Copenhagen won the tournament, earning qualification into the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.
However, as Copenhagen also won the 2016–17 Danish Superliga, Brøndby, the cup runners-up, were allotted the position.
All division team from the season 2015-16 is automatically Cup while enrolled seriehold played qualifying matches to come.
FC Vestsjælland did not participate in the cup following a bankruptcy declaration.
[1] In the first round of the DBU Cup, the 94 teams are divided into a Western and Eastern Pool.
The teams are divided into two equal groups, East and West.
Instead of a two-leg aggregate, the semi-finals will just be played as a single match.