# 2017 Svenska Cupen final

The 2017 Svenska Cupen final was played on 13 April 2017. The match was played at Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund, the home ground of Östersunds FK, determined in a draw on 19 March 2017 after the semi-finals.
The Allsvenskan clubs Östersunds FK and IFK Norrköping contested the final, with the winner earning a place in the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. Östersunds FK played their first ever Svenska Cupen final. IFK Norrköping played their first final since 1994 and their 11th in total. Östersunds FK won their first Svenska Cupen title after defeating IFK Norrköping 4–1. This was the first time a Svenska Cupen final was played on artificial turf.

## Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.
| Östersunds FK | Östersunds FK | Round | IFK Norrköping | IFK Norrköping |
| Opponent | Result | Initial rounds | Opponent | Result |
| Sollentuna FF | 2–0 (A) | Second round | Västerås SK | 4–0 (A) |
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result |
| Varbergs BoIS | 2–1 (H) | Matchday 1 | Örgryte IS | 1–1 (H) |
| Nyköpings BIS | 5–1 (A) | Matchday 2 | Vänersborgs FK | 2–2 (A) |
| Hammarby IF | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 3 | Halmstads BK | 7–0 (H) |
| Group 7 winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Östersunds FK 3 9 2 Hammarby IF 3 4 3 Varbergs BoIS 3 2 4 Nyköpings BIS 3 1 Source: Swedish Football Association | Group 7 winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Östersunds FK 3 9 2 Hammarby IF 3 4 3 Varbergs BoIS 3 2 4 Nyköpings BIS 3 1 Source: Swedish Football Association | Final standings | Group 2 winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 IFK Norrköping 3 5 2 Vänersborgs FK 3 5 3 Halmstads BK 3 4 4 Örgryte IS 3 1 Source: Swedish Football Association | Group 2 winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 IFK Norrköping 3 5 2 Vänersborgs FK 3 5 3 Halmstads BK 3 4 4 Örgryte IS 3 1 Source: Swedish Football Association |
| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result |
| Trelleborgs FF | 4–1 (H) | Quarter-finals | IFK Göteborg | 2–1 (A) |
| BK Häcken | 3–1 (A) | Semi-finals | IF Brommapojkarna | 4–0 (H) |

## Match
### Details

| Östersunds FK | IFK Norrköping |
| GK | 1 | Aly Keita |
| RB | 23 | Samuel Mensiro | 9' |
| CB | 6 | Doug Bergqvist |
| CB | 2 | Tom Pettersson |
| LB | 19 | Dennis Widgren |
| RM | 10 | Hosam Aiesh | 18' | 66' |
| CM | 17 | Curtis Edwards |
| CM | 22 | Brwa Nouri (c) |
| LM | 12 | Ken Sema |
| CF | 93 | Saman Ghoddos | 86' | 90' |
| CF | 9 | Alhaji Gero | 83' 83' | 90+2' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 18 | Andreas Andersson |
| DF | 4 | Sotirios Papagiannopoulos | | 66' |
| DF | 14 | Bobo Sollander |
| DF | 15 | Tim Björkström | | 90' |
| MF | 5 | Darijan Bojanić |
| MF | 8 | Jamie Hopcutt | | 90+2' |
| MF | 11 | Johan Bertilsson |
| Manager: ||
| Graham Potter ||
| GK | 31 | Michael Langer |
| RB | 6 | Linus Wahlqvist | 54' 34' |
| CB | 4 | Andreas Johansson (c) |
| CB | 14 | Eric Smith |
| LB | 11 | Christopher Telo |
| RM | 8 | Nicklas Bärkroth |
| CM | 25 | Filip Dagerstål | | 79' |
| CM | 20 | Daniel Sjölund |
| LM | 23 | Niclas Eliasson | | 75' |
| CF | 17 | Karl Holmberg | 45' |
| CF | 19 | Sebastian Andersson |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 29 | Julius Lindgren |
| DF | 13 | Alfons Sampsted |
| DF | 15 | Marcus Falk-Olander |
| DF | 21 | Andreas Hadenius | | 79' |
| DF | 30 | Nikola Tkalčić |
| MF | 16 | Pontus Almqvist |
| MF | 18 | Guðmundur Þórarinsson | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Jens Gustafsson ||
| Assistant referees: Fredrik Nilsson (Svalöv) Magnus Sjöblom (Asmundtorp) Fourth official: Johan Krantz (Uppsala) | 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. |