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

Danish Cup The Danish Cup (; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "single-elimination tournament, knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will ...

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

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual winners

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was played at

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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 The 2022–23 Danish Superliga (officially the 3F Superliga for sponsorship purposes) was the 33rd season of the Danish Superliga. Copenhagen were the defending champions. The season began on 15 July 2022 and ended on 9 June 2023. Teams Vejle an ...

entered in the third round.https://divisionsforeningen.dk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Turneringsregler-for-Herre-LP-2023-2024.pdf

Participants

104 teams will compete for the

. 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

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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

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. Teams are split into three regions: *Zealand/Bornholm/Falster/Lolland *Fyn/Southern Jutland *Middle/Northern Jutland

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

(7th–10th placed) * 2 teams from the

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(1st and 2nd placed)

East

West

Third round

There were 32 teams: * 26 teams from the 2nd round New entires * 6 teams from the

(1st–6th placed)

Round of 16

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

Quarter-finals

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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

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