Football tournament season
The 2022–23 Danish Cup , also known as Pokalen , was the 69th season of the Danish Cup competition. F.C. Copenhagen took the tournament, securing its 9th Cup with a 1–0 win over AaB and qualifying for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round .
Structure
92 teams participate in the first round, coming from all levels of competition. Six additional teams will join in the second round, while the top six teams from the 2021–22 Danish Superliga enter in the third round.[ 1]
Participants
104 teams will compete for the Danish Cup . All teams from the top three divisions in 2021–22 were automatically entered, while 54 teams from lower division teams qualified through qualifying matches to enter the competition proper.[ 3]
First round
There was 92 teams:
In the first round of the tournament, 92 teams took part, including 54 clubs from the various levels of the Denmark Series and below, 10 out of 12 clubs from the Danish 3rd Division and all from Danish 2nd Division , the 3rd-12th placed teams from the 2021-22 Danish 1st Division and the 11th-12th placed teams from the 2021-22 Danish Superliga .
Teams are split into three regions:
Zealand/Bornholm/Falster/Lolland (44 teams)
Fyn/Southern Jutland (24 teams)
Middle/Northern Jutland (24 teams)
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
Frederiksberg BK (6) v AB (3)
B. 73, Slagelse (7) v Hørsholm-Usserød IK (6)
B. 1973, Herlev (8) v FC Nakskov (6)
FC Culpa (9) v Maribo BK (7)
Fyn/Southern Jutland
Sædding-Guldager IF (6) v Marstal/Rise (6)
Munkebo Bold-og IK (7) v Kerteminde BK (6)
Middle/Northern Jutland
Second round
There was 52 teams:
46 teams from the 1st round (winners)
Tier 2: FC Helsingør , Nykøbing FC , Fremad Amager , HB Køge , SønderjyskE , FC Fredericia , Vejle Boldklub , Hobro IK , Vendsyssel FF
Tier 3: FC Roskilde , BK Frem , Næstved BK , AB , Kolding IF , Brabrand IF , Skive IK , Aarhus Fremad , Thisted FC
Tier 4: Vanløse IF , BK Frem , Ishøj IF FA 2000 , SfB-Oure FA , Middelfart BK , Næsby BK , Young Boys FD
Tier 5: Allerød FK , Karlslunde IF , Brønshøj BK , Tårnby FF , Varde IF , Hedensted IF , BK Marienlyst , Viby IF , Ringkøbing IF
Tier 6: Tuse IF, BSF , Hørsholm-Usserød IK, FC Nakskov, Sædding-Guldager IF, Kerteminde BK, Vatanspor , Frederikshavn fI
Tier 7, 8 & 9: Kastrup BK Jyllinge FC, FC Culpa, Klitmøller IF
4 teams from the 2021–22 Danish Superliga (7th–10th placed)
The 2021–22 Danish 1st Division champions and runners-up
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
West
Klitmøller IF (9) v Sædding-Guldager IF (6)
East
Hørsholm-Usserød IK (6) v Tuse IF (6)
Third round
There were 32 teams:
26 teams from the 2nd round (winners)
Tier 1: Viborg FF , AC Horsens , Nordsjælland , AGF
Tier 2: FC Helsingør , Næstved BK , Fremad Amager , HB Køge , Vejle Boldklub , SønderjyskE , Vendsyssel FF , Hobro IK , Nykøbing FC
Tier 3: Aarhus Fremad , Thisted FC , AB , Brabrand IF , FC Roskilde
Tier 4: Middelfart BK , Ishøj IF , Næsby BK , FA 2000 , Vanløse IF
Tier 5: None
Tier 6: Hørsholm-Usserød IK, Sædding-Guldager IF, BSF
6 teams from the 2021–22 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)
Regional-series (tier 6)
Total
Fourth round
There was 16 teams from the 3rd round (winners).
Tier 1 : Silkeborg IF , FC Nordsjælland , AGF , AaB , Viborg FF , FC Midtjylland , F.C. Copenhagen , AC Horsens , Randers FC
Tier 2 : Vejle BK , Nykøbing FC , SønderjyskE , Fremad Amager
Tier 3 : Thisted FC , Aarhus Fremad
Tier 4 : Middelfart BK
The draw was held on 21 October 2022.[ 6]
Number of teams per tier still in competition
3F Superliga (tier 1)
NordicBet Liga (tier 2)
2. Division (tier 3)
3. Division (tier 4)
Total
Quarter-finals
There will be 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)
Total
Semi-finals
There will be 4 teams, all from the Danish Superliga advancing from the Quarter-final (winners) playing two legs:
Final
There will be 2 teams from the Semi-final (winners).
The winner will qualify for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
References
External links
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