Veikkausliiga 2017

Veikkausliiga 2017
master	HJK Helsinki
Champions League qualification	HJK Helsinki
Europa League qualification	Kuopion PS Tampereen Ilves , FC Lahti
Cup winners	HJK Helsinki
Relegation ↓	Helsingfors IFK
Relegated	JJK Jyväskylä
Teams	12
Games	198 + 2 relegation games
Gates	542  (ø 2.74 per game)
Top scorer	Aleksei Kangaskolkka ( IFK Mariehamn ) 16 goals
← Veikkausliiga 2016 Veikkausliiga 2018 →
Ykkönen 2017 ↓

The Veikkausliiga 2017 was the 28th season of the top Finnish division in men's football under this name and the 87th season since its introduction in 1930. The season started on April 5 and ended on October 28, 2017.

On matchday 28, HJK Helsinki became the 28th Finnish champions with a 1-0 win over IFK Mariehamn . At the end of the season, the club from the capital had 20 points ahead of Kuopion PS and Tampereen Ilves . On the penultimate matchday, promoted JJK Jyväskylä was determined to be relegated. Helsingfors IFK also had to relegate as the loser in the relegation .

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.

Helsinki Seinäjoki Rovaniemi Lahti Turku Kuopio Mariehamn Vaasa Tampere Jyväskylä Kemi

Clubs of the Veikkausliiga 2017.

Participating teams

society	city	Stadion	capacity
FC Lahti	Lahti	Lahti stadium	14,465
Helsingfors IFK HJK Helsinki	Helsinki	Sonera Stadium	10,770
IFK Mariehamn	Mariehamn	Wiklöf Holding Arena	05,637
Inter Turku	Turku	Veritas stadium	09,372
JJK Jyväskylä	Jyväskylä	Harjun stadium	03,000
Kuopion PS	Kuopio	Magnum Areena	04,700
PS Kemi Kings	Kemi	Sauvosaaren urheilupuisto	04,500
Rovaniemi PS	Rovaniemi	Rovaniemen keskuskenttä	04,768
Seinäjoen JK	Seinäjoki	OmaSP stadium	06,000
Tampereen Ilves	Tampere	Tammela Stadium	05,040
Vaasan PS	Vaasa	Elisa Stadium	06.009

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	HJK Helsinki	33	23	7th	3	078:160	+62	76
2.	Kuopion PS	33	16	8th	9	051:360	+15	56
3.	Tampereen Ilves	33	15th	11	7th	039:350	+4	56
4th	FC Lahti	33	12	13	8th	046:310	+15	49
5.	IFK Mariehamn (M)	33	13	10	10	044:420	+2	49
6th	Seinäjoen JK (P)	33	13	8th	12	042:470	−5	47
7th	Rovaniemi PS	33	12	6th	15th	043:510	−8	42
8th.	Vaasan PS	33	9	12	12	038:510	−13	39
9.	Inter Turku (R)	33	10	8th	15th	054:570	−3	38
10.	PS Kemi Kings	33	8th	8th	17th	038:590	−21	32
11.	Helsingfors IFK	33	6th	11	16	037:540	−17	29
12.	JJK Jyväskylä (N)	33	6th	8th	19th	032:630	−31	26th

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

Finnish champions and participation in the 2nd qualifying round for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League

Participation in the 1st qualifying round of the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League

Participation in the relegation

Relegation to the Ykkönen 2018

(M)	reigning master
(P)	reigning cup winner
(R)	Winner of the relegation games
(N)	Newcomers

