The 2012

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. It is organised as a single-elimination knock–out tournament. Participation in the competition is voluntary. A total of 198 teams registered for the competition, with 12 teams from the

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and 94 teams from other divisions. The tournament started on 6 January 2012 with the first match of Round 1. Many matches in the early rounds are played on artificial pitches in indoor halls.

Teams

Round 1

In this round 34 clubs entered from the Finnish fourth level and below, while the other 109 clubs from the lower divisions received byes to the next round. These matches took place between 6 and 21 January 2012.

Round 2

In this round 126 clubs participated from the Finnish fourth level and below. These matches commenced on 14 January 2012.

Round 3

In this round 68 clubs entered from the Finnish fourth level and below. These matches commenced on 5 February 2012.

Round 4

In this round 72 clubs participated, including 10 teams from the

and 28 teams from the

. These matches commenced on 14 February 2012.

Round 5

In this round 40 clubs will participate, including 4 teams from the

(Teams which have been eliminated from the League Cup). These matches are due to commence on 15 March 2012.

Round 6

In this round 24 clubs will participate, including 4 teams from the

. These matches are due to commence on 29 March 2012.

Round 7

In this round 16 clubs will participate, including 4 teams from the

. These matches are due to commence on 24 April 2012.

Quarter-finals

In this round 8 clubs will participate. These 4 matches are due to be played on 9 and 10 May 2012.

Semi-finals

In this round 4 clubs will participate.http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=207628

Final

The Suomen Cup final is due to be played on 29 September 2012.

References

External links

Suomen Cup Official site

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