2011 Finnish Cup

2011 Suomen Cup
Tournament details
Country Finland
Teams233
Final positions
ChampionsHJK Helsinki
Runner-upKuPS Kuopio
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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.

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.

  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. ^ a b "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.