2015 Veikkausliiga
Football league season
Season | 2015 |
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Champions |
SJK
1st Veikkausliiga title |
Relegated |
FF Jaro
KTP |
Champions League | SJK |
Europa League |
RoPS
HJK IFK Mariehamn |
Matches played | 198 |
Goals scored | 448 (2.26 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Aleksandr Kokko (17 goals) |
Biggest home win |
SJK
5–0
KuPS
(11 May) |
Biggest away win |
RoPS
0–4
FC Inter
(23 April) |
Highest scoring |
IFK Mariehamn
4–3
FF Jaro
(19 July) |
Highest attendance |
10,521
HJK Helsinki 1-1 HIFK (6 July) |
Average attendance | 2,574 |
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The 2015 Veikkausliiga was the 85th season of top-tier football in Finland . HJK Helsinki were the defending champions. The season was won by SJK , ending HJK's record streak of six straight titles.
Teams
TPS were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2014 season . Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions HIFK .
FC Honka and MYPA were not given a license due to the clubs' bad economic situation. The two places were given for KTP , the runner-up of 2014 Ykkönen , and Ilves , which finished third in Ykkönen. [1]
Stadia and location
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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FC Inter | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 10,000 |
FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden kisapuisto | 4,000 |
FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 |
HIFK | Helsinki | Sonera Stadium | 10,770 |
HJK | Helsinki | Sonera Stadium | 10,770 |
IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | 4,000 |
Ilves | Tampere | Tammela Stadion | 5,040 |
KTP | Kotka | Arto Tolsa Areena | 4,780 |
KuPS | Kuopio | Savon Sanomat Areena | 5,000 |
RoPS | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemen keskuskenttä | 4,000 |
SJK | Seinäjoki | Seinäjoen keskuskenttä | 3,500 |
VPS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 |
Personnel and kits
Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
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FC Inter |
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Nike | Alfons Håkans |
FC Lahti |
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Umbro |
BE Group
Lahti Energia Halton |
FF Jaro |
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Macron |
Stadshotellet Kaupunginhotelli
Halpa-Halli Sagafurs |
HIFK |
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Kappa | Aktia Bank |
HJK |
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Adidas | Apu |
IFK Mariehamn |
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Puma | Hotell Arkipelag |
Ilves |
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Adidas |
LähiTapiola
Dextra |
KTP |
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Puma |
Steveco
Data Group Port of Haminakotka |
KuPS |
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Puma |
LähiTapiola
Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas |
RoPS |
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Puma | Saraware |
SJK |
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Adidas | GapCon |
VPS |
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Puma | Various |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
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Ilves |
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End of contract | n/a |
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24 October 2014 [2] | Pre-season |
VPS |
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Sacked | 29 June 2015 |
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29 June 2015 [3] | 12th |
Ilves |
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Sacked | 7 October 2015 [4] |
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14 October 2015 [5] | 8th |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | SJK (C) | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 60 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | RoPS | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | HJK | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 58 | |
4 | Inter Turku | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 49 | |
5 | Lahti | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 48 | |
6 | IFK Mariehamn | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 36 | − 6 | 45 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round [lower-alpha 1] |
7 | HIFK | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 43 | |
8 | Ilves | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 48 | − 16 | 40 | |
9 | KuPS | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 40 | − 8 | 38 | |
10 | VPS | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 43 | − 7 | 33 | |
11 | KTP (R) | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 44 | − 17 | 32 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
12 | Jaro (R) | 33 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 43 | − 16 | 29 | Relegation to the Ykkönen |
Source:
Veikkausliiga
,
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 goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals allowed; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals allowed; 10) Play-off. (Note: Criteria 7–10 is only used if deciding Champion, teams to UEFA competitions or teams for relegation). [6]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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 goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals allowed; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals allowed; 10) Play-off. (Note: Criteria 7–10 is only used if deciding Champion, teams to UEFA competitions or teams for relegation). [6]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ IFK Mariehamn qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015 Finnish Cup .
Results
Matches 1–22
Source:
veikkausliiga.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Matches 23–33
Source:
veikkausliiga.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Relegation play-offs
PK-35 Vantaa | 0–0 | KTP |
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Report |
KTP | 2–3 | PK-35 Vantaa |
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Äijälä
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Report |
García
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PK-35 Vantaa won 3–2 on aggregate.
Statistics
Top scorersSource: veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
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Top assistsSource: veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
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Awards
Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month |
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April [7] |
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May [8] |
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June [9] |
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July [10] |
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August [11] |
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September [12] |
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October [13] |
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Annual awards
Award [14] | Winner | Club |
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Player of the Year |
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RoPS |
Goalkeeper of the Year |
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SJK |
Defender of the Year |
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RoPS |
Midfielder of the Year |
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RoPS |
Striker of the Year |
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RoPS |
Breakthrough of the Year |
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Inter Turku |
Coach of the Year |
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SJK |
See also
References
- ↑ Liigalisenssikomitea päätti Veikkausliigalisensseistä kaudelle 2015
- ↑ "Keith Armstrong on Ilveksen uusi valmentaja" . Ilves (in Finnish). Ilves. 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014 . Retrieved 30 October 2014 .
- ↑ "VPS on irtisanonut päävalmentajansa" . VPS (in Finnish). VPS. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015 . Retrieved 29 June 2015 .
- ↑ "Ilves kiittää Armstrongia hyvin tehdystä työstä" . Ilves (in Finnish). Ilves. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015 . Retrieved 8 October 2015 .
- ↑ "Marco Baruffato toimii päävalmentajana loppukauden" . Ilves (in Finnish). Ilves. 14 October 2015 . Retrieved 14 October 2015 . [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "Veikkausliiga 2015 - Season rules" . Scoresway. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019 . Retrieved 14 July 2015 .
- ↑ Vahid Hambo huhtikuun kuukauden pelaaja (in Finnish)
- ↑ SJK:n Mihkel Aksalu toukokuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
- ↑ Aleksandr Kokko kesäkuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
- ↑ Mika Hilander Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
- ↑ (in Finnish)
- ↑ (in Finnish)
- ↑ (in Finnish)
- ↑ Kai (2015-10-30). "Tässä ovat Captain's Ball -futisgaalan kaikki palkitut tahot" . SuomiFutis (in Finnish) . Retrieved 2023-01-02 .
External links
- Official site (in Finnish)
- Escape To Suomi
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