For the second 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 2009–10.
[1] The competition opened on 8 August 2009 with the First Round and concluded in May 2010 with the Final, held at Parken Stadium.
The top four teams from the 2008–09 Superliga – Copenhagen, OB, Brøndby, and Midtjylland – received a bye into the third round.
Hobro IK from the Danish 2nd Division (3rd tier) is the lowest ranked team left at this stage.
The sixth round, the semi-finals, are played as a two-legged tie.