1997 Norwegian Football Cup Final
# 1997 Norwegian Football Cup Final

The 1997 Norwegian Football Cup Final was the final match of the 1997 Norwegian Football Cup, the 92nd 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 26 October 1997 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, and was contested between the First Division side Vålerenga and the Tippeligaen side Strømsgodset. Vålerenga defeated Strømsgodset 4–2 to claim the Norwegian Cup for a second time in their history.

## Match

### Details

| Vålerenga | Strømsgodset |
| - | - |

Vålerenga: :

| GK | 26 | Tore Krogstad |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 5 | Thomas Berntsen | | 84' |
| DF | 19 | Knut Henry Haraldsen |
| DF | 4 | Fredrik Kjølner | 33' |
| DF | 15 | Joachim Walltin |
| MF | 17 | Bjørn Viljugrein |
| MF | 7 | Bjørn Arild Levernes | | 87' |
| MF | 8 | Espen Haug | | 88' |
| MF | 13 | Espen Musæus |
| FW | 11 | Kjell Roar Kaasa |
| FW | 25 | John Carew |
| Substitutions: |||
| DF | 2 | Viggo Strømme | | 84' |
| DF | 3 | Kent Karlsen | | 88' |
| MF | 18 | Svein Erik Pettersen | | 87' |
| Coach: |||
| Vidar Davidsen ||||

Strømsgodset: :

| GK | 1 | Glenn Arne Hansen |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 2 | Espen Horsrud |
| DF | 4 | Dmitri Barannik | 65' |
| DF | 3 | Vegard Hansen |
| DF | 21 | Pål Skistad |
| MF | 9 | Rune Hagen |
| MF | 7 | Sander Solberg |
| MF | 8 | Ousman Nyan | | 70' |
| MF | 17 | Marko Tanasić | | 70' |
| FW | 15 | Lasse Olsen |
| FW | 11 | Jostein Flo | | 78' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 14 | Hans Erik Ødegaard | | 70' |
| MF | 23 | Morten Kihle | | 70' |
| FW | 10 | Thomas Røed | | 78' |
| Coach: |||
| Dag Vidar Kristoffersen ||||
