The 2021 Finnish Cup is the 67th season of the Finnish Cup football competition.[1][2]

2021 Finnish Cup
Tournament details
CountryFinland
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsKuPS
Runner-upHJK Helsinki
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored121 (2.88 per match)
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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 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.[3]

Teams edit

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

Group stage edit

The teams participating in the group stage were the teams of Veikkausliiga and Ykkönen. 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]

Veikkausliiga – Group A edit

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
Source: [1]


Veikkausliiga – Group B edit

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
Source: [2]


Veikkausliiga – Group C edit

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
Source: [3]


Ykkönen – Group A edit

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
Source: [4]


Ykkönen – Group B edit

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
Source: [5]


Ykkönen – Group C edit

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
Source: [6]


Play-off Round edit

In the playoff round, 2 teams from Kakkonen (PEPO and SJK Akatemia), wil enter the tournament.

6 March 2021 SJK Akatemia (3)0–3 SJK (1) Wallsport Areena, Seinäjoki
14:30 Report
13 March 2021 VPS (2)0–4 Honka (1) Elisa Stadion, Vaasa
13:00 Report
13 March 2021 PEPO (3)0–3 PK-35 (2) Amiksen tekonurmi, Lappeenranta
14:30 Report
13 March 2021 Gnistan (2) 3–2 AETEIF (2)Mustapekka, Helsinki
17:00 Report
28 March 2021 RoPS (2)0-1 HIFK (1) Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä, Rovaniemi
17:00 Report

Quarter-finals edit

20 March 2021 KuPS (1) 5-0Gnistan (2)Savon Sanomat Areena, Kuopio
13:00 Report
3 April 2021 Honka (1) 1-0 AETPK-35 (2)Tapiolan Urheilupuisto, Espoo
14:00 Report
3 April 2021 HIFK (1)0-3 HJK (1) Veritas Stadion, Turku
16:00 Report
3 April 2021 Inter Turku (1) 1-0 AETSJK (1)Bolt Arena, Helsinki
16:00 Report

Semi-finals edit

10 April 2021 KuPS (1) 2-1Honka (1)Savon Sanomat Areena, Kuopio
14:00 Report
10 April 2021 HJK (1) 4-0Inter Turku (1)Bolt Arena, Helsinki
16:00 Report

Final edit

8 May 2021 HJK (1)0-0 (a.e.t.)
(4-5 p)
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
  Popovitch
  Udo
  Tomas
  Järvinen

References edit

  1. ^ "Soccerway". Soccerway.com. 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  2. ^ "Miesten Suomen Cup: Ottelut | Suomen Palloliitto". Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  3. ^ "uefa europa league". uefa.com. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  4. ^ "Suomen Cup 2021 - Soccer, Finland: Live Scores, Standings - Soccerstand.com". soccerstand.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2021-02-06.

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