# 2008 Norwegian Football Cup

The 2008 Norwegian Football Cup was the 103rd season of Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The competition started on 10 May 2008 with the first-round games and ended on 9 November 2008 with the final. The defending champions were Lillestrøm.
The format of the Cup has not changed for this season what means that, unlike other European cup competitions, all teams (including Tippeligaen ones) entered the Cup in the First Round. In the First and Second Round amateur teams (or at least lower-placed at the time of the draw) were seeded and played the matches at home ground. From the Third Round until the end the draw was random.
The winners, Vålerenga, qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

## Calendar

Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:
| Round | Date(s) | Number of fixtures | Clubs |
| First round | 10–12 May 2008 | 64 | 128 → 64 |
| Second round | 3–8 June 2008 | 32 | 64 → 32 |
| Third round | 1–3 July 2008 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Fourth round | 30 July 2008 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 15–17 August 2008 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 24–25 September 2008 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 9 November 2008 | 1 | 2 → 1 |

## First round

The games were played on 10 and 12 May 2008.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 10 May 2008 |||
| Elnesvågen/Omegn | 0–6 | Molde |
| Ørn Horten | 0–5 | Vålerenga |
| Drøbak/Frogn | 0–2 | Korsvoll |
| Fana | 2–0 | Fyllingen |
| Follesse | 1–3 | Åsane |
| Lørenskog | 2–0 | Skjetten |
| Mandalskameratene | 3–2 | Vard Haugesund |
| Mjøndalen | 0–1 | Asker |
| Namsos | 1–2 | Levanger |
| Stavanger | 3–1 | Randaberg |
| Strindheim | 1–4 | Steinkjer |
| Tromsdalen | 6–2 | Lofoten |
| Ull/Kisa | 1–0 | Strømmen |
| Østsiden | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Pors Grenland |
| Tønsberg | 4–2 | Modum |
| 12 May 2008 |||
| Groruddalen | 1–4 | Manglerud Star |
| Førde | 1–3 | Aalesund |
| Harstad | 1–6 | Lyn |
| Loddefjord | 1–4 | Brann |
| Mjølner | 0–3 | Bodø/Glimt |
| Mysen | 1–6 | Fredrikstad |
| Sandar | 1–3 | Lillestrøm |
| Sander | 0–2 | HamKam |
| Skjervøy | 0–2 | Tromsø |
| Tynset | 0–11 | Rosenborg |
| Vestfossen | 0–14 | Stabæk |
| Vidar | 0–3 | Viking |
| Øvrevoll Hosle | 2–7 (a.e.t.) | Strømsgodset |
| Austevoll | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Nest-Sotra |
| Averøykameratene | 1–2 | Kristiansund |
| Borgar | 0–3 | Sarpsborg Sparta |
| Bossekop | 0–2 | Alta |
| Brumunddal | 2–4 | Eidsvold TF |
| Bøler | 1–3 | Sprint-Jeløy |
| Charlottenlund | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Ranheim |
| Lillehammer | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Nybergsund |
| Arendal | 1–6 | Fløy |
| Fram Larvik | 2–0 | Bærum |
| Frigg | 2–3 | Notodden |
| Gjøvik Lyn | 0–3 | Kongsvinger |
| Grorud | 0–3 | Follo |
| KFUM Oslo | 2–0 | Kjelsås |
| Kongsberg | 1–4 | Sandefjord |
| Kopervik | 2–4 | Ålgård |
| Kvik Halden | 0–2 | Moss |
| Langevåg | 0–6 | Skarbøvik |
| Nardo | 2–0 | KIL/Hemne |
| Nord | 0–4 | Bryne |
| NTNUI | 2–1 | Byåsen |
| Sandviken | 0–3 | Os |
| Senja | 3–4 | Skarp |
| Skarphedin | 1–5 | Odd Grenland |
| Solberg | 0–3 | Raufoss |
| Stord | 1–3 | Haugesund |
| Stålkameratene | 0–3 | Mo |
| Søgne | 0–2 | Start |
| Tornado Måløy | 0–3 | Sogndal |
| Toten | 0–2 | Valdres |
| Trauma | 0–6 | Vindbjart |
| Ullern | 1–4 | Hønefoss |
| Valder | 2–4 | Hødd |
| Vollen | 2–6 | Skeid |
| Voss | 0–3 | Løv-Ham |
| Åkra | 0–4 | Sandnes Ulf |

## Second round

The games were played between 3 and 8 June 2008.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 3 June 2008 |||
| Skeid | 2–3 | Fredrikstad |
| Vindbjart | 0–4 | Odd Grenland |
| 4 June 2008 |||
| KFUM Oslo | 0–3 | Strømsgodset |
| Fram Larvik | 0–2 | Stabæk |
| Alta | 6–2 | Tromsdalen |
| Asker | 1–0 | Notodden |
| Fløy | 1–3 | Bryne |
| Hødd | 4–1 | NTNUI |
| Kongsvinger | 4–2 | Lørenskog |
| Korsvoll | 1–3 | Lyn |
| Manglerud Star | 2–1 | Nybergsund |
| Os | 0–4 | Haugesund |
| Pors Grenland | 6–3 | Hønefoss |
| Ranheim | 8–0 | Nardo |
| Sandefjord | 4–0 | Mandalskameratene |
| Skarbøvik | 1–6 (a.e.t.) | Sogndal |
| Sprint-Jeløy | 0–6 | Moss |
| Start | 2–1 | Tønsberg |
| Stavanger | 0–2 | Viking |
| Steinkjer | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Molde |
| Ålgård | 2–3 | Sandnes Ulf |
| Åsane | 4–5 (a.e.t.) | Aalesund |
| 5 June 2008 |||
| Eidsvold TF | 1–0 | Lillestrøm |
| Mo | 0–3 | Bodø/Glimt |
| Skarp | 2–5 | Tromsø |
| Follo | 0–2 | Sarpsborg Sparta |
| Levanger | 0–4 | Ullensaker/Kisa |
| Løv-Ham | 4–0 | Fana |
| 7 June 2008 |||
| Austevoll | 2–3 | Brann |
| Kristiansund | 1–1 (5–2 p) | Rosenborg |
| 8 June 2008 |||
| Raufoss | 1–4 | Vålerenga |
| Valdres | 2–1 | HamKam |

## Third round

The games were played between 1 and 9 July 2008.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 1 July 2008 |||
| Brann | 3–1 | Valdres |
| Ranheim | 0–3 | Tromsø |
| 2 July 2008 |||
| Bodø/Glimt | 3–1 | Alta |
| Lyn | 4–0 | Asker |
| Molde | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Kristiansund |
| Stabæk | 5–0 | Manglerud Star |
| Strømsgodset | 4–0 | Pors Grenland |
| Viking | 3–0 | Eidsvold TF |
| Bryne | 1–4 | Løv-Ham |
| Haugesund | 3–2 | Sandnes Ulf |
| Moss | 2–3 | Start |
| Odd Grenland | 2–0 | Sandefjord |
| Sogndal | 3–0 | Kongsvinger |
| 3 July 2008 |||
| Sarpsborg Sparta | 2–3 | Vålerenga |
| Ull/Kisa | 0–1 | Fredrikstad |
| Hødd | 1–2 | Aalesund |

## Fourth round

The games were played between 23 July and 6 August 2008.