2012 Suomen Cup
Tournament details
Country Finland
Teams198
Final positions
ChampionsFC Honka
Runner-upKuPS
UEFA Europa LeagueFC Honka
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Sonera Stadium, Helsinki - usual venue for the Suomen Cup final

The 2012 Finnish Cup (Finnish: Suomen Cup) is the 58th season of the main annual association football cup competition in Finland. 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 the Veikkausliiga, 10 from the Ykkönen, 28 from the Kakkonen, 54 from the Kolmonen 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]

Teams

Round Clubs
remaining		 Clubs
involved		 Winners from
previous round		 New entries
this round		 Leagues entering at this round
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

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Round 1

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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Round 2

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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Round 3

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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Round 4

In this round 72 clubs participated, including 10 teams from the Ykkönen and 28 teams from the Kakkonen . These matches commenced on 14 February 2012.[5]

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Round 5

In this round 40 clubs will participate, including 4 teams from the Veikkausliiga (Teams which have been eliminated from the League Cup). These matches are due to commence on 15 March 2012.[3]

24 March 2012 150 Gnistan 1 − 0BK-46
16:00
31 March 2012 151RiPS1 − 3 FC Kuusysi
17:00
22 March 2012 152VG-620 − 5 FC KooTeePee
18:30
25 March 2012 153Maskun Palloseura2 − 3 EIF
18:45
25 March 2012 154MaKu/Baltika1 − 8 FC Lahti
19:30
24 March 2012 155Lahden Reipas0 − 4 LPS
18:00
10 April 2012 156 Atlantis FC 3 − 0FC Kiffen
27 March 2012 157Klubi 041 − 2 (a.e.t.) IFK Mariehamn
16:00
1 April 2012 158FC Futura2 − 5 HIFK
18:30
27 March 2012 159 JäPS 2 − 1FC Espoo
19:00
31 March 2012 160FC Santa Claus3 − 4 MP
17:00
25 March 2012 161 SC Riverball 1 − 0Hämeenlinnan Härmä
15:00
18 March 2012 162FC Muurola0 − 5 FC Hämeenlinna
14:30
24 March 2012 163 FC Jazz 3 − 2 (a.e.t.)SJK
15:30
27 March 2012 164NoPS1 − 7 Haka
18:00
31 March 2012 165 PS Kemi 3 − 1 (a.e.t.)GBK
18:00
22 March 2012 166KPV0 – 5 JJK
17:30
24 March 2012 167NuPS1 – 7 JIPPO
15:00
24 March 2012 168TPV0 – 3 AC Oulu
16:15
25 March 2012 169 JPS 3 − 2 (a.e.t.)Pallo-Iirot
15:00

Round 6

In this round 24 clubs will participate, including 4 teams from the Veikkausliiga. These matches are due to commence on 29 March 2012.[3]

7 April 2012 170 JIPPO 1 − 0 (a.e.t.)FC Lahti
Tahvanainen 119'
12 April 2012 171JäPS0 – 1 Gnistan
Liesjärvi 57' (o.g.)
6 April 2012 172MP0 – 2 MYPA
Kaipio 29'
Oksanen 62'
10 April 2012 173FC Hämeenlinna0 – 4 FC Honka
Väyrynen 19', 50', 81'
Äijälä 76'
10 April 2012 174 IFK Mariehamn 4 – 1JJK
Forsell 39'
Kangaskolkka 47', 75'
Wiklöf 85'		 Hilska 37'
12 April 2012 175AC Oulu0 – 2 KuPS
Holopainen 45+1'
Purje 90'
5 April 2012 176PS Kemi2 − 2 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 5 p)		 FF Jaro
Eissele 26' (pen.), 33' Tahvanainen 62', 88'
10 April 2012 177 EIF 4 – 1FC Kuusysi
Estlander 14', 83'
Lewis 77'
Mirabelli 80'		 Puhalainen 19'
15 April 2012 178 Atlantis FC 2 − 2 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 2 p)		FC Jazz
1 April 2012 179JPS0 – 3 LPS
31 March 2012 180SC Riverball0 – 4 Haka
11 April 2012 181 FC KooTeePee 2 – 0HIFK
Laaksonen 37'
Wheeler 47'

