About Svenska Cupen

Svenska Cupen is the main knockout football cup competition in Sweden and has been played since 1941. It is one of the country's most important domestic tournaments and includes clubs from multiple levels of the Swedish football system. The competition currently features 96 teams, including clubs from the top divisions and lower-tier leagues, giving smaller teams opportunities to compete against elite opponents.

The tournament format has changed over time and today combines knockout rounds with a group stage before the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final. Teams from lower divisions begin the competition earlier, while clubs from the top leagues enter in later rounds. The winner of Svenska Cupen earns qualification for European competition, increasing the tournament’s importance for participating clubs.

Throughout its history, many of Sweden’s biggest clubs have enjoyed success in the competition. Malmö FF is the most successful club with the highest number of cup victories, while other teams such as IFK Göteborg and BK Häcken have also played significant roles. Svenska Cupen remains a major event in Swedish football and is known for producing exciting matches and occasional surprises from lower-ranked teams.

Seasons

Season	Winner	Finalist	Score
2025-26	Mjällby AIF	Hammarby IF	2-1
2024-25	BK Häcken	Malmö FF	0-0, pen. 4-2
2023-24	Malmö FF	Djurgårdens IF	1-1, pen. 4-1
2022-23	BK Häcken	Mjällby AIF	4-1
2021-22	Malmö FF	Hammarby IF	0-0, pen. 4-3
2020-21	Hammarby IF	BK Häcken	0-0, pen. 5-4
2019-20	IFK Göteborg	Malmö FF	2-1, aet
2018-19	BK Häcken	AFC Eskilstuna	3-0
2017-18	Djurgårdens IF	Malmö FF	3-0
2016-17	Östersunds FK	IFK Norrköping	4-1
2015-16	BK Häcken	Malmö FF	2-2, pen. 6-5
2014-15	IFK Göteborg	Örebro SK	2-1
2013-14	IF Elfsborg	Helsingborgs IF	1-0
2012-13	IFK Göteborg	Djurgårdens IF	1-1, pen. 3-1
2011	Helsingborgs IF	Kalmar FF	3-1
2010	Helsingborgs IF	Hammarby IF	1-0
2009	AIK Fotboll	IFK Göteborg	2-0
2008	IFK Göteborg	Kalmar FF	0-0, pen. 5-4
2007	Kalmar FF	IFK Göteborg	3-0
2006	Helsingborgs IF	Gefle IF	2-0
2005	Djurgårdens IF	Åtvidabergs FF	2-0
2004	Djurgårdens IF	IFK Göteborg	3-1
2003	IF Elfsborg	Assyriska FF	2-0
2002	Djurgårdens IF	AIK Fotboll	1-0, aet
2000-01	IF Elfsborg	AIK Fotboll	1-1, pen. 9-8
1999-00	Örgryte IS	AIK Fotboll	2-0, 0-1
1998-99	AIK Fotboll	IFK Göteborg	1-0, 0-0
1997-98	Helsingborgs IF	Örgryte IS	1-1, 1-1, pen. 3-0
1996-97	AIK Fotboll	IF Elfsborg	2-1
1995-96	AIK Fotboll	Malmö FF	1-0, aet
1994-95	Halmstads BK	AIK Fotboll	3-1
1993-94	IFK Norrköping	Helsingborgs IF	4-3, aet
1992-93	Degerfors IF	Landskrona BoIS	3-0
1991	IFK Göteborg	AIK Fotboll	3-2, aet
1990-91	IFK Norrköping	Östers IF	4-1
1989-90	Djurgårdens IF	BK Häcken	3-0
1988-89	Malmö FF	Djurgårdens IF	3-0
1987-88	IFK Norrköping	Örebro SK	3-1
1986-87	Kalmar FF	GAIS	2-0
1985-86	Malmö FF	IFK Göteborg	2-1
1984-85	AIK Fotboll	Östers IF	1-1, pen. 3-2
1983-84	Malmö FF	Landskrona BoIS	1-0
1982-83	IFK Göteborg	Hammarby IF	1-0
1981-82	IFK Göteborg	Östers IF	3-2
1980-81	Kalmar FF	IF Elfsborg	4-0
1979-80	Malmö FF	IK Brage	5-5, pen. 4-3
1978-79	IFK Göteborg	Åtvidabergs FF	6-1
1977-78	Malmö FF	Kalmar FF	2-0, aet
1976-77	Östers IF	Hammarby IF	1-0
1975-76	AIK Fotboll	Landskrona BoIS	1-1, 3-0
1974-75	Malmö FF	Djurgårdens IF	1-0
1973-74	Malmö FF	Östers IF	2-0
1972-73	Malmö FF	Åtvidabergs FF	7-0
1971-72	Landskrona BoIS	IFK Norrköping	0-0, 3-2
1970-71	Åtvidabergs FF	Malmö FF	3-2
1969-70	Åtvidabergs FF	Sandvikens IF	2-0
1968-69	IFK Norrköping	AIK Fotboll	1-0
1967	Malmö FF	IFK Norrköping	2-0
1953	Malmö FF	IFK Norrköping	3-2
1951	Malmö FF	Djurgårdens IF	2-1
1950	AIK Fotboll	Helsingborgs IF	3-2
1949	AIK Fotboll	Landskrona BoIS	1-0
1948	Råå IF	BK Kenty	6-0
1947	Malmö FF	AIK Fotboll	3-2
1946	Malmö FF	Åtvidabergs FF	3-0
1945	IFK Norrköping	Malmö FF	4-1
1944	Malmö FF	IFK Norrköping	4-3, aet
1943	IFK Norrköping	AIK Fotboll	0-0, 5-2
1942	GAIS	IF Elfsborg	2-1
1941	Helsingborgs IF	IK Sleipner	3-1

