2020–21 Svenska Cupen

Football tournament season

The 2020–21 Svenska Cupen was the 65th season of the Svenska Cupen and the ninth season with the current format. Hammarby won the cup for the first time and secured a spot in the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League. A total of 96 clubs entered the competition, 64 teams from district sites and 32 from the Allsvenskan and the Superettan.^[1]

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows:

Teams

Round 1

First round matches were played between 30 July and 16 September. 64 clubs from the third tier or lower of the Swedish league system competed in this round.^[2]

Ängelholms FF (4) v Lunds BK (3)

BK Forward (4) v IF Karlstad (3)

Assyriska BK (4) v Onsala BK (4)

IFK Stocksund (4) v Vasalunds IF (3)

Värtans IK (5) v FC Gute (4)

Skiljebo SK (4) v Karlslunds IF (3)

IF Karlstad Fotbollsutveckling (4) v IFK Åmål (4)

Kvarnsvedens IK (4) v Sandvikens IF (3)

Stenungsunds IF (4) v FC Trollhättan (3)

Kristianstad FC (4) v Torns IF (3)

FC Rosengård 1917 (4) v Landskrona BoIS (3)

Assyriska IF (4) v Oskarshamns AIK (3)

IF Lödde (5) v Eskilsminne IF (3)

Hudiksvalls FF (4) v Ytterhogdals IK (4)

Karlbergs BK (4) v IF Brommapojkarna (3)

Trosa Vagnhärad SK (4) v Sollentuna FK (3)

Enskede IK (4) v Täby FK (3)

Vänersborgs FK (4) v Utsiktens BK (3)

Newroz FC (4) v Gamla Upsala SK (4)

IK Sleipner (5) v Nyköpings BIS (3)

Anderstorps IF (5) v BK Astrio (5)

Angered BK (5) v IFK Falköping (5)

IS Halmia (4) v Lindome GIF (3)

Enköpings SK (4) v IFK Haninge (3)

Ekedalens SK (6) v Gnosjö IF (5)

Gottne IF (4) v Stöde IF (4)

Åryds IK (5) v Asarums IF (4)

Bodens BK (4) v Team TG FF (3)

Boxholms IF (6) v Husqvarna FF (4)

Hisingsbacka FC (5) v IK Gauthiod (4)

Rosersbergs IK (7) v FC Stockholm Internazionale (4)

Hässleholms IF (4) v Räppe GoIF (4)

Round 2

64 teams will compete in this round: 32 winners from Round 1 and the 32 teams from the 2020 Allsvenskan and 2020 Superettan. All games will be played on 30 September–1 October 2020.

Seeding

Matches

Vasalunds IF (3) v IK Brage (2)

Bodens BK (4) v Västerås SK (2)

BK Forward (4) v Akropolis IF (2)

IK Gauthiod (4) v Ljungskile SK (2)

Angered BK (5) v BK Häcken (1)

BK Astrio (5) v Falkenbergs FF (1)

Sandvikens IF (3) v Jönköpings Södra IF (2)

FC Stockholm Internazionale v Degerfors IF (2)

Täby FK v AFC Eskilstuna (2)

Stenungsunds IF (4) v IF Elfsborg (1)

IS Halmia (4) v Helsingborgs IF (1)

Torns IF (3) v Trelleborgs FF (2)

Assyriska BK (4) v Mjällby AIF (1)

Oskarshamns AIK (3) v Varbergs BoIS (1)

Husqvarna FF (4) v IFK Göteborg (1)

Landskrona BoIS (3) v Östers IF (2)

Asarums IF (4) v Kalmar FF (1)

IF Karlstad Fotbollsutveckling (3) v Dalkurd FF (2)

Karlslunds IF (3) v AIK (1)

Utsiktens BK (3) v Norrby IF (2)

Hässleholms IF (4) v Halmstads BK (2)

Hudiksvalls FF (4) v GIF Sundsvall (2)

Gottne IF (4) v IFK Norrköping FK (1)

IF Lödde (5) v Örgryte IS (2)

