KBUs Pokalturnering (unofficial English translation: KBU Cup, Copenhagen Cup) 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 (KBU). Organised by and named after KBU, the competition rules has varied from being open to all Copenhagen clubs (1910–1919 and 1947–1953) and being a closed tournament (1920–1946) 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 (who for several seasons had functioned as a qualifying tournament) 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 (6 seasons ended in the following spring 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 (Baneklubberne) of the era did not participate in the 1911 edition of the cup, that only had the non-field-owning clubs (Fælledklubberne) 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 Key Explanation Winners also won the Copenhagen championship (1910–1936) or the Danish championship (1936–1954) during the same season. Team was playing outside the top division of the regional (1910–1936) or national (1936–1954) league structure. (a.e.t.) After extra time (two periods of 15 minutes each) in use between 1910 and 1924. Additional match was scheduled, if game was still tied. (R) Replay match (entire new match scheduled) in use between 1925 and 1953. Two extra periods was used in any additional matches. (number of cup wins) A running tally of the total number of cup titles won by each club is kept in brackets.

Season Final Date Winner Result Runner-up Venue Attendance Ref 1910 23 October 1910 B.93 (1) 2–0 Kjøbenhavns BK B.93's Bane at Øster Allé and St. James's Church, Østerbro 6,000 1911 10 December 1911 BK Velo (1) 5–0 BK Viktoria Østerfælled, Østerbro 500 1912 10 November 1912 Kjøbenhavns BK (1) 8–1 B 1903 KB's Bane at Sankt Markus Allé, Frederiksberg 1,000 1913 16 November 1913 Kjøbenhavns BK (2) 4–1 BK Frem Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 10,000 1914 8 November 1914 Kjøbenhavns BK (3) 4–3 Akademisk BK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 4,000 1915 7 November 1915 B.93 (2) 4–1 Akademisk BK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 6,000 1916 12 November 1916 Kjøbenhavns BK (4) 3–0 B.93 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 6–7,000 1917 9 December 1917 B 1903 (1) 3–2 (a.e.t.) Østerbros BK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 2,000 1918 17 November 1918 B.93 (3) 5–2 BK Frem Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 6–10,000 1919 16 November 1919 B 1903 (2) 4–2 BK Frem Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 5,000 1920 7 November 1920 B 1903 (3) 3–2 B.93 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 9,000 1921 4 December 1921 B 1903 (4) 2–1 (a.e.t.) B.93 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 9,000 1922 22 October 1922 B.93 (4) 4–0 BK Frem Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 14–15,000 1923 11 November 1923 Kjøbenhavns BK (5) 4–1 Østerbros BK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 1924 2 November 1924 B 1903 (5) 3–1 BK Frem Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 12,000 1925 8 November 1925 BK Frem (1) 5–1 Akademisk BK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 15,000 1926 7 November 1926 B.93 (5) 5–1 Kjøbenhavns BK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 13,000 1927 6 November 1927 BK Frem (2) 3–2 B.93 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 11,000 1928 4 November 1928 B 1903 (6) 3–2 B.93 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 12,000 1929 27 October 1929 B.93 (6) 3–2 B 1903 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 15,000 1930 2 November 1930 B.93 (7) 2–2 BK Frem Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 18–20,000 1930 (R) 23 November 1930 B.93 (7) 4–3 BK Frem Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 20,000 1931 1 November 1931 B.93 (8) 5–1 Akademisk BK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 16,000 1932 6 November 1932 B.93 (9) 2–1 Kjøbenhavns BK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 16,500 1933 5 November 1933 Kjøbenhavns BK (6) 3–2 BK Fremad Amager Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 8–10,000 1934 4 November 1934 B.93 (10) 0–0 BK Frem Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 22,000 1934 (R) 18 November 1934 B.93 (10) 4–2 BK Frem Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 20,000 1935 10 November 1935 Hellerup IK (1) 2–1 B.93 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 17,000 1936 1 November 1936 Akademisk BK (1) 3–1 Kjøbenhavns BK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 1937 31 October 1937 B 1903 (7) 2–1 Kjøbenhavns BK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 28,000 1938 30 October 1938 BK Frem (3) 2–2 Hellerup IK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 18,500 1938 (R) 11 December 1938 BK Frem (3) 2–0 Hellerup IK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 10,000 1939 19 November 1939 B.93 (11) 2–1 BK Frem Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 14–16,000 1940 3 November 1940 BK Frem (4) 4–3 Kjøbenhavns BK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 14,500 1941 2 November 1941 B.93 (12) 1–0 Kjøbenhavns BK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 13,000 1942 8 November 1942 Akademisk BK (2) 3–1 B.93 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 27,000 1943 21 April 1944 BK Frem (5) 3–2 B.93 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 37,000 1944 5 November 1944 Akademisk BK (3) 3–1 BK Frem Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 32,000 1945 4 November 1945 Akademisk BK (4) 1–0 B.93 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 21,000 1946 3 November 1946 BK Frem (6) 7–2 Akademisk BK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 26,800 1947 9 November 1947 Østerbros BK (1) 2–1 B 1903 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 1948 7 November 1948 Kjøbenhavns BK (7) 3–1 B 1903 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 1949 29 April 1950 Akademisk BK (5) 1–0 Kjøbenhavns BK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 1950 20 April 1951 Akademisk BK (6) 1–0 B.93 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 23,700 1951 26 April 1952 Kjøbenhavns BK (8) 2–0 B.93 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 14,600 1952 22 April 1953 BK Fremad Amager (1) 1–1 Kjøbenhavns BK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 15,000 1952 (R) 25 May 1953 BK Fremad Amager (1) 1–0 Kjøbenhavns BK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 15,000 1953 13 December 1953 B.93 (13) 2–1 Akademisk BK Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen 10,200

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.

Club Wins First final won Last final won Runners-up Last final lost Total final appearances B.93 13 1910 1953 11 1951 24 Kjøbenhavns BK 8 1912 1951 9 1952 17 B 1903 7 1917 1937 4 1948 11 BK Frem 6 1925 1946 9 1944 15 Akademisk BK 6 1936 1950 6 1953 12 Østerbros BK 1 1947 1947 2 1923 3 BK Fremad Amager 1 1952 1952 1 1933 2 Hellerup IK 1 1935 1935 1 1938 2 BK Velo 1 1911 1911 0 — 1 BK Viktoria 0 — — 1 1911 1

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