Veikkausliiga































































Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliigan logo.svg
Founded1990
CountryFinland
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1

Relegation to		Ykkönen
Domestic cup(s)Finnish Cup
League cup(s)Finnish League Cup
International cup(s)
Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Current champions
HJK Helsinki
(2018)
Most championships
HJK Helsinki (12)
TV partners
IS Extra, Ruutu+, Nelonen, Jim
WebsiteVeikkausliiga

2018 Veikkausliiga








Finnish Football
League Structure

Veikkausliiga (Tier 1)
Ykkönen (Tier 2)
Kakkonen (Tier 3)
Kolmonen (Tier 4)
Nelonen (Tier 5)
Vitonen (Tier 6)
Kutonen (Tier 7)
Seiska (Tier 8)



Veikkausliiga (Swedish: Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name. Veikkausliiga was founded in 1990; before that the top division was called Mestaruussarja (championship series) since 1930 which was an amateur or semi-professional league. Between 1908 and 1930 the championship was decided in a cup competition.


Ykkönen (division one) has been the second highest level of Finnish football since 1973.


During the 1990 and 1991 seasons the Veikkausliiga was played under the name "Futisliiga" (Swedish: Fotbollsligan).[1]


As with certain other cold-climate European countries, league matches in Finland are played in summer, with a schedule usually from April to October. The format and number of teams has changed frequently, and as of 2016 there are 12 teams, with each team playing the others three times, for 33 rounds during the season. The best six teams from the previous season play 17 home matches, while the other six teams play 16 home matches. At the end of the season, the lowest-placed team is relegated to Ykkönen, whose winner is promoted to Veikkausliiga, and the second-worst team plays a two-leg play-off versus the Ykkönen runner-up.


In 2010 the average annual salary with fringe benefits for a league player was 24,400 euro.[2] Veikkausliiga is a founding member of the European Professional Football Leagues association.[3]





Contents





  • 1 Clubs


  • 2 Former clubs


  • 3 Veikkausliiga 1990–present


  • 4 Performance


    • 4.1 Performance by club


    • 4.2 Performance by city




  • 5 Top scorers


  • 6 Individual all-time records


    • 6.1 Most matches played


    • 6.2 Most goals scored




  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





Clubs


The Veikkausliiga clubs in the 2018 season are presented in the table below. Number of seasons includes seasons played in preceding Mestaruussarja and seasons of predecessor teams after season 2017.











































































































Club
CityStadiumCapacity2017 positionNumber of
seasons*
FC HonkaEspooTapiolan Urheilupuisto6,0002nd in Ykkönen
9
FC Inter TurkuTurkuVeritas Stadion9,3729th21
FC LahtiLahtiLahti Stadium14,5004th38
HJKHelsinkiTelia 5G -areena10,3001st79
IFK MariehamnMariehamnWiklöf Holding Arena4,0005th13
IlvesTampereTammela Stadion5,0403rd36
KuPSKuopioSavon Sanomat Areena5,0002nd61
PS KemiKemiSauvosaaren Urheilupuisto4,50010th8
RoPSRovaniemiRovaniemen Keskuskenttä4,0007th30
SJKSeinäjokiOmaSP Stadion6,0006th6
TPSTurkuVeritas Stadion9,3721st in Ykkönen
74
VPSVaasaHietalahti4,6004th54


Former clubs










































































































































ClubHome townSeasons
AC AllianssiVantaa2002–2005
AC OuluOulu2007, 2010
Atlantis FCHelsinki2001
FC HakaValkeakoski1990–1996, 1998–2012
FC HämeenlinnaHämeenlinna2002–2004

FC Jazz1
Pori1991–2004
FC JokeritHelsinki1999–2001, 2003
FC KooTeePeeKotka2003–2008

FC Kuusysi2
Lahti1990–1995
FC OuluOulu1992, 1994
FC ViikingitHelsinki2007
FinnPaHelsinki1993–1998
HIFKHelsinki2015-2017
JJKJyväskylä2009–2013, 2017
KPVKokkola1990
KumuKuusankoski1990
MPMikkeli1990–1996
MyPaKouvola1992–2014
OTPOulu1990–1991
PK-35Helsinki1998
PonnistusHelsinki1995

Reipas2
Lahti1990–1991
TPVTampere1993–1995, 1999

Tampere United3
Tampere2000–2010
TP-SeinäjokiSeinäjoki1997
TP-47Tornio2004–2005

1) FC Jazz was formerly known as PPT (Porin Pallotoverit).
2) Kuusysi and Reipas merged their professional teams in 1996 to form FC Lahti. Kuusysi returned to Kakkonen in 2011 under the name Lahti Akatemia, while Reipas returned to Kolmonen one year later.
3) Tampere United was formed in 1998 after it inherited the place of FC Ilves. Tampere United was dissolved in 2011 and Ilves, which had continued playing at lower levels, got promoted back to the highest league in 2015.



