2019 Danish Cup Final

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2019 Danish Cup Final
Event2018–19 Danish Cup
FC Midtjylland Brøndby IF
1 1
Midtjylland won 4–3 on penalties
Date17 May 2019
VenueParken Stadium, Copenhagen
Man of the MatchGustav Wikheim (Midtjylland)
RefereePeter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
Attendance31,340
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The 2019 Danish Cup final was played on 17 May 2019 between FC Midtjylland and Brøndby IF at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, a neutral ground. The final is the culmination of the 2018–19 Danish Cup, the 65th season of the Danish Cup.

Brøndby IF appeared in their 10th Danish Cup final (third consecutive) and were the defending title-holders. FC Midtjylland had never won a Danish Cup title before the match, being four times the runners-up. The winner of the final earned themselves a place in at least the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.

FC Midtjylland won the final after a penalty shoot-out and earned their first ever Danish Cup title.[1]

Teams[]

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
FC Midtjylland 4 (2003, 2005, 2010, 2011)
Brøndby IF 9 (1989, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2017, 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[]

Brøndby is competing in its third consecutive final, losing to F.C. Copenhagen in 2017 and capturing the title over Silkeborg IF in 2018. FC Midtjylland is appearing in its fifth final, losing all four if its previous appearances. The two teams have previously met in the 2003 and 2005 finals, and the teams share an equal 1-1-1 record during the regular season of the 2018–19 Danish Superliga.

Route to the final[]

Further information: 2018–19 Danish Cup

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

FC Midtjylland Round Brøndby IF
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Bye Second round Bye
Dalum IF 2–1 (a.e.t.) (A) Third round Hillerød 4–1 (A)
Copenhagen 2–0 (H) Fourth round Marienlyst 4–1 (A)
Kolding 2–0 (A) Quarterfinals Vendsyssel 2–0 (A)
Odense BK 4–0 (H) Semifinals Aalborg BK 1–0 (H)

Match[]

Details[]

FC Midtjylland (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)Brøndby IF (1)
K. Hansen Goal 6' Report Kaiser Goal 21'
Penalties
Poulsen Penalty scored
Thychosen Penalty missed
Dal Hende Penalty scored
Mabil Penalty scored
Scholz Penalty scored		 4–3 Penalty missed Kaiser
Penalty scored Jung
Penalty scored Wilczek
Penalty missed Radošević
Penalty scored Halimi
Attendance: 31,340
Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
Midtjylland
Brøndby IF
GK 1 Denmark Jesper Hansen
DF 2 Denmark Kian Hensen Substituted off 94'
DF 28 Denmark Erik Sviatchenko
DF 4 Denmark Marc Dal Hende
DF 14 Denmark Alexander Scholz
DF 24 Denmark Mads Døhr Thychosen
MF 7 Denmark Jakob Poulsen (c) Yellow card 50'
MF 3 Finland Tim Sparv
MF 88 Norway Gustav Wikheim Substituted off 106'
MF 10 Brazil Evander Substituted off 66'
FW 33 Nigeria Paul Onuachu Substituted off 100' Yellow card 31'
Substitutes:
MF 38 Nigeria Frank Onyeka Substituted in 66'
DF 20 Denmark Rasmus Nicolaisen Substituted in 94'
FW 26 Ukraine Artem Dovbyk Substituted in 100'
MF 11 Australia Awer Mabil Substituted in 106'
DF 6 Sweden Joel Andersson
GK 31 Denmark Mikkel Andersen
MF 36 Nigeria Rilwan Hassan
Coach:
Denmark Kenneth Andersen
GK 1 Germany Marvin Schwäbe
DF 23 Finland Paulus Arajuuri
DF 3 Germany Anthony Jung
DF 6 Iceland Hjörtur Hermannsson
MF 7 Germany Dominik Kaiser
MF 22 Croatia Josip Radošević
MF 10 Germany Hany Mukhtar Substituted off 115'
FW 20 Poland Kamil Wilczek (c) Yellow card 120'
FW 14 Denmark Kevin Mensah
MF 12 Sweden Simon Hedlund Substituted off 74'
FW 11 Denmark Mikael Uhre Substituted off 63'
Substitutes:
FW 18 Denmark Nikolai Laursen Substituted in 63'
MF 12 Sweden Simon Tibbling Substituted in 74' Substituted off 120'
MF 21 Denmark Lasse Vigen Substituted in 115'
MF 5 Kosovo Besar Halimi Substituted in 120'
GK 16 Germany Benjamin Bellot
DF 4 Germany Benedikt Röcker
DF 2 Denmark Jens Martin Gammelby
Coach:
Denmark Martin Retov

Assistant referees:
Ole Kronlykke
Niels Høg

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. ^ Thomas, Josh (17 May 2019). "Mabil helps Midtjylland break Danish Cup drought". Goal.com.
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