| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Teams | 233 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | HJK Helsinki |
| Runners-up | KuPS Kuopio |
The2011Finnish Cup (Finnish:Suomen Cup) is the 57th season of the main annual football (soccer) cup competition inFinland. It is organized as a single-elimination knock–out tournament. Participation in the competition is voluntary.
HJK won the cup after beatingKuPS 2–1 in the final. As HJK also won theleague, they qualified for the2012–13 UEFA Champions League and KuPS will enter thefirst qualifying round of UEFA Europa League as losing cup finalists.
A total of 233 teams registered for the competition.[1] They will enter in different rounds, depending on their position within the league system.[2] Clubs with teams inKolmonen (level IV) or an inferior league started the competition in Round 1. Teams fromYkkönen (level II) andKakkonen (level III) will enter in Round 4. The2011 Veikkausliiga clubs will start from Round 5 onwards, according to their2011 League Cup finish; teams exiting at the group stage will enter in Round 5, the losing teams of the quarterfinals will begin in Round 6, and all semifinalists will start in Round 7.
The tournament started on 6 January 2011 with the first match of Round 1[3] and concluded with the Final held on 24 September 2011[2] atSonera Stadium,Helsinki.
In this round entered 134 clubs from the Finnish fourth level and below, while the other 45 clubs received byes to the next round. These matches took place between 6 and 29 January 2011.[3]
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The 67 winners from the previous round and the 45 clubs who got a bye entered this round. These matches took place between 14 January and 13 February 2011.[4]
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The 56 winners from the previous round entered this round of the competition. These matches took place between 6 and 28 February 2011.[5][6]
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The 28 winners from the previous round and the 40 clubs from theYkkönen andKakkonen entered this round of the competition. These matches took place between 26 February and 21 March 2011.[7]
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The 34 winners from the previous round and six clubs eliminated from the group stage of the2011 Finnish League Cup will enter this round of the competition. The draw was conducted on 3 March 2011 byFinnish FA representative Petri Jakonen. If teams from different levels were drawn together, the lower-league team were assigned as the home team.[11] The matches of this round will take place between 17 March and 2 April 2011.[6]
| 27 March 2011Match 189 | SC Riverball | 3–6 (a.e.t.) | AC Oulu | Koillispuiston tekonurmi,Joensuu |
| 15:00UTC+3 |
| 20 March 2011Match 191 | GBK | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | FC Santa Claus | Kipparihalli,Kokkola |
| 15:30UTC+2 | M. Ebongue J. Roiko T. Wentin | Report(in Finnish) | S. Viitasaari A. Peura S. Roiha |
| 30 March 2011Match 194 | FC Viikingit | 0–1 | IFK Mariehamn | Fair Pay Areena,Helsinki |
| 15:00UTC+3 |
| 30 March 2011Match 200 | JäPS | 0–3 | FC KooTeePee | Lukion tekonurmi,Järvenpää |
| 18:30UTC+3 |
| 26 March 2011Match 201 | FC Kuusysi | 1–3 | FC Hämeenlinna | Kisapuiston tekonurmi,Lahti |
| 16:00UTC+2 |
The 20 winners from the previous round and four clubs eliminated in the quarterfinals of the2011 Finnish League Cup will enter this round of the competition. The draw was conducted on 24 March 2011. If teams from different levels were drawn together, the lower-league team were assigned as the home team.[12] The matches of this round will take place between 1 and 11 April 2011.[6]
All timesUTC+3
| 10 April 2011Match 206 | LPS | 0–8 | IFK Mariehamn | |
| 13:30 |
| 9 April 2011Match 210 | PK-35 | 2–0 | FC Hämeenlinna | |
| 13:00 |
| 8 April 2011Match 214 | FC Inter Turku | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4p) | FC Haka | |
| 18:00 |
| 10 April 2011Match 216 | SJK | 3–0 | FC KooTeePee | |
| 13:30 |
The 12 winners from the last round joined the four semifinalists of the2011 Finnish League Cup in this round of the competition. These matches were played between 15 and 23 April 2011.
All timesUTC+3
| 15 April 2011Match 218 | IFK Mariehamn | 1–0 | FC Honka | |
| 18:00 |
| 16 April 2011Match 225 | JIPPO | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Tampere United | Joensuun Koillispuisto tekonurmi,Joensuu |
| 14:00 |
The 8 winners from the previous stage of the competition enter this round.
All timesUTC+3
| 28 April 2011Match 226 | MyPa | 1–2 | HJK | Lehtomäki tekonurmi,Kouvola |
| 17:30 | Innanen | Zeneli Mannström |
| 28 April 2011Match 227 | IFK Mariehamn | 4–0 | JIPPO | Wiklöf Holding Arena,Mariehamn |
| 18:30 | Lehtinen Forsell Helmke |
| 28 April 2011Match 228 | FC Haka | 0–2 | KuPS | Tehtaan kenttä,Valkeakoski |
| 18:30 | Kaivonurmi |
| 29 April 2011Match 229 | FC Lahti | 4−3 | JJK | Kisapuisto,Lahti |
| 17:00 | Hauhia Sinisalo Laitinen Turunen | Kari Manninen |
The 4 winners from the previous stage compete in this round of the competition.
All timesUTC+3
| 26 May 2011Match 230 | IFK Mariehamn | 0–3 | KuPS | Wiklöf Holding Arena,Mariehamn |
| 18:30 | Referee:Jouni Hyytiä |
| 26 May 2011Match 231 | HJK | 3–0 | FC Lahti | Sonera Stadium,Helsinki |
| 18:30 | Parikka Moren Sadik | Referee:Tony Asumaa |
All timesUTC+3
| 24 September 2011Match 232 | KuPS | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | HJK | Sonera Stadium,Helsinki |
| 15:30 | Joenmäki | Referee:Jouni Hyytiä |