2015 Finnish Cup

2015 Finnish Cup
Country  Finland
Teams 132

The 2015 Finnish Cup (Suomen Cup) is the 61st season of the Finnish Cup. 132 clubs entered the competition, including all sides on the top two levels of the Finnish football pyramid (Veikkausliiga and Ykkönen), 19 sides from Kakkonen and 91 from lower levels.[1] The winner of the cup enters the first qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

Teams

Round Dates Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Leagues entering this round
First round 11 Jan 2015 –
1 Feb 2015
16 16 Kolmonen and lower
levels (16 teams)
Second round 18 Jan 2015 –
27 Feb 2015
80 8 72 Kolmonen and lower
levels (72 teams)
Third round 17 Feb 2015 –
9 Mar 2015
72 40 32 Ykkönen (10 teams)
Kakkonen (19 teams)
Kolmonen (3 teams)
Fourth round 13 Mar 2015 –
22 Apr 2015
40 36 4 Veikkausliiga (4 teams)
Fifth round 27 Mar 2015 –
4 Apr 2015
24 20 4 Veikkausliiga (4 teams)
Sixth round 15 Apr 2015 –
16 Apr 2015
16 12 4 Veikkausliiga (4 teams)
Quarter-finals 26 Apr 2015 8 8
Semi-finals 4 4
Final 2 2

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First round

16 teams playing in the Kolmonen and lower leagues started the cup at the first round. The draw for the first and second rounds was held on 22 December 2014.[3]

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Fifth round

Sixth round

Quarter-finals

References

  1. "Ilmoittautuneet joukkueet 2015". Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 11 Jan 2015.
  2. "Tulokset 2015". Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 11 Jan 2014.
  3. "1. ja 2. kierros 2015". Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 11 Jan 2014.