# 2013 Norwegian Football Cup

The 2013 Norwegian Football Cup was the 108th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. It began with qualification matches in March 2013. The first round was played 17 April 2013 and the tournament ended with the final on 24 November 2013, which Molde won by beating Rosenborg 4–2.
The victory earned Molde a place in the second qualifying round of the 2014–15 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 | 17 March 2013 | 96 | 272 → 176 |
| Second qualifying round | 1 April 2013 | 48 | 176 → 128 |
| First round | 16–18 April 2013 | 64 | 128 → 64 |
| Second round | 1/2 May 2013 | 32 | 64 → 32 |
| Third round | 29/30 May 2013 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Fourth round | 19/26 June 2013 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 3/4 July 2013 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 25/26 September 2013 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 24 November 2013 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
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## First round

The 48 winners from the second qualifying round joined with 80 clubs from the Tippeligaen, First Division and Second Division in this round of the competition. The matches took place on 16, 17 and 18 April 2013.
Number of teams per tier entering this round :
| Tippeligaen (1) | 1. divisjon (2) | 2. divisjon (3) | 3. divisjon (4) | 4. divisjon (5) | Total |
| 16 / 16 | 16 / 16 | 49 / 56 | 41 / 164 | 6 / 314 | 128 / 566 |

## Second round

The 64 winners from the first round were scheduled to play in this round of the competition. The matches took place on 1 and 2 May 2013.
Number of teams per tier entering this round :
| Tippeligaen (1) | 1. divisjon (2) | 2. divisjon (3) | 3. divisjon (4) | 4. divisjon (5) | Total |
| 16 / 16 | 16 / 16 | 27 / 56 | 5 / 164 | 0 / 314 | 64 / 566 |

## Third round

The 32 winners from the Second round were scheduled to play in this round of the competition. The matches took place on 29 and 30 May 2013.
Number of teams per tier entering this round :
| Tippeligaen (1) | 1. divisjon (2) | 2. divisjon (3) | 3. divisjon (4) | 4. divisjon (5) | Total |
| 14 / 16 | 13 / 16 | 5 / 56 | 0 / 164 | 0 / 314 | 32 / 566 |

## Fourth round

The 16 winners from the Third round were scheduled to play in this round of the competition. The matches took place on 19 and 26 June 2013.
Number of teams per tier entering this round :
| Tippeligaen (1) | 1. divisjon (2) | 2. divisjon (3) | 3. divisjon (4) | 4. divisjon (5) | Total |
| 10 / 16 | 5 / 16 | 1 / 56 | 0 / 164 | 0 / 314 | 16 / 566 |

## Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from the Fourth Round were scheduled to play in this round of the competition. The matches took place on 3, 4 July and 21 August 2013.
Number of teams per tier entering this round :
| Tippeligaen (1) | 1. divisjon (2) | 2. divisjon (3) | 3. divisjon (4) | 4. divisjon (5) | Total |
| 6 / 16 | 2 / 16 | 0 / 56 | 0 / 164 | 0 / 314 | 8 / 566 |

## Semi-finals

The 4 winners from the Quarter-finals were scheduled to play in this round of the competition. The matches took place on 25 and 26 September 2013.
Number of teams per tier entering this round :
| Tippeligaen (1) | 1. divisjon (2) | 2. divisjon (3) | 3. divisjon (4) | 4. divisjon (5) | Total |
| 4 / 16 | 0 / 16 | 0 / 56 | 0 / 164 | 0 / 314 | 4 / 566 |

## Final

The 2013 Norwegian Football Cup final was played between Rosenborg and Molde at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 24 November 2013.

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Games |
| 1 | Nicki Bille Nielsen | Rosenborg | 8 | 7 |
| 2 | Torgeir Børven | Vålerenga | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | Bård Finne | Brann | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Mads Stokkelien | Stabæk | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Steevan Dos Santos | Ull/Kisa | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Aliou Coly | Molde | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Abderrazak Hamed Allah | Aalesunds FK | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Asgeir Snekvik | Tiller | 4 | 2 |