Veikkausliiga 2008

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Veikkausliiga 2008
Veikkausliiga logo
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 04,100
FC KooTeePee Kotka Arto Tolsa Areena 04,780
Kuopion PS Kuopio Magnum Areena 04,700
FF Jaro Jakobstad Jakobstad's Central Plan 04,600
FC Lahti Lahti Lahti stadium 14,465
Haka Valkeakoski Valkeakoski Tehtaan kenttä 06,400
HJK Helsinki Helsinki Finnair Stadium 10,770
IFK Mariehamn Mariehamn Wiklöf Holding Arena 05,637
Inter Turku Turku Veritas stadium 09,372
Myllycosken Pallo -47 Kouvola Saviniemen jalkapallo stadium 04.167
Rovaniemi PS Rovaniemi Rovaniemen keskuskenttä 02,800
Tampere United Tampere Tammela Stadium 05,050
Turku PS Turku Veritas stadium 09,372
Vaasan PS Vaasa Hietalahti Stadium 04,600

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Inter Turku  26th  15th  9  2 046:120 +34 54
 2. FC Honka Espoo  26th  15th  5  6th 046:230 +23 50
 3. FC Lahti  26th  15th  3  8th 044:240 +20 48
 4th HJK Helsinki  26th  14th  5  7th 047:290 +18 47
 5. Myllycosken Pallo -47  26th  11  9  6th 033:210 +12 42
 6th Turku PS  26th  12  6th  8th 045:360  +9 42
 7th Tampere United (M, P)  26th  9  9  8th 041:340  +7 36
 8th. Haka Valkeakoski  26th  10  5  11 031:370  −6 35
 9. FF Jaro  26th  10  5  11 036:470 −11 35
10. Rovaniemi PS (N)  26th  8th  6th  12 031:370  −6 30th
11. Vaasan PS  26th  6th  11  9 018:290 −11 29
12. IFK Mariehamn  26th  7th  5  14th 024:400 −16 26th
13. Kuopion PS (N)  26th  4th  7th  15th 026:560 −30 19th
14th FC KooTeePee  26th  1  5  20th 014:570 −43 08th

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

  • Finnish champion and participation in the 2nd qualifying round for the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 2nd qualifying round of the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the first qualifying round of the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegation to the Ykkönen in 2009
    • (M) reigning master
    (P) reigning cup winner
    (N) Newcomers

    Crosstab

    2008 Inter Turku FC Honka Espoo FC Lahti HJK Helsinki Myllycosken Pallo -47 Turku PS Tampere United Haka Valkeakoski FF Jaro Rovaniemi PS Vaasan PS IFK Mariehamn Kuopion PS FC KooTeePee
    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
    9 goals
    8 goals

    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

    Individual evidence

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