2018 Danish Cup final

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.

2018 Danish Cup final

Event	2017–18 Danish Cup
Brøndby IF Silkeborg IF 3 1
Date	10 May 2018
Venue	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Referee	Anders Poulsen
Attendance	31,027
Weather	Clear 22 °C (72 °F) 68% humidity

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

Further information: 2017–18 Danish Cup

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.