It began on 6 April 2011 with the matches of the first qualifying round and ended on 6 November 2011 with the final.
[2] The winners, Aalesund, earned a place in the second qualifying round[3] of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
The 8 winners from the fourth round took part in this stage of the competition.
The 2011 Norwegian Football Cup final was played on 6 November 2011 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo.
The draw for the final was held on 27 September 2011 by the Norwegian Football Association, which decided that Brann was the home team of the final and got to play in their red home kits.