# 2011 Svenska Cupen

The 2011 Svenska Cupen (English: Swedish Cup) was the 56th season of Svenska Cupen, the main Swedish football Cup. It began on 5 March 2011 with the first match of the preliminary round and ended on 5 November with the Final. Helsingborgs IF won the cup after beating Kalmar FF 3–1 in the final, Helsingborg were also the defending champions. The winners of this competition earned a place in the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, however the second round spot was awarded to Allsvenskan runners-up AIK since Helsingborg were already qualified for European cup play, Kalmar FF who were the runners-up of the cup were awarded AIKs previous qualification spot in the first round.

## Teams

| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering at this round |
| Preliminary round | 98 | 52 | none | 52 | Division 1 Norra Division 1 Södra Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Division 5 |
| Round 1 | 72 | 48 | 26 | 22 | Superettan (7 teams) 15 teams from Division 1, 2 and 3 |
| Round 2 | 48 | 32 | 24 | 8 | Superettan (8 teams) |
| Round 3 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 | Allsvenskan |
| Round 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | none | none |
| Quarter-finals | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | none |
| Semi-finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | none |
| Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | none | none |

## Preliminary round

52 teams from Division 1 2011 or lower of the Swedish league pyramid competed in this round. The matches took place between 5–26 March 2011.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 March 2011 |||
| BKV Norrtälje | 4–4 (aet) 7–6 (p) | IK Frej |
| 12 March 2011 |||
| Onsala BK | 1–0 | Dalstorps IF |
| IFK Hässleholm | 4–3 (aet) | Ljungby IF |
| 13 March 2011 |||
| Melleruds IF | 3–0 | Carlstad United BK |
| 15 March 2011 |||
| Nyköpings BIS | 3–3 (aet) 3–5 (p) | Sollentuna United FF |
| 16 March 2011 |||
| Friska Viljor FC | 4–0 | Kubikenborgs IF |
| 17 March 2011 |||
| Skogsbo-Avesta IF | 0–4 | Sandvikens IF |
| 19 March 2011 |||
| Svärtinge SK | 1–9 | Enskede IK |
| IFK Mariestad | 8–0 | Axbergs IF |
| Stångenäs AIS | 4–2 | Gunnilse IS |
| Värmbols FC | 1–2 | Hammarby TFF |
| KB Karlskoga FF | 0–1 | Skövde AIK |
| Rotebro IS FF | 1–2 | Akropolis IF |
| Älmhults IF | 1–0 | Malmö City FC |
| IFK Trelleborg | 0–1 (aet) | Högaborgs BK |
| IFK Skövde FK | 2–4 | Karlslunds IF HFK |
| Islingby IK | 0–4 | Hudiksvalls ABK |
| Galtabäcks BK | 0–9 | Alingsås IF |
| Lindsdals IF | 2–3 | Kristianstads FF |
| 20 March 2011 |||
| FC Gute | 0–3 | IK Sirius |
| Älvsborgs FF | 1–3 | IFK Fjärås |
| Bele Barkarby FF | 1–1 (aet) 3–5 (p) | Vasalunds IF |
| Spårvägens FF | 0–3 | Valsta Syrianska IK |
| Robertsfors IK | 1–2 | IFK Luleå |
| Nässjö FF | 2–2 (aet) 4–5 (p) | Sandareds IF |
| 26 March 2011 |||
| Skellefteå FF | 2–1 | Bodens BK |

