Finnish Cup Explained

Finnish Cup
Founded:1955
Region:Finland
Number Of Teams:364
Qualifier For:UEFA Europa Conference League
Current Champions:Ilves
(4th title)
Most Successful Club:HJK Helsinki
(14 titles)
Broadcasters:Ruutu+
Current:2024 Finnish Cup

The Finnish Cup (Finnish: Suomen cup; Swedish: Finlands cup) is Finland's main national cup competition in football. This yearly competition is open for all member clubs of the FA of Finland and has been played since 1955.

The winner qualifies for the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Finals

The performance of various clubs is shown in the following table:[1] [2]

SeasonDateWinnerRunner-upScoreVenueCityAtt.
195520 November 1955HakaHPS5–1Olympic StadiumHelsinki3,021
195628 October 1956Pallo-PojatTKT2–1Olympic StadiumHelsinki2,020
195727 October 1957IF DrottKPT2–1 (aet)Olympic StadiumHelsinki3,907
19583 September 1958KTPKIF4–1Olympic StadiumHelsinki3,005
19591 November 1959HakaHIFK2–1Olympic StadiumHelsinki4,176
196023 October 1960HakaRU-383–1 (aet)Olympic StadiumHelsinki4,729
196122 October 1961KTPPallo-Pojat5–2Olympic StadiumHelsinki3,601
196221 October 1962HPSRoPS5–0Olympic StadiumHelsinki5,022
196320 October 1963HakaReipas Lahti1–0Olympic StadiumHelsinki14,052
196418 October 1964Reipas LahtiLaPa1–0Olympic StadiumHelsinki4,837
196520 October 1965Åbo IFKTPS1–0Olympic StadiumHelsinki1,936
196630 October 1966HJKKTP6–1Olympic StadiumHelsinki7,069
196711 October 1967KTPReipas Lahti2–0Olympic StadiumHelsinki5,243
196812 October 1968KuPSKTP2–1Olympic StadiumHelsinki3,521
19698 October 1969HakaHonka2–0Olympic StadiumHelsinki1,250
19704 October 1970MPReipas Lahti4–1 (aet)Olympic StadiumHelsinki5,399
197110 October 1971MPSport4–1Olympic StadiumHelsinki2,645
197215 October 1972Reipas LahtiVPS2–0Olympic StadiumHelsinki528
19737 October 1973Reipas LahtiSePS1–0Olympic StadiumHelsinki2,846
19746 October 1974Reipas LahtiOTP1–0Olympic StadiumHelsinki4,866
197525 April 1976Reipas LahtiHJK6–2 (aet)Olympic StadiumHelsinki6,086
197617 April 1977Reipas LahtiIlves2–0Tammela StadionTampere2,175
197723 October 1977HakaSePS3–1Olympic StadiumHelsinki2,134
19788 October 1978
15 October 1978
Reipas LahtiKPT3–1
1–1
Väinölänniemi
Radiomäki
Kuopio
Lahti
1,664
1,731
197921 October 1979IlvesTPS2–0Olympic StadiumHelsinki3,409
198019 October 1980KTPHaka3–2Olympic StadiumHelsinki7,039
198117 October 1981HJKKuusysi4–0Töölön PallokenttäHelsinki5,063
198216 October 1982HakaKPV3–2Olympic StadiumHelsinki4,161
198315 October 1983KuusysiHaka2–0Olympic StadiumHelsinki5,008
198420 October 1984HJKKuusysi2–1Olympic StadiumHelsinki6,057
198519 October 1985HakaHJK2–2 (aet) 2–1 (p)Olympic StadiumHelsinki6,622
198611 October 1986RoPSKePS2–0Olympic StadiumHelsinki3,636
198717 October 1987KuusysiOTP5–4Olympic StadiumHelsinki7,176
198815 October 1988HakaOTP1–0Olympic StadiumHelsinki3,504
198914 October 1989KuPSHaka3–2Olympic StadiumHelsinki5,203
199013 October 1990FC IlvesHJK2–1Olympic StadiumHelsinki8,285
199124 October 1991TPSKuusysi0–0 (aet) 5–3 (p)Olympic StadiumHelsinki8,727
19929 July 1992MyPaFF Jaro2–0Olympic StadiumHelsinki9,517
199317 July 1993HJKRoPS2–0Pori StadiumPori4,680
199410 July 1994TPSHJK2–1Olympic StadiumHelsinki7,617
199528 October 1995MyPaFC Jazz1–0Olympic StadiumHelsinki6,140
19963 November 1996HJKTPS0–0 (aet) 4–3 (p)Olympic StadiumHelsinki3,632
199725 October 1997HakaTPS2–1 (aet)Olympic StadiumHelsinki4,107
199831 October 1998HJKPK-353–2Olympic StadiumHelsinki5,023
199930 October 1999FC JokeritFF Jaro2–1Olympic StadiumHelsinki3,217
200010 November 2000HJKKotkan TP1–0Finnair StadiumHelsinki3,471
200112 November 2001AtlantisTampere United1–0Tammela StadionTampere3,820
20029 November 2002HakaLahti4–1Finnair StadiumHelsinki2,984
20031 November 2003HJKAllianssi2–1 (aet)Finnair StadiumHelsinki3,520
200430 October 2004MyPaHämeenlinna2–1Finnair StadiumHelsinki2,650
200529 October 2005HakaTPS4–1Finnair StadiumHelsinki2,130
20064 November 2006HJKKPV1–0Finnair StadiumHelsinki2,447
200711 November 2007Tampere UnitedHonka3–3 (aet) 3–1 (p)Finnair StadiumHelsinki1,457
20081 November 2008HJKHonka2–1 (aet)Finnair StadiumHelsinki1,554
200931 October 2009Inter TurkuTampere United2–1Finnair StadiumHelsinki2,065
201025 September 2010TPSHJK2–0Sonera StadiumHelsinki5,137
201124 September 2011HJKKuPS2–1 (aet)Sonera StadiumHelsinki5,125
201229 September 2012HonkaKuPS1–0Sonera StadiumHelsinki2,340
201328 September 2013RoPSKuPS2–1Sonera StadiumHelsinki4,032
20141 November 2014HJKInter Turku0–0 (aet) 5–3 (p)Sonera StadiumHelsinki2,349
201526 September 2015IFK MariehamnInter Turku2–1Tehtaan kenttäValkeakoski3,017
201624 September 2016SJKHJK1–1 (aet) 7–6 (p)Ratina StadiumTampere2,000
2016 - 201723 September 2017HJKSJK1–0OmaSP StadionSeinäjoki3,617
2017–201812 May 2018Inter TurkuHJK1–0Telia 5G AreenaHelsinki3,540
201915 June 2019IlvesIFK Mariehamn2–0Wiklof Holding ArenaMariehamn3,250
20203 October 2020HJK HelsinkiInter Turku2–0Veritas StadionTurku2,500
20218 May 2021KuPSHJK0–0 (aet) 5–4 (p)Olympic StadiumHelsinki0
202217 September 2022KuPSInter Turku1–0 Olympic StadiumHelsinki3,372
202330 September 2023IlvesHonka2–1Olympic StadiumHelsinki4,431

