The 2006 Danish Cup final was the final and deciding match of the 2005–06 Danish Cup. It took place on Thursday 11 May 2006 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen and saw the 1st Division leaders Randers FC beat Superliga club Esbjerg fB after extra time.
Randers have won the Cup on three previous occasions (1967, 1968 and 1973). As well as 1976, Esbjerg also won the Cup in 1964.
In the Superliga in 2005-06, Esbjerg finished sixth and in Viasat Sport Division is Randers currently leading.
Referee Kim Milton Nielsen officiated the match.
Road to Copenhagen
EsbjergRanders FC Third roundSædding/Guldager IF [JS]A13–0Johansen 7, 70Larsen 20Rask 24, 27, 42, 51Pedersen 26, 37Sandberg 32, 60Fabinho 80, 88 Fourth roundAGF [SL]H2–0Sandberg 45Hansen 66Lyngby BK [1D]A5–4p- Fifth roundAC Horsens [SL]H2–0Fabinho 15Lundberg 87B 1909 [2D]A3–1Berglund 1, 75Klarström 54 Quarter finalsBK Frem [1D]H3–0Fabinho 50da Silva 80Johansen 85Brøndby IF [SL]H5–2Zimling 11Lucena 31Hansen 33 (p)Berglund 80, 90 Semi finalsFirst legAaB [SL]H0–0-Brøndby IF [SL]A0–1- Second legAaB [SL]A1–1Jakobsen 73 (og) Randers started in third round. Esbjerg started in fifth round. Square brackets [ ] represent the opposition's division.
Match facts
ESBJERG FB GK 16 Lars Winde (C) RB 2 Frank Hansen CB 3 Anders Møller Christensen CB 17 Lars Christian Nielsen LB 13 Martin Jensen RM 25 Michaël Murcy CM 6 Niki Zimling CM 21 Jerry Lucena LM 5 Anders Nøhr FW 9 Njogu Demba-Nyrén FW 11 Fredrik Berglund Substitutes:GK 1 Jan Hoffmann DF 4 Kolja Afriyie FW 8 Lasse Kryger MF 15 Andreas Klarström Manager: Troels BechRANDERS FC GK 1 Martin S. Jensen RB 8 Søren Pedersen CB 3 Ralf Pedersen(C) CB 5 John Sandberg LB 12 Jonas Damborg RM 7 Alex da Silva CM 99 Stig Tøfting CM 14 Kenneth Møller Pedersen LM 16 Carsten Fredgaard FW 10 Karsten Johansen FW 23 Lars Larsen Substitutes:GK 26 Mads Toppel FW 9 Jesper Christiansen DF 13 Søren Holdgaard MF 15 Rasmus Hansen Manager: Lars Olsen MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 2 x 15 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shootout if scores still level. Four named substitutes Maximum of 3 substitutions.
External links Match facts at Esbjerg fB Match facts at Haslund.info