Veikkausliiga 2008
Veikkausliiga 2008 | |
master | Inter Turku |
Champions League qualification |
Inter Turku |
Europa League qualification |
FC Honka Espoo FC Lahti HJK Helsinki |
Cup winners | HJK Helsinki |
Relegation ↓ | Kuopion PS (2-1 and 0-0 against FC Viikingit ) |
Relegated | FC KooTeePee |
Teams | 14th |
Games | 182 + 2 relegation games |
Gates | 482 (ø 2.65 per game) |
spectator | 478,842 (ø 2631 per game) |
Top scorer |
Aleksandr Kokko ( FC Honka Espoo ) Henri Myntti ( Tampere United ) both 13 goals |
← Veikkausliiga 2007 | |
The Veikkausliiga 2008 was the 19th season of the top Finnish division in men's football under this name and the 78th season since its introduction in 1930. The season started on April 27th and ended on October 26th, 2008.
Inter Turku became Finnish champions for the first time.
mode
The 14 teams played against each other twice on a total of 26 match days, divided into a first and a second round. The bottom of the table was relegated directly, the penultimate had to be relegated.
Clubs of the Veikkausliiga 2008. |
Participating teams
society | city | Stadion | capacity |
---|---|---|---|
FC Honka Espoo | Espoo | Tapiolan urheilupuisto | 4,100 |
FC KooTeePee | Kotka | Arto Tolsa Areena | 4,780 |
Kuopion PS | Kuopio | Magnum Areena | 4,700 |
FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstad's Central Plan | 4,600 |
FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahti stadium | 14,465 |
Haka Valkeakoski | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | 6,400 |
HJK Helsinki | Helsinki | Finnair Stadium | 10,770 |
IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | 5,637 |
Inter Turku | Turku | Veritas stadium | 9,372 |
Myllycosken Pallo -47 | Kouvola | Saviniemen jalkapallo stadium | 4.167 |
Rovaniemi PS | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemen keskuskenttä | 2,800 |
Tampere United | Tampere | Tammela Stadium | 5,050 |
Turku PS | Turku | Veritas stadium | 9,372 |
Vaasan PS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 |
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Inter Turku | 26th | 15th | 9 | 2 | 46:12 | +34 | 54 |
2. | FC Honka Espoo | 26th | 15th | 5 | 6th | 46:23 | +23 | 50 |
3. | FC Lahti | 26th | 15th | 3 | 8th | 44:24 | +20 | 48 |
4th | HJK Helsinki | 26th | 14th | 5 | 7th | 47:29 | +18 | 47 |
5. | Myllycosken Pallo -47 | 26th | 11 | 9 | 6th | 33:21 | +12 | 42 |
6th | Turku PS | 26th | 12 | 6th | 8th | 45:36 | +9 | 42 |
7th | Tampere United (M, P) | 26th | 9 | 9 | 8th | 41:34 | +7 | 36 |
8th. | Haka Valkeakoski | 26th | 10 | 5 | 11 | 31:37 | −6 | 35 |
9. | FF Jaro | 26th | 10 | 5 | 11 | 36:47 | −11 | 35 |
10. | Rovaniemi PS (N) | 26th | 8th | 6th | 12 | 31:37 | −6 | 30th |
11. | Vaasan PS | 26th | 6th | 11 | 9 | 18:29 | −11 | 29 |
12. | IFK Mariehamn | 26th | 7th | 5 | 14th | 24:40 | −16 | 26th |
13. | Kuopion PS (N) | 26th | 4th | 7th | 15th | 26:56 | −30 | 19th |
14th | FC KooTeePee | 26th | 1 | 5 | 20th | 14:57 | −43 | 8th |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
(M) | reigning master |
(P) | reigning cup winner |
(N) | Newcomers |
Crosstab
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1. | Inter Turku | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 | |
2. | FC Honka Espoo | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 4 | 7-0 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | |
3. | FC Lahti | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 4-0 | 4: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 8: 1 | 1-0 | |
4th | HJK Helsinki | 3: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 5: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 3 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 6: 1 | |
5. | Myllycosken Pallo -47 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | |
6th | Turku PS | 0: 4 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 2: 2 | 6: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 3 | 4: 1 | |
7th | Tampere United | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 4: 2 | |
8th. | Haka Valkeakoski | 0: 4 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 0: 3 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | |
9. | FF Jaro | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 1: 4 | 0: 4 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | |
10. | Rovaniemi PS | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | 3-0 | |
11. | Vaasan PS | 0: 4 | 1: 4 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | |
12. | IFK Mariehamn | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 4 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | |
13. | Kuopion PS | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 3 | 3: 2 | 1: 4 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | |
14th | FC KooTeePee | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 4 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 0: 2 | 1: 4 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 |
Relegation
In the relegation played on October 29 and November 1, 2008 the thirteenth of the table of the Veikkausliiga and the table second of the Ykkönen for the last free place for the next season of the Veikkausliiga.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
FC Viikingit | 1: 2 | Kuopion PS | 1: 2 | 0-0 |
Both clubs stayed in their respective leagues.
List of goalscorers
- 13 goals
- 11 goals
- Mikko Hyyrynen ( FF Jaro )
- Toni Lehtinen ( Haka Valkeakoski )
- Mikko Paatelainen ( Turku PS )
- Rafael ( FC Lahti )
- 9 goals
- Jarno Parikka ( HJK Helsinki )
- Hermanni Vuorinen (FC Honka Espoo)
- 8 goals
- Tarmo Neemelo ( Myllykosken Pallo -47 )
- Mika Ojala ( FC Inter Turku )
- Paulus Roiha (HJK Helsinki)
International cup competitions 2009/10
Inter Turku
In July 2009, champions Inter Turku met Moldovan serial champions Sheriff Tiraspol in the second qualifying round of the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League and lost 1-0 in both the first and second legs.
FC Honka Espoo
Runner-up Espoo entered the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League in the second qualifying round. Opponent on July 16 and 23, 2009 was the 2008 Welsh Cup winner, Bangor City . Espoo prevailed 2-0 and 1-0. In the third qualifying round, Espoo faced Azerbaijani cup winners FK Qarabağ Ağdam on July 30th and August 6th and lost twice with 1-0 and 2-1.
FC Lahti
FC Lahti played in the first qualifying round of the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League against Albanian club KS Dinamo Tirana on July 2 and 9, 2009 . FC won the first leg in Lahti 4-1. The second leg a week later was lost 2-0, but was enough for FC Lahti to advance. In the second qualifying round on July 16 and 23, Lahti beat the Slovenian team ND Gorica after a 1-0 defeat in the first leg and 2-0 in the second leg. Lahti faced Club Bruges in the third qualifying round on July 30th and August 6th . Lahti finally failed against Bruges after a 2: 3 in the first leg and a 1: 1 draw.
HJK Helsinki
The fourth Finnish representative in international business in 2009/10, cup winner HJK Helsinki, failed in the second qualifying round of the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League to Vėtra Vilnius from Lithuania despite a 1-0 away win in the first leg due to a 3-1 defeat in the second leg .
Web links
- Finland 2008 RSSSF
- Championship 2008 Finland Football Archive
Individual evidence
- ↑ table and results. In: eu-football.info. Accessed March 31, 2019 .