2011 Finnish Cup

The 2011 Finnish Cup (Finnish: Suomen Cup) is the 57th season of the main annual football (soccer) cup competition in Finland. It is organized as a single-elimination knock–out tournament. Participation in the competition is voluntary.

2011 Suomen Cup
Country Finland
Teams233
ChampionsHJK Helsinki
Runners-upKuPS Kuopio
2010
2012

HJK won the cup after beating KuPS 2-1 in the final. As HJK also won the league, they qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League and KuPS will enter the first 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 in Kolmonen (level IV) or an inferior league started the competition in Round 1. Teams from Ykkönen (level II) and Kakkonen (level III) will enter in Round 4. The 2011 Veikkausliiga clubs will start from Round 5 onwards, according to their 2011 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] at Sonera Stadium, Helsinki.

Round 1

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]

Round 2

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]

Round 3

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]

Round 4

The 28 winners from the previous round and the 40 clubs from the Ykkönen and Kakkonen entered this round of the competition. These matches took place between 26 February and 21 March 2011.[7]

Round 5

The 34 winners from the previous round and six clubs eliminated from the group stage of the 2011 Finnish League Cup will enter this round of the competition. The draw was conducted on 3 March 2011 by Finnish 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 2011 Match 186RoPS01VPS
16:00 UTC+3
28 March 2011 Match 187Zulimanit12ViPaJalkapallohalli, Kuopio
19:30 UTC+3
26 March 2011 Match 188MaPS42FCVLiedon htn,
16:30 UTC+2
27 March 2011 Match 189SC Riverball36 (a.e.t.)AC OuluKoillispuiston tekonurmi, Joensuu
15:00 UTC+3
26 March 2011 Match 190JBK60P-IirotTellushalli, Jakobstad
14:30 UTC+2
20 March 2011 Match 191GBK4–3 (a.e.t.)FC Santa ClausKipparihalli, Kokkola
15:30 UTC+2 M. Ebongue  14'
J. Roiko  90', 104'
T. Wentin  113' (pen)
Report (in Finnish) S. Viitasaari  27'
A. Peura  37'
S. Roiha  103'
26 March 2011 Match 192SJK40FC JazzWallsport Areena, Seinäjoki
14:30 UTC+2
26 March 2011 Match 193MP01JIPPOUrpolan tekonurmi, Mikkeli
17:30 UTC+2
30 March 2011 Match 194FC Viikingit01IFK MariehamnFair Pay Areena, Helsinki
15:00 UTC+3
26 March 2011 Match 195PK-3531Klubi-04ISS Stadion, Vantaa
13:30 UTC+2
31 March 2011 Match 196Härmä11 (a.e.t.)
(45 p)
Gnistan
21:30 UTC+3
2 April 2011 Match 197LoPa04FC HakaLeppävaaran tekonurmi, Espoo
17:30 UTC+3
26 March 2011 Match 198LPS41 (a.e.t.)KäPaTalin halli, Helsinki
15:00 UTC+2
29 March 2011 Match 199FC Kiffen01FC Espoo
30 March 2011 Match 200JäPS03FC KooTeePeeLukion tekonurmi, Järvenpää
18:30 UTC+3
26 March 2011 Match 201FC Kuusysi13FC HämeenlinnaKisapuiston tekonurmi, Lahti
16:00 UTC+2
26 March 2011 Match 202HDS11 (a.e.t.)
(46 p)
SudetTöölö PK 6, Helsinki
19:30 UTC+2
26 March 2011 Match 203EIF11 (a.e.t.)
(43 p)
HIFKKarjaan tekonurmi, Raseborg
16:00 UTC+2
27 March 2011 Match 204BK-4601FC LahtiKarjaan tekonurmi, Raseborg
16:00 UTC+3
26 March 2011 Match 205NoPS09MyPaKaukajärvi tekonurmi, Tampere
16:00 UTC+2

Round 6

The 20 winners from the previous round and four clubs eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2011 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 times UTC+3

