2023 Veikkausliiga

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Veikkausliiga
Season2023
Dates5 April – 5 November
Champions HJK
Relegated Honka
KTP
Champions League HJK
Conference League Ilves (via Finnish Cup)
KuPS
VPS
Matches played132
Goals scored329 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorer Bojan Radulović
(18 goals)
Biggest home win HJK 4–0 VPS
(19 April 2023)
Biggest away win Oulu 0–3 SJK
(29 April 2023)
SJK 1–4 Oulu
(27 June 2023)
Highest scoring Lahti 3–4 KuPS
(1 July 2023)
Longest winning run10 matches
VPS
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
SJK
Longest winless run11 matches
Haka, Lahti
Longest losing run5 matches
VPS
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 9 October 2023.

The 2023 Veikkausliiga was the 93rd season of top-tier football in Finland, which takes place from April to November.

Contents

The winners (HJK, their fourth successive title win and thirty-third overall) qualified for the Champions League first qualifying round. The 2023 Finnish Cup winners (Ilves) qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round. The second-placed team (KuPS) and Conference League play-off winners (VPS) qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round. The eleventh-placed team (Mariehamn) qualified for the Veikkausliiga play-off, winning to retain their place in the league. The bottom-placed team (KTP) were relegated to the 2024 Ykkösliiga. The fifth-placed team (Honka) were demoted to the 2024 Kakkonen due to financial issues.

Teams

The league consisted of twelve teams; the top eleven teams from the previous season, and one team promoted from the Ykkönen. After 22 games, the season split into a championship/relegation round.

HJK were the defending champions. Veikkaus was the league’s sponsor. [1]

Promoted from
2022 Ykkönen 		Relegated to
2023 Ykkönen
KTP HIFK

Stadia and locations

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Location of teams in 2023 Veikkausliiga
ClubLocationStadiumTurfCapacity
AC Oulu Oulu Raatti Stadion Natural 5,000
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
HJK Helsinki Bolt Arena Artificial 10,770
IFK Mariehamn Mariehamn Wiklöf Holding Arena Artificial 1,650
Ilves Tampere Tampere Stadium Natural 16,800
KTP Kotka Arto Tolsa Areena Artificial 4,780
KuPS Kuopio Savon Sanomat Areena Artificial 2,700
SJK Seinäjoki OmaSP Stadion Artificial 5,817
VPS Vaasa Hietalahti Artificial 6,005

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 HJK 2212823919+2044Qualification for the Championship Round
2 KuPS 2213453415+1943
3 SJK 2211562924+538
4 VPS 2211383023+736
5 Honka 2210572317+635
6 Inter Turku 2210483331+234
7 Oulu 229493237−531Qualification for the Relegation Round
8 Haka 225982737−1024
9 Lahti 2257102132−1122
10 Ilves 2248102027−720
11 KTP 2255122033−1320
12 Mariehamn 2236132134−1315
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 HJK HON ILV INT KTP KPS LAH MAR OUL SJK VPS
Haka —1–11–11–12–24–22–21–11–12–21–02–2
HJK 2–0—2–01–04–11–02–20–14–21–10–04–0
Honka 0–21–1—2–01–00–10–13–02–14–10–01–0
Ilves 1–21–11–1—2–11–00–32–20–01–21–10–2
Inter Turku 3–01–32–02–1—2–11–12–11–12–11–20–2
KTP 1–23–31–20–01–4—0–02–02–10–20–21–0
KuPS 3–02–10–11–01–22–0—2–00–11–03–00–1
Lahti 1–01–21–03–21–20–03–4—0–21–21–10–2
Mariehamn 2–10–00–11–10–20–00–22–3—1–20–21–2
Oulu 3–01–31–30–31–13–10–21–13–2—0–32–1
SJK 2–11–21–01–02–12–31–00–03–21–4—2–1
VPS 4–10–10–00–23–02–10–20–02–13–03–2—
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship Round

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 HJK (C)2715845026+2453Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 KuPS 2716564120+2153Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3 VPS (O)2715484126+1549Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off final
4 SJK 2712693533+242Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off quarter-finals
5 Honka (R)27125102927+241Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off quarter-finals and relegation to 2024 Kakkonen [lower-alpha 1]
6 Inter Turku 27105123540−535Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off quarter-finals
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Honka were relegated to 2024 Kakkonen after the end of the season due to financial issues.

