The 1996 Norwegian Football Cup was the 91st edition of the Norwegian Football Cup. The 1996 Norwegian Football Cup was won by Tromsø after they defeated Bodø/Glimt in the final with the score 2–1. This was the first time two teams from Northern Norway had met in the final.

Calendar Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:

Round Date(s) Number of fixtures ClubsFirst Round 21–24 May 1996 64 128 → 64Second Round 12 June 1996 32 64 → 32Third Round 26–27 June 1996 16 32 → 16Fourth Round 17 July 1996 8 16 → 8Quarter-finals 14 August 1996 4 8 → 4Semi-finals 21 September–2 October 1996 4 4 → 2Final 27 October 1996 1 2 → 1

First round

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|21 May 1996

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|22 May 1996

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|23 May 1996

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|24 May 1996

Second round

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|12 June 1996

Third round

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|26 June 1996

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|27 June 1996

Fourth round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals First leg

Second leg

Bodø/Glimt won 7–1 on aggregate.

Tromsø won 3–0 on aggregate.

Final

References http://www.rsssf.no