The 2023–24 Svenska Cupen was the 68th season of the Svenska Cupen and the twelfth season with the current format. The winners qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League. A total of 96 clubs entered the competition, 64 teams from district sites and 32 from the Allsvenskan and the Superettan.
Malmö FF won the cup on 1 May 2024, defeating Djurgårdens IF 4–1 on penalties in the final after a 1–1 draw. Since they qualified based on league position, the Europa League spot was passed to the second-placed team of the 2023 Allsvenskan.
Round dates The schedule of the competition is as follows.
PhaseRoundMatch dateInitial roundsRound 123 May – 2 July 2023Round 216 – 24 August 2023Group stageMatchday 117 – 19 February 2024Matchday 224 – 26 February 2024Matchday 32 – 4 March 2024Knockout stageQuarter-final9/10 March 2024Semi-final16/17 March 2024Final1 May 2024
Teams Round Clubsremaining Clubsinvolved Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis round Leagues participating in this round Round 1 96 64 0 64 Division 1 (18 teams)Division 2 (28 teams)Division 3 (10 teams)Division 4 (7 teams)Division 5 (1 team) Round 2 64 64 32 32 Allsvenskan (16 teams)Superettan (16 teams)Division 1 (13 teams)Division 2 (11 teams)Division 3 (5 teams)Division 4 (3 teams) Group stage 32 32 32 0 Allsvenskan (16 teams)Superettan (14 teams)Division 1 (1 team)Division 2 (1 team)
Round 1 64 clubs from the third tier or lower of the Swedish league system competed in this round.https://www.svenskfotboll.se/serier-cuper/spelprogram/111049/ + Number of teams per tier still in competition Allsvenskan(tier 1) Superettan(tier 2) Ettan(tier 3) Division 2(tier 4) Division 3(tier 5) Division 4(tier 6) Division 5(tier 7) Total
Matches
Round 2 64 clubs will compete in this round. The 32 winners from Round 1, 16 teams from the Allsvenskan and 16 teams from the Superettanhttps://www.svenskfotboll.se/serier-cuper/spelprogram/111049/ + Number of teams per tier still in competition Allsvenskan(tier 1) Superettan(tier 2) Ettan(tier 3) Division 2(tier 4) Division 3(tier 5) Division 4(tier 6) Division 5(tier 7) Total
Matches
Group stage Svenska cupen 2023/2024Group stage The 32 winners from Round 2 were divided into eight groups of four teams. The 16 highest ranked winners from the previous rounds were seeded to the top two positions in each group and the 16 remaining winners were unseeded in the draw. The ranking of the 16 seeded teams was decided by league position in the 2023 season. All teams in the group stage play each other once, the highest-ranked teams from the previous rounds and teams from tier three or lower play two home matches. + Number of teams per tier still in competition Allsvenskan(tier 1) Superettan(tier 2) Ettan(tier 3) Division 2(tier 4) Division 3(tier 5) Division 4(tier 6) Division 5(tier 7) Total
Qualified teams
Seeded Malmö FF (1) AIK (1) Degerfors IF (1) IFK Värnamo (1) IF Brommapojkarna (1) Hammarby IF (1) Kalmar FF (1) Djurgårdens IF (1) IF Elfsborg (1) IFK Göteborg (1) Halmstads BK (1) Mjällby AIF (1) IFK Norrköping (1) Varbergs BoIS (1) IK Sirius (1) BK Häcken (1)
Unseeded Trelleborgs FF (2) Örgryte IS (2) Östers IF (2) Skövde AIK (2) GIF Sundsvall (2) Örebro SK (2) Östersunds FK (2) GAIS (2) Helsingborgs IF (2) Västerås SK (2) Gefle IF (2) Landskrona BoIS (2) Utsiktens BK (2) IK Brage (2) Nordic United FC (3) IFK Luleå (4)
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Knockout stage The eight group winners from the group stage entered the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals. The top four group winners overall were seeded in the quarter-final draw, each facing one of the bottom four group winners (unseeded in the draw) at home.
Qualified teams
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
References