2019 Finnish Cup

The 2019 Finnish Cup was the 65th season of the Finnish Cup football competition.[1]

2019 Finnish Cup
Tournament details
CountryFinland
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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 the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.[2]

Teams

RoundDatesClubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Leagues entering this round
First round (group stage)47Veikkausliiga (12), Ykkönen (10), Kakkonen (25)
1/8 finals16
Quarter-finals8
Semi-finals4
Finals2

Group stage

The teams participating in the group stage were the teams of Veikkausliiga (12), Ykkönen (10) and Kakkonen (25). The group stage was played between January and March 2019 with teams divided into 12 divisional groups, two groups with Veikkausliiga and Ykkönen teams, and 8 groups with Kakkonen teams. The four best teams of the Veikkausliiga A and B groups, the first two teams of the Ykkönen A and B teams, and the winners of Kakkonen groups continued in the eighth finals.[3]

Veikkausliiga – Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
FC Honka531174+310
Inter Turku530276+19
FC Lahti530267−19
IFK Mariehamn522174+38
HJK521297+27
HIFK5005311−80

Veikkausliiga – Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
FC Ilves5410124+813
VPS530256−19
KPV522164+28
RoPS521289−17
SJK5023710−32
KuPS5023611−52

Ykkönen – Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
AC Oulu421183+57
FC Haka421175+27
MuSa421176+17
MYPA403136−33
FF Jaro402227−52

Ykkönen – Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
TPV4211126+67
KTP421185+37
TPS Turku420286+26
AC Kajaani4202512−76
Ekenäs IF4103610−43

Kakkonen – Groups 1–8

1/8 finals

15 March 2019 VJS [fi]0–3 Kokkolan Palloveikot Vantaa
19:00 (EEST)ReportStadium: Myyrmaki-halli
Attendance: 1800
15 March 2019 IF Gnistan1–3 (a.e.t.) VPS Helsinki
19:00 (EEST)ReportStadium: Mustapekka Areena
Attendance: 417
16 March 2019 Haka0–1 RoPS Valkeakoski
14:30 (EEST)ReportStadium: Saharan tekonurmi
Attendance: 243
16 March 2019 KTP0–2 FC Ilves Kotka
15:00 (EEST)ReportStadium: Arto Tolsa Areena
Attendance: 303
16 March 2019 Oulu0–1 Honka Oulu
15:00 (EEST)ReportStadium: Heinapaan halli
Attendance: 1000
16 March 2019 TPV0–2 IFK Mariehamn Tampere
16:00 (EEST)ReportStadium: Pirkkahalli
Attendance: 513
16 March 2019 FC Kiisto0–5 Lahti Vaasa
16:00 (EEST)ReportStadium: Elisa Stadion
Attendance: 250
17 March 2019 JS Hercules0–2 Inter Turku Oulu
15:00 (EEST)ReportStadium: Heinapaan halli
Attendance: 1000

Quarter-finals

30 March 2019 Inter Turku1–2 VPS Turku
15:00 (EEST)ReportStadium: Kupittaa 5 KHT Keinonurmi
30 March 2019 RoPS1–2 Kokkolan Palloveikot Rovaniemi
16:00 (EEST)ReportStadium: Rovaniemen Keskuskentta
30 March 2019 Honka1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
FC Ilves Espoo
16:00 (EEST)ReportStadium: Tapiolan Monitoimiareena Oy
31 March 2019 IFK Mariehamn 3–1 (a.e.t.)LahtiEckerö
18:00 (EEST)ReportStadium: Eckeröhallen

Semi-finals

16 May 2019 VPS1–3 IFK Mariehamn Vaasa
18:30 (EEST)ReportStadium: Elisa Stadion
Attendance: 2509
Referee: J.Hyytia
16 May 2019 Kokkolan Palloveikot2–3 FC Ilves Kokkola
18:30 (EEST)ReportStadium: Kokkolan Keskuskentta
Attendance: 1724
Referee: V.Nevalainen

Final

15 June 2019 IFK Mariehamn0–2 FC Ilves Mariehamn
16:00 (EEST)ReportStadium: Wiklof Holding Arena
Referee: Toni Pohjoismäki

References