2024 Veikkausliiga

Veikkausliiga
Season2024
Dates6 April – 19 October 2024
ChampionsKuPS
RelegatedEIF
Lahti
Champions LeagueKuPS
Conference LeagueHJK
Ilves
SJK
Matches played167
Goals scored492 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorerAshley Coffey(12 goals)
Biggest home winIlves 5–0 FC Haka
17 May 2024
Biggest away winEkenäs IF 0–7 Inter Turku
14 July 2024
Highest scoringIlves 4–6 IF Gnistan
13 April 2024
SJK 5–5 FC Lahti
27 July 2024
Highest attendance8,835
HJK 0–1 Ilves
(28 September 2024)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 19 October 2024.

The 2024 Veikkausliiga was the 94th season of top-tier football in Finland, which takes place from April to November. Veikkaus was the league's sponsor.

Teams

The league consisted of twelve teams; ten teams remaining from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the Ykkönen. HJK entered the season as defending champions (for the fourth consecutive season).

Team changes

Promoted from
2023 Ykkönen 		Relegated to
2024 Ykkösliiga 		Relegated to
2025 Ykkösliiga
EIF
Gnistan 		KTP EIF
Lahti

EIF were promoted as champions of the 2023 Ykkönen (returning to the top flight after a 90-year absence), replacing the bottom-placed 2023 Veikkausliiga team (KTP, relegated after a single-year stint in top flight). Ykkönen runners-up Gnistan were also promoted (marking their debut in the top flight) after fifth-placed Veikkausliiga team Honka were demoted due to bankruptcy, replacing them in the league.[1][2]

At the end of the season, EIF were relegated back to Ykkösliiga after finishing 12th. The 11th placed team FC Lahti were defeated in the relegation play-offs by FF Jaro and were also relegated.

Stadiums and locations

Location of teams in 2024 Veikkausliiga
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity
AC Oulu Oulu Raatti Stadium Natural 5,000
Ekenäs IF Ekenäs, Raseborg Ekenäs Centrumplan Artificial 1,900
FC Haka Valkeakoski Tehtaan kenttä Artificial 3,516
FC Inter Turku Turku Veritas Stadion Artificial 9,372
FC Lahti Lahti Lahti Stadium Natural 7,465
HJK Töölö, Helsinki Bolt Arena Artificial 10,770
IF Gnistan Oulunkylä, Helsinki Mustapekka Areena Artificial 2,200
IFK Mariehamn Mariehamn Wiklöf Holding Arena Artificial 1,650
Ilves Tampere Tammelan Stadion Artificial 8,000
KuPS Kuopio Väre Areena Artificial 4,778
SJK Seinäjoki OmaSP Stadion Artificial 5,817
VPS Vaasa Hietalahti Stadium Artificial 6,005

Personnel and kits

All teams are obligated to have the Veikkausliiga logo on the right sleeve of their shirt.

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 Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer
AC Oulu Mikko Isokangas and / Rafinha Niklas Jokelainen Craft
Ekenäs IF Christian Sund Enoch Kofi Adu Craft
FC Haka Andy Smith Guilherme Morais Puma
FC Inter Turku Vesa Vasara Juuso Hämäläinen Nike
FC Lahti Ricardo Duarte Mikko Viitikko Adidas
HJK Toni Korkeakunnas Joona Toivio Adidas
IF Gnistan Jussi Leppälahti Jukka Raitala Puma
IFK Mariehaman Gary Williams Robin Sid Puma
Ilves Joonas Rantanen Otso Virtanen Adidas
KuPS Jani Honkavaara Petteri Pennanen Puma
SJK Stevie Grieve Ville Tikkanen Adidas
VPS Jussi Nuorela Jesper Engström Nike

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
AC Oulu Rauno Ojanen / Jussi-Pekka Savolainen Contract expired 30 November 2023 Pre-season Tuomas Silvennoinen 8 November 2023
AC Oulu Tuomas Silvennoinen Dismissed 13 June 2024 10th Kostas Bratsos 20 June 2024
AC Oulu Kostas Bratsos Dismissed 2 September 2024 9th Mikko Isokangas

/ Rafinha
(caretakers)

