The 2010–11 Danish Cup was the 57th season of the Danishfootball cup competition. For the third year, the sponsor of the competition was Ekstra Bladet, a daily newspaper, who signed a 3-year contract with the Danish Football Association (DBU) in 2008, making the official name Ekstra Bladet Cup 2010–11.[1]
The competition opened on 9 August 2010 with the First Round and concluded on 22 May 2011 with the Final at the Parken Stadium.[2]
First round
In this round entered 96 teams. There were 48 matches in the First Round, taking place between 9 and 17 August 2010.
The top four teams from the 2008–09 Superliga – Copenhagen, OB, Brøndby and Esbjerg – received a bye into the third round. These matches took place on 22, 23 and 29 September 2010.
The four winners from the Quarter Finals will compete in this round. This round will be played as a two-legged tie. The legs will be played on 27 April and 4 May 2011.[3]