2021 Finnish Cup

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2021 Finnish Cup
Tournament details
CountryFinland
Teams24
Final positions
Champions KuPS
Runner-up HJK Helsinki
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored121 (2.88 per match)
  2020
2022  

The 2021 Finnish Cup is the 67th season of the Finnish Cup football competition. [1] [2]

Contents

Until the 2017–2018 season, the tournament was held in the autumn-spring schedule from July to September of the following year. The introduction of this new format of the contest meant that the League Cup was suspended.

The winner of the Finnish Cup qualifies for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League. [3]

Teams

RoundDatesClubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Leagues entering this round
First round (group stage)6 – 28 February 202124-24 Veikkausliiga (12), Ykkönen (12).
Play-off Round 6 – 28 March 20211082 Kakkonen (2)
Quarter-finals 20 March –
3 April 2021
83 (group stage)
5 (play off)
Semi-finals 10 April 202144
Finals 8 May 202122

Group stage

The teams participating in the group stage were the teams of Veikkausliiga and Ykkönen. The group stage was played in February 2021 with teams divided into 6 divisional groups, three groups with Veikkausliiga and three groups with Ykkönen teams. The winners of the Veikkausliiga groups qualify for the quarter-finals, the second teams of these groups will play the playoffs. The winners and the best 2 runners up of the Ykkönen groups qualify for the playoffs. [4]

Veikkausliiga – Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
HJK 321093+67Quarter-finals
HIFK 320132+16Play-off
FC Lahti 311142+24
KTP 300311090
Source:

Veikkausliiga – Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Inter Turku 330050+59Quarter-finals
Honka 31113414Play-off
FC Haka 310232+13
IFK Mariehamn 30122751

Veikkausliiga – Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
KuPS 330082+69Quarter-finals
SJK 320165+16Play-off
AC Oulu 31022313
FC Ilves 30031760

Ykkönen – Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Gnistan 3210102+87Play-off
MP 311175+24
Klubi 04 31023633
JIPPO 31021873

Ykkönen – Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
PK-35 321063+37Play-off
Ekenäs IF 32012206
TPS Turku 311143+14
MuSa 30031540

Ykkönen – Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
VPS 321072+57Play-off
RoPS 32014516
FF Jaro 31024623
KPV 30123521

Play-off Round

In the playoff round, 2 teams from Kakkonen (PEPO and SJK Akatemia), wil enter the tournament.

6 March 2021 SJK Akatemia (3)0–3 SJK (1) Wallsport Areena, Seinäjoki
14:30 Report
13 March 2021 VPS (2)0–4 Honka (1) Elisa Stadion, Vaasa
13:00 Report
13 March 2021 PEPO (3)0–3 PK-35 (2) Amiksen tekonurmi, Lappeenranta
14:30 Report
13 March 2021 Gnistan (2) 3–2 AET EIF (2) Mustapekka Areena, Helsinki
17:00 Report
28 March 2021 RoPS (2)0-1 HIFK (1) Rovaniemen keskuskenttä, Rovaniemi
17:00 Report

Quarter-finals

20 March 2021 KuPS (1) 5-0 Gnistan (2) Savon Sanomat Areena, Kuopio
13:00 Report
3 April 2021 Honka (1) 1-0 AET PK-35 (2) Tapiolan Urheilupuisto, Espoo
14:00 Report
3 April 2021 HIFK (1)0-3 HJK (1) Veritas Stadion, Turku
16:00 Report
3 April 2021 Inter Turku (1) 1-0 AET SJK (1) Bolt Arena, Helsinki
16:00 Report

Semi-finals

10 April 2021 KuPS (1) 2-1 Honka (1) Savon Sanomat Areena, Kuopio
14:00 Report
10 April 2021 HJK (1) 4-0 Inter Turku (1) Bolt Arena, Helsinki
16:00 Report

Final

8 May 2021 HJK (1)0-0 (a.e.t.)
(4-5 p)
KuPS (1) Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
16:00 Riski Yellow card.svg 4'
Debohi Yellow card.svg 60'
Report Carrillo Yellow card.svg 32' Yellow-red card.svg 63'
Adjei-Boateng Yellow card.svg 102'
Uzochukwu Yellow card.svg 115'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen
Penalties
Riski Soccerball shad check.svg
O'Shaughnessy Soccerball shad check.svg
Tanaka Soccerball shad check.svg
Henrique Soccerball shade cross.svg
Valenčič Soccerball shad check.svg
Soccerball shad check.svg Adjei-Boateng
Soccerball shad check.svg Popovitch
Soccerball shad check.svg Udo
Soccerball shad check.svg Tomas
Soccerball shad check.svg Järvinen

References

  1. "Soccerway". Soccerway.com. 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  2. "Miesten Suomen Cup: Ottelut | Suomen Palloliitto". Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  3. "uefa europa league". UEFA . Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  4. "Suomen Cup 2021 - Soccer, Finland: Live Scores, Standings - Soccerstand.com". soccerstand.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2021-02-06.