2 September 2024
Ekenäs IF Gabriel Garcia Xatart Dismissed 10 August 2024 12th Christian Sund 12 August 2024
FC Haka Teemu Tainio Signed by AEL Limassol Pre-season Andy Smith 31 October 2023[3]
FC Inter Turku Jarkko Wiss Contract terminated 6 November 2023[4] Vesa Vasara 17 November 2023[5]
FC Lahti Toni Lindberg Dismissed 20 June 2024 11th Ricardo Duarte 21 June 2024
HJK Toni Korkeakunnas Contract expired Pre-season Ossi Virta / Ferran Sibila 14 November 2023
HJK Ossi Virta / Ferran Sibila Dismissed 20 May 2024 5th Toni Korkeakunnas 20 May 2024
IF Gnistan Joonas Rantanen Signed by Ilves 23 October 2023[6] Pre-season Jussi Leppälahti 10 November 2023[7]
IFK Mariehamn Jimmy Wargh Appointed the club director Bruno Romão 20 December 2023[8]
IFK Mariehamn Bruno Romão Resigned 14 August 2024[9] 11th Gary Williams 16 August 2024
Ilves Joni Lehtonen Appointed the assistant coach Pre-season Joonas Rantanen 23 October 2023
SJK Joaquín Gomez Signed by Al Qadsiah FC 4 November 2023 Stevie Grieve/ Toni Lehtinen 12 January 2024[10]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 KuPS 22 13 5 4 39 22 +17 44 Qualification for the Championship Round
2 HJK 22 13 4 5 41 21 +20 43
3 Ilves 22 11 6 5 45 25 +20 39
4 SJK 22 10 6 6 40 33 +7 36
5 Haka 22 10 5 7 35 32 +3 35
6 VPS 22 9 5 8 34 36 −2 32
7 Inter Turku 22 9 4 9 38 29 +9 31 Qualification for the Relegation Round
8 Gnistan 22 8 6 8 32 34 −2 30
9 Oulu 22 5 6 11 26 36 −10 21
10 Mariehamn 22 5 5 12 20 38 −18 20
11 Lahti 22 3 10 9 26 38 −12 19
12 EIF 22 3 4 15 19 51 −32 13
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 EIF GNI HAK HJK ILV INT KPS LAH MAR OUL SJK VPS
EIF — 1–0 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–7 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2
Gnistan 1–2 — 0–3 0–4 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–0
Haka 2–1 1–2 — 1–1 4–3 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–3 2–0 1–2
HJK 0–0 1–0 2–0 — 1–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 2–1 3–0 4–1 1–2
Ilves 5–0 4–6 5–0 3–0 — 3–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 3–2 2–2 3–2
Inter Turku 2–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 0–2 — 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–3 3–0 3–1
KuPS 4–1 3–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 — 1–0 3–0 4–1 2–1 2–1
Lahti 4–0 3–3 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–1 — 3–0 1–2 0–4 0–0
Mariehamn 3–2 1–1 0–3 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–2 0–0 — 2–1 0–4 0–0
Oulu 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 — 1–2 1–2
SJK 3–1 0–1 2–1 3–3 1–0 3–1 1–1 5–5 0–2 2–1 — 3–1
VPS 2–3 3–2 3–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 —
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship Round

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 KuPS (C) 27 17 5 5 46 24 +22 56 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Ilves 27 16 6 5 56 27 +29 54 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3 HJK 27 13 6 8 44 27 +17 45 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[b]
4 SJK (O) 27 11 7 9 46 44 +2 40 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off final
5 VPS 27 11 6 10 43 45 −2 39 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off quarter-finals
6 Haka 27 11 5 11 40 43 −3 38
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).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2024 Finnish Cup winners qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round. Since the cup winners (KuPS) qualified based on league position, the Conference League second round spot was passed to the second-placed team. However due to the 2024-25 UEFA Conference League titleholders qualifying directly for the Champions League via their own domestic league, the spot reserved in the Europa League for the Conference League titleholders was vacated, and after rebalancing, the spot in the Conference League second qualifying round was transferred to the Europa League first qualifying round.
  2. ^ Since the Conference League second qualifying round spot was passed to the second-placed team, the Conference League first round spot was passed to the third-placed team, the Conference League play-off final spot was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the fourth Conference League play-off quarter-final spot was passed to the eighth-placed team.


Results

Home \ Away HAK HJK ILV KPS SJK VPS
Haka — — — — 0–3 2–3
HJK 0–1 — 0–1 — 2–2 —
Ilves 3–2 — — 1–0 4–0 —
KuPS 2–0 1–0 — — — 3–1
SJK — — — 0–1 — 1–4
VPS — 1–1 0–2 — — —
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation Round

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Inter Turku 27 12 5 10 46 34 +12 41 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off quarter-finals
2 Gnistan 27 10 7 10 40 43 −3 37
3 Oulu 27 7 7 13 32 40 −8 28
4 Mariehamn 27 7 5 15 27 44 −17 26
5 Lahti (R) 27 4 12 11 31 47 −16 24 Qualification for the Veikkausliiga play-off
6 EIF (R) 27 4 7 16 24 57 −33 19 Relegation to the Ykkösliiga
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).
(R) Relegated


