# 1971 Norwegian Football Cup

The 1971 Norwegian Football Cup was the 66th edition of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The Cup was won by Rosenborg after beating Fredrikstad in the cup final with the score 4–1. This was Rosenborg's third Norwegian Cup title.

## First round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 3 June 1971 |||
| Hasselvika | 1–8 | Rosenborg |
| Ny-Krohnborg | 0–1 | Brann |
| Viking | 5–0 | Ålgård |
| 4 June 1971 |||
| Lyn | 4–2 | Askim |
| 5 June 1971 |||
| Odd | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Donn |
| 6 June 1971 |||
| Arna | 0–1 | Bjarg |
| Baune | 4–8 (a.e.t.) | Varegg |
| Bodø/Glimt | 3–2 | Stein |
| Brekken | 0–1 | Kvik (Trondheim) |
| Brumunddal | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Raufoss |
| Clausenengen | 4–0 | Åndalsnes |
| Drammens BK | 1–3 | Frigg |
| Egersund | 3–2 | Flekkefjord |
| Eidsvold Turn | 2–0 | Strømmen |
| Florvåg | 5–2 | Kopervik |
| Fram (Larvik) | 3–0 | Langesund |
| Fredrikstad | 3–1 | Gresvik |
| Geithus | 0–2 | Skiold |
| Gossen | 5–1 | Harøy |
| Grane | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Pors |
| Greåker | 0–1 | Sarpsborg |
| Grue | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Nordre Trysil |
| Haugar | 4–1 | Buøy |
| Holmestrand | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Eik |
| Hødd | 5–2 (a.e.t.) | Bergsøy |
| Jotun | 0–2 | Vardal |
| Klepp | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Bryne |
| Kongsvinger | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Vålerengen |
| Kvik (Halden) | 0–1 | Østsiden |
| Lillehammer | 0–1 | HamKam |
| Lillestrøm | 6–1 | Grorud |
| Lisleby | 2–1 | Tistedalen |
| Mjølner | 4–0 | Harstad |
| Mjøndalen | 3–0 | Jevnaker |
| Mo | 3–0 | Mosjøen |
| Molde | 2–0 | Herd |
| Måløy | 3–6 | Langevåg |
| Neset | 1–0 | Tryggkam |
| Nessegutten | 1–0 | Sverre |
| Nidelv | 0–2 | Røros |
| Nordre Høland | 0–5 | Aurskog |
| Orkanger | 2–3 | Falken |
| Os | 4–1 | Odda |
| Polarstjernen | 2–1 | Norild |
| Ready | 2–0 | Moss |
| Ringsaker | 1–9 | Gjøvik-Lyn |
| Runar | 0–1 | Larvik Turn |
| Skarp | 2–1 | Lyngen |
| Skeid | 3–1 | Sagene |
| Snøgg | 1–0 | Drafn |
| Sogndal | 2–0 | Dale Fjaler |
| Stag | 2–1 | Borre |
| Steinkjer | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Strinda |
| Stjørdals/Blink | 1–2 | Verdal |
| Stord | 0–2 | Vard |
| Strømsgodset | 2–0 | Kjelsås |
| Ulf | 0–1 | Vidar |
| Urædd | 0–3 | Sandefjord BK |
| Velledalen/Ringen | 0–1 | Skarbøvik |
| Vigør | 1–2 | Start |
| Vikersund | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Stabæk |
| Ørn | 5–2 | Feie |
| Øvrevoll | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Ull/Kisa |
| Aalesund | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Ørsta |
| Replay: 16 June 1971 |||
| Donn | 1–0 | Odd |
| Pors | 3–0 | Grane |
| Raufoss | 4–1 | Brumunddal |
| Vålerengen | 3–1 | Kongsvinger |
| Ørsta | 0–3 | Aalesund |

## Second round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 20 June 1971 |||
| Aurskog | 0–1 | Lillestrøm |
| Bodø/Glimt | 6–1 | Skarp |
| Bryne | 6–1 | Bjarg |
| Donn | 3–2 | Fram (Larvik) |
| Egersund | 0–9 | Viking |
| Falken | 4–1 | Clausenengen |
| Gjøvik-Lyn | 0–3 | Fredrikstad |
| Larvik Turn | 1–0 | Skeid |
| Mjølner | 4–0 | Polarstjernen |
| Mo | 1–2 | Neset |
| Molde | 1–0 | Gossen |
| Pors | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Stag |
| Raufoss | 3–0 | Ready |
| Røros | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Steinkjer |
| Sandefjord BK | 1–5 | Mjøndalen |
| Skarbøvik | 0–2 | Aalesund |
| Skiold | 2–1 | Lisleby |
| Stabæk | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Vålerengen |
| Start | 1–4 | Vidar |
| Ull/Kisa | 0–1 | Eidsvold Turn |
| Vard | 5–1 | Florvåg |
| Varegg | 3–1 | Haugar |
| Verdal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Nessegutten |
| Østsiden | 1–0 | Ørn |
| 24 June 1971 |||
| Brann | 5–0 | Os |
| Eik | 0–3 | Lyn |
| Frigg | 2–3 | Snøgg |
| HamKam | 5–0 | Sogndal |
| Langevåg | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Hødd |
| Sarpsborg | 3–1 | Grue |
| Vardal | 2–8 | Strømsgodset |
| 25 June 1971 |||
| Rosenborg | 5–1 | Kvik (Trondheim) |
| Replay: 24 June 1971 |||
| Nessegutten | 2–0 | Verdal |
| Vålerengen | 2–0 | Stabæk |
| Replay: 27 June 1971 |||
| Hødd | 4–2 | Langevåg |

## Third round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 25 July 1971 |||
| Fredrikstad | 4–0 | Røros |
| Vålerengen | 3–0 | Brann |
| Lillestrøm | 1–4 | HamKam |
| Mjøndalen | 2–0 | Skiold |
| Strømsgodset | 5–0 | Donn |
| Snøgg | 1–5 | Sarpsborg |
| Hødd | 2–3 | Varegg |
| 28 July 1971 |||
| Lyn | 4–0 | Bryne |
| Viking | 3–1 | Larvik Turn |
| Rosenborg | 1–0 | Falken |
| 1 August 1971 |||
| Eidsvold Turn | 2–4 | Pors |
| Raufoss | 0–1 | Østsiden |
| Vidar | 1–2 | Vard |
| Aalesund | 1–0 | Bodø/Glimt |
| Neset | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Molde |
| Nessegutten | 0–5 | Mjølner |
| Replay: 5 August 1971 |||
| Molde | 1–0 | Neset |

## Fourth round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 15 August 1971 |||
| Sarpsborg | 4–0 | Vålerengen |
| Østsiden | 0–2 | Strømsgodset |
| HamKam | 2–0 | Mjøndalen |
| Pors | 0–3 | Fredrikstad |
| Vard | 1–2 | Viking |
| Varegg | 1–0 | Lyn |
| Mjølner | 2–1 | Aalesund |
| Molde | 0–1 | Rosenborg |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 29 August 1971 |||
| Fredrikstad | 4–3 | Viking |
| Strømsgodset | 1–2 | HamKam |
| Rosenborg | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Varegg |
| Mjølner | 0–1 | Sarpsborg |
| Replay: 2 September 1971 |||
| Varegg | 0–1 | Rosenborg |