2018 Danish Cup Final

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2018 Danish Cup Final
Brondby IF 2018 Danish Cup File.jpg
Event2017–18 Danish Cup
Brøndby IF Silkeborg IF
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Date10 May 2018
VenueParken Stadium, Copenhagen
RefereeAnders Poulsen
Attendance31,027
WeatherClear
22 °C (72 °F)
68% humidity[1]
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The 2018 Danish Cup final was played on 10 May 2018 between Brøndby IF and Silkeborg IF at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, a neutral ground. The final was the culmination of the 2017–18 Danish Cup, the 64th season of the Danish Cup.

Brøndby IF won their seventh Danish Cup title after defeating Silkeborg IF 3–1, earning themselves a place in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

Teams[]

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Brøndby IF 9 (1989, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2017, 2018)
Silkeborg IF 2 (2001, 2018)

Venue[]

All Cup Finals except the 1991 final (Odense Stadium) and 1992 final (Aarhus Idrætspark) have been played in the Copenhagen Sports Park (1955-1990), or Parken Stadium (1993-present)

Background[]

The Superliga clubs Brøndby IF and Silkeborg IF contested the final, with the winner earning a place in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

Brøndby competed in its second consecutive final after losing to F.C. Copenhagen in 2017 and their eighth in total. Silkeborg IF made its first finals appearance since 2001 and their second overall. Both clubs lost in their previous final appearances. The two teams had never previously met in a Danish Cup final, and Brøndby has won both meetings during the regular season of the 2017-18 Danish Superliga.

Route to the final[]

Further information: 2017–18 Danish Cup

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

Brøndby IF Round Silkeborg IF
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Bye Second round Kjellerup IF 6–0 (A)
Ledøje-Smørum 5–1 (A) Third round HIK 2–2 (A)
(4–3 p)
F.C. Copenhagen 1–0 (A) Fourth round Lyngby BK 3–1 (H)
SønderjyskE 1–0 (A) Quarterfinals Randers FC 3–1 (H)
FC Midtjylland 3–1 (H) Semifinals FC Fredericia 1–0 (A)

Match[]

Details[]


Brøndby IF (1)3–1Silkeborg IF (1)
Röcker Goal 35'
Wilczek Goal 41', 91'		 Report Skhirtladze Goal 33'
Attendance: 31,027
Referee: Anders Poulsen
Brøndby IF
Silkeborg IF
GK 1 Denmark Frederik Rønnow
DF 3 Germany Anthony Jung
DF 4 Germany Benedikt Röcker
DF 6 Iceland Hjörtur Hermannsson
FW 9 Finland Teemu Pukki Substituted off 87'
MF 10 Germany Hany Mukhtar
MF 12 Sweden Simon Tibbling Substituted off 78'
DF 13 Sweden Johan Larsson (c)
MF 18 Kosovo Besar Halimi Substituted off 61'
MF 19 Denmark Christian Nørgaard
FW 20 Poland Kamil Wilczek
Substitutes:
MF 21 Denmark Lasse Vigen Christensen Substituted in 61'
MF 8 Denmark Kasper Fisker Substituted in 78' Yellow card 82'
DF 23 Finland Paulus Arajuuri Substituted in 87'
MF 14 Denmark Kevin Mensah
GK 16 Germany Benjamin Bellot
FW 17 Denmark Andreas Bruus
DF 27 Denmark Svenn Crone
Manager:
Germany Alexander Zorniger
GK 16 Denmark Peter Friis Jensen
DF 4 Denmark Simon Jakobsen
DF 6 Denmark Jens Martin Gammelby
DF 28 Denmark Tobias Salquist
DF 13 Denmark Mikkel Vendelbo Yellow card 13'
MF 17 Denmark Casper Sloth
MF 18 Ghana Ibrahim Moro Substituted off 61'
MF 93 Montenegro Vladimir Rodić
DF 15 Denmark Gustav Dahl Substituted off 68'
MF 19 Denmark Magnus Mattsson
MF 10 Georgia (country) Davit Skhirtladze Substituted off 78'
Substitutes:
FW 20 Denmark Marc Rochester Sørensen Substituted in 61'
MF 2 Denmark Sammy Skytte Substituted in 68'
FW 9 Sweden Gustaf Nilsson Substituted in 78'
MF 14 Denmark Dennis Flinta
DF 24 Denmark Jeppe Gertsen
GK 1 Denmark Thomas Nørgaard
MF 22 Namibia Valance Nambishi
Manager:
Denmark Peter Sørensen

Assistant referees:
Jesper Dahl
Victor Skytte

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. ^ "Weather History for Copenhagen, DK". wunderground.com. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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