2013–14 Svenska Cupen

2013–14 Svenska Cupen
Country  Sweden
Dates 21 May 2013 – 18 May 2014
Teams 114 (including qualifying)
96 (competition proper)
Champions IF Elfsborg (3rd title)
Runners-up Helsingborgs IF
Matches played 119
Goals scored 398 (3.34 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) David Accam
Simon Kroon
Robin Söder
(6 goals)[1]
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

The 2013–14 Svenska Cupen was the 58th season of Svenska Cupen and the second season with the current format. The winners of the competition earned a place in the second qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. If they had already qualified for European competition, the qualification spot would have gone to another team, determined by a number of factors.

A total of 96 clubs entered the competition.[2][3] The first round commenced on 21 May 2013 and the final was played on 18 May 2014 at Friends Arena in Solna.[4][5] IFK Göteborg were the defending champions, having beaten Djurgårdens IF 3–1 on penalties after the match had finished 1–1 after extra time in last season's final. They were knocked out by Superettan newcomers IK Sirius in the quarter-finals.

IF Elfsborg won their third Svenska Cupen title on 18 May 2014 after defeating Helsingborgs IF 1–0.

European competition qualification

The winners of the 2013–14 Svenska Cupen will earn a place in the second qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. The qualification spot will be awarded to the runner-up in the competition if the winner is already qualified to the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2013 Allsvenskan. In this case the runner-up will go into the Europa League in the first qualifying round and the third placed team in Allsvenskan will go into the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round. If the winner or runner-up (in the previous mentioned situation) is already qualified for the first qualifying round of the Europa League by finishing as the third placed team in Allsvenskan, they will go into the second qualifying round and the fourth placed team in Allsvenskan will be awarded a qualifying spot for the first qualifying round.[3]

Teams

Round Clubs
remaining 		Clubs
involved 		Winners from
previous round 		New entries
this round 		Leagues entering at this round
Qualifying Rounds 114 22 none 22 Division 1 (2 teams)
Division 2 (4 teams)
Division 3 (7 teams)
Division 4 (6 teams)
Division 6 (2 teams)
Division 7 (1 team)
Round 1 96 64 4 60 Division 1 (18 teams)
Division 2 (24 teams)
Division 3 (9 teams)
Division 4 (8 teams)
Division 5 (1 team)
Round 2 64 64 32 32 Allsvenskan
Superettan
Group stage 32 32 32 none none
Quarter-finals 8 8 8 none none
Semi-finals 4 4 4 none none
Final 2 2 2 none none

Qualifying rounds

The only three associations of the Swedish District Football Associations that had a qualifying tournament were Dalarnas FF, Hälsinglands FF and Örebro Läns FF, the other districts decided their teams by Distriktsmästerskap (District Championships) or by club ranking 2012.

Round 1

64 teams from the third tier and below of the Swedish league system competed in this round. The round started on 21 May 2013 and finished on 4 August.[3] The number in brackets indicates what tier of Swedish football each team competed in during the 2013 season. Bunkeflo FF was the lowest-ranked team in this round, competing in Division 5, the seventh tier of Swedish football.

Round 2

All teams from the 2013 Allsvenskan and the 2013 Superettan entered in this round, 32 teams in total, where they were joined by the 32 winners from round 1. The 32 teams from Allsvenskan and Superettan were seeded and played against the 32 winners from round 1, the matches were played at the home venues for the unseeded teams.[3] Ullareds IK was the lowest-ranked team in this round, competing in Division 4, the sixth tier of Swedish football.

Group stage

The 32 winners from round 2 were divided into eight groups of four teams. The 16 highest ranked winners from the previous rounds were seeded to the top two positions in each groups and the 16 remaining winners were unseeded in the draw. The ranking of the 16 seeded teams was decided by league position in the 2013 season. All teams in the group played each other once, the highest ranked teams from the previous rounds and lower tier teams had the right to play two home matches. The draw for the group stage was held on 13 November 2013.[6] The group stage was played in March 2014.[3] Carlstad United BK, Hudiksvalls FF, Rynninge IK, Sandvikens IF and Torslanda IK were the lowest-ranked teams in this round, all competing in Division 2, the fourth tier of Swedish football.

