Veikkausliiga 2001

Veikkausliiga 2001
master	Tampere United
Champions League qualification	Tampere United
UEFA Cup qualification	HJK Helsinki Myllykosken Pallo -47
UI cup	Haka Valkeakoski
Cup winners	Atlantis FC
Relegation ↓	FC Jokerit
Relegated	Rovaniemi PS FC Jokerit
Teams	12
Games	198 + 2 relegation games
Gates	508  (ø 2.57 per game)
Top scorer	Paulus Roiha , ( HJK Helsinki ) 22 goals
← Veikkausliiga 2000 Veikkausliiga 2002 →
Ykkönen 2001 ↓

The Veikkausliiga 2001 was the twelfth season of the top Finnish division in men's football under this name and the 71st season since its introduction in 1930. It began on April 22nd and ended on October 27, 2001.

It was only on the last day of the match that Tampere United secured the title for the first time in club history by beating Jazz Pori 1-0 .

In the final of the Finnish Football Cup , Atlantis FC beat Tampere United 1-0.

mode

The championship was played in a triple round. Each team played 33 games this season. The bottom of the table was relegated directly, the penultimate had to face the relegation .

Helsinki (Jokerite, Atlantis, HJK) Inter Turku Tampere Jazz Pori Rovaniemi PS FC Haka Myllycosken Pallo Vaasan PS Kuopion PS FC Lahti

Clubs of the Veikkausliiga 2001.

Participating teams

society	city	Stadion	capacity
Atlantis FC	Helsinki	Töölön Pallokenttä	04,000
FC Jazz Pori	Pori	Pori Stadium	12,300
FC Jokerit	Helsinki	Finnair Stadium	10,770
FC Lahti	Lahti	Lahti stadium	14,465
Haka Valkeakoski	Valkeakoski	Tehtaan kenttä	06,400
HJK Helsinki	Helsinki	Finnair Stadium	10,770
Inter Turku	Turku	Veritas stadium	09,372
Kuopion PS	Kuopio	Magnum Areena	04,700
Myllycosken Pallo -47	Kouvola	Saviniemen jalkapallo stadium	04.167
Rovaniemi PS	Rovaniemi	Rovaniemen keskuskenttä	02,800
Tampere United	Tampere	Tammela Stadium	05,050
Vaasan PS	Vaasa	Hietalahti Stadium	04,600

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Tampere United	33	21st	5	7th	047:310	+16	68
2.	HJK Helsinki (P)	33	19th	10	4th	064:190	+45	67
3.	Myllycosken Pallo -47	33	17th	11	5	045:230	+22	62
4th	Haka Valkeakoski (M)	33	14th	10	9	044:290	+15	52
5.	Inter Turku	33	15th	4th	14th	046:470	−1	49
6th	Vaasan PS	33	14th	3	16	050:520	−2	45
7th	Atlantis FC (N)	33	12	9	12	045:470	−2	45
8th.	Kuopion PS (N)	33	9	10	14th	037:480	−11	37
9.	FC Lahti	33	9	9	15th	038:480	−10	36
10.	FC Jazz Pori	33	7th	11	15th	036:520	−16	32
11.	FC Jokerit	33	7th	7th	19th	031:560	−25	28
12.	Rovaniemi PS	33	5	9	19th	025:560	−31	24

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

Finnish champion and participation in the first qualifying round of the 2002/03 UEFA Champions League

Participation in the qualifying round of the 2002/03 UEFA Cup

Participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2002

Participation in the relegation

Relegated to the Ykkönen in 2002

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

Crosstab

Match days 1–22 Tampere United 3: 2 3: 2 0: 2 3: 1 2: 1 0-0 0-0 4: 3 0-0 3-0 2: 1 HJK Helsinki 2: 2 2-0 0-0 2: 1 2-0 1: 2 5-0 1-0 0-0 4: 1 2-0 Myllycosken Pallo -47 1-0 0-0 3: 2 2: 1 3: 1 5: 2 4-0 1-0 0-0 3: 1 1: 1 Haka Valkeakoski 0: 1 1: 1 0-0 2: 2 1-0 2-0 2-0 0: 1 1: 2 4: 1 2-0 Inter Turku 2: 4 0: 2 1: 1 1-0 1: 2 1: 2 2: 2 1-0 3: 1 3: 1 4-0 Vaasan PS 2-0 0: 4 2: 1 2-0 2: 1 2-0 1: 5 0: 1 0: 3 2: 3 2: 1 Atlantis FC 1: 3 1-0 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1: 2 1-0 1-0 3: 1 3-0 0-0 Kuopion PS 3-0 0-0 1: 1 0: 3 1: 2 2: 1 3: 1 0: 1 4-0 0-0 1-0 FC Lahti 0: 1 2: 2 2: 2 1: 2 0: 2 2: 1 1: 1 2: 1 2: 2 1: 3 3: 2 FC Jazz Pori 0: 1 0: 3 0: 1 2: 3 0: 1 2: 2 1: 3 0: 1 2: 2 1: 3 0-0 FC Jokerit 0: 1 1: 1 0: 2 0: 1 1-0 1: 1 0: 3 0-0 2: 4 3-0 0-0 Rovaniemi PS 1: 1 0: 3 1-0 0: 4 0: 1 0: 2 4: 2 2-0 1: 1 1: 2 2: 1

