The 2008

Finnish League Cup The Finnish League Cup was a knock-out football competition contested annually during the pre-season in winter by teams from Veikkausliiga. The league cup was abolished after the 2016 tournament and replaced with the Finnish Cup group stage startin ...

was the 12th season of

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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

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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 Veikkausliiga (; sv, Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikka ...

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

Group 2

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

External links

Finnish League Cup on rsssf.com
{{2008–09 in European football (UEFA)

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Finnish League Cup