2024 Finnish Cup

2024 Finnish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Finland
Teams	364
Defending champions	Ilves
Final positions
Champions	KuPS
Runner-up	Inter Turku

The 2024 Finnish Cup was the 70th season of the Finnish Cup football competition. The winners qualified for the 2025–26 Conference League second qualifying round.

KuPS won the cup on 21 September 2024 (their fifth Finnish Cup win), defeating Inter Turku 2–1 in the final.

Calendar

Round	Dates	Draw	Number of fixtures	Clubs
Round 0	9 February – 3 March 2024	31 January	70	140 → 70 +170
First round	9 February – 17 March 2024	31 January	120	240 → 120
Second round	12 March – 1 April 2024	5 March	60	120 →60 +48 from Veikkausliiga, Ykkösliiga, Ykkönen, Kakkonen
Third round	16–28 April 2024	3 April	54	108 → 54 +2 from Veikkausliiga(League Cup)
Fourth round	8–12 May 2024	30 April	28	56 → 28 +4 from Veikkausliiga(UEFA Competitions)
Fifth round	15–16 June 2024	16 May	16	32 → 16
Sixth round	25–26 June 2023	16 May	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	3 July 2024	27 June	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	21–22 August 2024	27 June	2	4 → 2
Final	21 September 2024	27 June	1	2 → 1

Format

The cup was played as a one legged knockout tournament. A total of 364 teams participated (the fourth largest in the history of the competition and the largest since 2006). Lower league teams received home advantage until the fourth round. Teams were divided into geographical groups for the draw until 5th round.

Round 0

The draw was made on 31 January 2024. 140 teams participate in this round. They are divided into eight baskets from ten based on geography. Tie of this round is played in baskets 1-7 & 9.

Number of teams per tier still in competition

Veikkausliiga (1)	Ykkösliiga (2)	Ykkönen (3)	Kakkonen (4)	Kolmonen (5)	Nelonen (6)	Vitonen (7)	Kutonen (8)	Seiska (9)	M35/M40 (+35, +40)	Total
12 / 12	10 / 10	10 / 10	22 / 22	82 / 82	77 / 77	86 / 86	49 / 49	10 / 10	6 / 6	364 / 364

Group 1

FC Juvantus (8) v Helsingin Pumppu (7)

11 February 2024	FC Juvantus (8)	0–1	Helsingin Pumppu (7)	Helsinki
20:00		Report	Von Bagh 84'	Stadium: Tali halli Attendance: 10 Referee: Mohamed Abdelgayed

Pessoas Boas (8) v Kasiysi (7)

16 February 2024	Pessoas Boas (8)	2–2 (1–4 p)	Kasiysi (7)	Helsinki
20:00	Puro 4'  71'  71' Saarialho 6'	Report	Haglund  4' Jussila 25' Santasalo 90'	Stadium: Töölö PK 6 Attendance: 52 Referee: Valtteri Ollila

PK-35/Äijät (9) v LePa/M40 (+40)

16 February 2024	PK-35/Äijät (9)	1–9	LePa/M40 (+40)	Helsinki
20:00	Kuronen 18'	Report	Talvassalo 5' 42' (o.g.) Nybäck 53' Hiltunen 57', 81' Jåfs 69' Blanco 74', 90+2' Järvinen 86'	Stadium: Töölö PK 1 Attendance: 0 Referee: Joel Vanhanen

Polin Pallo (7) v Afro Foot Club (7)

17 February 2024	Polin Pallo (7)	4–0	Afro Foot Club (7)	Espoo
16:00	Hieta 40', 55', 75' Paasiviita 80'	Report		Stadium: Keski-Espoo 2

StaPa De Royale (8) v Tavastia (7)

20 February 2024	StaPa De Royale (8)	6–0	Tavastia (7)	Helsinki
19:10	17' (o.g.) Vuoripelto 37' Haapanen 45' T Purme 66', 78' Tarkkala 84'	Report		Stadium: Töölö PK 1 Attendance: 40 Referee: Arsene Towa

