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PUS in 1909, the second Finnish football champions.

The association football champions of Finland are the winners of the highest league in Finnish football, which is currently the Veikkausliiga (Swedish: Tipsligan) . It has been played since 1990. The first 21 championship titles were decided with cup competition. From 1930 to 1989 the highest division was known as Mestaruussarja. Veikkausliiga seasons 1990 and 1991 were played under the name "Futisliiga" (Swedish: Fotbollsligan).

Champions

Cup Competition 1908–1929

Season Winner Runners-up Result
1908 Unitas PUS 4–1
1909 PUS HIFK 4–0
1910 ÅIFK Reipas 4–2
1911 HJK ÅIFK 7–1
1912 HJK HIFK 7–1
1913 KIF ÅIFK 5–3
1914 Not played due to World War I.
1915 KIF ÅIFK 1–0
1916 KIF ÅIFK 3–2
1917 HJK ÅIFK 4–2
1918 HJK Reipas 3–0
1919 HJK Reipas 1–0
1920 ÅIFK HPS 2–1
1921 HPS HJK 1–1 / 2–1 R
1922 HPS Reipas 4–2
1923 HJK TPS 3–1
1924 ÅIFK HPS 4–3
1925 HJK TPS 3–2
1926 HPS TPS 5–2
1927 HPS Reipas 6–0
1928 TPS HIFK 1–1 / 3–2 R
1929 HPS HIFK 4–0

Mestaruussarja 1930–1989

Season Winner Runners-up Third place
1930 HIFK TPS HPS
1931 HIFK HPS TPS
1932 HPS VPS HIFK
1933 HIFK HJK Sudet
1934 HPS HIFK Toverit
1935 HPS HIFK Toverit
1936 HJK HPS HIFK
1937 HIFK HJK Sudet
1938 HJK TPS VPS
1939 TPS HJK Toverit
1940 Sudet TPS
1941 TPS VPS Sudet
1942 Toverit Sudet
1943 Not played due to World War II.
1944 VIFK TPS Sudet
1945 VPS HPS
1946 VIFK TPV
1947 HIFK TuTo KTP
1948 VPS TPS HPS
1949 TPS VPS KIF
1950 Ilves-Kissat KuPS VIFK
1951 KTP VIFK TPK
1952 KTP VIFK Pyrkivä
1953 VIFK Jäntevä KuPS
1954 Pyrkivä KuPS HJK
1955 KIF FC Haka VIFK
1956 KuPS HJK KIF
1957 HPS FC Haka TPS
1958 KuPS HPS HIFK
1959 HIFK RU-38 FC Haka
1960 FC Haka TPS KIF
1961 HIFK KIF FC Haka
1962 FC Haka Reipas Lahti TaPa
1963 Reipas Lahti FC Haka ÅIFK
1964 HJK KuPS KTP
1965 FC Haka HJK Reipas Lahti
1966 KuPS HJK FC Haka
1967 Reipas Lahti KuPS TPS
1968 TPS Reipas Lahti HJK
1969 KPV KuPS HJK
1970 Reipas Lahti MP HIFK
1971 TPS HIFK KPV
1972 TPS MP Reipas Lahti
1973 HJK KPV Reipas Lahti
1974 KuPS Reipas Lahti HJK
1975 TPS KuPS KPV
1976 KuPS FC Haka HJK
1977 FC Haka KuPS TPS
1978 HJK KPT FC Haka
1979 OPS KuPS HJK
1980 OPS FC Haka HJK
1981 HJK KPT FC Haka
1982 Kuusysi HJK FC Haka
1983 Ilves HJK FC Haka
1984 Kuusysi TPS Ilves
1985 HJK Ilves KePS
1986 Kuusysi TPS HJK
1987 HJK Kuusysi TPS
1988 HJK Kuusysi RoPS
1989 Kuusysi TPS RoPS

Veikkausliiga 1990–present

Season Winner Runners-up Third place
1990 HJK Kuusysi MP
1991 Kuusysi MP FC Haka
1992 HJK Kuusysi FC Jazz
1993 FC Jazz MyPa HJK
1994 TPV MyPa HJK
1995 FC Haka MyPa HJK
1996 FC Jazz MyPa TPS
1997 HJK VPS FinnPa
1998 FC Haka VPS PK-35
1999 FC Haka HJK MyPa
2000 FC Haka FC Jokerit MyPa
2001 TamU HJK MyPa
2002 HJK MyPa FC Haka
2003 HJK FC Haka TamU
2004 FC Haka AC Allianssi TamU
2005 MyPa HJK TamU
2006 TamU HJK FC Haka
2007 TamU FC Haka TPS
2008 FC Inter FC Honka FC Lahti
2009 HJK FC Honka TPS
2010 HJK KuPS TPS
2011 HJK FC Inter JJK
2012 HJK FC Inter TPS
2013 HJK FC Honka VPS
2014 HJK SJK FC Lahti
2015 SJK RoPS HJK
2016 IFK Mariehamn HJK SJK
2017 HJK KuPS FC Ilves
2018 HJK RoPS KuPS
2019 KuPS FC Inter FC Honka
2020 HJK FC Inter KuPS
2021 HJK KuPS SJK
2022 HJK KuPS FC Honka
2023 HJK KuPS VPS
2024 KuPS Ilves HJK

Performance

Performance by club

The following clubs have won:

Finnish Championship Cup Competition (1908–1929)
Mestaruussarja (1930–1989)
Veikkausliiga (1990–present)

29 clubs have been Champions.

Club Titles Runners-up Winning Years
HJK 33 14 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, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
FC Haka 9 7 1960, 1962, 1965, 1977, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004
HPS 9 6 1921, 1922, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1957
TPS 8 12 1928, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1975
KuPS 7 13 1956, 1958, 1966, 1974, 1976, 2019, 2024
HIFK 7 7 1930, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1947, 1959, 1961
FC Kuusysi 5 4 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991
Kiffen 4 1913, 1915, 1916, 1955
ÅIFK 3 5 1910, 1920, 1924
Reipas Lahti 3 3 1963, 1967, 1970
VIFK 3 2 1944, 1946, 1953
Tampere United 3 2001, 2006, 2007
VPS 2 5 1945, 1948
KTP 2 1951, 1952
OPS 2 1979, 1980
FC Jazz 2 1993, 1996
MyPa 1 5 2005
FC Inter Turku 1 4 2008
FC Ilves 1 2 1983
SJK 1 1 2015
PUS 1 1 1909
Sudet Vyborg 1 1 1940
KPV 1 1 1969
Unitas 1 1908
HT 1 1942
Ilves-Kissat 1 1950
Pyrkivä Turku 1 1954
TPV 1 1994
IFK Mariehamn 1 2016

Titles won by club (%)

  Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi – 33 (28.7%)  FC Haka - 9 (7.8%)  Helsingin Palloseura - 9 (7.8%)  Turun Palloseura - 8 (7.0%)  IFK Helsingfors - 7 (6.1%)  Kuopion Palloseura - 7 (6.1%)  FCKuusysi - 5 (4.3%)  FC Kiffen 08 - 4 (3.5%)  Other Teams - 33 (28.7%)

References

  1. Antti Koivukangas (31 March 2016). "Fotbollsligan 1990: Kuusela ledde HJK till guld" (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. ^ Championship was decided with cup competition due to war.
  3. ^ Championship was decided on a final match between the champions of Finnish Football Association (SPL) and Finnish Workers' Sports Federation (TUL).
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