| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Finland | 
| Dates | 17 January – 19 March | 
| Teams | 12 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Lahti | 
| Runner-up | SJK | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 | 
| Goals scored | 62 (2 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Roope Riski (4) | 
The 2016 Finnish League Cup was the 20th season of the Finnish League Cup, Finland's second-most prestigious cup football tournament. HJK were the defending champions, having won their fifth league cup the previous year.
The cup consisted of two stages. First there was a group stage that involved the 12 Veikkausliiga teams divided into two groups. The top teams from each group then played each other in the final.[1]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SJK | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 13 | Final | 
| 2 | PS Kemi | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
| 3 | VPS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | RoPS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 5 | Ilves | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 6 | KuPS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 27 February 2015. Source: veikkausliiga.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) goals scored in head-to-head
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) goals scored in head-to-head
| 29 January 2016 | KuPS | 0–0 | SJK | Kuopio | 
| 18:30 EET (UTC+2) | Report (in Finnish) | Kink  64' | Stadium: Kuopio-halli Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Ville Nevalainen | 
| 30 January 2016 | RoPS | 0–0 | VPS | Oulu | 
| 14:00 EET (UTC+2) | Okkonen  85' | Report (in Finnish) | Tiodorović  84' | Stadium: Heinäpään nurmi Attendance: 210 Referee: Dennis Antamo | 
| 30 January 2016 | PS Kemi | 3–1 | Ilves | Kemi | 
| 16:00 EET (UTC+2) | Veteli  24' Kvist  48' (pen.) Jovović  88'  90+1' | Report (in Finnish) | Lahtinen  7' Aho  47' Matrone  50' | Stadium: Junkohalli Attendance: 450 Referee: Mattias Gestranius | 
| 4 February 2016 | RoPS | 2–0 | KuPS | Oulu | 
| 18:00 EET (UTC+2) | Malcolm  10' Jammeh  41' Back  57' Okkonen  72' Heikkilä  90' | Report (in Finnish) | Poutiainen  47' Coulibaly  90+2' | Stadium: Heinäpään nurmi Attendance: 204 Referee: Petri Viljanen | 
| 6 February 2016 | Ilves | 0–1 | VPS | Tampere | 
| 14:30 EET (UTC+2) | Hilander  37' Hynynen  77' Matrone  87' | Report (in Finnish) | Hertsi  38' (pen.) Hill  89' | Stadium: Pirkkahalli Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen | 
| 7 February 2016 | KuPS | 0–2 | PS Kemi | Kuopio | 
| 18:30 EET (UTC+2) | Räisänen  21' | Report (in Finnish) | Heimonen  10' Berg  33'  65' Eissele  62' Kvist  68' | Stadium: Kuopio-halli Attendance: 831 Referee: Kalle Mäkinen | 
| 10 February 2016 | Ilves | 0–0 | RoPS | Tampere | 
| 18:00 EET (UTC+2) | Matrone  52' Lahtinen  59' Miettunen  70' Petrescu  90+1' | Report (in Finnish) | Mäkitalo  52' Okkonen  62' | Stadium: Pirkkahalli Arena Attendance: 550 Referee: Mikko Mörö | 
| 10 February 2016 | SJK | 2–1 | VPS | Seinäjoki | 
| 19:15 EET (UTC+2) | Hurme  14' Ngueukam  56' Riski  63' | Report (in Finnish) | Clennon  12' Klepczarek  80' | Stadium: Wallsport Areena Attendance: 482 Referee: Antti Munukka | 
| 13 February 2016 | SJK | 1–0 | PS Kemi | Seinäjoki | 
| 14:15 EET (UTC+2) | Kink  42' Vasara  70' Riski  90+2' | Report (in Finnish) | Kaby  18' Könönen  66' S.Jovović  79'  84' | Stadium: Wallsport Areena Attendance: 459 Referee: Vesa Hätilä | 
| 13 February 2016 | VPS | 0–2 | KuPS | Vaasa | 
