2002 Veikkausliiga
The 2002 season was the 72nd completed season of Finnish Football League Championship, known as the Veikkausliiga. At the same time it was the 13th season of the Veikkausliiga. This season three teams could promote from the 2nd division and only one would relegate, because the Veikkausliiga would extend its number of participating teams from 12 to 14, starting the 2003 season.
Overview
The Veikkausliiga is administered by the
Participating clubs
In 2002 there were 12 participants in the Veikkausliiga:
- Atlantis Helsinki
- FC Jazz Pori
- FC Hämeenlinna - Promoted from Ykkönen
- FC Lahti
- Haka Valkeakoski
- HJK Helsinki
- Inter Turku
- Jaro Pietarsaari- Promoted from Ykkönen
- KuPS Kuopio
- MyPa 47 Anjalankoski
- Tampere United
- VPS Vaasa
Jaro
Preliminary stage
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJK Helsinki
|
22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 48 | Qualification to Championship group |
| 2 | MyPa Anjalankoski
|
22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 43 | |
| 3 | Haka Valkeakoski | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 38 | |
| 4 | Allianssi Vantaa | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 34 | |
| 5 | FC Inter Turku | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 32 | |
| 6 | Tampere United | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 32 | |
| 7 | FC Lahti | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 32 | |
| 8 | Jaro Jakobstad
|
22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 26 | |
| 9 | KuPS Kuopio
|
22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 24 | Qualification to Relegation group |
| 10 | FC Hämeenlinna | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 18 | |
| 11 | VPS Vaasa | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 17 | |
| 12 | FC Jazz Pori
|
22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 42 | −25 | 16 |
Source: [2]
Results
Final stage
Championship group
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJK Helsinki (C)
|
29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 21 | +30 | 65 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | MyPa Anjalankoski
|
29 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 60 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Haka Valkeakoski | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 52 | |
| 4 | Allianssi Vantaa | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 41 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Tampere United | 29 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 39 | |
| 6 | FC Inter Turku | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 36 | |
| 7 | Jaro Jakobstad
|
29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 36 | |
| 8 | FC Lahti | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 33 |
Results
Relegation group
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KuPS Kuopio
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 16 | |
| 2 | TPS Turku (P) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 15 | Promotion to Veikkausliiga |
| 3 | FC Hämeenlinna | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | |
| 4 | FC Jokerit (P) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10 | Promotion to Veikkausliiga |
| 5 | FC Jazz Pori
|
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | |
| 6 | FC KooTeePee (P) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 | Promotion to Veikkausliiga |
| 7 | VPS Vaasa (R) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 9 | Relegation to Ykkönen |
| 8 | TP-47 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 |
Leading scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Kottila | 
|
HJK Helsinki
|
18 |
| 2 | Valeri Popovits | 
|
Haka Valkeakoski
|
17 |
| 3 | Petteri Kaijasilta |
|
Allianssi Vantaa | 13 |
| 3 | Saku Puhakainen |
|
MyPa 47 Anjalankoski
|
13 |
| 5 | Richard Teberio | 
|
Inter Turku
|
11 |
Footnotes
- ^ "Finland 2002". RSSSF. 2002. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Finland - List of League First Level Tables". RSSSF. 2002. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ "Finland - List of Topscorers (Mestaruussarja/Veikkausliiga)". RSSSF. 2001. Retrieved 5 January 2012.