2018 Danish Cup Final
# 2018 Danish Cup Final

The 2018 Danish Cup final was played on 10 May 2018 between Brøndby IF and Silkeborg IF at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, a neutral ground. The final was the culmination of the 2017–18 Danish Cup, the 64th season of the Danish Cup.

Brøndby IF won their seventh Danish Cup title after defeating Silkeborg IF 3–1, earning themselves a place in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

## Teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| - | - |
| Brøndby IF | 9 (1989, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2017, 2018) |
| Silkeborg IF | 2 (2001, 2018) |

## Venue

All Cup Finals except the 1991 final (Odense Stadium) and 1992 final (Aarhus Idrætspark) have been played in the Copenhagen Sports Park (1955-1990), or Parken Stadium (1993-present)

## Background

The Superliga clubs Brøndby IF and Silkeborg IF contested the final, with the winner earning a place in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

Brøndby competed in its second consecutive final after losing to F.C. Copenhagen in 2017 and their eighth in total. Silkeborg IF made its first finals appearance since 2001 and their second overall. Both clubs lost in their previous final appearances. The two teams had never previously met in a Danish Cup final, and Brøndby has won both meetings during the regular season of the 2017-18 Danish Superliga.

## Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

| Brøndby IF | Brøndby IF | Round | Silkeborg IF | Silkeborg IF |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | | Opponent | Result |
| Bye | | Second round | Kjellerup IF | 6–0 (A) |
| Ledøje-Smørum | 5–1 (A) | Third round | HIK | 2–2 (A) (4–3 p) |
| F.C. Copenhagen | 1–0 (A) | Fourth round | Lyngby BK | 3–1 (H) |
| SønderjyskE | 1–0 (A) | Quarterfinals | Randers FC | 3–1 (H) |
| FC Midtjylland | 3–1 (H) | Semifinals | FC Fredericia | 1–0 (A) |

## Match

### Details

| Brøndby IF | Silkeborg IF |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Frederik Rønnow |
| DF | 3 | Anthony Jung |
| DF | 4 | Benedikt Röcker |
| DF | 6 | Hjörtur Hermannsson |
| FW | 9 | Teemu Pukki | 87' |
| MF | 10 | Hany Mukhtar |
| MF | 12 | Simon Tibbling | 78' |
| DF | 13 | Johan Larsson (c) |
| MF | 18 | Besar Halimi | 61' |
| MF | 19 | Christian Nørgaard |
| FW | 20 | Kamil Wilczek |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 21 | Lasse Vigen Christensen | 61' |
| MF | 8 | Kasper Fisker | 78' | 82' |
| DF | 23 | Paulus Arajuuri | 87' |
| MF | 14 | Kevin Mensah |
| GK | 16 | Benjamin Bellot |
| FW | 17 | Andreas Bruus |
| DF | 27 | Svenn Crone |
| Manager: ||
| Alexander Zorniger ||
| GK | 16 | Peter Friis Jensen |
| DF | 4 | Simon Jakobsen |
| DF | 6 | Jens Martin Gammelby |
| DF | 28 | Tobias Salquist |
| DF | 13 | Mikkel Vendelbo | 13' |
| MF | 17 | Casper Sloth |
| MF | 18 | Ibrahim Moro | 61' |
| MF | 93 | Vladimir Rodić |
| DF | 15 | Gustav Dahl | 68' |
| MF | 19 | Magnus Mattsson |
| MF | 10 | Davit Skhirtladze | 78' |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 20 | Marc Rochester Sørensen | 61' |
| MF | 2 | Sammy Skytte | 68' |
| FW | 9 | Gustaf Nilsson | 78' |
| MF | 14 | Dennis Flinta |
| DF | 24 | Jeppe Gertsen |
| GK | 1 | Thomas Nørgaard |
| MF | 22 | Valance Nambishi |
| Manager: ||
| Peter Sørensen ||
| Assistant referees: Jesper Dahl Victor Skytte | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used. |
