| Season | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Champions | HJK 7th Veikkausliiga title 23rd Finnish title |
| Relegated | Lahti |
| Champions League | HJK |
| Europa League | KuPS TPS (via dom. cup) Honka |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 513 (2.82 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Juho Mäkelä (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | JJK 6–1 Oulu (5 July) Jaro 5-0 Haka (2 August) TPS 5-0 Oulu (22 September) |
| Biggest away win | KuPS 0–5 HJK (16 April) |
| Highest scoring | KuPS 6–2 TamU (30 June) |
| Longest winning run | TPS (5 games) (1 August–28 August) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 8 games by 2 teams HJK (24 May–10 July) Tampere United (3 May–20 June) |
| Longest winless run | FC Lahti (11 games) (10 May–16 July) |
| Longest losing run | AC Oulu (6 games) (19 June–30 July) |
| ← 2009 2011 → | |
The 2010 Veikkausliiga was the 80th season of top-tier football in Finland. It began on 16 April 2010 and ended on 23 October 2010.
Teams
RoPS finished at the bottom of the 2009 season and were relegated to Ykkönen. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions AC Oulu. 13th-placed Veikkausliiga team JJK and Ykkönen runners-up KPV competed in a two-legged relegation play-offs for one spot in this season. JJK won 5–3 on aggregate and thereby retained their league position.
Team summaries
MYPAHonkaHJKJaroJJKKuPSLahtiMariehamnOuluTampere UnitedInterTPS
VPSHakaclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2010 Veikkausliiga
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Kitmaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Oulu | Oulu | Castrén | 4,000 |  Juha Malinen
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Umbro |
| FC Honka | Espoo | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto | 6,000 | Mika Lehkosuo
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Kappa |
| FC Inter | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 9,372 |  Job Dragtsma
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Nike |
| FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden Stadion | 15,000 | Ilkka Mäkelä
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Umbro |
| FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 | / Alexei Eremenko Sr.
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Errea |
| Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | 3,516 | Sami Ristilä
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Umbro |
| HJK | Helsinki | Sonera Stadium | 10,770 | Antti Muurinen
|
Adidas |
| IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | 4,000 | Pekka Lyyski
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Puma |
| JJK | Jyväskylä | Harjun stadion | 3,000 | Kari Martonen
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Legea |
| KuPS | Kuopio | Kuopion keskuskenttä | 5,000 | Esa Pekonen
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Puma |
| MYPA | Myllykoski, Kouvola | Saviniemi | 4,167 | Janne Lindberg
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Puma |
| Tampere United | Tampere | Ratina Stadion | 17,000 | Ari Hjelm
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Puma |
| TPS | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 9,372 | Marko Rajamäki
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Puma |
| VPS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 | Tommi Pikkarainen
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Umbro |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJK (C) | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 52 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | KuPS | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 48 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | TPS | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 45 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | FC Honka | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 41 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | FF Jaro | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 38 | |
| 6 | FC Inter | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 37 | |
| 7 | Tampere United | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 34 | |
| 8 | Haka | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 33 | |
| 9 | MYPA | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 32 | |
| 10 | VPS | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 31 | |
| 11 | AC Oulu | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 30 | |
| 12 | IFK Mariehamn | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 28 | |
| 13 | JJK (O) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 27 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | FC Lahti (R) | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 26 | Relegation to Ykkönen |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- TPS were the winners of the 2010 Finnish Cup competition and qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
Relegation play-offs
The 13th placed team of 2010 Veikkausliiga and the runners-up of the 2010 Ykkönen will compete in a two-legged play-offs for one spot in the 2011 Veikkausliiga. JJK won the playoffs by 3-1 and remained again in Veikkausliiga.
| FC Viikingit | 1 – 1 | JJK |
|---|---|---|
Sesay  87' |
Hyyrynen 62' |
| JJK | 2 – 0 | FC Viikingit |
|---|---|---|
| Tuomanen 9' Linjala 31' |
Results
| Home \ Away | HAK | HJK | HON | INT | JAR | JJK | KPS | LAH | MAR | MYP | ACO | TAM | TPS | VPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haka | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| HJK | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| FC Honka | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| FC Inter | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| FF Jaro | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | |
| JJK | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| KuPS | 1–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| FC Lahti | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| IFK Mariehamn | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| MYPA | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| AC Oulu | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Tampere United | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| TPS | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | |
| VPS | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Statistics
Top goalscorersSource: veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
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Top assistantsSource: veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
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Monthly awards
| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month |
|---|---|---|
| April | Kari Martonen (JJK)
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Janne Korhonen (Haka)
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| May | Esa Pekonen (KuPS)
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Miikka Ilo (KuPS)
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| June | Job Dragtsma (FC Inter)
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Henri Lehtonen (FC Inter)
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| July | Pekka Lyyski (IFK Mariehamn)
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Tamás Gruborovics (IFK Mariehamn)
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| August | Marko Rajamäki (TPS)
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Roope Riski (TPS)
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| September | / Alexei Eremenko Sr. (FF Jaro)
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Toni Kolehmainen (TPS)
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| October | Sami Ristilä (Haka)
|
 Dudu (KuPS)
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Players of the year
Source: veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Best Goalkeeper | Jukka Lehtovaara (TPS)
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| Best Defender | Juhani Ojala (HJK)
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| Best Midfielder | Miikka Ilo (KuPS)
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| Best Striker | Juho Mäkelä (HJK)
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| Best Player | Medo (HJK)
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References
- Liigakarsinta ensi keskiviikkona ja lauantaina (in Finnish)
- Veikkausliigan huhtikuun joukkue nimetty Archived 2010-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- Interin Henri Lehtosesta Veikkausliigan kesäkuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
- Tamás Gruborovics Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja Archived 2011-09-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- TPS:n Roope Riski Veikkausliigan elokuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
- Veikkausliigan syyskuun joukkue nimetty (in Finnish)
- KuPSin Dudu Veikkausliigan lokakuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
External links
- Official site (in Finnish)
- uefa.com
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