2023–24 Danish Cup

The 2023–24 Danish Cup, also known as Oddset Pokalen, was the 70th season of the Danish Cup competition.

The winner of the competition qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League.

Copenhagen were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual winners Silkeborg in the quarter-finals.

The final was played at Parken Stadium on 9 May 2024 between Silkeborg and AGF. Silkeborg secured their second title following a 1–0 win, courtesy of Oliver Sonne's first-half goal.

Structure 92 teams participated in the first round, coming from all levels of competition. Six additional teams joined in the second round, while the top six teams from the 2022–23 Danish Superliga entered in the third round. RoundDateNumber of fixturesClubs remainingNew entries this roundTeams entering this roundQualifyingmatchesJune–July 2023 → 56 Danmarks serien teams and Teams from Tier 6 to 9First Round8–15 August 20234692 → 463612 NordicBetLiga teams 12 2nd Division teams 12 3rd Division teamsSecond Round5–12 September 20232652 → 2666 Superliga teams (7-12)Third Round26–28 September 20231632 → 1666 Superliga teams (1-6)Fourth Round31 October–2 November 2023816 → 8NoneNoneQuarter-FinalsFirst leg 5–7 December 2023 Second leg 9–11 December 20234(8)8 → 4NoneNoneSemi-FinalsFirst leg 9–11 April 2024 Second leg 23–25 April 20242(4)4 → 2NoneNoneFinal9 May 202412 → 1NoneNone

Participants 104 teams will compete for the Danish Cup. All teams from the top three divisions in 2022–23 were automatically entered, while 54 teams from lower division teams qualified through qualifying matches to enter the competition proper.

First round In the first round of the tournament, 92 teams took part, including 56 clubs from the various levels of the Denmark Series and below, all teams from 2022-23 Danish 3rd Division and 2022-23 Danish 2nd Division, the 3rd-12th placed teams from the 2022-23 Danish 1st Division and the 11th-12th placed teams from the 2022-23 Danish Superliga. Teams are split into three regions: Zealand/Bornholm/Falster/Lolland Fyn/Southern Jutland Middle/Northern Jutland

+ Number of teams per tier still in competition 3F Superliga (tier 1) NordicBet Liga (tier 2) 2. Division (tier 3) 3. Division (tier 4) Danmarksserien (tier 5) Regional-series (tier 6) Serie 1, 2 & 3(tier 7, 8 & 9) Total

Zealand/Bornholm/Falster/Lolland

Fyn/Southern Jutland

Middle/Northern Jutland

Second round There were 52 teams: 46 teams from the 1st round New entries: 4 teams from the 2022–23 Danish Superliga (7th–10th placed) 2 teams from the 2022–23 Danish 1st Division (1st and 2nd placed)

East

West

Third round There were 32 teams:

26 teams from the 2nd round New entires 6 teams from the 2022–23 Danish Superliga (1st–6th placed)

+ Number of teams per tier still in competition 3F Superliga (tier 1) NordicBet Liga (tier 2) 2. Division (tier 3) 3. Division (tier 4) Denmark series (tier 5) Regional-series (tier 6) Serie 1, 2 & 3(tier 7, 8 & 9) Total

Round of 16 There were 16 teams. The draw was held on 28 September 2023.

Quarter-finals There were 8 teams from the 4th round (winners) playing two legs:

+ Number of teams per tier still in competition 3F Superliga (tier 1) NordicBet Liga (tier 2) 2. Division (tier 3) 3. Division (tier 4) Denmark series (tier 5) Regional series (tier 6) 1, 2 & 3 series (tier 7, 8 & 9 ) Total

Semi-finals There were 4 teams from the Quarter-finals playing two legs:

Final The winner qualified for the second qualifying round of 2024–25 Europa League.

References

2023–24 Danish Cup

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