2017–18 Finnish Cup
The 2017–18 Finnish Cup (Suomen Cup) was the 63rd season of the Finnish Cup. It was the second edition of the tournament to be played on a fall-spring schedule, running from July to September of the following year. The introduction of this new competition format meant that the Liiga Cup was discontinued.[1]
Country | |
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Champions | Inter Turku (2nd title) |
Runners-up | HJK |
Matches played | 99 |
← 2016–17 2019 → |
The winner of the Men's Finnish Cup was awarded a cash prize of EUR 50,000 with the runners up receiving EUR 10,000. The winner also qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.[2] Times up to 28 October 2017 and from 25 March 2018 are EEST (UTC+3). Times from 29 October 2017 to 24 March 2018 are EET (UTC+2).
Teams
Round | Dates | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering this round |
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First round | 25 Jul 2017 – 7 Aug 2017 | 8 | − | 8 | Kakkonen and lower levels (12 teams) |
Second round | 21 Jul 2017 – 21 Aug 2017 | 40 | 4 | 16 | Kakkonen and lower levels ( teams) |
Third round | 6 Sept 2017 – 19 Sept 2017 | 20 | 10 | 0 | |
Fourth round | 26 Sept 2017 – 7 Oct 2017 | 8 | 4 | ||
Fifth round (Group stage) | – | ||||
Quarter-finals | 8 | – |
First round
The first and second rounds of the Cup will include all registered teams, with the exception of Veikkausliiga and Ykkönen teams, who will be included in the 30-team group stage early in 2017. The first rounds will include teams playing in the Kakkonen and below.[3]
25 July 2017 | NJS (3) | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | FC Viikingit (3) | Nurmijärvi |
19:30 | Bergström Sankkinen Murto |
Report | Jmaali Paatelainen Biga |
Stadium: Klaukkala Attendance: 150 Referee: Juuso Vuorinen |
6 August 2017 | HIFK/3 (4) | 4–2 | LPS (4) | Helsinki |
15:30 | Arffman Soppi |
Report | Huhanantti Rihtniemi |
Stadium: Töölö PK 6 TN Attendance: 36 Referee: Tuomas Määttä |
Second round
21 July 2017 | Halkian Alku (3) | 2–6 | FC Finnkurd (4) | Pornainen |
19:00 | Pirjola Ahonen |
Report | Ojala Konta Jaba Mohammed Ahmed Tajini |
Stadium: Pornaisten TN Attendance: 50 Referee: Juuso Vuorinen |
1 August 2017 | ABC/Strömsö (7) | 1–3 | JBK (3) | Vaasa |
19:00 | Villanen |
Report | Ramsay Kähkönen Myrevik |
Stadium: Vaskiluoto Attendance: 220 Referee: Marcus Beijar |
8 August 2017 | Virkiä (4) | 1–4 | VIFK (3) | Lapua |
18:30 | Laapio |
Report | Holmström Sillah Maki |
Stadium: Lapuan keskuskenttä Attendance: 100 Referee: Sami Kuula |
9 August 2017 | AC Oulu U19 (6) | 1–7 | TP-47 (3) | Oulu |
18:30 | Sippala |
Report | Närhilä Juvonen Koroma Sarkkinen |
Stadium: Castrén Attendance: 159 Referee: Atte Räinä |
9 August 2017 | AFC Keltik (6) | 0–4 | MP (3) | Joensuu |
18:30 | Report | Autran Liukkonen |
Stadium: Koillispuisto Attendance: 35 |
13 August 2017 | KuuLa (6) | 0–2 | MuSa (3) | Turku |
14:00 | Report | Lehto Välilä |
Stadium: Kisapuisto Attendance: 61 Referee: Ville Käldström |
13 August 2017 | LIK (7) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–4 p) | Yllätys (6) | Liljendal |
15:00 | Törnblom |
Report | Vänskä Ratilainenn |
Stadium: Sävträsk UK N Attendance: 47 Referee: Vesa Vainio |
13 August 2017 | PaRi/A (6) | 1–8 | TPV (3) | Jyväskylä |
19:30 | Hautanen |
Report | Koroma Riihimäki Salonen Näykki Mattila Hiilloskorpi |
Stadium: Palokka tekonurmi Attendance: 47 Referee: Santtu Keto |
20 August 2017 | Kuopion Elo (5) | 4–0 | PetPet (6) | Kuopio |
19:45 | Mustonen Räsänen Kröger Vuori |
Report | Stadium: Litmasen TN Attendance: 35 Referee: Sami Hahl |
21 August 2017 | Pato (5) | 2–1 | ÅIFK (4) | Tervakoski |
19:00 | Vanhatalo Siivonen |
Report | Tamminen |
