KBUs Pokalturnering

For the harness racing event, see Copenhagen Cup (harness racing).

KBUs Pokalturnering (unofficial English translation: KBU Cup, Copenhagen Cup) was a Danish regional knockout association football competition contested annually from 1910 to 1953 by clubs that were members of the regional football association Copenhagen FA (KBU).^[1][2] Organised by and named after KBU, the competition rules has varied from being open to all Copenhagen clubs (1910–1919 and 1947–1953) and being a closed tournament (1920–1946) reserved only for the highest ranking clubs, and as a consequence the number of participants have varied greatly throughout its history.^[1][3] For the first 10 seasons, between 7 and 13 teams participated until a fixed number of 8 teams was introduced from 1920 until 1946.^[3] When both the Sommerpokalturneringen (who for several seasons had functioned as a qualifying tournament) and the KBUs B-Pokalturnering, both featuring the lower ranking KBU teams, were discontinued after their 1946 edition, the Copenhagen FA again allowed lower ranking clubs to participate in the association's primary cup competition, increasing the number of teams to 52.^[4][1][5] For the most part, the competition took place in the fall season (6 seasons ended in the following spring season) and since the 1913 edition culminating in a final played at Københavns Idrætspark that saw large attendance figures and generated much media coverage.^[6][1][7][5]

KBUs Pokalturnering

Organising body	Copenhagen FA (KBU)
Founded	1910; 114 years ago (1910)
Abolished	1953; 71 years ago (1953)
Region	Copenhagen, Denmark
Number of teams	Varied (1910–1919) 8 (1920–1946) 52 (1947–1953)
Last champions	B.93 (1953)
Most successful club(s)	B.93 (13 titles)

Due to a conflict regarding majority voting at KBU, the top four field-owning clubs (Baneklubberne) of the era did not participate in the 1911 edition of the cup, that only had the non-field-owning clubs (Fælledklubberne) participating.^[4][8] Instead they formed their own cup tournament that fall season, Baneklubberne Cup in the fall of 1911, until returning to the tournament the following spring season. The cup tournament was discontinued after the 1953 edition due to the introduction of the nationwide Danish Cup in 1954. In the 44 tournaments held, a total of 66 clubs participated, only 10 teams took part in the finals, 9 teams secured a cup victory, 743 matches were played and 3,723 goals scored.^[1] The most successful club in the history of the tournament were Østerbro-based B.93, who won a total of 13 cup titles and appeared as a losing finalist on 11 occasions.^[3][1][9]

Trophy and prizes

Each year, the winning team was presented with the cup trophy. Four trophies were distributed during the tournament's duration. A club had to win five finals in total, also known as lots, to keep the trophy permanently.^[6][1][10] Due to a conflict, the 1911 tournament did not have the participation of the best clubs in the highest Copenhagen Football League, who owned their own ground.^[11] The clubs participated with reserve teams in the 1914 edition due to many of the first squad players being summoned by the Danish mobilization at the outbreak of World War I, so it was decided that the cup trophy would not be in play, and hence Kjøbenhavns Boldklub did not gain a lot this year by winning the final match for the fifth time in the tournament's history.^[11][12] Three clubs have earned this honour: the 1st trophy by B 1903 in 1924, 2nd trophy by B.93 in 1932, 3rd trophy by Akademisk BK in 1949, while the fourth and last trophy was kept by the Copenhagen FA.^{[6][1][10][11]} On some occasions, the runners-up would receive a commemorative plaque for their participation in the final.^[13]

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  The first trophy distributed for the KBUs Pokalturnering, won by B 1903 in 1924 after 5 cup victories and for permanent ownership.^{[6][1][10][4]}
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  The second trophy distributed for the cup tournament between 1925 and the 1932 edition, where it was won for permanent ownership by B.93.^[6][1][10]
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  The third trophy distributed between the 1933 and the 1949 edition and now owned by Akademisk BK.
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  The fourth trophy distributed between the 1950 and the 1953 edition and retained by Copenhagen FA.

Finals

Key	Explanation
†	Winners also won the Copenhagen championship (1910–1936) or the Danish championship (1936–1954) during the same season.
‡	Team was playing outside the top division of the regional (1910–1936) or national (1936–1954) league structure.
(a.e.t.)	After extra time (two periods of 15 minutes each) in use between 1910 and 1924.[4] Additional match was scheduled, if game was still tied.
(R)	Replay match (entire new match scheduled) in use between 1925 and 1953.[4] Two extra periods was used in any additional matches.[14]
(number of cup wins)	A running tally of the total number of cup titles won by each club is kept in brackets.