Tie-breaking criteria and key

If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings[3]

  1. superior goal difference
  2. higher number of goals scored
  3. result between the teams in question
  4. higher league position in the 2013 season
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advanced to the Quarter-finals

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Malmö FF 3300133+109
Hammarby IF 311154+14
Ängelholms FF 31113304
Degerfors IF 3003213–110
  MFF DEG HAM ÄFF
Malmö FF — 7–1 3–2
Degerfors IF — 1–3 0–3
Hammarby IF — 0–0
Ängelholms FF 0–3 —

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
IFK Göteborg 3300162+149
GIF Sundsvall 31114404
Hudiksvalls FF 3102212–103
IFK Värnamo 301204–41
  IFKG GIFS IFKV HFF
IFK Göteborg — 4–2 2–0
GIF Sundsvall — 0–0
IFK Värnamo — 0–2
Hudiksvalls FF 0–10 0–2 —

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Helsingborgs IF 3300111+109
Ljungskile SK 311132+14
Torslanda IK 310217–63
Syrianska FC 301227–51
  HIF SFC LSK TIK
Helsingborgs IF — 5–1 1–0
Syrianska FC — 1–1
Ljungskile SK — 2–0
Torslanda IK 0–5 1–0 —

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
IF Elfsborg 3300100+109
Östers IF 311165+14
Östersunds FK 310268–23
Rynninge IK 3012110–91
  IFE ÖIF ÖFK RIK
IF Elfsborg — 2–0 3–0
Östers IF — 5–2
Östersunds FK — 4–0
Rynninge IK 0–5 1–1 —

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
IK Sirius 330062+49
Djurgårdens IF 320173+46
Halmstads BK 310246–23
Assyriska FF 300306–60
  DIF HBK AFF IKS
Djurgårdens IF — 4–1 2–0
Halmstads BK — 2–0
Assyriska FF — 0–2
IK Sirius 2–1 2–1 —

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
IF Brommapojkarna 321050+57
Åtvidabergs FF 311163+34
Jönköpings Södra IF 31114404
Carlstad United 3012210–81
  ÅFF BP JSIF CU
Åtvidabergs FF — 0–1 4–0
IF Brommapojkarna — 0–0
Jönköpings Södra IF — 4–0
Carlstad United 2–2 0–4 —

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
GAIS 321031+27
Gefle IF 312032+15
IFK Norrköping 311132+14
AFC United 300304–40
  IFKN GIF GAIS AFCU
IFK Norrköping — 1–1 0–1
Gefle IF — 1–1
GAIS — 1–0
AFC United 0–2 0–1 —

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
BK Häcken 330091+89
Mjällby AIF 32013306
Örgryte IS 310225–33
Sandvikens IF 300327–50
  BKH MAIF ÖIS SIF
BK Häcken — 3–0 2–0
Mjällby AIF — 2–0
Örgryte IS — 2–1
Sandvikens IF 1–4 0–1 —

Knockout stage

Qualified teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 2 IFK Göteborg 3 3 0 0 16 2 +14 9 Seeded in Quarter-final draw
2 1 Malmö FF 3 3 0 0 13 3 +10 9
3 3 Helsingborgs IF 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9
4 4 IF Elfsborg 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9
5 8 BK Häcken 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Unseeded in Quarter-final draw
6 5 IK Sirius 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9
7 6 IF Brommapojkarna 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
8 7 GAIS 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
Source: Group results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Highest ranked team

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
22 March – Malmö        
 Malmö FF  2
1 May – Malmö
 IF Brommapojkarna  0  
 Malmö FF  0
22 March – Helsingborg
     Helsingborgs IF  2  
 Helsingborgs IF  2
18 May – Solna
 GAIS  1  
 Helsingborgs IF  0
23 March – Gothenburg    
   IF Elfsborg  1
 IFK Göteborg  0
1 May – Uppsala
 IK Sirius  1  
 IK Sirius  1
23 March – Borås
     IF Elfsborg  4  
 IF Elfsborg  1
 BK Häcken  0  
 

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were played on 22 and 23 March 2014 and consisted of the eight teams that won their respective group in the previous round. The four best group winners were seeded and drawn against the remaining four group winners, with the seeded teams entitled to play the match at their home venue.[3] The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2014.[7] GAIS and IK Sirius were the lowest-ranked teams in this round, both competing in Superettan, the second tier of Swedish football.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 1 May 2014 and was contested by the four winners from the quarter-finals. The teams drawn first played home.[3] The draw for the semi-finals took place on 25 March 2014.[8] IK Sirius was the lowest-ranked team in this round, competing in Superettan, the second tier of Swedish football.

Final

The final was played on 18 May 2014 at Friends Arena, Solna.[4] The home team was designated through a draw.[3]

18 May 2014
17:00
Helsingborgs IF (1) 0 – 1 IF Elfsborg (1)
Report Nilsson  54'
Friends Arena, Solna
Attendance: 3,423
Referee: Michael Lerjéus (Skövde)

References

  1. ↑ "Top Scorers". www.soccerpunter.com. Soccerpunter. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Årsplan 2013" (PDF). fogis.se. The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Föreskrifter för Svenska Cupen, herrar och damer, 2013/2014" (PDF). svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Svenska Cupen 2014". friendsarena.se (in Swedish). Friends Arena. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Årsplan 2014". fogis.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Svenska Cupens gruppspel lottat". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Kvartsfinalerna lottade". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Semifinalerna lottade". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.

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