2010Finnish Cup (Finnish:Suomen Cup) was the 56th season of the main annual football (soccer) cup competition inFinland. It was organized as a single-elimination knock–out tournament.
Participation in the competition was voluntary. The winners of the competition entered thesecond qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.
A total of 271 teams registered for the competition. They entered in different rounds, depending on their position within the league system. Clubs with teams inKolmonen (level IV) or an inferior league, as well as Veterans and Junior teams, started the competition in Round 1. Teams fromYkkönen (level II) andKakkonen (level III) entered in Round 3.Veikkausliiga clubs started in Round 4 with the exceptions ofInter Turku,FC Honka,TPS andHJK Helsinki. These four teams entered in Round 5 because they had qualified for European competitions after the2009 season.
The tournament started on 30 January 2010 with the First Round and concluded with the Final held on 25 September 2010 atSonera Stadium,Helsinki.
The draw for this round was conducted on 14 January 2010. 220 teams were drawn into 110 matches for this round. Unlike last year, there was no need to award byes. The matches were played between 30 January and 28 February 2010.[1]
The draw for this round was conducted on 14 January 2010. The 110 winners of the Second Round were drawn into 55 matches for this round. The matches were played between 3 and 28 March 2010.
The draw for this round took place on 19 March 2010. This round includes the 55 winners from the previous round and the 37 clubs from theYkkönen 2010 andKakkonen 2010 seasons that entered into the competition. These clubs were drawn into 46 matches that took place between 1 and 15 April 2010.
The draw for this round took place on 8 April 2010. This round includes the 46 winners of the previous round and the 102010 Veikkausliiga clubs that entered this competition who are not involved in European competitions for the 2010-11 cycle. This includes all the clubs in the league competition except forInter Turku,FC Honka,TPS andHJK Helsinki, who will be entering the competition in the round following this one. These 28 matches were played between 20 and 29 April 2010.
This round included the 28 winners from the previous round and the 42010 Veikkausliiga clubs involved in European competition in the 2009-10 cycle:Inter Turku,FC Honka,TPS andHJK Helsinki. These matches were played on 11, 12, 13 and 18 May 2010.
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