2025 Veikkausliiga
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 April – TBD 2025 |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 85 (3.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kasper Paananen Kerfala Cissoko (4 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Inter Turku 3–0 Gnistan 12 April 2025 KuPS 4–1 Mariehamn 23 April 2025 |
| Biggest away win | KTP 0–5 Ilves 19 April 2025 |
| Highest scoring | VPS 4–3 AC Oulu 5 April 2025 |
| Highest attendance | 7,651 Ilves 3–2 HJK (5 April 2025) |
← 2024 2026 →
All statistics correct as of 28 April 2025. | |
The 2025 Veikkausliiga is the 95th season of top-tier football in Finland, which takes place from April to November. Veikkaus is the league's sponsor.[1]
Teams
[edit]The league consisted of twelve teams; ten teams remaining from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the Ykkösliiga. KuPS entered the season as defending champions.
Team changes
[edit]| Promoted from 2024 Ykkösliiga |
Relegated to 2025 Ykkösliiga |
|---|---|
| KTP FF Jaro |
EIF Lahti |
KTP were promoted as champions of the 2024 Ykkösliiga (returning to the top flight after a single year of absence), replacing EIF (relegated after a single season), the bottom-placed team of the 2024 Veikkausliiga. Ykkösliiga runners-up Jaro (returning to the top flight after a nine-year absence) defeated second-bottom Veikkausliiga team Lahti (relegated after a 13-year stint in the top flight) in the Veikkausliiga play-off, taking their place in the league.
Stadiums and locations
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| Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IF Gnistan | Oulunkylä, Helsinki | Mustapekka Areena | Artificial | 2,700 |
| FC Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | Artificial | 3,516 |
| HJK | Töölö, Helsinki | Bolt Arena | Artificial | 10,770 |
| Ilves | Tampere | Tammelan Stadion | Artificial | 8,000 |
| FC Inter Turku | Turku | Veritas Stadion | Artificial | 9,372 |
| FF Jaro | Jakobstad (Pietarsaari) | Jakobstads Centralplan | Artificial | 5,000 |
| KTP | Kotka | Arto Tolsa Areena | Artificial | 4,780 |
| KuPS | Kuopio | Väre Areena | Artificial | 4,778 |
| IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | Artificial | 1,650 |
| AC Oulu | Oulu | Raatti Stadium | Natural | 5,000 |
| SJK | Seinäjoki | OmaSP Stadion | Artificial | 5,817 |
| VPS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | Artificial | 6,005 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]All teams are obligated to have the Veikkausliiga logo on the right sleeve of their shirt.
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 | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF Gnistan |  Jussi Leppälahti
|
Jukka Raitala
|
Puma |
| FC Haka |  Andy Smith
|
Niklas Friberg
|
Puma |
| HJK | Toni Korkeakunnas
|
Daniel O'Shaughnessy
|
Adidas |
| Ilves | Joonas Rantanen
|
Otso Virtanen
|
Adidas |
| FC Inter Turku | Vesa Vasara
|
Juuso Hämäläinen
|
Nike |
| FF Jaro | Niklas Vidjeskog
|
Sergei Eremenko
|
Puma |
| KTP | Jonas Nyholm
|
Joona Toivio
|
Puma |
| KuPS | Jarkko Wiss
|
Petteri Pennanen
|
Puma |
| IFK Mariehaman |  Gary Williams
|
 Pontus Lindgren
|
Puma |
| AC Oulu | Mikko Isokangas
|
Niklas Jokelainen
|
Craft |
| SJK |  Stevie Grieve
|
Rasmus Karjalainen
|
Adidas |
| VPS | Jussi Nuorela
|
Jesper Engström
|
Nike |
Managerial changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KuPS | Jani Honkavaara
|
Signed by Djurgårdens IF | 31 December 2024 | Post-season | Jarkko Wiss
|
1 January 2025 |
Regular season
[edit]League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KuPS | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 16 | Qualification for the Championship Round |
| 2 | SJK | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | |
| 3 | Inter Turku | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | |
| 4 | Ilves | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | |
| 5 | Haka | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | VPS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | |
| 7 | Jaro | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Qualification for the Relegation Round |
| 8 | Mariehamn | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | |
| 9 | KTP | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 | |
| 10 | HJK | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 11 | Gnistan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 12 | Oulu | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 3 |
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).
Results
[edit]Results by round
[edit]W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose
Season statistics
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Top goalscorers[edit]
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Hat-tricks[edit]
Clean sheets[edit]
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See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "2025 Veikkausliiga". Soccerway.
- ^ PERUSTILASTOT, veikkausliiga.com
- ^ VPS-LUOTSI JUSSI NUORELA FUTISUUTISILLE: "MADS BORCHERSISSA AINESTA MAALIKUNINKAAKSI", veikkausliiga.com,
- ^ [1], Football Association of Finland