Veikkausliiga 1998

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Veikkausliiga 1998
Veikkausliiga logo
master Haka Valkeakoski
Champions League
qualification		 Haka Valkeakoski
UEFA Cup
qualification		 HJK Helsinki , Vaasan PS
UI cup PK-35 Helsinki
Cup winners HJK Helsinki
Relegation ↓ Tampereen Pallo-Veikot (1: 1 and 2: 2 against FinnPa Helsinki )
Relegated FF Jaro
Teams 10
Games 135 + 2 relegation games
Gates 343  (ø 2.54 per game)
spectator 284,799  (ø 2110 per game)
Top scorer Matti Kiukka , ( RoPS ) 11 goals
← Veikkausliiga 1997

The Veikkausliiga 1998 was the ninth season of the Finnish top division in men's football under this name and the 68th season since its inception in 1930.

The FC Haka of Valkeakoski the championship took. The newcomer from the second division and reigning cup winner had three points ahead of Vaasan PS , who won the runner-up for the second time in a row. After 1960 , 1962 , 1965 , 1977 and 1995 it was the sixth Finnish championship for the team from Pirkanmaa .

In the final of the Finnish Football Cup , last year's champions HJK Helsinki won 3-2 over city rivals PK-35 Helsinki . In Helsinki Olympic Stadium around 5,000 people watched that game.

HJK Helsinki also won the Finnish league cup . Against FF Jaro it went 1-1 after regular time and extra time in the penalty shootout. In this, HJK was ahead with 7: 6 and won the league cup for the fourth time in the fifth finals.

mode

Ten teams played for the Finnish championship. This was played out in a triple round, with each team playing 27 games. The bottom of the table was relegated directly, the penultimate had to be relegated.

Veikkausliiga clubs in 1998.

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
Myllycosken Pallo -47 Kouvola Saviniemen jalkapallo stadium 04.167
Rovaniemi PS Rovaniemi Rovaniemen keskuskenttä 02,800
PK-35 Helsinki Helsinki Puotilan tekonurmi 04,000
Turku PS Turku Veritas stadium 09,000
Vaasan PS Vaasa Hietalahti Stadium 04,600

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Haka Valkeakoski (N, P)  27  13  9  5 046:310 +15 48
 2. Vaasan PS  27  12  9  6th 042:270 +15 45
 3. PK-35 Helsinki (N)  27  11  11  5 023:420 −19 44
 4th HJK Helsinki (M)  27  9  11  7th 033:310  +2 38
 5. FC Jazz Pori  27  9  8th  10 037:360  +1 35
 6th Turku PS  27  8th  10  9 025:310  −6 34
 7th Myllycosken Pallo -47  27  8th  8th  11 035:390  −4 32
 8th. Rovaniemi PS  27  6th  14th  7th 027:310  −4 32
 9. FinnPa Helsinki  27  5  11  11 037:430  −6 26th
10. FF Jaro  27  4th  9  14th 025:500 −25 21st

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

  • Finnish champion and participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 1999/2000 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the qualifying round of the 1999/2000 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999
    • (M) reigning master
    (P) reigning cup winner
    (N) Newcomers

    Crosstab

    Match days 1–18 Haka Valkeakoski Vaasan PS PK-35 Helsinki HJK Helsinki FC Jazz Pori Turku PS Myllycosken Pallo -47 Rovaniemi PS FinnPa Helsinki FF Jaro
    Haka Valkeakoski 2: 1 0-0 2: 2 2: 3 1-0 2: 1 4: 2 1: 1 1: 1
    Vaasan PS 3-0 2: 1 1: 1 4-0 0: 2 3: 2 0: 2 3: 1 3-0
    PK-35 Helsinki 5: 1 1: 1 0: 1 2: 2 3: 1 2-0 1: 1 1-0 1-0
    HJK Helsinki 1: 1 1: 1 0-0 1-0 1: 2 1: 1 2-0 2: 4 1: 1
    FC Jazz Pori 0: 4 0: 1 1: 1 2: 1 0-0 1: 2 2: 1 5: 1 0-0
    Turku PS 1: 2 1: 2 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 2: 2 0-0 1-0 3-0
    Myllycosken Pallo -47 0-0 0: 3 0: 2 1: 1 1-0 0: 1 2: 2 3-0 2-0
    Rovaniemi PS 1: 1 2: 1 1: 1 0: 1 1: 1 2-0 0: 2 1: 1 0: 1
    FinnPa Helsinki 1: 3 2: 2 0-0 1: 2 4: 2 1: 1 2: 2 1: 2 6: 2
    FF Jaro 0: 4 0: 1 0: 3 0: 1 1-0 5-0 4: 3 1: 1 0-0
    Match days 19–27 Haka Valkeakoski Vaasan PS PK-35 Helsinki HJK Helsinki FC Jazz Pori Turku PS Myllycosken Pallo -47 Rovaniemi PS FinnPa Helsinki FF Jaro
    Haka Valkeakoski - 3: 1 - 3: 2 0: 1 4-0 0-0 - -
    Vaasan PS 1-0 - - 0-0 0-0 2: 4 4-0 - -
    PK-35 Helsinki - 1: 1 1: 1 - - 1-0 - 1-0 2: 1
    HJK Helsinki 0: 1 3: 1 - - - 0-0 0: 2 - 4: 2
    FC Jazz Pori - - 4: 1 2: 1 - - - 1-0 5: 1
    Turku PS - - 0: 2 0: 1 1-0 1-0 - - 1: 1
    Myllycosken Pallo -47 - - - - 1: 3 - 1: 1 2: 1 3-0
    Rovaniemi PS - - 2: 1 - 0-0 3: 3 - 0-0 -
    FinnPa Helsinki 2: 2 0-0 - 4: 2 - 2-0 - - -
    FF Jaro 1: 2 1: 1 - - - - - 0-0 2: 2

