Norway Cup selected fixtures, Friday 27th-06-2014
Aalesund Vs Lillestrom
Molde Vs Mjondalen
Haugesund Vs Tromsdalen
Brann Vs Ranheim
Uganda cranes midfielder Tony Mawejje will be available for selection when his FK Haugesund team plays UIL Tromsdalen today at Haugesund stadium in the 4th round of Norwegian oldest cup, ‘The Cupen’.
Hausgesund who beat Hamkam 1-0 in 3rd round a fortnight ago will be looking forward to fueling new faces tonight.
“New faces are expected to be utilized in this match unlike those who played Hamkam”. A part of a-preview story at www.fkh.no reads.
Tromsdalen is a division one team currently at the bottom of a sixteen man table with five points after first round whereas Haugesund is 14th on the Norway top flight log.
More about the Norwegian Cup
The Norwegian 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, an acronym formed from Norgesmesterskap (“Norwegian Championship”). These terms are used to describe both the men’s and women’s competitions. The equivalent competition for women’s teams is the Norwegian Women’s Football Cup.
The Norwegian Football Cup is a national championship, meaning that while the Norwegian Premier League may be the most prestigious competition to win, it is the winners of the Cup who are awarded the title “Norwegian football champions”. This differs from, for example, English football, where the winners of the FA Premier League are the ones who become English champions.
The current Norwegian champions and holders of the cup trophy are Molde FK who defeated Rosenborg BK 4-2. It was to be the last trophy that Ole Gunnar Solskjær delivered as Molde manager.