The 2020–21 Svenska Cupen Damer was the 38th edition of the women's association football main cup competition in Sweden. BK Häcken won the competition after defeating Eskilstuna 3–0 at the final.
Format The format for this season changed a bit, 52 teams from the Division 1 and below entered the first round via their districts instead of 80. The winners will then join the Elitettan teams at the second round, while the Damallsvenskan teams join at the third round.
The qualification round starts from June and ends in February, after which the last 16 clubs would be grouped into 4 groups of 4 teams each.
Calendar Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:
Round Date(s) Number of fixtures ClubsQualification roundFirst round 27 June – 12 August 2020 26 52 → 26Second round 26 August – 9 September 2020 20 40 → 20Third round 30 September 2020 – 28 February 2021 16 32 → 16Group stageMatchday 1 13 & 14 March 2021 8 16 → 4Matchday 2 19 – 21 March 2021 8Matchday 3 27 March 2021 8Knockout stageSemi-finals 3 & 4 April 2021 2 4 → 2 Final 13 May 2021 1 2 → 1
Qualification round
First round 52 teams from the Division 1 and lower entered this round via their districts qualifications. Matches were played between 27 June and 12 August 2020.
|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|27 June 2020
|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|26 July 2020
|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|28 July 2020
|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|1 August 2020
|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|3 August 2020
|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|4 August 2020
|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|5 August 2020
|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|11 August 2020
|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|12 August 2020
Second round The 26 winners from the first round plus the 14 Elitettan teams played in this round. Matches were played between 26 August and 9 September 2020.
|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|26 August 2020
|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|27 August 2020
|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|1 September 2020
|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|8 September 2020
|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|9 September 2020
Third round The 20 winners from the second round plus the 12 Damallsvenskan teams plays in this round. All matches are scheduled to take place between 30 September and 7 October 2020.
|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|30 September 2020
|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|6 October 2020
|colspan="3" style="background-color:green3|7 October 2020
|colspan="3" style ="background-color:green3|19 November 2020
|colspan="3" style ="background-color:green3|28 February 2021
Group stage The last 16 teams were divided into 4 groups of 4 teams each. All matches were played in March 2021. Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers Not including qualifying. Updated to matches played on 4 April 2021. Rank Player Club Goals1 Emilia LarssonHammarby62 Stina BlacksteniusBK Häcken53 Julia Zigiotti Olme44 Jelena ČankovićRosengård3 Henna HonkanenUmeå Karin LundinÖrebro
References
External links Svenska Cupen Damer 2020/21 at the Swedish Football Association Official website. Svenska Cupen Women at Soccerway