Danish Cup 2008-09
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The Danish Cup
2008–09 was the 53rd season of only Danish
football cup competition. It was the first time since 2004 that the cup had a sponsor name: the daily Newspaper
Ekstra Bladet
has signed a 3-year contract with the Danish Football Association
(DBU), making the official name Ekstra Bladet Cup 2008–09.
The competition started in August 2008 with the First Round and concluded on May 21, 2009 with the Final, held at Parken Stadium
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and all 16 teams from First Division 2007–08
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The draw for the First Round was held at Ekstra Bladet's premises at The City Hall Square in Copenhagen
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, contested in this round.
The draw for the Second Round was held at Ekstra Bladet's premises at The City Hall Square in Copenhagen
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, contested in this round.
The draw for this round was held at Ekstra Bladet's premises at The City Hall Square in Copenhagen
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The draw for this was held at Ekstra Bladet's premises at The City Hall Square in Copenhagen
. The matches were played around October 29, 2008.
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. The matches were played on November 12, 2008.
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AaB 4–4 Brøndby IF. AaB won on away goals.
on 21 May 2009.
Danish Cup
The Danish Cup is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955...
2008–09 was the 53rd season of only Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
football cup competition. It was the first time since 2004 that the cup had a sponsor name: the daily Newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
Ekstra Bladet
Ekstra Bladet
Ekstra Bladet is a Danish tabloid newspaper focusing on sensationalist stories. It gets a share of its income from sex ads. Since 1979 it has always had a partly or completely naked woman on page nine which is referred to as Side 9 Pigen , a Danish equivalent of the English Page Three girl...
has signed a 3-year contract with the Danish Football Association
Danish Football Association
The Danish Football Association is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of the Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in the city of Brøndby and is a founding member of both FIFA...
(DBU), making the official name Ekstra Bladet Cup 2008–09.
The competition started in August 2008 with the First Round and concluded on May 21, 2009 with the Final, held at Parken Stadium
Parken Stadium
Parken Stadium is a football stadium in the Indre Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from 1990–1992. It currently has a capacity of 38,065 for football games, and is the home ground of F.C. Københaven and the Danish national football team...
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First round
In this round entered 96 teams. These include 55 teams from lower divisions, who have qualified through preliminary cups held by the regional associations, 25 teams from Second Divisions 2007–08Danish 2nd Divisions 2007-08
The 2007-2008 season in Danish 2nd Division was divided in two groups. The two winners were promoted to the Danish 1st Division 2008-09, together with the winner of a promotion game between the two runner-ups....
and all 16 teams from First Division 2007–08
Danish 1st Division 2007-08
The 2007–08 Danish 1st Division season was the 13th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on August 4, 2007 to the final match on June 8, 2008....
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The draw for the First Round was held at Ekstra Bladet's premises at The City Hall Square in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. The matches were played around August 13, 2008.
North group
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Central group
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South group
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Funen group
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East/south group
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East group
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Second round
The winners from the First Round progressed to the Second Round. Eight additional teams, placed fifth to twelfth in the 2007–08 SuperligaDanish Superliga 2007-08
The 2007–08 Danish Superliga season was the 18th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, which determined the winners of the Danish football championship. It was governed by the Danish Football Association. It started with the first match on July 18, 2007 and ended with the final match...
, contested in this round.
The draw for the Second Round was held at Ekstra Bladet's premises at The City Hall Square in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. The matches were played on August 23 and 24, 2008.
West group
The west group consisted of 28 teams.----
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Third round
The winners from the Second Round progressed to the Third Round. Four additional teams, placed first to fourth in the 2007–08 SuperligaDanish Superliga 2007-08
The 2007–08 Danish Superliga season was the 18th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, which determined the winners of the Danish football championship. It was governed by the Danish Football Association. It started with the first match on July 18, 2007 and ended with the final match...
, contested in this round.
The draw for this round was held at Ekstra Bladet's premises at The City Hall Square in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. The matches were played between September 26 and 29, 2008.
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Fourth round
The winners from the Third Round progressed to the Fourth Round.The draw for this was held at Ekstra Bladet's premises at The City Hall Square in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. The matches were played around October 29, 2008.
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Fifth round
The draw for the Fifth Round was held at Ekstra Bladet's premises at The City Hall Square in CopenhagenCopenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. The matches were played on November 12, 2008.
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Semifinals
The semifinals will be played on home and away basis. The first legs were played on April 15 and 16 and second on April 29, 2009.First legs
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AaB 4–4 Brøndby IF. AaB won on away goals.
Final
The final was held at Parken StadiumParken Stadium
Parken Stadium is a football stadium in the Indre Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from 1990–1992. It currently has a capacity of 38,065 for football games, and is the home ground of F.C. Københaven and the Danish national football team...
on 21 May 2009.