The 2017–18 Danish Cup was the 64th season of the Danish Cup competition. Brøndby won the tournament, earning qualification into the third qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

Structure In the first round, there will be 87 teams. 55 coming from the qualifiers among series teams in season 2016–17 with DBU Bornholm (1 team), DBU Funen (8 teams), DBU Jutland (20 teams) DBU Copenhagen (8 teams), DBU Lolland-Falster (3 teams) and DBU Zealand (15 teams). 22 teams from the 2016–17 2nd Divisions and 8 teams from the 2016–17 1st Division. The last two teams are the bottom two from the 2016–17 Superliga.

In the second round, there will be 52 teams. 43 of them are winners from the first round (plus one team who received a first-round bye) with 6 teams from the 2016–17 Superliga. The last teams are the top two from the 2016–17 1st Division.

In the third round, there will be 32 teams. 26 are winners from the second round. The last teams are the top six from the 2016–17 Superliga.

The remainder of the competition will be in a "knockout" format.

Participants 101 teams will compete for the Danish Cup. All teams from the top three divisions in 2016–17 are automatically entered while lower division teams play qualifying matches to enter the competition.

2017–18 Alka Superliga Club Entered in Eliminated in Eliminated by 2nd Round 3rd Round Holbæk B&I 2nd Round 3rd Round FC Fredericia 3rd Round CHAMPION 2nd Round 4th Round AaB 3rd Round 4th Round Brøndby IF 3rd Round Semi-Finals Brøndby IF 3rd Round 4th Round Hobro IK 2nd Round Quarter-Finals FC Midtjylland 3rd Round 4th Round Silkeborg IF 2nd Round 4th Round FC Midtjylland 2nd Round Quarter-Finals Silkeborg IF 2nd Round FinalBrøndby 3rd Round Quarter-Finals Brøndby IF 2nd Round Quarter-Finals FC Fredericia

2017–18 NordicBet Liga Club Entered in Eliminated in Eliminated by 1st Round 2nd Round Vendsyssel FF 1st Round 1st Round FC Fredericia 1st Round Semi-finals Silkeborg IF 1st Round 1st Round Nykøbing FC 1st Round 3rd Round OB 1st Round 4th Round FC Fredericia 1st Round 2nd Round HB Køge 1st Round 3rd Round F.C. Copenhagen 1st Round 1st Round Hedensted IF 1st Round 2nd Round Jammerbugt FC 1st Round 3rd Round SønderjyskE 1st Round 2nd Round AaB Fodbold

2017–18 Danish 2nd Division Club 2017–18 League Entered in Eliminated in Eliminated by Group 1 1st Round 2nd Round Slagelse B&I Group 2 1st Round 1st Round Fremad Amager Group 1 1st Round 2nd Round Ledøje-Smørum Group 1 1st Round 2nd Round Næstved BK Group 2 1st Round 2nd Round OB Group 3 1st Round 2nd Round Vejgaard B Group 1 1st Round 1st Round Hvidøre IF Group 2 1st Round 3rd Round FC Midtjylland Group 2 1st Round 3rd Round Silkeborg IF Group 1 1st Round 3rd Round FC Helsingør Group 3 1st Round 4th Round SønderjyskE Group 3 1st Round 2nd Round Silkeborg IF Group 2 1st Round 2nd Round Hobro IK Group 2 1st Round 1st Round Otterup B&IK Group 2 1st Round 3rd Round AaB Group 2 1st Round 2nd Round VB 1968 Group 1 1st Round 3rd Round HB Køge Group 3 1st Round 1st Round Jammerbugt FC Group 3 1st Round 2nd Round AGF Group 3 1st Round 2nd Round Hedensted IF

DBU Bornholm Club 2017–18 League Entered in Eliminated in Eliminated by Copenhagen Series 1st Round 1st Round Husum BK

DBU Funen Club 2017–18 League Entered in Eliminated in Eliminated by Funen Series 1 1st Round 1st Round Vejle BK Denmark Series 1st Round 2nd Round Hvidovre IF Albani Series 1st Round 1st Round Varde IF Funen Series 1 1st Round 1st Round Næsby BK Albani Series 1st Round 1st Round FC Sydvest Albani Series 1st Round 3rd Round Randers FC Denmark Series 1st Round 1st Round Dalum IF Funen Series 1 1st Round 1st Round Kolding IF

