2017 Latvian Football Cup Explained

Latvian Football Cup
Year:2017
Country:Latvia
Num Teams:52
Champions:Liepāja
Runner-Up:Riga FC
Matches:43
Goals:206
Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018

The 2017 Latvian Football Cup was the 23rd edition of the tournament that began on 28 May 2017 and ended on 18 October 2017.[1] The winner of this season's cup earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 Europa League.[2]

In a change from recent seasons, the tournament was played in one calendar year instead of over two years. The tournament was played in its entirety in 2017[3]

Ventspils were the defending champions.

Format

The Latvian Football Cup this season was a single elimination tournament between 52 teams. Matches which were level after regulation went to extra time and afterwards to penalties, when needed, to determine the winning club.[4]

First round

Twelve first round matches were played from 28 May to 11 June 2017.[1] The draw for the first round was held 24 May 2017.[3] SK Super Nova withdrew from the tournament.[5] [6] |-!colspan="3" align="center"|28 May|-!colspan="3" align="center"|31 May|-!colspan="3" align="center"|2 June|-!colspan="3" align="center"|3 June|-!colspan="3" align="center"|4 June|-!colspan="3" align="center"|5 June|-!colspan="3" align="center"|11 June|}

Second round

Sixteen second round matches were played from 10 to 26 June 2017.[1] The draw for the second, third, and fourth rounds was held 6 June 2017. FK Auda, FK Smiltene/BJSS, JDFS Alberts, and FK Tukums 2000/TSS withdrew from the competition.[5] SK Upesciems also withdrew.[7] |-!colspan="3" align="center"|10 June|-!colspan="3" align="center"|11 June|-!colspan="3" align="center"|18 June|-!colspan="3" align="center"|19 June|-!colspan="3" align="center"|20 June|-!colspan="3" align="center"|22 June|-!colspan="3" align="center"|25 June|-!colspan="3" align="center"|26 June|}

Third round

Eight third round matches were played on 1 and 2 July 2017.[1] The draw for the second, third, and fourth rounds was held 6 June 2017.[5] FK Staiceles Bebri withdrew from the tournament.[8] |-!colspan="3" align="center"|1 July|-!colspan="3" align="center"|2 July|}

Fourth round

Eight fourth round matches were played from 7 to 10 July 2017.[1] The draw for the second, third, and fourth rounds was held 6 June 2017.[5] Babīte were excluded from the tournament.[8] |-!colspan="3" align="center"|7 July|-!colspan="3" align="center"|8 July|-!colspan="3" align="center"|9 July|-!colspan="3" align="center"|10 July|}

Quarter–finals

Four quarter–final matches were played from 16 August to 13 September 2017.[1] The draw was held 18 July 2017.[9] |}

Semi–finals

Two semi–final matches were played on 20 September 2017.[1] The draw was held 18 July 2017.[9] |}

Final

The cup final was played on 18 October 2017.[1]

See also

2017 Latvian Higher League

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cup . soccerway.com . 3 June 2017.
  2. Web site: Preliminary Access List 2018/19 . Bert Kassies . 3 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171222120724/https://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/AccessList2018.html . 22 December 2017 . dead .
  3. Web site: Latvijas kausa izcīņas jaunās sezonas pirmā posma dalībnieki uzzinājuši pretiniekus . lff.lv . 3 June 2017 . lv.
  4. Web site: Cup: Season Rules . scoresway.com . 3 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171019004547/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=195&view=rules . 19 October 2017 . dead .
  5. Web site: Latvijas kausa jaunajā sezonā noskaidrots komandu zars līdz astotdaļfinālam . lff.lv . 7 June 2017 . lv.
  6. Web site: Results of 1st round . 2017-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170620012751/http://online.lff.lv/competitions/latvijas-kauss-2017-1poms-1161966/ . 2017-06-20 . dead .
  7. Web site: Noslēgusies Latvijas kausa izcīņas otrā posma pirmās kārtas izspēle . lff.lv . 26 June 2017 . lv.
  8. Web site: Noskaidros visus Latvijas kausa izcīņas astotdaļfināla dalībniekus . lff.lv . 28 June 2017 . lv.
  9. Web site: Izlozēti Latvijas kausa izcīņas ceturtdaļfināla pāri . LFF . 18 July 2017 . lv.