FC Samba (7) v Gilla FC (7)

24 February 2024	FC Samba (7)	1–3	Gilla FC (7)	Espoo
16:30	Kyllönen 64'	Report	Mettälä 17' Galle 30' Kiiskinen 59'	Stadium: Keski-Espoo 2 Attendance: 150 Referee: Abdirisag Ahmed

HPS/Jägers (8) v FC Pehmeet ja Märät (7)

24 February 2024	HPS/Jägers (8)	3–6	FC Pehmeet ja Märät (7)	Helsinki
17:00	Siilin 20', 26' Granath 44'	Report	Aikio 10', 57', 64', 87' Anttila 12' Holmborg 89'	Stadium: Töölö PK 6 Attendance: 0 Referee: Juuso Vuorinen

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Group 2

FC Pakila (9) v PEP (7)

10 February 2024	FC Pakila (9)	0–8	PEP (7)	Helsinki
19:00		Report	Laukkanen 3', 78' Hammar-Staf 27' Uusnäkki 30' Reijola 52' Alakurtti 59' Al-Jlewhi 63' Varo 75'	Stadium: Töölö PK 6 Attendance: 0 Referee: Janne Juote

Sexypöxyt/M35 (+35) v AC StaSi (8)

14 February 2024	Sexypöxyt/M35 (+35)	7–0	AC StaSi (8)	Espoo
20:00	Kovalenko 3', 14' Lumivaara 21' Björkell 43' Toivanen 45' Kosonen 53', 73'	Report		Stadium: Keski-Espoo 2 Attendance: 6 Referee: Niklas Heikkonen

Toukolan Teräs/Arabia (9) v Gnistan/3 (7)

16 February 2024	Toukolan Teräs/Arabia (9)	0–15	Gnistan/3 (7)	Helsinki
20:00		Report	Laurell 16', 24', 68' Vesala 25' Tuominen 35' Pellinen 37' Lappalainen 50' Sinkkilä 54' Ahtiainen 57', 72' Salomaa 61' Keränen 76' Leskinen 79' Rimpelä 83' Tun La 90'	Stadium: Oulunkylä 1 Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dennis Antamo

FC Mango (8) v Helsingin Ponnistus/2 (7)

17 February 2024	FC Mango (8)	3–0	Helsingin Ponnistus/2 (7)	Helsinki
19:00	Madidilu 18' Rajkovic 26', 35'	Report		Stadium: Töölö PK 6 Attendance: 0 Referee: Janne Juote

MPS/Atletico Akatemia (7) v SAPA/2 (7)

18 February 2024	MPS/Atletico Akatemia (7)	1–1 (3–2 p)	SAPA/2 (7)	Helsinki
19:00	Lundberg 6'	Report	Keski-Pukkila 90'	Stadium: Töölö PK 6 Attendance: 1 Referee: Joel Vanhanen

FC Lähiö (9) v FC Inter Vuosaari (7)

23 February 2024	FC Lähiö (9)	1–3	FC Inter Vuosaari (7)	Helsinki
20:05	Quick 80'	Report	Lomidze 37', 82' Y Omar 85'	Stadium: Oulunkylä 1 Attendance: 0 Referee: Vilho Jokinen

TiPS/Legends (8) v Kauklahden Pyrintö (7)

24 February 2024	TiPS/Legends (8)	3–2	Kauklahden Pyrintö (7)	Vantaa
12:00	Lappalainen 31', 55' Nirkko 90+2'	Report	Ruotsalainen 38' Veräväinen 53'	Stadium: Tikkurila Attendance: 0 Referee: Reko Morikawa

FC Korso/United (7) v FC POHU/JäPa (7)

24 February 2024	FC Korso/United (7)	0–2	FC POHU/JäPa (7)	Vantaa
16:00		Report	Kinnunen 48' Rautakoski 54'	Stadium: Tikkurila Attendance: 7 Referee: Larbi Boughdiri

