2024–25 Danish Cup
The 2024–25 Danish Cup, also known as Oddset Pokalen, was the 71st season of the Danish Cup competition.
The winner of the competition earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League.
Silkeborg were the defending champions but were defeated by Copenhagen in the final at MCH Arena on 29 May 2025. Copenhagen achieved a record-setting tenth Danish Cup trophy.
Structure
92 teams will participate in the first round, coming from all levels of competition. Six additional teams join in the second round, while the top six teams from the 2023–24 Danish Superliga enter in the third round.| Round | Date | Number of fixtures | Clubs remaining | New entries this round | Teams entering this round |
| Qualifying matches | Dates TBD | → 56 | Danmarks serien teams and Teams from Tier 6 to 9 | ||
| First Round | 6-8 August 2024 | 46 | 92 → 46 | 36 | 12 NordicBetLiga teams 12 2nd Division teams 12 3rd Division teams |
| Second Round | 3–5 September 2024 | 26 | 52 → 26 | 6 | 6 Superliga teams |
| Third Round | 24–26 September 2024 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 6 | 6 Superliga teams |
| Fourth Round | 29–31 October 2024 | 8 | 16 → 8 | - | - |
| Quarter-Finals | 7–8 December/14–15 December 2024 | 4 | 8 → 4 | - | - |
| Semi-Finals | 30 April–1 May/7–8 May 2025 | 2 | 4 → 2 | - | - |
| Final | 29 May 2025 | 1 | 2 → 1 | - | - |
Participants
104 teams will compete for the Danish Cup. All teams from the top four divisions in 2024–25 were automatically entered, while 54 teams from lower division teams qualified through qualifying matches to enter the competition proper.First round
In the first round of the tournament, 92 teams will compete, including 56 clubs from the various levels of the Denmark Series and below, all teams from 2023-24 Danish 3rd Division and 2023-24 Danish 2nd Division, the 3rd-12th placed teams from the 2023-24 Danish 1st Division and the 11th-12th placed teams from the 2023-24 Danish Superliga.Teams are split into three regions:
- Zealand/Bornholm/Falster/Lolland
- Fyn/Southern Jutland
- Middle/Northern Jutland
| 3F Superliga | NordicBet Liga | 2. Division | 3. Division | Danmarksserien | Regionalseries | Serie 1 & 2 | Total |
Second round
The draw was made on 9 August 2024.Theres was 52 teams:
- 46 teams from the 1st round
- 4 teams from the 2023–24 Danish Superliga
- 2 teams from the 2023–24 Danish 1st Division
| 3F Superliga | NordicBet Liga | 2. Division | 3. Division | Danmarksserien | Regional-series | Serie 1 & 2 | Total |
Third round
There was 32 teams:- 26 teams from the 2nd round
- 6 teams from the 2023–24 Danish Superliga
| 3F Superliga | NordicBet Liga | 2. Division | 3. Division | Denmark series | Regional-series | Serie 1 & 2 | Total |
Fourth round
The draw was made on 26 September 2024, There will be 16 teams.| 3F Superliga | NordicBet Liga | 2. Division | 3. Division | Denmark series | Regional-series | Serie 1 & 2 | Total |
Quarter-finals
There will be 8 teams from the 4th round playing two legs:| 3F Superliga | NordicBet Liga | 2. Division | 3. Division | Denmark series | Regional series | 1 & 2 series | Total |
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Semi-finals
There are 4 teams from the Quarter-finals playing two legs. Draw for the semi-finals was held on 16 December 2024.| 3F Superliga | NordicBet Liga | 2. Division | 3. Division | Denmark series | Regional series | 1 & 2 series | Total |
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Final
The winner will qualify for the second qualifying round of 2025–26 Europa League.The match was planned to be played at Brøndby Stadium, but will be played on MCH Arena instead.