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2022 Finnish Cup
The 2022 Finnish Cup was the 68th season of the Finnish Cup football competition. For the first time since 2016, the 2022 tournament will be played as a traditional knockout tournament without group stages. A total of 314 teams participate the competition, a record number since 2009. KuPS won its second consecutive Cup and the fourth in club history and have qualified for the 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League Calendar Round 0 52 teams participate in this round First round 232 Teams, including 26 winners from Round 0 participate in this round. Winners proceed to second round. Before the draw teams were divided to 9 regional groups. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9 Second round 116 winners from first round participate in this round. Winners advance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuopion Palloseura
Kuopion Palloseura, commonly referred to as KuPS, is a Finnish professional football club based in Kuopio. KuPS competes in Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish football. The team plays its home matches at Kuopio Football Stadium. KuPS has won the Finnish championship title seven times, the Finnish Cup five times and the Finnish League Cup once. The club is placed fourth in the all-time Finnish Premier League honor table. History The club was officially founded on 16 March 1923, at Kuopion Seurahuone. The club was named Kuopion Palloseura ("Kuopio Football Club") with an abbreviation of KPS, which was later changed to KuPS. The club spent the majority of the 1920s playing friendly games against other local clubs. In the 1930s and early 1940s, the club played in the second highest tier of Finnish football. KuPS was first promoted to Mestaruussarja in 1947, but were relegated at the end of their first season. The club was promoted again in 1949 and this time remained in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kauniainen
Kauniainen (; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Kauniainen is situated in the southern part of the Uusimaa region, and it is Enclave and exclave, enclaved by the City of Espoo. The population of Kauniainen is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. Kaunianen is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately million inhabitants. Kauniainen was founded by a corporation in 1906, AB Grankulla, that parcelled land and created a suburb for villas; Kauniainen received the status of a market town in 1920, the Finnish name in 1949 and the title of ''kaupunki'' ("city, town") in 1972. The municipal taxation rate in Kauniainen is the lowest in Finland (%), which has made the city attractive to high-income families. This in turn makes the average income generally high, making it possible to keep the taxation rate low without compromising the service to the inhabitants. Kauniai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kellokosken Alku
Kellokosken Alku (abbreviated KelA) is a sports club from Kellokoski, Finland. The club was formed in 1926 as Woimistelu and Urheiluseura Alku. It has specialised in athletics, skiing, gymnastics, wrestling, boxing, pesäpallo, cycling, football, volleyball, basketball, bandy, table tennis, swimming, orienteering, weight lifting, ice hockey, and floorball. Football and ice hockey are the two most popular sports. The men's football team currently plays in the Vitonen (Fifth Division) and their home ground is at the Kellokosken nurmi. The ice hockey team plays in the Second Division South, the fourth tier of Finnish ice-hockey. The Club chairman is Kyösti Lehtonen. Background KelA has spent many seasons in the lower divisions of the Finnish football league with occasional spells in the fourth tier, the Kolmonen (Third Division). The club is able to make use of the indoor facilities at the Fortum-halli in Järvenpää. Season to season Club structure Kellokosken Alku runs a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotka
Kotka (; ) is a town in Finland, located on the southeastern coast of the country at the mouth of the Kymi River. The population of Kotka is approximately , while the Kotka-Hamina sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the 16th most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country. Kotka is situated in the southern part of the Kymenlaakso province of Finland. Kotka is a major port and industrial city situated on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. Kotka is a culturally diverse city with a variety of schools. It was previously a part of the former Kymi, Finland, Kymi parish. Kymi, Haapasaari (Kotka), Haapasaari island, and Karhula, which was once a separate market town, were later incorporated into Kotka. Kotka's neighboring municipalities are Hamina, Kouvola, and Pyhtää. Kotka is situated in the Kotka-Hamina subdivision and, along with Kouvola, is one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matinkylä
Matinkylä (; , ; both literally translated the "village of Matt/ Matti") is one of the major districts of Espoo, a city on the southern coast of Finland. Matinkylä sits between the Länsiväylä highway and the coast of the Gulf of Finland, between the areas of Haukilahti and Iivisniemi. The middle part of Matinkylä consists of high apartment buildings, whereas the southern part consists of terraced houses and shorter apartment buildings. There are also some detached houses and paired houses in the area. Iirislahti in eastern Matinkylä, as well as Nuottalahti, Nuottaniemi and Koukkuniemi in southern Matinkylä consist of smaller houses. Matinkylä also has a marine area with many islands, such as Iso Vasikkasaari and Miessaari. About 30,000 people live in the Greater Matinkylä area, consisting of Matinkylä itself and the neighbouring areas of Olari and Henttaa. Iso Omena, one of Finland's biggest shopping malls, is situated in Matinkylä. Matinkylä was the final sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HooGee
HooGee or Haukilahden Pallo – Gäddviks Boll HooGee is a Finnish football club established in 1980. The club is based in the district of Haukilahti in the city of Espoo and specialises in youth football. HooGee draws its membership base mainly from the Westend- Haukilahti-Niittykumpu-Tontunmäki area but others are also welcome. The Club runs several junior teams and aims to provide boys and girls from Espoo with the opportunity to practice football. HooGee participates in the city of Espoo and the Uusimaa district's leagues, tournaments, and organises football schools, camps and various theme days. With four men's teams in addition to the youth section, the club in total has over 800 active members. HooGee's name stands for Haukilahti (= Hoo) followed by the Swedish counterpart Gäddvik (= Gee). Season to season * = current position 2010 season HooGee M1 managed to secure a place in Nelonen after beating LePa 2–1 away in Leppävaara in their final match of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nummela (Vihti)
