2017–18 Danish Cup Explained

Danish Cup
Year:2017–18
Other Titles:DBU Pokalen (The DBU Cup)
Country:Denmark
Num Teams:101
Champions:Brøndby
Runner-Up:Silkeborg IF
Continentalcup1:UEFA Europa League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Brøndby
Matches:101
Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19

The 2017–18 Danish Cup was the 64th season of the Danish Cup competition. Brøndby won the tournament, earning qualification into the third qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

Structure

In the first round, there will be 87 teams. 55 coming from the qualifiers among series teams in season 2016–17 with DBU Bornholm (1 team), DBU Funen (8 teams), DBU Jutland (20 teams) DBU Copenhagen (8 teams), DBU Lolland-Falster (3 teams) and DBU Zealand (15 teams). 22 teams from the 2016–17 2nd Divisions and 8 teams from the 2016–17 1st Division. The last two teams are the bottom two from the 2016–17 Superliga.

In the second round, there will be 52 teams. 43 of them are winners from the first round (plus one team who received a first-round bye) with 6 teams from the 2016–17 Superliga. The last teams are the top two from the 2016–17 1st Division.

In the third round, there will be 32 teams. 26 are winners from the second round. The last teams are the top six from the 2016–17 Superliga.

The remainder of the competition will be in a "knockout" format.

Participants

101 teams will compete for the Danish Cup. All teams from the top three divisions in 2016–17 are automatically entered while lower division teams play qualifying matches to enter the competition.[1]

ClubEntered inEliminated inEliminated by
2nd Round3rd RoundHolbæk B&I
2nd Round3rd RoundFC Fredericia
3rd RoundCHAMPION
2nd Round4th RoundAaB
3rd Round4th RoundBrøndby IF
3rd RoundSemi-FinalsBrøndby IF
3rd Round4th RoundHobro IK
2nd RoundQuarter-FinalsFC Midtjylland
3rd Round4th RoundSilkeborg IF
2nd Round4th RoundFC Midtjylland
2nd RoundQuarter-FinalsSilkeborg IF
2nd RoundFinalBrøndby
3rd RoundQuarter-FinalsBrøndby IF
2nd RoundQuarter-FinalsFC Fredericia
ClubEntered inEliminated inEliminated by
1st Round2nd RoundVendsyssel FF
1st Round1st RoundFC Fredericia
1st RoundSemi-finals
1st Round1st RoundNykøbing FC
1st Round3rd RoundOB
1st Round4th RoundFC Fredericia
1st Round2nd RoundHB Køge
1st Round3rd RoundF.C. Copenhagen
1st Round1st RoundHedensted IF
1st Round2nd RoundJammerbugt FC
1st Round3rd RoundSønderjyskE
1st Round2nd RoundAaB Fodbold
Club2017–18 LeagueEntered inEliminated inEliminated by
Group 11st Round2nd RoundSlagelse B&I
Group 21st Round1st RoundFremad Amager
Group 11st Round2nd RoundLedøje-Smørum
Group 11st Round2nd RoundNæstved BK
Group 21st Round2nd RoundOB
Group 31st Round2nd RoundVejgaard B
Group 11st Round1st RoundHvidøre IF
Group 21st Round3rd RoundFC Midtjylland
Group 21st Round3rd RoundSilkeborg IF
Group 11st Round3rd RoundFC Helsingør
Group 31st Round4th RoundSønderjyskE
Group 31st Round2nd RoundSilkeborg IF
Group 21st Round2nd RoundHobro IK
Group 21st Round1st RoundOtterup B&IK
Group 21st Round3rd RoundAaB
Group 21st Round2nd RoundVB 1968
Group 11st Round3rd RoundHB Køge
Group 31st Round1st RoundJammerbugt FC
Group 31st Round2nd RoundAGF
Group 31st Round2nd RoundHedensted IF
Club2017–18 LeagueEntered inEliminated inEliminated by
Funen Series 11st Round1st RoundVejle BK
Denmark Series1st Round2nd RoundHvidovre IF
Albani Series1st Round1st RoundVarde IF
Funen Series 11st Round1st RoundNæsby BK
Albani Series1st Round1st RoundFC Sydvest
Albani Series1st Round3rd RoundRanders FC
Denmark Series1st Round1st RoundDalum IF
Funen Series 11st Round1st RoundKolding IF
Club2017–18 LeagueEntered inEliminated inEliminated by
1st Round2nd RoundRanders FC
1st Round1st RoundVejgaard B
1st Round1st RoundAgerbæk/Starup
1st Round1st RoundAabyhøj
1st Round1st RoundBrabrand
1st Round1st RoundMiddelfart G&BK
1st Round1st RoundB1913
1st Round1st RoundRKG
1st Round3rd RoundLyngby
1st Round1st RoundKjellerup IF
1st Round1st RoundAarhus Fremad
1st Round1st RoundVSK Aarhus
1st Round1st RoundVendsyssel FF
1st Round2nd RoundSkive IK
1st Round2nd RoundFC Fredericia
1st Round1st RoundViborg FF
1st Round2nd RoundAC Horsens
1st Round1st RoundSkive IK
1st Round3rd RoundFC Nordsjælland
1st Round2nd RoundMiddelfart G&BK
Club2017–18 LeagueEntered inEliminated inEliminated by
CSC1st Round1st RoundSunred Beach FC
1st Round1st RoundVanløse IF
1st Round1st RoundLedøje-Smørum
1st Round2nd RoundFC Helsingør
1st Round1st RoundAB
1st Round2nd RoundOtterup B&IK
1st Round1st RoundBrønshøj BK
1st Round2nd RoundFremad Amager
Club2017–18 LeagueEntered inEliminated inEliminated by
1st Round1st RoundVB 1968
1st Round2nd RoundGreve Fodbold
1st Round1st RoundHolbæk B&I
Club2017–18 LeagueEntered inEliminated inEliminated by
1st Round1st RoundBallerup-Skovlunde
1st Round2nd RoundHolbæk B&I
1st Round2nd RoundHIK
1st Round1st RoundHIK
1st Round1st RoundHB Køge
1st Round1st RoundBK Frem Sakskøbing
1st Round4th RoundRanders FC
1st Round1st RoundSlagelse B&I
1st Round3rd RoundBrøndby IF
1st Round1st RoundFredensborg BI
1st Round1st RoundGreve
1st Round3rd RoundHobro IK
1st Round3rd RoundJammerbugt FC
1st Round1st RoundB93
1st Round1st RoundNæstved BK

