Season | 2024 |
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Dates | 6 April – |
Top goalscorer | Ashley Coffey Santeri Haarala Mads Borchers (10 goals) |
Biggest home win | Ilves 5–0 FC Haka 17 May 2024 |
Biggest away win | Ekenäs IF 0–7 Inter Turku 14 July 2024 |
Highest scoring | Ilves 4–6 IF Gnistan 13 April 2024 SJK 5–5 FC Lahti 27 July 2024 |
Highest attendance | 8,064 HJK 1–0 IF Gnistan (22 May 2024) |
← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of 18 August 2024. |
The 2024 Veikkausliiga is the 94th season of top-tier football in Finland, which takes place from April to November. Veikkaus was the league's sponsor.
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.
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]
Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|
AC Oulu | Oulu | Raatti Stadion | 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 | Lahden Stadion | 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 |
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 |
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AC Oulu | ![]() | ![]() | Craft |
Ekenäs IF | ![]() | ![]() | Craft |
FC Haka | ![]() | ![]() | Puma |
FC Inter Turku | ![]() | ![]() | Nike |
FC Lahti | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas |
HJK | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas |
IF Gnistan | ![]() | ![]() | Puma |
IFK Mariehaman | ![]() | ![]() | Puma |
Ilves | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas |
KuPS | ![]() | ![]() | Puma |
SJK | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas |
VPS | ![]() | ![]() | Nike |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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AC Oulu | ![]() ![]() | Contract expired | 30 November 2023 | Pre-season | ![]() | 8 November 2023 |
AC Oulu | ![]() | Dismissed | 13 June 2024 | 10th | ![]() | 20 June 2024 |
Ekenäs IF | ![]() | Dismissed | 10 August 2024 | 12th | ![]() | 12 August 2024 |
FC Haka | ![]() | Signed by AEL Limassol | Pre-season | ![]() | 31 October 2023 [3] | |
FC Inter Turku | ![]() | Contract terminated | 6 November 2023 [4] | ![]() | 17 November 2023 [5] | |
FC Lahti | ![]() | Dismissed | 20 June 2024 | 11th | ![]() | 21 June 2024 |
HJK | ![]() | Contract expired | Pre-season | ![]() ![]() | 14 November 2023 | |
HJK | ![]() ![]() | Dismissed | 20 May 2024 | 5th | ![]() | 20 May 2024 |
IF Gnistan | ![]() | Signed by Ilves | 23 October 2023 [6] | Pre-season | ![]() | 10 November 2023 [7] |
IFK Mariehamn | ![]() | Appointed the club director | ![]() | 20 December 2023 [8] | ||
IFK Mariehamn | ![]() | Resigned | 14 August 2024 [9] | 11th | ![]() | 16 August 2024 |
Ilves | ![]() | Appointed the assistant coach | Pre-season | ![]() | 23 October 2023 | |
SJK | ![]() | Signed by Al Qadsiah FC | 4 November 2023 | ![]() ![]() | 12 January 2024 [10] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | KuPS (Q) | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 41 | Qualification for the Championship Round |
2 | HJK (Q) | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 37 | |
3 | Ilves (Q) | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 35 | |
4 | SJK (Q) | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 35 | |
5 | Haka | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 31 | |
6 | VPS | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 31 | |
7 | Inter Turku | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 28 | Qualification for the Relegation Round |
8 | Gnistan | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 26 | |
9 | Oulu (Q) | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 21 | |
10 | Lahti (Q) | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 17 | |
11 | Mariehamn (Q) | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 17 | |
12 | EIF (Q) | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 45 | −27 | 12 |
Teams placed 3rd-7th enter play-off matches for the second spot in the Conference League first qualifying round. The third-placed team receive 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.
The eleventh-placed team will face the second-placed team from the 2024 Ykkösliiga for the final place in the 2025 Veikkausliiga.
Top goalscorers
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Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month |
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May [15] | ![]() | ![]() |
June [16] | ![]() | ![]() |
July [17] | ![]() | ![]() |
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