# 2024 Finnish Cup

The 2024 Finnish Cup was the 70th season of the Finnish Cup football competition. The winners qualified for the 2025–26 Conference League second qualifying round.
Ilves were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by HJK in Round 5.
KuPS won the cup on 21 September 2024 (their fifth Finnish Cup win), defeating Inter Turku 2–1 in the final, which was played in a new Tammelan Stadion, opened in 2023.
For the first time in adult football matches played in the Finnish leagues, a VAR system was used in the semi-finals and a final.

## Calendar

| Round | Dates | Draw | Number of fixtures | Clubs |
| Round 0 | 9 February – 3 March 2024 | 31 January | 70 | 140 → 70 +170 |
| First round | 9 February – 17 March 2024 | 31 January | 120 | 240 → 120 |
| Second round | 12 March – 1 April 2024 | 5 March | 60 | 120 →60 +48 from Veikkausliiga, Ykkösliiga, Ykkönen, Kakkonen |
| Third round | 16–28 April 2024 | 3 April | 54 | 108 → 54 +2 from Veikkausliiga(League Cup) |
| Fourth round | 8–12 May 2024 | 30 April | 28 | 56 → 28 +4 from Veikkausliiga(UEFA Competitions) |
| Fifth round | 15–16 June 2024 | 16 May | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Sixth round | 25–26 June 2023 | 16 May | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 3 July 2024 | 27 June | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 21–22 August 2024 | 27 June | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 21 September 2024 | 27 June | 1 | 2 → 1 |

## Format

The cup was played as a one legged knockout tournament. A total of 364 teams participated (the fourth largest in the history of the competition and the largest since 2006). Lower league teams received home advantage until the fourth round. Teams were divided into geographical groups for the draw until 5th round.

## Round 0

The draw was made on 31 January 2024 on the Football Association's (Palloliito) YouTube channel. 140 teams participate in this round. They are divided into eight baskets from ten based on geography. Tie of this round is played in baskets 1-7 & 9.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkösliiga (2) | Ykkönen (3) | Kakkonen (4) | Kolmonen (5) | Nelonen (6) | Vitonen (7) | Kutonen (8) | Seiska (9) | M35/M40 (+35, +40) | Total |
| 12 / 12 | 10 / 10 | 10 / 10 | 22 / 22 | 82 / 82 | 77 / 77 | 86 / 86 | 49 / 49 | 10 / 10 | 6 / 6 | 364 / 364 |

### Group 9
## Round 1

The Round 1 draw was made on the same day as Round 0 on the Football Association's (Palloliito) YouTube channel. 240 teams (including 70 winners from Round 0), participated in this round. They were divided into ten sections based on geography. The winners proceeded to Round 2.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkösliiga (2) | Ykkönen (3) | Kakkonen (4) | Kolmonen (5) | Nelonen (6) | Vitonen (7) | Kutonen (8) | Seiska (9) | M35 (+35) | Total |
| 12 / 12 | 10 / 10 | 10 / 10 | 22 / 22 | 82 / 82 | 77 / 77 | 55 / 86 | 19 / 49 | 2 / 10 | 5 / 6 | 294 / 364 |

### Group 10
## Round 2

The draw was made on 5 March 2024 on the Football Association's (Palloliito) YouTube channel. 120 winners from Round 1 participate in this round. Winners advance to Round 3.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkösliiga (2) | Ykkönen (3) | Kakkonen (4) | Kolmonen (5) | Nelonen (6) | Vitonen (7) | Kutonen (8) | Seiska (9) | M35/M40 (+35, +40) | Total |
| 12 / 12 | 10 / 10 | 10 / 10 | 22 / 22 | 55 / 82 | 42 / 77 | 16 / 86 | 3 / 49 | 0 / 10 | 4 / 6 | 174 / 364 |

