The 2013 Svenska Cupen final was played on 26 May 2013. The match was played at the national stadium Friends Arena in Solna which was completed in November 2012 and hosted the final for the first time. The final made its return to Solna for the first time since 2009 and it was also the first time since 2006 that the final was played at a neutral venue. The final was the culmination of the 2012–13 Svenska Cupen, and the first time since 2001 that the final was held in springtime. Allsvenskan clubs Djurgårdens IF and IFK Göteborg contested the 2013 final. In Sweden the match was televised live on SVT.

IFK Göteborg won their sixth Svenska Cupen title after defeating Djurgården 3–1 on penalties after the match had finished 1–1 after extra time.

Background The match was Djurgården's eight final and IFK Göteborg's eleventh. Djurgården latest final appearance was in 2005 when they defeated Åtvidabergs FF 2–0 at Råsunda. IFK Göteborg latest final appearance was in 2009 when they lost 2–0 to AIK at Råsunda, ending a dramatic season between the two teams as AIK won the double that year, having finished four points ahead of IFK Göteborg after defeating them at Gamla Ullevi and clinching the league title in the last fixture of the season a week before the cup final. Before that IFK Göteborg had won the 2008 Svenska Cupen.

At the time of the final 10 rounds of the 2013 Allsvenskan league season had been played. IFK Göteborg got off to a good start of the season and were positioned second in the league table at the time of the final, 13 points ahead of Djurgården who were at 16th place and the bottom team in the league table after a rough start of the season. Djurgården changed managers just weeks before the cup final as previous manager Magnus Pehrsson resigned on 26 April after threats from the club's supporters. Norwegian manager Per-Mathias Høgmo was appointed on 15 May, just 11 days before the final. Høgmo had only been in charge for two league matches before the cup final.

The teams had previously faced each other once before in a Svenska Cupen final. This was in the 2004 Svenska Cupen final, that match was won by Djurgården with a 3–1 score at Råsunda.

Road to the Final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. Djurgårdens IFRoundIFK GöteborgOpponentResultQualifying stageOpponentResultDalstorps IF5–1 (A)Round 2Långholmen FC9–0 (A)OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultUmeå FC3–0 (H)Matchday 1IK Brage2–0 (H)Jönköpings Södra IF3–1 (H)Matchday 2Nyköpings BIS4–1 (A)Åtvidabergs FF1–1 (A)Matchday 3Kalmar FF0–1 (H)Group 8 winner TeamDjurgårdens IF321072+57Åtvidabergs FF311154+14Jönköpings Södra IF310256–13Umeå FC310227–53Final standingsGroup 7 winner TeamIFK Göteborg320162+46Kalmar FF320152+36IK Brage310236–33Nyköpings BIS310248–43OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResultIFK Norrköping0–0 (aet) (5–4 p) (A)Quarter-finalsHelsingborgs IF1–0 (A)Örgryte IS1–0 (H)Semi-finalsÖsters IF4–1 (A)

Match The match was delayed for several minutes due to pyrotechnics and flares being set off by supporters from both teams which created a large smoke screen across the pitch. The teams were led back into the tunnel to wait for the smoke to clear. Kick-off was held at 17:16 instead of 17:00. The Swedish national anthem was sung before the start of the match.

Details

GK 1 John AlvbågeDF 22 Adam JohanssonDF 30 Mattias BjärsmyrDF 4 Kjetil WæhlerDF 24 Mikael DyrestamMF 2 Emil Salomonsson MF 5 Philip HaglundMF 15 Jakob JohanssonMF 17 Sam Larsson FW 11 Robin Söder FW 7 Tobias Hysén (c)Substitutes:GK 12 Marcus SandbergMF 8 Nordin GerzićMF 10 Daniel Sobralense DF 14 Hjálmar JónssonFW 19 Hannes StillerMF 21 Pontus Farnerud FW 26 David Moberg Karlsson Manager: Mikael Stahre GK 12 Kenneth HøieDF 6 Peter NymannDF 14 Mattias Östberg DF 13 Emil BergströmDF 27 Vytautas Andriuškevičius MF 7 Martin Broberg MF 8 Andreas Johansson (c)MF 18 Daniel Amartey MF 20 Simon TibblingFW 11 Amadou JawoFW 10 Erton FejzullahuSubstitutes:GK 23 Hampus NilssonDF 3 Marc PedersenMF 4 Yussif Chibsah FW 9 Luis Solignac MF 19 Nahir OyalFW 21 Godsway DonyohDF 26 Jesper Arvidsson Manager: Per-Mathias Høgmo

Assistant referees: Henrik Andrén (Hammarö) Fredrik Nilsson (Svalöv) Fourth official: Daniel Wärnmark (Knivsta)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

+First half IFK Göteborg Djurgårdens IFGoals scored10Shots on target32Corner kicks11Fouls committed76Offsides21Yellow cards01Red cards00

+Second half IFK Göteborg Djurgårdens IFGoals scored01Shots on target13Corner kicks12Fouls committed54Offsides20Yellow cards11Red cards00

+Extra time IFK Göteborg Djurgårdens IFGoals scored00Shots on target11Corner kicks32Fouls committed15Offsides00Yellow cards00Red cards00

+Overall IFK Göteborg Djurgårdens IFGoals scored11Shots on target56Ball possession52%48%Corner kicks55Fouls committed1315Offsides41Yellow cards12Red cards00

See also 2012–13 Svenska Cupen

References

External links Svenska Cupen at svenskfotboll.se