Founded | 1994 |
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Region | Finland |
Current champions | FC Inter Turku (2nd 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]
League cup will be played again starting in the spring of 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 Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (HJK) with 6 wins.
Finnish League Cup Finals
Performance by club
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
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HJK | 6 | 3 | 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2015, 2023 |
FC Lahti | 3 | 2 | 2007, 2013, 2016 |
FC Honka | 3 | – | 2010, 2011, 2022 |
VPS | 2 | 2 | 1999, 2000 |
AC Allianssi | 2 | – | 2004, 2005 |
FC Inter Turku | 2 | 2 | 2008, 2024 |
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 | – |
Kotkan TP | – | 1 | |
AC Oulu | – | 1 | – |
FC Jokerit | – | 1 | – |
FC KooTeePee | – | 1 | – |
Notes:
- Teams in Italic no longer exist.
See also
References
- ^ "Finland - League Cup Finals".
- ^ "Jalkapallon Suomen Cup uudistuu rajusti - Liigacup haudataan". 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Liigacup palaa kilpailukalenteriin - edellisen kerran pelattiin vuonna 2016".
- ^ Liigacup 2023 käyntiin tammikuussa – kilpailumuotoon muutoksia, veikkausliiga.com, 13 December 2022
External links
- Liigacup at Veikkausliiga site
- Finland - League Cup Finals, RSSSF.com
- Finnish League Cup, Soccerway