Svenska Cupen (women)

Svenska Cupen
Founded1981
Region Sweden
Number of teams78
Current championsPiteå IF (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Öxabäck IF
FC Rosengård
(6 titles)
WebsiteSvenska Cupen (in Swedish)
2024–25

Svenska Cupen (lit. 'Swedish Cup') is the main Swedish women's association football knock-out tournament.

A separate Svenska Cupen exists for men.

Rounds and teams

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  • First round – 44 teams (Division 1 and below)
  • Second round – 36 teams (22 remaining teams from Round 1 + 14 teams from Elitettan)
  • Third round – 32 teams (18 remaining teams from Round 2 + 14 teams from Damallsvenskan)
  • Fourth round – 16 teams
  • Fifth round – quarter finals
  • Sixth round – semi finals
  • Seventh round – final

How district teams qualify

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There are a number of districts in the Swedish football organization, and each of them receives a number of spots in the Swedish Cup, due to how many licensed players they have. For an example, Värmlands FF receives three spots and Västergötlands FF receives seven spots.

Previous winners

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Seasons 1998/1999 and 1999/2000 were played as fall/spring; all other seasons were played spring/fall.

The cup was also called Folksam Cup between 1981 and 1996.

The winners are:[1][2]

Year Winner (title no) Result Runners-up
1981 Jitex BK (1) 5–3 (pen.) Hammarby IF
1982 Jitex BK (2) 4–1 Hammarby IF
1983 Sunnanå SK (1) 2–0 Hammarby IF
1984 Jitex BK (3) 5–2 Alnö IF
1985 Öxabäck IF (1) 2–0 GAIS
1986 Öxabäck IF (2) 1–0 Sunnanå SK
1987 Öxabäck IF (3) 2–0 Jitex BK
1988 Öxabäck IF (4) 1–0 Mallbackens IF
1989 Öxabäck IF (5) 2–1 Jitex BK
1990 Malmö FF (1) 3–0 Öxabäck IF
1991 Öxabäck/Mark IF (6) 3–2 Gideonsbergs IF
1992 Älvsjö AIK (1) 2–1 Gideonsbergs IF
1993 Gideonsbergs IF (1) 4–1 Älvsjö AIK
1994 Hammarby IF (1) 2–1 Gideonsbergs IF
1995 Hammarby IF (2) 1–0 Älvsjö AIK
1996 Älvsjö AIK (2) 2–1 Bälinge IF
1997 Malmö FF (2) 2–1 Sunnanå SK
1998–99 Älvsjö AIK (3) 2–1 (aet) Djurgårdens IF
1999–2000 Djurgårdens IF (1) 3–1 Älvsjö AIK
2001 Umeå IK (1) 2–1 Djurgårdens IF
2002 Umeå IK (2) 3–0 Kopparbergs/Landvetter IF
2003 Umeå IK (3) 1–0 (aet) Malmö FF
2004 Djurgården/Älvsjö (2) 2–1 Umeå IK
2005 Djurgården/Älvsjö (3) 3–1 Umeå IK
2006 Linköpings FC (1) 3–2 Umeå IK
2007 Umeå IK (4) 4–3 AIK
2008 Linköpings FC (2) 1–0 (aet) Umeå IK
2009 Linköpings FC (3) 2–0 Umeå IK
2010 KIF Örebro (1) 4–1 Djurgården/Älvsjö
2011 Göteborg FC (1) 2–2 (aet)
3–2 (pen.)		 Tyresö FF
2012 Göteborg FC (2) 2–1 (aet) Tyresö FF
2013–14 Linköpings FC (4) 2–1 Kristianstads DFF
2014–15 Linköpings FC (5) 2–0 FC Rosengård
2015–16 FC Rosengård (3) 3–1 Linköpings FC
2016–17 FC Rosengård (4) 1–0 Linköpings FC
2017–18 FC Rosengård (5) 1–0 Linköpings FC
2018–19 Göteborg FC (3) 2–1 Kristianstads DFF
2019–20 season cancelled because of the Coronavirus pandemic
2020–21 BK Häcken (1) 3–0 Eskilstuna United
2021–22 FC Rosengård (6) 2–1 (aet) BK Häcken
2022–23 Hammarby IF (3) 3–0 BK Häcken
2023–24 Piteå IF (1) 3–0 BK Häcken

Clubs by title

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Total cup wins by club
Club Winners Runners-up
FC Rosengård[a] 6 2
Öxabäcks IF 6 1
Linköpings FC 5 3
Umeå IK 4 5
BK Häcken[b] 4 3
Jitex BK 3 2
Älvsjö AIK 3 3
Djurgårdens IF[c] 3 3
Hammarby IF 3 3
Sunnanå SK 1 2
Gideonsbergs IF 1 3
KIF Örebro 1 0
Piteå IF 1 0
Tyresö FF 0 2
AIK 0 1
Alnö IF 0 1
Bälinge IF 0 1
Eskilstuna United 0 1
GAIS 0 1
Kristianstads DFF 0 2
Mallbackens IF 0 1

Footnotes

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  1. ^ including results as Malmö FF.
  2. ^ including results as Kopparbergs/Landvetter IF and Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
  3. ^ including results as Djurgården/Älvsjö.

References

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  1. ^ "Svenska cupens finaler 1981–" [Swedish Cup finals 1981–] (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Sweden – List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF. 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
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