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The 1971 Icelandic Cup was the 12th edition of the National Football Cup. Vikingur Reykjavik were winners.

It took place between 7 July 1969 and 9 December 1969, with the final played at Melavollur in Reykjavik . The cup was important, as winners qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (if a club won both the league and the cup, the defeated finalists would take their place in the Cup Winners' Cup).

Clubs playing in Europe ( IA Akranes and IBV Vestmannaeyjar ) did not enter until the quarter-finals. Other teams from the 1. Deild (1st division), entered at the fourth round. As with previous years, teams from the 2. Deild (2nd division) and 3. Deild played in one-legged matches. In case of a draw, the match was replayed.

Vikingur Reykjavik became the first 2. Deild team to win the competition, beating newly promoted Breiðablik Kopavogur in the final by the narrowest of margins (1?0). It was the first national trophy for the club who had a memorable season: this trophy, promotion to the 1. Deild , and qualification for Europe.

First round [ edit ]

Second round [ edit ]

Third round [ edit ]

Fourth round [ edit ]

• Entry of Valur Reykjavik , Breidablik Kopavogur , IBA Akureyri , Fram Reykjavik , IBK Keflavik and KR Reykjavik .

Quarter finals [ edit ]

• Entry of IA Akranes and IBV Vestmannaeyjar .

Semi finals [ edit ]

Final [ edit ]

9 November 1971  ( 1971-11-09 )

Vikingur Reykjavik (D2)	1?0	Breiðablik Kopavogur
Olafsson	Report

Melavollur , Reykjavik

• Vikingur Reykjavik won their first Icelandic Cup and qualified for the 1972?73 European Cup Winners' Cup .

See also [ edit ]

• 1971 Urvalsdeild
• Icelandic Men's Football Cup

External links [ edit ]

• (in Icelandic) 1971 Icelandic Cup results at the site of the Icelandic Football Federation