The 2019 Danish Cup final was played on 17 May 2019 between FC Midtjylland and Brøndby IF at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, a neutral ground. The final is the culmination of the 2018–19 Danish Cup, the 65th season of the Danish Cup.

Brøndby IF appeared in their 10th Danish Cup final (third consecutive) and were the defending title-holders. FC Midtjylland had never won a Danish Cup title before the match, being four times the runners-up. The winner of the final earned themselves a place in at least the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.

FC Midtjylland won the final after a penalty shoot-out and earned their first ever Danish Cup title.

Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)FC Midtjylland4 (2003, 2005, 2010, 2011)Brøndby IF9 (1989, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2017, 2018)

Venue All Cup Finals except the 1991 final (Odense Stadium) and 1992 final (Aarhus Idrætspark) have been played in the Copenhagen Sports Park (1955–1990), or Parken Stadium (1993–present)

Background Brøndby is competing in its third consecutive final, losing to F.C. Copenhagen in 2017 and capturing the title over Silkeborg IF in 2018. FC Midtjylland is appearing in its fifth final, losing all four if its previous appearances. The two teams have previously met in the 2003 and 2005 finals, and the teams share an equal 1-1-1 record during the regular season of the 2018–19 Danish Superliga.

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). FC MidtjyllandRoundBrøndby IFOpponentResultOpponentResultByeSecond roundByeDalum IF2–1 (A)Third roundHillerød 4–1 (A)Copenhagen2–0 (H)Fourth roundMarienlyst4–1 (A)Kolding2–0 (A)QuarterfinalsVendsyssel2–0 (A)Odense BK4–0 (H)SemifinalsAalborg BK1–0 (H)

Match Details

GK 1 Jesper Hansen DF 2 Kian Hensen DF 28 Erik Sviatchenko DF 4 Marc Dal Hende DF 14 Alexander Scholz DF 24 Mads Døhr Thychosen MF 7 Jakob Poulsen (c) MF 3 Tim Sparv MF 88 Gustav Wikheim MF 10 Evander FW 33 Paul Onuachu Substitutes: MF 38 Frank Onyeka DF 20 Rasmus Nicolaisen FW 26 Artem Dovbyk MF 11 Awer Mabil DF 6 Joel Andersson GK 31 Mikkel Andersen MF 36 Rilwan HassanCoach: Kenneth Andersen GK 1 Marvin Schwäbe DF 23 Paulus Arajuuri DF 3 Anthony Jung DF 6 Hjörtur Hermannsson MF 7 Dominik Kaiser MF 22 Josip Radošević MF 10 Hany Mukhtar FW 20 Kamil Wilczek (c) FW 14 Kevin Mensah MF 12 Simon Hedlund FW 11 Mikael Uhre Substitutes: FW 18 Nikolai Laursen MF 12 Simon Tibbling MF 21 Lasse Vigen MF 5 Besar Halimi GK 16 Benjamin Bellot DF 4 Benedikt Röcker DF 2 Jens Martin Gammelby Coach: Martin Retov

Assistant referees: Ole Kronlykke Niels Høg 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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