Veikkausliiga

Table

Veikkausliiga Standings

Pos.		Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P	Form
Veikkausliiga: Championship Group
1		Inter Turku	25	13	9	3	32	18	14	48	WWLWD
2		KuPS	24	12	9	3	39	24	15	45	DDLLW
3		HJK	25	12	6	7	39	29	10	42	DDWWL
4		Gnistan	25	11	8	6	40	32	8	41	DWDDW
5		VPS	24	10	6	8	30	23	7	36	LWLWL
6		Oulu	25	10	4	11	26	29	-3	34	LLLDW
Veikkausliiga: Regular Season
1		KuPS	22	12	7	3	38	23	15	43	LLWDW
2		Inter Turku	22	11	9	2	29	16	13	42	WDWDW
3		HJK	22	11	4	7	36	27	9	37	WLWWL
4		Gnistan	22	10	6	6	36	29	7	36	DWWDL
5		Oulu	22	10	4	8	25	25	0	34	DWLLW
6		VPS	22	9	6	7	29	22	7	33	LWLWL
7		Lahti	22	9	5	8	26	19	7	32	WWLDW
8		TPS	22	8	7	7	28	23	5	31	DDWDW
9		Ilves	22	7	4	11	34	37	-3	25	LLLWL
10		SJK	22	4	7	11	25	33	-8	19	DLLDW
11		Jaro	22	3	6	13	18	44	-26	15	LLLLL
12		Mariehamn	22	3	5	14	17	43	-26	14	WWWLL
Veikkausliiga: Relegation Group
7		Lahti	25	10	6	9	30	24	6	36	DLWWW
8		TPS	24	8	8	8	28	24	4	32	LDDDW
9		Ilves	24	9	4	11	39	38	1	31	WWLLL
10		SJK	25	5	9	11	28	35	-7	24	WDDDL
11		Mariehamn	25	4	5	16	20	47	-27	17	LWLWW
12		Jaro	25	3	8	14	20	48	-28	17	DDLLL

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News

Veikkausliiga News

Inter Turku go top of Veikkausliiga as SJK secure survival by winning six-pointer

Anthony Tomas · 21 hours ago

A dramatic night in the Veikkausliiga saw Inter Turku beat AC Oulu to go top of the table, while SJK completed a turnaround against 10-man Mariehamn to confirm their survival, and the Helsinki derby finished all-square.

Sjogrell strike downs VPS and takes Inter Turku joint-top of Veikkausliiga

Anthony Tomas · 4 days ago

One goal 20 minutes from time was enough for Inter Turku to beat VPS at home and move level on points at the top of the Veikkausliiga with leaders KuPS.

HJK take a point at KuPS to keep Veikkausliiga title race wide open

Flashscore · 6 days ago

Five points separate the top four sides in the Veikkausliiga after league leaders KuPS extended their winless run to three with a goalless draw at home to HJK, who stay in third place.

Gnistan earn breathing space in race for Europe as Mariehamn move off the bottom

Anthony Tomas · 6 days ago

Gnistan strengthened their bid for European football next season by securing an away win at AC Oulu in the Veikkausliiga championship group, while in the relegation group, Mariehamn returned to winning ways to lift themselves off the foot of the table.

Inter Turku miss chance to go top of Veikkausliiga by throwing lead away at HJK

Flashscore · 1 weeks ago

Inter Turku missed the opportunity to take the lead from KuPS at the top of the Veikkausliiga as they opened their championship group account with a 2-1 loss at HJK.

KuPS open championship group with draw as Lahti end Mariehamn's winning run

Anthony Tomas · 1 weeks ago

The second stages of Finland's Veikkausliiga began with leaders KuPS being held by Gnistan in the championship group, while in the relegation group, Lahti put an end to Mariehamn's run of victories.

Oulu and VPS take final championship group spots as FC Inter win top-two clash

Anthony Tomas · 2 weeks ago

On the final day of the regular season in the Veikkausliiga, TPS could not do enough to snatch one of the last two places available in the championship round from AC Oulu or VPS, while there was late drama as Inter Turku beat KuPS in a top-of-the-table clash that leaves the next stage of the league perfectly poised.

About Veikkausliiga

History, Format, Organization, Media Coverage

Veikkausliiga is the top-flight professional football league in Finland. While a top-division Finnish football league has existed since 1930, this competition was founded in 1990 and is run by the Football Association of Finland.

Veikkausliiga has undergone several changes throughout its history. However, the Finnish league currently consists of 12 clubs competing every season. The championship follows a double round-robin format, meaning that each team plays every other club twice (home and away) during the 22-match regular season.

Once the regular season ends, the top six Veikkausliiga teams move on to the Championship Round, while the bottom six enter the Relegation Round. Each team then plays an additional five matches, thus totaling 27 games. The team with the most points wins the Veikkausliiga title, while the club at the bottom of the table following the Relegation Round drops to the Ykkösliiga, the Finnish second football division. The Ykkösliiga champion replaces the relegated Veikkausliiga team.

Meanwhile, the second-last team from the Relegation Round enters the relegation playoff, facing the Ykkösliiga runner-up across two legs. The winner of this tie either wins or retains its spot in the Veikkausliiga for the following football season.

Due to the harsh weather conditions in Finland during winter, the Veikkausliiga season typically kicks off in April and wraps up in October or November. The Finnish top-flight football champion is granted a spot in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.

HJK, FC Haka, and KuPS are a few of the standout teams in this competition. FC Haka was the first to win consecutive Veikkausliiga titles, securing three consecutively between 1998 and 2000. HJK took things a step further by lifting an impressive six titles in a row between 2009 and 2014 while winning the Finnish top-flight in eight of the 10 seasons from 2009 to 2018.

The league's name, Veikkausliiga, comes from its main sponsor, the Finnish betting agency Veikkaus. Before 1990, the top-tier league was known as Mestaruussarja. Additionally, during its inaugural two seasons, the league was called Futisliiga.