The Finnish Football Championship ( Veikkausliga ) ( Fin. Veikkausliiga ) is the top division in the Finnish football league system .
| Wakekausliga | |
|---|---|
| Veikkausliiga | |
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| Based | 1990 |
| Region |  Finland |
| Federation | UEFA ( Europe ) |
| Number of participants | 12 |
| League Level | one |
| Retirement in | Yukkenen |
| National tournaments | Finnish Cup |
| International tournaments | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
| Current winner | HIK (29) |
| Most titled | HIK (29) |
| Site | www.veikkausliiga.com |
The competition involves 12 clubs. The championship lasts from April to October and takes place in 3 circles (each team holds 33 matches). After each season, the 12th-place team is transferred to JukkΓΆnen , and the winner of this championship takes its place. The 11th place team plays butt games with the 2nd team of JukkΓΆnen, the winning team is participating in Veikkauslig for the next season.
The official sponsor of the championship is the betting company Wijkaus , which is why the league got its name.
The current champion is HIK .
Content
History
The tournament was founded in 1990, it replaced the championship of Mestaruussar , which took place from 1930 to 1989. Prior to this, from 1908 to 1929, the champion was determined in matches for the Cup. In 1914 and 1943, the championship was not held due to the First and Second World Wars, respectively.
Champions of Finland
Club Achievements
| Club | Champion | Vice champion |
|---|---|---|
| Hick | 29 (1911, 1912, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1925, 1936, 1938, 1964, 1973, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018) | 13 (1921, 1933, 1937, 1939, 1956, 1965, 1966, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2016) |
| Haka | 9 (1960, 1962, 1965, 1977, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004) | 7 (1955, 1957, 1963, 1976, 1980, 2003, 2007) |
| HPS | 9 (1921, 1922, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1957) | 6 (1920, 1924, 1931, 1936, 1945, 1958) |
| TPN | 8 (1928, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1975) | 12 (1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1960, 1984, 1986, 1989) |
| HIFK | 7 (1930, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1947, 1959, 1961) | 7 (1909, 1912, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1971) |
| KuPS | 5 (1956, 1958, 1966, 1974, 1976) | 10 (1950, 1954, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1975, 1977, 1979, 2010, 2017) |
| Kuusysi 1 | 5 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991) | 4 (1987, 1988, 1990, 1992) |
| Kiffen | 4 (1913, 1915, 1916, 1955) | 1 (1961) |
| AIFK | 3 (1910, 1920, 1924) | 5 (1911, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917) |
| Reipas Lahti 1 | 3 (1963, 1967, 1970) | 3 (1962, 1968, 1974) |
| VIFK | 3 (1944, 1946, 1953) | 2 (1951, 1952) |
| Tampere United | 3 (2001, 2006, 2007) | |
| UPU | 2 (1945, 1948) | 5 (1932, 1941, 1949, 1997, 1998) |
| Jazz 2 | 2 (1993, 1996) | 2 (1961, 1962) |
| KTP 3 | 2 (1951, 1952) | |
| OPS | 2 (1979, 1980) | |
| MuPa | 1 (2005) | 5 (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002) |
| Inter Turku | 1 (2008) | 2 (2011, 2012) |
| Pus | 1 (1909) | 1 (1908) |
| Sudet | 1 (1940) | 1 (1942) |
| CPV | 1 (1969) | 1 (1973) |
| Ilves | 1 (1983) | 1 (1985) |
| SIC | 1 (2015) | 1 (2014) |
| Unitas | 1 (1908) | |
| Toberit | 1 (1942) | |
| Ilves Kissat | 1 (1950) | |
| Turun Pirkiva | 1 (1954) | |
| TPV | 1 (1994) | |
| Mariehamn | 1 (2016) |
Top scorers
Interesting Facts
- 1 Kuusysi and Lahden Reipas joined their professional teams and renamed Lahti FC in 1997. Both teams, however, continue to exist and play in the lower leagues.
- 2 FC Jazz was previously known as Porin Pallotoverit.
- 3 FC KoTePe was created with the aim of continuing football traditions in the city of Kotka, the former team was called KTP, but went bankrupt. KTP, however, now continues to play in the lower divisions, and its name is usually not considered a legacy for KoTePe.
- In the 1990s, one of the participants in the Finnish Football Championship was the Russian team of Sortavala. In 1996, Sortavala for the first time held a home match in Russia [1] .
- Valery Popovich several times became the best player in the championship.
Links
- Official website (Fin.)
- Wakekausliga on myscore.ru (rus.)
- Wakekausliga on championat.com (Russian)