Results

Home \ Away HJK HON INT KPS SJK VPS
HJK —3–02–01–2——
Honka ——3–0——0–3
Inter Turku ———0–11–2—
KuPS —3–1——1–10–2
SJK 2–31–2———0–2
VPS 3–2—1–1———
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation Round

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Oulu 27115114145−438Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off quarter-finals
2 Ilves 2789103533+233Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round [lower-alpha 1]
3 Haka 2771193542−732
4 Lahti 2778122641−1529
5 Mariehamn (O)2757152840−1222Qualification for the Veikkausliiga play-off final
6 KTP (R)2755172144−2320Relegation 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).
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Ilves qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2023 Finnish Cup.

Results

Home \ Away HAK ILV KTP LAH MAR OUL
Haka —2–22–02–0——
Ilves ————2–13–2
KTP —0–3——0–2—
Lahti —1–52–1——2–1
Mariehamn 2–1——0–0——
Oulu 1–1—2–0—3–2—
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Conference League play-off

Teams placed 3rd-7th (Honka, Inter Turku, Oulu, SJK, and VPS) entered play-off matches for the second spot in the Conference League first qualifying round. The third-placed team (VPS) received a bye to the final. The quarter-finals and semi-finals are held over one leg (with the higher-placed team gaining home advantage), while the final is held over two legs. [2]

Quarter-finals

25 October 2023 Honka (5th) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Inter Turku (6th) Tapiolan urheilupuisto, Espoo
16:00 BST
25 October 2023 SJK (4th)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Oulu (7th) OmaSP Stadion, Seinäjoki
16:00 BST

Semi-finals

28 October 2023 Honka (5th) 5–0 Oulu (7th) Tapiolan urheilupuisto, Espoo
15:00 BST

Final

First leg

1 November 2023 Honka (5th) 0–1 VPS (3rd) Tapiolan urheilupuisto, Espoo
16:00 BST

Second leg

5 November 2023 VPS (3rd) 1–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Honka (5th) Hietalahti Stadium, Vaasa
14:00 BST

Veikkausliiga play-off

The eleventh-placed team (Mariehamn) qualified for a play-off alongside the second, third, and fourth-placed teams from the 2023 Ykkönen (Gnistan, MP, and SJK Akatemia). The third and fourth-placed Ykkönen teams entered the quarter-finals, with the winners facing the second-placed Ykkönen team in the semi-finals. The semi-final winners then face the eleventh-placed Veikkausliiga team, with the winners securing the final place in the 2024 Veikkausliiga. For the quarter and semi-finals, the higher-placed team gained home advantage.

Quarter-finals

14 October 2023 MP (3rd, Ykkönen)1–4 SJK Akatemia (4th, Ykkönen) Mikkelin Urheilupuisto, Mikkeli
13:00 BST

Semi-finals

21 October 2023 Gnistan (2nd, Ykkönen) 4–2 (a.e.t.) SJK Akatemia (4th, Ykkönen)Mustapekka Areena, Helsinki
16:00 BST

Final

First leg
25 October 2023 Gnistan (2nd, Ykkönen) 0–0 Mariehamn (11th, Veikkausliiga) Mustapekka Areena, Helsinki
16:30 BST
Second leg
29 October 2023 Mariehamn (11th, Veikkausliiga) 3–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Gnistan (2nd, Ykkönen) Wiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn
13:00 BST

Top scorers

As of 1 November 2023 [3]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Serbia.svg Bojan Radulović HJK 18
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Peter Godly Michael VPS 17
3 Flag of England.svg Ashley Coffey Oulu 13
4 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Jaime Moreno SJK 11
5 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Lescano Haka 9
6 Flag of South Africa.svg Darren Smith Inter Turku 8
Flag of Finland.svg Santeri Haarala Ilves
Flag of Finland.svg Rasmus Karjalainen Oulu
9 Flag of Finland.svg Jeremiah Streng SJK 7
Flag of Finland.svg Elias Mastokangas Haka
Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Ollila HJK
Flag of Finland.svg Niklas Jokelainen Oulu

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References

  1. ↑ "Veikkausliiga: HIFK is relegated after their loss against VPS, and KTP returns to the league". Panoroma Football. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "HJK is the champion in 2023 - KTP's path leads to the First League". Veikkausliiga.
  3. ↑ "Veikkausliiga perustilastot". Veikkausliiga .
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