The 2008 Danish Cup final was the final and deciding match of the 2007–08 Danish Cup. It took place on Thursday, 1 May 2008 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. Brøndby IF, the Superliga number 9 of the day, met the then number 8 Esbjerg fB.

2008 Danish Cup final
Event2007–08 Danish Cup
Date1 May 2008 (2008-05-01)
VenueParken, Copenhagen
Man of the MatchSamuel Holmén (Brøndby)
RefereeClaus Bo Larsen
Attendance33,154
2007
2009

Brøndby had won the Cup on five previous occasions (1989, 1994, 1998, 2003, and 2005), while Esbjerg took the trophy in 1964 and 1976, but lost the final in 2006 to Randers FC.

Referee Claus Bo Larsen officiated the match.

Road to Copenhagen

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Brøndby IF Esbjerg fB
Allerød FK [DS]
A
4–1
Williams 6
Lorentzen 10
Madsen 45, 69
Second round Vanløse IF [2D]
A
2–0
Lekic 32
Demba-Nyrén 48
Silkeborg IF [1D]
A
2–1
Retov 47
T. Rasmussen 88
Third round Værløse BK [2D]
A
4–1
Jørgensen 31 (pen.), 59 (pen.)
Demba-Nyrén 68
Bech 74
OB [SL]
A
1–0
Lorentzen 119 Fourth round Herfølge BK [1D]
A
1–0
Zimling 103
Randers FC [SL]
H
2–1
Gislason 50
Duncan Rasmussen 58
Quarter finals Skive IK [1D]
A
4–0
Lange 13, 88
Bech 44
Murcy 60
FC Midtjylland [SL]
H
3–0
Katongo 34, 73
Holmén 63
Semi finals
First leg
F.C. Copenhagen [SL]
A
1–0
Murcy 66
FC Midtjylland [SL]
A
2–0
Katongo 10
von Schlebrügge 80
Second leg F.C. Copenhagen [SL]
H
2–2
Bech 104
Lange 119
  • Both sides entered the competition in its second round.
  • Square brackets [ ] represent the opposition's division.

Match details

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Brøndby IF3–2Esbjerg fB
Holmén   15'
von Schlebrügge   69'
Retov   85'
Rieks   62', 79'
Attendance: 33,154
 
 
 
 
 
Brøndby IF
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Esbjerg fB
BRØNDBY IF
GK 16   Stephan Andersen
RB 32   Anders Randrup
CB 5   Mark Howard
CB 18   Max von Schlebrügge
LB 21   Thomas Rasmussen (c)
DM 20   Stefán Gíslason
RM 6   Samuel Holmén
LM 7   Kasper Lorentzen   73'
AM 9   Martin Retov
FW 10   Martin Ericsson
FW 28   Chris Katongo   88'
Substitutes:
GK 30   Michael Tørnes
MF 8   Kim Daugaard   88'
MF 25   Tobias Mikkelsen   73'
DF 29   Daniel Wass
Manager:
  Tom Køhlert
ESBJERG FB
GK 16   Lars Winde (c)
RB 2   Frank Hansen
CB 20   Kristian Flittie Onstad
CB 21   Fredrik Björck
LB 15   Andreas Klarström
RM 31   Søren Rieks   50'   90'
CM 7   Jesper Jørgensen
CM 14   Martin Vingaard
LM 10   Thiago Pinto Borges   46'
FW 11   Jesper Bech
FW 25   Michaël Murcy   46'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Tally Hall
DF 6   Niki Zimling   46'
MF 13   Kevin Conboy   90'
FW 22   Jesper Lange   90+4'   46'
Manager:
  Troels Bech

Man of the Match (Pokalfighter):
Samuel Holmén (Brøndby IF)

Assistant referees:
Bill René Hansen
Ole V. Hansen
Fourth official:
Lars Christoffersen

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes.
  • 2 x 15 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Four named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

See also

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