Veikkausliiga 1990–present


Main article: List of Finnish football champions
















































































































































































SeasonWinnerRunners-upThird place
1990HJKKuusysiMP
1991KuusysiMPFC Haka
1992HJKKuusysiFC Jazz
1993FC JazzMyPaHJK
1994TPVMyPaHJK
1995FC HakaMyPaHJK
1996FC JazzMyPaTPS
1997HJKVPSFinnPa
1998FC HakaVPSPK-35
1999FC HakaHJKMyPa
2000FC HakaFC JokeritMyPa
2001TamUHJKMyPa
2002HJKMyPaFC Haka
2003HJKFC HakaTamU
2004FC HakaAC AllianssiTamU
2005MyPaHJKTamU
2006TamUHJKFC Haka
2007TamUFC HakaTPS
2008FC InterFC HonkaFC Lahti
2009HJKFC HonkaTPS
2010HJKKuPSTPS
2011HJKFC InterJJK
2012HJKFC InterTPS
2013HJKFC HonkaVPS
2014HJKSJKFC Lahti
2015SJKRoPSHJK
2016IFK MariehamnHJKSJK
2017HJKKuPSFC Ilves


Performance



Performance by club


The following clubs have won:


Finnish Championship Cup Competition (1908–1929)
Mestaruussarja (1930–1989)
Veikkausliiga (1990–present)


29 clubs have been Champions.























































































































































































ClubTitlesRunners-upWinning Years
HJK
28

14
1911, 1912, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1925, 1936, 1938, 1964, 1973, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
FC Haka
9

7
1960, 1962, 1965, 1977, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004
HPS
9

6
1921, 1922, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1957
TPS
8

12
1928, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1975
HIFK
7

7
1930, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1947, 1959, 1961
KuPS
5

9
1956, 1958, 1966, 1974, 1976
FC Kuusysi
5

4
1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991
Kiffen
4

–
1913, 1915, 1916, 1955
ÅIFK
3

5
1910, 1920, 1924
Reipas Lahti
3

3
1963, 1967, 1970
VIFK
3

2
1944, 1946, 1953
Tampere United
3

–
2001, 2006, 2007
VPS
2

5
1945, 1948
KTP
2

–
1951, 1952
OPS
2

–
1979, 1980
FC Jazz
2

–
1993, 1996
MyPa
1

5
2005
FC Inter Turku
1

2
2008
SJK
1

1
2015
PUS
1

1
1909
Sudet Vyborg
1

1
1940
KPV
1

1
1969
FC Ilves
1

1
1983
Unitas
1

–
1908
HT
1

–
1942
Ilves-Kissat
1

–
1950
Pyrkivä Turku
1

–
1954
TPV
1

–
1994
IFK Mariehamn
1

–
2016


Performance by city



Top scorers

























































































































































































SeasonPlayerClubGoals
1990
Poland Marek Czakon
Ilves16
1991
Finland Kimmo Tarkkio
FC Haka23
1992
Brazil Luiz Antônio
FC Jazz21
1993
Finland Antti Sumiala
FC Jazz20
1994
Brazil Dionísio
TPV17
1995
Russia Valeri Popovitch
FC Haka21
1996
Brazil Luiz Antônio
FC Jazz17
1997
Brazil Rafael
HJK11
1998
Finland Matti Hiukka
RoPS11
1999
Russia Valeri Popovitch
FC Haka23
2000
Finland Shefki Kuqi
FC Jokerit19
2001
Finland Paulus Roiha
HJK22
2002
Finland Mika Kottila
HJK18
2003
Finland Saku Puhakainen
MyPa14
2004
Finland Antti Pohja
TamU16
2005
Finland Juho Mäkelä
HJK16
2006
Finland Hermanni Vuorinen
FC Honka16
2007
Brazil Rafael
FC Lahti14
2008
Finland Aleksandr Kokko
FC Honka13

Finland Henri Myntti
TamU
2009
Finland Hermanni Vuorinen
FC Honka16
2010
Finland Juho Mäkelä
HJK16
2011
Finland Timo Furuholm
FC Inter Turku22
2012
Georgia (country) Irakli Sirbiladze
FC Inter Turku17
2013
Finland Tim Väyrynen
FC Honka17
2014
Finland Jonas Emet
FF Jaro14

Argentina Luis Solignac
IFK Mariehamn
2015
Finland Aleksandr Kokko
RoPS17
2016
Finland Roope Riski
SJK17
2017
Finland Aleksei Kangaskolkka
IFK Mariehamn16


Individual all-time records



  Still active players are highlighted








See also



  • Football Association of Finland

  • List of foreign Veikkausliiga players



References





  1. ^ Antti Koivukangas (31 March 2016). "Fotbollsligan 1990: Kuusela ledde HJK till guld" (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 23 November 2016. 


  2. ^ Palkkatutkimus 2010 Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.


  3. ^ "The Finnish Football League Association Veikkausliiga - EPFL". epfl-europeanleagues.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018. 




External links



  • Official website


  • Finland - List of League First Level Tables at RSSSF (in English)


  • Fixtures and Tables on aragon.ws (in English)










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