Veikkausliiga 2015

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Veikkausliiga 2015
Veikkausliiga logo
master Seinäjoen JK
Champions League
qualification		 Seinäjoen JK
Europa League
qualification		 Rovaniemi PS
HJK Helsinki ,
IFK Mariehamn
Cup winners IFK Mariehamn
Relegation ↓ FC KTP Kotka
Relegated FC KTP Kotka
FF Jaro
Teams 12
Games 198 + 2 relegation games
Gates 448  (ø 2.26 per game)
spectator 509,687  (ø 2574 per game)
Top scorer Aleksandr Kokko RoPS 17 goals
← Veikkausliiga 2014

The Veikkausliiga 2015 was the 26th season of the Finnish top division in men's football under this name and the 85th season since its introduction in 1930. The season started on April 12th and ended on October 25th, 2015.

Seinäjoen JK became the master for the first time . The club had only been promoted to the Veikkausliiga a year earlier. Helsingfors IFK , FC KTP Kotka and Tampereen Ilves were newly promoted to the Veikkausliiga . Kotka and Ilves took part as replacements for FC Honka Espoo and Myllykosken Pallo -47 , neither of whom received a license for the first division.

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 be relegated.

Clubs of the Veikkausliiga 2015.

Participating teams

society city Stadion capacity
FC KTP Kotka Kotka Arto Tolsa Areena 04,780
FC Lahti Lahti Lahti stadium 14,465
FF Jaro Jakobstad Jakobstad's Central Plan 04,600
Helsingfors IFK
HJK Helsinki 		Helsinki Sonera Stadium 10,770
IFK Mariehamn Mariehamn Wiklöf Holding Arena 05,637
Inter Turku Turku Veritas stadium 09,372
Kuopion PS Kuopio Magnum Areena 04,700
Rovaniemi PS Rovaniemi Rovaniemen keskuskenttä 04,768
Seinäjoen JK Seinäjoki OmaSP stadium 06,000
Tampereen Ilves Tampere Tammela Stadium 05,040
Vaasan PS Vaasa Hietalahti Stadium 04,600

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Seinäjoen JK  33  18th  6th  9 050:220 +28 60
 2. Rovaniemi PS  33  17th  8th  8th 044:290 +15 59
 3. HJK Helsinki (M, P)  33  16  10  7th 045:300 +15 58
 4th Inter Turku  33  13  10  10 045:350 +10 49
 5. FC Lahti  33  12  12  9 038:360  +2 48
 6th IFK Mariehamn  33  11  12  10 030:360  −6 45
 7th Helsingfors IFK (N)  33  10  13  10 042:420  ± 0 43
 8th. Tampereen Ilves (N)  33  11  7th  15th 032:480 −16 40
 9. Kuopion PS  33  9  11  13 032:400  −8 38
10. Vaasan PS  33  8th  9  16 036:430  −7 33
11. FC KTP Kotka (N)  33  7th  11  15th 027:440 −17 32
12. FF Jaro  33  6th  11  16 027:430 −16 29

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

  • Finnish champion and participation in the second qualifying round for the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round of the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegation to the Ykkönen in 2016
    • (M) reigning master
    (P) reigning cup winner
    (N) Newcomers