Pitäjänmäen Tarmo (8) v FC Spital (7)

24 February 2024	Pitäjänmäen Tarmo (8)	0–2	FC Spital (7)	Helsinki
16:00		Report	Keinänen 60', 90+1'	Stadium: Töölö PK 1 Attendance: 0 Referee: Ville Väänänen

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Group 3

Turun Pallo-Veikot (8) v Turun Nappulaliiga (7)

16 February 2024	Turun Pallo-Veikot (8)	0–1	Turun Nappulaliiga (7)	Turku
20:00		Report	Tirronen 85'	Stadium: Kupittaa 5 Attendance: 0 Referee: Niilo Heikkinen

KuuLa/2 (8) v MaPS 2 (7)

22 February 2024	KuuLa/2 (8)	0–2	MaPS 2 (7)	Turku
21:15		Report	Sankari 36' Lönnroth 76'	Stadium: Turku Energia Areena Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammed Abdou

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Group 4

Velenpojat (9) v Karhu-Futis (7)

24 February 2024	Velenpojat (9)	3–5	Karhu-Futis (7)	Valkeakoski
12:00	Kartela 2' Surkka 36' Antila 67'	Report	Ranta 39' Pihlavisto 45' Ruotsalainen 49' Luotonen 60' M Niinisalo 90+1'	Stadium: Palloiluhalli Attendance: 30 Referee: Mikko Toivonen

AC Darra (9) v Ilves/3 (7)

24 February 2024	AC Darra (9)	2–4	Ilves/3 (7)	Tampere
13:00	O Seppälä 24', 41'	Report	T Jokinen 14' Sonne 42' Nikkilä 48' Salminen 80'	Stadium: Tammelan stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Henrik Sandmark

FC Eurajoki/II (8) v Lauttakylän Luja (7)

24 February 2024	FC Eurajoki/II (8)	1–1 (2–4 p)	Lauttakylän Luja (7)	Rauma
13:15	D Ciastek 5'	Report	Borda 13'	Stadium: Äijänsuo stadion Attendance: 30 Referee: Niko Parviainen

FC Helmi Jätkä (9) v Janakkalan Pallo (7)

24 February 2024	FC Helmi Jätkä (9)	2–2 (4–2 p)	Janakkalan Pallo (7)	Tampere
14:00	Tuominen 53' 90+1' (o.g.)	Report	S Nousimaa 45+1' H Nummenpää 76'	Stadium: Kauppi 1 Attendance: 50 Referee: Juha Kivistö

Tampere United/3 (8) v FC Vapsi (8)

24 February 2024	Tampere United/3 (8)	3–3 (5–3 p)	FC Vapsi (8)	Tampere
17:00	Kauppinen 9' Kopf 37' Peltonen 76'	Report	Liuha 46' Katila 66' Hakanen 90+3'	Stadium: Kauppi 1 Attendance: 20 Referee: Markus Tuovinen

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Group 6

Flamingo United (7) v Haminan Pallo-Kissat/2 (7)

17 February 2024	Flamingo United (7)	7–1	Haminan Pallo-Kissat/2 (7)	Lahti
15:00	Ahapov 8', 39', 45+1', 53' Ishema 45' Shuku 48' Rajabi 88'	Report	Kolsi 66'	Stadium: Kisapuisto Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Pessi Pursiainen

FC Villisiat (8) v Pallo-Peikot (8)

18 February 2024	FC Villisiat (8)	2–2 (5–4 p)	Pallo-Peikot (8)	Kuusankoski
16:00	Pulkki 58', 64'	Report	Hasam Rostam 42' Pakarinen 85'	Stadium: Sami Hyypiä Areena Attendance: 0 Referee: Vesa-Pekka Volanen

Karhulan Pojat (8) v Popinniemen Ponnistus (8)