DBU Jutland Club 2017–18 League Entered in Eliminated in Eliminated by 1st Round 2nd Round Randers FC 1st Round 1st Round Vejgaard B 1st Round 1st Round Agerbæk/Starup 1st Round 1st Round Aabyhøj 1st Round 1st Round Brabrand 1st Round 1st Round Middelfart G&BK 1st Round 1st Round B1913 1st Round 1st Round RKG 1st Round 3rd Round Lyngby 1st Round 1st Round Kjellerup IF 1st Round 1st Round Aarhus Fremad 1st Round 1st Round VSK Aarhus 1st Round 1st Round Vendsyssel FF 1st Round 2nd Round Skive IK 1st Round 2nd Round FC Fredericia 1st Round 1st Round Viborg FF 1st Round 2nd Round AC Horsens 1st Round 1st Round Skive IK 1st Round 3rd Round FC Nordsjælland 1st Round 2nd Round Middelfart G&BK

DBU Copenhagen Club 2017–18 League Entered in Eliminated in Eliminated byCSC 1st Round 1st Round Sunred Beach FC 1st Round 1st Round Vanløse IF 1st Round 1st Round Ledøje-Smørum 1st Round 2nd Round FC Helsingør 1st Round 1st Round AB 1st Round 2nd Round Otterup B&IK 1st Round 1st Round Brønshøj BK 1st Round 2nd Round Fremad Amager

DBU Lolland-Falster Club 2017–18 League Entered in Eliminated in Eliminated by 1st Round 1st Round VB 1968 1st Round 2nd Round Greve Fodbold 1st Round 1st Round Holbæk B&I

DBU Zealand Club 2017–18 League Entered in Eliminated in Eliminated by 1st Round 1st Round Ballerup-Skovlunde 1st Round 2nd Round Holbæk B&I 1st Round 2nd Round HIK 1st Round 1st Round HIK 1st Round 1st Round HB Køge 1st Round 1st Round BK Frem Sakskøbing 1st Round 4th Round Randers FC 1st Round 1st Round Slagelse B&I 1st Round 3rd Round Brøndby IF 1st Round 1st Round Fredensborg BI 1st Round 1st Round Greve 1st Round 3rd Round Hobro IK 1st Round 3rd Round Jammerbugt FC 1st Round 1st Round B93 1st Round 1st Round Næstved BK

First round In the tournament's first round, the teams are divided into a Western and Eastern pool. The Western Pool features 47 participating teams, divided into two pools, Funen/Jutland (22 teams) and Jutland (25 teams). The Eastern Pool consists of 40 teams divided into two pools, Zealand/Lolland/Falster (18 teams) and Copenhagen/Bornholm (22 teams).

The draw was held on Monday, 26 June 2017 with matches played between 8 August and 10 August 2017.

West, Jutland

Nørresundby BK received a bye in the first round.

West, Funen/Jutland

East, Copenhagen/Bornholm

East, Zealand/Lolland/Falster

Second round For this round, the teams are divided into two equal groups, East and West. There were more West teams than East teams in the draw, so 5 Fynian teams were relocated to the East Pool – B1913, Dalum IF, OB, Næsby and Otterup. The draw was held on Friday, August 11, 2017 and was organized so that clubs in the 2017–18 Superliga can not play each other.

West

East

Third round In the third round, the top six teams from the 2016-17 Danish Superliga will enter the competition, joining the 26 winners from the second round matches. The 32-team draw for the third round will also be organized so that clubs in the 2017–18 Superliga can not play each other. Third Round matches will be played between September 19–21, 2017.

The draw was held on Monday, September 4, 2017.

Fourth round The 16 winners from the third round will compete in matches to be played between October 24–26, 2017.

Bracket

Quarter-finals Quarter-final matches were played between 4–12 April 2018.

Semi-finals The two semifinal matches will be played between 24–26 April 2018.

Final

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