# 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 | Dates | Draw | Number of fixtures | Clubs |
| Round 0 | 11-27 February 2022 | 20 January | 26 | 52 → 26 +206 |
| First round | 11 February -13 March 2022 | 20 January | 116 | 232 → 116 |
| Second round | 19 March - 3 April | 27 January | 58 | 116 → 58 +50 from Veikkausliiga, Ykkönen, Kakkonen |
| Third round | 6-22 April 2022 | 24 March | 54 | 108 → 54 +2 from Veikkausliiga(League Cup) |
| Fourth round | 30 April -8 May 2022 | 21 April | 28 | 56 → 28 +4 from Veikkausliiga(UEFA Competitions) |
| Fifth round | 24–26 May 2022 | 12 May | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Sixth round | 15 June 2022 | 31 May | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 29 June 2022 | 31 May | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 31 August 2022 | | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 17 September 2022 | | 1 | 2 → 1 |

## Round 0

52 teams participate in this round
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkönen (2) | Kakkonen (3) | Kolmonen (4) | Nelonen (5) | Vitonen (6) | Kutonen (7) | Seiska (8) | M35 (+35) | Total |
| 12 / 12 | 12 / 12 | 32 / 32 | 67 / 67 | 58 / 58 | 69 / 69 | 47 / 47 | 9 / 9 | 8 / 8 | 314 / 314 |

## 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.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkönen (2) | Kakkonen (3) | Kolmonen (4) | Nelonen (5) | Vitonen (6) | Kutonen (7) | Seiska (8) | M35 (+35) | Total |
| 12 / 12 | 12 / 12 | 32 / 32 | 66 / 67 | 50 / 58 | 60 / 69 | 41 / 47 | 8 / 9 | 7 / 8 | 288 / 314 |

### Group 9
## Second round

116 winners from first round participate in this round. Winners advance to third round.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkönen (2) | Kakkonen (3) | Kolmonen (4) | Nelonen (5) | Vitonen (6) | Kutonen (7) | Seiska (8) | M35 (+35) | Total |
| 12 / 12 | 12 / 12 | 32 / 32 | 51 / 67 | 28 / 58 | 19 / 69 | 11 / 47 | 2 / 9 | 6 / 8 | 172 / 314 |

### Group 8
## Third round

58 winners from second round participate in this round along with the 50 national level clubs from top three tiers that enter the competition at this round. Teams are divided into 4 regional groups and lower-level clubs have home advantage. Winners advance to fourth round.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkönen (2) | Kakkonen (3) | Kolmonen (4) | Nelonen (5) | Vitonen (6) | Kutonen (7) | Seiska (8) | M35 (+35) | Total |
| 12 / 12 | 12 / 12 | 32 / 32 | 37 / 67 | 11 / 58 | 4 / 69 | 1 / 47 | 1 / 9 | 4 / 8 | 114 / 314 |

### Group 4
## Fourth round

54 winners from third round participate in this round along with the 2 Veikkausliiga clubs with best performance in league cup. Teams from same club still in competition or clubs with reserve partnership are set against each other from this round onward. Teams are divided into 4 regional groups and lower-level clubs have home advantage. Winners advance to fifth round.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkönen (2) | Kakkonen (3) | Kolmonen (4) | Nelonen (5) | Vitonen (6) | Kutonen (7) | Seiska (8) | M35 (+35) | Total |
| 12 / 12 | 11 / 12 | 19 / 32 | 16 / 67 | 1 / 58 | 1 / 69 | 0 / 47 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 60 / 314 |

### Group 4
## Fifth round

4 remaining Veikkausliiga clubs who participate to European competitions in 2022-23 season, enter this round with 28 winners from fourth round. From this round on draw is nationwide without regional baskets or home advantage for teams in lower divisions. Teams from same club and teams with reserve agreements are placed against each other. Winners advance to round of 16.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkönen (2) | Kakkonen (3) | Kolmonen (4) | Nelonen (5) | Vitonen (6) | Kutonen (7) | Seiska (8) | M35 (+35) | Total |
| 10 / 12 | 7 / 12 | 11 / 32 | 4 / 67 | 0 / 58 | 0 / 69 | 0 / 47 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 32 / 314 |

## Sixth round

Draw for sixth round will be held on 31 May.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkönen (2) | Kakkonen (3) | Kolmonen (4) | Nelonen (5) | Vitonen (6) | Kutonen (7) | Seiska (8) | M35 (+35) | Total |
| 10 / 12 | 3 / 12 | 3 / 32 | 0 / 67 | 0 / 58 | 0 / 69 | 0 / 47 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 16 / 314 |

## Quarterfinals

Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkönen (2) | Kakkonen (3) | Kolmonen (4) | Nelonen (5) | Vitonen (6) | Kutonen (7) | Seiska (8) | M35 (+35) | Total |
| 6 / 12 | 2 / 12 | 0 / 32 | 0 / 67 | 0 / 58 | 0 / 69 | 0 / 47 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 8 / 314 |

## Semifinals

Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkönen (2) | Kakkonen (3) | Kolmonen (4) | Nelonen (5) | Vitonen (6) | Kutonen (7) | Seiska (8) | M35 (+35) | Total |
| 4 / 12 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 32 | 0 / 67 | 0 / 58 | 0 / 69 | 0 / 47 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 4 / 314 |

## Final

Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkönen (2) | Kakkonen (3) | Kolmonen (4) | Nelonen (5) | Vitonen (6) | Kutonen (7) | Seiska (8) | M35 (+35) | Total |
| 2 / 12 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 32 | 0 / 67 | 0 / 58 | 0 / 69 | 0 / 47 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 2 / 314 |