18 February 2024	Karhulan Pojat (8)	0–10	Popinniemen Ponnistus (8)	Kotka
17:00		Report	Salo 5' Laitinen 30', 33' Hänninen 47' Rikberg 54', 89' Lauretsalo 57' S Huttunen 73', 83' Huusari 76'	Stadium: Urheiluhalli Attendance: 80 Referee: Atte Henriksson

Nastolan Nopsa (7) v Kymin Palloilijat (7)

18 February 2024	Nastolan Nopsa (7)	3–1	Kymin Palloilijat (7)	Lahti
19:30	Rusanen 28' Helenius 78' Salminen  59'  82' Niukkanen 90+4'	Report	Toivanen 59' Peltoniemi  74'  85' Kuusimäki  76'  87'	Stadium: Mukkula Halli Attendance: 35 Referee: Antti Heikkinen

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Group 7

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Group 9

Kokkolan Pojat (7) v Bollklubben-48/2 (7)

23 February 2024	Kokkolan Pojat (7)	1–2	Bollklubben-48/2 (7)	Kokkola
21:00	Koivisto 16' Hautamäki  89'  90+6'	Report	Hiekkanen 84', 90+2'	Stadium: Kipparihall Attendance: 110 Referee: Tony Mäki

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Round 1

The draw was made on the same day, after Round 0 draw was finished. 240 teams (170, which joined in this round + 70 winners from Round 0), are participate in this round. They are divided into ten baskets based on geography.

Number of teams per tier still in competition

Veikkausliiga (1)	Ykkösliiga (2)	Ykkönen (3)	Kakkonen (4)	Kolmonen (5)	Nelonen (6)	Vitonen (7)	Kutonen (8)	Seiska (9)	M35 (+35)	Total
12 / 12	10 / 10	10 / 10	22 / 22	82 / 82	77 / 77	85 / 86	45 / 49	7 / 10	6 / 6	294 / 294

Group 1

Etelä-Espoon Pallo (5) v Toukolan Teräs (5)

17 February 2024	Etelä-Espoon Pallo (5)	2–1	Toukolan Teräs (5)	Espoo
17:00	Virkkunen 5' Blumberg 25'	Report	Haglund 53'	Stadium: Matinkylä 1 Attendance: 68 Referee: Mohamed Abdelgayed

EPS/Reservi (5) v PPJ/Lauttasaari (5)

24 February 2024	EPS/Reservi (5)	3–1	PPJ/Lauttasaari (5)	Espoo
14:00	Naarvala-De Freitas 86', 90+5' Bister 90+2'	Report	Jung 72' I Karjalainen  22'  77'	Stadium: Espoonlahti 2 Attendance: 20 Referee: Olli Jantunen

Helsingin Pumppu (7) v Valtti/2 (6)

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Kasiysi (7) v AC Rastaala (8) / Kilo IF (7)

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AC Rastaala (8) / Kilo IF (7)

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Group 2

PEP (7) v FC Finnkurd (5)

PEP (7)

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FC Korso/United (7) / FC POHU/JäPa (7) v Sexypöxyt/M35 (+35)

FC Korso/United (7) / FC POHU/JäPa (7)

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Group 3

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Group 4

FC Eurajoki (6) v FC Haka j. (5)

17 February 2024	FC Eurajoki (6)	0–4	FC Haka j. (5)	Rauma
13:15		Report	Rautio 6', 42' Nyman 67', 88'	Stadium: Äijänsuo stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Niko Parviainen

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Group 5

Nummelan Palloseura (5) v Tuusulan Palloseura (5)

17 February 2024	Nummelan Palloseura (5)	2–2 (3–5 p)	Tuusulan Palloseura (5)	Nummela
14:00	Helttunen 25' Athanasiadis 34' Sonko  7'  81'	Report	Halme 41' Vesala 82' Westergren  88'	Stadium: Certos Areena Halli Attendance: 100 Referee: Antti Munukka

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Group 6

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Group 7

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Group 8

Kajaanin Palloilijat (5) v Kajaanin Haka (5)

