The 2018–19 of the Finnish Basketball Cup is at its 33rd edition.
[2] The competition is structured in single game play-off series, with the exception that the teams that lose at the first and second round have a second chance to qualify by playing an additional play-out round.
But the winners from the first round play against each other in a single game play-off format, while the losers go in a play-out round.
The losing teams are out from the competition, while the winning teams play in the additional round against the losing team from the play-offs of the second round, with a chance to qualify to the fourth round.
The winners will qualify to the fourth round and will play against the teams that won the second round of play-offs The final stage is played in single match quarters, semifinals and final.