The 1972

Norwegian Football Cup The Norwegian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament ...

was the 67th edition of the Norwegian annual knockout

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tournament. The Cup was won by Brann after beating Rosenborg in the cup final with the score 1–0. This was Brann's third Norwegian Cup title.

First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Fourth round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Brann's winning squad: Oddvar Trææn, Helge Karlsen, Rune Pedersen, Ole Kobbeltvedt,

Tore Nordtvedt Tore Nordtvedt (born 24 May 1944) is a retired Norwegian football player. Nordtvedt played his entire 16-year career at SK Brann. He debuted against Lyn Oslo in the championship season of 1963 when he was 18 years old. He played at the club fro ...

, Frode Larsen (Torgeir Hauge 60), Erling Mikkelsen (Atle Bilsback 75), Arnfinn Espeseth,

Roald Jensen Roald Jensen (11 January 1943 – 6 October 1987), nicknamed "Kniksen", was one of Norway's most celebrated football players. He played for Brann and Heart of Midlothian ("Hearts"). ''Knicksen'' is a local Bergen word meaning "juggler". From ...

, Kjell Øyasæter and Jan Erik Osland. Rosenborg's squad: Øivind Brynte Torp, Erling Meirik,

Kåre Rønnes Kåre Rønnes (born 13 January 1938) is a Norwegian former football player and coach. He played all his career in Rosenborg BK, Trondheim. Biography Kåre Rønnes played for his hometown team Rosenborg 19 consecutive seasons (1956 to 1974), a ...

, Bjørn Rime,

Øystein Wormdal Øystein Wormdal is a retired Norwegian association football, footballer who played for Orkdal IL and Rosenborg BK. A Defender (association football)#Full-back, right back, he was capped five times for Norway national football team, Norway. Clu ...

, Jan Christiansen, Anders Farstad, Tore Lindseth, Harald Sunde,

Bjørn Wirkola Bjørn Tore Wirkola (born 4 August 1943) is a Norwegian former ski jumper. Career He became World Champion in Oslo in 1966, winning both the large and normal hill competitions. The 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships were also held in conj ...

and Arne Hanssen.

References

www.brann.no

External links

{{1972–73 in European football (UEFA) Norwegian Football Cup seasons

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