# 2021 Norwegian Football Cup

The 2021 Norwegian Football Cup was the 115th season of the Norwegian annual knock-out football tournament. The first round was played on 24 and 25 July 2021 and the tournament ended with the final being held on 1 May 2022. Due to delays at the beginning of the season the first round was moved from April to July, resulting in not being able to finish the tournament in 2021. Three rounds were played in 2021, while the remaining four rounds were played at the beginning of the 2022 season.

## Calendar

Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:
| Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | Clubs |
| First round | 24–25 July 2021 | 64 | 128 → 64 |
| Second round | 31 July – 1 August 2021 | 32 | 64 → 32 |
| Third round | 22 September 2021 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Fourth round | 12–13 March 2022 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 19–20 March 2022 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 6 April 2022 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 1 May 2022 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Source:

## First round

The draw for the first round was made on 25 June 2021.
Number of teams per tier entering this round :
| Eliteserien (1) | 1. divisjon (2) | 2. divisjon (3) | 3. divisjon (4) | 4. divisjon (5) | Total |
| 16 / 16 | 16 / 16 | 25 / 28 | 64 / 84 | 7 / 272 | 128 / 416 |

## Second round

The draw for the second round was made on 26 July 2021.
Number of teams per tier entering this round :
| Eliteserien (1) | 1. divisjon (2) | 2. divisjon (3) | 3. divisjon (4) | 4. divisjon (5) | Total |
| 15 / 16 | 16 / 16 | 18 / 28 | 14 / 84 | 1 / 272 | 64 / 416 |

## Third round

The draw for the third round was made on 5 August 2021. All the matches were played on 22 September 2021.
Number of teams per tier entering this round :
| Eliteserien (1) | 1. divisjon (2) | 2. divisjon (3) | 3. divisjon (4) | 4. divisjon (5) | Total |
| 13 / 16 | 11 / 16 | 7 / 28 | 0 / 84 | 1 / 272 | 32 / 416 |

## Fourth round

The draw for the fourth round was made on 22 September 2021. All the matches were set to be played on 12 and 13 March 2022. However, on 2 March, the match between Aalesund and Bodø/Glimt was moved from 13 March to 6 March due to Bodø/Glimt's participation in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League round of 16. On 4 March, the match was cancelled because Aalesund did not have enough players available on the new date.
Number of teams per tier entering this round :
| Eliteserien (1) | 1. divisjon (2) | 2. divisjon (3) | 3. divisjon (4) | 4. divisjon (5) | Total |
| 8 / 16 | 7 / 16 | 0 / 28 | 1 / 84 | 0 / 272 | 16 / 416 |

## Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 27 January 2022. The matches were played on 19 and 20 March 2022.
Number of teams per tier entering this round :
| Eliteserien (1) | 1. divisjon (2) | 2. divisjon (3) | 3. divisjon (4) | 4. divisjon (5) | Total |
| 6 / 16 | 2 / 16 | 0 / 28 | 0 / 84 | 0 / 272 | 8 / 416 |

## Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made on 20 March 2022. The matches were played on 6 and 21 April 2022.
Number of teams per tier entering this round :
| Eliteserien (1) | 1. divisjon (2) | 2. divisjon (3) | 3. divisjon (4) | 4. divisjon (5) | Total |
| 4 / 16 | 0 / 16 | 0 / 28 | 0 / 84 | 0 / 272 | 4 / 416 |

## Final

The final was played on 1 May 2022.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Markus Eiane | Øygarden | 6 |
| 2 | Veton Berisha | Viking | 5 |
| 2 | Kristoffer Hoven | Sogndal | 5 |
| 2 | Dino Islamović | Rosenborg | 5 |
| 5 | Adeleke Akinyemi | Start | 4 |
| 5 | Mathias Bringaker | Sandnes Ulf | 4 |
| 5 | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | Molde | 4 |
| 5 | Magnus Grødem | Molde | 4 |
| 5 | Adem Güven | Kongsvinger | 4 |
| 5 | Joacim Holtan | Bryne | 4 |
| 5 | Lasse Nordås | Bodø/Glimt | 4 |
| 5 | Kristian Fardal Opseth | Sarpsborg 08 | 4 |
| 5 | Christian Reginiussen | Alta | 4 |
| 5 | Christoffer Skårn | Moss | 4 |