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 ClubsQualifying rounds First qualifying round 12–23 March 2014 94 269 → 175Second qualifying round 5 April 2014 47 175 → 128Main tournament First round 24/25 April 2014 64 128 → 64Second round 7/8 May 2014 32 64 → 32Third round 4/5 June 2014 16 32 → 16Fourth round 27 June 2014 8 16 → 8Quarter-finals 13/14 August 2014 4 8 → 4Semi-finals 24/25 September 2014 2 4 → 2Final 23 November 2014 1 2 → 1
Qualifying rounds
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.1. runde NM herrer – NFF (fotball.no) + Number of teams per tier entering this round Tippeligaen (1) 1. divisjon (2) 2. divisjon (3) 3. divisjon (4) 4. divisjon (5) Total
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 2014.2. runde NM herrer – NFF (fotball.no) + Number of teams per tier entering this round Tippeligaen (1) 1. divisjon (2) 2. divisjon (3) 3. divisjon (4) 4. divisjon (5) Total
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 2014.3. runde NM herrer – NFF (fotball.no) + Number of teams per tier entering this round Tippeligaen (1) 1. divisjon (2) 2. divisjon (3) 3. divisjon (4) 4. divisjon (5) Total
Fourth round The 16 winners from the Third Round took part in this stage of the competition.4. runde NM herrer–NFF (fotball.no) + Number of teams per tier entering this round Tippeligaen (1) 1. divisjon (2) 2. divisjon (3) 3. divisjon (4) 4. divisjon (5) Total
Quarter-finals The 8 winners from the Fourth Round took part in this stage of the competition.Kvartfinaler NM herrer–NFF (fotball.no) + Number of teams per tier entering this round Tippeligaen (1) 1. divisjon (2) 2. divisjon (3) 3. divisjon (4) 4. divisjon (5) Total
Semi-finals The 4 winners from the Quarterfinals took part in this stage of the competition.Semifinaler NM herrer–NFF (fotball.no) + Number of teams per tier entering this round Tippeligaen (1) 1. divisjon (2) 2. divisjon (3) 3. divisjon (4) 4. divisjon (5) Total
Final
The 2 winners from the Semifinals take part in this stage of the competition.Finale NM herrer – NFF (fotball.no)
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