The 2017–18 Finnish Cup ''(Suomen Cup)'' was the 64th season of the

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. Times up to 28 October 2017 and from 25 March 2018 are

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). Times from 29 October 2017 to 24 March 2018 are

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Teams

First round

The first and second rounds of the Cup will include all registered teams, with the exception of

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teams, who will be included in the 30-team group stage early in 2017. The first rounds will include teams playing in the

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and below.

Second round

Third round

Fourth Round

Group stage

The teams participating in the Group Stage will be the 2017

teams (12), 2017

teams (10) and eight teams from the early rounds of the competition. The Group Stage will be played between January and March 2018 with the teams divided into five regional groups, with six teams per group. The top two teams from the group stage will advance directly to the semi-finals, while the remaining winners of each group and each second-place finisher will proceed to the quarterfinals.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Knock-out stage

Play-offs for Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

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