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.

Third round

Kristiansund - Aalesund 2-1
Årstad - Voss 1-0
Birkebeineren - Strømsgodset 0-3
Lisleby - Borg 2-0
Stavanger IF - Djerv 1919 3-1
Fram - Fredrikstad 0-3
Frigg - Mjøndalen 1-3
Raufoss - Gjøa 1-1
Kvik - Wing 1-2
Lillestrøm - Vålerengen 1-0
Lyn - Sandefjord 5-0
Nydalen - Moss 1-1
Ranheim - Verdal 1-0
Sarpsborg - Vikersund 3-1
Skiold - Skeid 0-1
Start - Viking 2-2
Rematch
Gjøa - Raufoss 6-3
Moss - Nydalen 1-1
Viking - Start 3-1
Rematch
Nydalen - Moss 0-1

Fourth round

Årstad - Stavanger IF 3-2
Fredrikstad - Lillestrøm 10-1
Gjøa - Kristiansund 3-4
Viking - Lisleby 0-6
Mjøndalen - Lyn 0-1
Moss - Strømsgodset 1-1
Skeid - Ranheim 7-1
Wing - Sarpsborg 2-6
Rematch
Strømsgodset - Moss 0-1

Quarter-finals

Fredrikstad - Årstad 4-0
Lyn - Kristiansund 6-0
Lisleby - Moss 3-0
Sarpsborg - Skeid 4-3

Semi-finals

Fredrikstad - Sarpsborg 3-0
Lyn - Lisleby 6-1

Final

Rematch
October 28: Fredrikstad - Lyn 1–1
Rematch
November 4: Lyn - Fredrikstad 4–0