2003 Svenska Cupen Explained

The 2003 Svenska Cupen was the 48th season of the main Swedish football Cup. The competition started on 27 March 2003 and concluded on 1 November 2003 with the final, held at Råsunda Stadium, Solna Municipality in Stockholms län. IF Elfsborg won the final 2-0 against Assyriska Föreningen.^[1]

First round

There were 34 matches played between 27 March and 18 April 2003. There were 68 teams in the first round from Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3, but also including a few teams from Division 4 and Division 5.

!colspan="3"|27 March 2003|-!colspan="3"|30 March 2003|-!colspan="3"|1 April 2003|-!colspan="3"|6 April 2003|-!colspan="3"|8 April 2003|-!colspan="3"|9 April 2003|-!colspan="3"|12 April 2003|-!colspan="3"|13 April 2003|-!colspan="3"|14 April 2003|-!colspan="3"|18 April 2003|}^[2]

Second round

In this round the 34 winning teams from the previous round were joined by 30 teams from Allsvenskan and Superettan. The 32 matches were played between 29 April and 7 May 2003.

!colspan="3"|29 April 2003|-!colspan="3"|30 April 2003|-!colspan="3"|1 May 2003|-!colspan="3"|2 May 2003|-!colspan="3"|7 May 2003|}^{[3] [4] [5]}

Third round

The 16 matches in this round were played between 20 May and 5 June 2003.

!colspan="3"|20 May 2003|-!colspan="3"|23 May 2003|-!colspan="3"|28 May 2003|-!colspan="3"|29 May 2003|-!colspan="3"|4 June 2003|-!colspan="3"|5 June 2003|}^[6]

Fourth round

The 8 matches in this round were played between 18 June and 7 August 2003.

!colspan="3"|18 June 2003|-!colspan="3"|25 June 2003|-!colspan="3"|26 June 2003|-!colspan="3"|9 July 2003|-!colspan="3"|7 August 2003|}^[7]

Quarter-finals

The 4 matches in this round were played between 7 August and 2 October 2003.

!colspan="3"|7 August 2003|-!colspan="3"|28 August 2003|-!colspan="3"|2 October 2003|}^[8]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 25 September and 16 October 2003.

!colspan="3"|25 September 2003|-!colspan="3"|16 October 2003|}^[9]

Final

The final was played on 1 November 2003 at the Råsunda Stadium.^{[10] [11]}

External links

• Svenska Cupen 2003 - Svenskfotboll.se - Official Website
• Svenska Cupen 2003 – everysport.com
• Sweden Cup 2003 - rsssf.org

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spelprogram - Svenska Cupen, Herrar herrar - Resultat tidigare år - 2003 - Svenskfotboll.se . 2011-10-13.
2. Web site: Svenska Cupen Herr - Omgång 1 – Fotbollsserier 2003 – Fotboll – everysport.com . 2011-10-13.
3. Web site: Svenska Cupen Herr - Omgång 2 – Fotbollsserier 2003 – Fotboll – everysport.com . 2011-10-13.
4. Web site: Svenska Cupen herrar - Resultat tidigare år - 2003 - Svenskfotboll.se . 2011-10-13.
5. Web site: Sweden Cup 2003 - rsssf.org . RSSF . 2011-10-13.
6. Web site: Svenska Cupen Herr - Omgång 3 – Fotbollsserier 2003 – Fotboll – everysport.com . 2011-10-13.
7. Web site: Svenska Cupen Herr - Omgång 3 – Fotbollsserier 2003 – Fotboll – everysport.com . 2011-10-13.
8. Web site: Svenska Cupen Herr - Kvartsfinal – Fotbollsserier 2003 – Fotboll – everysport.com . 2011-10-13.
9. Web site: Svenska Cupen Herr - Semifinal – Fotbollsserier 2003 – Fotboll – everysport.com . 2011-10-13.
10. Web site: Svenska Cupen Herr - Final – Fotbollsserier 2003 – Fotboll – everysport.com . 2011-10-13.
11. Web site: Spelprogram - Svenska Cupen, Herrar herrar - Resultat tidigare år - 2003 - Svenskfotboll.se . 2011-10-13.