The 2018 Svenska Cupen final was played on 10 May 2018 between Djurgårdens IF and Malmö FF at Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, the home ground of Djurgårdens IF, determined in a draw on 21 March 2018 after the semi-finals. The final was the culmination of the 2017–18 Svenska Cupen, the 62nd season of Svenska Cupen and the sixth season with the current format.

Djurgården won their fifth Svenska Cupen title after defeating Malmö 3–0, earning themselves a place in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)Djurgårdens IF8 (1951, 1975, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2013)Malmö FF18 (1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1953, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1996, 2016)

Venue Since the 2014–15 season, the venue for the Svenska Cupen final is decided in a draw between the two finalists. The draw for the final was held on 21 March 2018 at the annual pre-season kick-off meeting in Stockholm and decided that the final would be played at Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, the home venue of Djurgårdens IF. This was the first cup final to be hosted at the venue and the second consecutive final to be played on artificial turf.

Background The Allsvenskan clubs Djurgårdens IF and Malmö FF contested the final, with the winner earning a place in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. Since Malmö were qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League and Djurgården were qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League through their positions in the 2017 Allsvenskan, Sweden's fourth European place was given to BK Häcken as the 4th team of the 2017 Allsvenskan. Djurgården was given a place in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League since they won the final.

Djurgården played their first final since 2013 and their ninth in total. Malmö played their first final since 2016 and their 19th in total. Both clubs lost in their previous final appearances. Having met in 1951, 1975, and 1989, this was the fourth final to contest the two clubs. Malmö had won all of the prior meetings in the final of the competition. The 1989 final was notably the last time Malmö won the competition, Djurgården had last won a cup title in 2005. The clubs faced each other twice in Allsvenskan prior to the cup final, at Tele2 Arena on 18 April where Djurgården won 3–0, and at Stadion on 3 May where Malmö won 1–0.

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Djurgårdens IFRoundMalmö FFOpponentResultInitial roundsOpponentResultGamla Upsala SK4–1 (A)Second roundFC Trollhättan4–1 (A)OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultDegerfors IF6–0 (H)Matchday 1Dalkurd FF1–0 (H)IK Frej1–0 (A)Matchday 2Gefle IF3–0 (A)Jönköpings Södra IF1–0 (H)Matchday 3IF Brommapojkarna3–1 (H)Group 3 winnerFinal standingsGroup 1 winnerOpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResultBK Häcken1–0 (H)Quarter-finalsIFK Göteborg1–0 (H)AIK2–0 (A)Semi-finalsÖstersunds FK1–0 (A)

Match Details

GK 1 Andreas IsakssonRB 4 Jacob Une LarssonCB 3 Marcus DanielssonCB 13 Jonas Olsson (c)LB 22 Felix Beijmo RM 11 Jonathan RingCM 23 Fredrik UlvestadCM 6 Jesper Karlström LM 9 Haris Radetinac FW 24 Tino Kadewere FW 10 Kerim Mrabti Substitutes:GK 30 Tommi VaihoDF 5 Niklas Gunnarsson MF 7 Dženis Kozica MF 8 Kevin Walker MF 18 Edward ChilufyaFW 19 Yura MovsisyanFW 20 Aliou BadjiManager: Özcan Melkemichel GK 27 Johan DahlinRB 2 Eric Larsson CB 24 Lasse Nielsen CB 17 Rasmus BengtssonLB 4 Behrang Safari RM 8 Arnór Ingvi Traustason CM 6 Oscar LewickiCM 7 Fouad BachirouLM 5 Søren Rieks FW 9 Markus Rosenberg (c)FW 10 Carlos StrandbergSubstitutes:GK 29 Fredrik AnderssonDF 3 Egzon Binaku FW 11 Alexander Jeremejeff MF 20 Bonke InnocentMF 22 Isak SsewankamboDF 31 Franz BrorssonMF 32 Mattias Svanberg Manager: Magnus Pehrsson

Assistant referees: Daniel Wärnmark Stefan Hallberg Fourth official: Glenn NybergMatch 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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