2013–14 Svenska Cupen

2013–14 Svenska Cupen

Country	Sweden
Dates	21 May 2013 – 18 May 2014
Teams	114 (including qualifying) 96 (competition proper)
Champions	IF Elfsborg (3rd title)
Runners-up	Helsingborgs IF
Matches played	119
Goals scored	398 (3.34 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	David Accam Simon Kroon Robin Söder (6 goals)[1]
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The 2013–14 Svenska Cupen was the 58th season of Svenska Cupen and the second season with the current format. The winners of the competition earned a place in the second qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. If they had already qualified for European competition, the qualification spot would have gone to another team, determined by a number of factors.

A total of 96 clubs entered the competition.^[2][3] The first round commenced on 21 May 2013 and the final was played on 18 May 2014 at Friends Arena in Solna.^[4][5] IFK Göteborg were the defending champions, having beaten Djurgårdens IF 3–1 on penalties after the match had finished 1–1 after extra time in last season's final. They were knocked out by Superettan newcomers IK Sirius in the quarter-finals.

IF Elfsborg won their third Svenska Cupen title on 18 May 2014 after defeating Helsingborgs IF 1–0.

European competition qualification[]

The winners of the 2013–14 Svenska Cupen will earn a place in the second qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. The qualification spot will be awarded to the runner-up in the competition if the winner is already qualified to the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2013 Allsvenskan. In this case the runner-up will go into the Europa League in the first qualifying round and the third placed team in Allsvenskan will go into the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round. If the winner or runner-up (in the previous mentioned situation) is already qualified for the first qualifying round of the Europa League by finishing as the third placed team in Allsvenskan, they will go into the second qualifying round and the fourth placed team in Allsvenskan will be awarded a qualifying spot for the first qualifying round.^[3]

Teams[]

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round
Qualifying Rounds	114	22	none	22	Division 1 (2 teams) Division 2 (4 teams) Division 3 (7 teams) Division 4 (6 teams) Division 6 (2 teams) Division 7 (1 team)
Round 1	96	64	4	60	Division 1 (18 teams) Division 2 (24 teams) Division 3 (9 teams) Division 4 (8 teams) Division 5 (1 team)
Round 2	64	64	32	32	Allsvenskan Superettan
Group stage	32	32	32	none	none
Quarter-finals	8	8	8	none	none
Semi-finals	4	4	4	none	none
Final	2	2	2	none	none

Qualifying rounds[]

The only three associations of the Swedish District Football Associations that had a qualifying tournament were Dalarnas FF, Hälsinglands FF and Örebro Läns FF, the other districts decided their teams by Distriktsmästerskap (District Championships) or by club ranking 2012.

Round 1[]

64 teams from the third tier and below of the Swedish league system competed in this round. The round started on 21 May 2013 and finished on 4 August.^[3] The number in brackets indicates what tier of Swedish football each team competed in during the 2013 season. Bunkeflo FF was the lowest-ranked team in this round, competing in Division 5, the seventh tier of Swedish football.

Round 2[]

All teams from the 2013 Allsvenskan and the 2013 Superettan entered in this round, 32 teams in total, where they were joined by the 32 winners from round 1. The 32 teams from Allsvenskan and Superettan were seeded and played against the 32 winners from round 1, the matches were played at the home venues for the unseeded teams.^[3] Ullareds IK was the lowest-ranked team in this round, competing in Division 4, the sixth tier of Swedish football.

Group stage[]

The 32 winners from round 2 were divided into eight groups of four teams. The 16 highest ranked winners from the previous rounds were seeded to the top two positions in each groups and the 16 remaining winners were unseeded in the draw. The ranking of the 16 seeded teams was decided by league position in the 2013 season. All teams in the group played each other once, the highest ranked teams from the previous rounds and lower tier teams had the right to play two home matches. The draw for the group stage was held on 13 November 2013.^[6] The group stage was played in March 2014.^[3] Carlstad United BK, Hudiksvalls FF, Rynninge IK, Sandvikens IF and Torslanda IK were the lowest-ranked teams in this round, all competing in Division 2, the fourth tier of Swedish football.

