2018 Danish Cup Final

2018 Danish Cup Final
Event	2017–18 Danish Cup
Date	10 May 2018
Venue	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Referee	Anders Poulsen
Attendance	31,027
Weather	Clear; 22 °C (72 °F); 68% humidity[1]

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

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

10 May 2018

12:00

Brøndby IF (1)	3–1	Silkeborg IF (1)
Röcker 35' Wilczek 41', 91'	Report	Skhirtladze 33'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 31,027

Referee: Anders Poulsen

Brøndby IF

Silkeborg IF


GK	1	Frederik Rønnow
DF	3	Anthony Jung
DF	4	Benedikt Röcker
DF	6	Hjörtur Hermannsson
FW	9	Teemu Pukki	87'
MF	10	Hany Mukhtar
MF	12	Simon Tibbling	78'
DF	13	Johan Larsson (c)
MF	18	Besar Halimi	61'
MF	19	Christian Nørgaard
FW	20	Kamil Wilczek
Substitutes:
MF	21	Lasse Vigen Christensen	61'
MF	8	Kasper Fisker	78'	82'
DF	23	Paulus Arajuuri	87'
MF	14	Kevin Mensah
GK	16	Benjamin Bellot
FW	17	Andreas Bruus
DF	27	Svenn Crone
Manager:
Alexander Zorniger


GK	16	Peter Friis Jensen
DF	4	Simon Jakobsen
DF	6	Jens Martin Gammelby
DF	28	Tobias Salquist
DF	13	Mikkel Vendelbo	13'
MF	17	Casper Sloth
MF	18	Ibrahim Moro	61'
MF	93	Vladimir Rodić
DF	15	Gustav Dahl	68'
MF	19	Magnus Mattsson
MF	10	Davit Skhirtladze	78'
Substitutes:
FW	20	Marc Rochester Sørensen	61'
MF	2	Sammy Skytte	68'
FW	9	Gustaf Nilsson	78'
MF	14	Dennis Flinta
DF	24	Jeppe Gertsen
GK	1	Thomas Nørgaard
MF	22	Valance Nambishi
Manager:
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.

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References

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

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[1] "Weather History for Copenhagen, DK". wunderground.com. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

Danish Cup
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2017–18 in Danish football
Domestic leagues	Superliga 1st Division 2nd Divisions Denmark Series Elitedivisionen
Domestic cups	Danish Cup Final
Club seasons	AaB AGF Brøndby København Helsingør Hobro Horsens Midtjylland Nordsjælland Lyngby BK OB Randers Silkeborg IF SønderjyskE

Brøndby IF matches
Danish Cup Finals	1988 1989 1994 1996 1998 2003 2005 2008 2017 2018 2019
Danish Supercups	1994 1996 1997 2002
Royal League Finals	2007