2018–19 Svenska Cupen

2018–19 Svenska Cupen
Country  Sweden
Dates 15 May 2018 – 11 May 2019
Teams 96 (competition proper)
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The 2018–19 Svenska Cupen is the 63rd season of the Svenska Cupen and the seventh season with the current format. The winners of the competition will secure a spot in the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, unless they had already qualified for European competition in the 2019–20 season, in which case the qualification spot will go to fourth-placed team of the 2018 Allsvenskan. A total of 96 clubs will enter the competition, 64 teams from district sites and 32 from the Allsvenskan and the Superettan.[1]

The first rounds will be played between 15 May and 4 July 2017. The first round draw was announced on 25 April 2018[2] Times up to 27 October 2018 and from 31 March 2019 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 28 October 2018 to 30 March 2019 are CET (UTC+1).

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows.

Phase Round Draw date and time Match date
Initial rounds Round 1 25 April 2018 15 May – 4 July 2018
Round 2 7 July 2018 21 – 23 August 2018
Group stage Matchday 1
Matchday 2
Matchday 3
Knockout stage Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

Teams

RoundClubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Leagues entering at this round
Round 19664262Division 1 (19 teams)
Division 2 (28 teams)
Division 3 (10 teams)
Division 4 (7 teams)
Round 264643232Allsvenskan
Superettan
Group stage323232nonenone
Quarter-finals888nonenone
Semi-finals444nonenone
Final222nonenone

Round 1

64 teams from the third tier or lower of the Swedish league system competed in this round.[3]

Round 2

64 teams will compete in this round. 32 winners from Round 1, and all 32 teams from the 2018 Allsvenskan and the 2018 Superettan. The draw was held on July 7, 2018 with games scheduled to be played on August 21–23, 2018.[4]

Group Stage

The 32 winners from round 2 will be divided into eight groups of four teams. The 16 highest ranked winners from the previous rounds will be seeded to the top two positions in each group and the 16 remaining winners will be unseeded in the draw. The ranking of the 16 seeded teams will be decided by league position in the 2018 season. All teams in the group stage will play each other once, the highest ranked teams from the previous rounds and teams from tier three or lower will have the right to play two home matches.

Qualified teams

References

  1. "Swedish Cup Men 2018-19" (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association.
  2. "Swedish Cup's First Round of 2018/19" (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association.
  3. "Match program - Swedish Cup OMG. 1-2, gentlemen".
  4. "Lottningen klar - vilka skräller?".
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