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2023 Finnish Cup
The 2023 Finnish Cup was the 69th season of the Finnish Cup football competition. The winners qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League second qualifying round. Ilves won the cup on 30 September 2023 with a 2–1 win over Honka, their fourth Finnish Cup win. Calendar Format The cup was played as a one legged knockout tournament. A total of 333 teams participated. Lower league teams received home advantage until the fourth round. Teams were divided into geographical groups for the draw until 5th round. Round 0 66 teams participate in this round. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Round 1 Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9 Group 10 Round 2 Group 1 Group 2 Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuopion Palloseura
Kuopion Palloseura (or KuPS) is a Finnish football club, based in the ninth most populated city of Finland, Kuopio. KuPS plays in Finland's Premier League, Veikkausliiga. KuPS has won the Finnish championship six times, the Finnish Cup 4 times and the Finnish League Cup once. KuPS also holds the Finnish club record of the most consecutive seasons in the top flight, from 1949 to 1992. The team is placed fourth in the all-time Finnish Premier League honour table. The team plays its home matches at Savon Sanomat Areena. Until June 2005, KuPS used to play at an aged track and field stadium in Väinölänniemi, which is said to be one of the most beautiful sporting places in Finland. Väinölänniemi is a cape surrounded by a local lake, Kallavesi. History 1923–1949 Early History One of the first sports clubs in Kuopio to adopt football was Kuopion Reipas who made the sport an official part of their program in 1915. Reipas was a general athletic society which competed in a wid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myyrmäen Jalkapallostadion
Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion (Myyrmäki Football Stadium), ( sv, Myrbackas fotbollsstadion), formerly ISS Stadion and Pohjola Stadion is a football stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ... in the Myyrmäki district of Vantaa, Finland. It is the homeground of PK-35 Vantaa, its men's representative team plays in the Kolmonen and its women's representative team plays in the top-tier Kansallinen Liiga. The stadium holds 4,700 and was built in 2000. The IFAF 2018 European Championship of American Football will be held in Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion at 29 July - 4 August 2018. Specs *Pitch: Artificial turf *Pitch dimensions: 105*68 *Floodlights: 1,500 lux See also * Energia Areena References Football venues in Finland Buildings and structures in Vantaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konsta Hietanen
Konsta Hietanen (born 20 July 1984) is a Finland, Finnish musician, actor, and former association football player. In 1994 Hietanen participated in ''Tenavatähti'', a Finnish television singing competition for children. He won the competition with the song "Daa-da daa-da".http://www.hs.fi/urheilu/artikkeli/Slovakian+huippuseura+haluaa+Tenavatähti-kisan+voittajan/1135247117790 In 1998, he starred in a film ''Tommy and the Wildcat''. He also had his own TV show ''Konstan koukkuja''. In 2023, he starred in a slasher film ''Tuomion saari''. ReferencesGuardian Football External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hietanen, Konsta 1984 births Living people Footballers from Lahti Finnish men's footballers Veikkausliiga players FC Lahti players Myllykosken Pallo −47 players 21st-century Finnish male singers Finnish male film actors Men's association football midfielders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valkeakoski
Valkeakoski (; lit. "white rapids") is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located south of Tampere, north of Hämeenlinna and north of Helsinki in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Valkeakoski is best known for its paper industry and domestically highly successful football team, FC Haka. The town and the paper industry have both grown by the Valkeakoski rapids between the lake Mallasvesi in the north and the lake Vanajavesi in the south. History The Valkeakoski area is known to have been inhabited since the Iron Age. More than a thousand years ago, the ridges on the area served as a foundation of the Rapola fort. In the following Middle Ages, the mill town Sääksmäki was the center of the area. However, industrialization towards the end of the 19th century increased the importance of what became the contemporary town of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna (; sv, Tavastehus; krl, Hämienlinna; la, Tavastum or ''Croneburgum'') is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Tavastia and the modern province of Kanta-Häme in the south of Finland. Hämeenlinna is the oldest inland city of Finland and was one of the most important Finnish cities until the 19th century. It remains an important regional center. The medieval Häme Castle (also ''Tavastia Castle''; fi, Hämeen linna) is located in the city. Hämeenlinna is known as the birthplace of Finnish national composer Jean Sibelius. Today, it belongs to the region of Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), and before 2010 it was the residence city for the Governor of the province of Southern Finland. Nearby cities include the capital Helsinki (), Tampere () and Lahti (), the regional center of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme). The neighboring municipalities of Hämeenlinna are Akaa, Asikkala, Hattula, Hausjärvi, Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pori
