[2] The first match was played on 5 February 1888, where Boldklubben Haabet defeated Boldklubben Pollux 2–0,[3] and the tournament ended on 29 April 1888, when Boldklub defeated Haabet 14–0 in the final, thus winning the cup comfortably, scoring 40 goals in total and not conceding a single goal.
The participants were well-known clubs such as the organizers from KB, BK Frem and Fredericia Studenternes Boldklub (now AB), but also more exotic and smaller ball clubs such as Fulvia, Kometen, and Apollo took part in the tournament.
[2][3] Haabet built up on this win and even went all the way to the final, where the clear superiority of KB was too great for them to handle.
[2] The 1888 Medaille Football Competition was a great success and a catalyst for the further development of football in Denmark was, among other things, emphasized by the fact that the matches were attended by an ever-increasing number of spectators, which certainly helped to pique the royal curiosity.
Thus, it was reported that the match in the 2nd round between KB and Fredericia Studenternes Boldklub, played at Blegdamsfælleden, was attended by 17-year-old Prince Christian (later King Christian X of Denmark) and 15-year-old Prince Carl (later King Haakon VII of Norway).