The 2019 Svenska Cupen Final was played on 30 May 2019 between BK Häcken and AFC Eskilstuna at Bravida Arena, Gothenburg, the home pitch for BK Häcken. The final is the culmination of the 2018–19 Svenska Cupen, the 63rd season of the Svenska Cupen.
BK Häcken appeared in its 3rd Svenska Cupen final, having won the title once before in 2015–16. AFC Eskilstuna made its first ever appearance in the Svenska Cupen final. The winner of the final earned themselves a place in the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.
BK Häcken won the final convincingly, earning its second Svenska Cup title.
Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)BK Häcken2 (1989–90, 2015–16)AFC Eskilstuna0
Venue Since 2014–15, Svenska Cupen finals have been held in the home ground of the higher-seeded team of the tournament in an effort to bolster attendance and fan support. Bravida Arena, home pitch of BK Häcken, hosted its first Svenska Cupen final since its opening in June 2015.
Background Häcken competed in its third-ever final, having won its only previous title in 2015–16, beating Malmö FF in a penalty shootout. Eskilstuna made its first-ever appearance in a Svenska Cupen final in just its third season as a club in its current iteration. Formerly, the club competed as FC Väsby United (2005–12) and AFC United (2013–16), and spent the 2018 season in the second-tier Superettan.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). BK HäckenRoundAFC EskilstunaOpponentResultOpponentResultByeFirst roundByeVäxjö United FC (5)5–0 (A)Second roundTeam TG FF (3) 4–1 (A)IK Brage (2)6–1 (H)Group stageAssyriska IK (3)4–0 (A)FC Rosengård (4)4–0 (A)Group stageIFK Värnamo (3)4–0 (H)IF Brommapojkarna (2)1–0 (H)Group stageIFK Norrköping1–1 (A)GAIS (2)4–1 (H)QuarterfinalsHalmstads BK (2)2–1 (H) Djurgårdens IF (1)3–2 (A) SemifinalsAIK (1)1–1 (A)
Match
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GK 26 Peter Abrahamsson DF 22 Joona Toivio DF 12 Godswill Ekpolo DF 21 Rasmus Lindgren (c) MF 8 Erik Friberg MF 99 Ahmed Yasin MF 6 Alexander Faltsetas MF 28 Adam Andersson MF 19 Daleho Irandust MF 10 Paulinho FW 9 Alexander JeremejeffSubstitutes: MF 17 Gustav Berggren FW 23 Viktor Lundberg MF 7 Mervan Çelik GK 1 Christoffer Källqvist DF 36 Johan Hammar MF 11 Nasiru Mohammed DF 14 Oskar SverrissonCoach: Andreas Alm GK 1 Ole Söderberg DF 6 Jesper Björkman DF 19 Felix Michel DF 15 José León DF 2 Adnan Kojic DF 3 Kadir Hodžić MF 21 Anel Raskaj (c) FW 10 Ferid Ali MF 7 Ivan Bobko MF 5 Gustav Jarl FW 16 Samuel Nnamani Substitutes: DF 13 Wilhelm Loeper MF 11 Daniel Miljanović MF 25 Jacob Lackéll GK 91 Ihor Levchenko DF 12 Medi Dresevic MF 14 Kristijan Miljević GK 66 Wille Jakobsson Coach: Nemanja Miljanović
Assistant referees: Fredrik Nilsson Magnus Sjöblom Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
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