Veikkausliiga Finland | 2024 Football League Table

Veikkausliiga 2024 Regular Season

PWDLGFGAFormPts
1KuPS
16
9
4
3
28
16
WWLLL
31
2HJK
17
9
4
4
30
18
WLWWW
31
3SJK
16
9
4
3
30
20
WWWDW
31
4Ilves
17
8
5
4
36
23
WLWDD
29
5Haka
16
8
3
5
26
23
LWWLD
27
6VPS
16
7
4
5
27
24
LLLDD
25
7Inter Turku
17
6
4
7
30
26
DWWWD
22
8Oulu
16
4
6
6
24
27
WWLWD
18
9Mariehamn
15
4
4
7
16
25
LLLWD
16
10Gnistan
16
3
5
8
21
31
DLLDL
14
11EIF
16
3
3
10
16
34
LLWWL
12
12Lahti
16
1
6
9
14
31
LLLDD
9

Veikkausliiga Finland

The Veikkausliiga Finland is the premier division of Finnish football. It is the top tier in the Finnish football league structure and consists of the top twelve clubs in the country. The Veikkaus national betting agency is the major sponsor of the Veikkausliiga. Here, you can find out all the important facts about the Veikkausliiga. Listed below are some of the key facts about the Veikkausliaga.

The Veikkausliiga Finland has had several changes over the years. In the past, the format of the league changed every year. The current league consists of 12 teams, which play three matches each. The best six teams play 17 home matches, while the other six play 16 away matches. The bottom team of the league is relegated to the Ykkonen. If the Ykkonen team wins the championship, it moves on to the Veikkausliiga. The second last team plays a two-leg play-off against the Ykkonen winner.

In the previous decade, the Veikkausliiga Finland had twelve teams. The competition was known as Mestaruussarja from 1930 to 1990, and was a professional soccer league. In 2007, Veikkausliiga was renamed as Veikkausliiga Helsinki. The name ‘Kuusysi’ was dropped and replaced by Reipas’. The two teams merged to form FC Lahti.