Veikkausliiga 1996

Veikkausliiga 1996
master	FC Jazz Pori
Champions League qualification	FC Jazz Pori
UEFA Cup qualification	Myllycosken Pallo -47
UI cup	Turku PS
Cup winners	HJK Helsinki
European Cup Winners' Cup	HJK Helsinki
Relegation ↓	HJK Helsinki (1-0 and 1-1 against Hangö IK )
Relegated	Tampereen Ilves Haka Valkeakoski Mikkelin Palloilijat
Teams	12
Games	132 + 15 play-off games  + 17 relegation games
Gates	412  (ø 2.8 per game)
spectator	372.240  (ø 2532 per game)
Top scorer	Luiz Antonio , ( Jazz ) 17 goals
← Veikkausliiga 1995 Veikkausliiga 1997 →
Ykkönen 1996 ↓

The 1996 Veikkausliiga was the seventh season of the Finnish top division in men's football under that name and the 66th season since its inception in 1930.

mode

The league started with twelve teams and thus with two fewer than before. Since the Veikkausliiga should start in 1997 with ten teams, the last three teams were relegated in 1996, the fourth from last team had to face the relegation.

In 1996 a main round was held in which each team had to compete twice against the other teams. The best six teams in the main round qualified for the championship round, in which the teams competed against each other once again. The points and results from the main round were included in the evaluation. The teams that found themselves in the ranks seven to twelve took part in the relegation round, in which five more games were to be played and the results were added to the points from the main round.

Season course

The main round was extremely exciting and after 22 match days there were just four points between the main round champion FF Jaro from Jakobstad and the sixth Myllykosken Pallo -47 . After the five games within the championship round, the main round runner-up FC Jazz Pori won the title. FF Jaro even slipped to fifth place while Myllykoski improved from sixth to second place.

The relegation round, however, brought hardly any changes: Tampereen Ilves , defending champions Haka Valkeakoski and Mikkelin Palloilijat remained in the last three places. Rovaniemi PS was able to move up one rank and displaced HJK Helsinki to the relegation place. HJK then narrowly prevailed in the relegation against Hangö IK .

Helsinki (Helsingfors) Turku (Åbo) Jakobstad Pori Valkeakoski Tampere Rovaniemi Mikkeli Kouvola Vaasa

Veikkausliiga clubs in 1996.

Participating teams

society	city	Stadion	capacity
FC Jazz Pori	Pori	Pori Stadium	12,300
FF Jaro	Jakobstad	Jakobstad's Central Plan	04,600
FinnPa Helsinki	Helsinki	Helsinki Olympic Stadium	39,784
Haka Valkeakoski	Valkeakoski	Tehtaan kenttä	06,400
HJK Helsinki	Helsinki	Helsinki Olympic Stadium	39,784
Mikkelin Palloilijat	Mikkeli	Mikkelin urheilupuisto	07,000
Myllycosken Pallo -47	Kouvola	Saviniemen jalkapallo stadium	04.167
Rovaniemi PS	Rovaniemi	Rovaniemen keskuskenttä	02,800
Tampereen Ilves	Tampere	Tammela Stadium	05,040
Inter Turku	Turku	Veritas stadium	09,372
Turku PS	Turku	Veritas stadium	09,000
Vaasan PS	Vaasa	Hietalahti Stadium	04,600

Main round

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	FF Jaro	22nd	11	4th	7th	029:170	+12	37
2.	FC Jazz Pori	22nd	10	7th	5	040:290	+11	37
3.	Turku PS	22nd	11	4th	7th	031:290	+2	37
4th	FinnPa Helsinki	22nd	9	8th	5	027:200	+7	35
5.	Inter Turku (N)	22nd	10	5	7th	024:200	+4	35
6th	Myllycosken Pallo -47 (P)	22nd	10	3	9	039:320	+7	33
7th	Vaasan PS	22nd	8th	5	9	022:200	+2	29
8th.	HJK Helsinki	22nd	8th	4th	10	026:300	−4	28
9.	Rovaniemi PS	22nd	7th	6th	9	022:230	−1	27
10.	Tampereen Ilves	22nd	7th	6th	9	022:300	−8	27
11.	Haka Valkeakoski (M)	22nd	6th	6th	10	028:340	−6	24
12.	Mikkelin Palloilijat	22nd	4th	4th	14th	012:380	−26	16