23 February 2024	Kajaanin Palloilijat (5)	2–0	Kajaanin Haka (5)	Kajaani
19:00	Trindade De Moura 13', 47'	Report		Stadium: Pallohalli Attendance: 178 Referee: Jorik Hoxha

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Group 9

Karhu Kauhajoki (7) v Ilmajoen Kisailijat (6)

24 February 2024	Karhu Kauhajoki (7)	3–2	Ilmajoen Kisailijat (6)	Närpes
14:30	Ventelä 86' Rantanen 90+3' Lahola 90+5'	Report	Tu Ala-Ranta 46' Aat Metsä-Ketelä 56'	Stadium: Bollhallen Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicholas Westerholm

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Group 10

Kellon Työväen Urheilijat (6) v Haukiputaan Pallo/2 (6)

17 February 2024	Kellon Työväen Urheilijat (6)	6–3	Haukiputaan Pallo/2 (6)	Oulu
12:30	Pääkkölä 28' Leskelä 38' Mäkiharju 48' Asikainen 48' Yli-Hollo 54' Lauri 87'	Report	Haapa-Aho 16' Mansikkamäki 64' Ukkola 90+3'	Stadium: Heinäpää PH Attendance: 75 Referee: Aaro Laurila

Roi Utd (5) v Villan Pojat (5)

18 February 2024	Roi Utd (5)	3–0	Villan Pojat (5)	Rovaniemi
13:00	Hakala 12' Ronkainen 49' Ojaniemi 83'	Report		Stadium: Ounashalli Attendance: 30 Referee: Mikko Rantala

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Round 5

The 32 Round 4 winners entered Round 5.

Number of teams per tier still in competition

Veikkausliiga (1)	Ykkösliiga (2)	Ykkönen (3)	Kakkonen (4)	Kolmonen (5)	Nelonen (6)	Vitonen (7)	Kutonen (8)	Seiska (9)	M35 (+35)	Total
11 / 12	6 / 10	3 / 10	8 / 22	3 / 82	0 / 77	0 / 86	0 / 49	0 / 10	1 / 6	32 / 364

PK-35 (2) v Sexypöxyt/M35

14 June 2024

PK-35 (2)

4–0

Sexypöxyt/M35

TPS (2) v MP (2)

15 June 2024

TPS (2)

1–0

MP (2)

EBK (4) v Haka (1)

15 June 2024

EBK (4)

1–5

Haka (1)

VJS (4) v Atlantis (3)

15 June 2024

VJS (4)

1–1 (4–2 p)

Atlantis (3)

Oulu (1) v KäPa (2)

15 June 2024

Oulu (1)

5–1

KäPa (2)

Ilves (1) v SJK (1)

15 June 2024

Ilves (1)

2–4

SJK (1)

Inter Turku 2 (4) v VPS (1)

15 June 2024

Inter Turku 2 (4)

1–5

VPS (1)

SJK Akatemia (2) v Pallo-Iirot (4)

16 June 2024

SJK Akatemia (2)

1–1 (5–4 p)

Pallo-Iirot (4)

EPS (3) v Lahti (1)

16 June 2024

EPS (3)

2–2 (7–8 p)

Lahti (1)

PEPO (4) v JBK (4)

16 June 2024

PEPO (4)

1–1 (5–4 p)

JBK (4)

KTP (2) v Inter Turku (1)

16 June 2024

KTP (2)

1–5

Inter Turku (1)

Kuusysi (5) v KPV (3)

16 June 2024

Kuusysi (5)

0–4

KPV (3)

PPJ (4) v EIF (1)

16 June 2024

PPJ (4)

1–2

EIF (1)

TuPS (5) v HJK (1)

16 June 2024

TuPS (5)

0–5

HJK (1)

GrIFK (4) v MuSa (5)

16 June 2024

GrIFK (4)

3–2

MuSa (5)

Mariehamn (1) v KuPS (1)

16 June 2024

Mariehamn (1)

1–3

KuPS (1)

Round 6

The 16 Round 5 winners entered Round 6.

