2022 Veikkausliiga

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Veikkausliiga
Season 2022
Champions HJK
Relegated HIFK
Champions League HJK
Conference League KuPS
Honka
Haka
Matches played 74
Goals scored 207 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorer Lee Erwin (20 goals)
Biggest home win Honka 5–1 SJK
(25 April 2022)
Inter Turku 4–0 Mariehamn
(29 April 2022)
Inter Turku 5–1 Lahti
(22 June 2022)
Biggest away win Oulu 0–6 VPS
(2 July 2022)
Highest scoring Honka 5–1 SJK
(25 April 2022)
HIFK 1–5 VPS
(18 June 2022)
Inter Turku 5–1 Lahti
(22 June 2022)
Oulu 0–6 VPS
(2 July 2022)
Longest winning run 5 matches
KuPS
Longest unbeaten run 10 matches
KuPS
Longest winless run 10 matches
HIFK
Longest losing run 5 matches
SJK
2021
2023
All statistics correct as of 2 July 2022.

The 2022 Veikkausliiga was the 92nd season of top-tier football in Finland. HJK won the championship for the third consecutive season.

Teams

KTP (relegated after one year in the top flight) were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2021 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions VPS (promoted after a two-year absence).

Stadia and locations

Location of teams in 2022 Veikkausliiga
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 Finland Jyrki Ahola Finland Lassi Nurmos Craft Go On Oulu / Codemate / Oulun Energia
FC Haka Finland Teemu Tainio United States Jacob Bushue Puma Volkswagen
FC Honka Finland Vesa Vasara Finland Duarte Tammilehto Puma Volkswagen
FC Inter Spain Miguel Grau[1][2] Finland Timo Furuholm Nike Alfons Håkans
FC Lahti Finland Ilir Zeneli Finland Kari Arkivuo Umbro Halton / Oomi / Green Lahti
HIFK Finland Mixu Paatelainen Finland Sakari Mattila Puma Aktia Bank
HJK Finland Toni Koskela Finland Daniel O'Shaughnessy Adidas Apu
IFK Mariehamn Sweden Daniel Norrmén Finland Timi Lahti Puma Åland / Arkipelag
Ilves Finland Toni Kallio Finland Tuure Siira Adidas Pohjola Rakennus / Avant Tecno / Pihlajalinna / NYQS Oy
KuPS Finland Simo Valakari Ghana Nana Boateng Puma Pohjola Sairaala (home) / LähiTapiola (away)
SJK Spain Joaquín Gómez Finland Mehmet Hetemaj Adidas LähiTapiola / Oma Säästöpankki / Elisa
VPS Finland Jussi Nuorela Finland Sebastian Strandvall Nike

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 HJK 22 15 4 3 34 18 +16 49 Qualification for the Championship round
2 KuPS 22 14 5 3 36 16 +20 47
3 Honka 22 12 5 5 45 21 +24 41
4 Haka 22 11 4 7 36 38 −2 37
5 Inter Turku 22 9 5 8 40 28 +12 32
6 SJK 22 9 4 9 29 32 −3 31
7 Oulu 22 8 6 8 35 35 0 30 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Ilves 22 6 7 9 31 36 −5 25
9 Mariehamn 22 6 6 10 25 33 −8 24
10 VPS 22 6 4 12 39 36 +3 22
11 Lahti 22 4 6 12 19 43 −24 18
12 HIFK 22 1 6 15 15 48 −33 9
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2022. Source: https://us.soccerway.com/national/finland/veikkausliiga/2022/regular-season/r66785/
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 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 3–2 3–2 1–1 0–2
HIFK 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–3 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–6 0–2 1–5
HJK 4–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–4 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–1
Honka 3–2 4–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–0 5–0 1–1 2–2 5–1 4–0
Ilves 2–3 0–1 1–2 0–4 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–0 0–2 3–1 3–2
Inter Turku 0–2 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 5–1 4–0 2–1 1–0 1–1
KuPS 2–1 5–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 4–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–1
Lahti 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–5
Mariehamn 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–5 2–3 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–3
Oulu 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–3 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–6
SJK 2–2 2–1 0–1 3–2 3–3 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 3–2 2–0
VPS 3–3 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 0–1 2–3 1–3 2–2 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2022. Source: Flashscore

Championship round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HJK KPS HON HAK INT SJK
1 HJK (C, Q) 27 18 4 5 41 23 +18 58 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round 0-1 null null 3–0 2–1
2 KuPS (Q) 27 17 6 4 43 21 +22 57 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round null 3–2 0–0 2–0 null
3 Honka (Q) 27 14 7 6 53 27 +26 49 3–1 null 1-1 2–1 null
4 Haka (O) 27 13 6 8 40 40 0 45 Qualification for the national Europa Conference League play-offs final. 0–1 null null null 2–0
5 Inter Turku 27 10 5 12 42 36 +6 35 Qualification for the national Europa Conference League play-offs. null null null 0–1 1-0
6 SJK 27 10 5 12 33 38 −5 35 null 3–1 0–0 null null
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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.


Relegation round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OUL VPS ILV MAR LAH HFK
7 Oulu 27 11 6 10 46 43 +3 39 Qualification for the national Europa Conference League play-offs. null 0–2 null 2–1 4–1
8 VPS 27 10 5 12 52 41 +11 35 2–1 null null null 4–0
9 Ilves 27 9 7 11 43 43 0 34 null 2–3 2–3 1–0 null
10 Mariehamn 27 9 7 11 41 43 −2 34 2–4 2–2 null 6–0 null
11 Lahti (O) 27 5 6 16 26 55 −29 21 Qualification for the relegation play-offs null 0–2 null null 6–1
12 HIFK (R) 27 1 6 20 20 70 −50 9 Relegation to Ykkönen null null 1–5 2–3 null
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.


