Finnish soccer cup
The Finnish Football Cup ( Finnish Suomen Cup ) is the men's cup competition organized by the Finnish association Suomen Palloliitto (SPL) since 1955 . With a few exceptions, the finals took place in the capital Helsinki . From 1955 to 1999 the final was at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium . From 2000 to 2014 the trophy was played in the Finnair Stadium, today's Telia 5G -areena , with around 10,000 seats in the immediate vicinity of the Olympic Stadium. The venue has been changing since 2015. The cup winner gets a place in the qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League .
The record holder is HJK Helsinki with thirteen titles. The current cup winner (2019) is Tampereen Ilves .
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All teams registered in the Finnish league system, including senior and junior teams, can take part in the cup competition. Participation is not mandatory, which means that there are usually professional clubs that do not take part in the cup. 356 teams took part in the 2009 Suomen Cup.
The competition is played out within a calendar year in the simple knockout system , ie the winner of each game reaches the next round, the loser is eliminated. Teams from the three top divisions enter the competition at a later point in time (2009 between the 4th and 6th round).
The finals at a glance
Ranking list of winners
society | Victories | Year (s) |
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HJK Helsinki | 13 | 1966, 1981, 1984, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017 |
Haka Valkeakoski | 12 | 1955, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1969, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1997, 2002, 2005 |
Lahden Reipas | 7th | 1964, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 |
KTP Kotka | 4th | 1958, 1961, 1967, 1980 |
Myllycosken Pallo -47 | 3 | 1992, 1995, 2004 |
Turku PS | 3 | 1991, 1994, 2010 |
Tampereen Ilves | 3 | 1979, 1990, 2019 |
Kuopion PS | 2 | 1968, 1989 |
Kuusysi Lahti | 2 | 1983, 1987 |
MP Mikkeli | 2 | 1970, 1971 |
Rovaniemi PS | 2 | 1986, 2013 |
Inter Turku | 2 | 2009, 2018 |
Tampere United | 1 | 2007 |
Åbo IFK | 1 | 1965 |
Atlantis FC | 1 | 2001 |
Drott Jakobstad | 1 | 1957 |
Helsingin Palloseura | 1 | 1962 |
FC Jokerit | 1 | 1999 |
Helsingin Pallo-Pojat | 1 | 1956 |
FC Honka Espoo | 1 | 2012 |
IFK Mariehamn | 1 | 2015 |
Seinäjoen JK | 1 | 2016 |
Record development
- 1955: FC Haka Valkeakoski
- 1956: FC Haka Valkeakoski and Helsingin Ppojat
- 1957: FC Haka Valkeakoski, Helsingin Ppojat and Drott Pietarsaari
- 1958: FC Haka Valkeakoski, Helsingin Ppojat, Drott Pietarsaari and KTP Kotka
- 1959–1974: FC Haka Valkeakoski (2–5)
- 1975: FC Haka Valkeakoski and Lahden Raipas
- 1976: Lahden Raipas (6)
- 1977: FC Haka Valkeakoski and Lahden Raipas
- 1978–1981: Lahden Raipas (7)
- 1982–1984: FC Haka Valkeakoski and Lahden Raipas
- 1985-2013: FC Haka Valkeakoski (8-12)
- 2014–2016: FC Haka Valkeakoski and HJK Helsinki
- 2017–: HJK Helsinki (13)
See also
Web links
- finlandfootball.net: All winners and results (Finnish)
- palloliitto.fi: The Suomen Cup on the association's website (Finnish)
- rsssf.com: Suomen Cup finals (English)
- palloliitto.fi: History of the Suomen Cup (Finnish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ In 1972 the final was broadcast live on television for the first time, which is one of the reasons for the low number of viewers.
- ↑ The final of the 1975 season took place the following spring of 1976.
- ↑ The final of the 1976 season took place in the spring of 1977 that followed.
- ↑ In 1978 the cup winner was determined in a two-legged manner