Number of teams per tier still in competition

Veikkausliiga (1)	Ykkösliiga (2)	Ykkönen (3)	Kakkonen (4)	Kolmonen (5)	Nelonen (6)	Vitonen (7)	Kutonen (8)	Seiska (9)	M35 (+35)	Total
9 / 12	3 / 10	1 / 10	3 / 22	0 / 82	0 / 77	0 / 86	0 / 49	0 / 10	0 / 6	16 / 364

SJK Akatemia (2) v TPS (2)

24 June 2024

SJK Akatemia (2)

0–3

TPS (2)

Haka (1) v PK-35 (2)

25 June 2024

Haka (1)

0–0 (5–4 p)

PK-35 (2)

Inter Turku (1) v GrIFK (4)

25 June 2024

Inter Turku (1)

6–1

GrIFK (4)

KPV (3) v Lahti (1)

25 June 2024

KPV (3)

2–1

Lahti (1)

PEPO (4) v KuPS (1)

25 June 2024

PEPO (4)

1–5

KuPS (1)

SJK (1) v VPS (1)

25 June 2024

SJK (1)

5–1

VPS (1)

VJS (4) v Oulu (1)

25 June 2024

VJS (4)

0–2

Oulu (1)

EIF (1) v HJK (1)

26 June 2024

EIF (1)

0–0 (4–2 p)

HJK (1)

Quarter-finals

The 8 Round 6 winners entered the quarter-finals.

Number of teams per tier still in competition

Veikkausliiga (1)	Ykkösliiga (2)	Ykkönen (3)	Kakkonen (4)	Kolmonen (5)	Nelonen (6)	Vitonen (7)	Kutonen (8)	Seiska (9)	M35 (+35)	Total
6 / 12	1 / 10	1 / 10	0 / 22	0 / 82	0 / 77	0 / 86	0 / 49	0 / 10	0 / 6	8 / 364

Inter Turku (1) v TPS (2)

3 July 2024

Inter Turku (1)

3–2

TPS (2)

EIF (1) v KuPS (1)

3 July 2024

EIF (1)

0–2

KuPS (1)

KPV (3) v Haka (1)

3 July 2024

KPV (3)

1–2

Haka (1)

SJK (1) v Oulu (1)

3 July 2024

SJK (1)

2–0

Oulu (1)

Semi-finals

The 4 quarter-final winners entered the semi-finals.

Number of teams per tier still in competition

Veikkausliiga (1)	Ykkösliiga (2)	Ykkönen (3)	Kakkonen (4)	Kolmonen (5)	Nelonen (6)	Vitonen (7)	Kutonen (8)	Seiska (9)	M35 (+35)	Total
4 / 12	0 / 10	0 / 10	0 / 22	0 / 82	0 / 77	0 / 86	0 / 49	0 / 10	0 / 6	4 / 364

Haka (1) v Inter Turku (1)

21 August 2024

Haka (1)

1–2

Inter Turku (1)

SJK (1) v KuPS (1)

22 August 2024

SJK (1)

2–2 (7–8 p)

KuPS (1)

Final

The final was held between the two semi-final winners.

Number of teams per tier still in competition

Veikkausliiga (1)	Ykkösliiga (2)	Ykkönen (3)	Kakkonen (4)	Kolmonen (5)	Nelonen (6)	Vitonen (7)	Kutonen (8)	Seiska (9)	M35 (+35)	Total
2 / 12	0 / 10	0 / 10	0 / 22	0 / 82	0 / 77	0 / 86	0 / 49	0 / 10	0 / 6	2 / 364

Inter Turku (1) v KuPS (1)

21 September 2024

Inter Turku (1)

1–2 (a.e.t.)

KuPS (1)

External links

• Official page (in Finnish)
• Finland - List of Cup Finals, RSSSF.com