1997 Finnish Cup Explained

Suomen Cup
Year:	1997
Prev Season:	1996
Next Season:	1998

The 1997 Finnish Cup (fi|Suomen Cup) was the 43rd season of the main annual association football cup competition in Finland. It was organised as a single-elimination knock–out tournament and participation in the competition was voluntary. The final was held at the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki on 25 October 1997 with FC Haka defeating TPS by 2-1 (aet) before an attendance of 4,107 spectators. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early rounds

Not currently available.

Round 7

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1	Tervarit Oulu	0-4	TPS Turku
2	GBK Kokkola	1-2	KPT-85 Kemi
3	JJK Jyväskylä	0-2	Inter Turku
4	RoPS Rovaniemi	3-1	MyPa Anjalankoski

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5	VPS Vaasa	2-3 (aet)	FinnPa Helsinki
6	Haka Valkeakoski	1-0	Jazz Pori
7	TPV Tampere	0-1	PK-35 Helsinki
8	P-Iirot Rauma	0-4	HJK Helsinki

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Quarter-finals

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1	PK-35 Helsinki	2-3	Haka Valkeakoski
2	KPT-85 Kemi	1-3	RoPS Rovaniemi

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3	TPS Turku	1-0	FinnPa Helsinki
4	Inter Turku	1-4	HJK Helsinki

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Semi-finals

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1	Haka Valkeakoski	1-0	HJK Helsinki	First leg
2	RoPS Rovaniemi	0-1	TPS Turku	First leg

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3	HJK Helsinki	3-2	Haka Valkeakoski	Second leg
4	TPS Turku	2-0	RoPS Rovaniemi	Second leg

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Final

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1	Haka Valkeakoski	2-1 (aet)	TPS Turku	Att. 4,107

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External links

• Suomen Cup Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Suomen Cupin finaalit 1955-2009. suomencup.fi. 2012-03-08.
2. Book: 1998 . Jalkapallokirja 1998 - Suomen Palloliiton Julkaisu 63: Vuosikerta . 0787-7188. Liiton Toimisto. Helsinki.
3. Web site: Finland Cup 1997 - rsssf.org . Heikki Pietarinen - RSSSF. 2012-03-08.