# 1945 Norwegian Football Cup

The 1945 Norwegian Football Cup was the 40th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. This was the first cup in five years, due to the Second World War. The tournament was open for all members of NFF, except those from Northern Norway. The final was contested by the defending champions Fredrikstad and the four-time former winners Lyn. It took two replays to decide a winner, and in the third final Lyn won 4–0 securing their fifth title and the first title in 34 years, having last won in 1911.

## First round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Birkebeineren | 5–2 | Kongsberg |
| Braatt | 1–3 | Nordlandet |
| Brann | 7–0 | Florvåg |
| Briskebyen | 2–3 | Kapp |
| Brodd | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Viking |
| Djerv | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Høydekameratene |
| Drøbak | 0–2 | Moss |
| Eidsvold IF | 1–7 | Skeid |
| Fram (Brumunddal) | 1–5 | Bøn |
| Fram (Larvik) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | BFG |
| Fredensborg | 0–3 | Strong |
| Frigg | 4–1 | Asker |
| Geithus | 0–3 | Strømsgodset |
| Gjøvik-Lyn | 3–1 | Vardal |
| Gleng | 2–6 | Lisleby |
| Grane (Arendal) | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Donn |
| Grane (Oslo) | 0–14 | Fredrikstad |
| Gresvik | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Sparta |
| Grue | 1–3 | Haga |
| Hardy | 2–3 | Fjellkameratene |
| Jarl | 0–5 | Djerv 1919 |
| Jerv | 1–2 | Start |
| Jordal | 1–3 | Gjøa |
| Klepp | 5–3 | Mandalskameratene |
| Kristiansund | 4–0 | Molde |
| Kvik (Halden) | 4–2 | Kråkerøy |
| Lilleaker | 0–2 | Vålerengen |
| Lillestrøm | 7–2 | Bjørkelangen |
| Lyn | 4–0 | Lillestrøm/Fram |
| Lyn (Trondheim) | 2–4 | Falken (Trondheim) |
| Mjøndalen | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Eiker |
| Moelven | 0–6 | Spartacus |
| National | 5–0 | Brage |
| Neset | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Tryggkam |
| Nessegutten | 2–4 | Verdal |
| Nydalen | 6–1 | Sandvika |
| Odd | 5–0 | Rjukan |
| Pors | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Skiens BK |
| Ranheim | 4–0 | Gå-På (Tynset) |
| Rapid | 4–2 | Falk |
| Raufoss | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Jevnaker |
| Rollon | 2–5 | Træff |
| Rosenborg | 1–2 | Kvik (Trondheim) |
| Sandefjord BK | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Larvik Turn |
| Sarpsborg | 12–1 | Kjelsås |
| Selbak | 3–2 | Stabæk |
| Skiens Grane | 1–0 | Tønsberg-Kameratene |
| Skiold | 2–0 | Storm |
| Slemmestad | 2–1 | Drammens BK |
| Snøgg | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Urædd |
| Solberg | 2–1 | Drafn |
| Steinkjer | 0–3 | Ørn (Trondheim) |
| Torp | 6–0 | Sandaker |
| Trysilgutten | 1–2 | Hamar |
| Tønsberg Turn | 5–2 | Strømmen |
| Ulefoss | 1–3 | Borg |
| Vard | 2–0 | Stål |
| Vigør | 2–0 | Flekkefjord |
| Voss | 6–0 | Nymark |
| Wing | 2–0 | Løkken |
| Ørn (Horten) | 1–2 | Vikersund |
| Aalesund | 8–0 | Volda |
| Ålgård | 1–3 | Stavanger |
| Årstad | 5–1 | Falken (Høyanger) |
| Replay |||
| Eiker | 0–1 | Mjøndalen |
| Urædd | 6–2 | Snøgg |
| Viking | 4–0 | Brodd |