Season	Final Date	Winner	Result	Runner-up	Venue	Attendance	Ref
1910	23 October 1910	B.93 (1)	2–0	Kjøbenhavns BK	B.93's Bane at Øster Allé and St. James's Church, Østerbro	6,000	[1][4][9][15][2][16]
1911	10 December 1911	BK Velo (1)	5–0	BK Viktoria	Østerfælled, Østerbro	500	[1][4][8][17][18]
1912	10 November 1912	Kjøbenhavns BK (1)†	8–1	B 1903	KB's Bane at Sankt Markus Allé, Frederiksberg	1,000	[1][4][19][20]
1913	16 November 1913	Kjøbenhavns BK (2)†	4–1	BK Frem	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	10,000	[1][4][7][13]
1914	8 November 1914	Kjøbenhavns BK (3)	4–3	Akademisk BK	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	4,000	[1][4][21]
1915	7 November 1915	B.93 (2)	4–1	Akademisk BK	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	6,000	[1][4][9]
1916	12 November 1916	Kjøbenhavns BK (4)†	3–0	B.93	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	6–7,000	[1][4][9][15]
1917	9 December 1917	B 1903 (1)	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Østerbros BK‡	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	2,000	[1][4][22][23][24][25]
1918	17 November 1918	B.93 (3)	5–2	BK Frem	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	6–10,000	[1][4][9][7]
1919	16 November 1919	B 1903 (2)†	4–2	BK Frem	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	5,000	[1][4][7]
1920	7 November 1920	B 1903 (3)	3–2	B.93	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	9,000	[1][4][9]
1921	4 December 1921	B 1903 (4)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	B.93	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	9,000	[1][4][9]
1922	22 October 1922	B.93 (4)	4–0	BK Frem	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	14–15,000	[1][4][9][7]
1923	11 November 1923	Kjøbenhavns BK (5)	4–1	Østerbros BK‡	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	—	[1][4][22]
1924	2 November 1924	B 1903 (5)	3–1	BK Frem	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	12,000	[1][4][7]
1925	8 November 1925	BK Frem (1)	5–1	Akademisk BK	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	15,000	[1][4][7]
1926	7 November 1926	B.93 (5)†	5–1	Kjøbenhavns BK	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	13,000	[1][4][9][7][26][10]
1927	6 November 1927	BK Frem (2)	3–2	B.93	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	11,000	[1][4][9][7][26]
1928	4 November 1928	B 1903 (6)	3–2	B.93	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	12,000	[1][4][9]
1929	27 October 1929	B.93 (6)†	3–2	B 1903	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	15,000	[1][4][9]
1930	2 November 1930	B.93 (7)	2–2	BK Frem	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	18–20,000	[1][4][9][7]
1930 (R)	23 November 1930	B.93 (7)	4–3	BK Frem	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	20,000	[1][4][9][7]
1931	1 November 1931	B.93 (8)†	5–1	Akademisk BK	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	16,000	[1][4][9]
1932	6 November 1932	B.93 (9)	2–1	Kjøbenhavns BK	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	16,500	[1][4][9]
1933	5 November 1933	Kjøbenhavns BK (6)	3–2	BK Fremad Amager	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	8–10,000	[1][4][27]
1934	4 November 1934	B.93 (10)	0–0	BK Frem	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	22,000	[1][4][7]
1934 (R)	18 November 1934	B.93 (10)	4–2	BK Frem	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	20,000	[1][4][9][7]
1935	10 November 1935	Hellerup IK (1)	2–1	B.93	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	17,000	[1][4][9]
1936	1 November 1936	Akademisk BK (1)†	3–1	Kjøbenhavns BK	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	—	[1][4]
1937	31 October 1937	B 1903 (7)†	2–1	Kjøbenhavns BK	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	28,000	[1][4]
1938	30 October 1938	BK Frem (3)	2–2	Hellerup IK	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	18,500	[1][4][7]
1938 (R)	11 December 1938	BK Frem (3)	2–0	Hellerup IK	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	10,000	[1][4][7]
1939	19 November 1939	B.93 (11)	2–1	BK Frem	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	14–16,000	[1][4][9][7]
1940	3 November 1940	BK Frem (4)†	4–3	Kjøbenhavns BK	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	14,500	[1][4][7]
1941	2 November 1941	B.93 (12)†	1–0	Kjøbenhavns BK	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	13,000	[1][4][9]
1942	8 November 1942	Akademisk BK (2)†	3–1	B.93	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	27,000	[1][4][9]
1943	21 April 1944	BK Frem (5)†	3–2	B.93	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	37,000	[1][4][9][7]
1944	5 November 1944	Akademisk BK (3)†	3–1	BK Frem	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	32,000	[1][4][7]
1945	4 November 1945	Akademisk BK (4)	1–0	B.93	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	21,000	[1][4][9]
1946	3 November 1946	BK Frem (6)	7–2	Akademisk BK	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	26,800	[1][4][7]
1947	9 November 1947	Østerbros BK (1)	2–1	B 1903	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	—	[1][4][28]
1948	7 November 1948	Kjøbenhavns BK (7)†	3–1	B 1903	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	—	[1][4]
1949	29 April 1950	Akademisk BK (5)	1–0	Kjøbenhavns BK	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	—	[1][4]
1950	20 April 1951	Akademisk BK (6)†	1–0	B.93	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	23,700	[1][4][9]
1951	26 April 1952	Kjøbenhavns BK (8)‡	2–0	B.93	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	14,600	[1][4][9]
1952	22 April 1953	BK Fremad Amager (1)‡	1–1	Kjøbenhavns BK	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	15,000	[1][27]
1952 (R)	25 May 1953	BK Fremad Amager (1)‡	1–0	Kjøbenhavns BK	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	15,000	[1][27]
1953	13 December 1953	B.93 (13)	2–1	Akademisk BK	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	10,200	[1][9]

Results by team

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence. B.93 won the first and last edition, won the most final matches and lost the largest number of final matches.^[1][15]

Club	Wins	First final won	Last final won	Runners-up	Last final lost	Total final appearances
B.93	13	1910	1953	11	1951	24
Kjøbenhavns BK	8	1912	1951	9	1952	17
B 1903	7	1917	1937	4	1948	11
BK Frem	6	1925	1946	9	1944	15
Akademisk BK	6	1936	1950	6	1953	12
Østerbros BK	1	1947	1947	2	1923	3
BK Fremad Amager	1	1952	1952	1	1933	2
Hellerup IK	1	1935	1935	1	1938	2
BK Velo	1	1911	1911	0	—	1
BK Viktoria	0	—	—	1	1911	1

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