Veikkausliiga
Matches
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Table
Veikkausliiga Standings
| Pos. | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Top Scorers
Veikkausliiga Top Scorers
| Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Moreno Ciorciari Jaime | KuPS | 6 | 1 |
| T. Hytonen | Ilves | 5 | 0 |
| M. Borchers | HJK | 5 | 0 |
| J. Kanga | Ilves | 4 | 1 |
| T. Pukki | HJK | 3 | 0 |
| A. Muzaci | TPS | 3 | 0 |
| P. Pennanen | KuPS | 3 | 0 |
| B. Armah | KuPS | 3 | 0 |
| C. Jephta | Inter Turku | 3 | 0 |
| L. Smyth | VPS | 3 | 1 |
| R. Riski | Ilves | 2 | 1 |
| S. Dahlstrom | IFK Mariehamn | 2 | 1 |
| A. Conteh | Inter Turku | 2 | 0 |
| O. Tessilimi | SJK | 2 | 0 |
| M. Stjopin | Ilves | 2 | 0 |
News
Veikkausliiga News
Jaro survive as HJK and KuPS draw to narrow gap slightly to league leaders
Anthony Tomas · 3 days ago
Jaro held onto their place in the Veikkausliiga by beating PK-35 in the second leg of their play-off to win the tie on aggregate, while HJK and KuPS both moved to within three points of leaders Inter Turku after their draw in Helsinki.
Oulu win thriller in race for Europe as Inter Turku do enough to extend lead
Anthony Tomas · 4 days ago
Seven goals were scored in Helsinki but the majority went the way of visitors AC Oulu, beating Gnistan to go a point ahead of them in the final European place, while Inter Turku narrowly beat VPS to go four points clear of their two nearest challengers.
All-square after first leg as PK-35 and Jaro fight for place in Veikkausliiga
Anthony Tomas · 1 weeks ago
It's still all to play for in the Veikkausliiga promotion/relegation play-off, as second-tier PK-35 held top-flight Jaro to a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Helsinki.
Teemu Pukki to retire from football at the end of the Finnish domestic season
Anthony Tomas · 1 weeks ago
Finland's all-time record goal scorer and second-highest appearance maker Teemu Pukki has announced his retirement from football at the end of the current Veikkausliiga season.
KuPS return to winning ways to put one point between Veikkausliiga top three
Anthony Tomas · 1 weeks ago
KuPS ended a two-match winning run in the Veikkausliiga by beating VPS - a win that takes them within a point of leaders Inter Turku.
Mariehamn relegated after Jaro draw as HJK close in on beaten Inter Turku
Anthony Tomas · 1 weeks ago
2016 Veikkausliiga champions IFK Mariehamn have been relegated after 22 seasons in the Finnish top flight, as they could only draw with Jaro, who now face a relegation play-off. At the other end of the table, HJK are now one point behind the leaders as they thrashed Gnistan in the Helsinki derby and Inter Turku were beaten by AC Oulu.
HJK go second in Veikkausliiga by winning seven-goal thriller at AC Oulu
Anthony Tomas · 2 weeks ago
HJK have moved above champions KuPS and gone second in the Veikkausliiga thanks to a late winning goal in a thrilling victory over AC Oulu, while VPS got the better of Gnistan to hot up the race for Europe.
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.
