Norway Cup
The tournament is organized by Bækkelagets Sportsklub with Pål Trælvik as its general secretary. Participants come from 50 to 60 countries. Amazon Grimstad won the first Norway Cup tournament for women, winning 2–1 over Vestar, after a penalty shoot-out.
The world's biggest tournament
From 1972 to 2016, 53,049 teams have participated in the tournament. In recent years around 1600-2200 teams participated each year and the tournament is therefore referred to often as "the world's biggest football tournament." The participants in the tournament come from 50-60 different nations. In 1972 the first edition of the Norway Cup played with women's teams, while the NFF did not recognize women's football officially until 1976. Amazon Grimstad Grimstad won the first Norway Cup for women. The team won 2–1 against IL Vestar after a penalty shootout.
Several players who have participated in the Norway Cup have subsequently made football their profession, including Erik Mykland, John Carew, Ole Gunnar Solskjær and Steffen Iversen.
External links
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References
- ^ "Om Norway Cup". 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Norway Cup 2020 is cancelled". 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Norway Cup Official Page". Archived from the original on 2014-07-06.
- ^ "Gothia Cup Official Page".