2023–24 Svenska Cupen Explained

Svenska Cupen
Year:2023–24
Dates:23 May 2023 – 1 May 2024
Country:Sweden
Num Teams:96
Defending Champions:BK Häcken
Winners:Malmö FF
Second:Djurgårdens IF
Matches:64
Goals:220
Scoring Leader:Remo Gotfredsen Grgic (5)
Prev Season:2022–23
Next Season:2024–25
Updated:27 September 2023

The 2023–24 Svenska Cupen was the 68th season of the Svenska Cupen and the twelfth season with the current format. The winners qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League. A total of 96 clubs entered the competition, 64 teams from district sites and 32 from the Allsvenskan and the Superettan.[1]

Malmö FF won the cup on 1 May 2024, defeating Djurgårdens IF 4–1 on penalties in the final after a 1–1 draw. Since they qualified based on league position, the Europa League spot was passed to the second-placed team of the 2023 Allsvenskan.

Round dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows.

PhaseRoundMatch date
Initial roundsRound 123 May – 2 July 2023
Round 216 – 24 August 2023
Group stageMatchday 117 – 19 February 2024
Matchday 224 – 26 February 2024
Matchday 32 – 4 March 2024
Knockout stageQuarter-final9/10 March 2024
Semi-final16/17 March 2024
Final1 May 2024

Teams

Round Clubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Leagues participating in this round
96 64 0 64 Division 1 (18 teams)
Division 2 (28 teams)
Division 3 (10 teams)
Division 4 (7 teams)
Division 5 (1 team)
64 64 32 32 Allsvenskan (16 teams)
Superettan (16 teams)
Division 1 (13 teams)
Division 2 (11 teams)
Division 3 (5 teams)
Division 4 (3 teams)
32 32 32 0 Allsvenskan (16 teams)
Superettan (14 teams)
Division 1 (1 team)
Division 2 (1 team)

Round 1

64 clubs from the third tier or lower of the Swedish league system competed in this round.[2]

Matches

Round 2

64 clubs will compete in this round. The 32 winners from Round 1, 16 teams from the Allsvenskan and 16 teams from the Superettan[3]

Matches

Group stage

The 32 winners from Round 2 were divided into eight groups of four teams. The 16 highest ranked winners from the previous rounds were seeded to the top two positions in each group and the 16 remaining winners were unseeded in the draw. The ranking of the 16 seeded teams was decided by league position in the 2023 season. All teams in the group stage play each other once, the highest-ranked teams from the previous rounds and teams from tier three or lower play two home matches.

Qualified teams

Seeded:
Unseeded

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Knockout stage

The eight group winners from the group stage entered the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals. The top four group winners overall were seeded in the quarter-final draw, each facing one of the bottom four group winners (unseeded in the draw) at home.

Qualified teams

Final

See main article: 2024 Svenska Cupen final.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swedish Cup Men 2023–24 . The Swedish Football Association . sv.
  2. https://www.svenskfotboll.se/serier-cuper/spelprogram/111049/
  3. https://www.svenskfotboll.se/serier-cuper/spelprogram/111049/