2011 Finnish Cup

Summary

The 2011 Finnish Cup (Finnish: Suomen Cup) is the 57th season of the main annual football (soccer) cup competition in Finland. It is organized as a single-elimination knock–out tournament. Participation in the competition is voluntary.

2011 Suomen Cup
Tournament details
Country Finland
Teams233
Final positions
ChampionsHJK Helsinki
Runner-upKuPS Kuopio
← 2010
2012 →

HJK won the cup after beating KuPS 2–1 in the final. As HJK also won the league, they qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League and KuPS will enter the first qualifying round of UEFA Europa League as losing cup finalists.

A total of 233 teams registered for the competition.[1] They will enter in different rounds, depending on their position within the league system.[2] Clubs with teams in Kolmonen (level IV) or an inferior league started the competition in Round 1. Teams from Ykkönen (level II) and Kakkonen (level III) will enter in Round 4. The 2011 Veikkausliiga clubs will start from Round 5 onwards, according to their 2011 League Cup finish; teams exiting at the group stage will enter in Round 5, the losing teams of the quarterfinals will begin in Round 6, and all semifinalists will start in Round 7.

The tournament started on 6 January 2011 with the first match of Round 1[3] and concluded with the Final held on 24 September 2011[2] at Sonera Stadium, Helsinki.

Round 1 edit

In this round entered 134 clubs from the Finnish fourth level and below, while the other 45 clubs received byes to the next round. These matches took place between 6 and 29 January 2011.[3]

Round 2 edit

The 67 winners from the previous round and the 45 clubs who got a bye entered this round. These matches took place between 14 January and 13 February 2011.[4]

Round 3 edit

The 56 winners from the previous round entered this round of the competition. These matches took place between 6 and 28 February 2011.[5][6]

Round 4 edit

The 28 winners from the previous round and the 40 clubs from the Ykkönen and Kakkonen entered this round of the competition. These matches took place between 26 February and 21 March 2011.[7]

Round 5 edit

The 34 winners from the previous round and six clubs eliminated from the group stage of the 2011 Finnish League Cup will enter this round of the competition. The draw was conducted on 3 March 2011 by Finnish FA representative Petri Jakonen. If teams from different levels were drawn together, the lower-league team were assigned as the home team.[11] The matches of this round will take place between 17 March and 2 April 2011.[6]

27 March 2011 Match 186 RoPS 0–1 VPS
16:00 UTC+3
28 March 2011 Match 187 Zulimanit 1–2 ViPa Jalkapallohalli, Kuopio
19:30 UTC+3
26 March 2011 Match 188 MaPS 4–2 FCV Liedon htn,
16:30 UTC+2
27 March 2011 Match 189 SC Riverball 3–6 (a.e.t.) AC Oulu Koillispuiston tekonurmi, Joensuu
15:00 UTC+3
26 March 2011 Match 190 JBK 6–0 P-Iirot Tellushalli, Jakobstad
14:30 UTC+2
20 March 2011 Match 191 GBK 4–3 (a.e.t.) FC Santa Claus Kipparihalli, Kokkola
15:30 UTC+2 M. Ebongue   14'
J. Roiko   90', 104'
T. Wentin   113' (pen)
Report (in Finnish) S. Viitasaari   27'
A. Peura   37'
S. Roiha   103'
26 March 2011 Match 192 SJK 4–0 FC Jazz Wallsport Areena, Seinäjoki
14:30 UTC+2
26 March 2011 Match 193 MP 0–1 JIPPO Urpolan tekonurmi, Mikkeli
17:30 UTC+2
30 March 2011 Match 194 FC Viikingit 0–1 IFK Mariehamn Fair Pay Areena, Helsinki
15:00 UTC+3
26 March 2011 Match 195 PK-35 3–1 Klubi-04 ISS Stadion, Vantaa
13:30 UTC+2
31 March 2011 Match 196 Härmä 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Gnistan
21:30 UTC+3
2 April 2011 Match 197 LoPa 0–4 FC Haka Leppävaaran tekonurmi, Espoo
17:30 UTC+3
26 March 2011 Match 198 LPS 4–1 (a.e.t.) KäPa Talin halli, Helsinki
15:00 UTC+2
29 March 2011 Match 199 FC Kiffen 0–1 FC Espoo
30 March 2011 Match 200 JäPS 0–3 FC KooTeePee Lukion tekonurmi, Järvenpää
18:30 UTC+3
26 March 2011 Match 201 FC Kuusysi 1–3 FC Hämeenlinna Kisapuiston tekonurmi, Lahti
16:00 UTC+2
26 March 2011 Match 202 HDS 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–6 p)
Sudet Töölö PK 6, Helsinki
19:30 UTC+2
26 March 2011 Match 203 EIF 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
HIFK Karjaan tekonurmi, Raseborg
16:00 UTC+2
27 March 2011 Match 204 BK-46 0–1 FC Lahti Karjaan tekonurmi, Raseborg
16:00 UTC+3
26 March 2011 Match 205 NoPS 0–9 MyPa Kaukajärvi tekonurmi, Tampere
16:00 UTC+2

