2022 Veikkausliiga

The 2022 Veikkausliiga was the 92nd season of top-tier football in Finland. HJK were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.

Veikkausliiga
Season2022
Matches played30
Goals scored89 (2.97 per match)
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 15 April 2022.

Teams


Stadia and locations
Location of teams in 2022 Veikkausliiga
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity
AC Oulu Oulu Raatti Stadion Natural 4,392
FC Haka Valkeakoski Tehtaan kenttä Artificial 3,516
FC Honka Espoo Tapiolan Urheilupuisto Natural 6,000
FC Inter Turku Veritas Stadion Natural 9,372
FC Lahti Lahti Lahden Stadion Natural 7,465
HIFK Helsinki Bolt Arena Artificial 10,770
HJK Helsinki Bolt Arena Artificial 10,770
IFK Mariehamn Mariehamn Wiklöf Holding Arena Artificial 4,000
Ilves Tampere Tampere Stadium Natural 16,800
KuPS Kuopio Savon Sanomat Areena Artificial 5,000
SJK Seinäjoki OmaSP Stadion Artificial 6,000
VPS Vaasa Hietalahti Artificial 6,005

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
AC Oulu Jyrki Ahola Lassi Nurmos Craft Go On Oulu / Codemate / Oulun Energia
FC Haka Teemu Tainio Jacob Bushue Puma Volkswagen
FC Honka Vesa Vasara Duarte Tammilehto Puma Volkswagen
FC Inter José Riveiro Timo Furuholm Nike Alfons Håkans
FC Lahti Ilir Zeneli Kari Arkivuo Umbro Halton / Oomi / Green Lahti
HIFK Joaquín Gómez Sakari Mattila Puma Aktia Bank
HJK Toni Koskela Daniel O'Shaughnessy Adidas Apu
IFK Mariehamn Lukas Syberyjski Robin Buwalda Puma Åland / Arkipelag
Ilves Toni Kallio Tuure Siira Adidas Pohjola Rakennus / Avant Tecno / Pihlajalinna / NYQS Oy
KuPS Simo Valakari Nana Boateng Puma Pohjola Sairaala (home) / LähiTapiola (away)
SJK Jani Honkavaara Mehmet Hetemaj Adidas LähiTapiola / Oma Säästöpankki / Elisa
VPS Jussi Nuorela Sebastian Strandvall

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 KuPS 5 5 0 0 10 3 +7 15 Qualification for the Championship round
2 HJK 5 4 0 1 6 4 +2 12
3 Honka 5 3 1 1 11 5 +6 10
4 Haka 5 3 0 2 8 8 0 9
5 Inter Turku 5 3 0 2 11 6 +5 9
6 Ilves 5 2 1 2 10 9 +1 7
7 Mariehamn 5 1 3 1 4 7 −3 6 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Oulu 5 1 2 2 9 8 +1 5
9 VPS 5 1 1 3 10 9 +1 4
10 Lahti 5 1 1 3 3 8 −5 4
11 SJK 5 1 0 4 4 12 −8 3
12 HIFK 5 0 1 4 3 10 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2022. Source: Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).


Positions by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
KuPS12111
HJK22232
Honka96543
Haka34324
Inter Turku107965
Ilves11121186
Mariehamn58757
Oulu6910118
VPS73479
Lahti8116910
SJK4581011
HIFK1210121212
Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round
Qualification to the Relegation play-offs
Relegation to Ykkönen
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2022. Source: Veikkausliiga.com

Results
Home \ Away HAK HFK HJK HON ILV INT KPS LAH MAR OUL SJK VPS
Haka — 2–1 2–1
HIFK — 0–2 0–3 1–1
HJK — 1–0 1–4
Honka 3–2 — 5–1
Ilves — 1–2 3–1 3–2
Inter Turku 0–2 — 4–0 2–1
KuPS 2–1 — 2–0 3–1
Lahti 0–2 0–1 — 0–5
Mariehamn 1–1 0–0 — 2–1
Oulu 3–0 2–2 —
SJK 2–1 0–1 —
VPS 0–1 2–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2022. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HJK KPS SJK INT ILV HFK
1 HJK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round — — —
2 KuPS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round — — —
3 SJK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
4 Inter Turku 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
5 Ilves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
6 HIFK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).

Relegation round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LAH HAK HON MAR OUL VPS
7 Lahti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
8 Haka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
9 Honka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
10 Mariehamn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
11 Oulu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the relegation play-offs — — — —
12 VPS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Ykkönen — — — —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).

Relegation play-offs

First Leg
x–x

Second Leg
x–x

Statistics

Attendance
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 HJK 8,096 4,650 3,446 4,048 +164.6%†
2 HIFK 9,565 7,103 1,212 3,188 +169.5%†
3 SJK 4,432 2,358 2,074 2,216 +28.3%†
4 KuPS 5,394 2,336 1,394 1,798 −17.7%†
5 VPS 3,524 2,286 1,238 1,762 +100.5%†
6 Haka 3,250 2,240 1,010 1,625 +36.6%†
7 Ilves 3,941 1,844 234 1,314 −28.1%†
8 FC Lahti 3,561 1,467 786 1,187 +28.5%†
9 FC Inter 2,652 2,122 224 884 −38.0%†
10 IFK Mariehamn 2,193 857 614 731 −0.7%†
11 AC Oulu 1,320 1,086 234 660 −50.0%†
12 FC Honka 672 340 332 336 −31.4%†
League total 48,600 7,103 224 1,301 −19.7%†

Updated to games played on 27 April 2022
Source:
Notes:
† Promoted from Ykkönen 2021

References
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