1996 Finnish Cup

The 1996 Finnish Cup (Finnish: Suomen Cup) was the 42nd season of the main annual association football cup competition in Finland. It was organised as a single-elimination knock–out tournament and participation in the competition was voluntary. The final was held at the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki on 3 November 1996 with HJK defeating TPS by 1-1 before an attendance of 3,632 spectators. [1] [2] [3]

1996 Suomen Cup

Country	Finland
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Early rounds

Not currently available.[3]

Round 8

Tie no Home team Score Away team Information 1 JJK Jyväskylä 1-2 (aet) Jaro Pietarsaari 2 Kanuunat Kajaani 0-2 TPS Turku 3 Rakuunat Lapeenranta 1-3 (aet) HJK Helsinki 4 PK-35 Helsinki 1-1 (aet) 7-6 (p.) Haka Valkeakoski

Tie no Home team Score Away team Information 5 VPS Vaasa 2-0 FinnPa Helsinki 6 RoPS Rovaniemi 4-1 Jazz Pori 7 MyPa Anjalankoski 2-1 Inter Turku 8 TPV Tampere 3-2 (aet) TiPS Vantaa

[2][3]

Quarter-finals

Tie no Home team Score Away team Information 1 TPV Tampere 0-1 MyPa Anjalankoski 2 Jaro Pietarsaari 2-0 VPS Vaasa

Tie no Home team Score Away team Information 3 PK-35 Helsinki 0-1 (aet) HJK Helsinki 4 TPS Turku 1-0 RoPS Rovaniemi

[2][3]

Semi-finals

Tie no Home team Score Away team Information 1 MyPa Anjalankoski 2-2 HJK Helsinki First leg 2 TPS Turku 2-1 Jaro Pietarsaari First leg

Tie no Home team Score Away team Information 3 HJK Helsinki 4-0 MyPa Anjalankoski Second leg 4 Jaro Pietarsaari 1-2 TPS Turku Second leg

[2][3]

Final

Tie no Team 1 Score Team 2 Information 1 HJK Helsinki 0-0 (aet) 4-3 (p. TPS Turku Att. 3,632

[2][3]

References

1. "Suomen Cupin finaalit 1955-2009". suomencup.fi. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
2. Jalkapallokirja 1997 - Suomen Palloliiton Julkaisu 62: Vuosikerta. Helsinki: Liiton Toimisto. 1997. pp. 410–412. ISSN 0787-7188.
3. "Finland Cup 1996 - rsssf.com". Heikki Pietarinen - RSSSF. Retrieved 2012-03-08.

External links

• Suomen Cup Official site (in Finnish)