The 2006 Danish Cup Final was the final and deciding match of the
Danish Cup 2005-06. It took place on Thursday 11 May 2006 at
Parken Stadium
Parken Stadium, also known simply as Parken and as Telia Parken (2014–2020), is a football stadium in the Indre Østerbro (''Inner Østerbro'') district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from 1990 to 1992. The stadium, which features a retractabl ...
in
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
and saw the
1st Division leaders
Randers FC
Randers FC () is a professional football club based in Randers, East Jutland, Denmark, that plays in the Danish Superliga, the top flight of the Danish football league system. Founded on 1 January 2003, the club builds upon the license of R ...
beat
Superliga club
Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, that plays in the 2nd division, the third-tier of the Danish football league system. Found ...
after extra time.
Randers have won the Cup on three previous occasions (1967, 1968 and 1973). As well as 1976, Esbjerg also won the Cup in 1964.
In the
Superliga in 2005-06, Esbjerg finished sixth and in
Viasat Sport Division is Randers currently leading.
Referee
Kim Milton Nielsen
Kim Milton Nielsen (born 3 August 1960) is a Danish former international football referee. An IT manager by trade, Jesper Victor LarsenKim Milton Nielsen: Ham i sort!, ''Krop & Sport'', vol. 2, 2006 Nielsen is noted for his impressive height ...
officiated the match.
Road to Copenhagen
* Randers started in third round.
* Esbjerg started in fifth round.
* Square brackets
represent the opposition's division.
Match facts
External links
Match factsa
Esbjerg fBMatch factsa
Haslund.info
{{2005–06 in Danish football
Danish Cup Finals
Danish Cup Final 2006
The 2006 Danish Cup Final was the final and deciding match of the Danish Cup 2005-06. It took place on Thursday 11 May 2006 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen and saw the 1st Division leaders Randers FC beat Superliga club Esbjerg fB after extr ...
Danish Cup Final 2006
The 2006 Danish Cup Final was the final and deciding match of the Danish Cup 2005-06. It took place on Thursday 11 May 2006 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen and saw the 1st Division leaders Randers FC beat Superliga club Esbjerg fB after extr ...
Cup
A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, china, c ...
Sports competitions in Copenhagen
May 2006 sports events in Europe
2006 in Copenhagen