2024 Danish Cup final

The 2024 Danish Cup final was played on 9 May 2024 between Silkeborg and AGF at Parken, Copenhagen.^[1] The final match was the culmination of the 2023–24 Danish Cup, the 70th season of the Pokalen.

2024 Pokalen final

Event	2023–24 Danish Cup
Silkeborg AGF 1 0
Date	9 May 2024
Venue	Parken, Copenhagen
Man of the Match	Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
Referee	Mikkel Redder
Weather	16°C, cloudy, 63% humidity, wind 19km/h
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Silkeborg appeared in just its 3rd cup final, 2001 being its lone championship. AGF is a 9-time Pokalen champion, its most recent title coming in 1996. Silkeborg prevailed and won its 2nd ever Pokalen title.

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Silkeborg	2 (2001, 2018)
AGF	12 (1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2016)

Venue

The final was played in Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, the 29th time Parken has hosted the Pokalen final.

Route to the final

Further information: 2023–24 Danish Cup

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

Silkeborg		Round	AGF
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Bye		First round	Bye
Bye		Second round	Bye
Nykøbing FC	0–1 (A)	Third round	Thisted FC	1–3 (A)
Hvidovre IF	1–5 (A)	Round of 16	Ishøj IF	0–4 (A)
F.C. Copenhagen	3–2 (agg.) 0–2 (A) / 1–2 (H)	Quarter-finals	Brøndby IF	3–2 (agg.) 1–2 (A) / 2–0 (H)
FC Fredericia	6–3 (agg.) 0–2 (A) / 6–1 (H)	Semi-finals	FC Nordsjælland	4–2 (agg.) 2–3 (A) / 1–0 (H)

Match

Details

Silkeborg IF (1)	1–0	AGF (1)
Sonne 38' (Adamsen)  48' Brink  68' Klynge  75' Þórðarson  90+2'	Report	Madsen  47' Beijmo  75' Jensen-Abbew  90'

9 May 2024

17:00

Final

Parken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 36,300

Referee: Mikkel Redder

GK 1 Nicolai Larsen LB 2 Andreas Poulsen  74' CB 4 Joel Felix CB 25 Pontus Rödin RB 5 Oliver Sonne 38'  48'  89' MF 14 Mark Brink  68' MF 8 Stefán Teitur Þórðarson  90+2' MF 6 Pelle Mattsson MF 21 Anders Klynge  75' MF 9 Alexander Lind  74' FW 23 Tonni Adamsen  90+6' Substitutes: DF 24 Lubambo Musonda  74' DF 19 Jens Martin Gammelby  74' DF 29 Frederik Rieper  89' MF 41 Oskar Boesen  90+6' MF 20 Mads Larsen DF 3 Robin Østrøm GK 16 Jacob Pryts FW 17 Callum McCowatt FW 7 Kasper Kusk Coach: Kent Nielsen

GK 1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell RB 2 Felix Beijmo  75' LB 3 Mats Knoester  90+2' CB 5 Frederik Tingager  86' MF 6 Nicolai Poulsen  69' MF 7 Mads Emil Madsen  47' MF 19 Eric Kahl  69' MF 11 Gift Links MF 8 Mikael Anderson FW 9 Patrick Mortensen FW 31 Tobias Bech  85' Substitutes: MF 29 Frederik Brandhof  69' DF 40 Jonas Jensen-Abbew  69'  90' FW 13 Janni Serra  85' DF 4 Tobias Anker  86' MF 15 Magnus Knudsen  90+2' DF 26 Jacob Andersen MF 23 Tobias Bach MF 33 Luka Callø GK 1 Jesper Hansen Coach: Uwe Rösler

Assistant referees: Lars Hummelgaard, Jesper Dahl Fourth Official: Jacob Karlsen

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 five may be used.[2]

Broadcast

The game was broadcast on DR1, Denmark's national broadcaster, like previous years, as well as Viaplay, who becomes the exclusive broadcaster from 2024–25.^[3] Viaplay aired an alternate broadcast of the Final known as "Manager Mode", with presentations similar to football videogames like EA Sports FC.^[4]

References

1. "Pokal Final 2024". DBU.dk. 11 April 2024.
2. "Tournament Rules". DBU.dk. 1 June 2020.
3. Roy, Akash (27 March 2024). "Viaplay secure exclusive rights to Danish Pokalen". sporticos.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
4. Byfield, Chris (10 May 2024). "Danish Cup final broadcast in revolutionary 'Manager Mode' which will change how we watch football forever". SPORTbible. Retrieved 10 May 2024.