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2011 Svenska Cupen final

Field	Value
title	2011 Svenska Cupen final
event	2011 Svenska Cupen
team1	Helsingborgs IF
team1score	3
team2	Kalmar FF
team2score	1
date	5 November 2011
stadium	Olympia
city	Helsingborg
referee	Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle)
attendance	9,513
previous	2010
next	2013

The 2011 Svenska Cupen final was a football match held at Olympia, Helsingborg on 5 November 2011. The match was the final of the 2011 Svenska Cupen and was played between Helsingborgs IF and Kalmar FF.

Goals from Álvaro Santos, May Mahlangu and Christoffer Andersson saw Helsingborgs IF, the defending champions, win the match 3–1 to retain the trophy. Erik Israelsson scored for Kalmar FF.

Background

Helsingborgs IF had reached the final of the Svenska Cupen on six previous occasions and had won the trophy five times. They were the defending champions after defeating Hammarby IF 1–0 in the final at Söderstadion in Stockholm. The only previous time they had finished as runners-up was in 1994 when they lost 4–3 after sudden death extra time to IFK Norrköping in the final.

Kalmar FF had reached the final of the Svenska Cupen on five previous occasions and had won the trophy three times. Their last appearance in the final in 2008 had finished goalless but they lost on penalties to IFK Göteborg. That had been a replay of the final from the year before in which Kalmar FF had also faced IFK Göteborg. However, on that occasion, Kalmar had won 3–0 to lift the trophy.

Road to the final

Helsingborgs IF

In the third round, Helsingborgs IF required extra time to defeat Landskrona BoIS 4–2 after the match had finished 1–1 in 90 minutes. They then defeated Trelleborgs FF 2–1 in the fourth round. They faced IF Elfsborg in the quarter-finals and won 2–0 before defeating Örebro SK 3–1 in the semi-finals to advance to the final.

Kalmar FF

Kalmar FF began the competition with a 1–0 win against IK Sirius in the third round. They then defeated IFK Norrköping 2–0 in the fourth round. After a 1–1 draw after extra time in their quarter-final, Kalmar FF defeated Malmö FF 4–3 on penalties to advance to the semi-finals. They then reached the final by beating IFK Göteborg 4–3 after extra time.

Helsingborgs IF	Round	Kalmar FF
Opponent	Result
Landskrona BoIS	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Round 3
Trelleborgs FF	2–1	Round 4
IF Elfsborg	2–0	Quarter-finals
Örebro SK	3–1	Semi-finals

Match details

Mahlangu Andersson

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SWE Nanne Bergstrand

References

(20 August 2024). "Sweden - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF.
Stokkermans, Karel. (28 June 2015). "Sweden 2011". RSSSF.
(5 November 2011). "Helsingborg vs. Kalmar - 5 November 2011". Soccerway.

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