2010–11 Danish Cup

The 2010–11 Danish Cup was the 57th season of the Danish football cup competition. For the third year, the sponsor of the competition was Ekstra Bladet, a daily newspaper, who signed a 3-year contract with the Danish Football Association (DBU) in 2008, making the official name Ekstra Bladet Cup 2010–11.[1]

2010–11 Danish Cup
DBU Pokalen (The DBU Cup)
Country Denmark
ChampionsFC Nordsjælland
Runners-upFC Midtjylland

The competition opened on 9 August 2010 with the First Round and concluded on 22 May 2011 with the Final at the Parken Stadium.[2]

First round

In this round entered 96 teams. There were 48 matches in the First Round, taking place between 9 and 17 August 2010.

Second round

The clubs who placed 5–10 in the 2009–10 Superliga – AaB, Midtjylland, Nordsjælland, Silkeborg, SønderjyskE and Randers – as well as the top two clubs from the 2009–10 First Division – Horsens and Lyngby – received a bye into the second round. These matches were played from 24 to 26 August 2010.

Third round

The top four teams from the 2008–09 Superliga – Copenhagen, OB, Brøndby and Esbjerg – received a bye into the third round. These matches took place on 22, 23 and 29 September 2010.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
B.93 0–5 Silkeborg
Viby 1–4 Copenhagen
Hobro 0–1 Viborg
Brønshøj 0–1 Hvidovre
Varde 4–2 Brøndby
Avedøre 2–3 Midtjylland
Svendborg 0–3 Esbjerg
Marienlyst 0–2 OB
Kastrup 1–2 Lyngby
Nordvest 1–5 Randers
Vestsjælland 2–6 Horsens
Næstved 0–1 AaB
AGF 6–3 Skive
Hellerup 1–2 Fredericia
Thisted 1–3 HB Køge
Hjørring 0–1 Nordsjælland

Fourth round

The sixteen winners in Round 3 took part in Round 4. The draw occurred on 25 September 2010. The matches took place between 26 and 28 October 2010.[3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Viborg 1–1 (4–5 p.) AaB
Copenhagen 2–4 Horsens
Esbjerg 2–0 Silkeborg
OB 2–3 Nordsjælland
HB Køge 0–4 Midtjylland
Fredericia 1–2 Randers
Hvidovre 2–2 (4–5 p.) Lyngby
Varde 0–1 AGF

Quarter-finals

The eight winners from the previous round competed in this round. These matches took place between 9 and 11 November 2010.

AaB0–2Esbjerg fB
Report Lange  83'
Mehl  85'
AGF Aarhus0–1FC Midtjylland
Report Igboun  40'
Referee: Henrik Nystrup Kragh
Randers FC3–0Lyngby BK
Sane  1', 87'
Cramer  83'		 Report
AC Horsens0–1FC Nordsjælland
Report Kildentoft  16'
Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard

Semi-finals

The four winners from the Quarter Finals will compete in this round. This round will be played as a two-legged tie. The legs will be played on 27 April and 4 May 2011.[3]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Nordsjælland 1–0 Randers FC 1–0 0–0
FC Midtjylland (5–4 p.) 3–3 Esbjerg fB 1–2 2–1

First Legs
FC Midtjylland1–2Esbjerg fB
Hvilsom  68' Report Janssen  28'
Lange  53' (pen.)
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
FC Nordsjælland1–0Randers FC
Lawan  31' Report
Referee: Anders Hermansen

Second Legs
Randers FC0–0FC Nordsjælland
Referee: Henning Jensen
Esbjerg fB1–2 (a.e.t.)FC Midtjylland
Bechmann Timm  90+1' Thygesen  58'
Hassan  60'
Penalties
Lange
Karlsen
Vendelbo
Bechmann Timm
Conboy 		4–5 Bak Nielsen
Juelsgård Kristensen
Albæk
Igboun
Poulsen
Referee: Michael Svendsen

Final
Further information on this match: 2011 Danish Cup Final

The final was played on 22 May 2011.[3]

FC Nordsjælland3–2FC Midtjylland
Lawan  16'  54'
Christensen  90+2'		 Report Thygesen  37'  71'
Attendance: 14,646
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen

References
  1. Wadland, Jacob (2008-06-19). "Ekstra Bladet sponsor for pokalturneringen" [Ekstra Bladet sponsor for Cup] (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Archived from the original on 20 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
  2. "Nordsjælland retain Danish Cup". UEFA.com. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  3. "Spilleterminer 2010/11" [2010–11 Schedule] (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
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