KBUs Pokalturnering (unofficial English translation: KBU Cup, Copenhagen Cup) was a Danish regional knockoutassociation football competition contested annually from 1910 to 1953 by clubs that were members of the regional football association Copenhagen FA (KBU).[1][2] Organised by and named after KBU, the competition rules has varied from being open to all Copenhagen clubs (1910–1919 and 1947–1953) and being a closed tournament (1920–1946) reserved only for the highest ranking clubs, and as a consequence the number of participants have varied greatly throughout its history.[1][3] For the first 10 seasons, between 7 and 13 teams participated until a fixed number of 8 teams was introduced from 1920 until 1946.[3] When both the Sommerpokalturneringen (who for several seasons had functioned as a qualifying tournament) and the KBUs B-Pokalturnering, both featuring the lower ranking KBU teams, were discontinued after their 1946 edition, the Copenhagen FA again allowed lower ranking clubs to participate in the association's primary cup competition, increasing the number of teams to 52.[4][1][5] For the most part, the competition took place in the fall season (6 seasons ended in the following spring season) and since the 1913 edition culminating in a final played at Københavns Idrætspark that saw large attendance figures and generated much media coverage.[6][1][7][5]
Due to a conflict regarding majority voting at KBU, the top four field-owning clubs (Baneklubberne) of the era did not participate in the 1911 edition of the cup, that only had the non-field-owning clubs (Fælledklubberne) participating.[4][8] Instead they formed their own cup tournament that fall season, Baneklubberne Cup in the fall of 1911, until returning to the tournament the following spring season. The cup tournament was discontinued after the 1953 edition due to the introduction of the nationwide Danish Cup in 1954. In the 44 tournaments held, a total of 66 clubs participated, only 10 teams took part in the finals, 9 teams secured a cup victory, 743 matches were played and 3,723 goals scored.[1] The most successful club in the history of the tournament were Østerbro-based B.93, who won a total of 13 cup titles and appeared as a losing finalist on 11 occasions.[3][1][9]
Trophy and prizes
Each year, the winning team was presented with the cup trophy. Four trophies were distributed during the tournament's duration. A club had to win five finals in total, also known as lots, to keep the trophy permanently.[6][1][10] Due to a conflict, the 1911 tournament did not have the participation of the best clubs in the highest Copenhagen Football League, who owned their own ground.[11] The clubs participated with reserve teams in the 1914 edition due to many of the first squad players being summoned by the Danish mobilization at the outbreak of World War I, so it was decided that the cup trophy would not be in play, and hence Kjøbenhavns Boldklub did not gain a lot this year by winning the final match for the fifth time in the tournament's history.[11][12] Three clubs have earned this honour: the 1st trophy by B 1903 in 1924, 2nd trophy by B.93 in 1932, 3rd trophy by Akademisk BK in 1949, while the fourth and last trophy was kept by the Copenhagen FA.[6][1][10][11] On some occasions, the runners-up would receive a commemorative plaque for their participation in the final.[13]
The first trophy distributed for the KBUs Pokalturnering, won by B 1903 in 1924 after 5 cup victories and for permanent ownership.[6][1][10][4]
The second trophy distributed for the cup tournament between 1925 and the 1932 edition, where it was won for permanent ownership by B.93.[6][1][10]
The third trophy distributed between the 1933 and the 1949 edition and now owned by Akademisk BK.
The fourth trophy distributed between the 1950 and the 1953 edition and retained by Copenhagen FA.
Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence. B.93 won the first and last edition, won the most final matches and lost the largest number of final matches.[1][15]
^ abIdorn, John (15 November 1979). "Pokaler i Danmark : Herhjemme blev pokalsystemet indført i 1910, og i efteråret vandt B 93 den første københavnske pokalfinale med 2-0 over K.B. Lolland-Falster begyndte i 1915 (pause 1933-36 incl.) Fyn indførte sin turnering i 1920, Jylland i 1926, Bornholm i 1927 og Sjælland begyndte først i 1949. De fleste sluttede i 1953.". In Toft, Flemming; Højmark, Jørn; Mortensen, Bent; Gangsted-Rasmussen, Niels; Hyldgaard, Poul; Sjöman, Frank; Laursen, Valdemar (eds.). Fodbold hvem hvad hvor 1979/80 (in Danish). København: Politikens Forlag. ISBN87-567-3223-6.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadaeafagahaiajakalamanaoapaqarasatauavawaxHansen, K. K., ed. (1953). "Økonomiske problemer; Klubbernes deltagelse i unionens fodboldturneringer; Pokalfinaler gennem årene". Københavns Boldspil-Union gennem 50 år : 1903-1953 (in Danish). Københavns Boldspil-Union (KBU). pp. 22, 34, 51, 176–179. I pokalturneringen 1925 indførtes den ændringt, at der ikke som hidtil i tilfælde af uafgjort skulle spilles ½ times omspil. I sådanne tilfælde skulle der fremtidigt ansættes helt ny kamp. 1911: De baneejende deltog ikke. ... Fra og med 1925 ophørte omspil
^ abRasmussen, Erik (1978). "Pokalturneringen". Københavns Boldspil-Union : KBU Jubilæum : 1903/78 (in Danish). Københavns Boldspil-Union (KBU). p. 6.
^ abcdeAndersen, Axel Lundqvist; Budtz-Jørgensen, Jørgen; Gay, Vitus (1945). Dansk Sportsleksikon - Bind II - K-Ø (in Danish). Standard Forlaget (København), Dansk Idræts-Forbund. pp. 325: Pokalturnering (Fodb.). K.B.U. har siden 1910 haft en Pokalturnering, der nyder stor Publikumsyndest.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzJørgensen, Palle "Banks" (3 July 1999). "Seasons 1910/11 to 1953/54". Boldklubben af 1893, Fodbold 1896-1999 : En fodboldkrønike fra den spæde begyndelse til Superligaen (in Danish) (1 ed.). Smørum: Boldklubben af 1893. pp. 142–185.
^ abcdeJohannes Gandil (1935). "Københavns Boldspil-Unions Historie : 1926". Dansk Fodbold (in Danish) (1 ed.). Copenhagen: Sportsbladets Forlag. pp. 308, 342, 344–347, 360. Kapløbet om Erhvervelse af den siden 1910 vandrende Pokal har hermed til Ende, idet B. 1903 vandt Pokalen for 5. Gang og dermed efter Proporsitionerne var Ejer af samme.
^ abcMr. Smiles (6 November 1926). "Nogle Tal omkring Pokalfinalen : De to Finalisters Bedrifter i tidligere Pokalkampe" (in Danish). Vol. 11, no. 303. B.T. p. 18, Sport.
^"Kampen om den nye Pokal; Tidligere Pokal-Finaler". Dagens Nyheder's Sports-Avis. Dagbladet (in Danish). No. 308. Copenhagen. 7 November 1926. p. 10.
^"Telia Parkens Historie". www.teliaparken.dk (in Danish). Copenhagen: Parken Sport & Entertainment. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017. De første år : Inden Idrætsparkens indvielse blev de store kampe i Hovedstaden spillet på B 93's daværende bane på Øster Allé, og rekorden menes at være ca. 6.000 tilskuere til den første pokalfinale i 1910.
^"Fodbold : K. B. vandt Pokalen"(PDF). Aftenbladet (København) (in Danish). Copenhagen. 11 November 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2017 – via Statsbiblioteket. Gaarsdagens endeløse Regn holdt Fodboldspillernes ellers saa trofaste Publikum hjemme i Kakkelovnskrogen. [...] Til Slutkampen om Pokalen var der ca. 1000 Tilskuere paa St. Markus Alle-Banen.[permanent dead link]
^ abcVadmand, Ole (1985). "I Pokalfinalen 1933 (pp. 20-21); Pokalfinalen 1953 (pp. 37-39)". Fremad Amager - 1910-1985 : Jubilæumsskrift for Boldklubben Fremad Amager (in Danish). Copenhagen: BK Fremad Amager. pp. 20–21, 37–39.
^Otto, Hans (September 1994). ØB Avisen : Østerbros Boldklub 1894-1994 : 100 år på banen - på vej til nye mål (100 års jubilæumsudgave) (in Danish). Copenhagen: Østerbros Boldklub (ØB). pp. 40–43.