2021 Danish Cup final

2021 Sydbank Pokalen final
Event	2020–21 Danish Cup
Date	13 May 2021
Venue	Ceres Park, Aarhus
Attendance	7,981

The 2021 Danish Cup final was played on 13 May 2021 between SønderjyskE and Randers FC at Ceres Park, Aarhus, a neutral ground.^[1] Randers captured their second title in team history in the culmination of the 2020–21 Danish Cup, the 67th season of the Sydbank Pokalen.

SønderjyskE appeared in its second consecutive Sydbank Pokalen final, after capturing their first club title of any kind in 2020. Randers appeared in its third championship game, and its first since 2013. Randers is now 2–1 in Sydbank Pokalen finals, having won its other title in 2006.

By virtue of the win, Randers earned an automatic berth into the playoff round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League.^[2]

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
SønderjyskE	1 (2020)
Randers FC	2 (2006, 2013)

Venue

For just the fourth time in cup history, the final will be played in a venue other than the Copenhagen Sports Park (1955–1990), or Parken Stadium (1993–2019). Ceres Park in Aarhus will host its first ever Sydbank Pokalen final in 2021. 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	Randers FC
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Bye		First round	Bye
Bye		Second round	FC Sydvest 05	1–4 (A)
Skive IK	0–1 (A)	Third round	Aarhus Fremad	1–3 (A)
Lyngby BK	2–1 (a.e.t) (H)	Fourth round	Holstebro BK	1–3 (A)
Fremad Amager	6–2 (agg.) 1–2 (A) / 4–1 (H)	Quarterfinals	Vejle BK	3–1 (agg.) 0–0 (A) / 3–1 (H)
FC Midtjylland	3–2 (agg.) 1–0 (A) / 3–1 (H)	Semifinals	AGF	3–1 (agg.) 0–2 (A) / 1–1 (H)

Match

Details

13 May 2021

15:00

Randers FC (1)	4–0	SønderjyskE (1)
Marxen 2' Greve 7', 81' Piesinger 52' Kallesøe 71'		Eskesen 19' Albæk 83' Dal Hende 86'

Ceres Park, Aarhus

Attendance: 7,981

Referee: Morten Krogh

Randers

SønderjyskE



GK	1	Patrik Carlgren
DF	7	Mikkel Kallesøe	80' 71'
DF	8	Simon Piesinger	53'
DF	11	Erik Marxen	2'
DF	15	Björn Kopplin
MF	6	Lasse Berg Johnsen	89'
MF	10	Tosin Kehinde	70'
MF	14	Frederik Lauenborg
MF	22	Mathias Greve	88' 7', 81'
FW	20	Vito Hammershøy-Mistrati	80'
FW	45	Marvin Egho
Substitutes:
FW	18	Tobias Klysner	70'
DF	17	Jesper Lauridsen	80'
DF	2	Simon Graves Jensen	80'
FW	23	Nikola Mileusnic	88'
DF	5	Mathias Nielsen	89'
GK	25	Jonas Dakir
FW	42	Kasper Høgh
Coach:
Thomas Thomasberg


GK	1	Lawrence Thomas
DF	2	Stefan Gartenmann
DF	5	Marc Dal Hende	86'
DF	12	Pierre Kanstrup
DF	26	Patrick Banggaard	46'
MF	7	Julius Eskesen	46' 19'
MF	21	Jeppe Simonsen
MF	29	Victor Ekani	74'
MF	77	Rilwan Hassan	65'
FW	10	Anders K. Jacobsen
FW	25	Haji Wright	74'
Substitutes:
MF	22	Emil Frederiksen	46'
DF	3	Emil Holm	46'
MF	90	Mads Albæk	65' 83'
FW	11	Bård Finne	74'
MF	20	Peter Christiansen	74'
GK	28	Nicolai Flø
DF	6	Philipp Schmiedl
Coach:
Glen Riddersholm

Assistant referees: Jakob Mastrup and Steffen Beck Bramsen

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.^[3]

References

^ "homepage". DBU.dk. 23 April 2021.
^ "2020-21 Europa League: All You Need to Know". UEFA. 19 January 2021.
^ "Tournament Rules". DBU.dk. 1 June 2020.

[1] "homepage". DBU.dk. 23 April 2021.

[2] "2020-21 Europa League: All You Need to Know". UEFA. 19 January 2021.

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

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