2017 Svenska Cupen Final

The 2017 Svenska Cupen final was played on 13 April 2017.[1] The match was played at Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund, the home ground of Östersunds FK, determined in a draw on 19 March 2017 after the semi-finals. [2]

2017 Svenska Cupen Final
Event2016–17 Svenska Cupen
Östersunds FK IFK Norrköping
4 1
Date13 April 2017
VenueJämtkraft Arena, Östersund
RefereeMohammed Al-Hakim
Attendance8,369

The Allsvenskan clubs Östersunds FK and IFK Norrköping contested the final, with the winner earning a place in the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. Östersunds FK played their first ever Svenska Cupen final. IFK Norrköping played their first final since 1994 and their 11th in total. Östersunds FK won their first Svenska Cupen title after defeating IFK Norrköping 4–1. This was the first time a Svenska Cupen final was played on artificial turf.

Route to the final
Further information: 2016–17 Svenska Cupen

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

Östersunds FK Round IFK Norrköping
Opponent Result Initial rounds Opponent Result
Sollentuna FF 2–0 (A) Second round Västerås SK 4–0 (A)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Varbergs BoIS 2–1 (H) Matchday 1 Örgryte IS 1–1 (H)
Nyköpings BIS 5–1 (A) Matchday 2 Vänersborgs FK 2–2 (A)
Hammarby IF 1–0 (H) Matchday 3 Halmstads BK 7–0 (H)
Group 7 winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Östersunds FK 3 9
2 Hammarby IF 3 4
3 Varbergs BoIS 3 2
4 Nyköpings BIS 3 1
Source: Swedish Football Association
 Final standings Group 2 winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 IFK Norrköping 3 5
2 Vänersborgs FK 3 5
3 Halmstads BK 3 4
4 Örgryte IS 3 1
Source: Swedish Football Association
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
Trelleborgs FF 4–1 (H) Quarter-finals IFK Göteborg 2–1 (A)
BK Häcken 3–1 (A) Semi-finals IF Brommapojkarna 4–0 (H)

Match

Details
Östersunds FK4–1IFK Norrköping
Mensiro  9'
Aiesh  18'
Gero  83'
Ghoddos  86'		 Report Wahlqvist  54'
Attendance: 8,369
Östersunds FK
IFK Norrköping
GK1 Aly Keita
RB23 Samuel Mensiro 9'
CB6 Doug Bergqvist
CB2 Tom Pettersson
LB19 Dennis Widgren
RM10 Hosam Aiesh 18' 66'
CM17 Curtis Edwards
CM22 Brwa Nouri (c)
LM12 Ken Sema
CF93 Saman Ghoddos 86' 90'
CF9 Alhaji Gero 83'  83' 90+2'
Substitutes:
GK18 Andreas Andersson
DF4 Sotirios Papagiannopoulos 66'
DF14 Bobo Sollander
DF15 Tim Björkström 90'
MF5 Darijan Bojanić
MF8 Jamie Hopcutt 90+2'
MF11 Johan Bertilsson
Manager:
Graham Potter
GK31 Michael Langer
RB6 Linus Wahlqvist 54'  34'
CB4 Andreas Johansson (c)
CB14 Eric Smith
LB11 Christopher Telo
RM8 Nicklas Bärkroth
CM25 Filip Dagerstål 79'
CM20 Daniel Sjölund
LM23 Niclas Eliasson 75'
CF17 Karl Holmberg 45'
CF19 Sebastian Andersson
Substitutes:
GK29 Julius Lindgren
DF13 Alfons Sampsted
DF15 Marcus Falk-Olander
DF21 Andreas Hadenius 79'
DF30 Nikola Tkalčić
MF16 Pontus Almqvist
MF18 Guðmundur Þórarinsson 75'
Manager:
Jens Gustafsson

Assistant referees:
Fredrik Nilsson (Svalöv)
Magnus Sjöblom (Asmundtorp)
Fourth official:
Johan Krantz (Uppsala)

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. https://svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/svenska-cupen-herrar/slutspel/
  2. http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/norrkoping-klart-for-final-i-svenska-cupen/ (in Swedish)
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