The 2015 Svenska Cupen Final was played on 17 May 2015. The match was played at Gamla Ullevi, the home ground of IFK Göteborg. It was the first time since 2011 that one of the final teams had a home ground instead of playing at the Friends Arena in Solna National Stadium. It was the first time since 2000 that the final was played in Gothenburg and the first time it was played in Gamla Ullevi. The final was the culmination of the 2014–15 Svenska Cupen. Allsvenskan clubs IFK Göteborg and Örebro SK contested the 2015 final. In Sweden, the match was televised live on SVT.
IFK Göteborg won their seventh Svenska Cupen title after defeating Örebro SK 2–1.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. IFK GöteborgRoundÖrebro SKOpponentResultQualifying stageOpponentResultAssyriska Turabdin IK5–0 (A)Round 2Eskilstuna City2–0 (A)OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultFC Trollhättan2–2 (A)Matchday 1Varbergs BoIS3–3 (H)Myresjö/Vetlanda FK6–0 (A)Matchday 2Dalkurd FF1–0 (A)Ljungskile SK5–0 (H)Matchday 3Gefle IF2–1 (H)Group 2 winnerFinal standingsGroup 6 winnerOpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResultHelsingborgs IF2–0 (H)Quarter-finalsMalmö FF1–0 (A)BK Häcken3–1 (H)Semi-finalsIF Elfsborg2–0 (H)
Match Details
GK 1 John AlvbågeRB 2 Emil SalomonssonCB 30 Mattias Bjärsmyr (c)CB 28 Thomas RogneLB 4 Haitam AleesamiRM 9 Jakob Ankersen CM 13 Gustav SvenssonCM 6 Sebastian ErikssonLM 8 Søren Rieks FW 16 Mikael Boman FW 29 Lasse VibeSubstitutes:GK 12 Marcus SandbergDF 3 Heath PearceMF 11 Martin Smedberg-DalenceDF 14 Hjálmar JónssonFW 15 Thomas MikkelsenFW 19 Gustav Engvall DF 24 Tom Pettersson Manager: Jörgen Lennartsson GK 1 Oscar JanssonRB 12 Daniel BjörnquistCB 5 Erik MobergCB 27 Eiður SigurbjörnssonLB 2 Patrik HagingeRM 9 Ahmed YasinCM 3 Ayanda Nkili CM 6 Robert Åhman Persson (c)LM 90 Daniel Gustavsson FW 17 Karl Holmberg FW 25 Nordin GerzićSubstitutes:GK 33 Karl WestdahlDF 4 Logi ValgarðssonFW 7 Michael Seaton FW 11 Marcus Pode MF 16 Daniel Nordmark DF 21 Christoffer WiktorssonDF 23 Samuel MensahManager: Alexander Axén Assistant referees: Daniel Gustavsson (Mantorp) Joakim Flink (Karlskrona) Fourth official: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Köping)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
Statistics Overall IFK Göteborg Örebro SK Goals scored 2 1 Total shots 17 6 Shots on target 8 2 Ball possession 55% 45% Corner kicks 9 4 Fouls committed 5 15 Offsides 0 1 Yellow cards 0 1 Red cards 0 0
See also 2014–15 Svenska Cupen
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