2015 Svenska Cupen final

The 2015 Svenska Cupen Final was played on 17 May 2015. The match was played at Gamla Ullevi, the home ground of IFK Göteborg. It was the first time since 2011 that one of the final teams had a home ground instead of playing at the Friends Arena in Solna National Stadium.[2] It was the first time since 2000 that the final was played in Gothenburg and the first time it was played in Gamla Ullevi. The final was the culmination of the 2014–15 Svenska Cupen.[3] Allsvenskan clubs IFK Göteborg and Örebro SK contested the 2015 final. In Sweden, the match was televised live on SVT.

2015 Svenska Cupen final
Event2014–15 Svenska Cupen
Date17 May 2015
VenueGamla Ullevi, Gothenburg
RefereeMartin Strömbergsson (Gävle)
Attendance16,761
WeatherCloudy
11 °C (52 °F)
61% humidity[1]
2014
2016

IFK Göteborg won their seventh Svenska Cupen title after defeating Örebro SK 2–1.

Route to the final

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

IFK Göteborg Round Örebro SK
Opponent Result Qualifying stage Opponent Result
Assyriska Turabdin IK 5–0 (A) Round 2 Eskilstuna City 2–0 (A)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
FC Trollhättan 2–2 (A) Matchday 1 Varbergs BoIS 3–3 (H)
Myresjö/Vetlanda FK 6–0 (A) Matchday 2 Dalkurd FF 1–0 (A)
Ljungskile SK 5–0 (H) Matchday 3 Gefle IF 2–1 (H)
Group 2 winner

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 IFK Göteborg 3 7
2 FC Trollhättan 3 5
3 Ljungskile SK 3 4
4 Myresjö/Vetlanda FK 3 0
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Final standings Group 6 winner

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Örebro SK 3 7
2 Gefle IF 3 6
3 Varbergs BoIS 3 4
4 Dalkurd FF 3 0
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
Helsingborgs IF 2–0 (H) Quarter-finals Malmö FF 1–0 (A)
BK Häcken 3–1 (H) Semi-finals IF Elfsborg 2–0 (H)

Match

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Details

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IFK Göteborg2–1Örebro SK
Vibe   67'
Rieks   77'
Report Nkili   23'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IFK Göteborg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Örebro SK
GK 1   John Alvbåge
RB 2   Emil Salomonsson
CB 30   Mattias Bjärsmyr (c)
CB 28   Thomas Rogne
LB 4   Haitam Aleesami
RM 9   Jakob Ankersen   82'
CM 13   Gustav Svensson
CM 6   Sebastian Eriksson
LM 8   Søren Rieks
FW 16   Mikael Boman   69'
FW 29   Lasse Vibe
Substitutes:
GK 12   Marcus Sandberg
DF 3   Heath Pearce
MF 11   Martin Smedberg-Dalence
DF 14   Hjálmar Jónsson
FW 15   Thomas Mikkelsen
FW 19   Gustav Engvall   69'
DF 24   Tom Pettersson   82'
Manager:
  Jörgen Lennartsson
GK 1   Oscar Jansson
RB 12   Daniel Björnquist
CB 5   Erik Moberg
CB 27   Eiður Sigurbjörnsson
LB 2   Patrik Haginge
RM 9   Ahmed Yasin
CM 3   Ayanda Nkili   72'   79'
CM 6   Robert Åhman Persson (c)
LM 90   Daniel Gustavsson   82'
FW 17   Karl Holmberg   79'
FW 25   Nordin Gerzić
Substitutes:
GK 33   Karl Westdahl
DF 4   Logi Valgarðsson
FW 7   Michael Seaton   82'
FW 11   Marcus Pode   79'
MF 16   Daniel Nordmark   79'
DF 21   Christoffer Wiktorsson
DF 23   Samuel Mensah
Manager:
  Alexander Axén

Assistant referees:
Daniel Gustavsson (Mantorp)
Joakim Flink (Karlskrona)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Al-Hakim (Köping)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

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Overall[4] IFK Göteborg Örebro SK
Goals scored 2 1
Total shots 17 6
Shots on target 8 2
Ball possession 55% 45%
Corner kicks 9 4
Fouls committed 5 15
Offsides 0 1
Yellow cards 0 1
Red cards 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Vädret i Göteborg". smhi.se (in Swedish). SMHI. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Friends överges som cupfinalarena – nu kommer kritik mot förbundet". fotbolldirekt.se (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Föreskrifter för Svenska Cupen, herrar, 2014/2015" (PDF) (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Livescore – IFK Göteborg 2–1 Örebro SK". SvFF. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.