Stadium: Tervakoski N Attendance: 109 Referee: Teemu Pylkkänen |
21 August 2017 | Gnistan/Ogeli (5) | 1–2 | LePa (6) | Helsinki |
18:15 | Touray |
Report | Ngo Salminen |
Stadium: Pukinmäki N Attendance: 50 Referee: Jari Virtala |
21 August 2017 | Toukolan Teräs (6) | 1–2 | FC Viikingit (3) | Helsinki |
18:30 | Haglund |
Report | Parpala Paatelainen |
Stadium: Pirkkola N Referee: Santeri Nieminen |
21 August 2017 | SexyPöxyt (4) | 0–6 | Töölön Taisto (4) | Espoo |
20:15 | Report | Pesonen Klinga Keränen Own Goal Saari Lassila |
Stadium: Laaksolahti TN Referee: Peiman Simani |
22 August 2017 | SC Riverball (3) | 0–1 | PEPO (3) | Joensuu |
18:00 | Report | Ikonen |
Stadium: Keskuskenttä Attendance: 45 Referee: Hannu Kettunen |
25 August 2017 | FC Honka/Akatemia (4) | 5–1 | FC Mylly (7) | Espoo |
13:00 | Galibert |
Report | Ibrahim |
Stadium: Tapiola 1 TN Attendance: 35 Referee: Fazli Suka |
26 August 2017 | HIFK/3 (5) | 1–0 | PETO/MJK (5) | Helsinki |
15:30 | Soininen |
Report | Stadium: Töölö PK 6 TN Attendance: 21 Referee: Mohamed Abdelgayed |
26 August 2017 | JIK (7) | 1–2 | Peimari United (3) | Jomala |
15:30 | Fagerholm |
Report | Parkkinen |
Stadium: Vikingavallen gräs Attendance: 35 Referee: Josef Fagerholm |
26 August 2017 | SJK-j Apollo (7) | 1–2 | KajHa (4) | Seinäjoki |
15:30 | Report | Väisänen Borges De Souza Kemppainen |
Stadium: OmaSp Stadion Attendance: 99 Referee: Mika-Markku Karjala |
Third round
6 September 2017 | PEPO (3) | 4–3 | MP (2) | Lappeenranta |
19:00 | Demirel Ikonen Koistinen |
Report | Oinonen Autran |
Stadium: Kimpisen Stadion Attendance: 149 Referee: Niko Hänninen |
9 September 2017 | Kuopion Elo (5) | 1–3 | KajHa (4) | Kuopio |
18:00 | Tiilikainen |
Report | Mabrouk Borges De Souza |
Stadium: Litmasen tekonurmi Attendance: 35 Referee: Pekka Koponen |
10 September 2017 | Pato (4) | 3–0 | JBK (3) | Janakkala |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Tervakosken urheilukenttä Referee: Teemu Pylkkänen |
11 September 2017 | TP-47 (3) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | VIFK (3) | Tornio |
17:30 | Pyyny Isomäki Närhilä |
Report | Björk Streng |
Stadium: Pohjan Stadion Attendance: 82 Referee: Janne Jussila |
12 September 2017 | LePa (6) | 2–1 | Töölön Taisto (4) | Espoo |
18:00 | Mäki-Tanila Sine |
Report | Alfat |
Stadium: Säterinniitty TN Attendance: 50 Referee: Mikko Lipsanen |
12 September 2017 | LIK (7) | 0–9 | FC Honka/Akatemia (4) | Loviisa |
18:00 | Report | Linna Heinonen Pikkarainen Kauppila Kinnunen Suhonen |
Stadium: Liljendalin urheilukenttä Attendance: 101 Referee: Mikko Matila |
13 September 2017 | P-Iirot (3) | 0–1 | PKKU (3) | Rauma |
19:00 | Report | Jung |
Stadium: Äijänsuon stadion Attendance: 251 Referee: Aleksi Makkonen |
17 September 2017 | HIFK Fotboll/3 (5) | 0–3 | TPV (3) | Helsinki |
14:15 | Report | Oksanen Koroma Näykki |
Stadium: Väinämöisen kenttä Attendance: 58 Referee: Janne Suvensalmi |
17 September 2017 | FC Finnkurd (4) | 0–4 | MuSa (3) | Helsinki |
15:00 | Report | Salminen Lehto Rantala Leppänen |
Stadium: Kontulan Tekonurmi Attendance: 15 Referee: Hannu Hästbacka |
19 September 2017 | Peimari United (3) | 0–2 | FC Viikingit (3) | Paimion |
18:30 | Report | Mutika Biga |
Stadium: Paimion Urheilupuisto Attendance: 50 Referee: Jesse Salo |
Fourth Round
26 September 2017 | Pato (4) | 0–8 | TPV (3) | Janakkala |
17:00 | Report | Nibbling Riihimäki Dieter Oksanen Koroma Salomaa |
Stadium: Tervakosken urheilukenttä Attendance: 104 Referee: Teemu Pylkkänen |
3 October 2017 | LePa (6) | 0–2 | PEPO (3) | Espoo |
18:00 | Report | Ikonen Palomino |
Stadium: Leppävaara 1 TN Referee: Abdirahman Sugulle |
Group stage
