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Veikkausliiga
2022
Veikkausliiga
Season information
Winners HJK (32nd title)
Relegated HIFK
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League HJK
Europa Conference League KuPS
FC Honka
Season statistics
Matches played 74
Goals scored 207
Top goalscorer Flag of Scotland Lee Erwin
Flag of Finland Tim Väyrynen
Flag of Finland Benjamin Källman
(7 goals)
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The 2022 Veikkausliiga is the 92nd season of top-tier football in Finland. HJK are the defending champions. The league title was once again won by HJK, their 32nd domestic title.

Teams[]

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 9,372
FC Lahti Lahti Lahden Stadion Natural 7,465
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 Tampere Stadium Natural 16,800
KuPS Kuopio Savon Sanomat Areena Artificial 5,000
SJK Seinäjoki OmaSP Stadion Artificial 6,000
VPS Vaasa Hietalahti Artificial 6,005

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
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
VPS Flag of Finland Jussi Nuorela Flag of Finland Sebastian Strandvall Nike

League table[]

Regular season[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 KuPS 8 7 1 0 16 5 +11 22 Qualification for the Championship round
2 HJK 9 7 1 1 13 8 +5 22
3 Honka 7 4 1 2 14 8 +6 13
4 Inter Turku 9 4 1 4 16 12 +4 13
5 Ilves 7 3 1 3 12 11 +1 10
6 Haka 8 3 1 4 10 13 −3 10
7 SJK 9 3 1 5 8 15 −7 10 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Oulu 8 2 3 3 12 13 −1 9
9 Lahti 8 2 2 4 8 13 −5 8
10 VPS 8 2 1 5 13 12 +1 7
11 Mariehamn 8 1 4 3 5 10 −5 7
12 HIFK 7 0 3 4 6 13 −7 3
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2022. 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 LAH MAR OUL SJK VPS
Haka 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–2
HIFK 0–2 0–3 1–1
HJK 1–0 2–1 1–4 3–2
Honka 3–2 2–1 5–1
Ilves 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–2
Inter Turku 0–2 2–2 0–1 4–0 2–1
KuPS 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–1
Lahti 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–5
Mariehamn 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1
Oulu 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–3
SJK 2–1 0–1 1–2
VPS 0–1 1–2 2–2 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2022. 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 KuPS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 SJK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Inter Turku 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Ilves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 HIFK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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).


Relegation round[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LAH HAK HON MAR OUL VPS
7 Lahti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Haka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Honka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Mariehamn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Oulu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12 VPS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Ykkönen
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).

Relegation play-offs[]

First Leg[]

3 November 2022 (2022-11-03)
x–x

Second Leg[]

7 November 2022 (2022-11-07)
x–x
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