2010 Veikkausliiga
The 2010 Veikkausliiga was the 80th season of top-tier football in Finland. It began on 16 April 2010 and ended on 23 October 2010.
Teams
JJK and Ykkönen runners-up KPV
competed in a two-legged relegation play-offs for one spot in this season. JJK won 5–3 on aggregate and thereby retained their league position.
Team summaries
Location of teams in 2010 VeikkausliigaClub | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Kitmaker |
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AC Oulu | Oulu | Castrén
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4,000 | Juha Malinen | Umbro |
FC Honka | Espoo | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto
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6,000 | Mika Lehkosuo | Kappa
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FC Inter | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 9,372 | Job Dragtsma | Nike |
FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden Stadion
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15,000 | Ilkka Mäkelä | Umbro |
FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 | Alexei Eremenko Sr.
|
Errea
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Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | 3,516 | Sami Ristilä | Umbro |
HJK
|
Helsinki | Sonera Stadium
|
10,770 | Antti Muurinen | Adidas |
IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | 4,000 | Pekka Lyyski | Puma
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JJK
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Jyväskylä | Harjun stadion | 3,000 | Kari Martonen | Legea |
KuPS
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Kuopio | Kuopion keskuskenttä
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5,000 | Esa Pekonen | Puma
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MYPA
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Anjalankoski | Saviniemi
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4,167 | Janne Lindberg | Puma
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Tampere United | Tampere | Ratina Stadion
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17,000 | Ari Hjelm | Puma
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TPS | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 9,372 | Marko Rajamäki | Puma
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VPS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 | Tommi Pikkarainen | Umbro |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | HJK (C) | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 52 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | KuPS
|
26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 48 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
3 | TPS | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 45 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
4 | FC Honka | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 41 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
5 | FF Jaro | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 38 | |
6 | FC Inter | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 37 | |
7 | Tampere United | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 34 | |
8 | Haka | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 33 | |
9 | MYPA
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26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 32 | |
10 | VPS | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 31 | |
11 | AC Oulu | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 30 | |
12 | IFK Mariehamn | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 28 | |
13 | JJK (O)
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26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 27 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
14 | FC Lahti (R) | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 26 | Relegation to Ykkönen |
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ TPS were the winners of the 2010 Finnish Cup competition and qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
Relegation play-offs
The 13th placed team of 2010 Veikkausliiga and the runners-up of the 2010 Ykkönen will compete in a two-legged play-offs for one spot in the 2011 Veikkausliiga.[1] JJK won the playoffs by 3-1 and remained again in Veikkausliiga.
FC Viikingit | 1 – 1 | JJK |
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Sesay 87' | Hyyrynen 62' |
Vuosaaren Urheilukenttä, Helsinki
Attendance: 3172
JJK | 2 – 0 | FC Viikingit |
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Tuomanen 9' Linjala 31' |
Harjun Stadion, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 3232
Results
Statistics
Top goalscorersSource: veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
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Top assistantsSource: veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
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Monthly awards
Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month |
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April[2] | JJK )
|
Janne Korhonen (Haka )
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May | KuPS )
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KuPS )
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June[3] | Job Dragtsma (FC Inter) | Henri Lehtonen (FC Inter) |
July[4] | Pekka Lyyski (IFK Mariehamn) | Tamás Gruborovics (IFK Mariehamn) |
August[5] | Marko Rajamäki (TPS) | Roope Riski (TPS) |
September[6] | Alexei Eremenko Sr. (FF Jaro )
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Toni Kolehmainen (TPS) |
October[7] | Sami Ristilä (Haka) | KuPS )
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Players of the year
Source: veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
Position | Player |
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Best Goalkeeper | Jukka Lehtovaara (TPS) |
Best Defender | HJK )
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Best Midfielder | Miikka Ilo (KuPS) |
Best Striker | HJK )
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Best Player | HJK )
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References
- ^ Liigakarsinta ensi keskiviikkona ja lauantaina (in Finnish)
- ^ Veikkausliigan huhtikuun joukkue nimetty Archived 2010-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ Interin Henri Lehtosesta Veikkausliigan kesäkuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
- ^ Tamás Gruborovics Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja Archived 2011-09-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ TPS:n Roope Riski Veikkausliigan elokuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
- ^ Veikkausliigan syyskuun joukkue nimetty (in Finnish)
- ^ KuPSin Dudu Veikkausliigan lokakuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
External links
- Official site (in Finnish)
- uefa.com