# 2023 Danish Cup final

The 2023 Danish Cup final was played on 18 May 2023 between AaB and Copenhagen at Parken, Copenhagen. The final match will the culmination of the 2022–23 Danish Cup, the 69th season of the Pokalen. Copenhagen triumphed thanks to a 48th minute goal from Diogo Gonçalves. It is the 9th Cup title for the Lions.
AaB appeared in its 13th Cup final, having won three previous titles, the most recent in 2014. Copenhagen, an 8-time champion, competed in its 13th final.
By virtue of its win, Copenhagen earned an automatic berth into the playoff round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League.

## Teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| AaB | 12 (1966, 1967, 1970, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2020) |
| Copenhagen | 12 (1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) |

## Venue

The final was played in Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, the 28th time Parken has hosted the Pokalen final.

## Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| AaB | AaB | Round | Copenhagen | Copenhagen |
| Opponent | Result | | Opponent | Result |
| Bye | Bye | First round | Bye | Bye |
| Bye | Bye | Second round | Bye | Bye |
| Vanløse IF | 1–3 (a.e.t.) (A) | Third round | Hobro IK | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (A) 3–5 pen. |
| Middelfart BK | 1–2 (A) | Fourth round | Thisted FC | 1–3 (a.e.t) (A) |
| Viborg FF | 2–1 (agg.) 0–1 (A) / 2–0 (H) | Quarterfinals | Vejle BK | 2–0 (agg.) 0–0 (A) / 2–0 (H) |
| Silkeborg IF | 5–2 (agg.) 1–1 (A) / 4–1 (H) | Semifinals | FC Nordsjælland | 7–6 (agg.) 2–3 (A) / 5–3 (H) |

## Match
### Details

| AaB | Copenhagen |
Nico Mantl :
| CB | 26 | Rasmus Thelander 79' |
| LB | 5 | Daniel Granli 74' |
| CB | 4 | Lars Kramer |
| RB | 20 | Kasper Jørgensen 49' 85' |
| MF | 8 | Iver Fossum |
| MF | 6 | Pedro Ferreira 75' |
| MF | 14 | Malthe Højholt |
| MF | 10 | Lucas Andersen |
| MF | 23 | Younes Bakiz 85' |
| FW | 17 | Nicklas Helenius 75' |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | 3 | Jakob Ahlmann 74' |
| MF | 18 | Louka Prip 75' |
| FW | 19 | Anosike Ementa 75' 90+3' |
| FW | 38 | Oliver Ross 85' |
| DF | 32 | Kilian Ludewig 85' |
| GK | 22 | Theo Sander |
| DF | 24 | Jonas Skulstad |
| FW | 7 | Allan Sousa |
| DF | 34 | Sebastian Otoa |
| Coach: |||
| Oscar Hiljemark ||||
| GK | 1 | Kamil Grabara 90+3' |
| LB | 6 | Christian Sørensen |
| CB | 3 | Denis Vavro |
| CB | 27 | Valdemar Lund |
| RB | 19 | Elias Jelert 82' |
| MF | 33 | Rasmus Falk 38' |
| MF | 7 | Viktor Claesson 90+6' |
| MF | 9 | Diogo Gonçalves 48' 70' |
| MF | 36 | William Clem |
| MF | 25 | Jordan Larsson |
| FW | 30 | Hákon Arnar Haraldsson 89' |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 40 | Roony Bardghji 38' 89' |
| MF | 35 | Marko Stamenić 70' |
| MF | 8 | Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson 89' |
| DF | 2 | Kevin Diks 89' |
| MF | 12 | Lukas Lerager |
| GK | 21 | Karl-Johan Johnsson |
| FW | 15 | Mohamed Daramy |
| DF | 22 | Peter Ankersen |
| MF | 17 | Paul Mukairu |
| Coach: ||
| Jacob Neestrup ||
| Assistant referees: Dennis Rasmussen, Victor Skytte Fourth Official: Mikkel Redder | 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 five may be used. |