2011 Finnish League Cup

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The 2011 Finnish League Cup is the 15th season of the Finnish League Cup, Finland's second-most prestigious cup football tournament. FC Honka are the defending champions, having won their first league cup last year.

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The cup consists of two stages. First there will be a group stage that involves the 14 Veikkausliiga teams divided into two groups. The top four teams from each group will enter the one-legged elimination rounds – quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final.

Group stage

Every team will play every other team of its group once, either home or away. The matches will be played from 18 January to 15 March 2011.

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts TAM JJK KPS JAR RPS ACO VPS
1 Tampere United (A)6240108+2103–21–12–1
2 JJK (A)62311413+194–41–00–0
3 KuPS (A)6222119+281–11–23–0
4 FF Jaro (A)6222109+181–24–02–2
5 RoPS 62131116−571–15–62–5
6 AC Oulu 6213610−471–11–00–1
7 VPS 6132910−162–23–02–3
Source: table soccerway.com and matches soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts HON HJK INT TPS MAR MYP HAK
1 FC Honka (A)65102012+8163–15–34–2
2 HJK (A)6420144+10141–14–02–1
3 FC Inter (A)6321126+6113–41–11–0
4 TPS (A)6303710−392–31–30–4
5 IFK Mariehamn 620499060–14–04–0
6 MYPA 61141015−542–21–23–0
7 Haka 6006215−1300–30–10–2
Source: table soccerway.com and matches soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

FC Honka 2 – 0 FF Jaro
Äijälä Soccerball shade.svg28'
Väyrynen Soccerball shade.svg89'
Tapiolan Urheilupuisto, Espoo
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä
Tampere United 1 – 0 TPS
Lahtinen Soccerball shade.svg68'
Pirkkahalli, Tampere
Referee: Dennis Antamo
HJK 4 – 3 KuPS
Ring Soccerball shade.svg27'
Sadik Soccerball shade.svg33' (pen)
Bah Soccerball shade.svg68'
Pukki Soccerball shade.svg76'		Soccerball shade.svg12' Nykänen
Soccerball shade.svg55', Soccerball shade.svg79' Udah
Sonera Stadium, Helsinki
Referee: Mattias Gestranius
JJK 1 – 1 FC Inter
Gruborovics Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen)Soccerball shade.svg78' Ojala
Penalties
6 – 5
Vehkalampi 2 tekonurmi, Jyväskylä
Referee: Vesa Hätilä

Semi-finals

FC Honka 2 – 1 JJK
Äijälä Soccerball shade.svg68', Soccerball shade.svg73'Soccerball shade.svg75' Hyyrynen
Tapiolan Urheilupuisto, Espoo
Referee: Dennis Antamo
Tampere United 0 – 0 HJK
Penalties
3 – 0
Pirkkahalli, Tampere
Referee: Mattias Gestranius

Final

FC Honka 3 – 0 Tampere United
Otaru Soccerball shade.svg20'
Savage Soccerball shade.svg67'Soccerball shade.svg76'
Tapiolan Urheilupuisto, Espoo
Referee: Pohjoismäki


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