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{{Infobox football match
| title                   = 2006 Danish Cup final
| image                   = 
| event                   = [[2005–06 Danish Cup]]
| team1                   = [[Esbjerg fB|Esbjerg]]
| team1association        = 
| team1score              = 0
| team2                   = [[Randers FC|Randers]] 
| team2association        = 
| team2score              = 1
| details                 = 
| date                    = {{Start date|2006|05|11|df=y}}
| stadium                 = [[Parken Stadium|Parken]]
| city                    = [[Copenhagen]] 
| man_of_the_match1a      = [[Carsten Fredgaard]] (Randers)
| man_of_the_match1atitle = 
| man_of_the_match1b      = 
| man_of_the_match1btitle = 
| referee                 = [[Kim Milton Nielsen]]
| attendance              = 23,825
| weather                 = 
| previous                = [[2005 Danish Cup final|2005]]
| next                    = [[2007 Danish Cup final|2007]]
}}

The '''2006 Danish Cup final''' was the final and deciding match of the [[2005–06 Danish Cup]]. It took place on Thursday 11 May 2006 at [[Parken Stadium]] in [[Copenhagen]] and saw the [[2005–06 Danish 1st Division|1st Division]] leaders [[Randers FC]] beat [[2005–06 Danish Superliga|Superliga]] club [[Esbjerg fB]] 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 [[Danish Superliga|Superliga]] in 2005-06, Esbjerg finished sixth and in [[Danish 1st Division|Viasat Sport Division]] is Randers currently leading.

Referee [[Kim Milton Nielsen]] officiated the match.

==Road to Copenhagen==
{{See also|2005–06 Danish Cup}}
{|width=100% border=0 class=wikitable
|- valign=top
!colspan=3 width=45%|Esbjerg!!colspan=3 width=45%|Randers FC
|- valign=top align=center
|colspan=2|&nbsp;||colspan=2 |'''Third round'''||[[Sædding/Guldager IF]] [[Jutland Series|[JS]]]<br>A<br>'''13-0'''||align=left|[[Karsten Johansen|Johansen]] 7, 70<br>[[Lars Larsen (footballer, born 1978)|Larsen]] 20<br>[[Mikkel Rask|Rask]] 24, 27, 42, 51<br>[[Kenneth Møller Pedersen|Pedersen]] 26, 37<br>[[John Sandberg|Sandberg]] 32, 60<br>[[Fabio Trindade da Silveira|Fabinho]] 80, 88
|- valign=top align=center
|colspan=2|&nbsp;||colspan=2 |'''Fourth round'''||[[Aarhus Gymnastik Forening|AGF]] [[Danish Superliga|[SL]]]<br>H<br>'''2-0'''||align=left|[[John Sandberg|Sandberg]] 45<br>[[Rasmus Hansen (footballer born 1979)|Hansen]] 66
|- valign=top align=center
|[[Lyngby BK]] [[Danish 1st Division|[1D]]]<br>A<br>'''5-4p'''||align=left |- ||colspan=2 |'''Fifth round'''||[[AC Horsens]] [[Danish Superliga|[SL]]]<br>H<br>'''2-0'''||align=left|[[Fabio Trindade da Silveira|Fabinho]] 15<br>[[Christian Lundberg|Lundberg]] 87
|- valign=top align=center
|[[Boldklubben 1909|B 1909]] [[Danish 2nd Division|[2D]]]<br>A<br>'''3-1'''||align=left|[[Fredrik Berglund|Berglund]] 1, 75<br>[[Andreas Klarström|Klarström]] 54 ||colspan=2 |'''Quarter finals'''||[[BK Frem]] [[Danish 1st Division|[1D]]]<br>H<br>'''3-0'''||align=left|[[Fabio Trindade da Silveira|Fabinho]] 50<br>[[Alex da Silva (born 1981)|da Silva]] 80<br>[[Karsten Johansen|Johansen]] 85
|- valign=top align=center
|[[Brøndby IF]] [[Danish Superliga|[SL]]]<br>H<br>'''5-2'''||align=left|[[Niki Zimling|Zimling]] 11<br>[[Jerry Lucena|Lucena]] 31<br>[[Frank Hansen (footballer, born 1983)|Hansen]] 33 (p)<br>[[Fredrik Berglund|Berglund]] 80, 90 ||colspan=2 |'''Semi finals'''<br>''First leg''||[[AaB Fodbold|AaB]] [[Danish Superliga|[SL]]]<br>H<br>'''0-0'''||align=left|-
|- valign=top align=center
|[[Brøndby IF]] [[Danish Superliga|[SL]]]<br>A<br>'''0-1'''||align=left|- ||colspan=2 |''Second leg''||[[AaB Fodbold|AaB]] [[Danish Superliga|[SL]]]<br>A<br>'''1-1'''||align=left|[[Michael Jakobsen|Jakobsen]] 73 (og)
|}
* Randers started in third round.
* Esbjerg started in fifth round.
* Square brackets [ ] represent the opposition's division.

