2024 Danish Cup final explained

2024 Pokalen final
Event:2023–24 Danish Cup
Team1:Silkeborg
Team1score:1
Team2:AGF
Team2score:0
Date:9 May 2024
Stadium:Parken
City:Copenhagen
Man Of The Match1a:Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
Referee:Mikkel Redder
Weather:16°C, cloudy, 63% humidity, wind 19km/h
Previous:2023
Next:2025

The 2024 Danish Cup final was played on 9 May 2024 between Silkeborg and AGF at Parken, Copenhagen.[1] The final match was the culmination of the 2023–24 Danish Cup, the 70th season of the Pokalen.

Silkeborg appeared in just its 3rd cup final, 2001 being its lone championship. AGF is a 9-time Pokalen champion, its most recent title coming in 1996. Silkeborg prevailed and won its 2nd ever Pokalen title.

Teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Silkeborg2 (2001, 2018)
AGF12 (1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2016)

Venue

The final was played in Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, the 29th time Parken has hosted the Pokalen final.

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

SilkeborgRoundAGF
OpponentResultOpponentResult
ByeFirst roundBye
ByeSecond roundBye
Nykøbing FC0–1 (A)Third roundThisted FC1–3 (A)
Hvidovre IF1–5 (A)Round of 16Ishøj IF0–4 (A)
F.C. Copenhagen3–2 (agg.)
0–2 (A) / 1–2 (H)
Quarter-finalsBrøndby IF3–2 (agg.)
1–2 (A) / 2–0 (H)
FC Fredericia6–3 (agg.)
0–2 (A) / 6–1 (H)
Semi-finalsFC Nordsjælland4–2 (agg.)
2–3 (A) / 1–0 (H)

Match

Details

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GK 1 Nicolai Larsen
LB 2
CB 4
CB 25 Pontus Rödin
RB 5
MF 14
MF 8
MF 6
MF 21
MF 9
FW 23
Substitutes:
DF 24
DF 19
DF 29 Frederik Rieper
MF 41
MF 20 Mads Larsen
DF 3 Robin Østrøm
GK 16 Jacob Pryts
FW 17 Callum McCowatt
FW 7 Kasper Kusk
Coach:
Kent Nielsen
GK 1
RB 2
LB 3
CB 5
MF 6
MF 7
MF 19
MF 11 Gift Links
MF 8 Mikael Anderson
FW 9 Patrick Mortensen
FW 31
Substitutes:
MF 29
DF 40
FW 13
DF 4 Tobias Anker
MF 15
DF 26 Jacob Andersen
MF 23 Tobias Bach
MF 33 Luka Callø
GK 1 Jesper Hansen
Coach:
Uwe Rösler
Assistant referees

Lars Hummelgaard, Jesper Dahl
Fourth Official

Jacob Karlsen

Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.[2]

Broadcast

The game was broadcast on DR1, Denmark's national broadcaster, like previous years, as well as Viaplay, who becomes the exclusive broadcaster from 2024–25.[3] Viaplay aired an alternate broadcast of the Final known as "Manager Mode", with presentations similar to football videogames like EA Sports FC.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pokal Final 2024. 11 April 2024. DBU.dk.
  2. Web site: Tournament Rules. 1 June 2020. DBU.dk.
  3. News: Roy . Akash . Viaplay secure exclusive rights to Danish Pokalen . 10 May 2024 . sporticos.com . 27 March 2024.
  4. News: Byfield . Chris . Danish Cup final broadcast in revolutionary 'Manager Mode' which will change how we watch football forever . 10 May 2024 . SPORTbible . 10 May 2024.