The football team achieved its greatest sporting success in the 1954–55 Danish Cup, where the team reached the quarter-finals after, among other, defeating one of the then dominant clubs Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB) 2–1 in the round of 16.[1] In the quarter-finals, Viby lost 2–1 to Odense Boldklub (OB).[2]
In recent times, Viby also faced prominent top flight Danish Superliga teams in the national cup tournament. In 2008, they met local rivals AGF, who won 8–0,[3] and in 2010 the opponent were UEFA Champions League participants from FC Copenhagen, who won with a more modest score: 4–1.[4] They faced Copenhagen in the Danish Cup again in 2018, which ended in a 3–0 defeat,[5] and faced Randers FC in 2019 in a 2–0 loss.[6]
^"Vibys pokalsensation mod KB i 1954". www.fck.dk (in Danish). FC Copenhagen. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2020. In the quarter-finals on the second day of Easter in 1955, however, Viby lost to OB, but not without drama. The squad from Funen only scored the winning 2–1 goal 50 seconds before the final whistle, and the Aarhusians [Viby, red.] raged against the referee from Copenhagen Jarl Hansen – and according to Politiken's emissary, there were both fists and rocks being thrown. The reason was, that Viby goalkeeper Stanley Andersen had allegedly been "screened" illegally (it was hardly called that at the time ...), so that the Funen player unhindered headed in a corner kick. Anyway ... the adventure ended, and OB then lost the semi-final to AGF, who ended up lifting the first nationwide cup trophy after a final victory in Idrætsparken over the 3rd Division team Aalborg Chang.
^Dueholm, Jakob (18 June 2011). "Viby klar til 2. division efter overtidsmål". www.bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 September 2020. Viby IF won promotion to the 2nd Division, when in the last minute they took all three points home against Frederikshavn. Kjellerup won the poule, while Odder IGF was passed the buck.