    Relegation

    total First leg Return leg
    Tampereen Pallo-Veikot (a)3: 3 ( a ) FinnPa Helsinki 1: 1 2: 2

    FinnPa was relegated on the away goals rule , Tampereen PV on.

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Nat. player society Gates
    1 FinlandFinland Matti Hiukka Rovaniemi PS 11
    2 RussiaRussia Oleg Ivanov Haka Valkeakoski 10
    RussiaRussia Valery Popovich Haka Valkeakoski 10
    4th TurkeyTurkey Şükrü Uzuner FinnPa Helsinki 09
    FinlandFinland Kalle Lehtinen PK-35 Helsinki 09

    International performance 1998/99

    During the Veikkausliiga season 1998, five Finnish teams were involved in international competitions that had qualified after the Veikkausliiga season 1997:

    competition round opponent To Back total

    Master HJK Helsinki :
    UEFA Champions League 1st qualifying round ArmeniaArmenia FC Yerevan 2-0 3-0 5-0
    2nd qualifying round FranceFrance FC Metz 1-0 1: 1 2: 1
    Group stage NetherlandsNetherlands PSV Eindhoven 1. FC Kaiserslautern Benfica Lisbon
    GermanyGermany
    PortugalPortugal     		1: 2
    0: 0
    2: 0     		1: 3
    2: 5
    2: 2     		4. (of 4)

    Vice champion Vaasan PS :
    Uefa cup 1st qualifying round FaroeseFaroe Islands HB Tórshavn 0: 2 4-0 4: 2
    2nd qualifying round AustriaAustria Graz AK 0-0 0: 3 0: 3

    Third FinnPa Helsinki :
    Uefa cup 1st qualifying round IsraelIsrael Hapoel Tel Aviv 1: 3 1: 3 2: 6

    Fourth Turku PS :
    UEFA Intertoto Cup 1 round SwitzerlandSwitzerland FC Sion 0: 1 3: 2 3: 3
    2nd round RussiaRussia Shinnik Yaroslavl 0: 2 2: 3 2: 5

    Cup winner Haka Valkeakoski :
    UEFA Cup Winners' Cup qualification WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Bangor City 2-0 1-0 3-0
    1 round GreeceGreece Panionios Athens 0: 2 1: 3 1: 5

    International performance 1999/00

    After the Veikkausliiga season 1998, four clubs qualified for international competitions in the 1999/00 season:

    competition round opponent To Back total

    Champion FC Haka Valkeakoski :
    UEFA Champions League 1st qualifying round FaroeseFaroe IslandsHB Tórshavn 1: 1 6-0 7: 1
    2nd qualifying round ScotlandScotland Glasgow Rangers 1: 4 0: 3 1: 7

    Vice champion Vaasan PS :
    Uefa cup qualification ScotlandScotland St. Johnstone FC 1: 1 0: 2 1: 3

    Cup winners HJK Helsinki :
    Uefa cup qualification ArmeniaArmenia FC Shirak Gyumri 2-0 0: 1 2: 1
    1 round FranceFrance Olympique Lyon 0: 1 1: 5 1: 6

    Third FC Jokerit Helsinki (formerly PK-35 Helsinki ):
    UEFA Intertoto Cup 1 round EstoniaEstonia JK Trans Narva 3-0 4: 1 7: 1
    2nd round MaltaMalta FC Floriana 2: 1 1: 1 3: 2
    3rd round EnglandEnglandWest Ham United 0: 1 1: 1 1: 2

    Web links

    Individual evidence

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