2017–18 Finnish Cup

2017–18 Finnish Cup
Tournament details
Country Finland
Final positions
ChampionsInter Turku (2nd title)
Runner-upHJK
Tournament statistics
Matches played99
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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) 4–2LPS (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) 4–0PetPet (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) 2–1ÅIFK (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) 5–1FC 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) 1–0PETO/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) 4–3MP (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) 3–0JBK (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) 2–1Töölön 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) 5–1KajHa (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 1–0AC OuluEkenäs
15:00 Tabe 76' Report Stadium: Tammisaari Keskuskenttä TN
Attendance: 347
Referee: Joni Hyytiä
17 March 2018 HJK 4–1VPSHelsinki
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 LahtiValkeakoski
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 2–0FC IlvesTurku
17:00 Källman 62', 82' Report Stadium: Kupittaa 5 KHT
Attendance: 400
Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen
29 March 2018 HJK Helsinki 2–0KuPSHelsinki
18:30 Riski 11'
DeMello 37'		 Report Stadium: Telia 5g Areena
Attendance: 819
Referee: Marko Grönholm
29 March 2018 SJK1–2 FC Honka Seinäjoki
18:30 Hetemaj 66' Report Levänen 14'
Rahimi 33'		 Stadium: OmaSp Stadion
Attendance: 899
Referee: Kalle Mäkinen
28 March 2018 EIF 2–1FC HakaEkenäs
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 2–1FC HonkaHelsinki
12:30 Riski 36'
Alho 75'		 Report Rahimi 90+4' Stadium: Telia 5G Areena
Attendance: 679
Referee: Mattias Gestranius
2 April 2018 EIF0–5 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

Main article: 2018 Finnish Cup Final
HJK Helsinki0–1FC Inter
Report Kuningas 82'
Attendance: 3,540
Referee: Mikko Leino

References

  1. ^ "The Finnish Cup of Football is getting drastic - Liigacup is Buried". yle urheilu. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Suomen Cup info". Finnish Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Finland Cup Info". Finnish Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2017.