2020–21 Svenska Cupen Damer Explained

Svenska Cupen Damer
Year:2020–21
Dates:27 June 2020 – 13 May 2021
Num Teams:78
Matches:89
Goals:341
Champions:BK Häcken
Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2021–22
Updated:13 May 2021

The 2020–21 Svenska Cupen Damer was the 38th edition of the women's association football main cup competition in Sweden.[1] BK Häcken won the competition after defeating Eskilstuna 3–0 at the final.

Format

The format for this season changed a bit, 52 teams from the Division 1 and below entered the first round via their districts instead of 80. The winners will then join the Elitettan teams at the second round, while the Damallsvenskan teams join at the third round.

The qualification round starts from June and ends in February, after which the last 16 clubs would be grouped into 4 groups of 4 teams each.

Calendar

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

Round Date(s) Number of fixtures width=100 Clubs
Qualification round
27 June – 12 August 2020 26 52 → 26
26 August – 9 September 2020 20 40 → 20
30 September 2020 – 28 February 2021 16 32 → 16
Group stage
Matchday 1 13 & 14 March 2021 8 16 → 4
Matchday 2 19 – 21 March 20218
Matchday 3 27 March 20218
Knockout stage
3 & 4 April 2021 2 4 → 2
Final13 May 2021 1 2 → 1

Qualification round

First round

52 teams from the Division 1 and lower entered this round via their districts qualifications. Matches were played between 27 June and 12 August 2020.

|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|27 June 2020|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|26 July 2020|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|28 July 2020|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|1 August 2020|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|3 August 2020|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|4 August 2020|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|5 August 2020|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|11 August 2020|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|12 August 2020|}

Second round

The 26 winners from the first round plus the 14 Elitettan teams played in this round. Matches were played between 26 August and 9 September 2020.|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|26 August 2020|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|27 August 2020|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|1 September 2020|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|8 September 2020|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|9 September 2020|}

Third round

The 20 winners from the second round plus the 12 Damallsvenskan teams plays in this round. All matches are scheduled to take place between 30 September and 7 October 2020.|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|30 September 2020|-|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|6 October 2020|-|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|7 October 2020|-|-|colspan="3" style ="background-color:green3|19 November 2020|-|-|colspan="3" style ="background-color:green3|28 February 2021|-|}

Group stage

The last 16 teams were divided into 4 groups of 4 teams each. All matches were played in March 2021.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

Top scorers

Not including qualifying. Updated to matches played on 4 April 2021.

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Emilia LarssonHammarby6
2 Stina BlacksteniusBK Häcken5
3 Julia Zigiotti Olme4
4 Jelena ČankovićRosengård3
Henna HonkanenUmeå
Karin LundinÖrebro

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020/21 Svenska Cupen Damer. svenskfotboll.se. Swedish. 8 September 2020.