Danish Cup Explained

Current:2024–25 Danish Cup
Number Of Teams:108
Qualifier For:UEFA Europa League
Current Champions:Silkeborg IF (2nd title)
Most Successful Club:F.C. Copenhagen
AGF (9 titles)
Broadcasters:DR
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The Danish Cup (Danish: Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955.

The winner will qualify for the UEFA Europa League tournament the following year, where they (as of the 2009–10 season) will enter in the third qualifying round.

The final traditionally takes place on Kristi Himmelfarts Dag (The Ascension) and it is always played in the Danish national stadium Parken. However in the 1991 and 1992 seasons the final had been rescheduled to Odense Stadion and Århus Stadion respectively due to the renovation of Parken. Furthermore, in 2011, because Ascension Thursday fell on 2 June and an international match date was already allotted for this date, the Danish Cup final was played two weeks earlier on 22 May, which coincided with the annual Copenhagen Marathon.

The clubs with the most finals appearances is FCK and AaB with 13 finals each, having won 9 and 3 respectively.

Attention has been brought to the fact that the final on most occasions unpractically is played before the last rounds of the league, which can open up for speculation in the benefit of losing league games at the end of the season especially for the cup runner-up if the winner is heading for the league championship. Recently former AaB player David Nielsen claimed in his autobiography that after losing the cup final in 2004 to FC Copenhagen, he deliberately missed opportunities to score against them when AaB and FC Copenhagen met in the final league match because FCK would win the championship (and thereby the double) and land AaB in the UEFA Cup as losing cup finalists.

Format

Each club may only have one team in the tournament (their first team). If a match (except one of the two-legged semifinals, except if the 2nd match's result gives an aggregate tie, including the away goals rule) ends in a tie, two fifteen-minute extra time periods will be played, with penalty kicks if the tie remains after the extra time.

The participants

The teams are not seeded, but the lowest placed team from the previous season will always get the home pitch advantage.

Until 2005–06

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From 2006–07

– and so on until the finals.

From 2021–22

– and so on until the finals.

