A total of 96 clubs entered the competition, 64 teams from district sites and 32 from the Allsvenskan and the Superettan.
[1] 64 clubs from the third tier or lower of the Swedish league system competed in this round.
[4] The 32 winners from Round 2 were divided into eight groups of four teams.
The 16 highest ranked winners from the previous rounds were seeded to the top two positions in each group and the 16 remaining winners were unseeded in the draw.
The ranking of the 16 seeded teams was decided by league position in the 2024 season.