All-Time table

#	Club	Count	Years
1	Malmö FF	16	1944, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1953, 1967, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1977-78, 1979-80, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1988-89, 2021-22, 2023-24
		7	1945, 1970-71, 1995-96, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2019-20, 2024-25

2	AIK Fotboll	8	1949, 1950, 1975-76, 1984-85, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 2009
		8	1943, 1947, 1968-69, 1991, 1994-95, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002

3	IFK Göteborg	8	1978-79, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1991, 2008, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2019-20
		5	1985-86, 1998-99, 2004, 2007, 2009

4	IFK Norrköping	6	1943, 1945, 1968-69, 1987-88, 1990-91, 1993-94
		5	1944, 1953, 1967, 1971-72, 2016-17

5	Djurgårdens IF	5	1989-90, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2017-18
		5	1951, 1974-75, 1988-89, 2012-13, 2023-24

6	Helsingborgs IF	5	1941, 1997-98, 2006, 2010, 2011
		3	1950, 1993-94, 2013-14

7	BK Häcken	4	2015-16, 2018-19, 2022-23, 2024-25
		2	1989-90, 2020-21

8	IF Elfsborg	3	2000-01, 2003, 2013-14
		3	1942, 1980-81, 1996-97

9	Kalmar FF	3	1980-81, 1986-87, 2007
		3	1977-78, 2008, 2011

10	Åtvidabergs FF	2	1969-70, 1970-71
		4	1946, 1972-73, 1978-79, 2005

11	Hammarby IF	1	2020-21
		5	1976-77, 1982-83, 2010, 2021-22, 2025-26

12	Landskrona BoIS	1	1971-72
		4	1949, 1975-76, 1983-84, 1992-93

13	Östers IF	1	1976-77
		4	1973-74, 1981-82, 1984-85, 1990-91

14	GAIS	1	1942
		1	1986-87

15	Örgryte IS	1	1999-00
		1	1997-98

16	Mjällby AIF	1	2025-26
		1	2022-23

17	Råå IF	1	1948
		0	—

18	Degerfors IF	1	1992-93
		0	—

19	Halmstads BK	1	1994-95
		0	—

20	Östersunds FK	1	2016-17
		0	—

21	Örebro SK	0	—
		2	1987-88, 2014-15

22	IK Sleipner	0	—
		1	1941

23	BK Kenty	0	—
		1	1948

24	Sandvikens IF	0	—
		1	1969-70

25	IK Brage	0	—
		1	1979-80

26	Assyriska FF	0	—
		1	2003

27	Gefle IF	0	—
		1	2006

28	AFC Eskilstuna	0	—
		1	2018-19