Veikkausliiga
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2024
Location
Finland
Abbreviation
FIN1

Summary

The Veikkausliiga (FIN1) is the top football league in the Finnish football system. At the end of the 2024 FIN1 season, the FIN1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2025 - 2026 UEFA Champions League (UEFACL) - 1st Qualifying Round:
    • 1st place 2024 FIN1 Championship round team
  • 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League (UEFAECL) - 1st Qualifying Round:
    • 2nd place 2024 FIN1 Championship round team
    • 2024 FIN1 UEFAECL Playoffs winner

    The winner of the 2024 Suomen Cup (Finnish Cup), typically a FIN1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Leagues Pyramid - Finland

Abbrev League # of Teams
FIN1 Veikkausliiga 12
FIN2 Ykkösliiga 10
FIN3 Ykkönen 12
FIN4 Kakkonen 30
FIN5 Kolmonen 108
FIN6 Nelonen -
FIN7 Vitonen -
FIN8 Kutonen -
FIN9 Seiska -

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

Regular
6 Apr 2024 - 1 Sep 2024
Champ/Relegation Series
10 Sep 2024 - 20 Oct 2024
 12: FIN1 (10 minimum), FIN2 (2 maximum)

Season Format

Each FIN1 team plays Home/Away matches against the other 11 FIN1 teams for a total of 22 regular season league matches per team. At the end of regular season, the top 6 teams play in the Championship Series, while the bottom 6 teams play in the Relegation Series. In each series, each team plays against the other 5 teams in their group once for 5 more matches (27 total league matches). Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head goal difference, (5) head-to-head away goals scored, then (6) a playoff (only to decide a champion).

Playoffs

Upon completion of the 2024 FIN1 Championship and Relegation Rounds, the 4th place Championship Round team plays the 1st place Relegation Series team, and the 5th and 6th place Championship Round teams play each other in the 1st Round of the UEFA Europa Conference League Playoffs. The winners of the 1st Round, meet in the 2nd Round. The 2nd Round winner plays the 3rd place Championship Round team in the UEFA Europa Conference League Playoff final. The winner of the final receives a berth in the 2025 UEFA Europa League - 1st Qualifying Round.

Relegation

At the end of the 2024 FIN1 Regular season, the 6th place FIN1 Relegation Round team is relegated to the FIN2, and the 5th place FIN1 Relegation Round team plays Home-Away highest aggregate goals wins playoff matches with the 2nd place FIN2 team. The playoff winner and the 1st place FIN2 play in the 2025 FIN1.


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1st Stage

 LeagueHomeRoad
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1SJK 42 -2-08-75232 -1-0764210 -1-01110
2HJK 42 -1-17-107322 -0-0661520 -1-1146-2
3VAPS 32 -1-07-64221 -1-0443111 -0-03211
4IF Gnistan 32 -0-16-108211 -0-0321121 -0-13871
5KuPS 31 -2-05-64211 -0-0331220 -2-02330
6FC Inter Turku 41 -2-15-77031 -2-0565110 -0-1012-1
7IFK Mariehamn 31 -1-14-66021 -1-0454110 -0-1012-1
8FC Haka 31 -1-14-44021 -0-1333010 -1-01110
9AC Oulu 30 -2-12-56-100 -0-0000030 -2-1256-1
10FC Lahti 30 -2-12-15-410 -1-0111020 -1-1104-4
11Ekenäs IF 40 -1-31-58-310 -1-0111030 -0-3047-3
12FC Ilves 30 -1-21-47-320 -1-1146-210 -0-1001-1
Championship Rounds
Relegation Rounds

Fixtures

Sat - 27 Apr 2024
 FC Haka   HJKTehtaan kenttä
 AC Oulu   Vaasan PalloseuraRaatti Tekonurmi
 FC Lahti   KuPSLahden Stadion
Sun - 28 Apr 2024
 IF Gnistan   SJKMustapekka Areena
 IFK Mariehamn   FC IlvesWiklöf Holding Arena
Fri - 3 May 2024
 Vaasan Palloseura   FC LahtiLemonsoft Stadion
Sat - 4 May 2024
 FC Ilves   AC OuluTammela Stadion
 HJK   Ekenäs IFBolt Arena
 SJK   KuPSOmaSP Stadion
Sun - 5 May 2024
 IF Gnistan   FC HakaMustapekka Areena
 IFK Mariehamn   FC Inter TurkuWiklöf Holding Arena
Fri - 10 May 2024
 KuPS   Vaasan PalloseuraVäre Areena
Sat - 11 May 2024
 FC Haka   SJKTehtaan kenttä
 AC Oulu   IF GnistanRaatti Tekonurmi
 FC Inter Turku   HJKVeritas Stadion
Sun - 12 May 2024
 FC Lahti   IFK MariehamnLahden Stadion
 Ekenäs IF   FC IlvesEkenäs Centrumplan
Fri - 17 May 2024
 HJK   Vaasan PalloseuraBolt Arena
 AC Oulu   IFK MariehamnRaatti Tekonurmi
 SJK   FC Inter TurkuOmaSP Stadion

Results

Fri - 26 Apr 2024
 FC Inter Turku 21 Ekenäs IFVeritas Stadion
Wed - 24 Apr 2024
 SJK 33 HJKOmaSP Stadion
Sun - 21 Apr 2024
 Ekenäs IF 11 AC OuluISS Stadion (Vantaa)
Sat - 20 Apr 2024
 Vaasan Palloseura 32 IF GnistanLemonsoft Stadion
 FC Lahti 11 FC HakaLahden Stadion
 HJK 21 IFK MariehamnBolt Arena
Fri - 19 Apr 2024
 FC Inter Turku 11 KuPSVeritas Stadion
 SJK 10 FC IlvesOmaSP Stadion
Sat - 13 Apr 2024
 IFK Mariehamn 22 KuPSWiklöf Holding Arena
 FC Ilves 46 IF GnistanTammela Stadion
Fri - 12 Apr 2024
 FC Inter Turku 33 AC OuluVeritas Stadion
 Vaasan Palloseura 11 SJKLemonsoft Stadion
 FC Haka 21 Ekenäs IFTehtaan kenttä
Thu - 11 Apr 2024
 HJK 40 FC LahtiBolt Arena
Sat - 6 Apr 2024
 KuPS 31 HJKVäre Areena
 IFK Mariehamn 32 Ekenäs IFWiklöf Holding Arena
 FC Haka 12 Vaasan PalloseuraTehtaan kenttä
 SJK 21 AC OuluOmaSP Stadion
 FC Ilves 00 FC LahtiTammela Stadion
 IF Gnistan 21 FC Inter TurkuMustapekka Areena