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.
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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 |
---|---|---|---|
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 | 1 | 2 | 2008 |
Tampere United | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
TPS | 1 | 1 | 2012 |
SJK | 1 | 1 | 2014 |
FC Haka | 1 | – | 1995 |
KuPS | 1 | – | 2006 |
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