2017–18 Finnish Cup
This article will address the topic of 2017–18 Finnish Cup, which has gained relevance in recent times due to its impact on various aspects of society. Since its emergence, 2017–18 Finnish Cup has captured the attention of experts and the general public, generating debates around its implications. Throughout this analysis, the different perspectives that exist on 2017–18 Finnish Cup will be explored, as well as its possible short- and long-term consequences. Through a comprehensive approach, we will seek to offer a holistic view of 2017–18 Finnish Cup and its influence in different areas, with the aim of providing the reader with a more complete understanding of this topic.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Inter Turku (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | HJK |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 99 |
The 2017–18 Finnish Cup (Suomen Cup) was the 64th season of the Finnish Cup. It was the second edition of the tournament to be played on a fall-spring schedule, running from July to September of the following year. The introduction of this new competition format meant that the Liiga Cup was discontinued.[1]
The winner of the Men's Finnish Cup was awarded a cash prize of EUR 50,000 with the runners up receiving EUR 10,000. The winner also qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.[2] Times up to 28 October 2017 and from 25 March 2018 are EEST (UTC+3). Times from 29 October 2017 to 24 March 2018 are EET (UTC+2).
Teams
| Round | Dates | Clubs involved |
Winners from previous round |
New entries this round |
Leagues entering this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 25 Jul 2017 – 7 Aug 2017 |
8 | − | 8 | Kakkonen and lower levels (12 teams) |
| Second round | 21 Jul 2017 – 21 Aug 2017 |
40 | 4 | 16 | Kakkonen and lower levels ( teams) |
| Third round | 6 Sept 2017 – 19 Sept 2017 |
20 | 10 | 0 | |
| Fourth round | 26 Sept 2017 – 7 Oct 2017 |
8 | 4 | ||
| Fifth round (group stage) | – | ||||
| Quarter-finals | 8 | – |
First round
The first and second rounds of the Cup will include all registered teams, with the exception of Veikkausliiga and Ykkönen teams, who will be included in the 30-team group stage early in 2017. The first rounds will include teams playing in the Kakkonen and below.[3]
| 25 July 2017 | NJS (3) | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | FC Viikingit (3) | Nurmijärvi |
| 19:30 | Bergström  20'Sankkinen 20'Murto 120+6' (pen.) |
Report | Jmaali 10' Paatelainen 65', 105+5'Biga 79' |
Stadium: Klaukkala Attendance: 150 Referee: Juuso Vuorinen |
| 6 August 2017 | HIFK/3 (4) | 4–2 | LPS (4) | Helsinki |
| 15:30 | Arffman 5' Soppi 60', 79', 85' |
Report | Huhanantti 10' Rihtniemi 23' |
Stadium: Töölö PK 6 TN Attendance: 36 Referee: Tuomas Määttä |
| 6 August 2017 | HIFK/4 (6) | 0–5 | FC Honka/Akatemia (4) | Helsinki |
| 20:00 | Report | Ekholm 23', 45+1', 69' Immonen 27'Galibert 42' |
Stadium: Väinämöinen TN Attendance: 12 Referee: Jonathan Mainz |
| 7 August 2017 | KY-Sport (6) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | ÅIFK (4) | Turku |
| 20:15 | Monnonen 26', 51' |
Report | Najjar 25' Hiệp 79'Habte 105+2' |
Stadium: Yläkenttä KHT Attendance: 75 Referee: Ville Käldström |
Second round
| 21 July 2017 | Halkian Alku (3) | 2–6 | FC Finnkurd (4) | Pornainen |
| 19:00 | Pirjola 14' Ahonen 18' |
Report | Ojala 7' (o.g.) Konta 15', 24'Jaba 29'Mohammed Ahmed 69'Tajini 87' |
Stadium: Pornaisten TN Attendance: 50 Referee: Juuso Vuorinen |
| 1 August 2017 | ABC/Strömsö (7) | 1–3 | JBK (3) | Vaasa |
| 19:00 | Villanen 64' (pen.) |
Report | Ramsay 54' Kähkönen 59'Myrevik 82' |
Stadium: Vaskiluoto Attendance: 220 Referee: Marcus Beijar |
