Finnish League Cup

Finnish League Cup
Founded1994
Region Finland
Current championsFC Inter Turku (3rd title)
Most successful club(s)HJK (6 titles)

The Finnish League Cup (in Finnish: Liigacup), is a knock-out football competition contested annually during the pre-season in winter by teams from Veikkausliiga.[1] The competition is notably the only football competition in Europe which is mostly played indoors. It is also administrated by Veikkausliiga

History

The competition was founded in 1994. After 18 editions it was abolished in 2016. It was replaced with the Finnish Cup group stage starting from the 2017 season[2]

The league cup was revived in 2022,[3] as it returned in its original format. The competing teams are allowed to have up to three non-contract test players in their roster, with seven possible substitutions.[4] The most successful club is HJK Helsinki with 6 titles.

Finnish League Cup Finals

Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue
1994 HJK 2–0 FC Jazz Helsinki
1995 FC Haka 4–2 HJK Helsinki
1996 HJK 3–2 RoPS Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
1997 HJK 2–0 VPS Helsinki
1998 HJK 1–1 (aet) (8–7 p) FF Jaro Helsinki
1999 VPS 3–0 Kotkan TP Lahti
2000 VPS 2–1 FC Jokerit Hanko
2001–2003 Not Played
2004 AC Allianssi 2–2 (aet) (5–3 p) FC Lahti Pohjola Stadion, Vantaa
2005 AC Allianssi 3–1 FC Lahti Finnair Stadium, Helsinki
2006 KuPS 2–1 FC KooTeePee Finnair Stadium, Helsinki
2007 FC Lahti 0–0 (4–3 p) FC Inter Turku Finnair Stadium, Helsinki
2008 FC Inter Turku 1–0 TPS Finnair Stadium, Helsinki
2009 Tampere United 2–0 HJK ISS Stadion, Vantaa
2010 FC Honka 0–0 (4–3 p) JJK Finnair Stadium, Helsinki
2011 FC Honka 3–0 Tampere United Tapiolan urheilupuisto, Espoo
2012 TPS 1–1 (4–2 p) HJK Sonera Stadium, Helsinki
2013 FC Lahti 2–1 JJK Lahden kisapuisto, Lahti
2014 SJK 1–0 VPS Jouppilanvuoren tekonurmi, Seinäjoki
2015 HJK 2–0 RoPS Rovaniemen keskuskenttä, Rovaniemi
2016 FC Lahti 0–0 (aet) (4–3 p) SJK Wallsport Arena, Seinäjoki
2017–2021 Not Played
2022 FC Honka 3–1 FC Inter Turku Espoonlahti, Espoo
2023 HJK 2–1 AC Oulu Bolt Arena, Helsinki
2024 Inter Turku 2–2 (4–2 p) KuPS Veritas Stadion, Turku
2025 Inter Turku 4–4 (8–7 p) HJK Helsinki Myyrmäki Football Stadium, Vantaa

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years
HJK 6 4 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2015, 2023
FC Inter Turku 3 2 2008, 2024, 2025
FC Lahti 3 2 2007, 2013, 2016
FC Honka 3 – 2010, 2011, 2022
VPS 2 2 1999, 2000
AC Allianssi 2 – 2004, 2005
Tampere United 1 1 2009
TPS 1 1 2012
SJK 1 1 2014
KuPS 1 1 2006
FC Haka 1 – 1995
JJK – 2 –
RoPS – 2 –
FC Jazz – 1 –
FF Jaro – 1 –
KTP – 1
AC Oulu – 1 –
FC Jokerit – 1 –
FC KooTeePee – 1 –

Notes:

  • Teams in Italic no longer exist.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Finland - League Cup Finals".
  2. ^ "Jalkapallon Suomen Cup uudistuu rajusti - Liigacup haudataan". 24 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Liigacup palaa kilpailukalenteriin - edellisen kerran pelattiin vuonna 2016".
  4. ^ Liigacup 2023 käyntiin tammikuussa – kilpailumuotoon muutoksia, veikkausliiga.com, 13 December 2022


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