2005 Danish Cup final

2005 Danish Cup final
Event2004–05 Danish Cup
After extra time
Date5 May 2005 (2005-05-05)
VenueParken, Copenhagen
Man of the MatchJohan Elmander (Brøndby)
RefereeKnud Erik Fisker
Attendance35,716

The 2005 Danish Cup final was the final and deciding match of the Danish Cup 2004-05. It took place on Thursday 5 May 2005 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen and saw the Superliga leaders Brøndby IF beat no. 3 in the league FC Midtjylland after extra time.

Brøndby have won the Cup on four previous occasions (1989, 1994, 1998 and 2003). Midtjylland have never won the Cup.

Referee Knud Erik Fisker officiated the match.

Road to Copenhagen

Brøndby FC Midtjylland
Esbjerg fB [SL]
A
1-0
Kamper 17 Fifth round Herfølge BK [SL]
A
4-1
Rathe 27
Sørensen 44
Madsen 78
Zidan 85
BK Skjold [1D]
A
2-0
Skoubo 14
Nielsen 25
Quarter finals Ølstykke FC [1D]
A
3-0
Zidan 50, 63
Sørensen 70
F.C. Copenhagen [SL]
H
1-0
Skoubo 78 Semi finals
First leg
AC Horsens [1D]
A
4-0
Bak Nielsen
Sørensen (2)
Mikkelsen
F.C. Copenhagen [SL]
A
2-2
Skoubo 38
Kahlenberg 71
Second leg AC Horsens [1D]
H
1-0
Frandsen
  • Both teams started in fifth round.
  • Square brackets [ ] represent the opposition's division.

Match facts

Brøndby3–2 (a.e.t.)FC Midtjylland
Skoubo 41'
Daugaard 76'
Bagger 111'
Hansen 47'
Pimpong 60'
Attendance: 34,026
BRØNDBY IF
GK 1 Casper Ankergren
RB 6 Sebastian Svärd
CB 4 Per Nielsen (C)
CB 2 Daniel Agger
LB 20 Asbjørn Sennels  70'
RM 9 Martin Retov
CM 7 Kim Daugaard
CM 11 Mads Jørgensen  62'
LM 7 Thomas Kahlenberg
FW 17 Morten Skoubo  91'
FW 19 Johan Elmander
Substitutes:
GK 16 Karim Zaza
DF 5 Dan Anton Johansen  91'
MF 12 Jonas Kamper  62'
FW 15 Ruben Bagger  70'
Manager:
Michael Laudrup
FC MIDTJYLLAND
GK 1 Anders Rasmussen
RB 12 Jesper Mikkelsen  119'
CB 32 Kristian Bak Nielsen (C)
CB 9 Rasmus Daugaard
LB 31 Ulrik Lindkvist
RM 24 Dennis Sørensen
CM 10 Michael Hansen  79'
CM 11 Razak Pimpong  33'  65'
LM 5 Thomas Frandsen  45'  48'
FW 8 David Nielsen  120'
FW 23 Frank Kristensen  74'
Substitutes:
GK 16 Ola Tidman
MF 4 Thomas Rathe  48'
MF 7 Claus Madsen  74'
MF 21 Mikkel Thygesen  79'
Manager:
Erik Rasmussen

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 2 x 15 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Four named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

See also