Performance by club

The performance of various clubs is shown in the following table:[1]

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning Years
HJK1966, 1981, 1984, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016–17, 2020
FC Haka1955, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1969, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1997, 2002, 2005
Reipas Lahti1964, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978
KTP1958, 1961, 1967, 1980
KuPS1968, 1989, 2021, 2022
Ilves1979, 1990, 2019, 2023
TPS1991, 1994, 2010
MyPa1992, 1995, 2004
Kuusysi1983, 1987
Inter Turku2009, 2017–18
RoPS1986, 2013
MP1970, 1971
FC Honka2012
TamU2007
Pallo-Pojat1956
HPS1962
IFK Mariehamn2015
Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho2016
IF Drott1957
ÅIFK1965
FC Jokerit1999
Atlantis2001

Performance by region

RegionClubsWinnersWinning Years
UusimaaHJK, Pallo-Pojat, HPS, FC Jokerit, Atlantis FC, FC Honka1956, 1962, 1966, 1981, 1984, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016–17
PirkanmaaHaka, Ilves, Tampere United1955, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1969, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2007
Päijät-HämeReipas, Kuusysi1964, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1987
KymenlaaksoKTP, MyPa1958, 1961, 1967, 1980, 1992, 1995, 2004
Varsinais-SuomiTPS, FC Inter, ÅIFK1965, 1991, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2018
Pohjois-SavoKuPS1968, 1989, 2021
Etelä-SavoMP1970, 1971
LappiRoPS1986, 2013
PohjanmaaIF Drott1957
Etelä-PohjanmaaSJK2016
ÅlandMIFK2015

See also

References

  1. Web site: Finland - List of Cup Finals. RSSSF.
  2. Web site: Finnish Cup (men), finals 1955–2007. . 20 September 2008 . based on Jalkapallokirja 2007 . Suomencup.net . 14 June 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090104154055/http://www.suomencup.net/index.php?title=Finnish_Cup_finals . 4 January 2009 . dead .

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