2014 Finnish Cup

2014 Finnish Cup

Suomen Cup
Tournament details
Country	Finland
Teams	152
Tournament statistics
Matches played	66
Goals scored	268 (4.06 per match)
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The 2014 Finnish Cup (Suomen Cup) is the 60th season of the Finnish Cup. 152 clubs entered the competition, including all sides on the top two levels of the Finnish football pyramid (Veikkausliiga and Ykkönen), 29 sides from Kakkonen and 101 from lower levels.^[1] The winner of the cup enters the qualifying rounds of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.

Teams[edit]

Round	Dates	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering this round
First round	15 Dec 2013 – 13 Feb 2014	70	−	70	Kolmonen and lower levels (70 teams)
Second round	15 Dec 2013 – 13 Feb 2014	66	35	31	Kolmonen and lower levels (31 teams)
Third round	18 Feb – 12 Mar	72	33	39	Ykkönen (10 teams) Kakkonen (29 teams)
Fourth round	3–18 Mar	40	36	4	Veikkausliiga (4 teams)
Fifth round	19 Mar – 6 Apr	24	20	4	Veikkausliiga (4 teams)
Sixth round	9–10 Apr	16	12	4	Veikkausliiga (4 teams)
Quarter-finals	30 April	8	8	−	−
Semi-finals	16 August	4	4	−	−
Final	27 September	2	2	−	−

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First round[edit]

70 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 12 December 2013.^[3]

Second round[edit]

The second round will be contested by the 35 winners from the previous round and 31 other teams playing in the Kolmonen and lower leagues, which received a bye on the first round. The draw for the first and second rounds was made on 12 December 2013.^[4]

Third round[edit]

The 33 winners of the second round are joined in the third round by the 39 Ykkönen and Kakkonen sides. The draw for the third round was made on 5 February 2014, and the matches are scheduled to be played between 14 February and 7 March.^[5]

Notes

• Note 1: TP-47 withdrew from the competition.

Fourth round[edit]

The fourth round will be contested by the winners of the previous round and the four Veikkausliiga teams that finish last in their groups in the 2014 Finnish League Cup. The round will be drawn on 25 or 26 February, and matches will be played between 3 and 18 March.^[2]

Fifth round[edit]

In the fifth round, the four clubs that lose in the quarter-finals of the 2014 Finnish League Cup enter the cup. The round will be drawn on 14 March, and matches will be played between 19 March and 3 April.^[2]

Sixth round[edit]

The remaining four Veikkausliiga teams entered the cup in the sixth round. The matches were played between 15–17 April. The draw for the sixth round was held on 1 April.^[2]