| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Teams | 24 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | KuPS |
| Runner-up | HJK Helsinki |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 42 |
| Goals scored | 121 (2.88 per match) |
The2021 Finnish Cup is the 67th season of theFinnish Cup football competition.[1][2]
Until the 2017–2018 season, the tournament was held in the autumn-spring schedule from July to September of the following year. The introduction of this new format of the contest meant that the League Cup was suspended.
The winner of the Finnish Cup qualifies for the2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.[3]
| Round | Dates | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round (group stage) | 6 – 28 February 2021 | 24 | - | 24 | Veikkausliiga (12),Ykkönen (12). |
| Play-off Round | 6 – 28 March 2021 | 10 | 8 | 2 | Kakkonen (2) |
| Quarter-finals | 20 March – 3 April 2021 | 8 | 3 (group stage) 5 (play off) | – | |
| Semi-finals | 10 April 2021 | 4 | 4 | – | |
| Finals | 8 May 2021 | 2 | 2 | – |
The teams participating in the group stage were the teams ofVeikkausliiga andYkkönen. The group stage was played in February 2021 with teams divided into 6 divisional groups, three groups with Veikkausliiga and three groups with Ykkönen teams. The winners of the Veikkausliiga groups qualify for the quarter-finals, the second teams of these groups will play the playoffs. The winners and the best 2 runners up of the Ykkönen groups qualify for the playoffs.[4]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJK | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| HIFK | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Play-off |
| FC Lahti | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| KTP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter Turku | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| Honka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Play-off |
| FC Haka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| IFK Mariehamn | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KuPS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| SJK | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Play-off |
| AC Oulu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| FC Ilves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Play-off |
| MP | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | |
| Klubi 04 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| JIPPO | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK-35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Play-off |
| Ekenäs IF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| TPS Turku | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| MuSa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Play-off |
| RoPS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
| FF Jaro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| KPV | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
In the playoff round, 2 teams fromKakkonen (PEPO andSJK Akatemia), wil enter the tournament.
| 6 March 2021 | SJK Akatemia (3) | 0–3 | SJK (1) | Wallsport Areena,Seinäjoki |
| 14:30 | Report |
| 13 March 2021 | PEPO (3) | 0–3 | PK-35 (2) | Amiksen tekonurmi,Lappeenranta |
| 14:30 | Report |
| 3 April 2021 | Inter Turku (1) | 1-0 AET | SJK (1) | Bolt Arena,Helsinki |
| 16:00 | Report |
| 10 April 2021 | HJK (1) | 4-0 | Inter Turku (1) | Bolt Arena,Helsinki |
| 16:00 | Report |
| 8 May 2021 | HJK (1) | 0-0 (a.e.t.) (4-5p) | KuPS (1) | Helsinki Olympic Stadium,Helsinki |
| 16:00 | Riski 4'Debohi 60' | Report | Carrillo 32'  63'Adjei-Boateng 102'Uzochukwu 115' | Attendance: 0 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen |
| Penalties | ||||
Riski O'Shaughnessy Tanaka Henrique  Valenčič | Adjei-Boateng PopovitchUdoTomasJärvinen | |||
