Finnish Cup | |
Year: | 2015 |
Other Title: | Suomen Cup |
Country: | Finland |
Num Teams: | 132 |
Champions: | IFK Mariehamn |
Runner-Up: | FC Inter |
Matches: | 128 |
Top Goal Scorer: | Dever Orgill |
Prevseason: | 2014 |
Nextseason: | 2016 |
The 2015 Finnish Cup (Suomen Cup) is the 61st season of the Finnish Cup. 132 clubs entered the competition, including all sides on the top two levels of the Finnish football pyramid (Veikkausliiga and Ykkönen), 19 sides from Kakkonen and 91 from lower levels.[1] The winner of the cup enters the first qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
Round | Dates | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering this round | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 Jan 2015 – 1 Feb 2015 | 16 | − | 16 | Kolmonen and lower levels (16 teams) | ||
18 Jan 2015 – 27 Feb 2015 | 80 | 8 | 72 | Kolmonen and lower levels (72 teams) | ||
17 Feb 2015 – 9 Mar 2015 | 72 | 40 | 32 | Ykkönen (10 teams) Kakkonen (19 teams) Kolmonen (3 teams) | ||
13 Mar 2015 – 22 Apr 2015 | 40 | 36 | 4 | Veikkausliiga (4 teams) | ||
27 Mar 2015 – 4 Apr 2015 | 24 | 20 | 4 | Veikkausliiga (4 teams) | ||
15 Apr 2015 – 16 Apr 2015 | 16 | 12 | 4 | Veikkausliiga (4 teams) | ||
26 Apr 2015 | 8 | 8 | − | − | ||
15 August 2015 | 4 | 4 | − | − | ||
29 September 2015 | 2 | 2 | − | − |
16 teams playing in the Kolmonen and lower leagues started the cup at the first round. The draw for the first and second rounds was held on 22 December 2014.[3]