Veikkausliiga 1999

Veikkausliiga 1999
master	Haka Valkeakoski
Champions League qualification	Haka Valkeakoski
UEFA Cup qualification	FC Jokerit , HJK Helsinki
UI cup	Myllycosken Pallo -47
Cup winners	FC Jokerit
Relegation ↓	FC Lahti , Vaasan PS
Relegated	Tampereen Pallo-Veikot
Teams	12
Games	132 + 28 play-off games  + 16 relegation games
Gates	448  (ø 2.55 per game)
Top scorer	Valery Popovich , ( Haka Valkeakoski ) 23 goals
← Veikkausliiga 1998 Veikkausliiga 2000 →
Ykkönen 1999 ↓

The Veikkausliiga 1999 was the tenth season of the Finnish top division in men's football under this name and the 69th season since its inception in 1930.

Twelve teams played for the Finnish championship in 1999. The number of teams had been increased by two, bringing the number of games each team had to play in the main round to 22. At the end of the main round, the best eight teams qualified for the championship round.

Defending champion Haka Valkeakoski and the HJK Helsinki were way ahead of the rest of the competition and played the championship in the last seven games of the championship round. In the end, FC Haka had the lead with two points and secured the Finnish championship for the seventh time. The last four teams in the main round competed twice against each other in a relegation round. In this round, however, there were no more changes in the placement and TPV Tampere had to start again in the second division . The FC Lahti and Vaasan PS had to prove in the relegation: Both clubs were against their opponents FF Jaro or Atlantis Helsinki enforce scarce and thus also played in 2000 in the Veikkausliiga.

In the final of the Finnish Football Cup there was a duel between the second division club FF Jaro and FC Jokerit , which had received the first division license from the PK-35 Helsinki in 1999 and took its place in the Veikkausliiga. FF Jaro from Jakobstad in western Finland (Pietarsaari in Finnish) won 2-1.

In the sixth edition of the Finnish League Cup, HJK Helsinki did not qualify for the final for the first time. Instead, the Vaasan PS met KTP Kotka at the final in Lahti . Vaasa won 3-0.

Helsinki (Helsingfors) Turku (Åbo) Tampere Pori Rovaniemi Valkeakoski Kouvola Vaasa Kotka Lahti

Veikkausliiga clubs in 1999.

Participating teams

society	city	Stadion	capacity
FC Jazz Pori	Pori	Pori Stadium	12,300
FC Jokerit	Helsinki	Helsinki Olympic Stadium	39,784
FC Lahti	Lahti	Lahti stadium	14,465
Haka Valkeakoski	Valkeakoski	Tehtaan kenttä	06,400
HJK Helsinki	Helsinki	Helsinki Olympic Stadium	39,784
Inter Turku	Turku	Veritas stadium	09,372
Kotkan Työvänen Palloilijat	Kotka	Urheilukeskus	04,780
Myllycosken Pallo -47	Kouvola	Saviniemen jalkapallo stadium	04.167
Rovaniemi PS	Rovaniemi	Rovaniemen keskuskenttä	02,800
Tampereen Pallo-Veikot	Tampere	Tammela Stadium	05,050
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.	Haka Valkeakoski (M)	22nd	15th	5	2	043:170	+26	50
2.	HJK Helsinki (P)	22nd	14th	5	3	043:140	+29	47
3.	Inter Turku (N)	22nd	10	4th	8th	028:250	+3	34
4th	FC Jokerit	22nd	9	6th	7th	026:220	+4	33
5.	Myllycosken Pallo -47	22nd	9	6th	7th	027:270	± 0	33
6th	FC Jazz Pori	22nd	7th	10	5	028:240	+4	31
7th	Kotkan Työvänen Palloilijat (N)	22nd	7th	7th	8th	022:250	−3	28
8th.	Rovaniemi PS	22nd	6th	9	7th	027:300	−3	27
9.	Turku PS	22nd	7th	6th	9	027:310	−4	27
10.	FC Lahti (N)	22nd	6th	4th	12	025:410	−16	22nd
11.	Vaasan PS	22nd	6th	3	13	022:330	−11	21st
12.	Tampereen Pallo-Veikot (N)	22nd	1	5	16	013:420	−29	08th

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

1999
1.	HJK Helsinki		1-0	1-0	2: 2	4-0	1: 1	4: 1	0-0	5: 2	4: 2	2-0	3: 1
2.	HJK Helsinki	0: 1		0: 1	2: 1	2-0	4: 1	3: 1	4-0	0-0	1: 1	3-0	2-0
3.	Inter Turku	0: 1	2: 7		1-0	1: 2	3-0	0-0	2: 2	1: 2	3: 1	3: 1	2-0
4th	FC Jokerit	1-0	1: 2	0: 1		0: 1	0-0	1-0	1: 1	1: 1	1-0	1-0	1-0
5.	Myllycosken Pallo -47	1: 2	0: 3	0: 1	2-0		2-0	0-0	1: 1	3: 1	4-0	1: 1	1: 1
6th	FC Jazz Pori	2: 2	1: 1	1: 1	1: 1	3-0		1: 1	2-0	3: 2	3-0	0: 1	2-0
7th	Kotkan Työvänen Palloilijat	1-0	1: 1	1-0	3: 4	0-0	0: 1		1: 1	2-0	0: 1	2: 2	1-0
8th.	Rovaniemi PS	2: 3	0: 1	3: 1	3-0	2: 1	0-0	1: 2		1-0	2: 2	3: 2	2: 2
9.	Turku PS	1: 1	0-0	0: 1	1: 1	2: 3	1: 1	0: 3	4: 1		1: 2	2: 1	2-0
10.	FC Lahti	0: 2	2: 5	3: 2	0: 1	1: 2	2: 2	0: 1	1-0	1: 2		2: 1	1: 1
11.	Vaasan PS	0: 1	0: 1	0: 2	1: 3	0: 1	1-0	3: 1	0-0	0: 2	2: 1		3: 1
12.	Tampereen Pallo-Veikot	0: 3	0: 1	0-0	0: 5	2: 2	1: 3	2-0	0: 2	0: 1	1: 2	1: 3