Match days 23–33 Tampere United - 1: 2 1-0 2-0 - 1-0 1-0 - 1-0 - - HJK Helsinki 2-0 - 1: 1 4-0 - 4: 1 - 3-0 - - 1: 1 Myllycosken Pallo -47 - 1-0 - - 1-0 - 2-0 0-0 - 0-0 2-0 Haka Valkeakoski - - 0-0 1: 2 1: 1 - 2: 2 - 1: 1 2: 1 - Inter Turku - - 0: 2 - 3: 2 - 2: 3 - 1-0 1-0 - Vaasan PS 3-0 0: 2 - - - 4: 1 - 0: 2 - - 4-0 Atlantis FC - - 0: 1 2-0 2: 1 - 1: 1 - - - 4-0 Kuopion PS - 0: 4 - - - 2: 4 - 3: 1 - 0: 1 0-0 FC Lahti 0: 1 - - 0: 2 1: 2 - 2: 2 - 1: 2 - - FC Jazz Pori - 0: 2 1-0 - - 4: 2 1: 1 2: 2 - - 4: 2 FC Jokerit 0: 3 1: 2 - - - 0: 2 3: 1 - 0: 1 2: 2 - Rovaniemi PS 0: 2 - - 0: 1 1: 2 - - - 1: 1 - 3: 1

Relegation

	total		First leg	Return leg
FF Jaro	5: 4	FC Jokerit	1: 1	4: 3

Thus FC Jokerit relegated, FF Jaro rose.

List of goalscorers

Pl.	Nat.	player	society	Gates
1		Paul Roiha	HJK Helsinki	22nd
2		Antti Pohja	Tampere United	16
3		Richard Teberio	Inter Turku	13
4th		Peter Sampo	Kuopion PS	12
5		Niki Helenius	FC Lahti	11
6th		Sami Ylä-Jussila	Atlantis FC	10

International performance 2001/02

During the 2001 Veikkausliiga season, four Finnish teams competed in international competitions that had qualified after the 2000 Veikkausliiga season:

competition	round	opponent	To	Back	total
Master Haka Valkeakoski :
UEFA Champions League	1st qualifying round	Valletta FC	0-0	5-0	5-0
	2nd qualifying round	Maccabi Haifa	0: 1	3-0	3: 1
	3rd qualifying round	Liverpool FC	0: 5	1: 4	1: 9
Uefa cup	1 round	1. FC Union Berlin	1: 1	0: 3	1: 4
Vice champion FC Jokerit :
Uefa cup	qualification	Arsenal Kiev	0: 2	0: 2	0: 4
Third Myllykosken Pallo -47 :
Uefa cup	qualification	Helsingborgs IF	1: 3	1: 2	2: 5
Cup winners HJK Helsinki :
Uefa cup	qualification	FK Ventspils	2: 1	1-0	3: 1
	1 round	AC Parma	0: 1	0: 2	3: 1
Fifth FC Jazz Pori :
UEFA Intertoto Cup	1 round	Gloria Bistrița	1-0	1: 2	2: 2
	2nd round	Paris Saint-Germain	0: 3	1: 4	1: 7

International performance 2002/03

Four clubs qualified for international competitions in the 2002/03 season after the 2001 Veikkausliiga season:

competition	round	opponent	To	Back	total
Champions Tampere United :
UEFA Champions League	1st qualifying round	FC Pyunik Yerevan	0: 4	0: 2	0: 6
Vice champion HJK Helsinki :
Uefa cup	qualification	FK Homel	0: 1	0: 4	0: 5
Third Myllykosken Pallo -47 :
Uefa cup	qualification	Odense BK	1-0	0: 2	1: 2
Fourth Haka Valkeakoski :
UEFA Intertoto Cup	1 round	FK Obilić	2: 1	1: 1	3: 1
	2nd round	Fulham FC	0-0	1: 1	1: 1

Web links

• Finland 2001 RSSSF
• Championship 2001 Finland Football Archive

Individual evidence

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