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]

2012 Suomen Cup
Tournament details
Country Finland
Teams198
Final positions
ChampionsFC Honka
Runner-upKuPS
UEFA Europa LeagueFC Honka
← 2011
2013 →
Sonera Stadium, Helsinki - usual venue for the Suomen Cup final

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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  
James  
Taipale  
Ilo  
Holopainen  
Koljonen  
Paananen  
Mäkinen  
Räsänen  
Pöntinen  
  Kolehmainen
  Rähmönen
  Ristola
  Hurme
  Pennanen
  Okaru
  Lehtonen
  Tanska
  Kennedy
  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

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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

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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  
Väyrynen  
Koskinen  
Yaghoubi  
Aalto  
  Okkonen
  Zeneli
  Pelvas
  Ashraf
  Lindström
30 August 2012 195 KuPS 1 – 0MYPAMikkelin Urheilupuisto, Mikkeli
18:30 Puri   37' Referee: Dennis Antamo

Final

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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

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  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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