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The 2018 Veikkausliiga was the 88th season of top-tier football in Finland. HJK were the defending champions.

Veikkausliiga
Season2018
ChampionsHJK
29th title
RelegatedTPS
PS Kemi
Champions LeagueHJK
Europa LeagueRoPS
KuPS
Inter Turku
Matches played198
Goals scored490 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorerKlauss (21)
2017
2019

Fixtures for the 2018 season were announced on 17 January 2017. The season started on 7 April 2018 and ended on 27 October 2018.[1]

Teams

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JJK were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2017 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions TPS.

HIFK as 11th-placed team lost their Veikkausliiga spot after losing to second-placed Ykkönen team FC Honka in a relegation/promotion playoff.

Stadia and locations

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Location of teams in 2018 Veikkausliiga
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity
FC Honka Espoo Tapiolan Urheilupuisto Natural 6,000
FC Inter Turku Veritas Stadion Natural 10,000
FC Lahti Lahti Lahden Stadion Natural 15,000
HJK Helsinki Telia 5G -areena Artificial 10,770
IFK Mariehamn Mariehamn Wiklöf Holding Arena Natural 4,000
Ilves Tampere Tammelan Stadion Natural 5,040
KuPS Kuopio Savon Sanomat Areena Artificial 5,000
PS Kemi Kemi Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto Natural 4,500
RoPS Rovaniemi Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Artificial 4,000
SJK Seinäjoki OmaSP Stadion Artificial 6,000
TPS Turku Veritas Stadion Natural 10,000
VPS Vaasa Elisa Stadion Artificial 6,000

Personnel and kits

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Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
FC Honka Finland  Erik Jansson Finland  Tommi Saarinen Puma
FC Inter England  John Allen Finland  Timo Furuholm Nike Alfons Håkans
FC Lahti Finland  Toni Korkeakunnas Finland  Mikko Hauhia Umbro Halton
Lahti Energia
Prima Power
HJK Finland  Mika Lehkosuo Brazil  Rafinha Adidas Apu
IFK Mariehamn Finland  Peter Lundberg Finland  Kristian Kojola Puma Hotell Arkipelag
Ilves Finland  Pontus Augustinsson Finland  Mika Hilander Adidas LähiTapiola
Pihlajalinna
Kiilto
KuPS Finland  Jani Honkavaara Finland  Petteri Pennanen Puma LähiTapiola
PS Kemi Colombia  Julián Guevara Craft Various
RoPS Finland  Toni Koskela Finland  Antti Okkonen Puma
SJK Russia  Alexei Eremenko Sr. Estonia  Mihkel Aksalu Adidas LähiTapiola
Prima Power
Elisa
TPS Finland  Tuomas Pekkarinen Finland  Sami Rähmönen Puma OP Turun Seutu
Silja Line
LähiTapiola
VPS Finland  Petri Vuorinen Finland  Sebastian Strandvall Puma Various

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
RoPS Finland  Juha Malinen Signed by Finland U19 31 October 2017 Finland  Toni Koskela 1 November 2017 [2] Pre-season
SJK Scotland  Brian Page
Finland  Toni Lehtinen
End of caretaker spell 31 October 2017 Finland  Tommi Kautonen 1 November 2017 [3]
SJK Finland  Tommi Kautonen Sacked 21 May 2018 Russia  Alexei Eremenko Sr. 22 May 2018 [4] 9th
FC Inter Italy  Fabrizio Piccareta Resigned 9 June 2018 England  John Allen 10 June 2018 [5] 8th
PS Kemi Finland  Jari Åhman Sacked 30 June 2018 Scotland  David Hannah 1 July 2018 [6] 12th

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 HJK (C) 33 24 6 3 61 19 +42 78 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[a]
2 RoPS 33 18 8 7 42 25 +17 62 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 KuPS 33 17 7 9 56 37 +19 58
4 Honka 33 15 13 5 51 33 +18 58
5 Ilves 33 14 7 12 45 41 +4 49
6 VPS 33 10 11 12 37 43 −6 41
7 Inter Turku 33 10 10 13 37 44 −7 40 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b]
8 Lahti 33 9 13 11 30 38 −8 40
9 SJK 33 8 8 17 28 37 −9 32
10 IFK Mariehamn 33 8 7 18 37 59 −22 31
11 TPS (R) 33 7 8 18 37 55 −18 29 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12 PS Kemi Kings (R) 33 6 6 21 29 59 −30 24 Relegation to the Ykkönen
Source: Veikkausliiga (in Finnish), 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).
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

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Each team plays three times against every other team, either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away, for a total of 33 matches played each.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of match played 27 October 2018
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil  Klauss HJK 21
2 Finland  Rasmus Karjalainen KuPS 17
3 The Gambia  Macoumba Kandji Honka 16
4 Spain  Borjas Martín Honka 12
Finland  Petteri Pennanen KuPS
6 Finland  Aleksei Kangaskolkka IFK Mariehamn 10
Finland  Sebastian Strandvall VPS
8 Finland  Timo Furuholm Inter Turku 9
Cameroon  Marius Noubissi Ilves
10 Finland  Mika Ääritalo TPS 8
Finland  Benjamin Källman Inter Turku
Finland  Lassi Lappalainen RoPS

Awards

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Annual awards

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Award[7] Winner Club
Player of the Year Brazil  Klauss HJK
Goalkeeper of the Year Spain  Antonio Reguero RoPS
Defender of the Year Nigeria  Faith Obilor HJK
Midfielder of the Year Finland  Petteri Pennanen KuPS
Striker of the Year Brazil  Klauss HJK
Breakthrough of the Year Brazil  Klauss HJK
Coach of the Year Finland  Toni Koskela RoPS

Team of the Year

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Team of the Year[8]
Goalkeeper Spain  Antonio Reguero (RoPs)
Defence Finland 

Henri Aalto (Honka)

Nigeria 

Faith Obilor (HJK)

Finland 

Leo Väisänen (RoPs)

Nigeria 

Taye Taiwo (RoPs)

Midfield Finland 

Sebastian Strandvall (VPS)

Finland  Sebastian Dahlström (HJK)

Spain  Borjas Martin (Honka) Finland 

Petteri Pennanen (KuPs)

Attack Brazil  Klauss (HJK) Senegal  Macoumba Kandji (Honka)

References

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  1. ^ "Veikkausliigan otteluohjelma 2018 julkaistu". www.veikkausliiga.com. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Juha Malinen siirtyy Suomen U21 poikamaajoukkueen päävalmentajaksi". Rovaniemen Palloseura (in Finnish). Rovaniemen Palloseura. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Tommi Kautonen SJK:n päävalmentaja kaudesta 2018". SJK (in Finnish). SJK. 16 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Alexei Eremenko sr. korvaa Tommi Kautosen". SJK (in Finnish). SJK. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Tiedote: Fabrizio Piccareta jättää FC Interin". FC Inter (in Finnish). FC Inter. 10 June 2018. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  6. ^ "PS Kemi vapautti Jari Åhmanin tehtävistään – David Hannah uusi päävalmentaja". PS Kemi (in Finnish). PS Kemi. 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  7. ^ Happonen, Jesse (2018-11-03). "Tässä Veikkausliiga-kauden 2018 kaikki palkitut – HJK-tähti putsasi palkintopöydän". Arvokisat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  8. ^ "Jalkapallotoimittajat nimesivät oman tähdistöjoukkueen". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-01-02.

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