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.
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
Phase | Round | Match date |
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Initial rounds | Round 1 | 23 May – 2 July 2023 |
Round 2 | 16 – 24 August 2023 | |
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 17 – 19 February 2024 |
Matchday 2 | 24 – 26 February 2024 | |
Matchday 3 | 2 – 4 March 2024 | |
Knockout stage | Quarter-final | 9/10 March 2024 |
Semi-final | 16/17 March 2024 | |
Final | 1 May 2024 |
Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues participating in this round | |
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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) |
64 clubs from the third tier or lower of the Swedish league system competed in this 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]
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.
See main article: 2024 Svenska Cupen final.