2026 Finnish Cup

The cup is played as a one legged knockout tournament. Registration for the tournament ran from November 24, 2025 to January 8, 2026. 417 teams (second highest amount in history) registered to participate in this year addition. Lower league teams received home advantage until the fourth round. Teams were divided into geographical groups for the draw until 5th round. == Preliminary round ==

The draw for the preliminary round (Juuson Kierros in Finnish, in honor to Juuso Walden) was made on 29 January 2026 at 11:00 AM (Finnish Time) on the Finnish Football Association's (Palloliito) YouTube channel. 242 teams participate in this round. They are divided into ten groups based on geography. Group 1 (Capital region) Group 2 (Capital region) Group 3 (Turku, Åland, Raseborg, Salo) Group 4 (Tampere, Häme, Pori, Rauma) Group 5 (Uusimaa) Group 6 (Lahti, Kymenlaakso, South Karelia) Group 7 (Central Finland, South Savo, North Karelia) Group 8 (North Savo, Kainuu) Group 9 (Ostrobothnia, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia) Group 10 (North Ostrobothnia, Lapland, Kemi) == Round 1 ==

The draw for the first round was made on 29 January 2026 at 11:00 AM (Finnish Time) on the Finnish Football Association's (Palloliito) YouTube channel. 240 teams participate in this round. They are divided into ten groups based on geography. Group 1 (Capital region) Group 2 (Capital region) Group 3 (Turku, Åland, Raseborg, Salo) Group 4 (Tampere, Häme, Pori, Rauma) Group 5 (Uusimaa) Group 6 (Lahti, Kymenlaakso, South Karelia) Group 7 (Central Finland, South Savo, North Karelia) Group 8 (North Savo, Kainuu) Group 9 (Ostrobothnia, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia) Group 10 (North Ostrobothnia, Lapland, Kemi) == Round 2 ==

The draw for the second round was made on 4 March 2026 at 12:00 PM (Finnish Time) on the Finnish Football Association's (Palloliito) YouTube channel. 120 teams participate in this round. They are divided into seven groups based on geography. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 == Round 3 ==