Round 6 edit

The 20 winners from the previous round and four clubs eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Finnish League Cup will enter this round of the competition. The draw was conducted on 24 March 2011. If teams from different levels were drawn together, the lower-league team were assigned as the home team.[12] The matches of this round will take place between 1 and 11 April 2011.[6]

All times UTC+3

10 April 2011 Match 206 LPS 0–8 IFK Mariehamn
13:30
9 April 2011 Match 207 ViPa 1–4 FF Jaro
18:15
10 April 2011 Match 208 EIF 0–2 KuPS
15:00
13 April 2011 Match 209 MyPa 2–0 AC Oulu
17:00
9 April 2011 Match 210 PK-35 2–0 FC Hämeenlinna
13:00
12 April 2011 Match 211 TPS 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
VPS
18:30
9 April 2011 Match 212 JIPPO 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
JBK
14:00
13 April 2011 Match 213 FC Lahti 2–1 FC Espoo
17:00
8 April 2011 Match 214 FC Inter Turku 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
FC Haka
18:00
9 April 2011 Match 215 Gnistan 3–0 Sudet
20:00
10 April 2011 Match 216 SJK 3–0 FC KooTeePee
13:30
9 April 2011 Match 217 GBK 3–1 (a.e.t.) MaPS
15:30

Round 7 edit

The 12 winners from the last round joined the four semifinalists of the 2011 Finnish League Cup in this round of the competition. These matches were played between 15 and 23 April 2011.

All times UTC+3

15 April 2011 Match 218 IFK Mariehamn 1–0 FC Honka
18:00
15 April 2011 Match 219 PK-35 0–8 JJK ISS Stadion, Vantaa
17:30
23 April 2011 Match 220 SJK 0–4 HJK Jouppilanvuoren tekonurmi, Seinäjoki
14:00
16 April 2011 Match 221 Gnistan 2–6 KuPS FAIR PAY Areena, Helsinki
15:30
17 April 2011 Match 222 MyPa 3–1 FF Jaro Lehtomäki tekonurmi, Kouvola
17:30
17 April 2011 Match 223 GBK 0–2 FC Haka Kipparihalli, Kokkola
18:00
21 April 2011 Match 224 FC Lahti 2–0 TPS Kisapuiston tekonurmi, Lahti
17:00
16 April 2011 Match 225 JIPPO 2–1 (a.e.t.) Tampere United Joensuun Koillispuisto tekonurmi, Joensuu
14:00

Quarterfinals edit

The 8 winners from the previous stage of the competition enter this round.

All times UTC+3

28 April 2011 Match 226 MyPa 1–2 HJK Lehtomäki tekonurmi, Kouvola
17:30 Innanen   27' Zeneli   21'
Mannström   77'
28 April 2011 Match 227 IFK Mariehamn 4–0 JIPPO Wiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn
18:30 Lehtinen   7', 83'
Forsell   33'
Helmke   65'
28 April 2011 Match 228 FC Haka 0–2 KuPS Tehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski
18:30 Kaivonurmi   47', 63'
29 April 2011 Match 229 FC Lahti 4−3 JJK Kisapuisto, Lahti
17:00 Hauhia   69',
Sinisalo   80',
Laitinen   84',
Turunen   88'
Kari   48' (pen.), 51' ,
Manninen   63'

Semifinals edit

The 4 winners from the previous stage compete in this round of the competition.

All times UTC+3

26 May 2011 Match 230 IFK Mariehamn 0–3 KuPS Wiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn
18:30   6',   79' Nwakaeme
  64' Ilo
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä
26 May 2011 Match 231 HJK 3–0 FC Lahti Sonera Stadium, Helsinki
18:30 Parikka   49' (pen.)
Moren   54'
Sadik   89'
Referee: Tony Asumaa

Final edit

All times UTC+3

24 September 2011 Match 232 KuPS 1–2 (a.e.t.) HJK Sonera Stadium, Helsinki
15:30 Joenmäki   119'   108' Litmanen
  116' Ring
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä

References edit

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  4. ^ "Tuolokset, 2. kierros". suomencup.fi. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
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  10. ^ "FC Santa Claus official website". Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
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  12. ^ "Miesten Suomen Cupin 6. kierros arvottu" (in Finnish). suomencup.fi. Retrieved 26 March 2011.