2008 Danish Cup final

June 2025 2008 Danish Cup final 2007–08 Danish Cup Brøndby 3 Esbjerg 2 2008 05 01 y Parken Copenhagen Samuel Holmén (Brøndby) Claus Bo Larsen 33,154 2007 2009 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.https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01cd-0f84d8bf33ad-ca7f1e087f48-1000--brondby-lift-cup-after-final-thriller/ Brøndby lift cup after final thriller UEFA 1 May 2008 1 June 2025 Road to Copenhagen Brøndby IFEsbjerg fBAllerød FK [DS]A4–1Williams 6Lorentzen 10Madsen 45, 69 Second roundVanløse IF [2D]A2–0Lekic 32Demba-Nyrén 48Silkeborg IF [1D]A2–1Retov 47T. Rasmussen 88 Third roundVærløse BK [2D]A4–1Jørgensen 31 (pen.), 59 (pen.)Demba-Nyrén 68Bech 74OB [SL]A1–0Lorentzen 119 Fourth roundHerfølge BK [1D]A1–0Zimling 103Randers FC [SL]H2–1Gislason 50Duncan Rasmussen 58 Quarter finalsSkive IK [1D]A4–0Lange 13, 88Bech 44Murcy 60FC Midtjylland [SL]H3–0Katongo 34, 73Holmén 63 Semi finalsFirst legF.C. Copenhagen [SL]A1–0Murcy 66FC Midtjylland [SL]A2–0Katongo 10von Schlebrügge 80 Second 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 2008 05 01 y 15:00 CEST Brøndby IF 3–2 Esbjerg fB Holmén 15 von Schlebrügge 69 Retov 85 Rieks 62 79 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen 33,154 Claus Bo Larsen FFD700 FFD700 FFD700 0000CD 0000CD Brøndby IF _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes 2547A1 2547A1 2547A1 2547A1 2547A1 Esbjerg fB BRØNDBY IF GK 16DNK Stephan Andersen RB 32DNK Anders Randrup CB 5 ENG Mark Howard CB 18SWE Max von Schlebrügge LB 21DNK Thomas Rasmussen (c) DM 20ISL Stefán Gíslason RM 6 SWE Samuel Holmén LM 7 DNK Kasper Lorentzen 73AM 9 DNK Martin Retov FW 10SWE Martin Ericsson FW 28ZAM Chris Katongo 88Substitutes:GK 30DNK Michael Tørnes MF 8 DNK Kim Daugaard 88MF 25DNK Tobias Mikkelsen 73DF 29DNK Daniel Wass Manager:DNK Tom KøhlertESBJERG FB GK 16DNK Lars Winde (c) RB 2 DNK Frank Hansen CB 20NOR Kristian Flittie Onstad CB 21SWE Fredrik Björck LB 15SWE Andreas Klarström RM 31DNK Søren Rieks 50 90CM 7 DNK Jesper Jørgensen CM 14DNK Martin Vingaard LM 10BRA Thiago Pinto Borges 46FW 11DNK Jesper Bech FW 25FRA Michaël Murcy 46Substitutes:GK 1 USA Tally Hall DF 6 DNK Niki Zimling 46MF 13DNK Kevin Conboy 90FW 22DNK Jesper Lange 90+4 46Manager:DNK Troels Bech Man of the Match (Pokalfighter): Samuel Holmén (Brøndby IF) Assistant referees: Bill René Hansen Ole V. Hansen Fourth official: Lars ChristoffersenMatch 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 2007–08 Danish Cup for details of the current competition References Category:Danish Cup finals Danish Cup Final 2008 Danish Cup Final 2008 Category:2007–08 in Danish football Category:2007–08 in European domestic association football cups Category:Danish Cup seasons Category:May 2008 sports events in Europe Category:2008 in Copenhagen Category:Football matches in Copenhagen