2008 Finnish League Cup

Liigacup 2008 Finland FC Inter TPS 2007 2009 thumb|right The 2008 Finnish League Cup was the 12th season of Finnish 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 FC Lahti 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 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 main WDL Q HON TPS TAM HJK KPS MYP RPS 4 1 1 14 7 4 1 1 11 7 4 0 2 14 6 2 4 0 9 7 2 0 4 6 14 0 2 4 4 9 0 2 4 2 10 #ACE1AF A A A A 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. y FBR grey HJK null null 2–2 null 2–1 1–1 FC Honka 2–2 null null 4–1 null 4–0 KuPS 1–2 0–2 null null 1–4 null MyPA null 1–2 1–2 0–0 null null RoPS 0–0 null 0–1 null null 0–1 Tampere United null 3–0 null 1–0 4–1 null TPS null null 5–1 2–0 null 2–1 complete rsssf.com Group 2 main WDL Q LAH INT HAK JAR MAR KTP VPS 5 1 0 18 5 4 1 1 13 1 3 1 2 8 6 3 0 3 11 11 2 1 3 10 12 0 2 4 7 19 0 2 4 5 18 #ACE1AF A A A A 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. y FBR grey Haka null 3–1 null 1–2 2–1 null FC Inter 2–0 null 3–0 null null 5–0 FF Jaro null 1–0 6–4 null null 3–0 FC KooTeePee 0–2 null null null 1–1 2–2 FC Lahti null 0–0 2–0 5–0 null null IFK Mariehamn null 0–3 2–0 null 3–4 null VPS 0–0 null null null 1–5 2–3 complete rsssf.com Knockout stage Quarter-finals 29 March 2008 FC Inter 0–0 y Tampere United Veritas Stadion, Turku 5–3 29 March 2008 FC Honka 2–1 FF Jaro Tapiolan Urheilupuisto, Espoo 30 March 2008 FC Lahti 1–0 HJK Helsinki Lahden Stadion, Lahti 30 March 2008 TPS 3–2 FC Haka Veritas Stadion, Turku Semi-finals 5 April 2008 TPS 3–2 FC Lahti Veritas Stadion, Turku 5 April 2008 FC Inter 4–2 FC Honka Veritas Stadion, Turku Final 12 April 2008 TPS 0–1 FC Inter Veritas Stadion, Turku External links Finnish League Cup on rsssf.com League Cup Finnish League Cup Category:Finnish League Cup