Finals

SeasonFinal
Winner (title no.)ScoreRunner-upMan of the Match (Pokalfighter)StadiumAttendance
Landspokalturneringen
1954–55AGF4 – 0Aalborg ChangAage Rou Jensen, AGFIdrætsparken10,300
1955–56Frem1 – 0ABBent Jørgensen, FremIdrætsparken23,000
1956–57AGF (2)2 – 0Esbjerg fBJohn Amdisen, AGFIdrætsparken25,800
1957–58Vejle3 – 2KBKnud Herbert Sørensen, VejleIdrætsparken28,600
1958–59Vejle (2)1 – 1 (a.e.t.)AGFErling Sørensen, VejleIdrætsparken33,000
Replay: 1 – 0Idrætsparken17,700
1959–60AGF (3)2 – 0Frem SakskøbingVagn Hansen, Frem SakskøbingIdrætsparken17,500
1960–61AGF (4)2 – 0KBJohn Amdisen, AGFIdrætsparken33,500
1961–62B 19091 – 0Esbjerg fBBruno Eliasen, B 1909Idrætsparken18,000
1962–63B 19132 – 1KøgeHans Andersen, KøgeIdrætsparken10,900
1963–64Esbjerg fB2 – 1Odense KFUMCarl Bertelsen, Esbjerg fBIdrætsparken24,500
1964–65AGF (5)1 – 0KBFrank Johansen, KBIdrætsparken18,600
1965–66AaB3 – 1 (a.e.t.)KBLeif Skov, AaBIdrætsparken18,600
1966–67Randers Freja1 – 0AaBJørgen Rasmussen, Randers FrejaIdrætsparken13,700
1967–68Randers Freja (2)3 – 1VejlePer Gaardsøe, Randers FrejaIdrætsparken15,200
1968–69KB3 – 0FremFlemming Pedersen, KBIdrætsparken18,500
1969–70AaB (2)2 – 1LyngbyCarsten Aagaard, LyngbyIdrætsparken18,200
1970–71B 1909 (2)1 – 0FremArno Hansen, B 1909Idrætsparken23,700
1971–72Vejle (3)2 – 0Fremad AmagerTonny Hartvig Nielsen, Fremad AmagerIdrætsparken20,200
1972–73Randers Freja (3)2 – 0B 1901Helge Vonsyld, Randers FrejaIdrætsparken21,800
1973–74Vanløse IF[1] 5 – 2OBPer Bartram, OBIdrætsparken20,000
1974–75Vejle (4)1 – 0Holbæk B&INiels Tune, Holbæk B&IIdrætsparken26,300
1975–76Esbjerg fB (2)2 – 1Holbæk B&IJens Jørn Bertelsen, Esbjerg fBIdrætsparken23,500
1976–77Vejle (5)2 – 1B 1909Henning Andersen, B 1909Idrætsparken13,100
1977–78Frem (2)1 – 1 (a.e.t.)Esbjerg fBErik Jespersen, Esbjerg fBIdrætsparken12,700
Replay: 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)Idrætsparken1,800
Replay: 1 – 1 (a.e.t.,)Idrætsparken2,300
1978–79B 19031 – 0KøgePeter Poulsen, KøgeIdrætsparken9,800
1979–80Hvidovre IF5 – 3LyngbyMichael Christensen, Hvidovre IFIdrætsparken23,500
1980–81Vejle (6)2 – 1FremPoul Erik Østergaard, VejleIdrætsparken17,500
1981–82B 933 – 3 (a.e.t.)B 1903Ole Pedersen, B 93Idrætsparken7,600
Replay: 1 – 0Idrætsparken5,300
1982–83OB3 – 0B 1901Morten Donnerup, OBIdrætsparken7,700
1983–84Lyngby2 – 1KBBo Fosgaard, KBIdrætsparken25,800
1984–85Lyngby (2)3 – 2Esbjerg fBHenrik Nielsen, Esbjerg fBIdrætsparken9,200
1985–86B 1903 (2)2 – 1Ikast fSSigurd Kristensen, Ikast fSIdrætsparken5,600
1986–87AGF (6)3 – 0AaBKarsten Christensen, AGFIdrætsparken6,300
1987–88AGF (7)2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Brøndby IFTroels Rasmussen, AGFIdrætsparken20,000
1988–89Brøndby IF6 – 3 (a.e.t.)Ikast fSKlaus Granlund, Ikast fSIdrætsparken11,600
Giro Cup
1989–90Lyngby (3)0 – 0 (a.e.t.)AGFHenrik Larsen, LyngbyIdrætsparken8,600
Replay: 6 – 1Idrætsparken2,000
1990–91OB (2)0 – 0 (a.e.t.)AaBKeld Bordinggaard, OBOdense Stadion13,212
Replay: 0 – 0 (a.e.t.,)Odense Stadion4,554
1991–92AGF (8)3 – 0B 1903Bo Harder, AGFAarhus Idrætspark20,000
1992–93OB (3)2 – 0AaBSøren Thorst, AaBParken9,023
1993–94Brøndby IF (2)0 – 0 (a.e.t.,)Næstved IFJørgen Juul Jensen, Næstved IFParken27,069
1994–95F.C. Copenhagen5 – 0ABCarsten V. Jensen, F.C. CopenhagenParken20,536
1995–96AGF (9)2 – 0Brøndby IFStig Tøfting, AGFParken36,103
Compaq Cup
1996–97F.C. Copenhagen (2)2 – 0Ikast fSLars "Mini" Hansen, Ikast fSParken17,368
1997–98Brøndby IF (3)4 – 1F.C. CopenhagenJohn "Faxe" Jensen, Brøndby IFParken41,044
1998–99AB2 – 1AaBRené Henriksen, ABParken25,113
DONG Cup
1999–2000Viborg1 – 0AaBArek Onyszko, Viborg FFParken18,098
2000–01Silkeborg IF4 – 1ABJan Michaelsen, ABParken14,743
2001–02OB (4)2 – 1F.C. CopenhagenLars Jacobsen, OBParken28,481
2002–03Brøndby IF (4)3 – 0FC MidtjyllandKasper Dalgas, Brøndby IFParken32,660
2003–04F.C. Copenhagen (3)1 – 0AaBHjalte Bo Nørregaard, F.C. CopenhagenParken38,095
Landspokalturneringen
2004–05Brøndby IF (5)3 – 2 (a.e.t.)FC MidtjyllandJohan Elmander, Brøndby IFParken35,716
2005–06Randers FC1 – 0 (a.e.t.)Esbjerg fBCarsten Fredgaard, Randers FCParken23,825
2006–07OB (5)2 – 1F.C. CopenhagenJohan Absalonsen, OBParken30,013
2007–08Brøndby IF (6)3 – 2Esbjerg fBSamuel Holmén, Brøndby IFParken33,154
Ekstra Bladet Cup
2008–09F.C. Copenhagen (4)1 – 0AaBThomas Augustinussen, AaBParken29,249
2009–10FC Nordsjælland2 – 0 (a.e.t.)FC MidtjyllandNicolai Stokholm, FC NordsjællandParken18,856
2010–11FC Nordsjælland (2)3 – 2FC MidtjyllandMikkel Thygesen, FC MidtjyllandParken14,646
DBU Pokalen
2011–12F.C. Copenhagen (5)1 – 0AC HorsensBryan Oviedo, FC CopenhagenParken21,963
2012–13Esbjerg fB (3)1 – 0Randers FCMagnus Lekven, Esbjerg fBParken26,194
2013–14AaB (3)4 – 2F.C. CopenhagenRasmus Thelander, AaBParken27,824
2014–15F.C. Copenhagen (6)3 – 2 (a.e.t.)FC VestsjællandThomas Delaney, F.C. CopenhagenParken24,095
2015–16F.C. Copenhagen (7)2 – 1AGFWilliam Kvist, F.C. CopenhagenParken35,828
2016–17F.C. Copenhagen (8)3 – 1Brøndby IFStephan Andersen, F.C. CopenhagenParken32,140
2017–18Brøndby IF (7)3 – 1Silkeborg IFSimon Jakobsen, Silkeborg IFParken31,027
Sydbank Pokalen
2018–19FC Midtjylland1 – 1 (a.e.t., 4 – 3 pen.)Brøndby IFGustav Wikheim, FC MidtjyllandParken31,430
2019–20SønderjyskE2 – 0AaBAnders K. Jacobsen, SønderjyskEEsbjerg Stadion1,750[2]
2020–21Randers FC (2)4 – 0SønderjyskEMathias Greve, Randers FCAarhus Idrætspark7,981
2021–22FC Midtjylland (2)0 – 0 (a.e.t., 4 – 3 pen.)OBAyo Simon Okosun, OBBrøndby Stadion23,328
Pokalen
2022–23F.C. Copenhagen (9)1 – 0AaBLucas Andersen, AaBParken34,937
Oddset Pokalen
2023–24Silkeborg IF (2)1 – 0AGFStefán Teitur Þórðarson, Silkeborg IF[3] Parken36,300

