# 1953 Norwegian Football Cup

The 1953 Norwegian Football Cup was the 48th 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 Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 25 October 1953, and was contested by Lillestrøm, who made their first appearance in the cup final and Viking, who had lost the cup final on two previous occasions (1933 and 1947). Viking secured their first title with a 2–1 win in the final. Sparta was the defending champions, but was eliminated by Stavanger in the fourth round.

## First round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| AIK Lund | 1–2 | Donn |
| Asker | 6–1 | Sinsen |
| Askim | 2–3 | Spartacus |
| Aurskog | 2–4 | Lisleby |
| Baune | 2–1 | Os |
| Borg | 0–1 | Snøgg |
| Brage | 2–0 | Wing |
| Bryne | 2–1 | Mandalskameratene |
| Clausenengen | 2–1 | Kristiansund |
| Djerv | 1–2 | Fana |
| Drafn | 4–0 | Flint |
| Eik | 1–2 | Pors |
| Flekkefjord | 4–1 | Start |
| Fossekallen | 0–3 | Vålerengen |
| Fram (Larvik) | 8–1 | Ulefoss |
| Fredrikstad | 4–0 | Sem |
| Fremad Lillehammer | 6–3 | Trond |
| Gjøvik-Lyn | 6–0 | Fet |
| Greåker | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Sandefjord BK |
| Hamar | 8–0 | Stabæk |
| HamKam | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Tryggkam |
| Hardy | 0–3 | Brann |
| Heimdal | 0–1 | Ranheim |
| Hødd | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Rollon |
| Jerv | 1–0 | Grane (Arendal) |
| Jevnaker | 3–1 | Vardal |
| Kongsberg | 0–4 | Frigg |
| Lyn | 11–1 | Rjukan |
| Molde | 4–0 | Træff |
| National | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Kvik (Trondheim) |
| Neset | 0–2 | Falken |
| Nordnes | 6–2 | Jotun |
| Nymark | 0–1 | Årstad |
| Nærbø | 2–1 | Jarl |
| Odd | 8–0 | Brevik |
| Oslo-Odd | 1–6 | Sarpsborg |
| Rapid | 1–0 | Drammens BK |
| Raufoss | 6–2 | Skreia |
| Runar | 0–2 | Storm |
| Sagene | 4–2 | Nydalen |
| Sandaker | 5–0 | Gresvik |
| Selbak | 3–2 | Tønsberg Turn |
| Solberg | 5–1 | Blaker |
| Sparta | 3–0 | Stag |
| Spjelkavik | 0–5 | Langevåg |
| Sprint-Jeløy | 0–2 | Skeid |
| Stavanger | 4–3 | Djerv 1919 |
| Steinkjer | 3–2 | Stjørdal |
| Strømmen | 4–0 | Funnefoss |
| Strømsgodset | 2–6 | Geithus |
| Sverre | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Nessegutten |
| Sørfjell | 0–2 | Trauma |
| Urædd | 2–3 | Larvik Turn |
| Vang | 0–4 | Kapp |
| Vard | 4–0 | Haugar |
| Verdal | 2–4 | Freidig |
| Vestfossen | 5–1 | Herkules |
| Viking | 2–1 | Ulf |
| Voss | 0–3 | Varegg |
| Ørn | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Kvik (Halden) |
| Østsiden | 1–5 | Lillestrøm |
| Aalesund | 2–4 | Ørsta |
| Ålgård | 4–1 | Klepp |
| Aasen | 1–4 | Moss |
| Replay |||
| Kvik (Trondheim) | 5–2 | National |
| Rollon | 4–1 | Hødd |
| Tryggkam | 1–9 | HamKam |

