The 1948 Svenska Cupen was the eighth season of the main Swedish football Cup and for the first time was not competed for by Allsvenskan clubs, because of the Summer Olympics in London. The final was between two third division clubs and was held on 25 July 1948 at Olympia, Helsingborg. Råå IF won 6–0 against BK Kenty before an attendance of 9,852 spectators.
Preliminary round 1
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 1 BK Kenty (D3) 5–2 Olofströms IF (D3) 1,725 2 Råå IF (D3) 5–0 Huskvarna Södra IS (D3) 1,217
For other results see SFS-Bolletinen - Matcher i Svenska Cupen.
Preliminary round 2
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 1 Skene IF (D4) 2–3 Råå IF (D3) 1,424 2 Södertälje SK (D4) 3–4 (aet) BK Kenty (D3)
For other results see SFS-Bolletinen - Matcher i Svenska Cupen.
First round
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 1 BK Kenty (D3) 3–1 Fagerviks GF (D3) 1,851 2 Råå IF (D3) 2–1 Landskrona BoIS (D2) 5,399
For other results see SFS-Bolletinen - Matcher i Svenska Cupen.
Second round The 8 matches in this round were played on 4 July 1948.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 1 IFK Västerås (D2) 3–2 IK Sleipner (D2) 875 2 Kramfors IF (N) 2–4 (aet) BK Kenty (D3) 2,808 3 Reymersholms IK (D2) 5–2 Åtvidabergs FF (D2) 1,504 4 Wifsta/Östrands IF (N) 4–3 Ludvika FfI (D2) 974 5 Råå IF (D3) 3–2 Sandvikens IF (D3) 2,116 6 Sandvikens AIK (D2) 2–3 (aet) Tidaholms GIF (D2) 822 7 Karlstads BIK (D2) 2–5 IF Friska Viljor (N) 1,550 8 Sandviks IK (N) 2–3 Surahammars IF (D2)
Quarter-finals The 4 matches in this round were played on 11 July 1948.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 1 Surahammars IF (D2) 2–5 Råå IF (D3) 1,124 2 Tidaholms GIF (D2) 8–4 (aet) Wifsta/Östrands IF (N) 800 3 BK Kenty (D3) 4–0 Reymersholms IK (D2) 1,966 4 IF Friska Viljor (N) 3–2 IFK Västerås (D2) 1,700
Semi-finals The semi-finals in this round were played on 18 July 1948.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 1 BK Kenty (D3) 1–0 Tidaholms GIF (D2) 2,466 2 Råå IF (D3) 9–1 IF Friska Viljor (N) 7,336
Final The final was played on 25 July 1948 at the Olympia Stadium.
Tie noTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Attendance 1 Råå IF (D3) 6–0 BK Kenty (D3) 9,852
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