==Match facts==
<onlyinclude>{{football box
|date = {{Start date|2006|05|11|df=y}}
|time = 19:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|team1 = [[Esbjerg fB]] 
|score = 0–1 
|aet = yes
|team2 = [[Randers FC]] 
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = [[Karsten Johansen|Johansen]] {{goal|116}} 
|stadium = [[Parken Stadium]], [[Copenhagen]]
|attendance = 23,825 
|referee = [[Kim Milton Nielsen]]
}}</onlyinclude>

{| style="width:100%;"
|-
|valign="top" style="width:50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|colspan=4|'''ESBJERG FB'''
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK ||16||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Lars Winde]] '''(C)''' || 
|-
|RB ||2 ||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Frank Hansen (footballer, born 1983)|Frank Hansen]] || 
|-
|CB ||3 ||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Anders Møller Christensen]] || {{suboff|87}}
|-
|CB ||17||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Lars Christian Nielsen]] || 
|-
|LB ||13||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Martin Jensen (Danish footballer)|Martin Jensen]] || 
|-
|RM ||25||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michaël Murcy]] || {{suboff|68}}
|-
|CM ||6 ||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Niki Zimling]] ||
|-
|CM ||21||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Jerry Lucena]] ||
|-
|LM ||5 ||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Anders Nøhr]] || {{suboff|81}}
|-
|FW ||9 ||{{flagicon|GMB}} [[Njogu Demba-Nyrén]] ||
|-
|FW ||11||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Fredrik Berglund]] || 
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|GK ||1 ||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Jan Hoffmann (Danish footballer)|Jan Hoffmann]] ||
|-
|DF ||4 ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Kolja Afriyie]] || {{subon|87}}
|-
|FW ||8 ||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Lasse Kryger]] || {{subon|81}}
|-
|MF ||15||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Andreas Klarström]] || {{subon|68}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Troels Bech]]
|}
|valign="top"|
|valign="top" style="width:50%"|
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%; margin:auto;"
|colspan=4|'''RANDERS FC'''
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|GK ||1 ||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Martin S. Jensen]] ||
|-
|RB ||8 ||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Søren Pedersen (footballer)|Søren Pedersen]] || 
|-
|CB ||3 ||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Ralf Pedersen]](C) ||
|-
|CB ||5 ||{{flagicon|DNK}} John Sandberg ||
|-
|LB ||12||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Jonas Damborg]] ||
|-
|RM ||7 ||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alex da Silva (born 1981)|Alex da Silva]] || {{suboff|71}}
|-
|CM ||99||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Stig Tøfting]] || {{yel|75}}
|-
|CM ||14||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Kenneth Møller Pedersen]] ||
|-
|LM ||16||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Carsten Fredgaard]] || {{suboff|110}}
|-
|FW ||10||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Karsten Johansen]] || {{sent off|2|101|116}}
|-
|FW ||23||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Lars Larsen (footballer, born 1978)|Lars Larsen]] || {{suboff|77}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|GK ||26||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Mads Toppel]] ||
|-
|FW ||9 ||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Jesper Christiansen (football striker)|Jesper Christiansen]] || {{subon|77}}
|-
|DF ||13||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Søren Holdgaard]] || {{subon|110}}
|-
|MF ||15||{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Rasmus Hansen (footballer born 1979)|Rasmus Hansen]] || {{subon|71}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Lars Olsen]]
|}
|}
{| width=100% style="font-size: 90%"
| width=50% valign=top|
| width=50% valign=top|
'''MATCH RULES'''
*90 minutes.
*2 x 15 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
*Penalty shootout if scores still level.
*Four named substitutes
*Maximum of 3 substitutions.
|}

==External links==
*{{in lang|da}} [http://www.efb.dk/Fodbold/?cat=matchInfo&cat_id=580 Match facts] at [http://www.efb.dk Esbjerg fB]
*{{in lang|da}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20071023012751/http://www.haslund.info/danmark/pt/200506/fina.asp Match facts] at [http://www.haslund.info Haslund.info]

{{Danish Cup}}
{{2005–06 in Danish football}}

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[[Category:2006 in Copenhagen]]