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Veikkausliiga
2021
Season information
Dates
Winners HJK
Relegated KTP
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League HJK
Europa Conference League KuPS
SJK
FC Inter
Season statistics
Matches played 162
Goals scored 408
Top goalscorer Benjamin Källman
Ariel Ngueukam
(14 goals)
Biggest home win KuPS 4–0 KTP
(15 August 2021)
Biggest away win HIFK 1–5 KuPS
(22 August 2021)
Highest scoring HJK 4–2 Honka
(24 April 2021)
Lahti 2–4 KuPS
(11 May 2021)
HIFK 1–5 KuPS
(22 August 2021)
 ← 2020
2022 → 

The 2021 Veikkausliiga was the ninety-first season of top-tier football in Finland. HJK are the defending champions.

Teams[]

RoPS were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2020 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions AC Oulu.

TPS (relegated after one year in the top flight) as 11th-placed team lost their Veikkausliiga spot after losing to second-placed Ykkönen team KTP (promoted after a five-year absence) in a relegation/promotion playoff.

Stadia and locations[]

Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity
AC Oulu Oulu Raatti Stadion Natural 4,392
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
KTP Kotka Arto Tolsa Areena Artificial 4,780
KuPS Kuopio Savon Sanomat Areena Artificial 5,000
SJK Seinäjoki OmaSP Stadion Artificial 6,000

Personnel and kits[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
AC Oulu Flag of Finland Jyrki Ahola Flag of Finland Lassi Nurmos Craft Go On Oulu / Codemate / Oulun Energia
FC Haka Flag of Finland Teemu Tainio Flag of United States Jacob Bushue Puma Volkswagen
FC Honka Flag of Finland Vesa Vasara Flag of Finland Duarte Tammilehto Puma Volkswagen
FC Inter Flag of Spain José Riveiro Flag of Finland Timo Furuholm Nike Alfons Håkans
FC Lahti Flag of Finland Ilir Zeneli Flag of Finland Kari Arkivuo Umbro Halton / Oomi / Green Lahti
HIFK Flag of Spain Joaquín Gómez Flag of Finland Sakari Mattila Puma Aktia Bank
HJK Flag of Finland Toni Koskela Flag of Finland Daniel O'Shaughnessy Adidas Apu
IFK Mariehamn Flag of Sweden Lukas Syberyjski Flag of Netherlands Robin Buwalda Puma Åland / Arkipelag
Ilves Flag of Finland Toni Kallio Flag of Finland Tuure Siira Adidas Pohjola Rakennus / Avant Tecno / Pihlajalinna / NYQS Oy
KTP Flag of Finland Teemu Kankkunen Flag of Finland David Ramadingaye Puma Kotkamills Oy / Steveco Oy / Hartwall
KuPS Flag of Finland Simo Valakari Flag of Ghana Nana Boateng Puma Pohjola Sairaala (home) / LähiTapiola (away)
SJK Flag of Finland Jani Honkavaara Flag of Finland Mehmet Hetemaj Adidas LähiTapiola / Oma Säästöpankki / Elisa

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 KuPS 22 15 4 3 38 14 +24 49 Qualification for the Championship round
2 HJK 22 15 4 3 32 12 +20 49
3 Inter Turku 22 12 3 7 36 22 +14 39
4 SJK 22 11 4 7 29 24 +5 37
5 HIFK 22 9 6 7 23 23 0 33
6 Ilves 22 10 3 9 21 23 −2 33
7 Lahti 22 8 8 6 27 25 +2 32 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Honka 22 7 5 10 28 29 −1 26
9 Haka 22 7 3 12 21 26 −5 24
10 Mariehamn 22 7 2 13 20 32 −12 23
11 Oulu 22 5 3 14 17 35 −18 18
12 KTP 22 1 5 16 18 45 −27 8
Source: Flashscore
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).

Results[]

Home \ Away HAK HFK HJK HON ILV INT KPS KTP LAH MAR OUL SJK
Haka 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 4–0
HIFK 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–4 1–5 2–2 0–1 0–3 3–1 1–0
HJK 2–0 0–2 4–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–0
Honka 2–1 0–3 0–0 4–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1
Ilves 1–0 1–0 0–3 0–0 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1
Inter Turku 2–1 0–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 4–0 2–0
KuPS 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–0
KTP 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–2 1–3 1–3 0–1
Lahti 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–4 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–1
Mariehamn 0–3 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 0–2 0–1 4–2 0–3 3–1 0–1
Oulu 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2
SJK 4–0 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 3–2
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HJK KPS SJK INT ILV HFK
1 HJK (C) 27 18 5 4 41 19 +22 59 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round 2–3 2–1 1–0
2 KuPS 27 17 7 3 46 20 +26 58 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round 1–1 2–1 0–0
3 SJK 27 14 6 7 45 34 +11 48 2–2 4–2
4 Inter Turku 27 14 3 10 45 32 +13 45 2–3 2–5 2–0
5 Ilves 27 11 3 13 29 34 −5 36 2–3 0–2
6 HIFK 27 9 8 10 25 31 −6 35 2–2 0–3
Source: 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) Champion

Relegation round[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LAH HAK HON MAR OUL KTP
7 Lahti 27 10 10 7 35 30 +5 40 2–3 0–0 2–1
8 Haka 27 10 5 12 30 29 +1 35 1–1 2–0 0–0
9 Honka 27 9 6 12 38 37 +1 33 0–2 1–1 6–1
10 Mariehamn 27 9 3 15 28 40 −12 30 0–3 5–1
11 Oulu (O) 27 6 5 16 21 44 −23 23 Qualification for the relegation play-offs 1–2 2–1
12 KTP (R) 27 2 5 20 25 58 −33 11 Relegation to Ykkönen 2–4 2–0
Source: 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).
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated

Relegation play-offs[]

First Leg[]

3 November 2021 (2021-11-03)
17:30 EET (UTC+2)
RoPS 2–1 Oulu Rovaniemen keskuskenttä
Attendance: 1,640
Referee: Oliver Reitala
Roiha Goal 35'
Roffelsen Goal 90'+5'
Report Salanović Goal 31' (pen.)

Second Leg[]

7 November 2021 (2021-11-07)
14:00 EET (UTC+2)
Oulu 2–0 RoPS Raatti Stadium
Attendance: 2,738
Referee: Joni Hyytiä
Opara Goal 45'+2'
Saira Goal 50'
Report Acheampong Red card 28'

Statistics[]

Top goalscorers[]

As of 1 November 2021
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Flag of Finland Benjamin Källman Inter Turku 14
Flag of Cameroon Ariel Ngueukam SJK
3 Flag of Finland Tim Väyrynen KuPS 9
4 Flag of England Jake Jervis SJK 8
Flag of Finland Urho Nissilä KuPS
Flag of South Africa Darren Smith FC Honka
7 Flag of Nigeria Geoffrey Chinedu Lahti 7
Flag of Finland Timo Furuholm Inter Turku
Flag of Ukraine Denys Oliynyk SJK
Flag of Finland/Flag of Kosovo Altin Zeqiri Lahti
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