Results

Home \ Away EIF GNI INT LAH MAR OUL
EIF — 3–1 — — — 1–1
Gnistan — — — 2–2 2–1 1–0
Inter Turku 1–1 3–2 — 3–1 — —
Lahti 0–0 — — — 2–1 —
Mariehamn 3–0 — 0–1 — — —
Oulu — — 1–0 3–0 1–2 —
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
AC OuluLDDLLDDLWLDDWLWWLLWLLLWWLDL
Ekenäs IFLLDLDLDLLWLLWWLLLLLLLDDWLDD
FC HakaLWDDWWLWLWWDLWWLLWDLWDLLLWL
FC Inter TurkuLDDWLLLLLWWLDWWWDWLWLWDLWWW
FC LahtiDLDLLWDLLLDDDLLLDWWDDDLWLDD
HJKLWWDDDWLWDLWWWWLWWLWWWDDLLL
IF GnistanWWLLLDDLDWLLDLLDWWWWWDWLWDL
IFK MariehamnWDLLWLDDWLDWLLLLLLDLLWLLWLW
IlvesDLLWWWWWDLDWDDWLWWWLWDWWWWW
KuPSWDDWDWDWWWWLLLWWWWDWWLWLWWW
SJKWDWDWDLWWLLWDWWWDDWLLDDWLLL
VPSWDWWWLWLWWDDDLLLWLLWDLLDWLW
Source: veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Play-offs

Conference League play-off

Teams placed 4th-8th entered play-off matches for the second spot in the Conference League first qualifying round; the 4th-placed team received a bye to the final. The quarter and semi-finals are held over one leg (with the higher-placed team gaining home advantage), while the final is held over two legs.

Quarter-finals

23 October 2024 Haka (6th) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Inter Turku (7th)Valkeakoski
13:00 BST Olusanya 73'
Bah-Traoré 114'		 Botué 40' Stadium: Tehtaan kenttä
23 October 2024 VPS (5th)0–1 Gnistan (8th) Vaasa
13:00 BST Penninkangas 78' Stadium: Hietalahti

Semi-finals

26 October 2024 Haka (6th) 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Gnistan (8th)Valkeakoski
15:00 BST Olusanya 32'
Whyte 89'
Dantas 115'		 Väyrynen 68'
Heiskanen 83'
Latonenn 109'		 Stadium: Tehtaan kenttä
Penalties
Lanquedoc
Mastokangas
Olusanya
Dantas
Whyte 		Väyrynen
Pyyskänen
Eremenko
Kabashi
Tatar

Final

First leg
30 October 2024 Haka (6th) 1–2 SJK (4th) Valkeakoski
16:00 BST Fall 66' Streng 45'
Moreno 80'		 Stadium: Tehtaan kenttä
Second leg
2 November 2024 SJK (4th) 2–2
(4–3 agg.)		Haka (6th)Seinäjoki
12:30 BST Stadium: OmaSP Stadion

Veikkausliiga play-off

The eleventh-placed team (Lahti) faced the second-placed team from the 2024 Ykkösliiga (Jaro) in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the 2025 Veikkausliiga.

First leg

23 October 2024 Jaro 2–0 Lahti Jakobstad
16:30 BST Crona 35'
Eremenko 52' (pen.)		 Stadium: Centralplan

Second leg

27 October 2024 Lahti1–0
(1–2 agg.)		 Jaro Lahti
14:00 BST Luquinhas 56' (pen.) Stadium: Lahden Stadion

Season statistics

Awards

Annual awards

Award[14] Winner Club
Player of the Year Petteri Pennanen KuPS
Goalkeeper of the Year Johannes Kreidl KuPS
Defender of the Year Juhani Pikkarainen Ilves
Midfielder of the Year Petteri Pennanen KuPS
Striker of the Year Ashley Coffey AC Oulu
Rookie of the Year Matias Siltanen KuPS
Manager of the Year Jani Honkavaara KuPS

Monthly awards

Month Coach of the Month Player of the Month
April[15] Toni Lehtinen (SJK) Topi Keskinen (HJK)
May[16] Jani Honkavaara (KuPS) Ashley Coffey (AC Oulu)
June[17] Toni Korkeakunnas (HJK) Jaime Moreno (SJK)
July[18] Jani Honkavaara (KuPS) (2) Santeri Haarala (Ilves)
August[19] Jussi Leppälahti (Gnistan) Tim Väyrynen (Gnistan)
September Joonas Rantanen (Ilves) Adeleke Akinyemi (Ilves)
October[20] Jani Honkavaara (KuPS) (3) Petteri Pennanen (KuPS)

