List of Svenska Cupen finals
The Swedish Football Association have organized a nationwide knock-out cup competition known as Svenska Cupen for 56 years, first between 1941 and 1953 and then again from 1967 to present day. There have been a few years in these two periods when cup competition has not been held. The present cup holders are IF Elfsborg, who beat Helsingborgs IF 1–0 in the 2014 final. It involves professional and amateur clubs of all standards playing against each other, creating the possibility for "minnows" to become "giant-killers" by eliminating top clubs from the tournament. 13 teams have reached the final while playing in a lower division, however two of these reached the final unhindered during the 1948 tournament when no first tier teams competed. All of the second tier teams have lost in the final except for Råå IF in 1948 and Degerfors IF in 1992–93, both of who faced second tier opposition.
Malmö FF have a record 14 cup titles, followed by AIK who have eight titles. Malmö FF is also the club who have won most consecutive titles and the record of appearing in the most finals, they won three consecutive titles between 1972 and 1975 and having appeared in 17 finals. AIK have finished as runners-up for a record of eight times. Hammarby IF are the team to have appeared in the most finals without winning the cup title, they have appeared and lost in three finals, their latest final was in 2010.
Winners
† | Winners also won the Swedish championship during the same season |
‡ | Team was playing outside the top division of the national league |
(aet) | After extra time |
(pen.) | Penalty shoot-out |
(number of cup wins) | A running tally of the total number of cup titles won by each club is kept in brackets. |
1941–1953
Season | Winners | Result | Runners-up | Venue | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1941 | Hälsingborgs IF (1)† | 3–1 | IK Sleipner | Råsunda | 10,673 |
1942 | GAIS (1) | 2–1 | IF Elfsborg | Råsunda | 10,013 |
1943 | IFK Norrköping (1)† | 5–2 | AIK | Idrottsparken | 19,595 |
1944 | Malmö FF (1)† | 4–3 (aet) | IFK Norrköping | Råsunda | 35,271 |
1945 | IFK Norrköping (2)† | 4–1 | Malmö FF | Råsunda | 31,896 |
1946 | Malmö FF (2) | 3–0 | Åtvidabergs FF† | Råsunda | 15,173 |
1947 | Malmö FF (3) | 3–2 | AIK | Råsunda | 26,705 |
1948 | Råå IF (1)‡ | 6–0 | BK Kenty‡ | Olympia | 9,852 |
1949 | AIK (1) | 1–0 | Landskrona BoIS | Råsunda | 14,718 |
1950 | AIK (2) | 3–2 | Hälsingborgs IF | Råsunda | 15,154 |
1951 | Malmö FF (4)† | 2–1 | Djurgårdens IF | Råsunda | 20,267 |
1952 | – | Not held | – | – | – |
1953 | Malmö FF (5)† | 3–2 | IFK Norrköping | Råsunda | 20,356 |
1967–Present
Performances
Performance by club
16 clubs have won Svenska Cupen. 22 clubs have been runners-up, and of these nine clubs are yet to win a cup final. Three of the 22 cup-winning clubs have never lost the competition's deciding game, but none of these have played in more than one final. By contrast, Hammarby IF have lost the cup final three times, every time they have played in it.
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Cup-winning years | Years as runners-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
Malmö FF | 14 | 3 | 1944, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1953, 1967, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1988–89 | 1945, 1970–71, 1995–96 |
AIK | 8 | 8 | 1949, 1950, 1975–76, 1984–85, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2009 | 1943, 1947, 1968–69, 1991, 1994–95, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002 |
IFK Göteborg | 7 | 5 | 1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1991, 2008, 2012–13, 2014–15 | 1985–86, 1998–99, 2004, 2007, 2009 |
IFK Norrköping | 6 | 4 | 1943, 1945, 1968–69, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94 | 1944, 1953, 1967, 1971–72 |
Helsingborgs IF | 5 | 3 | 1941, 1997–98, 2006, 2010, 2011 | 1950, 1993–94, 2013–14 |
Djurgårdens IF | 4 | 4 | 1989–90, 2002, 2004, 2005 | 1951, 1974–75, 1988–89, 2012–13 |
Kalmar FF | 3 | 3 | 1980–81, 1986–87, 2007 | 1977–78, 2008, 2011 |
IF Elfsborg | 3 | 3 | 2000–01, 2003, 2013–14 | 1942, 1980–81, 1996–97 |
Åtvidabergs FF | 2 | 4 | 1969–70, 1970–71 | 1946, 1972–73, 1978–79, 2005 |
Landskrona BoIS | 1 | 4 | 1971–72 | 1949, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1992–93 |
Östers IF | 1 | 4 | 1976–77 | 1973–74, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1990–91 |
GAIS | 1 | 1 | 1942 | 1986–87 |
Örgryte IS | 1 | 1 | 1999–2000 | 1997–98 |
Degerfors IF | 1 | – | 1992–93 | – |
Halmstads BK | 1 | – | 1994–95 | – |
Råå IF | 1 | – | 1948 | – |
Hammarby IF | – | 3 | – | 1976–77, 1982–83, 2010 |
Örebro SK | – | 2 | – | 1987–88, 2014–15 |
IK Sleipner | – | 1 | – | 1941 |
BK Kenty | – | 1 | – | 1948 |
Sandvikens IF | – | 1 | – | 1969–70 |
IK Brage | – | 1 | – | 1979–80 |
BK Häcken | – | 1 | – | 1989–90 |
Assyriska FF | – | 1 | – | 2003 |
Gefle IF | – | 1 | – | 2006 |
Total cup wins by city
The 22 title-winning clubs have come from a total of 12 cities. The most successful city is Malmö, all of Malmö's titles have been won by Malmö FF.
City | Won | Clubs |
---|---|---|
Malmö | 14 | Malmö FF (14) |
Stockholm | 12 | AIK (8), Djurgårdens IF (4) |
Gothenburg | 8 | IFK Göteborg (6), GAIS (1), Örgryte IS (1) |
Norrköping | 6 | IFK Norrköping (6) |
Helsingborg | 6 | Helsingborgs IF (5), Råå IF (1) |
Kalmar | 3 | Kalmar FF (3) |
Borås | 3 | IF Elfsborg (3) |
Åtvidaberg | 2 | Åtvidabergs FF (2) |
Landskrona | 1 | Landskrona BoIS (1) |
Växjö | 1 | Östers IF (1) |
Degerfors | 1 | Degerfors IF (1) |
Halmstad | 1 | Halmstads BK (1) |
Total cup wins by county
There have been 22 winners of Svenska Cupen, from eight counties. The most successful county is Skåne with 21 titles divided between four clubs.
County | Won | Clubs |
---|---|---|
Skåne | 21 | Malmö FF (14), Helsingborgs IF (5), Råå IF (1), Landskrona BoIS (1) |
Stockholm | 12 | AIK (8), Djurgårdens IF (4) |
Västra Götaland | 11 | IFK Göteborg (6), IF Elfsborg (3), GAIS (1), Örgryte IS (1) |
Östergötland | 8 | IFK Norrköping (6), Åtvidabergs FF (2) |
Kalmar | 3 | Kalmar FF (3) |
Kronoberg | 1 | Östers IF (1) |
Örebro | 1 | Degerfors IF (1) |
Halland | 1 | Halmstads BK (1) |