2010

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( fi, Suomen Cup) was the 56th season of the main annual football (soccer) cup competition in

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. It was organized as a single-elimination knock–out tournament. Participation in the competition was voluntary. The winners of the competition entered the

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of UEFA Europa League. A total of 271 teams registered for the competition. They entered in different rounds, depending on their position within the league system. Clubs with teams in

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(level IV) or an inferior league, as well as Veterans and Junior teams, started the competition in Round 1. Teams from

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(level II) and

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(level III) entered in Round 3.

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clubs started in Round 4 with the exceptions of

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, TPS and

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. These four teams entered in Round 5 because they had qualified for European competitions after the 2009 season. The tournament started on 30 January 2010 with the First Round and concluded with the Final held on 25 September 2010 at

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Round 1

The draw for this round was conducted on 14 January 2010. 220 teams were drawn into 110 matches for this round. Unlike last year, there was no need to award byes. The matches were played between 30 January and 28 February 2010.

Round 2

The draw for this round was conducted on 14 January 2010. The 110 winners of the Second Round were drawn into 55 matches for this round. The matches were played between 3 and 28 March 2010.

Round 3

The draw for this round took place on 19 March 2010. This round includes the 55 winners from the previous round and the 37 clubs from the

2010 and

2010 seasons that entered into the competition. These clubs were drawn into 46 matches that took place between 1 and 15 April 2010.

Round 4

The draw for this round took place on 8 April 2010. This round includes the 46 winners of the previous round and the 10

2010 Veikkausliiga The 2010 Veikkausliiga was the 80th season of top-tier football in Finland. It began on 16 April 2010 and ended on 23 October 2010. Teams RoPS finished at the bottom of the 2009 season and were relegated to Ykkönen. Their place was taken by Ykk ...

clubs that entered this competition who are not involved in European competitions for the 2010-11 cycle. This includes all the clubs in the league competition except for

, TPS and

, who will be entering the competition in the round following this one. These 28 matches were played between 20 and 29 April 2010.

Round 5

This round included the 28 winners from the previous round and the 4

clubs involved in European competition in the 2009-10 cycle:

, TPS and

. These matches were played on 11, 12, 13 and 18 May 2010.

Round 6

This round included the 16 winners of the previous round. These matches were played on 26 and 27 May 2010.

Quarter-finals

This round included the eight winners from the previous round. ---- ---- ----

Semi-finals

This round includes the four quarter-final winners. ----

Final

The two semi-final winners participated in this match.

References

External links

Official page
{{2010-11 in European Football (UEFA) Finnish Cup seasons

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