Veikkausliiga
Matches
Veikkausliiga Live Stream and TV Schedule, Live Scores, Fixtures, Results
| Saturday, 27 June | ||
| Saturday, 4 July | ||
| Friday, 10 July | ||
Table
Veikkausliiga Standings
| Pos. | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KuPS | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 30 | WWWDD | |
| 2 | Inter Turku | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 30 | WDDDD | |
| 3 | Oulu | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 26 | DLWDW | |
| 4 | HJK | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 22 | LWDWW | |
| 8 | Ilves | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 16 | DLWWL | |
| 11 | Jaro | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 31 | -18 | 8 | LDLLL | |
| 5 | VPS | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 21 | DWWDL | |
| 6 | Gnistan | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 19 | DDWWW | |
| 7 | TPS | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 19 | WDLLW | |
| 9 | Lahti | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 13 | DDLLW | |
| 10 | SJK | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 11 | DDLWL | |
| 12 | Mariehamn | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 25 | -19 | 4 | LLLLL |
Top Scorers
Veikkausliiga Top Scorers
| Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Moreno Ciorciari Jaime | KuPS | 5 | 1 |
| T. Hytonen | Ilves | 4 | 0 |
| J. Kanga | Ilves | 4 | 1 |
| T. Pukki | HJK | 3 | 0 |
| A. Muzaci | TPS | 3 | 0 |
| M. Borchers | HJK | 3 | 0 |
| B. Armah | KuPS | 3 | 0 |
| L. Smyth | VPS | 3 | 1 |
| C. Jephta | Inter Turku | 2 | 0 |
| 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 |
| J. Korkko | Oulu | 2 | 0 |
News
Veikkausliiga News
KuPS go top on goal difference after early red card helps brush HJK aside
Anthony Tomas · 14 hours ago
Title holders KuPS have moved top of the Veikkausliiga on goal difference after they thumped HJK on the road after the hosts received an early sending off, while Inter Turku returned to winning ways but the margin of victory was not enough to keep them at the summit.
KuPS go level at top after winning thriller with Ilves as FC Inter held again
Anthony Tomas · 4 days ago
Veikkausliiga leaders Inter Turku are now only ahead on goal difference after they were held again, and chasing KuPS won a seven-goal thriller at home to Ilves.
AC Oulu return to second but leave it late against winless Mariehamn
Anthony Tomas · 1 weeks ago
AC Oulu completed the midweek round of Veikkausliiga action with a win over bottom-of-the-table Mariehamn, thanks to a winner in added time that takes them back into second place in the standings.
HJK fight back in thriller with Inter Turku as Ilves hit five against Jaro
Anthony Tomas · 1 weeks ago
Veikkausliiga leaders Inter Turku were held to a third consecutive league draw as they conceded twice late on to HJK, as KuPS secured a narrow win to close the gap and Ilves put five past Jaro.
Stalemate at the top as HJK put five past Jaro on Veikkausliiga's return
Anthony Tomas · 2 weeks ago
There were no goals between the top two sides Inter Turku and AC Oulu as the Veikkausliiga resumed following the June international break, but there were seven at Jaro and HJK scored five of them to make ground on the top three.
Oulu close the gap as Veikkausliiga leaders Inter Turku held by KuPS
Anthony Tomas · 3 weeks ago
Inter Turku will end May still top of the Veikkausliiga, but now by only three points after they were held to a draw by KuPS and second-placed AC Oulu capitalised by beating Jaro.
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.
