2025 Norwegian Football Cup final
| Event | 2025 Norwegian Football Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 6 December 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Markus Karlsbakk | ||||||
| Referee | Sivert Øksnes Amland | ||||||
| Attendance | 23,202 | ||||||
The 2025 Norwegian Football Cup final was the final match of the 2025 Norwegian Football Cup, the 119th season of the Norwegian Football Cup, the premier Norwegian football cup competition organized by the Football Association of Norway (NFF). It was played at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, on 6 December 2025, between the First Division side Lillestrøm and the Eliteserien side Sarpsborg 08.
It was Lillestrøm's 7th cup title. By also winning the 2025 Norwegian First Division, the second tier, Lillestrøm took a rare type of double. Furthermore, by winning, Lillestrøm managed to not record a single loss in the year of 2025, across all competitions. The final was also noted for being the last cup final in the traditional format; being played on Ullevaal Stadion after the conclusion of the league season. The subsequent 2025–26 Norwegian Football Cup will not follow the calendar year.[1][2]
To have a winner from the second tier was not unprecedented; it previously happened in 1960, 1964, 1975, 1982, 1994, 1997 and 2012.[3]
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.[4]
| Lillestrøm | Round | Sarpsborg 08 | ||
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| Skjetten (D3) A 5–0 |
Diop 39', 50', 56', Karlsbakk 64', Vá 78' | First round | Sprint-Jeløy (D3) A 4–0 |
Gudjohnsen 9', Sanyang 28', 34', 64' |
| Eidsvold Turn (D2) A 2–0 |
Adedeji 34', Vá 90+5' | Second round | Gamle Oslo (D3) A 6–1 |
Karlsbakk 6', 46', Sanyang 7', 46', 68', Reinhardsen 35', Gudjohnsen 49' |
| Grorud (D2) A 3–2 a.e.t. |
Vá 53', Kitolano 98', Karlsbakk 102' | Third round | Sandefjord (ES) H 3–1 |
Guðjohnsen 4', 49', Sanyang 13' |
| Fredrikstad (ES) H 1–1 a.e.t. (3–1 p) |
Lehne Olsen 13' | Fourth round | Egersund (D1) A 3–1 |
Guðjohnsen 40', Halvorsen 42', Karlsbakk 76' (pen.) |
| KFUM Oslo (ES) H 2–0 |
Karlsbakk 51', Diop 84' | Quarter-final | Rosenborg (ES) A 2–2 a.e.t. (4–2 p) |
Ørjasæter 39', Berget 105' |
| Kristiansund (ES) h 2–0 |
Karlsbakk 33', Lehne Olsen 47' | Semi-final | Viking (ES) H 1–0 |
Berget 50' |
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Match
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| Lillestrøm | 3–1 | Sarpsborg 08 |
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References
- ^ "Elleville scener på Ullevaal – Lillestrøm er cupmestere!" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 6 December 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Hedret avdøde Lukas (15) etter cuptriumf: – Vi gjorde det for Lukas i dag" (in Norwegian). NRK. 6 December 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Bare sju lag fra nivå to har blitt cupmester: – Dette kan bli tidenes overraskelse". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 19 November 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "NM Menn - ordinære runder 2025 - Terminliste". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 September 2025.