2025 Danish Cup final

The 2025 Danish Cup final was played on 29 May 2025 between Copenhagen and Silkeborg at MCH Arena in Herning.^[1] The final match was the culmination of the 2024–25 Danish Cup, the 71st season of the Pokalen.

2025 Pokalen final

Event	2024–25 Danish Cup
Copenhagen Silkeborg 3 0
Date	29 May 2025
Venue	MCH Arena, Herning
Referee	Jacob Karlsen
Attendance	11,048
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Heading into the final, Copenhagen had won the Danish Cup nine times, their most recent title being in 2023. Silkeborg appeared in their fourth final, having previously won the trophy in 2001 and 2024.

Copenhagen were victorious, becoming the first club to win ten Danish Cups, and securing a league and cup double.

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Silkeborg	3 (2001, 2018, 2024)
Copenhagen	13 (1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023)

Venue

The final was played in MCH Arena in Herning, the first time MCH Arena has hosted the Pokalen final.

Route to the final

Further information: 2024–25 Danish Cup

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

Copenhagen		Round	Silkeborg
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Bye		First round	Bye
Bye		Second round	Bye
HB Køge	0–2 (A)	Third round	Sønderjyske	1–2 (A)
Roskilde	1–3 (A)	Round of 16	Holbæk B&I	0–6 (A)
Kolding	4–1 (agg.) 1–3 (A) / 1–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	AaB	4–3 (agg.) 1–2 (A) / 2–2 (H)
Viborg	2–0 (agg.) 0–1 (A) / 1–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Brøndby	5–4 (agg.) 3–3 (A) / 2–1 (H)

Match

Details

29 May 2025

17:00

Final

Copenhagen (1)	3–0	Silkeborg (1)
Larsson 3' (Elyounoussi) Lerager 34' (Larsson) Elyounoussi 38' Claesson  45+6' Achouri  57' Falk  77'	Report

MCH Arena, Herning

Attendance: 11,048

Referee: Jacob Karlsen

Assistant referees: Deniz Yurdakul, Steffen Bramsen Fourth Official: Lasse Graagaard

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.[2]

Broadcast

Unlike previous years, the match was exclusively broadcast on Viaplay Sport News, after the video streaming service's 2024 acquisition of the rights to the Danish Cup until 2030.^[3]