# 2014 Norwegian Football Cup

The 2014 Norwegian Football Cup was the 109th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. It began with qualification matches in March 2014. The first round was played 24 and 25 April 2014 and the tournament ended with the final on 23 November 2014.
Molde won the title after defeating Odd 2–0 in the final. The achievement made Molde the first club to win back-to-back Norwegian Cup titles since Lillestrøm defended their title in 1978. The victory would have earned Molde a place in the second qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, but since the club already had qualified to the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League as winners of the 2014 Tippeligaen, this berth was passed down to Strømsgodset, fourth-place fininshers in the league.

## Calendar

Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:
| Phase | Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | Clubs |
| Qualifying rounds | First qualifying round | 12–23 March 2014 | 94 | 269 → 175 |
| Qualifying rounds | Second qualifying round | 5 April 2014 | 47 | 175 → 128 |
| Main tournament | First round | 24/25 April 2014 | 64 | 128 → 64 |
| Main tournament | Second round | 7/8 May 2014 | 32 | 64 → 32 |
| Main tournament | Third round | 4/5 June 2014 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Main tournament | Fourth round | 27 June 2014 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Main tournament | Quarter-finals | 13/14 August 2014 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Main tournament | Semi-finals | 24/25 September 2014 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Main tournament | Final | 23 November 2014 | 1 | 2 → 1 |

## First round

The 47 winners from the Second Qualifying Round joined with 81 clubs from the Tippeligaen, 1. divisjon and 2. divisjon in this round of the competition.
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 | 48 / 56 | 41 / 164 | 7 / 312 | 128 / 564 |

## Second round

The 64 winners from the First Round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 7 and 8 May 2014.
Number of teams per tier entering this round :
| Tippeligaen (1) | 1. divisjon (2) | 2. divisjon (3) | 3. divisjon (4) | 4. divisjon (5) | Total |
| 15 / 16 | 16 / 16 | 29 / 56 | 4 / 164 | 0 / 312 | 64 / 564 |

## Third round

The 32 winners from the Second Round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 28 May, 4 and 5 June 2014.
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 | 9 / 16 | 9 / 56 | 0 / 164 | 0 / 312 | 32 / 564 |

## Fourth round

The 16 winners from the Third Round took part in this stage of the competition.
Number of teams per tier entering this round :
| Tippeligaen (1) | 1. divisjon (2) | 2. divisjon (3) | 3. divisjon (4) | 4. divisjon (5) | Total |
| 13 / 16 | 3 / 16 | 0 / 56 | 0 / 164 | 0 / 312 | 16 / 564 |

## Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from the Fourth Round took part in this stage of the competition.
Number of teams per tier entering this round :
| Tippeligaen (1) | 1. divisjon (2) | 2. divisjon (3) | 3. divisjon (4) | 4. divisjon (5) | Total |
| 8 / 16 | 0 / 16 | 0 / 56 | 0 / 164 | 0 / 312 | 8 / 564 |

## Semi-finals

The 4 winners from the Quarterfinals took part in this stage of the competition.
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 / 312 | 4 / 564 |

## Final

The 2 winners from the Semifinals take part in this stage of the competition.