2010 Finnish Cup

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2010 Suomen Cup
Tournament details
Country Finland
Teams271
Final positions
ChampionsTPS Turku
Runner-upHJK Helsinki
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2010 Finnish Cup (Finnish: Suomen Cup) was the 56th season of the main annual football (soccer) cup competition in Finland. It was organized as a single-elimination knock–out tournament.

Participation in the competition was voluntary. The winners of the competition entered the second qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.

A total of 271 teams registered for the competition. They entered in different rounds, depending on their position within the league system. Clubs with teams in

HJK Helsinki. These four teams entered in Round 5 because they had qualified for European competitions after the 2009 season
.

The tournament started on 30 January 2010 with the First Round and concluded with the Final held on 25 September 2010 at

.

Round 1

The draw for this round was conducted on 14 January 2010. 220 teams were drawn into 110 matches for this round. Unlike last year, there was no need to award byes. The matches were played between 30 January and 28 February 2010.[1]

Round 2

The draw for this round was conducted on 14 January 2010. The 110 winners of the Second Round were drawn into 55 matches for this round. The matches were played between 3 and 28 March 2010.

Round 3

The draw for this round took place on 19 March 2010. This round includes the 55 winners from the previous round and the 37 clubs from the Ykkönen 2010 and Kakkonen 2010 seasons that entered into the competition. These clubs were drawn into 46 matches that took place between 1 and 15 April 2010.

Round 4

The draw for this round took place on 8 April 2010. This round includes the 46 winners of the previous round and the 10

HJK Helsinki
, who will be entering the competition in the round following this one. These 28 matches were played between 20 and 29 April 2010.

Round 5

This round included the 28 winners from the previous round and the 4

HJK Helsinki
. These matches were played on 11, 12, 13 and 18 May 2010.

Round 6

This round included the 16 winners of the previous round. These matches were played on 26 and 27 May 2010.

Quarter-finals

This round included the eight winners from the previous round.

TPS2 – 1Ilves
Wusu 33'
Johansson 71'
Pessi 58'

HJK Helsinki
2 – 0VPS
Parikka 54' 90'
Sonera Stadium, Helsinki


Semi-finals

This round includes the four quarter-final winners.

HJK Helsinki
3 – 0IFK Mariehamn
Parikka 5'
Ojala 66'
Westö 77'
Sonera Stadium, Helsinki

Final

The two semi-final winners participated in this match.

HJK Helsinki
0 – 2TPS
Mika Ääritalo 34' Riku Riski 90+1'
Sonera Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 5137
Referee: Vesa Pohjonen [2]

References

  1. ^ "1. kierros" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 25 April 2010. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Suomen Palloliitto - Artikkeliarkisto". Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-09-25.

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