| Tournament details | |
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| Country | Finland |
| Teams | 198 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FC Honka |
| Runners-up | KuPS |
| UEFA Europa League | FC Honka |
The2012Finnish Cup (Finnish:Suomen Cup) is the 58th season of the main annualassociation football cup competition inFinland. It is organised as a single-elimination knock–out tournament. Participation in the competition is voluntary. A total of 198 teams registered for the competition, with 12 teams from theVeikkausliiga, 10 from theYkkönen, 28 from theKakkonen, 54 from theKolmonen and 94 teams from other divisions.[1]
The tournament started on 6 January 2012 with the first match of Round 1. Many matches in the early rounds are played on artificial pitches in indoor halls.[2]
| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering at this round |
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| Round 1 | 198 | 34 | none | 34 | Kolmonen(Tier 4) Nelonen(Tier 5) Vitonen(Tier 6) Kutonen(Tier 7) Seiska(Tier 8) |
| Round 2 | 181 | 126 | 17 | 109 | see above |
| Round 3 | 118 | 68 | 63 | 5 | see above |
| Round 4 | 84 | 72 | 34 | 38 | Ykkönen(Tier 2) - 10 teams Kakkonen(Tier 3) - 28 teams |
| Round 5 | 48 | 40 | 36 | 4 | Veikkausliiga(Tier 1) - 4 teams |
| Round 6 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 4 | Veikkausliiga(Tier 1) - 4 teams |
| Round 7 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 4 | Veikkausliiga(Tier 1) - 4 teams |
| Quarter-finals | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | none |
| Semi-finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | none |
| Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | none | none |
In this round 34 clubs entered from the Finnish fourth level and below, while the other 109 clubs from the lower divisions received byes to the next round. These matches took place between 6 and 21 January 2012.[2]
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In this round 126 clubs participated from the Finnish fourth level and below. These matches commenced on 14 January 2012.[4]
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In this round 68 clubs entered from the Finnish fourth level and below. These matches commenced on 5 February 2012.[5]
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In this round 72 clubs participated, including 10 teams from theYkkönen and 28 teams from theKakkonen . These matches commenced on 14 February 2012.[5]
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In this round 40 clubs will participate, including 4 teams from theVeikkausliiga (Teams which have been eliminated from theLeague Cup). These matches are due to commence on 15 March 2012.[3]
| 31 March 2012151 | RiPS | 1 − 3 | FC Kuusysi | |
| 17:00 |
| 22 March 2012152 | VG-62 | 0 − 5 | FC KooTeePee | |
| 18:30 |
| 10 April 2012156 | Atlantis FC | 3 − 0 | FC Kiffen |
| 27 March 2012157 | Klubi 04 | 1 − 2 (a.e.t.) | IFK Mariehamn | |
| 16:00 |
| 31 March 2012160 | FC Santa Claus | 3 − 4 | MP | |
| 17:00 |
| 25 March 2012161 | SC Riverball | 1 − 0 | Hämeenlinnan Härmä | |
| 15:00 |
| 18 March 2012162 | FC Muurola | 0 − 5 | FC Hämeenlinna | |
| 14:30 |
| 25 March 2012169 | JPS | 3 − 2 (a.e.t.) | Pallo-Iirot | |
| 15:00 |
In this round 24 clubs will participate, including 4 teams from theVeikkausliiga. These matches are due to commence on 29 March 2012.[3]
| 10 April 2012173 | FC Hämeenlinna | 0 – 4 | FC Honka | |
Väyrynen 19',50',81'Äijälä 76' |
| 10 April 2012174 | IFK Mariehamn | 4 – 1 | JJK | |
| Forsell 39' Kangaskolkka 47',75'Wiklöf 85' | Hilska 37' |
| 5 April 2012176 | PS Kemi | 2 − 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5p) | FF Jaro | |
| Eissele 26' (pen.),33' | Tahvanainen 62',88' |
| 10 April 2012177 | EIF | 4 – 1 | FC Kuusysi | |
| Estlander 14',83' Lewis 77'Mirabelli 80' | Puhalainen 19' |
| 15 April 2012178 | Atlantis FC | 2 − 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2p) | FC Jazz |
| 31 March 2012180 | SC Riverball | 0 – 4 | Haka |
| 11 April 2012181 | FC KooTeePee | 2 – 0 | HIFK | |
| Laaksonen 37' Wheeler 47' |
In this round 16 clubs will participate, including 4 teams from theVeikkausliiga. These matches are due to commence on 24 April 2012.[3]
| 25 April 2012183 | FC KooTeePee | 2 − 1 (a.e.t.) | FC Inter | |
| Wheeler 73' (pen.),103' (pen.) | Ojala 79' |
| 25 April 2012184 | Atlantis FC | 0 − 3 | FC Honka | |
| Mombilo 25' Dudu 86'Väyrynen 87' |
| 25 April 2012186 | KuPS | 0 − 0 (a.e.t.) (8 – 7p) | TPS | |
| Penalties | ||||
Kärkkäinen James  Taipale Ilo Holopainen Koljonen Paananen Mäkinen Räsänen Pöntinen | KolehmainenRähmönenRistolaHurmePennanenOkaru LehtonenTanskaKennedyLehtovaara | |||
| 25 April 2012187 | IF Gnistan | 1 – 4 | IFK Mariehamn | |
| J. Kauti 21' | Forsell 6',14' (pen.) Byskata 77'Jagne 86' |
In this round 8 clubs will participate. These 4 matches are due to be played on 9 and 10 May 2012.[3]
| 9 May 2012190 | HJK | 3 – 0 | FC KooTeePee | Sonera Stadium,Helsinki |
| Ashraf 33' Alho 35'Zeneli 90+2' | Referee: Jari Järvinen |
| 9 May 2012191 | FC Honka | 2 – 0 | VPS | Tapiolan urheilupuisto,Espoo |
| Äijälä 27' (pen.) Simpanen 57' | Referee: Ville Nevalainen |
| 9 May 2012192 | KuPS | 3 – 0 | IFK Mariehamn | Savon Sanomat Areena,Kuopio |
| Venäläinen 41' Hynynen 68'Ilo 85' | Referee: Miikka Lähdesmäki |
| 8 May 2012193 | JIPPO | 0 – 3 | MYPA | Koillispuiston tekonurmi,Joensuu |
| Sihvola 9',70' O'Shaughnessy 84' | Referee: Vesa Hätilä |
In this round 4 clubs will participate.[3][6][7]
| 31 May 2012194 | FC Honka | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4p) | HJK | ISS Stadion,Vantaa |
| 18:30 | Tammilehto 14' | Zeneli 52' | Referee: Petteri Kari | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Äijälä Väyrynen Koskinen Yaghoubi Aalto | OkkonenZeneliPelvasAshrafLindström | |||
| 30 August 2012195 | KuPS | 1 – 0 | MYPA | Mikkelin Urheilupuisto,Mikkeli |
| 18:30 | Puri 37' | Referee: Dennis Antamo |
The Suomen Cup final is due to be played on 29 September 2012.[3]