Crosstab

Match days 1–22 HJK Helsinki 2-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 6-0 0: 1 5-0 1: 1 3: 1 2-0 4-0 Kuopion PS 0: 2 0: 1 2: 2 1: 2 1: 1 3-0 2: 2 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 1-0 Tampereen Ilves 1: 1 1-0 1: 1 3-0 1-0 0: 2 0-0 0: 2 2: 4 4: 3 2: 1 FC Lahti 0-0 1: 2 0-0 6: 2 1-0 1: 1 0-0 1-0 1-0 4: 1 1: 1 IFK Mariehamn 1: 1 2: 1 2: 2 0: 2 0-0 2: 1 1: 1 5-0 3-0 1: 1 5: 2 Seinäjoen JK 0: 6 1-0 1: 2 1: 1 1: 1 3-0 0: 1 0: 3 1-0 3: 3 1-0 Rovaniemi PS 1: 4 0: 1 1-0 1-0 3-0 1: 2 2: 4 2-0 3: 1 2: 2 2: 1 Vaasan PS 2: 1 2: 2 0: 2 0: 2 0-0 1: 3 1-0 3: 2 3: 3 1: 1 1: 1 Inter Turku 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 0-0 1: 1 0: 1 6: 2 0: 1 1: 3 3-0 4-0 PS Kemi Kings 0: 1 1: 4 0-0 1: 1 3-0 3: 1 1: 1 0: 1 2: 1 0-0 1: 1 Helsingfors IFK 0-0 1: 4 0: 1 1: 2 1: 1 0: 2 1-0 2: 1 0: 2 0: 2 0-0 JJK Jyväskylä 1: 5 0-0 3: 1 1: 3 1-0 0: 2 1: 1 1: 4 1: 2 2: 1 0: 3

Match days 23–33 HJK Helsinki 1-0 - 3-0 1-0 - 2: 3 - - 4-0 2: 1 - Kuopion PS - - - 2: 1 2: 1 1: 1 - - - 3: 2 2: 1 Tampereen Ilves 1: 4 1-0 2: 1 - - 3: 2 - - 1-0 2: 1 - FC Lahti - 1: 1 - 0: 1 - 1: 1 - - 0: 1 2: 1 - IFK Mariehamn - - 0: 1 - 2: 1 - 1-0 2: 1 3: 2 - 2: 1 Seinäjoen JK 0: 2 - 0-0 1-0 - - 2: 1 5-0 - - 0: 4 Rovaniemi PS - - - - 0: 3 0: 3 3-0 4: 2 0: 1 - 2-0 Vaasan PS 0: 3 1: 3 1: 1 2: 1 - - - 2: 2 - 1: 2 - Inter Turku 1: 3 1: 2 2: 2 1: 6 - - - - - 4: 1 - PS Kemi Kings - 1: 3 - - - 3: 3 - 1: 1 1: 5 1: 2 1: 2 Helsingfors IFK - - - - 0-0 2: 2 1-0 - - 4-0 1: 1 JJK Jyväskylä 0: 4 - 0-0 2: 4 - - - 2-0 1: 3 - -

Relegation

The 2nd of the Ykkönen 2017 played against the 11th of the Veikkausliiga 2017 in the relegation . The first leg took place on November 1 and the second leg on November 4, 2017. Honka Espoo qualified for the Veikkausliiga 2018 due to the away goals rule .

	total		First leg	Return leg
FC Honka Espoo	( a ) 1: 1(a)	Helsingfors IFK	0-0	1: 1

List of goalscorers

space	player	team	Gates
01.	Aleksei Kangaskolkka	IFK Mariehamn	16
02.	Tuco	Tampereen Ilves	15th
	Filip Valenčič	HJK Helsinki
04th	Akseli Pelvas	HJK Helsinki	14th
05.	Marko Simonovski	FC Lahti	13
06th	Billy Ions	Seinäjoen JK	12
07th	Gaël Etock	JJK Jyväskylä	11
	Alfredo Morelos	HJK Helsinki
09.	Pekka Sihvola	Helsingfors IFK	10
10.	Timo Furuholm	Inter Turku	09
	Stênio	FC Lahti
	Benjamin Källman	Inter Turku
	Gbolahan salami	Kuopion PS
	Urho Nissilä	Kuopion PS

Web links

• Finland 2017 RSSSF
• Championship 2017 Finland Football Archive

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Veikkausliiga 2017: table. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} table and results. In: eu-football.info. Accessed March 31, 2019 . 
3. ^ Scorers Veikkausliiga 2017. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017 .