Round 7

In this round 16 clubs will participate, including 4 teams from the Veikkausliiga. These matches are due to commence on 24 April 2012.[3]

26 April 2012 182 HJK 2 − 1FF Jaro
Mannström 40'
Pohjanpalo 74'		 Niang 29'
25 April 2012 183 FC KooTeePee 2 − 1 (a.e.t.)FC Inter
Wheeler 73' (pen.), 103' (pen.) Ojala 79'
25 April 2012 184Atlantis FC0 − 3 FC Honka
Mombilo 25'
Dudu 86'
Väyrynen 87'
26 April 2012 185LPS0 − 2 VPS
Leukkunen 43' (og.)
Parikka 67' (pen.)
25 April 2012 186 KuPS 0 − 0 (a.e.t.)
(8 – 7 p)		TPS
Penalties
Kärkkäinen soccer ball with check mark
James soccer ball with red X
Taipale soccer ball with check mark
Ilo soccer ball with check mark
Holopainen soccer ball with check mark
Koljonen soccer ball with check mark
Paananen soccer ball with red X
Mäkinen soccer ball with check mark
Räsänen soccer ball with check mark
Pöntinen soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Kolehmainen
soccer ball with check mark Rähmönen
soccer ball with red X Ristola
soccer ball with check mark Hurme
soccer ball with check mark Pennanen
soccer ball with check mark Okaru
soccer ball with red X Lehtonen
soccer ball with check mark Tanska
soccer ball with check mark Kennedy
soccer ball with red X Lehtovaara
25 April 2012 187IF Gnistan1 – 4 IFK Mariehamn
J. Kauti 21' Forsell 6', 14' (pen.)
Byskata 77'
Jagne 86'
22 April 2012 188EIF0 – 2 JIPPO
Rönkkö 74'
Itälä 90'
26 April 2012 189Haka1 – 2 (a.e.t.) MYPA
Robinson 62' Sihvola 82', 110'

Quarter-finals

In this round 8 clubs will participate. These 4 matches are due to be played on 9 and 10 May 2012.[3]

9 May 2012 190 HJK 3 – 0FC KooTeePeeSonera Stadium, Helsinki
Ashraf 33'
Alho 35'
Zeneli 90+2'		 Referee: Jari Järvinen
9 May 2012 191 FC Honka 2 – 0VPSTapiolan urheilupuisto, Espoo
Äijälä 27' (pen.)
Simpanen 57'		 Referee: Ville Nevalainen
9 May 2012 192 KuPS 3 – 0IFK MariehamnSavon Sanomat Areena, Kuopio
Venäläinen 41'
Hynynen 68'
Ilo 85'		 Referee: Miikka Lähdesmäki
8 May 2012 193JIPPO0 – 3 MYPA Koillispuiston tekonurmi, Joensuu
Sihvola 9', 70'
O'Shaughnessy 84'		 Referee: Vesa Hätilä

Semi-finals

In this round 4 clubs will participate.[3][6][7]

31 May 2012 194 FC Honka 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 4 p)		HJKISS Stadion, Vantaa
18:30 Tammilehto 14' Zeneli 52' Referee: Petteri Kari
Penalties
Äijälä soccer ball with check mark
Väyrynen soccer ball with check mark
Koskinen soccer ball with check mark
Yaghoubi soccer ball with check mark
Aalto soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Okkonen
soccer ball with check mark Zeneli
soccer ball with check mark Pelvas
soccer ball with check mark Ashraf
soccer ball with check mark Lindström
30 August 2012 195 KuPS 1 – 0MYPAMikkelin Urheilupuisto, Mikkeli
18:30 Puri 37' Referee: Dennis Antamo

Final

The Suomen Cup final is due to be played on 29 September 2012.[3]

29 September 2012 196 FC Honka 1 – 0KuPS
Mäkijärvi 23' Referee: Mattias Gestranius

References

  1. ^ "18.11.2011 Miesten Suomen Cupiin 2012 ilmoittautuneet". suomencup.fi. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Tuolokset, 1. kierros". suomencup.fi. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Suomen Cup". suomencup.fi. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Tuolokset, 2. kierros". suomencup.fi. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d "Miesten Suomen Cupin 4. kierros arvottu". suomencup.fi. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  6. ^ http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=207153[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=207628[permanent dead link]

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