## Round 1

Twelve teams from Division 1 2011 or lower, two of three teams which earned promotion to Superettan 2011 (not Qviding FIF) and the bottom eight teams from Superettan 2010 entered in this round. They were joined by the 26 preliminary round winners. The matches of this round took place between 16 March–5 April 2011.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 16 March 2011 |||
| Höllvikens GIF | 1–5 | Ängelholms FF |
| 20 March 2011 |||
| GIF Nike | 1–4 | Lunds BK |
| 22 March 2011 |||
| Oskarshamns AIK | 3–3 (aet) 4–3 (p) | Smedby AIS |
| 24 March 2011 |||
| Onsala BK | 0–3 | Lindome GIF |
| Akropolis IF | 3–3 (aet) 4–2 (p) | Valsta Syrianska IK |
| 26 March 2011 |||
| Enskede IK | 1–0 | Hammarby TFF |
| IFK Mariestad | 0–8 | Degerfors IF |
| Kristianstads FF | 0–3 | IFK Värnamo |
| Vasalunds IF | 4–0 | Sollentuna United FF |
| Melleruds IF | 1–6 | Karlstad BK |
| BKV Norrtälje | 2–1 | IK Sleipner |
| Högaborgs BK | 0–4 | IF Limhamn Bunkeflo |
| Älmhults IF | 1–0 | Sölvesborgs GoIF |
| Hudiksvalls ABK | 0–3 | IK Brage |
| 27 March 2011 |||
| IFK Fjärås | 4–5 | FC Trollhättan |
| IK Sirius | 4–1 | FC Väsby United |
| Stångenäs AIS | 0–1 | Örgryte IS |
| Karlslunds IF HFK | 3–3 (aet) 7–6 (p) | Skövde AIK |
| Sandvikens IF | 2–3 | Västerås SK |
| 28 March 2011 |||
| Sandareds IF | 0–4 | Jönköpings Södra IF |
| 30 March 2011 |||
| IFK Hässleholm | 1–5 | Östers IF |
| Friska Viljor FC | 1–6 | Östersunds FK |
| 31 March 2011 |||
| Alingsås IF | 1–5 | Torslanda IK |
| 5 April 2011 |||
| Skellefteå FF | 0–5 | IFK Luleå |

## Round 2

Two demoted teams from Allsvenskan 2010 and six teams ranked 3rd through 8th in 2010 Superettan entered in this round, joining 24 winners from Round 1. The matches of this round took place between 6–27 April 2011.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 6 April 2011 |||
| BKV Norrtälje | 1–0 | Hammarby IF |
| 7 April 2011 |||
| Oskarshamns AIK | 1–2 | IFK Värnamo |
| 19 April 2011 |||
| FC Trollhättan | 2–0 | Degerfors IF |
| 20 April 2011 |||
| IF Limhamn Bunkeflo | 3–2 | Ängelholms FF |
| Torslanda IK | 0–3 | Ljungskile SK |
| IFK Luleå | 1–0 | Assyriska FF |
| Östersunds FK | 0–3 | GIF Sundsvall |
| Örgryte IS | 0–3 | Falkenbergs FF |
| Lindome GIF | 1–3 | Jönköpings Södra IF |
| Karlstad BK | 1–0 | Västerås SK |
| Akropolis IF | 1–4 | IF Brommapojkarna |
| Enskede IK | 3–4 | Vasalunds IF |
| 21 April 2011 |||
| IK Sirius | 4–2 (aet) | IK Brage |
| Lunds BK | 0–1 | Landskrona BoIS |
| 26 April 2011 |||
| Karlslunds IF HFK | 0–4 | Åtvidabergs FF |
| 27 April 2011 |||
| Älmhults IF | 0–2 | Östers IF |

## Round 3

Sixteen teams from Allsvenskan 2011 entered in this round and joined the 16 winners of Round 2, the teams from Allsvenskan were seeded. The matches of this round took place on 10–18 May 2011. All times are in Central European Summer Time.

## Round 4

The sixteen winning teams from round 3 entered in this round. The matches of this round took place on 29 May 2011. All times are in Central European Summer Time.

## Quarter-finals

The four quarterfinal matches were originally scheduled to take place on 15 June.

## Semi-finals

Both semifinal matches were scheduled to take place on 29 June 2011. However, on that date one of the quarter-finals still hadn't been played, so the semifinal matches were pushed forward.

## Final

The final was played on 5 November 2011.