Nummela () is the largest urban agglomeration and municipality seat of Vihti municipality in Southern Finland. Nummela is located in a triangle between highways 1, 2 and 25, northwest from the capital Helsinki, northeast from the city of Lohja and southwest from Ojakkala, the third largest settlement in Vihti. Population of Nummela's urban area is around 13 500 and population within its post code is around 15 000. Nummela has an airport (ICAO: EFNU) that is suitable for gliding. One of Microsoft's data centers, the , is planned for Nummela. Famous people from Nummela * Uma Aaltonen, writer * Merikukka Forsius, politician * Ella Kanninen, television presenter * Vivi Friedman, film director * Veikko Helle, politician * Anssi Kela, singer *Jani Lakanen, orienteering competitor * Aleksi Mäkelä, film director * Markus ”Zarkus” Poussa, musician * Markus Selin, film producer *Jani Sievinen Jani Nikanor Sievinen (; born 31 March 1974) is a former medley swimmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tikkurilan Palloseura
Tikkurilan Palloseura (abbreviated TiPS) is a football club from Tikkurila in Vantaa, Finland. The club was established in 1958 and its main catchment areas comprise Tikkurila and Hakunila in Itä-Vantaa (East Vantaa). The women's team competes in the Kansallinen Liiga ('National Liga') which is the highest division of women's football in Finland. Men's team competes in the Kolmonen ('Third Division') which is the fourth highest division in Finland. The club's home ground is at Tikkurilan urheilupuisto ('Tikkurila Sports Park'). Background TiPS men played two seasons in the Ykkönen ('First Division'), the second tier of Finnish football league system, Finnish football in 1996 and 1997. They also have had six spells covering 12 seasons in the third tier, the Kakkonen ('Second Division'), in 1980–85, 1991–92, 1995, 1998, 2004 and 2011. Their history became somewhat distorted in 1998 when Jalkapalloseura Airport City (AC Vantaa) was established as a flagship club for Vantaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tikkurila
Tikkurila (; ) is a Districts of Vantaa, district and major region of the Municipalities of Finland, municipality of Vantaa, Finland. Located in the eastern half of the Greater Helsinki, Helsinki conurbation, some north of the capital's downtown district, it is the Administrative center, administrative and commercial hub of Vantaa, although Myyrmäki is a rival commercial hub within the municipality. Tikkurila's most popular attraction is the science center Heureka. Tikkurila railway station is the busiest in Vantaa and third-busiest in Finland. As the nearest Helsinki commuter rail#Main/Riihimäki Line, mainline station to Helsinki Airport (located from Tikkurila), it is served by all the high-speed Pendolino#Finland, Pendolino trains on the Helsinki to Tampere and Lahti routes as well as other long-distance services. Some of the other communities surrounding Tikkurila are Jokiniemi, Simonkylä, Ruskeasanta, Hiekkaharju, and Puistola in the Helsinki municipality. History Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puistolan Urheilijat
Puistolan Urheilijat (abbreviated PuiU) is a sports club from Helsinki, Finland specialising in football, badminton, tennis, volleyball, bowling and fitness. The club was formed in 1929 and currently has 1,400 members. The men's football first team currently plays in the Kolmonen (Third Division) and its home ground is at the Puistolan liikuntapuisto. Background PuiU was established in 1929 and has spent many seasons in the lower divisions of the Finnish football league. The club has achieved one season in the third tier, the Kakkonen (Second Division,) in 2007 but their stay was short-lived as they were relegated at the end of the campaign. The club is proud to have gained the Nuori Suomi -sinetti (Young Finland Seal) which recognises the quality of its youth work. In Women's Football the club participated in the Naisten Liiga from 2007 until 2009 when they were relegated following a relegation play-off with Vasaan Sport. The most famous youngster to progress from the club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsingin Ponnistus
Helsingin Ponnistus (abbreviated Ponnistus) is a football club from Helsinki, Finland. The club was formed in 1887 making it the oldest football club in Finland. The men's first team currently plays in the Nelonen (Fourth Division) and their home ground is at the Haapaniemen Kenttä. Background The sports club was founded on 6 September 1887 by Viktor Damm (1864–1944) supported by 5 other young men. In its early days the club specialised in gymnastics and athletics. Nowadays football is the main sport. The club has also been playing bandy. It was the runner-up for the bandy championship of the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation in 1948. Ponnistus have had a variable degree of success in the Finnish football league and have participated in all four top tiers of Finnish football since the war years. The club have played in the Mestaruussarja, which was then the top tier of Finnish football on 4 separate occasions in 1948, 1968, 1973 and as recently as 1995 in the Veikkaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espoo
Espoo (, ; ) is a city in Finland. It is located to the west of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. Espoo is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately million inhabitants. Espoo is on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland and borders Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi. The city includes the Enclave and exclave, enclave of Kauniainen. Espoo covers an area of . Espoo is a bilingual municipality with Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of Finnish speakers, Swedish speakers, and speakers of other languages, well above the national average. Espoo was settled in the Prehistory, Prehistoric Era, with evidence of human settlements dating back 8,000 years. However, the population disappeared during the early Iron Age. During the Middle Ages, Early Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
