2020 Danish Cup final

2020 Sydbank Pokalen final
Event	2019–20 Danish Cup
Date	1 July 2020
Venue	Blue Water Arena, Esbjerg
Man of the Match	Anders Jacobsen
Referee	Jørgen Daugberg Burchardt
Attendance	1,750
Weather	17˚C/63˚F, Passing Clouds, 59% Humidity

The 2020 Danish Cup final was played on 1 July 2020 between SønderjyskE and AaB at Blue Water Arena, Esbjerg, a neutral ground.^[1] The final was the culmination of the 2019–20 Danish Cup, the 66th season of the Sydbank Pokalen. Originally scheduled to be played in May, the final was delayed due to the COVID-19 shutdown through Europe.

SønderjyskE won its first major championship of any kind in its 13-year history, beating AaB 2–0. It was SønderjyskE's first ever appearance in the Danish Cup final. AaB appeared in its 12th Pokalen final, having previously won the cup in 1966, 1970 and 2014, finishing as runners-up for the 9th time, adding 2020 to its second-place runs in 1967, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2004 and 2009.

By virtue of its victory, SønderjyskE earns a place in at least the second qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.^[2]

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
SønderjyskE	0
AaB	11 (1966, 1967, 1970, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2014)

Venue

In just third time in cup history, the final was played in a venue other than the Copenhagen Sports Park (1955–1990), or Parken Stadium (1993–2019). Blue Water Arena in Esbjerg hosted its first ever Sydbank Pokalen final in 2020. Odense Stadium hosted the 1991 final while the 1992 final was played at Aarhus Idrætspark.

Route to the final

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

SønderjyskE		Round	AaB
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Bye		First round	Bye
Boldklubben Viktoria	5–0 (A)	Second round	Nørresundby FB	8–0 (A)
Hvidovre IF	4–2 (A)	Third round	Vejgaard BK	6–0 (A)
Brøndby IF	1–0 (A)	Fourth round	HB Køge	3–0 (A)
Randers FC	2–1 (A)	Quarterfinals	F.C. København	2–0 (H)
AC Horsens	2–1 (H)	Semifinals	AGF	3–2 (H)

Effects of COVID-19

In addition to the scheduling changes caused by the national COVID-19 shutdown, the final match was delayed for 14 minutes in the first half due to a group of fans not adhering to social distancing guidelines.^[3]

The limited capacity crowd of 1,750 (10% of capacity) included an allotment of 725 tickets for each team's fan base, provided they sat 2 meters apart. Just before the 30-minute mark of the first half, a group of Ultras from AaB had grouped together and refused to move, despite pleas from the club's coaches and other fans. This group was subsequently ejected from the stadium and, after a 14-minute delay, the game resumed.

Match

Details

1 July 2020

20:00

SønderjyskE (1)	2–0	AaB (1)
Eskesen 23' 65' Jónsson 32' Jacobsen 38' (Absalonsen) 56' (Bah) Bah 46' Jakobsen 49' Banggaard 75'	Report	Okore 13' Christensen 21' Ross 71'

Blue Water Arena, Esbjerg

Attendance: 1,750

Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

SønderjyskE

AaB



GK	28	Sebastian Mielitz
DF	12	Pierre Kanstrup
DF	2	Stefan Gartenmann
MF	6	Eggert Jónsson	63' 32'
MF	90	Mads Albæk	87'
MF	8	Christian Jakobsen	76' 49'
MF	7	Julius Eskesen	23' 65'
MF	9	Alexander Bah	46'
MF	29	Victor Ekani	87'
FW	15	Johan Absalonsen
FW	10	Anders Jacobsen	38' (Absalonsen) 56' (Alexander Bah)
Substitutes:
DF	26	Patrick Banggaard	63' 75'
MF	77	Rilwan Hassan	76'
MF	22	Emil Frederiksen	87'
MF	24	Rasmus Vinderslev	87'
FW	47	Artem Dovbyk
GK	1	Nikola Mirković
FW	20	Peter Christiansen
Coach:
Glen Riddersholm


GK	22	Andres Hansen
DF	3	Jakob Nielsen	59'
DF	26	Rasmus Thelander
DF	5	Jores Okore	13'
DF	6	Kristoffer Pallesen	81'
MF	17	Kasper Kusk
MF	21	Patrick Olsen
MF	10	Lucas Andersen	42'
MF	8	Iver Fossum
MF	16	Magnus Christensen	46' 21'
FW	9	Tom van Weert	59'
Substitutes:
MF	27	Søren Tengstedt	42'
MF	23	Robert Kakeeto	46'
MF	25	Frederik Børsting	59'
DF	24	Mathias Ross	59' 71'
DF	2	Patrick Kristensen	81'
GK	1	Jacob Rinne
DF	32	Kasper Pedersen
Coach:
Jacob Friis

Assistant referees: Heine Sørensen, Amir Sabic

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.^[4]

References

^ "News". DBU.dk. 12 June 2020.
^ "2020-21 Europa League Decisions". UEFA. 17 June 2020.
^ "Danish Cup Final Delayed". bbc.com. 1 July 2020.
^ "Tournament Rules". DBU.dk. 1 June 2020.

[1] "News". DBU.dk. 12 June 2020.

[2] "2020-21 Europa League Decisions". UEFA. 17 June 2020.

[3] "Danish Cup Final Delayed". bbc.com. 1 July 2020.

[4] "Tournament Rules". DBU.dk. 1 June 2020.

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