The 2017 Svenska Cupen final was played on 13 April 2017. The match was played at Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund, the home ground of Östersunds FK, determined in a draw on 19 March 2017 after the semi-finals.http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/norrkoping-klart-for-final-i-svenska-cupen/
The Allsvenskan clubs Östersunds FK and IFK Norrköping contested the final, with the winner earning a place in the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. Östersunds FK played their first ever Svenska Cupen final. IFK Norrköping played their first final since 1994 and their 11th in total. Östersunds FK won their first Svenska Cupen title after defeating IFK Norrköping 4–1. This was the first time a Svenska Cupen final was played on artificial turf.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. Östersunds FKRoundIFK NorrköpingOpponentResultInitial roundsOpponentResultSollentuna FF2–0 (A)Second roundVästerås SK4–0 (A)OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultVarbergs BoIS2–1 (H)Matchday 1Örgryte IS1–1 (H)Nyköpings BIS5–1 (A)Matchday 2Vänersborgs FK2–2 (A)Hammarby IF1–0 (H)Matchday 3Halmstads BK7–0 (H)Group 7 winnerFinal standingsGroup 2 winnerOpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResultTrelleborgs FF4–1 (H)Quarter-finalsIFK Göteborg2–1 (A)BK Häcken3–1 (A)Semi-finalsIF Brommapojkarna4–0 (H)
Match Details
GK 1 Aly Keita RB 23 Samuel Mensiro CB 6 Doug Bergqvist CB 2 Tom Pettersson LB 19 Dennis WidgrenRM 10 Hosam Aiesh CM 17 Curtis EdwardsCM 22 Brwa Nouri (c) LM 12 Ken Sema CF 93 Saman Ghoddos CF 9 Alhaji Gero Substitutes:GK 18 Andreas AnderssonDF 4 Sotirios Papagiannopoulos DF 14 Bobo Sollander DF 15 Tim Björkström MF 5 Darijan BojanićMF 8 Jamie Hopcutt MF 11 Johan Bertilsson Manager: Graham Potter GK 31 Michael LangerRB 6 Linus Wahlqvist CB 4 Andreas Johansson (c)CB 14 Eric SmithLB 11 Christopher TeloRM 8 Nicklas BärkrothCM 25 Filip Dagerstål CM 20 Daniel Sjölund LM 23 Niclas Eliasson CF 17 Karl Holmberg CF 19 Sebastian AnderssonSubstitutes:GK 29 Julius LindgrenDF 13 Alfons SampstedDF 15 Marcus Falk-OlanderDF 21 Andreas Hadenius DF 30 Nikola TkalčićMF 16 Pontus AlmqvistMF 18 Guðmundur Þórarinsson Manager: Jens Gustafsson
Assistant referees: Fredrik Nilsson (Svalöv) Magnus Sjöblom (Asmundtorp) Fourth official: Johan Krantz (Uppsala)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.
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