2015 Veikkausliiga

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RoPS 0–4 FC Inter
(23 April)
Highest scoringIFK Mariehamn 4–3 FF Jaro
(19 July)
Highest attendance10,521
HJK Helsinki 1-1 HIFK (6 July)
Average attendance2,574
2014

The 2015 Veikkausliiga was the 85th season of top-tier football in Finland. HJK Helsinki were the defending champions. The season was won by SJK, ending HJK's record streak of six straight titles.

Teams

TPS were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2014 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions HIFK.

Ilves, which finished third in Ykkönen.[1]

Stadia and location

Location of teams in 2015 Veikkausliiga
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 Netherlands Job Dragtsma Finland Henri Lehtonen Nike Alfons Håkans
FC Lahti Finland Toni Korkeakunnas Finland Mikko Hauhia Umbro BE Group
Lahti Energia
Halton
FF Jaro
Alexei Eremenko Sr.
Finland Jonas Emet Macron Stadshotellet Kaupunginhotelli
Halpa-Halli
Sagafurs
HIFK Finland Jani Honkavaara Finland Esa Terävä
Kappa
Aktia Bank
HJK Finland Mika Lehkosuo Finland Markus Heikkinen Adidas Apu
IFK Mariehamn Finland Pekka Lyyski Finland Jani Lyyski
Puma
Hotell Arkipelag
Ilves Italy Marco Baruffato Finland Antti Hynynen Adidas LähiTapiola
Dextra
KTP Finland Sami Ristilä Finland Valeri Minkenen Puma Steveco
Data Group
Port of Haminakotka
KuPS Finland Marko Rajamäki Finland Miikka Ilo Puma LähiTapiola
Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas
RoPS Finland Juha Malinen Finland Antti Okkonen Puma Saraware
SJK Finland Simo Valakari Serbia Pavle Milosavljević Adidas GapCon
VPS Finland Petri Vuorinen Finland Ville Koskimaa Puma Various

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Ilves Finland Mika Malinen End of contract n/a FinlandEngland Keith Armstrong 24 October 2014[2] Pre-season
VPS Finland Olli Huttunen Sacked 29 June 2015 Finland Petri Vuorinen 29 June 2015[3] 12th
Ilves FinlandEngland Keith Armstrong Sacked 7 October 2015[4] Italy Marco Baruffato 14 October 2015[5] 8th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 SJK (C) 33 18 6 9 50 22 +28 60 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2
RoPS
33 17 8 8 44 29 +15 59 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 HJK 33 16 10 7 45 30 +15 58
4 Inter Turku 33 13 10 10 45 34 +11 49
5 Lahti 33 12 12 9 38 36 +2 48
6 IFK Mariehamn 33 11 12 10 30 36 −6 45 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
7 HIFK 33 10 13 10 42 42 0 43
8
Ilves
33 11 7 15 32 48 −16 40
9 KuPS 33 9 11 13 32 40 −8 38
10 VPS 33 8 9 16 36 43 −7 33
11 KTP (R) 33 7 11 15 27 44 −17 32 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12 Jaro (R) 33 6 11 16 27 43 −16 29 Relegation to the Ykkönen
Source: Veikkausliiga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals allowed; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals allowed; 10) Play-off. (Note: Criteria 7–10 is only used if deciding Champion, teams to UEFA competitions or teams for relegation).[6]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Relegation play-offs


PK-35 Vantaa0–0KTP
Report

PK-35 Vantaa won 3–2 on aggregate.

Statistics

Awards

Month Coach of the Month Player of the Month
April[7] Netherlands Job Dragtsma (FC Inter) Finland Vahid Hambo (FC Inter)
May[8]
RoPS
)
Estonia Mihkel Aksalu (SJK)
June[9]
RoPS
)
RoPS
)
July[10] Finland Toni Korkeakunnas (FC Lahti)
Ilves
)
August[11]
Ilves
)
Ilves
)
September[12] Netherlands Job Dragtsma (FC Inter)
RoPS
)
October[13] Finland Simo Valakari (SJK)
RoPS
)

Annual awards

Award[14] Winner Club
Player of the Year Finland Aleksandr Kokko RoPS
Goalkeeper of the Year Estonia Mihkel Aksalu SJK
Defender of the Year Nigeria Faith Obilor RoPS
Midfielder of the Year Afghanistan Moshtagh Yaghoubi RoPS
Striker of the Year Finland Aleksandr Kokko RoPS
Breakthrough of the Year Finland Kaan Kairinen Inter Turku
Coach of the Year Finland Simo Valakari SJK

See also

References

  1. ^ Liigalisenssikomitea päätti Veikkausliigalisensseistä kaudelle 2015
  2. ^ "Keith Armstrong on Ilveksen uusi valmentaja". Ilves (in Finnish). Ilves. 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  3. ^ "VPS on irtisanonut päävalmentajansa". VPS (in Finnish). VPS. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Marco Baruffato toimii päävalmentajana loppukauden". Ilves (in Finnish). Ilves. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Veikkausliiga 2015 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  7. ^ Vahid Hambo huhtikuun kuukauden pelaaja (in Finnish)
  8. ^ SJK:n Mihkel Aksalu toukokuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
  9. ^ Aleksandr Kokko kesäkuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
  10. ^ Mika Hilander Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
  11. ^ [1] (in Finnish)
  12. ^ [2] (in Finnish)
  13. ^ [3] (in Finnish)
  14. ^ Kai (2015-10-30). "Tässä ovat Captain's Ball -futisgaalan kaikki palkitut tahot". SuomiFutis (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-01-02.

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