Northern Norwegian Cup
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The Northern Norwegian Cup was a Norwegian
football
tournament for men that was played between 1929 and 1969. It was made for clubs from Northern Norway
, because these were not allowed admission into the All-Norwegian cup
until 1962. After the admission of Northern Norwegian teams, the cup lost its importance, and was ended in 1969.
Note: after club merger in 1996 FK Mjølner have 13 championships (9 from Mjølner and 4 from Narvik/Nor). After the merging the new club was named FK Narvik - later renamed Mjølner.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
tournament for men that was played between 1929 and 1969. It was made for clubs from Northern Norway
Nord-Norge
North Norway or Nord-Noreg , North Sámi: Davvi-Norga) is the geographical region of northern Norway, consisting of the three counties Nordland, Troms and Finnmark, in total about 35% of the Norwegian mainland. Some of the largest towns in North Norway are Mo i Rana, Bodø, Narvik, Harstad, Tromsø...
, because these were not allowed admission into the All-Norwegian cup
Norwegian football cup
The Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...
until 1962. After the admission of Northern Norwegian teams, the cup lost its importance, and was ended in 1969.
List of champions
- 1929: FK Narvik/NorFK Narvik/NorFotballklubben Narvik/Nor was a Norwegian association football club from Narvik. It existed until late 1997, when it was incorporated into Mjølner-Narvik.-History:The club won the Northern Norwegian Cup in 1929, 1937, 1950 og 1959...
- 1930: FK Bodø/Glimt (under the name Glimt)
- 1931: Tromsø IL (under the name Tor)
- 1932: Harstad ILHarstad ILHarstad Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Harstad, Troms.The club formerly had sections for track and field, skiing and speed skating, but this was discontinued in 1987. The club colors are yellow and black, and their home field is Harstad stadion...
- 1933: FK Bodø/Glimt (under the name Glimt)
- 1934: FK Bodø/Glimt (under the name Glimt)
- 1935: FK Mjølner
- 1936: IF Fløya
- 1937: FK Narvik/NorFK Narvik/NorFotballklubben Narvik/Nor was a Norwegian association football club from Narvik. It existed until late 1997, when it was incorporated into Mjølner-Narvik.-History:The club won the Northern Norwegian Cup in 1929, 1937, 1950 og 1959...
- 1938: Harstad ILHarstad ILHarstad Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Harstad, Troms.The club formerly had sections for track and field, skiing and speed skating, but this was discontinued in 1987. The club colors are yellow and black, and their home field is Harstad stadion...
- 1939: FK Bodø/Glimt (under the name Glimt)
- 1940-1945: No tournament
- 1946: FK Mjølner
- 1947: FK Mjølner
- 1948: FK Mjølner
- 1949: Tromsø IL
- 1950: FK Narvik/NorFK Narvik/NorFotballklubben Narvik/Nor was a Norwegian association football club from Narvik. It existed until late 1997, when it was incorporated into Mjølner-Narvik.-History:The club won the Northern Norwegian Cup in 1929, 1937, 1950 og 1959...
- 1951: FK Mjølner
- 1952: FK Bodø/Glimt
- 1953: Harstad ILHarstad ILHarstad Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Harstad, Troms.The club formerly had sections for track and field, skiing and speed skating, but this was discontinued in 1987. The club colors are yellow and black, and their home field is Harstad stadion...
- 1954: Harstad ILHarstad ILHarstad Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Harstad, Troms.The club formerly had sections for track and field, skiing and speed skating, but this was discontinued in 1987. The club colors are yellow and black, and their home field is Harstad stadion...
- 1955: Harstad ILHarstad ILHarstad Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Harstad, Troms.The club formerly had sections for track and field, skiing and speed skating, but this was discontinued in 1987. The club colors are yellow and black, and their home field is Harstad stadion...
- 1956: Tromsø IL
- 1957: Harstad ILHarstad ILHarstad Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Harstad, Troms.The club formerly had sections for track and field, skiing and speed skating, but this was discontinued in 1987. The club colors are yellow and black, and their home field is Harstad stadion...
- 1958: Harstad ILHarstad ILHarstad Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Harstad, Troms.The club formerly had sections for track and field, skiing and speed skating, but this was discontinued in 1987. The club colors are yellow and black, and their home field is Harstad stadion...
- 1959: FK Narvik/NorFK Narvik/NorFotballklubben Narvik/Nor was a Norwegian association football club from Narvik. It existed until late 1997, when it was incorporated into Mjølner-Narvik.-History:The club won the Northern Norwegian Cup in 1929, 1937, 1950 og 1959...
- 1960: FK Mjølner
- 1961: FK Mjølner
- 1962: Harstad ILHarstad ILHarstad Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Harstad, Troms.The club formerly had sections for track and field, skiing and speed skating, but this was discontinued in 1987. The club colors are yellow and black, and their home field is Harstad stadion...
- 1963: FK Bodø/Glimt
- 1964: FK Bodø/Glimt
- 1965: FK Mjølner
- 1966: FK Mjølner
- 1967: FK Bodø/Glimt
- 1968: Harstad ILHarstad ILHarstad Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Harstad, Troms.The club formerly had sections for track and field, skiing and speed skating, but this was discontinued in 1987. The club colors are yellow and black, and their home field is Harstad stadion...
- 1969: FK Bodø/Glimt
Total championships
- 9: FK Bodø/Glimt, Harstad ILHarstad ILHarstad Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Harstad, Troms.The club formerly had sections for track and field, skiing and speed skating, but this was discontinued in 1987. The club colors are yellow and black, and their home field is Harstad stadion...
, FK Mjølner - 4: FK Narvik/NorFK Narvik/NorFotballklubben Narvik/Nor was a Norwegian association football club from Narvik. It existed until late 1997, when it was incorporated into Mjølner-Narvik.-History:The club won the Northern Norwegian Cup in 1929, 1937, 1950 og 1959...
- 3: Tromsø IL
- 1: IF Fløya
Note: after club merger in 1996 FK Mjølner have 13 championships (9 from Mjølner and 4 from Narvik/Nor). After the merging the new club was named FK Narvik - later renamed Mjølner.