First round

In the tournament's first round, the teams are divided into a Western and Eastern pool. The Western Pool features 47 participating teams, divided into two pools, Funen/Jutland (22 teams) and Jutland (25 teams). The Eastern Pool consists of 40 teams divided into two pools, Zealand/Lolland/Falster (18 teams) and Copenhagen/Bornholm (22 teams).

The draw was held on Monday, 26 June 2017 with matches played between 8 August and 10 August 2017.[2]

West, Jutland

Nørresundby BK received a bye in the first round.

East, Zealand/Lolland/Falster

Second round

For this round, the teams are divided into two equal groups, East and West. There were more West teams than East teams in the draw, so 5 Fynian teams were relocated to the East Pool – B1913, Dalum IF, OB, Næsby and Otterup. The draw was held on Friday, August 11, 2017 [3] and was organized so that clubs in the 2017–18 Superliga can not play each other.

West

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East

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Third round

In the third round, the top six teams from the 2016-17 Danish Superliga will enter the competition, joining the 26 winners from the second round matches. The 32-team draw for the third round will also be organized so that clubs in the 2017–18 Superliga can not play each other. Third Round matches will be played between September 19–21, 2017.

The draw was held on Monday, September 4, 2017.[4]

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Fourth round

The 16 winners from the third round will compete in matches to be played between October 24–26, 2017.

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Bracket

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final matches were played between 4–12 April 2018.

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Semi-finals

The two semifinal matches will be played between 24–26 April 2018.----

Final

See main article: 2018 Danish Cup final.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pokal 2017–18 Deltagere. www.Haslund.info. 25 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170815062243/http://www.haslund.info/10_danmark/pt/201718/delt.asp. 15 August 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: DBU Cup: Roskilde against Nykøbing in 1st Round. Danish Football Association. 27 June 2017. 9 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181109200236/https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2017/juni/lodtraekning_dbupokal_1r. dead.
  3. Web site: DBU Cup: Who Meets Who?. Danish Football Association. 11 August 2017. 11 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190111152550/https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2017/august/dbu_pokalen_hvem_moeder_hvem. dead.
  4. Web site: FCK Meets Skive in the DBU Cup's 3rd Round . 2017-09-12 . 2017-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170904213929/https://www.dbu.dk/Nyheder/2017/September/lodtraekning_dbu_pokalen_tredjerunde . dead .

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