2015 Svenska Cupen Final

The 2015 Svenska Cupen final was played on 17 May 2015. The match was played on Gamla Ullevi, the home ground of IFK Göteborg. It was the first time since 2011 that one of the final teams had a home ground instead of playing it on the national stadium Friends Arena in Solna.[2] It was the first time since 2000 that the final was played in Gothenburg and for the first time ever it was played on Gamla Ullevi. The final were the culmination of the 2014–15 Svenska Cupen.[3] Allsvenskan clubs IFK Göteborg and Örebro SK contested the 2015 final. In Sweden the match was televised live on SVT.

2015 Svenska Cupen Final
Event2014–15 Svenska Cupen
IFK Göteborg Örebro SK
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Date17 May 2015
VenueGamla Ullevi, Gothenburg
RefereeMartin Strömbergsson (Gävle)
Attendance16,761
WeatherCloudy
11 °C (52 °F)
61% humidity[1]

IFK Göteborg won their seventh Svenska Cupen title after defeating Örebro SK 2–1.

Route to the final
Further information: 2014–15 Svenska Cupen

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

IFK Göteborg Round Örebro SK
Opponent Result Qualifying stage Opponent Result
Assyriska Turabdin IK 5–0 (A) Round 2 Eskilstuna City 2–0 (A)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
FC Trollhättan 2–2 (A) Matchday 1 Varbergs BoIS 3–3 (H)
Myresjö/Vetlanda FK 6–0 (A) Matchday 2 Dalkurd FF 1–0 (A)
Ljungskile SK 5–0 (H) Matchday 3 Gefle IF 2–1 (H)
Group 2 winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 IFK Göteborg 3 7
2 FC Trollhättan 3 5
3 Ljungskile SK 3 4
4 Myresjö/Vetlanda FK 3 0
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
 Final standings Group 6 winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Örebro SK 3 7
2 Gefle IF 3 6
3 Varbergs BoIS 3 4
4 Dalkurd FF 3 0
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
Helsingborgs IF 2–0 (H) Quarter-finals Malmö FF 1–0 (A)
BK Häcken 3–1 (H) Semi-finals IF Elfsborg 2–0 (H)

Match

Details
IFK Göteborg2–1Örebro SK
Vibe  67'
Rieks  77'		 Report Nkili  23'
Attendance: 16,761
IFK Göteborg
Örebro SK
GK1 John Alvbåge
RB2 Emil Salomonsson
CB30 Mattias Bjärsmyr (c)
CB28 Thomas Rogne
LB4 Haitam Aleesami
RM9 Jakob Ankersen 82'
CM13 Gustav Svensson
CM6 Sebastian Eriksson
LM8 Søren Rieks
FW16 Mikael Boman 69'
FW29 Lasse Vibe
Substitutes:
GK12 Marcus Sandberg
DF3 Heath Pearce
MF11 Martin Smedberg-Dalence
DF14 Hjálmar Jónsson
FW15 Thomas Mikkelsen
FW19 Gustav Engvall 69'
DF24 Tom Pettersson 82'
Manager:
Jörgen Lennartsson
GK1 Oscar Jansson
RB12 Daniel Björnquist
CB5 Erik Moberg
CB27 Eiður Sigurbjörnsson
LB2 Patrik Haginge
RM9 Ahmed Yasin
CM3 Ayanda Nkili 72' 79'
CM6 Robert Åhman Persson (c)
LM90 Daniel Gustavsson 82'
FW17 Karl Holmberg 79'
FW25 Nordin Gerzić
Substitutes:
GK33 Karl Westdahl
DF4 Logi Valgarðsson
FW7 Michael Seaton 82'
FW11 Marcus Pode 79'
MF16 Daniel Nordmark 79'
DF21 Christoffer Wiktorsson
DF23 Samuel Mensah
Manager:
Alexander Axén

Assistant referees:
Daniel Gustavsson (Mantorp)
Joakim Flink (Karlskrona)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Al-Hakim (Köping)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics
Overall[4] IFK Göteborg Örebro SK
Goals scored 21
Total shots 176
Shots on target 82
Ball possession 55%45%
Corner kicks 94
Fouls committed 515
Offsides 01
Yellow cards 01
Red cards 00

See also

References
  1. "Vädret i Göteborg". smhi.se (in Swedish). SMHI. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  2. "Friends överges som cupfinalarena – nu kommer kritik mot förbundet". fotbolldirekt.se (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. "Föreskrifter för Svenska Cupen, herrar, 2014/2015" (PDF) (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. "Livescore – IFK Göteborg 2–1 Örebro SK". SvFF. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
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