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| Veikkausliiga 2018 | ||
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| Season information | ||
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| Winners | HJK | |
| Relegated | TPS PS Kemi | |
| Continental cup qualifiers | ||
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The 2018 Veikkausliiga was the eighty-eighth season of top-tier football in Finland. HJK are the defending champions.
Fixtures for the 2018 season were announced on 17 January 2017. The season started on 7 April 2018 and ended on 27 October 2018.
Teams
JJK were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2017 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions TPS.
HIFK as 11th-placed team lost their Veikkausliiga spot after losing to second-placed Ykkönen team FC Honka in a relegation/promotion playoff.
Stadia and locations
| Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Honka | Espoo | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto | Natural | 6,000 |
| FC Inter | Turku | Veritas Stadion | Natural | 10,000 |
| FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden Stadion | Natural | 15,000 |
| HJK | Helsinki | Telia 5G -areena | Artificial | 10,770 |
| IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | Natural | 4,000 |
| Ilves | Tampere | Tammelan Stadion | Natural | 5,040 |
| KuPS | Kuopio | Savon Sanomat Areena | Artificial | 5,000 |
| PS Kemi | Kemi | Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto | Natural | 4,500 |
| RoPS | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemen keskuskenttä | Artificial | 4,000 |
| SJK | Seinäjoki | OmaSP Stadion | Artificial | 6,000 |
| TPS | Turku | Veritas Stadion | Natural | 10,000 |
| VPS | Vaasa | Elisa Stadion | Artificial | 6,000 |
Personnel and kits
| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Honka |  Vesa Vasara
| Tommi Saarinen
| Puma | |
| FC Inter |  Fabrizio Piccareta
| Timo Furuholm
| Nike | Alfons Håkans |
| FC Lahti | Toni Korkeakunnas
| Mikko Hauhia
| Umbro | Halton Lahti Energia Prima Power |
| HJK | Mika Lehkosuo
|  Rafinha
| Adidas | Apu |
| IFK Mariehamn | Peter Lundberg
| Kristian Kojola
| Puma | Hotell Arkipelag |
| Ilves | Jarkko Wiss
| Mika Hilander
| Adidas | LähiTapiola Pihlajalinna Kiilto |
| KuPS | Jani Honkavaara
| Petteri Pennanen
| Puma | LähiTapiola |
| PS Kemi | Jari Åhman
|  Julián Guevara
| Craft | Various |
| RoPS | Toni Koskela
| Antti Okkonen
| Puma | |
| SJK | Tommi Kautonen
|  Mihkel Aksalu
| Adidas | LähiTapiola Prima Power Elisa |
| TPS | Mika Laurikainen
| Sami Rähmönen
| Puma | OP Turun Seutu Silja Line LähiTapiola |
| VPS | Petri Vuorinen
| Sebastian Strandvall
| Puma | Various |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | HJK (C) | 33 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 19 | +42 | 78 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | RoPS | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 62 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | KuPS | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 58 | |
| 4 | FC Honka | 33 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 58 | |
| 5 | Ilves | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 49 | |
| 6 | VPS | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 41 | |
| 7 | FC Inter | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 40 | |
| 8 | FC Lahti | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 40 | |
| 9 | SJK | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 32 | |
| 10 | IFK Mariehamn | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 31 | |
| 11 | Template:Fb team TPS (Q) | 33 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 29 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 12 | PS Kemi (R) | 33 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 24 | Relegation to Ykkönen |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
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