2016 Finnish League Cup

2016 Liigacup
Tournament details
CountryFinland
Dates17 January – 19 March
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsLahti
Runners-upSJK
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored62 (2 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Roope Riski (4)

The 2016 Finnish League Cup was the 20th season of the Finnish League Cup, Finland's second-most prestigious cup football tournament. HJK were the defending champions, having won their fifth league cup the previous year.

The cup consisted of two stages. First there was a group stage that involved the 12 Veikkausliiga teams divided into two groups. The top teams from each group then played each other in the final.[1]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SJK 5 4 1 0 6 2 +4 13 Final
2 PS Kemi 5 2 1 2 6 5 +1 7
3 VPS 5 2 1 2 4 4 0 7
4 RoPS 5 1 3 1 4 3 +1 6
5 Ilves 5 1 1 3 3 6 −3 4
6 KuPS 5 1 1 3 3 6 −3 4
Updated to match(es) played on 27 February 2015. Source: veikkausliiga.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) goals scored in head-to-head
29 January 2016 KuPS 0–0 SJK Kuopio
18:30 EET (UTC+2) Report (in Finnish) Kink  64' Stadium: Kuopio-halli
Attendance: 1,015
Referee: Ville Nevalainen
30 January 2016 RoPS 0–0 VPS Oulu
14:00 EET (UTC+2) Okkonen  85' Report (in Finnish) Tiodorović  84' Stadium: Heinäpään nurmi
Attendance: 210
Referee: Dennis Antamo
30 January 2016 PS Kemi 3–1 Ilves Kemi
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Veteli 24'
Kvist 48' (pen.)
Jovović  88' 90+1'
Report (in Finnish) Lahtinen 7'
Aho  47'
Matrone  50'
Stadium: Junkohalli
Attendance: 450
Referee: Mattias Gestranius
4 February 2016 RoPS 2–0 KuPS Oulu
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Malcolm 10'
Jammeh  41'
Back  57'
Okkonen  72'
Heikkilä 90'
Report (in Finnish) Poutiainen  47'
Coulibaly  90+2'
Stadium: Heinäpään nurmi
Attendance: 204
Referee: Petri Viljanen
6 February 2016 Ilves 0–1 VPS Tampere
14:30 EET (UTC+2) Hilander  37'
Hynynen  77'
Matrone  87'
Report (in Finnish) Hertsi 38' (pen.)
Hill  89'
Stadium: Pirkkahalli Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen
7 February 2016 KuPS 0–2 PS Kemi Kuopio
18:30 EET (UTC+2) Räisänen  21' Report (in Finnish) Heimonen  10'
Berg 33' 65'
Eissele 62'
Kvist  68'
Stadium: Kuopio-halli
Attendance: 831
Referee: Kalle Mäkinen
10 February 2016 Ilves 0–0 RoPS Tampere
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Matrone  52'
Lahtinen  59'
Miettunen  70'
Petrescu  90+1'
Report (in Finnish) Mäkitalo  52'
Okkonen  62'
Stadium: Pirkkahalli Arena
Attendance: 550
Referee: Mikko Mörö
10 February 2016 SJK 2–1 VPS Seinäjoki
19:15 EET (UTC+2) Hurme  14'
Ngueukam 56'
Riski 63'
Report (in Finnish) Clennon 12'
Klepczarek  80'
Stadium: Wallsport Areena
Attendance: 482
Referee: Antti Munukka
13 February 2016 SJK 1–0 PS Kemi Seinäjoki
14:15 EET (UTC+2) Kink  42'
Vasara  70'
Riski 90+2'
Report (in Finnish) Kaby  18'
Könönen  66'
S.Jovović  79'  84'
Stadium: Wallsport Areena
Attendance: 459
Referee: Vesa Hätilä
13 February 2016 VPS 0–2 KuPS Vaasa
13:15 EET (UTC+2) Report (in Finnish) Poutiainen  24' 29'
Ääritalo 31'
Diallo  36'
Stadium: Botniahalli
Referee: Toni Pohjoismäki
16 February 2016 SJK 1–0 Ilves Seinäjoki
17:00 EET (UTC+2) Ngueukam 57'
J.Sarajärvi  76'
Report (in Finnish) Ala-Myllymäki  17'
Hilska  30'
Stadium: Wallsport Areena
Referee: Marko Grönholm
16 February 2016 PS Kemi 1–1 RoPS Kemi
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Ions 4'
Turpeenniemi  45+3'
Report (in Finnish) Muinonen 21'
Majava  49'
Stadium: Junkohalli
Referee: Antti Munukka
20 February 2016 Ilves 2–1 KuPS Tampere
14:30 EET (UTC+2) Lahtinen 65', 70' 90+2'
Siira  80'
Report (in Finnish) Taipale  45+1'
Hakola 45+10'
Savolainen  55'
Ääritalo  90+1'
Stadium: Pirkkahalli Arena
Attendance: 550
20 February 2016 VPS 2–0 PS Kemi Vaasa
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Voutilainen 71'
Alanko 73'
Report (in Finnish) Stadium: Botniahalli
27 February 2016 RoPS 1–2 SJK Oulu
15:00 EET (UTC+2) M.Saine  21'
J.Hämäläinen  26'
Okkonen 50' 76'
Pirinen  88'
Report (in Finnish) Riski 27' (pen.), 32' Stadium: Heinäpään nurmi
Attendance: 253
Referee: Ville Nevalainen