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

Participation in the championship round

Participation in the relegation round

(M)	reigning master
(P)	reigning cup winner
(N)	Newcomers

Crosstab

1996
1.	FF Jaro		4-0	2-0	1: 1	0: 1	0: 1	2: 2	0-0	2-0	0: 1	3: 1	4-0
2.	FC Jazz Pori	4: 1		4: 2	2: 1	4: 1	2: 2	1-0	4: 1	3: 1	3: 3	0: 2	0-0
3.	Turku PS	0: 1	1-0		0-0	1: 1	3-0	2-0	1-0	1: 1	1-0	0-0	0: 1
4th	FinnPa Helsinki	1: 1	1-0	4: 1		0: 1	4: 2	0-0	0: 2	0-0	2-0	2: 1	0-0
5.	Inter Turku	1-0	1: 1	1: 2	0: 1		1-0	2-0	2-0	2: 1	1: 2	1-0	0-0
6th	Myllycosken Pallo -47	1: 2	3: 1	2: 1	2: 3	2: 4		0: 1	3: 1	2-0	1-0	1: 1	3-0
7th	Vaasan PS	0: 1	0-0	1: 2	0-0	1-0	1: 1		2-0	1: 2	5-0	3-0	1-0
8th.	HJK Helsinki	1-0	2: 5	3: 4	2: 3	1-0	1: 2	1-0		0-0	1: 1	2: 1	1-0
9.	Rovaniemi PS	0: 1	0-0	0: 2	3-0	1: 1	2: 1	3-0	0: 2		3: 1	0-0	3: 1
10.	Tampereen Ilves	1-0	0-0	2: 4	0-0	2: 1	1-0	1: 2	0-0	0: 1		2: 2	3-0
11.	Haka Valkeakoski	0: 1	2: 3	5: 1	2: 1	1: 1	2: 6	1: 2	2: 1	2: 1	2-0		1: 1
12.	Mikkelin Palloilijat	1: 3	1: 3	1: 2	0: 3	0: 1	1: 4	1-0	0: 4	1-0	1: 2	2-0

Championship round

The best six teams in the main round played against each other once again.
The results and points from the main round have been adopted

Closing table Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1. FC Jazz Pori  27  13  8th  6th 047:330 +14 47  2. Myllycosken Pallo -47 (P)  27  14th  3  10 048:380 +10 45  3. Turku PS  27  13  5  9 040:350  +5 44  4th FinnPa Helsinki  27  11  9  7th 032:250  +7 42  5. FF Jaro  27  11  6th  10 034:250  +9 39  6th Inter Turku (N)  27  11  6th  10 028:300  −2 39 Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored Finnish champion and participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 1997/98 UEFA Champions League Participation in the 1st qualifying round of the 1997/98 UEFA Cup Participation in the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup (P) reigning cup winner (N) Newcomers

Crosstab FC Jazz Pori - 3: 1 0-0 - 1-0 Myllycosken Pallo -47 3: 2 - - - 3-0 Turku PS - 3-0 3-0 1: 1 - FinnPa Helsinki - 0: 1 - - 3-0 FF Jaro 0: 1 1: 2 - 1: 2 - Inter Turku - - 2: 1 - 2: 2

Relegation round

The third then plays against the second of the Ykkönen in the relegation for relegation.
The results and points from the main round have been adopted

