2018 Danish Cup Final

2018 Danish Cup Final
Event 2017–18 Danish Cup
Brøndby IF Silkeborg IF
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Date 10 May 2018
Venue Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Referee Anders Poulsen
Attendance 31,027
Weather Clear
22 °C (72 °F)
68% humidity[1]

The 2018 Danish Cup final was played on 10 May 2018 between Brøndby IF and Silkeborg IF at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, a neutral ground. The final was the culmination of the 2017–18 Danish Cup, the 64th season of the Danish Cup.

Brøndby IF won their seventh Danish Cup title after defeating Silkeborg IF 3–1, earning themselves a place in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

Teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Brøndby IF 9 (1989, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2017, 2018)
Silkeborg IF 2 (2001, 2018)

Venue

All Cup Finals except the 1991 final (Odense Stadium) and 1992 final (Aarhus Idrætspark) have been played in the Copenhagen Sports Park (1955-1990), or Parken Stadium (1993-present)

Background

The Superliga clubs Brøndby IF and Silkeborg IF contested the final, with the winner earning a place in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

Brøndby competed in its second consecutive final after losing to F.C. Copenhagen in 2017 and their eighth in total. Silkeborg IF made its first finals appearance since 2001 and their second overall. Both clubs lost in their previous final appearances. The two teams had never previously met in a Danish Cup final, and Brøndby has won both meetings during the regular season of the 2017-18 Danish Superliga.

Route to the final

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

Brøndby IF Round Silkeborg IF
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Bye Second round Kjellerup IF 6–0 (A)
Ledøje-Smørum 5–1 (A) Third round HIK 2–2 (A)
(4–3 p)
F.C. Copenhagen 1–0 (A) Fourth round Lyngby BK 3–1 (H)
SønderjyskE 1–0 (A) Quarterfinals Randers FC 3–1 (H)
FC Midtjylland 3–1 (H) Semifinals FC Fredericia 1–0 (A)

Match

Details

Brøndby IF (1) 3–1 Silkeborg IF (1)
Röcker  35'
Wilczek  41', 91'		 Report Skhirtladze  33'
Attendance: 31,027
Referee: Anders Poulsen


GK1Denmark Frederik Rønnow
DF3Germany Anthony Jung
DF4Germany Benedikt Röcker
DF6Iceland Hjörtur Hermannsson
FW9Finland Teemu Pukki 87'
MF10Germany Hany Mukhtar
MF12Sweden Simon Tibbling 78'
DF13Sweden Johan Larsson (c)
MF18Cyprus Besar Halimi 61'
MF19Denmark Christian Nørgaard
FW20Poland Kamil Wilczek
Substitutes:
MF21Denmark Lasse Vigen Christensen 61'
MF8Norway Kasper Fisker 78'Yellow card 82'
DF23Finland Paulus Arajuuri 87'
MF14Denmark Kevin Mensah
GK16Germany Benjamin Bellot
FW17Denmark Andreas Bruus
DF27Denmark Svenn Crone
Manager:
Germany Alexander Zorniger
GK16Denmark Peter Friis Jensen
DF4Denmark Simon Jakobsen
DF6Denmark Jens Martin Gammelby
DF28Denmark Tobias Salquist
DF13Denmark Mikkel VendelboYellow card 13'
MF17Denmark Casper Sloth
MF18Ghana Ibrahim Moro 61'
MF93Montenegro Vladimir Rodić
DF15Denmark Gustav Dahl 68'
MF19Denmark Magnus Mattsson
MF10Georgia (country) Davit Skhirtladze 78'
Substitutes:
FW20Denmark Marc Rochester Sørensen 61'
MF2Denmark Sammy Skytte 68'
FW9Sweden Gustaf Nilsson 78'
MF14Denmark Dennis Flinta
DF24Denmark Jeppe Gertsen
GK1Denmark Thomas Nørgaard
MF22Namibia Valance Nambishi
Manager:
Denmark Peter Sørensen

Assistant referees:
Jesper Dahl
Victor Skytte

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 three may be used.

References

  1. ↑ "Weather History for Copenhagen, DK". wunderground.com. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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