2011 Icelandic Cup
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The 2011 VISA-bikar
VISA-bikar
The Icelandic Cup is a knock-out football cup competition in Iceland. The final is played at Laugardalsvöllur at the end of the Icelandic season in October. The winners qualify for the UEFA Europa League.-Performance By Club:-Lost Finals By Club:...

was the 52nd season of the Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

ic national football cup. It began on 30 April 2011 and ended with the final in August 2011 at Laugardalsvöllur
Laugardalsvöllur
Laugardalsvöllur is the national stadium of Iceland. It is located in Reykjavík, and seats 9,800 individuals, another 5,627 people can be seated on concrete benches, but due to FIFA restrictions they are rarely used.-Overview:...

. FH
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, commonly referred to as FH, is Icelandic football club based in Hafnarfjörður.- Overview :The team are perhaps best known outside Iceland for beating Scottish side Dunfermline in the qualifying rounds of the 2004/05 UEFA Cup 4–3 on aggregate...

 were the reigning champions, having won their second Icelandic cup last year
2010 VISA-bikar
2010 VISA-bikar was the 51st season of the Icelandic national football cup. It began on 7 May 2010 and ended with the final on 14 August 2010 at Laugardalsvöllur. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League....

.

KR
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, , for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic athletic club based in the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football.-History:...

 won the cup after beating Þór
Þór Akureyri
Þór Akureyri is a sport club that resides in Akureyri, Iceland.-Sports club:There are other divisions aside from football including Basketball, Handball and Taekwondo. Its main rivals is another sport club from Akureyri named KA...

 2-0 in the final. As KR also won the league
2011 Úrvalsdeild
The 2011 Úrvalsdeild is the 100th season of top-tier football in Iceland.The season began on 2 May 2011 and concluded on 1 October 2011...

, they qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League
2012–13 UEFA Champions League
A total of 76 or 77 teams will participate in the 2012–13 Champions League, from 52 UEFA associations...

 and Þór will enter the first qualifying round of UEFA Europa League as losing cup finalists.

First round

The First Round consisted of 33 teams from the lower Icelandic levels and 5 clubs from the 2. deild karla
2. deild karla
2. deild karla is a football league in Iceland. It is the third division in the Icelandic football league system. Current champions are Tindastóll/Hvöt....

. The matches were played between 30 April and 4 May 2011.
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  • 1Original score 3–4. Later awarded 3–0.

Second round

The Second Round included the 19 winners from the previous round as well as 2 clubs from the lower Icelandic levels, 7 clubs from the 2. deild karla
2. deild karla
2. deild karla is a football league in Iceland. It is the third division in the Icelandic football league system. Current champions are Tindastóll/Hvöt....

 and all 12 clubs from the 1. deild karla
1. deild karla
1. deild karla is a football league in Iceland. It is the second division in the Icelandic football league system. The league was founded in 1955 and current champions are ÍA....

. The matches were played on 8, 9 and 18 May 2011.
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Third round

The Third round included the 20 winners from the previous round and the 12 clubs from the Úrvalsdeild. These matches were played between 24 and 26 May 2011.
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Fourth round

This round consisted of the 16 winners of the previous round. These matches were played on 20, 21 and 23 June 2011.
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Quarter-finals

This round consisted of the 8 winners of the previous round. These matches were played on 2 and 3 July 2011.
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Semi-finals

The semi-final matches involve the four winners from the previous quarter-final round on 28 July 2011.
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Final

The final took place at Laugardalsvöllur
Laugardalsvöllur
Laugardalsvöllur is the national stadium of Iceland. It is located in Reykjavík, and seats 9,800 individuals, another 5,627 people can be seated on concrete benches, but due to FIFA restrictions they are rarely used.-Overview:...

 on 13 August 2011 and was contested between the winners of the previous semi-final matches.

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