| 13:15 EET (UTC+2) | Report (in Finnish) | Poutiainen  24'  29' Ääritalo  31' Diallo  36' | Stadium: Botniahalli Referee: Toni Pohjoismäki | 
| 16 February 2016 | SJK | 1–0 | Ilves | Seinäjoki | 
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) | Ngueukam  57' J.Sarajärvi  76' | Report (in Finnish) | Ala-Myllymäki  17' Hilska  30' | Stadium: Wallsport Areena Referee: Marko Grönholm | 
| 16 February 2016 | PS Kemi | 1–1 | RoPS | Kemi | 
| 18:00 EET (UTC+2) | Ions  4' Turpeenniemi  45+3' | Report (in Finnish) | Muinonen  21' Majava  49' | Stadium: Junkohalli Referee: Antti Munukka | 
| 20 February 2016 | Ilves | 2–1 | KuPS | Tampere | 
| 14:30 EET (UTC+2) | Lahtinen  65', 70'  90+2' Siira  80' | Report (in Finnish) | Taipale  45+1' Hakola  45+10' Savolainen  55' Ääritalo  90+1' | Stadium: Pirkkahalli Arena Attendance: 550 | 
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lahti | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | Final | 
| 2 | Inter Turku | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
| 3 | HJK | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | PK-35 Vantaa | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | IFK Mariehamn | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | HIFK | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2016. Source: veikkausliiga.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) goals scored in head-to-head
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) goals scored in head-to-head
| 22 January 2016 | Inter Turku | 0–0 | PK-35 Vantaa | Turku | 
| 14:00 EET (UTC+2) | Kauppi  58' Camara  82' | Report (in Finnish) | Ristola  70' | Stadium: Veritas Stadion Attendance: 174 Referee: Mattias Gestranius | 
| 23 January 2016 | Lahti | 1–0 | HIFK | Lahti | 
| 12:00 EET (UTC+2) | Kuningas  5' Shala  84' | Report (in Finnish) | Stadium: Mukkulan palloiluhalli Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Antamo | 
| 29 January 2016 | Lahti | 2–1 | Inter Turku | Lahti | 
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) | Hauhia  15' Tuominen  60' | Report (in Finnish) | Gnabouyou  43' (pen.) Kauppi  73' | Stadium: Mukkulan palloiluhalli Attendance: 226 Referee: Antti Munukka | 
| 29 January 2016 | HIFK | 0–3 | PK-35 Vantaa | Helsinki | 
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) | Hänninen  82' | Report (in Finnish) | Míguez Adán  8' Kuqi  36' (pen.)  44' Kaufmann  60', 69' | Stadium: Talin jalkapallohalli Attendance: 604 Referee: Jari Järvinen | 
| 31 January 2016 | HJK | 1–0 | IFK Mariehamn | Helsinki | 
| 12:15 EET (UTC+2) | Rexhepi  44'  60' Taiwo  70' (pen.) | Report (in Finnish) | Petrović  36' Clement  69' Span  90+4' | Stadium: Talin jalkapallohalli Attendance: 424 Referee: Marko Grönholm | 
| 1 February 2016 | PK-35 Vantaa | 1–1 | Lahti | Vantaa | 
| 14:15 EET (UTC+2) | Caloi  73' Heinonen  81' | Report (in Finnish) | Shala  61' | Stadium: Myyrmäki-halli Attendance: 272 Referee: Petteri Kari | 
| 3 February 2016 | HIFK | 1–0 | IFK Mariehamn | Helsinki | 
| 15:30 EET (UTC+2) | Rantanen  90+2' | Report (in Finnish) | Petrović  46' Lyyski  55' Diego Assis  61' | Stadium: Talin jalkapallohalli Attendance: 213 Referee: Petri Viljanen | 
| 5 February 2016 | HJK | 1–1 | Lahti | Helsinki | 
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) | Tanaka  86' | Report | Multanen  31' Hauhia  72' | Stadium: Talin jalkapallohalli Attendance: 612 Referee: Miikka Lähdesmäki | 
| 8 February 2016 | IFK Mariehamn | 0–1 | Inter Turku | Åland | 
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Gnabouyou  4' | Stadium: Eckeröhallen Referee: Mattias Gestranius | 
