Svenska Cupen

Svenska Cupen
Founded	1941; 83 years ago
Region	Sweden
Number of teams	96
Qualifier for	UEFA Europa League
Current champions	Malmö FF; (16th title)
Most successful club(s)	Malmö FF; (16 titles)
Television broadcasters	C More
Website	svenskfotboll.se/cupen
	2024–25 Svenska Cupen

Svenska cupen (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈsvɛ̂nːska ˈkɵ̌pːɛn], lit. 'the Swedish cup') is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 96 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan together with 64 teams from lower tiers of the league system.^[1] The winners qualify for the qualifying stages of the UEFA Europa League. The winner is awarded the Gustaf VI Adolf cup.

Compared to cups in many other countries, Svenska cupen attracts considerably less public interest and even the cup final is rarely sold out.^{[citation needed]} Consequently, the Swedish Football Association has experimented with the format in order to raise the profile of the cup.^{[clarification needed]} The final has been staged at a neutral venue, at the national stadium as well as being played as a two-leg match.

Svenska cupen was first held in 1941. The current holders of the cup are Malmö FF who beat Djurgårdens IF in the 2024 final. Malmö FF are the most successful club of the competition having won 16 titles, the latest in 2024.

Rounds and teams

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round
Round 1	96	64	none	64	64 teams from Division 1 and lower.
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

The winner of Svenska Cupen qualifies for the first qualification round of the UEFA Europa League. The qualification spot is awarded to the fourth positioned team in Allsvenskan if the winner is already qualified for the UEFA Europa League or the UEFA Champions League.

How district teams qualify

There are a number of districts in the Swedish football organization, and each of them receives a number of spots in Svenska Cupen, due to how many eleven-player teams and nine-player teams the district has in the leagues. The only three associations of the Swedish District Football Associations that has a qualifying round to 2015–16 Svenska Cupen are Dalarnas FF and Örebro Läns FF, the other district decides their teams by Distriktsmästerskap (District Championships) or by club ranking 2014. Only teams in Division 1 or lower are included, because teams in Allsvenskan and Superettan are automatically qualified for Round 2.

Ranking

This is the number of places each of the districts will have in the first round of the 2015–16 Svenska Cupen. Updated as of 31 May 2015.

Rank	Association	Teams
1	Stockholm	10
2	Skåne	9
3	Småland	7
4	Västergötland	6
5	Göteborg	5
6	Halland	3
	Uppland
	Östergötland
9	Södermanland	2
9	Värmland	2
12	Blekinge	1
12	Bohuslän	1

Rank	Association	Teams
12	Dalarna	1
	Dalsland
	Gestrikland
	Gotland
	Hälsingland
	Jämtland-Härjedalen
	Medelpad
	Norrbotten
	Västerbotten
	Västmanland
	Ångermanland
	Örebro Län

Winners

Total cup wins by club
Club	Winners	Runners-up	Cup-winning years	Years as runners-up
Malmö FF	16	6	1944, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1953, 1967, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1988–89, 2021–22, 2023–24	1945, 1970–71, 1995–96, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20
AIK	8	8	1949, 1950, 1975–76, 1984–85, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2009	1943, 1947, 1968–69, 1991, 1994–95, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002
IFK Göteborg	8	5	1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1991, 2008, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2019–20	1985–86, 1998–99, 2004, 2007, 2009
IFK Norrköping	6	5	1943, 1945, 1968–69, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94	1944, 1953, 1967, 1971–72, 2016–17
Djurgårdens IF	5	5	1989–90, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2017–18	1951, 1974–75, 1988–89, 2012–13, 2023–24
Helsingborgs IF	5	3	1941, 1997–98, 2006, 2010, 2011	1950, 1993–94, 2013–14
Kalmar FF	3	3	1980–81, 1986–87, 2007	1977–78, 2008, 2011
IF Elfsborg	3	3	2000–01, 2003, 2013–14	1942, 1980–81, 1996–97
BK Häcken	3	2	2015–16, 2018–19, 2022–23	1989–90, 2020–21
Åtvidabergs FF	2	4	1969–70, 1970–71	1946, 1972–73, 1978–79, 2005
Landskrona BoIS	1	4	1971–72	1949, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1992–93
Östers IF	1	4	1976–77	1973–74, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1990–91
Hammarby IF	1	4	2020–21	1976–77, 1982–83, 2010, 2021–22
GAIS	1	1	1942	1986–87
Örgryte IS	1	1	1999–2000	1997–98
Råå IF	1	–	1948	–
Degerfors IF	1	–	1992–93	–
Halmstads BK	1	–	1994–95	–
Östersunds FK	1	–	2016–17	–
Örebro SK	–	2	–	1987–88, 2014–15
IK Sleipner	–	1	–	1941
BK Kenty	–	1	–	1948
Sandvikens IF	–	1	–	1969–70
IK Brage	–	1	–	1979–80
Assyriska FF	–	1	–	2003
Gefle IF	–	1	–	2006
AFC Eskilstuna	–	1	–	2018–19
Mjällby AIF	–	1	–	2022–23

Broadcasting rights

Turner Sports has previously been the rights holder of the Swedish Cup in the United States.^[2]^{[failed verification]}

References

^ "Föreskrifter år 2006 Svenska Cupen herrar och damer" (PDF) (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2006.
^ "Where to find soccer leagues and competitions on US TV and streaming".

External links

Swedish Football Association
Svenska Cupen - SOCCERWAY

[1] "Föreskrifter år 2006 Svenska Cupen herrar och damer" (PDF) (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2006.

[2] "Where to find soccer leagues and competitions on US TV and streaming".

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v t Svenska Cupen
Seasons	1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1953 1967 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Qualifying rounds	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Finals	1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1953 1967 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 (June) 1991 (November) 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Finals

v t UEFA members national football cups
Current	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Defunct	Czechoslovakia East Germany Serbia and Montenegro USSR Yugoslavia
Non-UEFA	Monaco Vatican City