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2008 Danish Cup final
Football match

The 2008 Danish Cup final was the final and deciding match of the 2007–08 Danish Cup. It took place on Thursday, 1 May 2008 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. Brøndby IF, the Superliga number 9 of the day, met the then number 8 Esbjerg fB.

Brøndby had won the Cup on five previous occasions (1989, 1994, 1998, 2003, and 2005), while Esbjerg took the trophy in 1964 and 1976, but lost the final in 2006 to Randers FC.

Referee Claus Bo Larsen officiated the match.

Brøndby defeated Esbjerg 3–2.

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Road to Copenhagen

Brøndby IFEsbjerg fB
Allerød FK [DS]A4–1Williams 6Lorentzen 10Madsen 45, 69Second roundVanløse IF [2D]A2–0Lekic 32Demba-Nyrén 48
Silkeborg IF [1D]A2–1Retov 47T. Rasmussen 88Third roundVærløse BK [2D]A4–1Jørgensen 31 (pen.), 59 (pen.)Demba-Nyrén 68Bech 74
OB [SL]A1–0Lorentzen 119Fourth roundHerfølge BK [1D]A1–0Zimling 103
Randers FC [SL]H2–1Gislason 50Duncan Rasmussen 58Quarter finalsSkive IK [1D]A4–0Lange 13, 88Bech 44Murcy 60
FC Midtjylland [SL]H3–0Katongo 34, 73Holmén 63Semi finalsFirst legF.C. Copenhagen [SL]A1–0Murcy 66
FC Midtjylland [SL]A2–0Katongo 10von Schlebrügge 80Second legF.C. Copenhagen [SL]H2–2Bech 104Lange 119
  • Both sides entered the competition in its second round.
  • Square brackets [ ] represent the opposition's division.

Match details

1 May 2008 (2008-05-01)15:00 CEST
Brøndby IF3–2Esbjerg fB
Holmén 15' von Schlebrügge 69' Retov 85'Rieks 62', 79'
Parken Stadium, CopenhagenAttendance: 33,154Referee: Claus Bo Larsen
Brøndby IFEsbjerg fB
BRØNDBY IF
GK16 Stephan Andersen
RB32 Anders Randrup
CB5 Mark Howard
CB18 Max von Schlebrügge
LB21 Thomas Rasmussen (c)
DM20 Stefán Gíslason
RM6 Samuel Holmén
LM7 Kasper Lorentzen 73'
AM9 Martin Retov
FW10 Martin Ericsson
FW28 Chris Katongo 88'
Substitutes:
GK30 Michael Tørnes
MF8 Kim Daugaard 88'
MF25 Tobias Mikkelsen 73'
DF29 Daniel Wass
Manager:
Tom Køhlert
ESBJERG FB
GK16 Lars Winde (c)
RB2 Frank Hansen
CB20 Kristian Flittie Onstad
CB21 Fredrik Björck
LB15 Andreas Klarström
RM31 Søren Rieks 50' 90'
CM7 Jesper Jørgensen
CM14 Martin Vingaard
LM10 Thiago Pinto Borges 46'
FW11 Jesper Bech
FW25 Michaël Murcy 46'
Substitutes:
GK1 Tally Hall
DF6 Niki Zimling 46'
MF13 Kevin Conboy 90'
FW22 Jesper Lange 90+4' 46'
Manager:
Troels Bech

Man of the Match (Pokalfighter):Samuel Holmén (Brøndby IF)

Assistant referees:Bill René HansenOle V. HansenFourth official:Lars Christoffersen

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes.
  • 2 x 15 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Four named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

See also

References

  1. "Brøndby lift cup after final thriller". UEFA. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2025. https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01cd-0f84d8bf33ad-ca7f1e087f48-1000--brondby-lift-cup-after-final-thriller/ ↩