## Second round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Asker | 4–1 | Fremad Lillehammer |
| Clausenengen | 1–2 | Falken |
| Donn | 2–1 | Ålgård |
| Drafn | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Selbak |
| Fana | 1–7 | Varegg |
| Flekkefjord | 3–1 | Bryne |
| Frigg | 0–2 | Sparta |
| Geithus | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Raufoss |
| Jevnaker | 0–1 | Strømmen |
| Kapp | 3–1 | Rapid |
| Larvik Turn | 8–1 | Sandaker |
| Lillestrøm | 5–2 | Greåker |
| Lisleby | 4–1 | Lyn |
| Moss | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Gjøvik-Lyn |
| Nærbø | 0–5 | Viking |
| Pors | 7–2 | Jerv |
| Ranheim | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Kvik (Trondheim) |
| Rollon | 1–6 | Langevåg |
| Sarpsborg | 5–1 | Vestfossen |
| Skeid | 3–1 | Ørn |
| Snøgg | 0–9 | Fredrikstad |
| Solberg | 6–4 (a.e.t.) | HamKam |
| Spartacus | 2–3 | Odd |
| Stavanger | 4–1 | Baune |
| Steinkjer | 2–5 (a.e.t.) | Brage |
| Storm | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Sagene |
| Sverre | 3–0 | Freidig |
| Trauma | 0–3 | Fram (Larvik) |
| Vard | 2–4 | Brann |
| Vålerengen | 2–5 | Hamar |
| Ørsta | 0–2 | Molde |
| Årstad | 1–6 | Nordnes |
| Replay |||
| Sagene | 4–1 | Storm |

## Third round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 9 August 1953 |||
| Sparta | 5–0 | Drafn |
| Fredrikstad | 2–3 | Pors |
| Sagene | 4–1 | Nordnes |
| Strømmen | 1–2 | Kapp |
| Hamar | 3–2 | Larvik Turn |
| Gjøvik-Lyn | 2–0 | Sarpsborg |
| Raufoss | 0–3 | Asker |
| Fram (Larvik) | 2–0 | Solberg |
| Odd | 4–2 | Donn |
| Viking | 7–0 | Flekkefjord |
| Varegg | 0–2 | Stavanger |
| Brann | 2–1 | Lisleby |
| Langevåg | 1–6 | Skeid |
| Molde | 0–1 | Ranheim |
| Brage | 1–2 | Lillestrøm |
| Falken | 2–1 | Sverre |

## Fourth round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 23 August 1953 |||
| Skeid | 2–3 | Fram (Larvik) |
| Asker | 2–0 | Falken |
| Lillestrøm | 4–1 | Gjøvik-Lyn |
| Kapp | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Odd |
| Pors | 1–3 | Viking |
| Stavanger | 1–0 | Sparta |
| Brann | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Sagene |
| Ranheim | 1–0 | Hamar |
| Replay: 30 August 1953 |||
| Odd | 5–3 | Kapp |
| Replay: 6 September 1953 |||
| Sagene | 2–1 | Brann |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 20 September 1953 |||
| Lillestrøm | 2–1 | Fram (Larvik) |
| Odd | 0–2 | Asker |
| Ranheim | 3–1 | Stavanger |
| Viking | 6–0 | Sagene |

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 11 October 1953 |||
| Ranheim | 0–3 | Lillestrøm |
| Asker | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Viking |
| Replay: 18 October 1953 |||
| Viking | 1–0 | Asker |

## Final

Viking: :
| | | Peder Svendsen |
| | | Bjarne Kindervåg |
| | | Lauritz Abrahamsen |
| | | Kåre Bjørnsen |
| | | Edgar Falch |
| | | Victor Bergsten |
| | | Kåre Ingvaldsen |
| | | Rolf Bjørnsen |
| | | Karl Bø |
| | | Hilmar Paulsen | 43' |
| | | Håkon Kindervåg |
| Substitutes: ||||
| | ' | Jan Ørke | 43' |
Lillestrøm: :
* Hans Kristiansen
* Kjell Lund
* Hans Hansen
* Rolf Wahl
* Ivar Kristiansen
* Svein Bergersen
* Ivar Hansen
* Ivar Wahl
* Sverre Borgersen
* Gunnar Arnesen
* Gunnar Lund