2023 Danish Cup final

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.

2023 Pokalen final

Event	2022–23 Danish Cup
AaB Copenhagen 0 1
Date	18 May 2023
Venue	Parken, Copenhagen
Referee	Jakob A. Sundberg
Attendance	34,937
Weather	13°C, sunny, 55% humidity
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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

Further information: 2022–23 Danish Cup

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

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'

18 May 2023

17:00

Final

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]