2017 Svenska Cupen final

The 2017 Svenska Cupen final was played on 13 April 2017.^[1] The match was played at Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund, the home ground of Östersunds FK, determined in a draw on 19 March 2017 after the semi-finals.^[2]

2017 Svenska Cupen final

Event	2016–17 Svenska Cupen
Östersunds FK IFK Norrköping 4 1
Date	13 April 2017
Venue	Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund
Referee	Mohammed Al-Hakim
Attendance	8,369
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The Allsvenskan clubs Östersunds FK and IFK Norrköping contested the final, with the winner earning a place in the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. Östersunds FK played their first ever Svenska Cupen final. IFK Norrköping played their first final since 1994 and their 11th in total. Östersunds FK won their first Svenska Cupen title after defeating IFK Norrköping 4–1. This was the first time a Svenska Cupen final was played on artificial turf.

Route to the final

Further information: 2016–17 Svenska Cupen

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Östersunds FK		Round	IFK Norrköping
Opponent	Result	Initial rounds	Opponent	Result
Sollentuna FF	2–0 (A)	Second round	Västerås SK	4–0 (A)
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
Varbergs BoIS	2–1 (H)	Matchday 1	Örgryte IS	1–1 (H)
Nyköpings BIS	5–1 (A)	Matchday 2	Vänersborgs FK	2–2 (A)
Hammarby IF	1–0 (H)	Matchday 3	Halmstads BK	7–0 (H)
Group 7 winner Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Östersunds FK 3 9 2 Hammarby IF 3 4 3 Varbergs BoIS 3 2 4 Nyköpings BIS 3 1 Source: Swedish Football Association		Final standings	Group 2 winner Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 IFK Norrköping 3 5 2 Vänersborgs FK 3 5 3 Halmstads BK 3 4 4 Örgryte IS 3 1 Source: Swedish Football Association
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Trelleborgs FF	4–1 (H)	Quarter-finals	IFK Göteborg	2–1 (A)
BK Häcken	3–1 (A)	Semi-finals	IF Brommapojkarna	4–0 (H)

Match

Details

13 April 2017 (2017-04-13)

16:00 UTC+2

Östersunds FK	4–1	IFK Norrköping
Mensiro 9' Aiesh 18' Gero 83' Ghoddos 86'	Report	Wahlqvist 54'

Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund

Attendance: 8,369

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim

Östersunds FK

IFK Norrköping

GK 1 Aly Keita RB 23 Samuel Mensiro 9' CB 6 Doug Bergqvist CB 2 Tom Pettersson LB 19 Dennis Widgren RM 10 Hosam Aiesh 18'  66' CM 17 Curtis Edwards CM 22 Brwa Nouri (c) LM 12 Ken Sema CF 93 Saman Ghoddos 86'  90' CF 9 Alhaji Gero 83'  83'  90+2' Substitutes: GK 18 Andreas Andersson DF 4 Sotirios Papagiannopoulos  66' DF 14 Bobo Sollander DF 15 Tim Björkström  90' MF 5 Darijan Bojanić MF 8 Jamie Hopcutt  90+2' MF 11 Johan Bertilsson Manager: Graham Potter

GK 31 Michael Langer RB 6 Linus Wahlqvist 54'  34' CB 4 Andreas Johansson (c) CB 14 Eric Smith LB 11 Christopher Telo RM 8 Nicklas Bärkroth CM 25 Filip Dagerstål  79' CM 20 Daniel Sjölund LM 23 Niclas Eliasson  75' CF 17 Karl Holmberg  45' CF 19 Sebastian Andersson Substitutes: GK 29 Julius Lindgren DF 13 Alfons Sampsted DF 15 Marcus Falk-Olander DF 21 Andreas Hadenius  79' DF 30 Nikola Tkalčić MF 16 Pontus Almqvist MF 18 Guðmundur Þórarinsson  75' Manager: Jens Gustafsson

Assistant referees: Fredrik Nilsson (Svalöv) Magnus Sjöblom (Asmundtorp) Fourth official: Johan Krantz (Uppsala)

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 three may be used.