Veikkausliiga 2001
Veikkausliiga 2001 | |
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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 | |
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.
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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 .
Clubs of the Veikkausliiga 2001. |
Participating teams
society | city | Stadion | capacity |
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Atlantis FC | Helsinki | Töölön Pallokenttä | 4,000 |
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 | 6,400 |
HJK Helsinki | Helsinki | Finnair Stadium | 10,770 |
Inter Turku | Turku | Veritas stadium | 9,372 |
Kuopion PS | Kuopio | Magnum Areena | 4,700 |
Myllycosken Pallo -47 | Kouvola | Saviniemen jalkapallo stadium | 4.167 |
Rovaniemi PS | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemen keskuskenttä | 2,800 |
Tampere United | Tampere | Tammela Stadium | 5,050 |
Vaasan PS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 |
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Tampere United | 33 | 21st | 5 | 7th | 47:31 | +16 | 68 |
2. | HJK Helsinki (P) | 33 | 19th | 10 | 4th | 64:19 | +45 | 67 |
3. | Myllycosken Pallo -47 | 33 | 17th | 11 | 5 | 45:23 | +22 | 62 |
4th | Haka Valkeakoski (M) | 33 | 14th | 10 | 9 | 44:29 | +15 | 52 |
5. | Inter Turku | 33 | 15th | 4th | 14th | 46:47 | −1 | 49 |
6th | Vaasan PS | 33 | 14th | 3 | 16 | 50:52 | −2 | 45 |
7th | Atlantis FC (N) | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 45:47 | −2 | 45 |
8th. | Kuopion PS (N) | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14th | 37:48 | −11 | 37 |
9. | FC Lahti | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15th | 38:48 | −10 | 36 |
10. | FC Jazz Pori | 33 | 7th | 11 | 15th | 36:52 | −16 | 32 |
11. | FC Jokerit | 33 | 7th | 7th | 19th | 31:56 | −25 | 28 |
12. | Rovaniemi PS | 33 | 5 | 9 | 19th | 25:56 | −31 | 24 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
(M) | reigning master |
(P) | reigning cup winner |
(N) | Newcomers |
Crosstab
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Relegation
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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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 |
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Paul Roiha | HJK Helsinki | 22nd |
2 |
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Antti Pohja | Tampere United | 16 |
3 |
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Richard Teberio | Inter Turku | 13 |
4th |
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Peter Sampo | Kuopion PS | 12 |
5 |
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Niki Helenius | FC Lahti | 11 |
6th |
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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 |
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Master Haka Valkeakoski : |
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UEFA Champions League | 1st qualifying round |
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0-0 | 5-0 | 5-0 |
2nd qualifying round |
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0: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | |
3rd qualifying round |
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0: 5 | 1: 4 | 1: 9 | |
Uefa cup | 1 round |
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1: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 4 |
Vice champion FC Jokerit : |
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Uefa cup | qualification |
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0: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 4 |
Third Myllykosken Pallo -47 : |
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Uefa cup | qualification |
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1: 3 | 1: 2 | 2: 5 |
Cup winners HJK Helsinki : |
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Uefa cup | qualification |
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2: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 |
1 round |
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0: 1 | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | |
Fifth FC Jazz Pori : |
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UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1 round |
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1-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 |
2nd round |
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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 |
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Champions Tampere United : |
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UEFA Champions League | 1st qualifying round |
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0: 4 | 0: 2 | 0: 6 |
Vice champion HJK Helsinki : |
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Uefa cup | qualification |
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0: 1 | 0: 4 | 0: 5 |
Third Myllykosken Pallo -47 : |
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Uefa cup | qualification |
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1-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 |
Fourth Haka Valkeakoski : |
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UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1 round |
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2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 |
2nd round |
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0-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 |
Web links
- Finland 2001 RSSSF
- Championship 2001 Finland Football Archive
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b table and results. In: eu-football.info. Accessed March 31, 2019 .