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 Conference League. The winner is awarded Gustaf VI Adolf Cup.

For other uses, see Svenska Cupen (women) and Svenska Cupen (disambiguation).
Svenska Cupen
Founded1941
RegionSweden
Number of teams96
Qualifier forUEFA Europa Conference League
Current championsBK Häcken
(3rd title)
Most successful club(s)Malmö FF
(15 titles)
Television broadcastersC More
Websitesvenskfotboll.se/cupen
2023–24 Svenska Cupen

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 Mjällby AIF in the 2023 final. Malmö FF are the most successful club of the competition having won 15 titles, the latest in 2022.

Rounds and teams
Friends Arena, Solna - venue for the 2013 and 2014 Svenska Cupen finals
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 (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
Värmland
12 Blekinge 1
Bohuslän
Rank Association Teams
12 Dalarna 1
Dalsland
Gestrikland
Gotland
Hälsingland
Jämtland-Härjedalen
Medelpad
Norrbotten
Västerbotten
Västmanland
Ångermanland
Örebro Län

Winners
Further information: List of Svenska Cupen winners
Total cup wins by club
Club Winners Runners-up Cup-winning years Years as runners-up
Malmö FF 15 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 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 4 1989–90, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2017–18 1951, 1974–75, 1988–89, 2012–13
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]

References
  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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