| 9 February 2016 | HJK | 3–3 | HIFK | Helsinki | 
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) | Taiwo  21' Malolo  37' Järvenpää  82' Morelos  90' | Report | Hänninen  3' Aho  6' Salmikivi  16' Peltonen  32' Korhonen  65' Sihvola  90+3' | Stadium: Talin jalkapallohalli Attendance: 827 Referee: Ville Nevalainen | 
| 12 February 2016 | Lahti | 2–2 | Mariehamn | Lahti | 
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) | Tuominen  13' Bonilha  25' Hostikka  64' Shala  87' | Report | Kangaskolkka  32'  90' Dafaa  37' Span  45' Ekhalie  68' | Stadium: Lahti Stadium Attendance: 78 Referee: Petri Viljanen | 
| 13 February 2016 | PK-35 Vantaa | 1–1 | HJK | Vantaa | 
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) | Kuqi  23' Rasimus  35' Mateo  49' Couñago  49' C.Portela  75' | Report | Tanaka  42' I.Tatomirović  66' | Stadium: Myyrmäki-halli Attendance: 743 Referee: Tommi Grönman | 
| 15 February 2016 | Inter Turku | 2–1 | HIFK | Turku | 
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) | Källman  11' Aho  13' Lehtonen  67' | Report | Soudant  45+2' Fortunato  46' | Stadium: Veritas Stadion Referee: Jari Järvinen | 
| 18 February 2016 | Inter Turku | 2–2 | HJK | Turku | 
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) | Nyman  16' Duah  42' Gnabouyou  53' | Report | Taiwo  36' Morelos  56', 63' (pen.)  87' | Stadium: Javenture-Areena Attendance: 198 Referee: Petri Viljanen | 
| 20 February 2016 | IFK Mariehamn | 3 – 0 | PK-35 Vantaa | Åland | 
| 18:00 EET (UTC+2) | Kangaskolkka  4' Mäkinen  15' Dafaa  17' Petrović  68' Ibrahim  73' | Report | Raimi  26' | Stadium: Eckeröhallen Attendance: 285 | 
Final
Scorers
- As of match played 27 February 2016
4 goals:
3 goals:
2 goals:
1 goals:
 Domenico Fortunato - HIFK Domenico Fortunato - HIFK
 Matias Hänninen - HIFK Matias Hänninen - HIFK
 Joni Korhonen - HIFK Joni Korhonen - HIFK
 Daniel Rantanen - HIFK Daniel Rantanen - HIFK
 Ville Salmikivi - HIFK Ville Salmikivi - HIFK
 Lassi Järvenpää - HJK Lassi Järvenpää - HJK
 Solomon Duah - Inter Turku Solomon Duah - Inter Turku
 Benjamin Källman - Inter Turku Benjamin Källman - Inter Turku
 Joni Aho - Inter Turku Joni Aho - Inter Turku
 Billy Ions - PS Kemi Billy Ions - PS Kemi
 Juho-Teppo Berg - PS Kemi Juho-Teppo Berg - PS Kemi
 Saku Kvist - PS Kemi Saku Kvist - PS Kemi
 Joona Veteli - PS Kemi Joona Veteli - PS Kemi
 Saša Jovović - PS Kemi Saša Jovović - PS Kemi
 Christian Eissele - PS Kemi Christian Eissele - PS Kemi
 Mika Ääritalo - KuPS Mika Ääritalo - KuPS
 Juha Hakola - KuPS Juha Hakola - KuPS
 Patrick Poutiainen - KuPS Patrick Poutiainen - KuPS
 Mikko Kuningas - Lahti Mikko Kuningas - Lahti
 Mikko Hauhia - Lahti Mikko Hauhia - Lahti
 Kalle Multanen - Lahti Kalle Multanen - Lahti
 Santeri Hostikka - Lahti Santeri Hostikka - Lahti
 Drilon Shala - Lahti Drilon Shala - Lahti
 Thomas Mäkinen - IFK Mariehamn Thomas Mäkinen - IFK Mariehamn
 Amos Ekhalie - IFK Mariehamn Amos Ekhalie - IFK Mariehamn
 Josef Ibrahim - IFK Mariehamn Josef Ibrahim - IFK Mariehamn
 Caloi - PK-35 Vantaa Caloi - PK-35 Vantaa
 Shane Malcolm - RoPS Shane Malcolm - RoPS
 Aapo Heikkilä - RoPS Aapo Heikkilä - RoPS
 Eetu Muinonen - RoPS Eetu Muinonen - RoPS
 Antti Okkonen - RoPS Antti Okkonen - RoPS
 Loorents Hertsi - VPS Loorents Hertsi - VPS
 Jerry Voutilainen - VPS Jerry Voutilainen - VPS
 Samu Alanko - VPS Samu Alanko - VPS
 Andre Clennon - VPS Andre Clennon - VPS
References
- ↑ "Liigacup 2016 pelataan uudessa muodossa". veikkausliiga.com/ (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
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