2014 Veikkausliiga
| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Champions | HJK 11th Veikkausliiga title 27th Finnish title |
| Relegated | TPS FC Honka MYPA |
| Champions League | HJK |
| Europa League | SJK FC Lahti VPS |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Goals scored | 511 (2.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jonas Emet, Luis Solignac (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | HJK 5–0 TPS (23 June) |
| Biggest away win | FC Honka 0–5 FF Jaro (20 July) TPS 1–6 FC Inter (17 September) |
| Highest scoring | MYPA 5–3 KuPS (27 July) |
| Average attendance | 2,046 |
← 2013 2015 → | |
The 2014 Veikkausliiga was the eighty-fourth season of top-tier football in Finland. The league started on 6 April 2014 and ended on 25 October 2014.[1] HJK Helsinki are the defending champions.
Teams
JJK were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2013 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions SJK.
Team summaries
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Honka | Espoo | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto | 6,000 |  Shefki Kuqi
|
Jussi Vasara
|
| FC Inter | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 10,000 |  Job Dragtsma
|
Henri Lehtonen
|
| FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden Stadion | 15,000 | Toni Korkeakunnas
|
Mikko Hauhia
|
| FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 |  Alexei Eremenko Sr.
|
Jonas Emet
|
| HJK | Helsinki | Sonera Stadium | 10,770 | Mika Lehkosuo
|
Teemu Tainio
|
| IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | 4,000 | Pekka Lyyski
|
Jani Lyyski
|
| KuPS | Kuopio | Savon Sanomat Areena | 5,000 | Marko Rajamäki
|
Miikka Ilo
|
| MYPA | Kouvola | Kymenlaakson Sähkö Stadion | 4,167 | Antti Muurinen
|
Tuomas Aho
|
| RoPS | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemen keskuskenttä | 4,000 | Juha Malinen
|
Antti Okkonen
|
| SJK | Seinäjoki | Seinäjoen keskuskenttä | 3,500 | Simo Valakari
|
 Pavle Milosavljević
|
| TPS | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 10,000 | Mika Laurikainen
|
Jukka Lehtovaara
|
| VPS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 | Olli Huttunen
|
Sebastian Strandvall
|
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoPS | Kari Virtanen
|
End of contract | n/a | Juha Malinen
|
[2] | Pre-season |
| FC Lahti | Juha Malinen
|
End of contract | n/a | Toni Korkeakunnas
|
[3] | Pre-season |
| MYPA | Toni Korkeakunnas
|
End of contract | n/a | Antti Muurinen
|
[4] | Pre-season |
| FC Honka | Mika Lehkosuo
|
Sacked | 7 February 2014[5] | Shefki Kuqi
|
15 February 2014[6] | Pre-season |
| TPS | Marko Rajamäki
|
Mutual termination | 14 February 2014[7] | Mika Laurikainen
|
17 February 2014[8] | Pre-season |
| KuPS | Esa Pekonen
|
Mutual termination | 24 April 2014[9] | Marko Rajamäki
|
2 May 2014[10] | 12th |
| HJK | Sixten Boström
|
Sacked | 29 April 2014 | Mika Lehkosuo
|
29 April 2014[11] | 6th |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJK (C) | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 62 | 25 | +37 | 69 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | SJK | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | FC Lahti | 33 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 58 | |
| 4 | VPS | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 48 | |
| 5 | IFK Mariehamn | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 48 | |
| 6 | FF Jaro | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 44 | |
| 7 | KuPS | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 44 | |
| 8 | MYPA[a] (R) | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 39 | Relegation to Ykkönen |
| 9 | RoPS | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 38 | |
| 10 | FC Inter | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 36 | |
| 11 | FC Honka[b] (R) | 33 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 31 | Relegation to Kakkonen |
| 12 | TPS (R) | 33 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 24 | Relegation to Ykkönen |
Source: veikkausliiga.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ MYPA were denied a licence for the 2015 season and were relegated to 2015 Ykkönen, however the team later decided to cease their operations
- ^ FC Honka were denied a licence and they continue in the 2015 Kakkonen with a reserve team
Results
Matches 1–22 |
Matches 23–33
|
Statistics
Monthly awards
| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month |
|---|---|---|
| April[14] | Antti Muurinen (MYPA)
|
 Hendrik Helmke (FF Jaro)
|
| May[15] | Mika Lehkosuo (HJK)
|
Rasmus Schüller (HJK)
|
| June[16] | Simo Valakari (SJK)
|
 Admir Ćatović (KuPS)
|
| July[17] | Toni Korkeakunnas (FC Lahti)
|
Henrik Moisander (FC Lahti)
|
| August[18] | Pekka Lyyski (IFK Mariehamn)
|
Petteri Forsell (IFK Mariehamn)
|
| September[19] | Mika Lehkosuo (HJK)
|
Erfan Zeneli (HJK)
|
| October[20] | Olli Huttunen (VPS)
|
Sebastian Standvall (VPS)
|
See also
References
- ^ "Veikkausliigakaudesta 2014 kaikkien aikojen pisin". Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ "Juha Malinen RoPSin peräsimeen kauden päätyttyä". RoPS (in Finnish). RoPS. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Toni Korkeakunnas valmentaa FC Lahtea kaudesta 2014 lähtien". FC Lahti (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 11 September 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "ANTTI MUURINEN MYPAN PÄÄVALMENTAJAKSI". MYPA (in Finnish). MYPA. 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "FC HONKA ON PURKANUT PÄÄVALMENTAJA MIKA LEHKOSUON SOPIMUKSEN". FC Honka (in Finnish). FC Honka. 7 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "FC HONKA JA SHEFKI KUQI OVAT SOLMINEET PÄÄVALMENTAJASOPIMUKSEN". FC Honka (in Finnish). FC Honka. 15 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "TPS ja Marko Rajamäki purkivat keskinäisen sopimuksensa". TPS (in Finnish). TPS. 14 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ "Mika Laurikainen palaa TPS:n päävalmentajaksi". TPS (in Finnish). TPS. 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "KuPS ja Pekonen purkivat sopimuksensa". KuPS (in Finnish). KuPS. 24 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Marko Rajamäki on uusi päävalmentaja". KuPS (in Finnish). KuPS. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "Mika Lehkosuo on HJK:n uusi päävalmentaja". HJK (in Finnish). HJK. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2014/11/07/rops-menetti-hjk-voittonsa RoPS menetti HJK-voittonsa
- ^ http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2014/04/25/ifk-mariehamn-vps-ottelun-lopputulos-muutettu IFK Mariehamn-VPS -ottelun lopputulos muutettu
- ^ Jaron Helmke huhtikuun Kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2014-05-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ Rasmus Schüller Veikkausliigan toukokuun pelaaja Archived 2014-06-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ KuPSin Admir Catovic Veikkausliigan kesäkuun pelaaja Archived 2014-07-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ Henrik Moisander heinäkuun kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2014-08-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ Petteri Forsell elokuun kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2014-09-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ HJK:n Erfan Zeneli Veikkausliigan syyskuun kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2014-10-04 at archive.today (in Finnish)
- ^ [1] (in Finnish)