Nyköpings BIS (3) v Östersunds FK (1)

Ekedalens SK (6) v GAIS (2)

IFK Haninge (3) v Örebro SK (1)

IF Brommapojkarna (3) v IK Sirius (1)

FC Gute (4) v Hammarby IF (1)

Sollentuna FK (3) v Djurgårdens IF (1)

Lunds BK (3) v Malmö FF (1)

Newroz FC (4) v Umeå FC (2)

Group stage

The 32 winners from round 2 will be divided into eight groups of four teams. The 16 highest ranked winners from the previous rounds will be seeded to the top two positions in each group and the 16 remaining winners will be unseeded in the draw. The ranking of the 16 seeded teams will be decided by league position in the 2020 season. All teams in the group stage will play each other once, the highest-ranked teams from the previous rounds and teams from tier three or lower will have the right to play two home matches.

Qualified teams

Group 1

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2021. Source: Swedish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Highest ranked team

Halmstads BK v GAIS

Malmö FF v Västerås SK

Halmstads BK v Västerås SK

GAIS v Malmö FF

Västerås SK v GAIS

Malmö FF v Halmstads BK

Group 2

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2021. Source: Swedish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Highest ranked team

IF Elfsborg v Degerfors IF

Utsiktens BK v Falkenbergs FF

Falkenbergs FF v Degerfors IF

Utsiktens BK v IF Elfsborg

Degerfors IF v Utsiktens BK

IF Elfsborg v Falkenbergs FF

Group 3

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2021. Source: SFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Highest ranked team

BK Häcken v Dalkurd FF

IK Gauthiod v Helsingborgs IF

IK Gauthiod v BK Häcken

Helsingborgs IF v Dalkurd FF

BK Häcken v Helsingborgs IF

Dalkurd FF v IK Gauthiod

Group 4

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2021. Source: Swedish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Highest ranked team

Kalmar FF v Umeå FC

Djurgårdens IF v IK Brage

Kalmar FF v IK Brage

Umeå FC v Djurgårdens IF

Djurgårdens IF v Kalmar FF

IK Brage v Umeå FC

Group 5

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2021. Source: Swedish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Highest ranked team

Mjällby AIF v Akropolis IF

Landskrona BoIS v Östersunds FK

Landskrona BoIS v Mjällby AIF

Östersunds FK v Akropolis IF

Mjällby AIF v Östersunds FK

Akropolis IF v Landskrona BoIS

Group 6

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2021. Source: Swedish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Highest ranked team

IFK Norrköping v GIF Sundsvall

Sandvikens IF v IFK Göteborg

Sandvikens IF v IFK Norrköping

IFK Göteborg v GIF Sundsvall

IFK Norrköping v IFK Göteborg

GIF Sundsvall v Sandvikens IF

Group 7

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2021. Source: Swedish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Highest ranked team

Örebro SK v Trelleborgs FF

IF Lödde v IK Sirius

IF Lödde v Örebro SK

IK Sirius v Trelleborgs FF

Trelleborgs FF v IF Lödde

Örebro SK v IK Sirius

Group 8

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2021. Source: SFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Highest ranked team

Hammarby IF v AFC Eskilstuna

Oskarshamns AIK v AIK

AIK v AFC Eskilstuna

Oskarshamns AIK v Hammarby IF

AFC Eskilstuna v Oskarshamns AIK

Hammarby IF v AIK

Knockout stage

Qualified teams

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2021. Source: Group results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Ranking in 2020 season

Bracket

Quarter-finals

IFK Norrköping v BK Häcken

Degerfors IF v Västerås SK

Djurgårdens IF v Östersunds FK

Hammarby IF v Trelleborgs FF

Semi-finals

BK Häcken v Västerås SK

Djurgårdens IF v Hammarby IF

Final

30 May 2021

14:30

Tele2 Arena, Stockholm

Attendance: 0

Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg

References

1. "Swedish Cup Men 2019-20" (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 2020-08-23. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
2. "Svenska Cupen herrar 2020/21 - Omgång 1-2" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 13 March 2021.