2018 Svenska Cupen Final

The 2018 Svenska Cupen final was played on 10 May 2018 between Djurgårdens IF and Malmö FF at Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, the home ground of Djurgårdens IF, determined in a draw on 21 March 2018 after the semi-finals.[2] The final was the culmination of the 2017–18 Svenska Cupen, the 62nd season of Svenska Cupen and the sixth season with the current format.

2018 Svenska Cupen Final
Event2017–18 Svenska Cupen
Djurgårdens IF Malmö FF
3 0
Date10 May 2018
VenueTele2 Arena, Stockholm
RefereeBojan Pandžić
Attendance25,123
WeatherClear
17 °C (63 °F)
48% humidity[1]

Djurgården won their fifth Svenska Cupen title after defeating Malmö 3–0, earning themselves a place in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

Teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Djurgårdens IF 8 (1951, 1975, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2013)
Malmö FF 18 (1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1953, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1996, 2016)

Venue

Since the 2014–15 season, the venue for the Svenska Cupen final is decided in a draw between the two finalists. The draw for the final was held on 21 March 2018 at the annual pre-season kick-off meeting in Stockholm and decided that the final would be played at Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, the home venue of Djurgårdens IF. This was the first cup final to be hosted at the venue and the second consecutive final to be played on artificial turf.

Background

The Allsvenskan clubs Djurgårdens IF and Malmö FF contested the final, with the winner earning a place in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. Since Malmö were qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League and Djurgården were qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League through their positions in the 2017 Allsvenskan, Sweden's fourth European place was given to BK Häcken as the 4th team of the 2017 Allsvenskan. Djurgården was given a place in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League since they won the final.

Djurgården played their first final since 2013 and their ninth in total. Malmö played their first final since 2016 and their 19th in total. Both clubs lost in their previous final appearances. Having met in 1951, 1975, and 1989, this was the fourth final to contest the two clubs. Malmö had won all of the prior meetings in the final of the competition. The 1989 final was notably the last time Malmö won the competition, Djurgården had last won a cup title in 2005. The clubs faced each other twice in Allsvenskan prior to the cup final, at Tele2 Arena on 18 April where Djurgården won 3–0, and at Stadion on 3 May where Malmö won 1–0.

Route to the final
Further information: 2017–18 Svenska Cupen

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

Djurgårdens IF Round Malmö FF
Opponent Result Initial rounds Opponent Result
Gamla Upsala SK 4–1 (A) Second round FC Trollhättan 4–1 (A)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Degerfors IF 6–0 (H) Matchday 1 Dalkurd FF 1–0 (H)
IK Frej 1–0 (A) Matchday 2 Gefle IF 3–0 (A)
Jönköpings Södra IF 1–0 (H) Matchday 3 IF Brommapojkarna 3–1 (H)
Group 3 winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Djurgårdens IF 3 9
2 Degerfors IF 3 4
3 IK Frej Täby 3 3
4 Jönköpings Södra IF 3 1
Source: Swedish Football Association
 Final standings Group 1 winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Malmö FF 3 9
2 IF Brommapojkarna 3 6
3 Dalkurd FF 3 1
4 Gefle IF 3 1
Source: Swedish Football Association
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
BK Häcken 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals IFK Göteborg 1–0 (H)
AIK 2–0 (A) Semi-finals Östersunds FK 1–0 (A)

Match

Details
Djurgårdens IF3–0Malmö FF
Une Larsson  17'
Mrabti  47'
Ring  81'		 Report
Attendance: 25,123
Djurgårdens IF
Malmö FF
GK1 Andreas Isaksson
RB4 Jacob Une Larsson
CB3 Marcus Danielsson
CB13 Jonas Olsson (c)
LB22 Felix Beijmo 81'
RM11 Jonathan Ring
CM23 Fredrik Ulvestad
CM6 Jesper Karlström 37'
LM9 Haris Radetinac 78'
FW24 Tino Kadewere 90'
FW10 Kerim Mrabti 24' 70'
Substitutes:
GK30 Tommi Vaiho
DF5 Niklas Gunnarsson 81'
MF7 Dženis Kozica 70'
MF8 Kevin Walker 78'
MF18 Edward Chilufya
FW19 Yura Movsisyan
FW20 Aliou Badji
Manager:
Özcan Melkemichel
GK27 Johan Dahlin
RB2 Eric Larsson 78' 79'
CB24 Lasse Nielsen 90'
CB17 Rasmus Bengtsson
LB4 Behrang Safari 14'
RM8 Arnór Ingvi Traustason 37'
CM6 Oscar Lewicki
CM7 Fouad Bachirou
LM5 Søren Rieks 31' 69'
FW9 Markus Rosenberg (c)
FW10 Carlos Strandberg
Substitutes:
GK29 Fredrik Andersson
DF3 Egzon Binaku 14'
FW11 Alexander Jeremejeff 79'
MF20 Bonke Innocent
MF22 Isak Ssewankambo
DF31 Franz Brorsson
MF32 Mattias Svanberg 71' 69'
Manager:
Magnus Pehrsson

Assistant referees:
Daniel Wärnmark
Stefan Hallberg
Fourth official:
Glenn Nyberg

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. "Vädret torsdag 10 maj 2018, kl 15:00". rl.se (in Swedish). 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  2. "Finallottningen klar – Djurgården spelar hemma – Allsvenskan.se". www.allsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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