Results by team

TeamTitlesRunners-up
F.C. Copenhagen91995, 1997, 2004, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 202341998, 2002, 2007, 2014
AGF91955, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1987, 1988, 1992, 199641959, 1990, 2016, 2024
Brøndby IF71989, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2008, 201841988, 1996, 2017, 2019
Vejle61958, 1959, 1972, 1975, 1977, 198111968
OB51983, 1991, 1993, 2002, 200721974, 2022
AaB31966, 1970, 2014101967, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2020, 2023
Esbjerg fB31964, 1976, 201361957, 1962, 1978, 1985, 2006, 2008
Lyngby31984, 1985, 199021970, 1980
Randers Freja31967, 1968, 19730
FC Midtjylland22019, 202242003, 2005, 2010, 2011
Frem21956, 197831969, 1971, 1981
B 190321979, 198621982, 1992
Silkeborg IF22001, 202412018
Randers FC22006, 202112013
B 190921962, 197111977
FC Nordsjælland22010, 20110
KB1196951958, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1984
AB1199931956, 1995, 2001
SønderjyskE1202012021
Viborg120000
B 93119820
Hvidovre IF119800
Vanløse IF119740
B 1913119630
Ikast fS031986, 1989, 1997
B 1901021973, 1983
Køge BK021963, 1979
Holbæk B&I021975, 1976
FC Vestsjælland012015
AC Horsens012012
Næstved IF011994
Fremad Amager011972
Odense KFUM011964
Frem Sakskøbing011960
Aalborg Chang011955

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Notes and References

  1. Vanløse played in tier 2 at the time.
  2. Played in front of a limited number of spectators because of governmental restrictions owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. News: Silkeborg-profil er årets pokalfighter . 9 May 2024 . Tipsbladet.dk . 9 May 2024 . da.

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