Closing table Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1. Vaasan PS  27  12  5  10 033:250  +8 41  2. Rovaniemi PS  27  11  6th  10 035:290  +6 39  3. HJK Helsinki  27  11  5  11 036:370  −1 38  4th Tampereen Ilves  27  8th  6th  13 026:430 −17 30th  5. Haka Valkeakoski (M)  27  7th  6th  14th 035:420  −7 27  6th Mikkelin Palloilijat  27  5  5  17th 018:500 −32 20th Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored Finnish cup winner and participation in the qualifying round of the European Cup Winners' Cup 1997/98 as well as in the relegation against relegation Relegation to the Ykkönen in 1997 (M) reigning master

Crosstab Vaasan PS 2: 1 - 3-0 - 3-0 Rovaniemi PS - 3: 2 6: 1 1-0 - HJK Helsinki 4: 2 - 1-0 2: 1 - Tampereen Ilves - - - 2: 1 1: 2 Haka Valkeakoski 0: 1 - - - 5: 2 Mikkelin Palloilijat - 1: 2 1: 1 - -

Relegation

	total		First leg	Return leg
Hangö IK	1: 2	HJK Helsinki	0: 1	1: 1

HJK Helsinki remained in the first division. TP-Seinäjoki rose straight away.

List of goalscorers

Pl.	Nat.	player	society	Gates
1		Luiz Antonio	FC Jazz Pori	17th
2		Jari Vanhala	FF Jaro	15th
3		Valery Popovich	Haka Valkeakoski	12
4th		Juha Karvinen	Vaasan PS	11
5		Piracaia	FC Jazz Pori	10

International performance 1996/97

During the 1996 Veikkausliiga season, five Finnish teams participated in international competitions that had qualified after the 1995 Veikkausliiga season:

• Champion Haka Valkeakoski ( UEFA Cup 1996/97 )
  • Preliminary round: 2-2 and 1-0 against FC Flora Tallinn
  • Qualifiers: 0: 3 and 1: 1 against Legia Warsaw
• Third HJK Helsinki ( UEFA Cup 1996/97 )
  • Preliminary round: 1: 3 and 5: 2 n.V. against FC Pjunik Yerevan
  • Qualification: 2-2 and 0-2 against Chornomorez Odessa
• Fourth FC Jazz Pori ( 1996/97 UEFA Cup )
  • Preliminary round: 3-1 and 1-0 against GÍ Gøta
  • Qualification: 1-1 and 1-3 against Dynamo Moscow
• Fifth FF Jaro ( UEFA Intertoto Cup 1996 )
  • Group stage: 3rd of 5 teams (group 12)
• Cup winner Myllykosken Pallo -47 ( European Cup Winners' Cup 1996/97 )
  • Qualification: 1: 0 and 1: 1 n.V. against FK Qarabağ Ağdam
  • 1st round: 0: 1 and 1: 3 against Liverpool

International performance 1997/98

Four clubs qualified for international competitions in the 1997/98 season after the 1996 Veikkausliiga season:

• Champion FC Jazz Pori ( UEFA Champions League 1997/98 )
  • 1st qualifying round: 1-0 and 2-0 against FC Lantana Tallinn
  • Second qualifying round: 2: 6 and 1: 2 against Feyenoord Rotterdam
• Champion FC Jazz Pori ( UEFA Cup 1997/98 )
  • 1st round: 0: 1 and 1: 6 against TSV 1860 Munich
• Runner-up Myllykosken Pallo -47 ( UEFA Cup 1997/98 )
  • 1st qualifying round: 1: 1 and 0: 3 against Apollon Limassol
• Third Turku PS ( UEFA Intertoto Cup 1997 )
  • Group stage: 4th of 5 teams (group 8)
• Cup winner HJK Helsinki ( European Cup Winners' Cup 1997/98 )
  • Qualifiers: 1-0 and 0-3 against NK Zagreb

Web links

• Finland 1996 RSSSF
• Championship 1996 Finland Football Archive

Individual evidence

1. ↑ table and results. In: eu-football.info. Accessed March 31, 2019 .