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| Founded | 1994 |
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| Region |  Finland |
| Current champions | FC Inter Turku (2nd title) |
| Most successful club(s) | HJK (6 titles) |
The Finnish League Cup (in Finnish: Liigacup), is a knock-out football competition contested annually during the pre-season in winter by teams from Veikkausliiga. [1] The competition is notably the only football competition in Europe which is mostly played indoors. It is also administrated by Veikkausliiga
The competition was founded in 1994. After 18 editions it was abolished in 2016. It was replaced with the Finnish Cup group stage starting from the 2017 season [2]
The league cup was revived in 2022, [3] as it returned in its original format. The competing teams are allowed to have up to three non-contract test players in their roster, with seven possible substitutions. [4] The most successful club is HJK Helsinki with 6 titles.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJK | 6 | 3 | 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2015, 2023 |
| FC Lahti | 3 | 2 | 2007, 2013, 2016 |
| FC Honka | 3 | – | 2010, 2011, 2022 |
| VPS | 2 | 2 | 1999, 2000 |
| AC Allianssi | 2 | – | 2004, 2005 |
| FC Inter Turku | 2 | 2 | 2008, 2024 |
| Tampere United | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
| TPS | 1 | 1 | 2012 |
| SJK | 1 | 1 | 2014 |
| KuPS | 1 | 1 | 2006 |
| FC Haka | 1 | – | 1995 |
| JJK | – | 2 | – |
| RoPS | – | 2 | – |
| FC Jazz | – | 1 | – |
| FF Jaro | – | 1 | – |
| Kotkan TP | – | 1 | |
| AC Oulu | – | 1 | – |
| FC Jokerit | – | 1 | – |
| FC KooTeePee | – | 1 | – |
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Veikkausliiga is the premier division of association football in Finland, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name. Veikkausliiga was founded in 1990; before that the top division was called Mestaruussarja since 1930 which was an amateur or semi-professional league. Between 1908 and 1930 the championship was decided as a knock-out cup competition.
Football Club International Turku, commonly referred to as Inter Turku and colloquially known as Inter, is a Finnish professional football club based in Turku that competes in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish Football. Founded in 1990 by Stefan Håkans, the club has a rivalry with Turun Palloseura.
IFK Mariehamn is a Finnish football club based in Mariehamn, the capital of the Åland Islands. It plays in the Finnish Premier Division (Veikkausliiga), winning their first title in 2016. The club is managed by Bruno Romão, and it plays its home matches at Wiklöf Holding Arena.
Roman Alekseyevich Eremenko is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Veikkausliiga club IF Gnistan. Born in Russia, he has represented Finland at international level.
Jarkko Wiss is a Finnish football manager and a former international footballer, who will serve as the manager of Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS).
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