2009–10 Danish Cup

2009–10 Danish Cup

DBU Pokalen (The DBU Cup)
Country	Denmark
Champions	FC Nordsjælland
Runners-up	FC Midtjylland
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The 2009–10 Danish Cup was the 56th season of the Danish football cup competition. For the second year, the sponsor of the competition was Ekstra Bladet, a daily newspaper, who signed a 3-year contract with the Danish Football Association (DBU) in 2008, making the official name Ekstra Bladet Cup 2009–10.^[1]

The competition opened on 8 August 2009 with the First Round and concluded in May 2010 with the Final, held at Parken Stadium.

First round[]

In this round entered 95 teams. Due to the odd number of clubs, one club, FC Fyn, received a bye to the Second Round. There were 47 matches in the First Round, taking place between 8–19 August 2009.

Second round[]

The clubs who placed 5–10 in the 2008–09 Superliga – Randers, AGF, AaB, Nordsjælland, Esbjerg, SønderjyskE – as well as the top two clubs from the 2008–09 First Division – Herfølge, who was merged with another club to form Køge for the 2009–10 season, and Silkeborg – received a bye into the second round.

Third round[]

The top four teams from the 2008–09 Superliga – Copenhagen, OB, Brøndby, and Midtjylland – received a bye into the third round.

Fourth round[]

The sixteen winners in Round 3 took part in Round 4. The draw occurred on September 25, 2009. The matches took place on October 28, 2009.^[2]

Quarter-finals[]

The draw for the Quarter-final round took place on 30 October 2009. Hobro IK from the Danish 2nd Division (3rd tier) is the lowest ranked team left at this stage.

Semi-finals[]

The sixth round, the semi-finals, are played as a two-legged tie. The legs were played on 21, 22, 28 and 29 April 2010.^[2]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Midtjylland	4–2	OB	2–0	2–2
Nordsjælland	4–0	Vejle	2–0	2–0

Final[]

The final was played on 13 May.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Official results at Danish FA official website