Svenska Cupen


Svenska Cupen 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 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan together with 68 teams from lower tiers of the league system. The winners qualify for the qualifying stages of the UEFA Europa League. The winner is awarded 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. Consequently, the Swedish Football Association has experimented with the format in order to raise the profile of the cup. 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 Svenska Cupen are BK Häcken who beat AFC Eskilstuna in the 2019 final. Malmö FF are the most successful club of the competition having won 14 titles, the latest in 1989.

Rounds and teams

RoundClubs
remaining		Clubs
involved		Winners from
previous round		New entries
this round		Leagues entering at this round
Round 19664none6464 teams from Division 1 and lower.
Round 264643232Allsvenskan
Superettan
Group stage323232nonenone
Quarter-finals888nonenone
Semi-finals444nonenone
Final222nonenone

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 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.

Winners

ClubWinnersRunners-upCup-winning yearsYears as runners-up
Malmö FF1461944, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1953, 1967, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1988–891945, 1970–71, 1995–96, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20
AIK881949, 1950, 1975–76, 1984–85, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 20091943, 1947, 1968–69, 1991, 1994–95, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002
IFK Göteborg851978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1991, 2008, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2019–201985–86, 1998–99, 2004, 2007, 2009
IFK Norrköping651943, 1945, 1968–69, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–941944, 1953, 1967, 1971–72, 2016–17
Djurgårdens IF541989–90, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2017–181951, 1974–75, 1988–89, 2012–13
Helsingborgs IF531941, 1997–98, 2006, 2010, 20111950, 1993–94, 2013–14
Kalmar FF331980–81, 1986–87, 20071977–78, 2008, 2011
IF Elfsborg332000–01, 2003, 2013–141942, 1980–81, 1996–97
Åtvidabergs FF241969–70, 1970–711946, 1972–73, 1978–79, 2005
BK Häcken212015–16, 2018–191989–90
Landskrona BoIS141971–721949, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1992–93
Östers IF141976–771973–74, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1990–91
GAIS1119421986–87
Örgryte IS111999–20001997–98
Råå IF1–1948–
Degerfors IF1–1992–93–
Halmstads BK1–1994–95–
Östersunds FK1–2016–17–
Hammarby IF–3–1976–77, 1982–83, 2010
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

Broadcasting rights

Sweden: C More Sport

United States: Turner Sports
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