| 8 August 2017 | Virkiä (4) | 1–4 | VIFK (3) | Lapua |
| 18:30 | Laapio 58' |
Report | Holmström 13', 14' Sillah 36'Maki 47' |
Stadium: Lapuan keskuskenttä Attendance: 100 Referee: Sami Kuula |
| 9 August 2017 | AC Oulu U19 (6) | 1–7 | TP-47 (3) | Oulu |
| 18:30 | Sippala 77' |
Report | Närhilä 7' Juvonen 30', 54', 54', 75' (pen.)Koroma 35'Sarkkinen 88' (pen.) |
Stadium: Castrén Attendance: 159 Referee: Atte Räinä |
| 9 August 2017 | AFC Keltik (6) | 0–4 | MP (3) | Joensuu |
| 18:30 | Report | Autran 16', 60', 64' (pen.) Liukkonen 74' (pen.) |
Stadium: Koillispuisto Attendance: 35 |
| 13 August 2017 | KuuLa (6) | 0–2 | MuSa (3) | Turku |
| 14:00 | Report | Lehto 3' Välilä 19' (pen.) |
Stadium: Kisapuisto Attendance: 61 Referee: Ville Käldström |
| 13 August 2017 | LIK (7) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–4 p) | Yllätys (6) | Liljendal |
| 15:00 | Törnblom 45', 120+9' |
Report | Vänskä 78' Ratilainenn 120+16' |
Stadium: Sävträsk UK N Attendance: 47 Referee: Vesa Vainio |
| 13 August 2017 | PaRi/A (6) | 1–8 | TPV (3) | Jyväskylä |
| 19:30 | Hautanen 82' |
Report | Koroma 4' Riihimäki 15', 49', 55'Salonen 36'Näykki 50'Mattila 63'Hiilloskorpi 76' |
Stadium: Palokka tekonurmi Attendance: 47 Referee: Santtu Keto |
| 20 August 2017 | Kuopion Elo (5) | 4–0 | PetPet (6) | Kuopio |
| 19:45 | Mustonen 18' Räsänen 45' Kröger 73' Vuori 81' |
Report | Stadium: Litmasen TN Attendance: 35 Referee: Sami Hahl |
| 21 August 2017 | Pato (5) | 2–1 | ÅIFK (4) | Tervakoski |
| 19:00 | Vanhatalo 43' Siivonen 90+2' |
Report | Tamminen 86' |
Stadium: Tervakoski N Attendance: 109 Referee: Teemu Pylkkänen |
| 21 August 2017 | Gnistan/Ogeli (5) | 1–2 | LePa (6) | Helsinki |
| 18:15 | Touray 77' |
Report | Ngo 40' Salminen 73' |
Stadium: Pukinmäki N Attendance: 50 Referee: Jari Virtala |
| 21 August 2017 | Toukolan Teräs (6) | 1–2 | FC Viikingit (3) | Helsinki |
| 18:30 | Haglund 44' |
Report | Parpala 29' Paatelainen 60' |
Stadium: Pirkkola N Referee: Santeri Nieminen |
| 21 August 2017 | SexyPöxyt (4) | 0–6 | Töölön Taisto (4) | Espoo |
| 20:15 | Report | Pesonen 4' Klinga 22' Keränen 24' Own Goal 49' Saari 86' Lassila 88' |
Stadium: Laaksolahti TN Referee: Peiman Simani |
| 22 August 2017 | SC Riverball (3) | 0–1 | PEPO (3) | Joensuu |
| 18:00 | Report | Ikonen 3' |
Stadium: Keskuskenttä Attendance: 45 Referee: Hannu Kettunen |
| 25 August 2017 | FC Honka/Akatemia (4) | 5–1 | FC Mylly (7) | Espoo |
| 13:00 | Galibert 53', 75', 76' |
Report | Ibrahim 54' |
Stadium: Tapiola 1 TN Attendance: 35 Referee: Fazli Suka |
| 26 August 2017 | HIFK/3 (5) | 1–0 | PETO/MJK (5) | Helsinki |
| 15:30 | Soininen 33' |
Report | Stadium: Töölö PK 6 TN Attendance: 21 Referee: Mohamed Abdelgayed |
| 26 August 2017 | JIK (7) | 1–2 | Peimari United (3) | Jomala |
| 15:30 | Fagerholm 46' |
Report | Parkkinen 29' |
Stadium: Vikingavallen gräs Attendance: 35 Referee: Josef Fagerholm |
| 26 August 2017 | SJK-j Apollo (7) | 1–2 | KajHa (4) | Seinäjoki |
| 15:30 | Report | Väisänen 24' Borges De Souza 78' Kemppainen 83' |
Stadium: OmaSp Stadion Attendance: 99 Referee: Mika-Markku Karjala |
| 26 August 2017 | Lieto (6) | 0–4 | PKKU (3) | Lieto |
| 18:45 | Report | Karjalainen 10' Puljujärvi 72' Kainulainen 74' Leivo 83' |
Stadium: Lieto KHT Attendance: 79 Referee: Ville Käldström |
| 27 August 2017 | KaaPo (3) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | P-Iirot (3) | Kaarina |
| 19:00 | Report | Patola 96' |
Stadium: Kaarina KHT Attendance: 122 Referee: Jouni Hyytiä |
Third round
| 6 September 2017 | PEPO (3) | 4–3 | MP (2) | Lappeenranta |
| 19:00 | Demirel 14' Ikonen 15' Koistinen 49', 79' |
Report | Oinonen 35' Autran 42', 89' |
Stadium: Kimpisen Stadion Attendance: 149 Referee: Niko Hänninen |
