2023 Danish Cup final

2023 Pokalen final
Event	2022–23 Danish Cup
Date	18 May 2023
Venue	Parken, Copenhagen
Referee	Jakob A. Sundberg
Attendance	34,937
Weather	13°C, sunny, 55% humidity

The 2023 Danish Cup final was played on 18 May 2023 between AaB and Copenhagen at Parken, Copenhagen.^[1] The final match will the culmination of the 2022–23 Danish Cup, the 69th season of the Pokalen. Copenhagen triumphed thanks to a 48th minute goal from Diogo Gonçalves. It is the 9th Cup title for the Lions.

AaB appeared in its 13th Cup final, having won three previous titles, the most recent in 2014. Copenhagen, an 8-time champion, competed in its 13th final.

By virtue of its win, Copenhagen earned an automatic berth into the playoff round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League.^[2]

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
AaB	12 (1966, 1967, 1970, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2020)
Copenhagen	12 (1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)

Venue

The final was played in Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, the 28th time Parken has hosted the Pokalen final.

Route to the final

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

AaB		Round	Copenhagen
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Bye		First round	Bye
Bye		Second round	Bye
Vanløse IF	1–3 (a.e.t.) (A)	Third round	Hobro IK	1–1 (a.e.t.) (A) 3–5 pen.
Middelfart BK	1–2 (A)	Fourth round	Thisted FC	1–3 (a.e.t) (A)
Viborg FF	2–1 (agg.) 0–1 (A) / 2–0 (H)	Quarterfinals	Vejle BK	2–0 (agg.) 0–0 (A) / 2–0 (H)
Silkeborg IF	5–2 (agg.) 1–1 (A) / 4–1 (H)	Semifinals	FC Nordsjælland	7–6 (agg.) 2–3 (A) / 5–3 (H)

Match

Details

18 May 2023

17:00

Final

AaB (1)	0–1	Copenhagen (1)
Jørgensen 49' Thelander 79' Ementa 90+3'	Report	Gonçalves 48' Jelert 82' Haraldsson 86' Grabara 90+3' Claesson 90+6'

Parken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 34,937

Referee: Jakob A. Sundberg

AaB

Copenhagen



GK	40	Nico Mantl
CB	26	Rasmus Thelander 79'
LB	5	Daniel Granli 74'
CB	4	Lars Kramer
RB	20	Kasper Jørgensen 49' 85'
MF	8	Iver Fossum
MF	6	Pedro Ferreira 75'
MF	14	Malthe Højholt
MF	10	Lucas Andersen
MF	23	Younes Bakiz 85'
FW	17	Nicklas Helenius 75'
Substitutes:
DF	3	Jakob Ahlmann 74'
MF	18	Louka Prip 75'
FW	19	Anosike Ementa 75' 90+3'
FW	38	Oliver Ross 85'
DF	32	Kilian Ludewig 85'
GK	22	Theo Sander
DF	24	Jonas Skulstad
FW	7	Allan Sousa
DF	34	Sebastian Otoa
Coach:
Oscar Hiljemark


GK	1	Kamil Grabara 90+3'
LB	6	Christian Sørensen
CB	3	Denis Vavro
CB	27	Valdemar Lund
RB	19	Elias Jelert 82'
MF	33	Rasmus Falk 38'
MF	7	Viktor Claesson 90+6'
MF	9	Diogo Gonçalves 48' 70'
MF	36	William Clem
MF	25	Jordan Larsson
FW	30	Hákon Arnar Haraldsson 89'
Substitutes:
MF	40	Roony Bardghji 38' 89'
MF	35	Marko Stamenić 70'
MF	8	Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson 89'
DF	2	Kevin Diks 89'
FW	29	Mamoudou Karamoko^[3]
GK	21	Karl-Johan Johnsson
FW	15	Mohamed Daramy
DF	22	Peter Ankersen
MF	17	Paul Mukairu
Coach:
Jacob Neestrup

Assistant referees: Dennis Rasmussen, Victor Skytte
Fourth Official: Mikkel Redder

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

^ "homepage". DBU.dk. 5 May 2023.
^ "2022/23 UEFA Europa League: Matches, draws, final". UEFA. 1 December 2021.
^ "Start-11 mod AaB". F.C. København (in Danish). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
^ "Tournament Rules". DBU.dk. 1 June 2020.

[1] "homepage". DBU.dk. 5 May 2023.

[2] "2022/23 UEFA Europa League: Matches, draws, final". UEFA. 1 December 2021.

[3] "Start-11 mod AaB". F.C. København (in Danish). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

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

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Danish Cup
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