Team of the Year

Team of the Year[21]
Goalkeeper Johannes Kreidl (KuPS)
Defence

Clinton Antwi (KuPS)

Juhani Pikkarainen (Ilves)

Ibrahim Cissé (KuPS)

Saku Heiskanen (Gnistan)

Midfield

Petteri Pennanen (KuPS)

Anton Popovitch (Ilves)

Joona Veteli (Ilves)

Oiva Jukkola (Ilves)

Attack Jaime Moreno (SJK) Santeri Haarala (Ilves)
Manager Jani Honkavaara (KuPS)
Director Miika Takkula (Ilves)

Attendance

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 HJK 85,069 8,835 6,363 +13.0%†
2 Ilves 80,941 8,017 5,782 +128.2%†
3 KuPS 49,843 8,543 3,560 +26.4%†
4 SJK 40,384 4,619 3,106 +1.2%†
5 VPS 37,727 3,412 2,961 +10.6%†
6 FC Inter Turku 35,967 4,023 2,511 −17.0%†
7 FC Lahti 29,315 3,471 2,255 +3.7%†
8 Haka 29,116 4,347 2,240 −11.8%†
9 Gnistan 29,838 3,024 2,131 +161.8%†
10 AC Oulu 24,336 2,929 1,738 −10.5%†
11 IFK Mariehamn 17,446 1,723 1,342 +14.4%†
12 EIF 15,053 1,640 1,158 +24.2%†
League total 473,225 8,835 2,957 +9.3%†

Source: [1]
Notes:
† Promoted from 2023 Ykkönen

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ghanaian midfielder Enoch Adu Kofi leads Ekenäs IF to Finnish top-flight promotion after 90-year hiatus". Ghana Soccernet. 14 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Gnistan gets Veikkausliiga-level conditions in Oulunkylä - "Thanks to the city for excellent cooperation"". Veikkausliiga. 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ FC Haka palkkasi yllätysnimen – ansioluettelo päävalmentajana erittäin lyhyt, Helsingin Sanomat, 31 October 2023.
  4. ^ Turun Inter erotti Jarkko Wissin – MTV: päävalmentaja ahdisteli naistyöntekijää, Yle, 6 November 2023.
  5. ^ Vesa Vasara siirtyy FC Interin päävalmentajaksi, suomifutis.com, 17 November 2023.
  6. ^ Joonas Rantanen Ilveksen päävalmentajaksi – jalkapallojoukkueen nykyinen valmennustiimi jatkaa tukena, Yle, 23 October 2023.
  7. ^ JUSSI LEPPÄLAHTI GNISTANIN PÄÄVALMENTAJAKSI, gnistan.fi, 10 November 2023.
  8. ^ IFK Mariehamn portugalilaiskomentoon - Bruno Romão uusi päävalmentaja, veikkausliiga.com, 20 December 2023.
  9. ^ IFK Mariehamnin vuoro vaihtaa päävalmentajaa: Bruno Romao sivuun, Yle
  10. ^ Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerhon päävalmentaja kaudella 2024 on Toni Lehtinen, sjk.fi, 12 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Veikkausliiga perustilastot". Veikkausliiga.
  12. ^ Villi 10 maalin ottelu Veikkausliigassa – tulikuuma Joakim Latonen iski hattutempun ja Gnistan nousi sarjakärkeen, Yle, 13 April 2024.
  13. ^ Luke Plangen hattutempulla kolme pistettä – ”Tarvitsimme tätä voittoa”, hjk.fi, 8 June 2024
  14. ^ Captain’s Ball 2024 Timo Nummelinille – Katso kaikki palkitut, Football Association of Finland, 5 December 2024
  15. ^ Huhtikuun joukkue valittu - HJK:n Topi Keskinen Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja (in Finnish)
  16. ^ AC Oulun Ashley Coffey kuukauden pelaaja - Veikkausliigan toukokuun joukkue valittu (in Finnish)
  17. ^ SJK:n Jaime Moreno Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja kesäkuussa, veikkaus.fi, 5 July 2024
  18. ^ Ilveksen Santeri Haarala Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja heinäkuussa, veikkaus.fi, 2 August 2024
  19. ^ Gnistanin Tim Väyrynen Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja elokuussa, veikkaus.fi, 30 August 2024
  20. ^ KuPS:n Petteri Pennanen Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja lokakuussa, veikkaus.fi, 6 November 2024
  21. ^ "Koplajoukkue 2024 nimetty - jalkapallotoimittajien valinnat vuoden parhaiksi palkitaan lauantaina". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-10-20.
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