Championship round

The best eight 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. Haka Valkeakoski (M)  29  20th  7th  2 054:180 +36 67  2. HJK Helsinki (P)  29  20th  5  4th 053:180 +35 65  3. Myllycosken Pallo -47  29  13  8th  8th 039:320  +7 47  4th FC Jokerit  29  11  7th  11 035:310  +4 40  5. Inter Turku (N)  29  11  6th  12 038:370  +1 39  6th FC Jazz Pori  29  8th  13  8th 032:340  −2 37  7th Kotkan Työvänen Palloilijat (N)  29  8th  10  11 029:350  −6 34  8th. Rovaniemi PS  29  7th  10  12 031:460 −15 31 Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored Finnish champion and participation in the first qualifying round for the 2000/01 UEFA Champions League Participation in the qualifying round of the 2000/01 UEFA Cup Participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2000 (M) reigning master (P) reigning cup winner (N) Newcomers

Crosstab Haka Valkeakoski 1-0 - 2-0 - 0-0 - 2-0 HJK Helsinki - 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 - 1-0 - Myllycosken Pallo -47 0-0 - - - 4: 1 - 3: 1 FC Jokerit - - 1: 2 - 1: 1 1: 2 4-0 Inter Turku 0: 3 - 0: 2 0: 1 - 3: 3 - FC Jazz Pori - 0: 2 - - 1: 1 1-0 - Kotkan Työvänen Palloilijat 1: 3 - 0-0 - - - 1: 1 Rovaniemi PS - 0: 1 - - 0: 5 2-0 -

Relegation round

The four worst teams in the main round played against each other twice.
The results and points from the main round have been adopted

Closing table Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1. Turku PS  28  10  9  9 040:340  +6 39  2. FC Lahti (N)  28  8th  6th  14th 034:550 −21 30th  3. Vaasan PS  28  8th  5  15th 034:420  −8 29  4th Tampereen Pallo-Veikot (N)  28  2  6th  20th 023:600 −37 12 Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored Participation in the relegation Relegation to the Ykkönen in 2000 (N) Newcomers

Crosstab Turku PS 0-0 1: 1 1: 1 FC Lahti 0: 3 0: 4 4: 3 Vaasan PS 1: 2 2: 2 3: 1 Tampereen Pallo-Veikot 0: 6 2: 3 3: 1

Relegation

FC Lahti and Vaasan PS from the Veikkausliiga, as well as Atlantis FC and FF Jaro took part in the relegation as second and third of the Ykkönen promotion round.

	total		First leg	Return leg
FF Jaro	0: 1	FC Lahti	0-0	0: 1
Atlantis FC	2: 3	Vaasan PS	2: 1	0: 2

All four clubs remained in their previous leagues.

List of goalscorers

Pl.	Nat.	player	society	Gates
1		Valery Popovich	Haka Valkeakoski	23
2		Neathan Gibson	Myllycosken Pallo -47	12
		Saku Puhakainen	Turku PS	12
4th		Kai Nyyssönen	Haka Valkeakoski	11
		Shefki Kuqi	HJK Helsinki	11

International performance 1999/00

During the Veikkausliiga season 1999, four Finnish teams were involved in international competitions that had qualified after the Veikkausliiga season 1998:

competition	round	opponent	To	Back	total
Master HJK Helsinki :
UEFA Champions League	1st qualifying round	FC Yerevan	2-0	3-0	5-0
	2nd qualifying round	FC Metz	1-0	1: 1	2: 1
	Group stage	PSV Eindhoven 1. FC Kaiserslautern Benfica Lisbon	1: 2 0: 0 2: 0	1: 3 2: 5 2: 2	4. (of 4)
Vice champion Vaasan PS :
Uefa cup	1st qualifying round	HB Tórshavn	0: 2	4-0	4: 2
	2nd qualifying round	Graz AK	0-0	0: 3	0: 3
Third FinnPa Helsinki :
Uefa cup	1st qualifying round	Hapoel Tel Aviv	1: 3	1: 3	2: 6
Fourth Turku PS :
UEFA Intertoto Cup	1 round	FC Sion	0: 1	3: 2	3: 3
	2nd round	Shinnik Yaroslavl	0: 2	2: 3	2: 5
Cup winner Haka Valkeakoski :
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	qualification	Bangor City	2-0	1-0	3-0
	1 round	Panionios Athens	0: 2	1: 3	1: 5

International performance 2000/01

After the Veikkausliiga season 1999, four clubs qualified for international competitions in the 2000/01 season:

competition	round	opponent	To	Back	total
Master Haka Valkeakoski :
UEFA Champions League	1st qualifying round	Linfield FC	1-0	1: 2	2: 2
	2nd qualifying round	FK Inter Bratislava	0-0	0: 1 a.d.	0: 1
Vice champion HJK Helsinki :
Uefa cup	qualification	CS Grevenmacher	4: 1	0: 2	4: 3
	1 round	Celtic Glasgow	0: 2	2: 1 a.d.	2: 3
Cup winners FC Jokerit :
Uefa cup	qualification	MTK Hungária FC	0: 1	2: 4	2: 5
Third Myllykosken Pallo -47 :
UEFA Intertoto Cup	1 round	Neuchâtel Xamax	1: 2	3: 3	4: 5

Web links

• Finland 1999 RSSSF
• Championship 1999 Finland Football Archive

Individual evidence

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