The 1956 Finnish Cup (Finnish: Suomen Cup) was the 2nd season of the main annual association football cup competition in Finland. It was organised as a single-elimination knock–out tournament and participation in the competition was voluntary. The final was held at the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki on 28 October 1956 with Pallo-Pojat defeating Tampereen Kisatoverit by 2–1 before an attendance of 2,020 spectators.[1][2][3][4]

1956 Suomen Cup
Tournament details
CountryFinland
Teams161
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Preliminary round 1

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Preliminary round 2

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Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Suomen Cupin finaalit 1955–2009". suomencup.fi. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Jalkapallokirja 1956 – Suomen Palloliiton Julkaisu 22: Vuosikerta". Jalkapallokirja. Helsinki: Liiton Toimisto. 1956. ISSN 0787-7188.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Suomen Palloliito 1956 – Suomen Urheilumuseo archive" (PDF). Suomen Palloliito. pp. 76–79. Retrieved 13 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b c d e "Finnish Cup Finals – rsssf.org". Heikki Pietarinen – RSSSF. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
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