2021 Danish Cup final

The 2021 Danish Cup final was played on 13 May 2021 between SønderjyskE and Randers FC at Ceres Park, Aarhus, a neutral ground. Randers captured their second title in team history in the culmination of the 2020–21 Danish Cup, the 67th season of the Sydbank Pokalen.

2021 Sydbank Pokalen final

Event	2020–21 Danish Cup
Randers FC SønderjyskE 4 0
Date	13 May 2021
Venue	Ceres Park, Aarhus
Attendance	7,981

SønderjyskE appeared in its second consecutive Sydbank Pokalen final, after capturing their first club title of any kind in 2020. Randers appeared in its third championship game, and its first since 2013. Randers is now 2–1 in Sydbank Pokalen finals, having won its other title in 2006.

By virtue of the win, Randers earned an automatic berth into the playoff round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League.

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
SønderjyskE	1 (2020)
Randers FC	2 (2006, 2013)

Venue

For just the fourth time in cup history, the final will be played in a venue other than the Copenhagen Sports Park (1955–1990), or Parken Stadium (1993–2019). Ceres Park in Aarhus will host its first ever Sydbank Pokalen final in 2021. Odense Stadium hosted the 1991 final while the 1992 final was played at Aarhus Idrætspark.

Route to the final

Further information: 2020-21 Danish Cup

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

SønderjyskE		Round	Randers FC
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Bye		First round	Bye
Bye		Second round	FC Sydvest 05	1–4 (A)
Skive IK	0–1 (A)	Third round	Aarhus Fremad	1–3 (A)
Lyngby BK	2–1 (a.e.t) (H)	Fourth round	Holstebro BK	1–3 (A)
Fremad Amager	6–2 (agg.) 1–2 (A) / 4–1 (H)	Quarterfinals	Vejle BK	3–1 (agg.) 0–0 (A) / 3–1 (H)
FC Midtjylland	3–2 (agg.) 1–0 (A) / 3–1 (H)	Semifinals	AGF	3–1 (agg.) 0–2 (A) / 1–1 (H)

Match

Details

13 May 2021

15:00

Randers FC (1)	4–0	SønderjyskE (1)
Marxen 2' Greve 7', 81' Piesinger 52' Kallesøe  71'		Eskesen  19' Albæk  83' Dal Hende  86'

Ceres Park, Aarhus

Attendance: 7,981

Referee: Morten Krogh

Randers

SønderjyskE

GK 1 Patrik Carlgren DF 7 Mikkel Kallesøe  80'  71' DF 8 Simon Piesinger 53' DF 11 Erik Marxen 2' DF 15 Björn Kopplin MF 6 Lasse Berg Johnsen  89' MF 10 Tosin Kehinde  70' MF 14 Frederik Lauenborg MF 22 Mathias Greve  88' 7', 81' FW 20 Vito Hammershøy-Mistrati  80' FW 45 Marvin Egho Substitutes: FW 18 Tobias Klysner  70' DF 17 Jesper Lauridsen  80' DF 2 Simon Graves Jensen  80' FW 23 Nikola Mileusnic  88' DF 5 Mathias Nielsen  89' GK 25 Jonas Dakir FW 42 Kasper Høgh Coach: Thomas Thomasberg

GK 1 Lawrence Thomas DF 2 Stefan Gartenmann DF 5 Marc Dal Hende  86' DF 12 Pierre Kanstrup DF 26 Patrick Banggaard  46' MF 7 Julius Eskesen  46'  19' MF 21 Jeppe Simonsen MF 29 Victor Ekani  74' MF 77 Rilwan Hassan  65' FW 10 Anders K. Jacobsen FW 25 Haji Wright  74' Substitutes: MF 22 Emil Frederiksen  46' DF 3 Emil Holm  46' MF 90 Mads Albæk  65'  83' FW 11 Bård Finne  74' MF 20 Peter Christiansen  74' GK 28 Nicolai Flø DF 6 Philipp Schmiedl Coach: Glen Riddersholm

Assistant referees: Jakob Mastrup and Steffen Beck Bramsen

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.