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 ÃÂlvaro Santos, May Mahlangu and Christoffer Andersson saw Helsingborgs IF, the defending champions, win the match 3âÂÂ1 to retain the trophy. Erik Israelsson scored for Kalmar FF.
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 1âÂÂ0 in the final at Söderstadion in Stockholm. The only previous time they had finished as runners-up was in 1994 when they lost 4âÂÂ3 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 3âÂÂ0 to lift the trophy.
In the third round, Helsingborgs IF required extra time to defeat Landskrona BoIS 4âÂÂ2 after the match had finished 1âÂÂ1 in 90 minutes. They then defeated Trelleborgs FF 2âÂÂ1 in the fourth round. They faced IF Elfsborg in the quarter-finals and won 2âÂÂ0 before defeating ÃÂrebro SK 3âÂÂ1 in the semi-finals to advance to the final.
Kalmar FF began the competition with a 1âÂÂ0 win against IK Sirius in the third round. They then defeated IFK Norrköping 2âÂÂ0 in the fourth round. After a 1âÂÂ1 draw after extra time in their quarter-final, Kalmar FF defeated Malmö FF 4âÂÂ3 on penalties to advance to the semi-finals. They then reached the final by beating IFK Göteborg 4âÂÂ3 after extra time.