2008 Finnish Cup

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2008 Suomen Cup
Tournament details
Country 
HJK Helsinki
Runner-upFC Honka

2008 Finnish Cup (Finnish: Suomen Cup) was the 54th season of the main annual football competition in Finland. It was organized as a single-elimination knock–out tournament.

Participation in the competition is voluntary. Veikkausliiga side IFK Mariehamn, for example, decided not to register for the tournament, as well as some Ykkönen teams.

Depending on their position within the league system, teams entered in different rounds. Clubs with teams in

2007 season
.

The tournament started on 1 April 2008 with the First Round and concluded with the Final held on 1 November 2008 at

Finnair Stadium, Helsinki
.

Participating teams

Veikkausliiga – 13 teams Ykkönen (I) – 10 teams Kakkonen (II) – 28 teams
PS Kemi, TPV, TP-47
Warkaus JK, ÅIFK
Kolmonen (III) – 92 teams
AC Kajaani,
SalReipas, SAPA, SavU, SC KuFu –98, SC Riverball, S.C. Zulimanit, SiU, SoVo, Stars, STPS, Sudet
, Tervarit, ToiP –49, ToVe, TPK, TP–47 Reserves, VaKP, Vilpas, Virkiä, VJS, VäVi, Öja
Lower leagues (IV – VII) – 186 teams
AC StaSi, AFC EMU, AFC Keltik, APV, BET Reserves, Black Islanders, Boca Seniors, Boca Seniors Reserves, Colo Colo, Colo Colo Reserves, EKP, Esse IK Reserves,
SibboV
Reserves, Sisu, Souls AC, SUMU, SUMU Lyon, SuPa, TaaJä, TahVe, TaPo, TC, TeTe, TiPS, TKT, ToPS–90, ToTe AP, ToU, TPK Reserves, TPV Reserves, TuPS, TuPV, VKajo, VaKP Reserves, Vesa, ViiPV, VJK, YIlves, Yllätys, YlöR, YPallo, Zenith
Veterans (35 years or older) – 9 teams Junior teams (19 years or younger) – 23 teams
FC Kiffen Veterans, FC Lohja Veterans, FC Repaleet, I–HK Veterans, KTP Veterans, MPS Veterans, NP–H / Pappazulut Veterans, Riverball Veterans, WIFK Veterans FC Honka Juniors, FC Honka Juniors Reserves, FC POHU Juniors, FC POHU Juniors Reserves, FC Reipas Juniors, FC Reipas Juniors Reserves, FC Vapsi Juniors, Gnistan Juniors, Gnistan Juniors Reserves, Ilves Juniors, JäPS Juniors, Kasiysi Juniors, KPS Juniors, KäPa Juniors, LoPa Juniors, MyPa Juniors, PPJ Juniors, PS Kemi Juniors, SiPS Juniors, TKT Juniors, TPV Juniors, VJS Juniors, ÅIFK Juniors

First round

The draw for this round was conducted on 11 March 2008. Exactly one hundred teams were drawn into fifty matches for this round, with the remaining teams receiving a bye. Matches were played on April 1 – 10, 2008.[1]

Second round

The draw for this round was conducted on 11 March 2008. The winners of the First Round, along with the teams who received a bye, were drawn into 130 matches for this round. Matches were played between April 2 – 25, 2008.

Third round

The draw for this round was conducted on 11 April 2008. The winners of the previous round participated in this round. Matches were played on April 19 – May 6, 2008.

Fourth round

The draw for this round was conducted on 23 April 2008. The 65 winners of the Third Round, along with the 47 teams from the top three tiers which entered in this round, were drawn into 56 matches for this round. Matches were played on May 6 – 30, 2008.

Fifth round

The draw for this round was conducted on 20 May 2008. The winners of the Fourth Round participated in this round. Matches were played between June 1 – 11, 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
YIlves 0–7 Gnistan
RiRa 0–9
MyPa
Warkaus JK 2–1
JJK
KTP Veterans 0–2 KooTeePee
Ponnistus
1–13 Lahti
HDS 0–10
HJK Helsinki
SJK 0–5
RoPS
PPV 0–1 City Stars
FCV 0–3
KuPS
JäPS 1–2 Atlantis FC
SC Riverball 1–6 VPS
Lieto 2–0 I–Kissat
PJK 0–1 FC Viikingit
FC Espoo Reserves 3–1 (
aet
)
ToiP–49
AC Oulu 0–1 JIPPO
FC YPA 0–1 TP-47
JBK 2–3 KPV
PP-70
0–3 LoPa
FC Espoo 0–2 Inter Turku
ÅIFK 1–6 Rakuunat
FC Honka Reserves 5–0 VPS–j
TPV Juniors 2–2 (
p.
4–5)
HIFK
Ilves 2–0 (
aet
)
TPV
Huima 1–2
PS Kemi
FC OPA 1–4 Jaro
Norrvalla FF 1–5 PK-35
TUS 2–1
GBK
FC Kuusankoski 1–2 Sinimustat

Sixth Round

The draw for this round was conducted on 12 June 2008. The 28 winners of the Fifth Round, along with the last four Veikkausliiga teams which entered in this round, were drawn into 16 matches for this round. Matches were played on June 17 and 19, 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Atlantis FC 0–3 TPS
Jaro 2–0 Lahti
HJK Helsinki
1–0 Inter Turku
KuPS
2–1 KooTeePee
RoPS
0–1 Warkaus JK
Honka 3–0 KPV
Tampere United 14–0 FC Espoo Reserves
FC Viikingit 3–1 City Stars
JIPPO 1–1 (
p.
6–7)
Rakuunat
PK-35 2–3 FC Honka Reserves
PS Kemi
3–1 Sinimustat
Gnistan 6–0 Lieto
HIFK 1–2 TP-47
Ilves 1–6 VPS
LoPa 0–3 Haka
TUS 0–7
MyPa

Seventh Round

The draw for this round was conducted on 22 June 2008. The winners of Sixth Round participated in this round. The first six matches were played on 2 July while the other two games took place on 9 July 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Honka 4–0 FC Honka Reserves
Gnistan 0–1 VPS
Tampere United 3–0 FC Viikingit
Warkaus JK 5–0 Rakuunat
TP-47 3–2 (
aet
)
Jaro
MyPa
6–2
PS Kemi
KuPS
0–2
HJK Helsinki
TPS 0–1 Haka

Quarter-finals

The draw for this round was conducted on 14 July 2008. The first three matches were played on 7 August 2008. The match between

UEFA Champions League 2008–09
qualification rounds.

Haka3 – 0TP-47
Minkenen 6'
Popovitch 65'
Kangaskorpi 70'

MyPa
Hietaharju 80' (pen)

HJK Helsinki
2 – 0Warkaus JK
Bah 88'
Parikka 89'
Finnair Stadium, Helsinki

Semi-finals


HJK Helsinki
5 – 0VPS
Roiha 29' 52'
Zeneli 56'
Parikka 67'
Ikäläinen 90' (og)
Finnair Stadium, Helsinki

Final

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