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lahti 5 2 3 0 7 5 +2 9 Final
2 Inter Turku 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 8
3 HJK 5 1 4 0 8 7 +1 7
4 PK-35 Vantaa 5 1 3 1 5 5 0 6
5 IFK Mariehamn 5 1 1 3 5 5 0 4
6 HIFK 5 1 1 3 5 9 −4 4
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2016. Source: veikkausliiga.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) goals scored in head-to-head
22 January 2016 Inter Turku 0–0 PK-35 Vantaa Turku
14:00 EET (UTC+2) Kauppi  58'
Camara  82'
Report (in Finnish) Ristola  70' Stadium: Veritas Stadion
Attendance: 174
Referee: Mattias Gestranius
23 January 2016 Lahti 1–0 HIFK Lahti
12:00 EET (UTC+2) Kuningas 5'
Shala  84'
Report (in Finnish) Stadium: Mukkulan palloiluhalli
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dennis Antamo
29 January 2016 Lahti 2–1 Inter Turku Lahti
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Hauhia 15'
Tuominen 60'
Report (in Finnish) Gnabouyou 43' (pen.)
Kauppi  73'
Stadium: Mukkulan palloiluhalli
Attendance: 226
Referee: Antti Munukka
29 January 2016 HIFK 0–3 PK-35 Vantaa Helsinki
19:00 EET (UTC+2) Hänninen  82' Report (in Finnish) Míguez Adán  8'
Kuqi 36' (pen.)  44'
Kaufmann 60', 69'
Stadium: Talin jalkapallohalli
Attendance: 604
Referee: Jari Järvinen
31 January 2016 HJK 1–0 IFK Mariehamn Helsinki
12:15 EET (UTC+2) Rexhepi  44'  60'
Taiwo 70' (pen.)
Report (in Finnish) Petrović  36'
Clement  69'
Span  90+4'
Stadium: Talin jalkapallohalli
Attendance: 424
Referee: Marko Grönholm
1 February 2016 PK-35 Vantaa 1–1 Lahti Vantaa
14:15 EET (UTC+2) Caloi  73'
Heinonen 81'
Report (in Finnish) Shala 61' Stadium: Myyrmäki-halli
Attendance: 272
Referee: Petteri Kari
3 February 2016 HIFK 1–0 IFK Mariehamn Helsinki
15:30 EET (UTC+2) Rantanen 90+2' Report (in Finnish) Petrović  46'
Lyyski  55'
Diego Assis  61'
Stadium: Talin jalkapallohalli
Attendance: 213
Referee: Petri Viljanen
5 February 2016 HJK 1–1 Lahti Helsinki
17:00 EET (UTC+2) Tanaka 86' Report Multanen 31'
Hauhia  72'
Stadium: Talin jalkapallohalli
Attendance: 612
Referee: Miikka Lähdesmäki
8 February 2016 IFK Mariehamn 0–1 Inter Turku Åland
19:00 EET (UTC+2) Report Gnabouyou 4' Stadium: Eckeröhallen
Referee: Mattias Gestranius
9 February 2016 HJK 3–3 HIFK Helsinki
17:00 EET (UTC+2) Taiwo 21'
Malolo  37'
Järvenpää 82'
Morelos 90'
Report Hänninen 3'
Aho  6'
Salmikivi 16'
Peltonen  32'
Korhonen 65'
Sihvola  90+3'
Stadium: Talin jalkapallohalli
Attendance: 827
Referee: Ville Nevalainen
12 February 2016 Lahti 2–2 Mariehamn Lahti
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Tuominen 13'
Bonilha  25'
Hostikka 64'
Shala  87'
Report Kangaskolkka  32' 90'
Dafaa  37'
Span  45'
Ekhalie 68'
Stadium: Lahti Stadium
Attendance: 78
Referee: Petri Viljanen
13 February 2016 PK-35 Vantaa 1–1 HJK Vantaa
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Kuqi 23'
Rasimus  35'
Mateo  49'
Couñago  49'
C.Portela  75'
Report Tanaka 42'
I.Tatomirović  66'
Stadium: Myyrmäki-halli
Attendance: 743
Referee: Tommi Grönman
15 February 2016 Inter Turku 2–1 HIFK Turku
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Källman 11'
Aho 13'
Lehtonen  67'
Report Soudant  45+2'
Fortunato 46'
Stadium: Veritas Stadion
Referee: Jari Järvinen
18 February 2016 Inter Turku 2–2 HJK Turku
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Nyman  16'
Duah 42'
Gnabouyou 53'
Report Taiwo  36'
Morelos 56', 63' (pen.)  87'
Stadium: Javenture-Areena
Attendance: 198
Referee: Petri Viljanen
20 February 2016 IFK Mariehamn 3 – 0 PK-35 Vantaa Åland
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Kangaskolkka 4'
Mäkinen 15'
Dafaa  17'
Petrović  68'
Ibrahim 73'
Report Raimi  26' Stadium: Eckeröhallen
Attendance: 285

Final

19 March 2016 Final SJK 0– 0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Lahti Seinajoki
16:00 EET (UTC+2) E.Kane  24'
T.Penninkangas  85'
Report Stadium: Wallsport Areena
Attendance: 487
Referee: D.Antamo
Penalties
Eremenko
Rahimi
Riski
Laaksonen
Tahvanainen
Rafael
J.Tuominen
Multanen
Kärkkäinen
Sesay

Scorers

As of match played 27 February 2016

4 goals:

3 goals:

2 goals:

1 goals:

References

  1. ^ "Liigacup 2016 pelataan uudessa muodossa". veikkausliiga.com/ (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2015.