2008 Finnish League Cup
The 2008 Finnish League Cup was the 12th season of Finnish second most prestigious cup tournament. The competition started on 25 January 2008 and ended with the Final held on 12 April 2008. The defending champions FC Lahti lost in the semifinals, while last year's runners-up FC Inter eventually won the tournament.
The Cup consisted of two stages. First there was group stage that involved 14 Veikkausliiga teams divided into two groups. Top 4 teams from each group entered the one-legged elimination rounds – quarterfinals, semifinals and the final.
Group stage[]
Every team played every other team of its group once, either home or away. The matches were played from 25 January to 24 March 2008.
Group 1[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | HON | TPS | TAM | HJK | KPS | MYP | RPS | |
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1 | FC Honka | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 13 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |||||
2 | TPS | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |||||
3 | Tampere United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 12 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |||||
4 | HJK | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |||||
5 | KuPS | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 6 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | |||||
6 | MyPA | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |||||
7 | RoPS | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group 2[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LAH | INT | HAK | JAR | MAR | KTP | VPS | |
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1 | FC Lahti | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 16 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |||||
2 | FC Inter | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 13 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |||||
3 | Haka | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |||||
4 | FF Jaro | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1–0 | 6–4 | 3–0 | |||||
5 | IFK Mariehamn | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |||||
6 | FC KooTeePee | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |||||
7 | VPS | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 2 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 2–3 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Knockout stage[]
Quarter-finals[]
FC Inter | 0 – 0 (aet) | Tampere United |
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Penalties | ||
5 – 3 |
Veritas Stadion, Turku
FC Honka | 2 – 1 | FF Jaro |
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Tapiolan Urheilupuisto, Espoo
FC Lahti | 1 – 0 | HJK Helsinki |
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Lahden Stadion, Lahti
TPS | 3 – 2 | FC Haka |
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Veritas Stadion, Turku
Semi-finals[]
TPS | 3 – 2 | FC Lahti |
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Veritas Stadion, Turku
FC Inter | 4 – 2 | FC Honka |
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Veritas Stadion, Turku
Final[]
TPS | 0 – 1 | FC Inter |
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Veritas Stadion, Turku
External links[]
Categories:
- 2008 in Finnish football
- 2008 domestic association football cups
- Finnish League Cup