The 2007 Norwegian Football Cup Final took place at Ullevaal Stadion

Ullevaal Stadion

Ullevaal Stadion is an all-seater football stadium located in Oslo, Norway. It is the home ground of Vålerenga IF and the Norway national football team, and the site of the Norwegian Cup Final. From its opening in 1926 to 2009 it was the home ground of FK Lyn. With a capacity of 25,572, it is the...

 in Oslo on November 11, 2007. The match was contested between heavy favorites Lillestrøm

Lillestrøm S.K.

Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Lillestrøm. It was founded in 1917, after the merger of two local football clubs. Their home ground is Åråsen Stadion, while the principal training ground is Lillestrøm stadion, or the indoor arena, LSK-Hallen...

 and underdogs Haugesund

F.K. Haugesund

Fotballklubben Haugesund is a Norwegian football club from the city of Haugesund. It was founded on October 28, 1993, after a merger between the football clubs Djerv 1919 and SK Haugar. FK Haugesund played in Tippeligaen in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2010 and in 2011. In 2007, FK Haugesund reached the...

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With Lillestrøm playing in the top tier Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...

 and Haugesund in the second tier Adeccoligaen

Adeccoligaen

The Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....

, the Norwegian media dubbed Lillestrøm the biggest favorites to win the cup final since Rosenborg met Fyllingen

Fyllingen Fotball

Fyllingen Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Fyllingsdalen, Bergen, Hordaland.It was founded as a formally independent section of the alliance sports club Fyllingen IL on 1 January 1994. Fyllingen IL was founded on 6 June 1946...

 in 1990. Haugesund surprisingly made it to the cup final, becoming the first team outside Tippeligaen in 10 years to reach the final. However, players from Haugesund admitted to having been lucky with the draw in both the quarter and semi finals, where Haugesund avoided the big clubs.


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GK	26	Otto Fredrikson Otto Fredrikson Otto Fredrikson is a Finnish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Russian side Spartak Nalchik.-International career:...
DF	2	Anders Rambekk Anders Rambekk Anders Rambekk is a retired Norwegian football player.-Club career:He played for Lillestrøm between the beginning of the 2005 season and the end of the 2007 season, when he was transferred back to Odd Grenland. Since his debut in the Norwegian Premier League in 1999 he has played about 291 matches...
DF	13	Frode Kippe Frode Kippe Frode Kippe is a Norwegian international footballer. He usually plays as a central defender, and currently plays for Lillestrøm in the Norwegian Premier League.-Career:...  (C)
DF	23	Pål Steffen Andresen Pål Steffen Andresen Pål Steffen Andresen is a Norwegian football defender who currently plays for Lillestrøm in Norway.-Club career:Andresen has spent his entire career with Lillestrøm. He has been capped 4 times for the Norwegian under-21 team....
DF	15	Marius Johnsen Marius Johnsen Marius Johnsen is a Norwegian football defender. His older brother Espen Johnsen is a former professional goalkeeper.-Career:...
MF	7	Espen Søgård Espen Søgård Espen Søgård is a Norwegian football midfielder who currently plays for Start in Norway.Before transferring to Lillestrøm in 1997 he played youth football for Fet in Norway. He has been capped 9 times for the Norwegian under-21 team, and twice by the senior national team...
MF	25	Khaled Mouelhi Khaled Mouelhi Khaled "Kiko" Mouelhi is a Tunisian footballer. He currently plays for Espérance Sportive de Tunis of Tunisia....
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FW	30	Olivier Occean Olivier Occean Olivier Occean is a Canadian footballer player who currently plays for SpVgg Greuther Fürth in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-College soccer:...
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FW	18	Arild Sundgot Arild Sundgot Arild Gilbert Sundgot is a Norwegian football striker, who currently plays for Lillestrøm.He is the younger brother of Ole Bjørn Sundgot. He started playing for Lillestrøm in 1997, when he was brought from Hødd by Even Pellerud, the Lillestrøm manager at that time...
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DF	18	Shane Stefanutto Shane Stefanutto Shane Stefanutto is an Australian football defender who plays for .-Club career:Stefanutto trained at the Queensland Academy of Sport before playing for the Brisbane Strikers in the defunct National Soccer League from 1998–2004, before transferring Lillestrøm S.K. in Norway...
Coach:
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