2016 Finnish League Cup

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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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As of match played 27 February 2016

4 goals:

3 goals:

2 goals:

1 goals:

References

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  1. ^ "Liigacup 2016 pelataan uudessa muodossa". veikkausliiga.com/ (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
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