Veikkausliiga 2020 | ||
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Season information | ||
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Winners | HJK 30th title | |
Relegated | RoPS TPS | |
Continental cup qualifiers | ||
Champions League | HJK | |
Europa Conference League | KuPS Turku FC Honka | |
Season statistics | ||
Matches played | 132 | |
Goals scored | 372 | |
Average | 2.82 (per match) | |
Top goalscorer | Roope Riski (16 goals) | |
Biggest home win | HJK 6–1 Mariehamn (30 August 2020) | |
Biggest away win | Mariehamn 0–5 HJK (1 November 2020) | |
Highest scoring | Ilves 4–3 Mariehamn (1 July 2020) HJK 6–1 Mariehamn (30 August 2020) HIFK 4–3 HJK (10 September 2020) | |
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The 2020 Veikkausliiga was the ninetieth season of top-tier football in Finland with KuPS being the defending champions.
The league was originally scheduled to start on 11 April. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Veikkausliiga was postponed to June, and later on it was postponed again to 1 July 2020. The season finished on 4 November 2020.
Contents
Format
Initially, Veikkausliiga would continue the same format as the 2019 season. However, on 28 October 2020, it was decided to cancel the championship and relegation round due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland, and the regular season standings after 22 rounds would be considered final.
Teams
VPS were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2019 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions FC Haka.
KPV as 11th-placed team lost their Veikkausliiga spot after losing to second-placed Ykkönen team TPS in a relegation/promotion playoff.
Stadia and locations
Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity |
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FC Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | Artificial | 3,516 |
FC Honka | Espoo | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto | Natural | 6,000 |
FC Inter | Turku | Veritas Stadion | Natural | 10,000 |
FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden Stadion | Natural | 15,000 |
HIFK | Helsinki | Bolt Arena | Artificial | 10,770 |
HJK | Helsinki | Bolt Arena | Artificial | 10,770 |
IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | Artificial | 4,000 |
Ilves | Tampere | Tammelan Stadion | Natural | 5,040 |
KuPS | Kuopio | Savon Sanomat Areena | Artificial | 5,000 |
RoPS | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemen keskuskenttä | Artificial | 4,000 |
SJK | Seinäjoki | OmaSP Stadion | Artificial | 6,000 |
TPS | Turku | Veritas Stadion | Natural | 10,000 |
League table
Regular season
Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
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1 | HJK (C) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 17 | +36 | 48 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | FC Inter | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 41 | Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
3 | KuPS | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 41 | |
4 | FC Honka | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 37 | |
5 | Ilves | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 36 | |
6 | FC Lahti | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 32 | |
7 | SJK | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 29 | |
8 | HIFK | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 28 | |
9 | IFK Mariehamn | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 23 | |
10 | Haka | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 22 | |
11 | TPS (R) | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 21 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
12 | RoPS (R) | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 51 | −36 | 5 | Relegation to Ykkönen |
Source: Veikkausliiga (Finnish), Soccerway
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
European competition
Five teams would originally play for a spot in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round, but this was cancelled and the spot would be awarded based on regular season position.
Relegation play-offs
11 November 2020 18:30 EET (UTC+2) |
KTP | 0–0 | TPS | Arto Tolsa Areena Attendance: 1,315 Referee: Mattias Gestranius |
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14 November 2020 16:00 EET (UTC+2) |
TPS | 1–1 | KTP | Veritas Stadion Attendance: 2,469 Referee: Dennis Antamo |
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Muzaci ![]() |
Mäkijärvi ![]() |
1–1 on aggregate. KTP won on away goals.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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HJK | 16 |
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IFK Mariehamn | 14 |
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Inter Turku | 10 |
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FC Lahti | 9 |
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HJK | ||
6 | ![]() |
Ilves | 7 |
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FC Honka | ||
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Ilves | ||
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KuPS | ||
10 | ![]() |
FC Lahti | 6 |
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KuPS | ||
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FC Haka |
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