KBUs Pokalturnering


KBUs Pokalturnering was a Danish regional knockout association football competition contested annually from 1910 to 1953 by clubs that were members of the regional football association Copenhagen FA. Organised by and named after KBU, the competition rules has varied from being open to all Copenhagen clubs and being a closed tournament reserved only for the highest ranking clubs, and as a consequence the number of participants have varied greatly throughout its history. For the first 10 seasons, between 7 and 13 teams participated until a fixed number of 8 teams was introduced from 1920 until 1946. When both the Sommerpokalturneringen and the KBUs B-Pokalturnering, both featuring the lower ranking KBU teams, were discontinued after their 1946 edition, the Copenhagen FA again allowed lower ranking clubs to participate in the association's primary cup competition, increasing the number of teams to 52. For the most part, the competition took place in the fall season and since the 1913 edition culminating in a final played at Københavns Idrætspark that saw large attendance figures and generated much media coverage.
Due to a conflict regarding majority voting at KBU, the top four field-owning clubs of the era did not participate in the 1911 edition of the cup, that only had the non-field-owning clubs participating. Instead they formed their own cup tournament that fall season, Baneklubberne Cup in the fall of 1911, until returning to the tournament the following spring season. The cup tournament was discontinued after the 1953 edition due to the introduction of the nationwide Danish Cup in 1954. In the 44 tournaments held, a total of 66 clubs participated, only 10 teams took part in the finals, 9 teams secured a cup victory, 743 matches were played and 3,723 goals scored. The most successful club in the history of the tournament were Østerbro-based B.93, who won a total of 13 cup titles and appeared as a losing finalist on 11 occasions.

Trophy and prizes

Each year, the winning team was presented with the cup trophy. Four trophies were distributed during the tournament's duration. A club had to win five finals in total, also known as lots, to keep the trophy permanently. Due to a conflict, the 1911 tournament did not have the participation of the best clubs in the highest Copenhagen Football League, who owned their own ground. The clubs participated with reserve teams in the 1914 edition due to many of the first squad players being summoned by the Danish mobilization at the outbreak of World War I, so it was decided that the cup trophy would not be in play, and hence Kjøbenhavns Boldklub did not gain a lot this year by winning the final match for the fifth time in the tournament's history. Three clubs have earned this honour: the 1st trophy by B 1903 in 1924, 2nd trophy by B.93 in 1932, 3rd trophy by Akademisk BK in 1949, while the fourth and last trophy was kept by the Copenhagen FA. On some occasions, the runners-up would receive a commemorative plaque for their participation in the final.

Finals

SeasonFinal DateWinnerResultRunner-upVenueAttendanceRef
191023 October 1910B.93 2–0Kjøbenhavns BKB.93's Bane at Øster Allé and St. James's Church, Østerbro6,000
191110 December 1911BK Velo 5–0BK ViktoriaØsterfælled, Østerbro500
191210 November 1912Kjøbenhavns BK 8–1B 1903KB's Bane at Sankt Markus Allé, Frederiksberg1,000
191316 November 1913Kjøbenhavns BK 4–1BK FremKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen10,000
19148 November 1914Kjøbenhavns BK 4–3Akademisk BKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen4,000
19157 November 1915B.93 4–1Akademisk BKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen6,000
191612 November 1916Kjøbenhavns BK 3–0B.93Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen6–7,000
19179 December 1917B 1903 3–2 Østerbros BKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen2,000
191817 November 1918B.93 5–2BK FremKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen6–10,000
191916 November 1919B 1903 4–2BK FremKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen5,000
19207 November 1920B 1903 3–2B.93Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen9,000
19214 December 1921B 1903 2–1 B.93Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen9,000
192222 October 1922B.93 4–0BK FremKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen14–15,000
192311 November 1923Kjøbenhavns BK 4–1Østerbros BKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen
19242 November 1924B 1903 3–1BK FremKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen12,000
19258 November 1925BK Frem 5–1Akademisk BKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen15,000
19267 November 1926B.93 5–1Kjøbenhavns BKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen13,000
19276 November 1927BK Frem 3–2B.93Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen11,000
19284 November 1928B 1903 3–2B.93Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen12,000
192927 October 1929B.93 3–2B 1903Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen15,000
19302 November 1930B.93 2–2BK FremKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen18–20,000
1930 23 November 1930B.93 4–3BK FremKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen20,000
19311 November 1931B.93 5–1Akademisk BKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen16,000
19326 November 1932B.93 2–1Kjøbenhavns BKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen16,500
19335 November 1933Kjøbenhavns BK 3–2BK Fremad AmagerKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen8–10,000
19344 November 1934B.93 0–0BK FremKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen22,000
1934 18 November 1934B.93 4–2BK FremKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen20,000
193510 November 1935Hellerup IK 2–1B.93Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen17,000
19361 November 1936Akademisk BK 3–1Kjøbenhavns BKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen
193731 October 1937B 1903 2–1Kjøbenhavns BKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen28,000
193830 October 1938BK Frem 2–2Hellerup IKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen18,500
1938 11 December 1938BK Frem 2–0Hellerup IKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen10,000
193919 November 1939B.93 2–1BK FremKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen14–16,000
19403 November 1940BK Frem 4–3Kjøbenhavns BKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen14,500
19412 November 1941B.93 1–0Kjøbenhavns BKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen13,000
19428 November 1942Akademisk BK 3–1B.93Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen27,000
194321 April 1944BK Frem 3–2B.93Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen37,000
19445 November 1944Akademisk BK 3–1BK FremKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen32,000
19454 November 1945Akademisk BK 1–0B.93Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen21,000
19463 November 1946BK Frem 7–2Akademisk BKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen26,800
19479 November 1947Østerbros BK 2–1B 1903Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen
19487 November 1948Kjøbenhavns BK 3–1B 1903Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen
194929 April 1950Akademisk BK 1–0Kjøbenhavns BKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen
195020 April 1951Akademisk BK 1–0B.93Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen23,700
195126 April 1952Kjøbenhavns BK 2–0B.93Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen14,600
195222 April 1953BK Fremad Amager 1–1Kjøbenhavns BKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen15,000
1952 25 May 1953BK Fremad Amager 1–0Kjøbenhavns BKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen15,000
195313 December 1953B.93 2–1Akademisk BKKøbenhavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen10,200

Results by team

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence. B.93 won the first and last edition, won the most final matches and lost the largest number of final matches.
ClubWinsFirst final wonLast final wonRunners-upLast final lostTotal final appearances
B.93131910195311195124
Kjøbenhavns BK8191219519195217
B 19037191719374194811
BK Frem6192519469194415
Akademisk BK6193619506195312
Østerbros BK119471947219233
BK Fremad Amager119521952119332
Hellerup IK119351935119382
BK Velo1191119110—1
BK Viktoria0——119111