1961 Norwegian Football Cup
The 1961 Norwegian Football Cup was the 56th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for all members of NFF, except those from Northern Norway. Rosenborg was the defending champions, but was eliminated by the second tier team Brann in the quarterfinal.
The final was played at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 22 October 1961, and was contested by the seven-times former winners Fredrikstad and the second-tier team Haugar who made their debut in the Norwegian Cup final. Fredrikstad won their eighth Norwegian Cup title with an impressive 7-0 win against Haugar in the final, and also secured the double for the third time.- Fredrikstad - Vestfossen 5-2
- Moss - Vålerengen 3-0
- Skeid - Egersund 3-0
- Hamarkameratene - Sarpsborg 3-5
- Lillestrøm - Brumunddal 2-2
- Raufoss - Lisleby 4-2
- Geithus - Frigg 1-3
- Ørn - Ulf 2-5
- Eik - Asker 0-2
- Viking - Haugar 1-3
- Vard - Vindbjart 4-2
- Brann - Stavanger IF 4-0
- Hødd - Gjøvik/Lyn 0-1
- Freidig - Strømmen 1-2
- Rosenborg - Aalesund 1-0
- Steinkjer - Kvik 4-1
Rematch
- Brumunddal - Lillestrøm 3-4
Fourth round
August 27
- Frigg - Vard 2-0
- Strømmen - Brann 0-3
- Ulf - Moss 0-1 aet
- Sarpsborg - Raufoss 3-3 after extra time
- Steinkjer - Lillestrøm 6-1
- Haugar - Skeid 2-1
- Asker - Rosenborg 0-1
- Gjøvik/Lyn - Fredrikstad 2-5 after extra time
Rematch
- Raufoss - Sarpsborg 1-0
Quarterfinals
September 10
- Fredrikstad - Moss 4-1
- Rosenborg - Brann 2-3
- Frigg - Haugar 0-1
- Raufoss - Steinkjer 2-5
Semifinals
October 1
- Brann - Fredrikstad 0-1
- Haugar - Steinkjer 1-0 after extra time
Final
