2010–11 Danish Cup
DBU Pokalen (The DBU Cup)
Tournament details
Country Denmark
Final positions
ChampionsFC Nordsjælland
Runner-upFC Midtjylland

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]

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 SuperligaAaB, Midtjylland, Nordsjælland, Silkeborg, SønderjyskE and Randers – as well as the top two clubs from the 2009–10 First DivisionHorsens 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.

9 November 2010 AaB0–2 Esbjerg fB Aalborg
19:00 Report Lange 83'
Mehl 85'
Stadium: Energi Nord Arena
Referee: Peter Rasmussen
10 November 2010 AGF Aarhus0–1 FC Midtjylland Aarhus
18:30 Report Igboun 40' Stadium: Atletion
Referee: Henrik Nystrup Kragh
11 November 2010 Randers FC 3–0Lyngby BKRanders
18:00 Sane 1', 87'
Cramer 83'
Report Stadium: Essex Park Randers
Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz
11 November 2010 AC Horsens0–1 FC Nordsjælland Horsens
20:00 Report Kildentoft 16' Stadium: CASA Arena Horsens
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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Nordsjælland 1–0 Randers FC 1–0 0–0
FC Midtjylland 3–3 (5–4 p) Esbjerg fB 1–2 2–1

First leg

27 April 2011 FC Midtjylland 1–2 Esbjerg fB Herning
18:00 Hvilsom 68' Report Janssen 28'
Lange 53' (pen.)
Stadium: MCH Arena
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
28 April 2011 FC Nordsjælland 1–0 Randers FC Farum
18:00 Lawan 31' Report Stadium: Farum Park
Referee: Anders Hermansen

Second leg

4 May 2011 Randers FC 0–0
(0–1 agg.)
FC NordsjællandRanders
18:00 Stadium: Essex Park Randers
Referee: Henning Jensen

Final

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

FC Nordsjælland3–2FC Midtjylland
Lawan 16', 54'
Christensen 90+2'
Thygesen 37', 72'
Attendance: 8,863

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. 1 2 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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