League Cup (Finland)

Finnish League Cup (Liigacup) - a Finnish pre-season club competition administered by Veikkausliiga and primarily contested by Veikkausliiga teams. Regulations: the competition is typically run with a group stage followed by knockout rounds, with the season-specific group composition and participant numbers confirmed by the organizer, teams play round-robin matches in their group, a win is worth 3 points, a draw 1 point, and a loss 0. If teams finish level on points, group ranking is determined by an ordered set of tie-breakers, starting with head-to-head points, then head-to-head goal difference and head-to-head goals scored, followed by overall goal difference and overall goals scored, and if still level the ranking is decided by drawing lots. In the knockout phase, ties are settled according to match regulations, typically by extra time and, if required, a penalty shoot-out.