10 April 2011 Match 206LPS08IFK Mariehamn
13:30
9 April 2011 Match 207ViPa14FF Jaro
18:15
10 April 2011 Match 208EIF02KuPS
15:00
13 April 2011 Match 209MyPa20AC Oulu
17:00
9 April 2011 Match 210PK-3520FC Hämeenlinna
13:00
12 April 2011 Match 211TPS22 (a.e.t.)
(54 p)
VPS
18:30
9 April 2011 Match 212JIPPO00 (a.e.t.)
(42 p)
JBK
14:00
13 April 2011 Match 213FC Lahti21FC Espoo
17:00
8 April 2011 Match 214FC Inter Turku00 (a.e.t.)
(24 p)
FC Haka
18:00
9 April 2011 Match 215Gnistan30Sudet
20:00
10 April 2011 Match 216SJK30FC KooTeePee
13:30
9 April 2011 Match 217GBK31 (a.e.t.)MaPS
15:30

Round 7

The 12 winners from the last round joined the four semifinalists of the 2011 Finnish League Cup in this round of the competition. These matches were played between 15 and 23 April 2011.

All times UTC+3

15 April 2011 Match 218IFK Mariehamn10FC Honka
18:00
15 April 2011 Match 219PK-3508JJKISS Stadion, Vantaa
17:30
23 April 2011 Match 220SJK04HJKJouppilanvuoren tekonurmi, Seinäjoki
14:00
16 April 2011 Match 221Gnistan26KuPSFAIR PAY Areena, Helsinki
15:30
17 April 2011 Match 222MyPa31FF JaroLehtomäki tekonurmi, Kouvola
17:30
17 April 2011 Match 223GBK02FC HakaKipparihalli, Kokkola
18:00
21 April 2011 Match 224FC Lahti20TPSKisapuiston tekonurmi, Lahti
17:00
16 April 2011 Match 225JIPPO2–1 (a.e.t.)Tampere UnitedJoensuun Koillispuisto tekonurmi, Joensuu
14:00

Quarterfinals

The 8 winners from the previous stage of the competition enter this round.

All times UTC+3

28 April 2011 Match 226MyPa12HJKLehtomäki tekonurmi, Kouvola
17:30 Innanen  27' Zeneli  21'
Mannström  77'
28 April 2011 Match 227IFK Mariehamn40JIPPOWiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn
18:30 Lehtinen  7', 83'
Forsell  33'
Helmke  65'
28 April 2011 Match 228FC Haka02KuPSTehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski
18:30 Kaivonurmi  47', 63'
29 April 2011 Match 229FC Lahti4−3JJKKisapuisto, Lahti
17:00 Hauhia  69',
Sinisalo  80',
Laitinen  84',
Turunen  88'
Kari  48' (pen.), 51' ,
Manninen  63'

Semifinals

The 4 winners from the previous stage compete in this round of the competition.

All times UTC+3

26 May 2011 Match 230IFK Mariehamn03KuPSWiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn
18:30  6',  79' Nwakaeme
 64' Ilo
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä
26 May 2011 Match 231HJK30FC LahtiSonera Stadium, Helsinki
18:30 Parikka  49' (pen.)
Moren  54'
Sadik  89'
Referee: Tony Asumaa

Final

All times UTC+3

24 September 2011 Match 232KuPS12 (a.e.t.)HJKSonera Stadium, Helsinki
15:30 Joenmäki  119'  108' Litmanen
 116' Ring
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä

References

  1. "Ilmoitautuneet joukkueet kauden 2011 miesten Suomen Cupiin" (in Finnish). suomencup.fi. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  2. "Arvonnat ja pelipäivät". suomencup.fi. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  3. "Tuolokset, 1. kierros". suomencup.fi. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  4. "Tuolokset, 2. kierros". suomencup.fi. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  5. "Tuolokset, 3. kierros". suomencup.fi. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  6. "Otteluohjelma". suomencup.fi. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  7. "Tuolokset, 4. kierros". suomencup.fi. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  8. MP official website
  9. "SC KuFu official website". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  10. FC Santa Claus official website
  11. "Miesten Suomen Cupin 5. kierros arvottu". suomencup.fi. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  12. "Miesten Suomen Cupin 6. kierros arvottu" (in Finnish). suomencup.fi. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
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