) , website www.pori.fi Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north-west of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Pori was established in 1558 by Duke John, who later became King John III of Sweden. The city has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. It is the largest city in Finland, and the 7th largest urban area. Pori is also the capital of the Satakunta region (pop. 224,028) and the Pori sub-region (pop. 136,905). Pori was also once one of the main cities with Turku in the former Turku and Pori Province (1634–1997). The neighboring municipalities are Eurajoki, Kankaanpää, Kokemäki, Merikarvia, Nakkila, Pomarkku, Sastamala, Siikainen and Ulvila. Pori is especially known nationwide for its Jazz Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porin Palloilijat
Porin Palloilijat or FC PoPa is a Finnish football club, based in the city of Pori in Finland. The club currently plays in the Ykkönen (First Division), the second highest level of Finnish football . The club was established in 1925 but did not operate between 1960 and 1981. It has been the leading football team in Pori since FC Jazz went bankrupt in early 2005. History Porin Palloilijat is the oldest team sports club in Pori being over 85 years old. Bror Weckström had the original idea of forming a new team in Pori and on 16 April 1925 the first meeting of PoPa was held in the café at Pori Theatre. It was decided to form a team called Porin Palloilijat and to make football and bandy as their main focus. The first Committee members were Erkki Laitinen, J. Kari, Bror Weckström, O. Huhtanen, A. Forsberg and H. Lingvist. In May 1925 the constitution and rules for the clubwere prepared and the team was registered on 13 May 1925. They also included ice-hockey, women's bask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be de ... in the Pirkanmaa Regions of Finland, region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the Tampere urban area, urban area has a population of 341,696; and the metropolitan area, also known as the Tampere sub-region, has a population of 393,941 in an area of . Tampere is the List of urban areas in Finland by population, second-largest urban area and List of Finnish municipalities, third most-populous individual municipality in Finland, after the cities of Helsinki and Espoo, and the most populous Finnish city outside the Greater Helsinki area. Today, Tampere is one of the major urban, econo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naantali
Naantali (; sv, Nådendal) is a town in southwestern Finland, and, as a resort town during the summer, an important tourist centre of the country. The municipality has a population of (), and is located in the region of Southwest Finland, west of Turku. The town has a land area of . Most of this area is located on the islands, but the majority of the population lives on the mainland. Most of the islands are covered with forest and farmland, while the mainland consists chiefly of residential areas. History One of the oldest towns in Finland, Naantali was founded around the medieval Brigittine convent '' Vallis gratiae'' (or Nådendal Abbey), the church of which still dominates its skyline. The charter was signed by King Christopher of Sweden, the then ruler of Finland, in 1443. The convent got trading rights and other privileges, and the town around it began to grow. It also became an important destination for pilgrimage. In the 16th century, as Catholicism gave way to Prot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikko Hyyrynen
Mikko Hyyrynen (born 1 November 1977) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Career Born in Lappeenranta, Hyyrynen debuted in Veikkausliiga for FC Lahti in 2001 but did not make his real breakthrough into top-flight football until the 2003 season when he was playing for the newly promoted TPS. He stayed at TPS for five seasons before moving on to MyPa and then FF Jaro. In winter 2009 he signed a two-year contract with JJK. He guided his new team to the Finnish League Cup 2010 final, where they lost to FC Honka on penalties. He scored his 50th Veikkausliiga goal in a 3–2 win over FC Honka on 23 August 2010. After the 2011 season his contract with JJK expired and he returned to Turku, to sign a one-year contract with TPS, a club which he presented between 2002–2006. Hyyrynen was capped twice for the Finland national team in friendly matches against Kuwait and Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Ääritalo
Mika Ääritalo (born 25 July 1985) is a Finnish retired international footballer who played as a striker. Career Club career After beginning his senior career in 2002 with hometown club TPS Turku, English Premiership side Aston Villa beat a host of clubs from across Europe to the signing of Ääritalo in January 2003. After failing to make a first-team appearance for Aston Villa, Ääritalo returned to his first club, TPS Turku, in February 2005. In June 2008, Portuguese BWINLIGA club C.D. Nacional were interested in signing Ääritalo, but the deal fell through due to cost and the fact that Ääritalo did not want to move to Portugal. In January 2014, he joined the German 3. Liga side Holstein Kiel on a six-month loan. He has since played for Turun Palloseura, FC Lahti and Kuopion Palloseura. International career Ääritalo made his international debut in 2010. He scored his first international goal on 22 January 2012, in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarno Heinikangas
Jarno Heinikangas (born 5 March 1979) is a retired Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ... football player. References Guardian Football External links ** Finnish men's footballers FC Jazz players Turun Palloseura footballers Veikkausliiga players 1979 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Finland men's international footballers Sportspeople from Pori Footballers from Satakunta {{Finland-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
