| Norwegian Football Cup | |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Other Title: | Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer |
| Num Teams: | 281 (overall) 128 (main competition) |
| Champions: | Aalesund (1st title) |
| Runner-Up: | Molde |
| Matches: | 127 |
| Goals: | 489 |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Mame Biram Diouf (6 goals) [1] |
| Prevseason: | 2008 |
| Nextseason: | 2010 |
The 2009 Norwegian Football Cup was the 104th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The competition started with two qualifying rounds on 13 April and 22 April, and the final was held on 8 November.[2] The defending champions were Vålerenga.
The winners of the Cup, Aalesund, could call themselves Champions of Norway, and qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
| Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | width=100 | Clubs ! | New entries this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 April 2009 | 102 | 281 → 179 | 204: 78th–281st | ||
| 22 April 2009 | 51 | 179 → 128 | none | ||
| 9–10 April 2009 | 64 | 128 → 64 | 77: 1st–77th | ||
| 27–28 May 2009 | 32 | 64 → 32 | none | ||
| 17–18 June 2009 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none | ||
| 8–9 July 2009 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | ||
| 7–9 August 2009 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | ||
| Semi-finals | 23–24 September 2009 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | |
| 8 November 2009 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none |
The match-ups were selected by the association on 28 April, the matches were played on 9–10 May and 13 May.[3]
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|9 May 2009|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|10 May 2009|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|13 May 2009|}
The match-ups were selected by the association on 14 May, the matches were played on 24 May, 27–28 May and 4 June.[4]
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|24 May 2009|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|27 May 2009|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|28 May 2009|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|4 June 2009|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|10 June 2009|}
The match-ups were selected by the association on 5 June, the matches were played on 17–18 June.[5]
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|17 June 2009|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|18 June 2009|}
This round consisted of the 16 winners from the previous round. The eight matches were played on 5, 8 and 9 July.
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The matches were played on 8–9 August.
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The matches were drawn on 10 August, with former Prime Minister, Kjell Magne Bondevik, drawing the first team. The team he drew were Molde, which is his favourite and hometown team. The matches are scheduled to be played on 23–24 September.[6] ----
See main article: 2009 Norwegian Football Cup final.