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 groups and the 16 remaining winners were unseeded in the draw. The ranking of the 16 seeded teams was decided by league position in the 2014 season. All teams in the group played each other once, the highest ranked teams from the previous rounds and teams from tier three or lower had the right to play two home matches. The draw for the group stage was held on 19 November 2014. The group stage began on 21 February and concluded on 8 March 2015. Myresjö/Vetlanda FK was the lowest-ranked team in this round, competing in Division 3, the fifth tier of Swedish football. All times listed below are in Central European Time (UTC+1). Tie-breaking criteria and key If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings superior goal difference higher number of goals scored result between the teams in question higher league position in the 2014 season Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Knockout stage Qualified teams Bracket Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals took place on Monday 9 March 2015, and the quarter-final matches are scheduled to be played on 14 and 15 March 2015. The quarter-finals consist of the eight teams that won their respective group in the previous round and the four best group winners were seeded and drawn against the other four group winners, with the seeded teams entitled to play the match at their home venue. Only teams from the top tier, 2015 Allsvenskan, qualified for the quarter-finals and the cup winners from last season, IF Elfsborg, were drawn against Allsvenskan newcomers Hammarby IF. Semi-finals The semi-finals are scheduled to be played on 21 and 22 March 2015 and will consist of the four winners from the quarter-finals. The draw was a free draw and the first drawn team in each pairing play the match at their home venue. Final The final was played on 17 May 2015. The draw for which team to be given home advantage was held on 23 March 2015; this was the first time since the 2011 final that the match return