Europa Conference League play-offs

Quarter-finals Semi-final Final
                               
19 October 2022
6
SJK
0
22 October 2022
7
Oulu
1
7
Oulu
0
19 October 2022
8
VPS (a.e.t.)
1
5
Inter Turku
1
26 and 30 October 2022
8
VPS
5
8
VPS
0 2 2
4
Haka
3 1 4

Quarter-finals

19 October 2022 (2022-10-19)
18:00 EEST
Inter Turku 1–5 VPS
  • Niska Goal 81'
  • Alanko Goal 37'
  • Kuittinen Goal 48' (o.g.)
  • Multanen Goal 66'
  • Hudd Goal 77'
  • Niemi Goal 85'
Veritas Stadion
Attendance: 1,052
Referee: Ville Nevalainen

19 October 2022 (2022-10-19)
18:00 EEST
SJK 0–1 Oulu
OmaSP Stadion
Attendance: 1,698
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara

Semifinal

22 October 2022 (2022-10-22)
17:00 EEST
Oulu 0–1 (a.e.t.) VPS
  • Jääskä Goal 108'
Raatti Stadium
Attendance: 1,091
Referee: Joni Hyytiä

Final

First leg

26 October 2022 (2022-10-26)
18:00 EEST
VPS 0–3 Haka

Second leg

30 October 2022 (2022-10-30)
15:00 EET
Haka 1–2 VPS

Relegation play-offs

Ykkönen playoff semifinal Ykkönen playoff final Promotion/relegation playoff final
                               
17 Oktober 2022
2
TPS
4
12 Oktober 2022
3
FF Jaro
0
3
FF Jaro
2
20 & 23 Oktober 2022
4
Ekenäs IF
1
2
TPS
1 1 2
11
Lahti
1 2 3

Ykkönen playoff semifinals

Ykkönen playoff finals

17 October 2022 (2022-10-17)
18:30 EEST
TPS 4–0 FF Jaro
Veritas Stadion, Turku
Attendance: 2,389
Referee: Dennis Antamo

Promotion/relegation play-off final

First leg

20 October 2022 (2022-10-20)
18:30 EEST
TPS 1–1 FC Lahti
  • Pakkanen Goal 72'
Veritas Stadion
Attendance: 2,621
Referee: Peiman Simani

Second leg

23 October 2022 (2022-10-23)
17:00 EEST
FC Lahti 2–1 TPS
Lahti Stadium
Referee: Oliver Reitala

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 30 October 2022[3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Lee Erwin Haka 20
2 Finland Kalle Multanen VPS 15
3 Finland Agon Sadiku Honka 14
4 Nigeria John Owoeri Mariehamn 11
Finland Tim Väyrynen KuPS
6 Argentina Michael López Oulu 10
Finland Kai Meriluoto Ilves
8 Brazil Mariehamn 9
Finland Petteri Pennanen Ilves
10 Latvia Jānis Ikaunieks KuPS 8
Serbia Bojan Radulović HJK

Awards

Annual awards

Award[4] Winner Club
Player of the Year Scotland Lee Erwin Haka
Goalkeeper of the Year Northern Ireland Conor Hazard HJK
Defender of the Year Brazil Paulo Ricardo KuPS
Midfielder of the Year Finland Petteri Pennanen Ilves
Striker of the Year Scotland Lee Erwin Haka
Breakthrough of the Year Finland Agon Sadiku Honka
Coach of the Year Finland Toni Koskela HJK

Team of the Year

Team of the Year[5]
Goalkeeper Austria Johannes Kreidl (KuPS)
Defence Finland

Henri Toivomäki (KuPS)

Finland

Miro Tenho (HJK)

Brazil

Paulo Ricardo (KuPS)

Colombia

Luis Carlos Murillo (HJK)

Midfield Portugal

Rui Modesto (Honka)

Finland Anton Popovitch

(KuPS)

Latvia Jānis Ikaunieks (KuPS) Finland

Otso Liimatta (Oulu)

Attack Scotland Lee Erwin (Haka) Finland Agon Sadiku (Honka)

Attendance

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 {{fb team HJK |oc=}} 8,096 4,650 3,446 4,048 1.6457516339869+164.5%
2 {{fb team HIFK |oc=}} 9,565 7,103 1,212 3,188 1.6948436179205+169.4%
3 {{fb team SJK |oc=}} 4,432 2,358 2,074 2,216 0.28314997104806+28.3%
4 {{fb team KuPS |oc=}} 5,394 2,336 1,394 1,798 -0.82326007326007−17.6%
5 {{fb team VPS |oc=}} 3,524 2,286 1,238 1,762 1.004550625711+100.4%
6 {{fb team Haka |oc=}} 3,250 2,240 1,010 1,625 0.36554621848739+36.5%
7 {{fb team Ilves |oc=}} 3,941 1,844 234 1,314 -0.71881838074398−28.1%
8 {{fb team FC Lahti |oc=}} 3,561 1,467 786 1,187 0.28463203463203+28.4%
9 {{fb team FC Inter |oc=}} 2,652 2,122 224 884 -0.61991584852735−38.0%
10 {{fb team IFK Mariehamn |oc=}} 2,193 857 614 731 -0.99320652173913−0.6%
11 {{fb team AC Oulu |oc=}} 1,320 1,086 234 660 -0.4996214988645−50.0%
12 {{fb team FC Honka |oc=}} 672 340 332 336 -0.68571428571429−31.4%
League total 48,600 7,103 224 1,301 −19.6%

Updated to games played on 27 April 2022
Source: [1]

Notes:
Promoted from Ykkönen 2021

References

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External links

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