| 9 September 2017 | Kuopion Elo (5) | 1–3 | KajHa (4) | Kuopio |
| 18:00 | Tiilikainen 35' |
Report | Mabrouk 67' Borges De Souza 78', 90' |
Stadium: Litmasen tekonurmi Attendance: 35 Referee: Pekka Koponen |
| 10 September 2017 | Pato (4) | 3–0 | JBK (3) | Janakkala |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Tervakosken urheilukenttä Referee: Teemu Pylkkänen |
| 11 September 2017 | TP-47 (3) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | VIFK (3) | Tornio |
| 17:30 | Pyyny 19' Isomäki 82' Närhilä 120' |
Report | Björk 61' Streng 84' |
Stadium: Pohjan Stadion Attendance: 82 Referee: Janne Jussila |
| 12 September 2017 | LePa (6) | 2–1 | Töölön Taisto (4) | Espoo |
| 18:00 | Mäki-Tanila 61' Sine 68' |
Report | Alfat 59' |
Stadium: Säterinniitty TN Attendance: 50 Referee: Mikko Lipsanen |
| 12 September 2017 | LIK (7) | 0–9 | FC Honka/Akatemia (4) | Loviisa |
| 18:00 | Report | Linna 3', 18', 43', 50' Heinonen 53' Pikkarainen 57' Kauppila 67' Kinnunen 85' Suhonen 86' |
Stadium: Liljendalin urheilukenttä Attendance: 101 Referee: Mikko Matila |
| 13 September 2017 | P-Iirot (3) | 0–1 | PKKU (3) | Rauma |
| 19:00 | Report | Jung 69' |
Stadium: Äijänsuon stadion Attendance: 251 Referee: Aleksi Makkonen |
| 17 September 2017 | HIFK Fotboll/3 (5) | 0–3 | TPV (3) | Helsinki |
| 14:15 | Report | Oksanen 3' Koroma 66' Näykki 82' |
Stadium: Väinämöisen kenttä Attendance: 58 Referee: Janne Suvensalmi |
| 17 September 2017 | FC Finnkurd (4) | 0–4 | MuSa (3) | Helsinki |
| 15:00 | Report | Salminen 2' Lehto 5' Rantala 10' Leppänen 26' |
Stadium: Kontulan Tekonurmi Attendance: 15 Referee: Hannu Hästbacka |
| 19 September 2017 | Peimari United (3) | 0–2 | FC Viikingit (3) | Paimion |
| 18:30 | Report | Mutika 28' Biga 29' |
Stadium: Paimion Urheilupuisto Attendance: 50 Referee: Jesse Salo |
Fourth Round
| 26 September 2017 | Pato (4) | 0–8 | TPV (3) | Janakkala |
| 17:00 | Report | Nibbling 15', 33', 54' Riihimäki 29' Dieter 42' Oksanen 65' Koroma 74' Salomaa 81' |
Stadium: Tervakosken urheilukenttä Attendance: 104 Referee: Teemu Pylkkänen |
| 3 October 2017 | LePa (6) | 0–2 | PEPO (3) | Espoo |
| 18:00 | Report | Ikonen 7' Palomino 90+1' |
Stadium: Leppävaara 1 TN Referee: Abdirahman Sugulle |
| 7 October 2017 | MuSa (3) | 5–1 (a.e.t.) | TP-47 (3) | Pori |
| 15:00 | Sallila 65' Mäkelä 96' Kolu 103', 106', 117' |
Report | Pyyny 6' |
Stadium: Musan Kenttä Attendance: 101 Referee: Pouria Notash |
| 7 October 2017 | FC Honka/Akatemia (4) | 5–1 | KajHa (4) | Espoo |
| 15:00 | Echavarria Velez 21' Ropa 47' Own Goal 52' Kiiski 72' Sedjiu 79' |
Report | Borges De Souza 14' |
Stadium: Tapiola Sports Park Attendance: 43 Referee: Peiman Simani |
Group stage
The teams participating in the Group Stage will be the 2017 Veikkausliiga teams (12), 2017 Ykkönen teams (10) and eight teams from the early rounds of the competition. The Group Stage will be played between January and March 2018 with the teams divided into five regional groups, with six teams per group. The top two teams from the group stage will advance directly to the semi-finals, while the remaining winners of each group and each second-place finisher will proceed to the quarterfinals.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KuPS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 15 |
| AC Oulu | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 10 |
| RoPS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 |
| AC Kajaani | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 6 |
| PS Kemi | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 |
| MuSa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJK | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 13 |
| VPS | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 10 |