    Crosstab

    Match days 1–22 Seinäjoen JK Rovaniemi PS HJK Helsinki Inter Turku FC Lahti IFK Mariehamn Helsingfors IFK Tampereen Ilves Kuopion PS Vaasan PS FC KTP Kotka FF Jaro
    Seinäjoen JK 1-0 1: 2 0: 1 0-0 4-0 2-0 3-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 2-0
    Rovaniemi PS 2-0 1: 3 0: 4 1: 2 1: 1 2-0 4: 1 1-0 1-0 4-0 0-0
    HJK Helsinki 3: 1 0: 2 2-0 1: 1 1-0 1: 1 2: 1 1: 1 1-0 1-0 3-0
    Inter Turku 1: 1 2-0 3-0 0: 2 1: 1 3: 1 3: 1 3: 1 1: 1 4: 1 2-0
    FC Lahti 1-0 1: 2 0-0 1: 1 0: 1 2-0 3: 1 1-0 0-0 1: 1 1: 1
    IFK Mariehamn 0: 3 1-0 0: 2 0: 2 0: 2 1: 1 2-0 1: 1 2-0 2: 1 4: 3
    Helsingfors IFK 1-0 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 3: 3 1: 1 2: 2 1: 1 3-0 0-0 3: 2
    Tampereen Ilves 0-0 0: 1 1: 1 1-0 2: 1 1: 3 1: 1 1-0 1: 3 0-0 1-0
    Kuopion PS 1: 1 3-0 1-0 1: 1 0: 3 0-0 2-0 1: 2 1-0 1: 1 1: 3
    Vaasan PS 1: 3 1: 1 2: 2 3-0 3: 1 0: 1 0: 2 2: 3 2: 2 1: 1 1: 2
    FC KTP Kotka 0-0 0-0 1: 1 4: 1 0-0 0: 2 1: 2 1: 2 0: 1 3: 2 1-0
    FF Jaro 0: 1 1: 2 1: 1 0-0 1: 1 1: 1 0: 2 3: 1 1: 1 2: 1 0: 2
    Match days 23–33 Seinäjoen JK Rovaniemi PS HJK Helsinki Inter Turku FC Lahti IFK Mariehamn Helsingfors IFK Tampereen Ilves Kuopion PS Vaasan PS KTP Kotka FF Jaro
    Seinäjoen JK 0: 1 3-0 - - - 4: 1 2: 1 5-0 3: 2 - -
    Rovaniemi PS - 2: 1 1: 1 - - - 0-0 2: 1 2: 1 - -
    HJK Helsinki - - 0: 2 1-0 4-0 1: 1 - - - 2: 1 4-0
    Inter Turku 0: 2 - - - 1: 1 - 1: 2 - - 3-0 1-0
    FC Lahti 1-0 1: 4 - 3: 1 0-0 0: 5 - - - 3: 2 -
    IFK Mariehamn 1: 1 1-0 - - - 1-0 0-0 2: 3 - 0: 1 -
    Helsingfors IFK - 1: 1 - 2-0 - - - 1: 3 0: 3 - 0-0
    Tampereen Ilves - - 1-0 - 1: 2 - 1: 3 1-0 - 2-0 -
    Kuopion PS - - 0: 1 1: 1 1-0 - - - 0-0 - 2-0
    Vaasan PS - - 1: 2 0-0 2-0 1-0 - 1-0 - - 2: 1
    FC KTP Kotka 1: 3 0: 4 - - - - 1-0 - 3: 1 0-0 -
    FF Jaro 1-0 0: 1 - - 1: 1 0-0 - 3-0 - - 0-0

    Relegation

    The 11th of the Veikkausliiga 2015 played against the 2nd of the Ykkönen 2015 . The first leg took place on October 28 and the second leg on October 31, 2015. The winner qualified for the Veikkausliiga 2016 .

    total First leg Return leg
    PK-35 Vantaa 3: 2 FC KTP Kotka 0-0 3: 2

    List of goalscorers

    If the number of hits is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.

    space player team Gates
    01. FinlandFinland Aleksandr Kokko Rovaniemi PS 17th
    02. FinlandFinland Juho Mäkelä Vaasan PS 16
    03. FinlandFinland Akseli Pelvas Seinäjoen JK 14th
    04th BrazilBrazil Matheus Alves FC Lahti 12
    05. FinlandFinland Mika Lahtinen Tampereen Ilves 10
    06th FinlandFinland Pekka Sihvola Helsingfors IFK 09
    07th JamaicaJamaica Dever orgill IFK Mariehamn 08th
    FinlandFinland Roope Riski Seinäjoen JK
    GambiaGambia Demba Savage HJK Helsinki
    JapanJapan Atomu Tanaka HJK Helsinki
    FinlandFinland Erfan Zeneli HJK Helsinki

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ a b table and results. In: eu-football.info. Accessed March 31, 2019 .
    2. ↑ Veikkausliiga 2015: Goal scorers. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015 .