2008 Finnish League Cup

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The 2008 Finnish League Cup was the 12th season of Finnish second most prestigious cup tournament. The competition started on 25 January 2008 and ended with the Final held on 12 April 2008. The defending champions FC Lahti lost in the semifinals, while last year's runners-up FC Inter eventually won the tournament.

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The Cup consisted of two stages. First there was group stage that involved 14 Veikkausliiga teams divided into two groups. Top 4 teams from each group entered the one-legged elimination rounds – quarterfinals, semifinals and the final.

Group stage

Every team played every other team of its group once, either home or away. The matches were played from 25 January to 24 March 2008.

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts HON TPS TAM HJK KPS MYP RPS
1 FC Honka 6411147+7134–02–24–1
2 TPS 6411117+4132–15–12–0
3 Tampere United 6402146+8123–01–04–1
4 HJK 624097+2101–12–12–2
5 KuPS 6204614−860–21–41–2
6 MyPA 602449−521–21–20–0
7 RoPS 6024210−820–10–00–1
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts LAH INT HAK JAR MAR KTP VPS
1 FC Lahti 6510185+13160–02–05–0
2 FC Inter 6411131+12132–03–05–0
3 Haka 631286+2101–23–12–1
4 FF Jaro 63031111091–06–43–0
5 IFK Mariehamn 62131012−273–40–32–0
6 FC KooTeePee 6024719−1220–21–12–2
7 VPS 6024518−1321–50–02–3
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

FC Inter 0 – 0 (aet) Tampere United
Penalties
5 – 3
Veritas Stadion, Turku
FC Lahti 1 – 0 HJK Helsinki
Lahden Stadion, Lahti
TPS 3 – 2 FC Haka
Veritas Stadion, Turku

Semi-finals

TPS 3 – 2 FC Lahti
Veritas Stadion, Turku
FC Inter 4 – 2 FC Honka
Veritas Stadion, Turku

Final

TPS 0 – 1 FC Inter
Veritas Stadion, Turku

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