| KPV | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 8 |
| FF Jaro | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 |
| TPV | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 4 |
| PK Keski-Uusimaa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Ilves | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 11 |
| FC Lahti | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 11 |
| FC Haka | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 |
| JJK Jyväskylä | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 |
| GrIFK | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 |
| FC Viikingit | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Honka | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 15 |
| HJK Helsinki | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 12 |
| HIFK Fotboll | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 |
| KTP | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| IF Gnistan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 4 |
| PEPO | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter Turku | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 13 |
| Ekenäs IF | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 |
| IFK Mariehamn | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 7 |
| TPS Turku | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 |
| Klubi 04 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 4 |
| FC Honka/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Knock-out stage
Play-offs for Quarter-finals
| 17 March 2018 | EIF | 1–0 | AC Oulu | Ekenäs |
| 15:00 | Tabe 76' |
Report | Stadium: Tammisaari Keskuskenttä TN Attendance: 347 Referee: Joni Hyytiä |
| 17 March 2018 | HJK | 4–1 | VPS | Helsinki |
| 14:00 | O'Shaughnessy 65' Yaghoubi 69'DeMello 86' Mensah 90' |
Report | Cae 88' |
Stadium: Telia 5G Areena Attendance: 467 Referee: Atte Jussila |
| 17 March 2018 | FC Haka | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Lahti | Valkeakoski |
| 15:00 | Thusberg 51' Popovitch 95' Nganbe 120' |
Report | Anier 80' |
Stadium: Vkoski Sahara TN Attendance: 360 Referee: Daniel Enkvist |
Quarter-finals
| 28 March 2018 | FC Inter | 2–0 | FC Ilves | Turku |
| 17:00 | Källman 62', 82' |
Report | Stadium: Kupittaa 5 KHT Attendance: 400 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen |
| 29 March 2018 | HJK Helsinki | 2–0 | KuPS | Helsinki |
| 18:30 | Riski 11' DeMello 37' |
Report | Stadium: Telia 5g Areena Attendance: 819 Referee: Marko Grönholm |
| 29 March 2018 | SJK | 1–2 | FC Honka | Seinäjoki |
| 18:30 | Hetemaj 66' |
Report | Levänen 14' Rahimi 33' |
Stadium: OmaSp Stadion Attendance: 899 Referee: Kalle Mäkinen |
| 28 March 2018 | EIF | 2–1 | FC Haka | Ekenäs |
| 18:30 | Ekström 17' Tabe 59' |
Report | Ben 85' |
Stadium: Tammisaari Keskuskenttä TN Attendance: 708 Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara |
Semi-finals
| 1 April 2018 | HJK Helsinki | 2–1 | FC Honka | Helsinki |
| 12:30 | Riski 36' Alho 75' |
Report | Rahimi 90+4' |
Stadium: Telia 5G Areena Attendance: 679 Referee: Mattias Gestranius |
| 2 April 2018 | EIF | 0–5 | FC Inter | Ekenäs |
| 18:30 | Report | Furuholm 27' Källman 37', 44' Garcia 37' Ademi 68' |
Stadium: Tammisaari Keskuskenttä TN Attendance: 742 Referee: Antti Munukka |
Final
| HJK Helsinki | 0–1 | FC Inter |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kuningas 82' |
References
- ^ "The Finnish Cup of Football is getting drastic - Liigacup is Buried". yle urheilu. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Suomen Cup info". Finnish Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Finland Cup Info". Finnish Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2017.