2016 Finnish League Cup
# 2016 Finnish League Cup

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.

## 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 | |

## 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 | |

## Scorers

    As of match played 27 February 2016

4 goals:

* Roope Riski - SJK

3 goals:

* Alfredo Morelos - HJK
* Mika Lahtinen - Ilves
* Guy Gnabouyou - Inter Turku

2 goals:

* Taye Taiwo - HJK
* Atomu Tanaka - HJK
* Jasse Tuominen - Lahti
* Aleksei Kangaskolkka - IFK Mariehamn
* Lucas Kaufmann - PK-35 Vantaa
* Njazi Kuqi - PK-35 Vantaa
* Ariel Ngueukam - SJK

1 goals:

* Domenico Fortunato - HIFK
* Matias Hänninen - HIFK
* Joni Korhonen - HIFK
* Daniel Rantanen - HIFK
* Ville Salmikivi - HIFK
* Lassi Järvenpää - HJK
* Solomon Duah - Inter Turku
* Benjamin Källman - Inter Turku
* Joni Aho - Inter Turku
* Billy Ions - PS Kemi
* Juho-Teppo Berg - PS Kemi
* Saku Kvist - PS Kemi
* Joona Veteli - PS Kemi
* Saša Jovović - PS Kemi
* Christian Eissele - PS Kemi
* Mika Ääritalo - KuPS
* Juha Hakola - KuPS
* Patrick Poutiainen - KuPS
* Mikko Kuningas - Lahti
* Mikko Hauhia - Lahti
* Kalle Multanen - Lahti
* Santeri Hostikka - Lahti
* Drilon Shala - Lahti
* Thomas Mäkinen - IFK Mariehamn
* Amos Ekhalie - IFK Mariehamn
* Josef Ibrahim - IFK Mariehamn
* Caloi - PK-35 Vantaa
* Shane Malcolm - RoPS
* Aapo Heikkilä - RoPS
* Eetu Muinonen - RoPS
* Antti Okkonen - RoPS
* Loorents Hertsi - VPS
* Jerry Voutilainen - VPS
* Samu Alanko - VPS
* Andre Clennon - VPS