Tie-breaking criteria and key[]

If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings^[3]

1. superior goal difference
2. higher number of goals scored
3. result between the teams in question
4. higher league position in the 2013 season

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advanced to the Quarter-finals

Group 1[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		MFF	HAM	ÄFF	DEG
Malmö FF	3	3	0	0	13	3	+10	9			3–2		7–1
Hammarby IF	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4				0–0
Ängelholms FF	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4		0–3
Degerfors IF	3	0	0	3	2	13	−11	0			1–3	0–3

Group 2[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		IFKG	GIFS	HFF	IFKV
IFK Göteborg	3	3	0	0	16	2	+14	9			4–2		2–0
GIF Sundsvall	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4					0–0
Hudiksvalls FF	3	1	0	2	2	12	−10	3		0–10	0–2
IFK Värnamo	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1				0–2

Group 3[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		HIF	LSK	TIK	SFC
Helsingborgs IF	3	3	0	0	11	1	+10	9			1–0		5–1
Ljungskile SK	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4				2–0
Torslanda IK	3	1	0	2	1	7	−6	3		0–5			1–0
Syrianska FC	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1			1–1

Group 4[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		IFE	ÖIF	ÖFK	RIK
IF Elfsborg	3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	9			2–0	3–0
Östers IF	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	4				5–2
Östersunds FK	3	1	0	2	6	8	−2	3					4–0
Rynninge IK	3	0	1	2	1	10	−9	1		0–5	1–1

Group 5[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		IKS	DIF	HBK	AFF
IK Sirius	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9			2–1	2–1
Djurgårdens IF	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6				4–1	2–0
Halmstads BK	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3					2–0
Assyriska FF	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0		0–2

Group 6[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		BP	ÅFF	JSIF	CU
IF Brommapojkarna	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5	7				0–0
Åtvidabergs FF	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3	4		0–1		4–0
Jönköpings Södra IF	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4					4–0
Carlstad United	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	1		0–4	2–2

Group 7[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		GAIS	GIF	IFKN	AFCU
GAIS	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7					1–0
Gefle IF	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5		1–1
IFK Norrköping	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4		0–1	1–1
AFC United	3	0	0	3	0	4	−4	0			0–1	0–2

Group 8[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		BKH	MAIF	ÖIS	SIF
BK Häcken	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9			3–0	2–0
Mjällby AIF	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	6				2–0
Örgryte IS	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3					2–1
Sandvikens IF	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0		1–4	0–1

Knockout stage[]

Qualified teams[]

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	2	IFK Göteborg	3	3	0	0	16	2	+14	9	Seeded in Quarter-final draw
2	1	Malmö FF	3	3	0	0	13	3	+10	9
3	3	Helsingborgs IF	3	3	0	0	11	1	+10	9
4	4	IF Elfsborg	3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	9
5	8	BK Häcken	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9	Unseeded in Quarter-final draw
6	5	IK Sirius	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9
7	6	IF Brommapojkarna	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5	7
8	7	GAIS	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7

Bracket[]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	22 March – Malmö
	Malmö FF	2
					1 May – Malmö
	IF Brommapojkarna	0
					Malmö FF	0
	22 March – Helsingborg
					Helsingborgs IF	2
	Helsingborgs IF	2
									18 May – Solna
	GAIS	1
									Helsingborgs IF	0
	23 March – Gothenburg
									IF Elfsborg	1
	IFK Göteborg	0
					1 May – Uppsala
	IK Sirius	1
					IK Sirius	1
	23 March – Borås
					IF Elfsborg	4
	IF Elfsborg	1
	BK Häcken	0

Quarter-finals[]

The quarter-finals were played on 22 and 23 March 2014 and consisted of the eight teams that won their respective group in the previous round. The four best group winners were seeded and drawn against the remaining four group winners, with the seeded teams entitled to play the match at their home venue.^[3] The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2014.^[7] GAIS and IK Sirius were the lowest-ranked teams in this round, both competing in Superettan, the second tier of Swedish football.

Semi-finals[]

The semi-finals were played on 1 May 2014 and was contested by the four winners from the quarter-finals. The teams drawn first played home.^[3] The draw for the semi-finals took place on 25 March 2014.^[8] IK Sirius was the lowest-ranked team in this round, competing in Superettan, the second tier of Swedish football.

Final[]

The final was played on 18 May 2014 at Friends Arena, Solna.^[4] The home team was designated through a draw.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Official site (in Swedish)
• 2013–14 Svenska Cupen at Soccerway