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2019 Veikkausliiga

The 2019 Veikkausliiga was the 89th season of top-tier football in Finland. Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi were the defending champions.[1] KuPS won the title.

Veikkausliiga
Season2019
ChampionsKuPS
6th title
RelegatedKPV
VPS
Champions LeagueKuPS
Europa LeagueInter Turku
Ilves
Matches played162
Goals scored396 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerFilip Valenčič (16)
Highest scoringIFK Mariehamn 3–4 KuPS
(1 May 2019)
← 2018
2020 →

New league format

Veikkausliiga adopted a new league format for the 2019 season. Each team played against each other twice in the regular season. After the regular season the top six teams advanced to the Championship Series which determines the champion and European tournament qualification places. The bottom six teams advanced to the Challenger Series. The best team from the Challenger Series plays in a tournament against the Championship Series' 4th, 5th, and 6th place teams. The winner from that plays in a final series against the 3rd best team from the Championship Series. The last UEFA Europa League qualification place goes to the winner of that final series.[2]

The bottom team from the Challenger Series will relegate to the Ykkönen, and second to last team will play in a relegation play-off series against the 2nd best team from Ykkönen.

Teams

Palloseura Kemi Kings were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2018 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions HIFK Fotboll.

Turun Palloseura as 11th-placed team lost their Veikkausliiga spot after losing to second-placed Ykkönen team Kokkolan Palloveikot in a relegation/promotion playoff.

Stadia and locations

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Location of teams in 2019 Veikkausliiga
ClubLocationStadiumTurfCapacity
FC HonkaEspooTapiolan UrheilupuistoNatural6,000
Inter TurkuTurkuVeritas StadionNatural10,000
FC LahtiLahtiLahden StadionNatural15,000
HIFKHelsinkiTelia 5G -areenaArtificial10,770
HJKHelsinkiTelia 5G -areenaArtificial10,770
IFK MariehamnMariehamnWiklöf Holding ArenaNatural4,000
IlvesTampereTammelan StadionNatural5,040
KPVKokkolaKokkolan KeskuskenttäNatural2,000
KuPSKuopioSavon Sanomat AreenaArtificial5,000
RoPSRovaniemiRovaniemen keskuskenttäArtificial4,000
SJKSeinäjokiOmaSP StadionArtificial6,000
VPSVaasaElisa StadionArtificial6,000

League table

Regular season

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation[a]
1KuPS (C)2715844624+2253Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round.
2Inter Turku2715394229+1348Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round.
3FC Honka (O)2714584129+1247Qualification for the national Europa League qualification final.
4Ilves2713863425+947Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round.[b]
5HJK2791083329+437Qualification for the national Europa League qualification tournament.
6IFK Mariehamn2795133134−332
7HIFK2710983734+339Qualification for the national Europa League qualification tournament.
8FC Lahti279992936−736
9SJK2779111829−1130
10RoPS2786132335−1230
11KPV (R)2774163247−1525Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12VPS (R)27310143045−1519Relegation to the Ykkönen
Source: Veikkausliiga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:


Results

Home \ AwayHFKHJKHONMARILVINTKPVKPSLAHRPSSJKVPS
HIFK—0–22–01–12–21–13–21–10–11–01–02–1
HJK1–1—0–12–10–02–13–11–14–02–22–21–1
FC Honka3–00–1—1–31–23–20–11–22–01–00–01–1
IFK Mariehamn1–30–22–2—0–11–23–03–40–12–01–01–0
Ilves3–11–11–10–0—0–14–20–21–02–23–00–0
FC Inter3–24–13–11–02–3—2–11–02–03–01–21–1
KPV1–12–10–10–40–21–3—2–10–00–11–22–1
KuPS1–10–00–30–01–02–03–1—5–12–20–15–0
FC Lahti0–03–03–20–11–01–11–03–3—1–21–11–1
RoPS1–00–11–21–20–10–20–00–13–0—1–12–1
SJK1–00–01–20–20–12–11–01–30–20–0—1–0
VPS3–21–12–32–11–21–22–21–21–10–11–1—
Source: Veikkausliiga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

European competition

Five teams will play for a spot in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.

HJK2–2 (a.e.t.)FC Lahti
Report
Penalties
4–2
Referee: Mattias Gestranius
IFK Mariehamn0–0 (a.e.t.)HIFK
Report
Penalties
4–2
Referee: Mohammed Al-Emara
HJK1–2 (a.e.t.)IFK Mariehamn
Report
Referee: Antti Munukka

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
                
 
23 October 2019 (2019-10-23)
 
 
HJK2(4)
 
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)
 
FC Lahti2(2)
 
HJK1
 
23 October 2019 (2019-10-23)
 
IFK Mariehamn2
 
IFK Mariehamn0(4)
 
 
 
HIFK0(2)
 
IFK Mariehamn101
 
 
FC Honka213
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Final stage

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
IFK Mariehamn1–3FC Honka1–20–1
IFK Mariehamn2-3FC Honka
Report
Referee: Joni Hyytiä
FC Honka2-1IFK Mariehamn
Report
Referee: Petri Viljanen

Relegation play-offs

TPS0–0KPV
Report
Attendance: 3,376
KPV0–3TPS
ReportÄäritalo 44'
Jakonen 67'
Duah 90+2'
Kokkolan keskuskenttä, Kokkola
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Ville Nevalainen

Season statistics

Top scorers

Final standings[3]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Filip ValenčičInter Turku16
2 Lauri Ala-MyllymäkiIlves12
Borjas MartínHonka
4 Timo FuruholmInter Turku10
TiquinhoHIFK
6 Luís HenriqueHIFK8
Denys OliynykSJK
Lucas RangelKuPS

Awards

Annual awards

Award[4]WinnerClub
Player of the Year Filip ValenčičInter Turku
Goalkeeper of the Year Mika HilanderIlves
Defender of the Year Luis Carlos MurilloKuPS
Midfielder of the Year Petteri PennanenKuPS
Striker of the Year Filip ValenčičInter Turku
Breakthrough of the Year JairIlves
Coach of the Year Jonas RantanenHJK

Team of the Year

Team of the Year[5]
Goalkeeper Mika Hilander (Ilves)
Defence

Felipe Aspegren (Ilves)

Babacar Diallo (KuPS)

Baba Mensah (Ilves)

Luis Carlos Murillo (HJK)

Midfield

Niko Markkula (Inter Turku)

Ville Saxman

(KuPS)

 Lauri Ala-Myllymäki (Ilves)

Petteri Pennanen (KuPs)

Attack Filip Valenčič (Inter Turku) Borjas Martín (Honka)

References

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