1979 Norwegian Football Cup final

1979 Norwegian Football Cup final

Event	1979 Norwegian Football Cup
Viking Haugar 2 1
Date	21 October 1979
Venue	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Referee	Ivar Fredriksen
Attendance	25,000[1]

The 1979 Norwegian Football Cup final was the final match of the 1979 Norwegian Football Cup, the 74th season of the Norwegian Football Cup, the premier Norwegian football cup competition organized by the Football Association of Norway (NFF). The match was played on 21 October 1979 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, and opposed two First Division sides and the clubs from Rogaland, Viking and Haugar. Viking defeated Haugar 2–1 to claim the Norwegian Cup for a third time in their history.^[1]

Route to the final

Main article: 1979 Norwegian Football Cup

Viking			Round	Haugar
Mosterøy	5–0 (H)		Round 1	Sandviken	3–0 aet (A)
Sola	4–0 (A)		Round 2	Stord	5–2 (H)
Klepp	1–0 aet (A)		Round 3	Os	1–1 aet (A)	1–0 (H)
Raufoss	3–0 aet (H)		Round 4	Start	2–0 (H)
Rosenborg	1–0 (A)		Quarterfinal	Bryne	5–0 (A)
Brann	1–0 (H)		Semifinal	Mjøndalen	3–1 (A)

Match

Details

21 October 1979

13:15 CET (UTC+1)

Viking	2–1	Haugar
Berntsen 55' (pen.) Vikanes 62' (o.g.)	Report	Mooney 25'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Ivar Fredriksen (Lillestrøm)

Viking: GK Erik Johannessen DF Bjarne Berntsen DF Svein Fjælberg DF Per Henriksen MF Tor Reidar Brekke MF Tonning Hammer MF Inge Valen MF Svein Kvia FW Finn Krogh FW Trygve Johannessen FW Isak Arne Refvik  87' Substitutions MF Trond Ekholdt  87' MF Torbjørn Svendsen FW Magnus Flatestøl Coach: Tony Knapp

Haugar: GK Steve Hobson DF Rune Larsen  73' DF Leif Birkeland DF Jens Egil Vikanes DF Dennis Burnett MF Terje Solberg MF Harald Undahl MF Eivind Hovland  90' MF Tor Nilsen MF Dag Christophersen FW Dean Mooney Substitutions ?  73' DF Åge Sørensen  90' Coach: Dennis Burnett

References

1. "Cup final in Oslo, October 21". RSSSF.no. Retrieved 12 March 2025.