2015 Veikkausliiga
| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Champions | SJK |
| Relegated | FF Jaro KTP |
| Champions League | SJK |
| Europa League | RoPS HJK IFK Mariehamn |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Goals scored | 448 (2.26 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Aleksandr Kokko (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | SJK 5–0 KuPS (11 May) |
| Biggest away win | RoPS 0–4 FC Inter (23 April) |
| Highest scoring | IFK Mariehamn 4–3 FF Jaro (19 July) |
| Highest attendance | 10,521 HJK Helsinki 1-1 HIFK (6 July) |
| Average attendance | 2,574 |
← 2014 2016 → | |
The 2015 Veikkausliiga was the eighty-fifth season of top-tier football in Finland. HJK Helsinki were the defending champions. The season was won by SJK.
Teams
TPS were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2014 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions HIFK.
FC Honka and MYPA were not given a license due to the clubs' bad economic situation. The two places were given for KTP, the runner-up of 2014 Ykkönen, and Ilves, which finished third in Ykkönen.[1]
Stadia and location
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Inter | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 10,000 |
| FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden kisapuisto | 4,000 |
| FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 |
| HIFK | Helsinki | Sonera Stadium | 10,770 |
| HJK | Helsinki | Sonera Stadium | 10,770 |
| IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | 4,000 |
| Ilves | Tampere | Tammela Stadion | 5,040 |
| KTP | Kotka | Arto Tolsa Areena | 4,780 |
| KuPS | Kuopio | Savon Sanomat Areena | 5,000 |
| RoPS | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemen keskuskenttä | 4,000 |
| SJK | Seinäjoki | Seinäjoen keskuskenttä | 3,500 |
| VPS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 |
Personnel and kits
| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Inter |  Job Dragtsma
|
 Henri Lehtonen
|
Nike | Alfons Håkans |
| FC Lahti | Toni Korkeakunnas
|
Mikko Hauhia
|
Umbro | BE Group Lahti Energia Halton |
| FF Jaro |  Alexei Eremenko Sr.
|
Jonas Emet
|
Macron | Stadshotellet Kaupunginhotelli Halpa-Halli Sagafurs |
| HIFK | Jani Honkavaara
|
Esa Terävä
|
Kappa | Aktia Bank |
| HJK | Mika Lehkosuo
|
Markus Heikkinen
|
Adidas | Apu |
| IFK Mariehamn | Pekka Lyyski
|
Jani Lyyski
|
Puma | Hotell Arkipelag |
| Ilves |  Marco Baruffato
|
Antti Hynynen
|
Adidas | LähiTapiola Dextra |
| KTP | Sami Ristilä
|
Valeri Minkenen
|
Puma | Steveco Data Group Port of Haminakotka |
| KuPS | Marko Rajamäki
|
Miikka Ilo
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Puma | LähiTapiola Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas |
| RoPS | Juha Malinen
|
Antti Okkonen
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Puma | Saraware |
| SJK | Simo Valakari
|
 Pavle Milosavljević
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Adidas | GapCon |
| VPS | Petri Vuorinen
|
Ville Koskimaa
|
Puma | Various |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilves | Mika Malinen
|
End of contract | n/a |  Keith Armstrong
|
24 October 2014[2] | Pre-season |
| VPS | Olli Huttunen
|
Sacked | 29 June 2015 | Petri Vuorinen
|
29 June 2015[3] | 12th |
| Ilves | Keith Armstrong
|
Sacked | 7 October 2015[4] | Marco Baruffato
|
14 October 2015[5] | 8th |
League table
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Results
Matches 1–22
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Relegation play-offs
| KTP | 2–3 | PK-35 Vantaa |
|---|---|---|
Äijälä  72' (pen.)Kaivonurmi 76' |
Report | García 24' Ositashvili 39' (o.g.)Couñago 64' |
PK-35 Vantaa won 3–2 on aggregate.
Statistics
Monthly awards
| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month |
|---|---|---|
| April[6] | Job Dragtsma (FC Inter)
|
Vahid Hambo (FC Inter)
|
| May[7] | Juha Malinen (RoPS)
|
 Mihkel Aksalu (SJK)
|
| June[8] | Juha Malinen (RoPS)
|
Aleksandr Kokko (RoPS)
|
| July[9] | Toni Korkeakunnas (FC Lahti)
|
Mika Hilander (Ilves)
|
| August[10] | Keith Armstrong (Ilves)
|
Mika Hilander (Ilves)
|
| September[11] | Job Dragtsma (FC Inter)
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Antti Okkonen (RoPS)
|
| October[12] | Simo Valakari (SJK)
|
Aleksandr Kokko (RoPS)
|
See also
External links
References
- ^ Liigalisenssikomitea päätti Veikkausliigalisensseistä kaudelle 2015
- ^ "Keith Armstrong on Ilveksen uusi valmentaja". Ilves (in Finnish). Ilves. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "VPS on irtisanonut päävalmentajansa". VPS (in Finnish). VPS. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ilves kiittää Armstrongia hyvin tehdystä työstä". Ilves (in Finnish). Ilves. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Marco Baruffato toimii päävalmentajana loppukauden". Ilves (in Finnish). Ilves. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
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