The teams participating in the Group Stage will be the 2017 Veikkausliiga teams (12), 2017 Ykkönen teams (10) and eight teams from the early rounds of the competition. The Group Stage will be played between January and March, 2018 with the teams divided into five regional groups, with six teams per group. The top two teams from the group stage will advance directly to the semi-finals, while the remaining winners of each group and each second-place finisher will proceed to the quarterfinals.
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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KuPS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 15 |
AC Oulu | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 10 |
RoPS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 |
AC Kajaani | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 6 |
PS Kemi | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 |
MuSa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 1 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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SJK | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 13 |
VPS | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 10 |
KPV | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 8 |
FF Jaro | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 |
TPV | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 4 |
PK Keski-Uusimaa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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FC Ilves | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 11 |
FC Lahti | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 11 |
FC Haka | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 |
JJK Jyväskylä | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 |
GrIFK | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 |
FC Viikingit | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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FC Honka | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 15 |
HJK Helsinki | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 12 |
HIFK Fotboll | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 |
KTP | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
IF Gnistan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 4 |
PEPO | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
Group E
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Inter Turku | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 13 |
Ekenäs IF | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 |
IFK Mariehamn | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 7 |
TPS Turku | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 |
Klubi 04 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 4 |
FC Honka/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
Knock-out stage
Play-offs for Quarter-finals
17 March 2018 | EIF | 1–0 | AC Oulu | Ekenäs |
15:00 | Tabe |
Report | Stadium: Tammisaari Keskuskenttä TN Attendance: 347 Referee: Joni Hyytiä |
Quarter-finals
28 March 2018 | FC Inter | 2–0 | FC Ilves | Turku |
17:00 | Källman |
Report | Stadium: Kupittaa 5 KHT Attendance: 400 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen |
29 March 2018 | HJK Helsinki | 2–0 | KuPS | Helsinki |
18:30 | Riski DeMello |
Report | Stadium: Telia 5g Areena Attendance: 819 Referee: Marko Grönholm |
Semi-finals
Final
HJK Helsinki | 0–1 | FC Inter |
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Report | Kuningas |
References
- "The Finnish Cup of Football is getting drastic - Liigacup is Buried". yle urheilu. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- "Suomen Cup info". Finnish Football Association.
- "Finland Cup Info". Finnish Football Association. Retrieved 3 October 2017.