## Second round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Borg | 3–2 | Vigør |
| Bøn | 0–10 | Lyn |
| Djerv 1919 | 2–0 | Brann |
| Donn | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Start |
| Falken (Trondheim) | 2–3 | Wing |
| Fjellkameratene | 1–4 | Voss |
| Fredrikstad | 7–0 | Solberg |
| Gjøa | 4–3 | Gjøvik-Lyn |
| Haga | 0–5 | Lillestrøm |
| Hamar | 2–6 | Nydalen |
| Høydekameratene | 1–3 | Årstad |
| Kapp | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Frigg |
| Kvik (Trondheim) | 2–1 | Neset |
| Lisleby | 5–1 | Pors |
| Mjøndalen | 2–1 | Skiens Grane |
| Moss | 4–0 | Slemmestad |
| Nordlandet | 0–1 | Kristiansund |
| Odd | 0–1 | Fram (Larvik) |
| Sandefjord BK | 3–0 | Torp |
| Skeid | 5–2 | Gresvik |
| Spartacus | 0–8 | Raufoss |
| Stavanger | 3–1 | Vard |
| Strong | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Skiold |
| Strømsgodset | 3–1 | Kvik (Halden) |
| Tønsberg Turn | 1–4 | Sarpsborg |
| Urædd | 1–2 | Birkebeineren |
| Verdal | 3–0 | National |
| Vikersund | 1–0 | Rapid |
| Viking | 2–1 | Klepp |
| Vålerengen | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Selbak |
| Ørn (Trondheim) | 0–4 | Ranheim |
| Aalesund | 3–1 | Træff |
| Replay |||
| Skiold | 4–1 | Strong |

## Third round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2 September 1945 |||
| Kristiansund | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Aalesund |
| Årstad | 1–0 | Voss |
| Birkebeineren | 0–3 | Strømsgodset |
| Lisleby | 2–0 | Borg |
| Stavanger | 3–1 | Djerv 1919 |
| Fram (Larvik) | 0–3 | Fredrikstad |
| Frigg | 1–3 | Mjøndalen |
| Raufoss | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Gjøa |
| Kvik (Trondheim) | 1–2 | Wing |
| Lillestrøm | 1–0 | Vålerengen |
| Lyn | 5–0 | Sandefjord BK |
| Nydalen | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Moss |
| Ranheim | 1–0 | Verdal |
| Sarpsborg | 3–1 | Vikersund |
| Skiold | 0–1 | Skeid |
| Start | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Viking |
| Replay: 9 September 1945 |||
| Gjøa | 6–3 | Raufoss |
| Moss | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Nydalen |
| Viking | 3–1 | Start |
| 2nd replay: 13 September 1945 |||
| Nydalen | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Moss |
* ↑ Played at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo.

## Fourth round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 16 September 1945 |||
| Årstad | 3–2 | Stavanger |
| Fredrikstad | 10–1 | Lillestrøm |
| Gjøa | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Kristiansund |
| Viking | 0–6 | Lisleby |
| Mjøndalen | 0–1 | Lyn |
| Moss | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Strømsgodset |
| Skeid | 7–1 | Ranheim |
| Wing | 2–6 | Sarpsborg |
| Replay: 19 September 1945 |||
| Strømsgodset | 0–1 | Moss |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 23 September 1945 |||
| Fredrikstad | 4–0 | Årstad |
| Lyn | 6–0 | Kristiansund |
| Lisleby | 3–0 | Moss |
| Sarpsborg | 4–3 | Skeid |

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 30 September 1945 |||
| Fredrikstad | 3–0 | Sarpsborg |
| Lyn | 6–1 | Lisleby |

## Final
### First match

Fredrikstad: :
| GK | Hans Hansen |
| DF | Rolf Johannessen |
| DF | Bjørn Berger |
| MF | Gunnar Andreassen |
| MF | Erik Holmberg |
| MF | Reidar Olsen |
| FW | Thorleif Larsen |
| FW | Bjørn Spydevold |
| FW | Knut Brynildsen |
| FW | Kjell Moe | 47' |
| FW | Arne Ileby |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | Jacob Wilhems | 47' |
Lyn: :
| GK | Tom Blohm |
| DF | Eugen Hansen |
| DF | Øivind Holmsen |
| MF | Eilert Eilertsen |
| MF | Kristian Henriksen |
| MF | Adalbert Kjellberg |
| FW | Marlow Bråthen |
| FW | John Sveinsson |
| FW | Knut Osnes |
| FW | Magnar Isaksen |
| FW | Arne Brustad |