | Kongsvinger |
| Asker | 4–2 | Ørn-Horten |
| HamKam | 1–3 | Byåsen |
| Kristiansund | 0–2 | Hødd |
| Fyllingen | 0–2 | Sogndal |
| Staal Jørpeland | 0–3 | Viking |

## Third round

The 32 winners from the second round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 25 and 26 May 2011.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 25 May 2011 |||
| Byåsen | 3–6 (a.e.t.) | Rosenborg |
| Hødd | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Aalesund |
| Hønefoss | 3–1 | Stabæk |
| Kjelsås | 1–2 | Sarpsborg 08 |
| Lillestrøm | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Sandefjord |
| Lørenskog | 0–4 | Fredrikstad |
| Mjøndalen | 1–2 | Strømsgodset |
| Notodden | 1–2 | Start |
| Randaberg | 3–5 | Haugesund |
| Ranheim | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Alta |
| Sogndal | 2–0 | Asker |
| Tiller | 1–7 | Molde |
| Tromsø | 3–0 | Bodø/Glimt |
| Viking | 2–0 | Sandnes |
| 26 May 2011 |||
| Åsane | 0–1 | Brann |
| Kongsvinger | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Odd Grenland |

## Fourth round

The 16 winners from the third round took part in this stage of the competition.

## Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from the fourth round took part in this stage of the competition.

## Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 17 August 2011. The semi-finals took place on 21 and 22 September 2011.

## Final

The 2011 Norwegian Football Cup final was played on 6 November 2011 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo. The draw for the final was held on 27 September 2011 by the Norwegian Football Association, which decided that Brann was the home team of the final and got to play in their red home kits.