### Group 8
## Round 3

The draw was made on 3 April 2024 on the Football Association's (Palloliito) YouTube channel. 60 winners from Round 1 + 48 new entrants (6 Veikkausliiga teams; all 10 teams from newly-created tier 2 in 2024, Ykkösliiga; all registered teams from Ykkönen and Kakkonen, which dropped down one level in Finnish football league system) are participate in this round. Winners advance to Round 4.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkösliiga (2) | Ykkönen (3) | Kakkonen (4) | Kolmonen (5) | Nelonen (6) | Vitonen (7) | Kutonen (8) | Seiska (9) | M35/M40 (+35, +40) | Total |
| 12 / 12 | 10 / 10 | 10 / 10 | 22 / 22 | 38 / 82 | 15 / 77 | 4 / 86 | 1 / 49 | 0 / 10 | 2 / 6 | 114 / 364 |

### Group 4
## Round 4

The draw was made on 30 April 2024 on the Football Association's (Palloliito) YouTube channel. 54 winners from Round 3 + 2 Veikkausliiga teams, which was selected based on their League Cup success (FC Inter & FC Lahti), are participate in this round. Winners advance to Round 5.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkösliiga (2) | Ykkönen (3) | Kakkonen (4) | Kolmonen (5) | Nelonen (6) | Vitonen (7) | Kutonen (8) | Seiska (9) | M35/M40 (+35, +40) | Total |
| 12 / 12 | 9 / 10 | 8 / 10 | 15 / 22 | 11 / 82 | 5 / 77 | 0 / 86 | 0 / 49 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 6 | 60 / 364 |

### Group 4
## Round 5

The draw for this round (and a Round 6) was made on 16 May 2024 on the Football Association's (Palloliito) YouTube channel. 28 winners from Round 4 + 4 remaining Veikkausliiga teams, that play in European games: HJK, Ilves, KuPS & VPS, are participate in the fifth round. From this round, all teams (32) are in one pot. Winners advance to Round 6.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkösliiga (2) | Ykkönen (3) | Kakkonen (4) | Kolmonen (5) | Nelonen (6) | Vitonen (7) | Kutonen (8) | Seiska (9) | M35 (+35) | Total |
| 11 / 12 | 6 / 10 | 3 / 10 | 8 / 22 | 3 / 82 | 1 / 77 | 0 / 86 | 0 / 49 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 6 | 32 / 364 |

## Round 6

The 16 Round 5 winners entered Round 6.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkösliiga (2) | Ykkönen (3) | Kakkonen (4) | Kolmonen (5) | Nelonen (6) | Vitonen (7) | Kutonen (8) | Seiska (9) | M35 (+35) | Total |
| 9 / 12 | 3 / 10 | 1 / 10 | 3 / 22 | 0 / 82 | 0 / 77 | 0 / 86 | 0 / 49 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 6 | 16 / 364 |

## Quarter-finals

The draw for this round (and a draw for semi-finals and final) was made on 27 June 2024 on the Football Association's (Palloliito) YouTube channel. The 8 Round 6 winners entered the quarter-finals.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkösliiga (2) | Ykkönen (3) | Kakkonen (4) | Kolmonen (5) | Nelonen (6) | Vitonen (7) | Kutonen (8) | Seiska (9) | M35 (+35) | Total |
| 6 / 12 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 22 | 0 / 82 | 0 / 77 | 0 / 86 | 0 / 49 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 6 | 8 / 364 |

## Semi-finals

The 4 quarter-final winners entered the semi-finals.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkösliiga (2) | Ykkönen (3) | Kakkonen (4) | Kolmonen (5) | Nelonen (6) | Vitonen (7) | Kutonen (8) | Seiska (9) | M35 (+35) | Total |
| 4 / 12 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 22 | 0 / 82 | 0 / 77 | 0 / 86 | 0 / 49 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 6 | 4 / 364 |

## Final

The final was held between the two semi-final winners.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| Veikkausliiga (1) | Ykkösliiga (2) | Ykkönen (3) | Kakkonen (4) | Kolmonen (5) | Nelonen (6) | Vitonen (7) | Kutonen (8) | Seiska (9) | M35 (+35) | Total |
| 2 / 12 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 22 | 0 / 82 | 0 / 77 | 0 / 86 | 0 / 49 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 364 |