Summary
The Veikkausliiga (FIN1) is the top football league in the Finnish football system. At the end of the 2021 FIN1 season, the FIN1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2022 - 2023 UEFA Champions League (UEFACL) - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2021 FIN1 Championship round team
- 2022 - 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League (UEFAECL) - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd, 3rd and 4th place 2021 FIN1 Championship round teams
- 2021 FIN1 UEFAECL Playoffs winner
The winner of the 2021 Suomen Cup (Finnish Cup), typically a FIN1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2022 - 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Finland
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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FIN1 | Veikkausliiga | 12 |
FIN2 | Ykkönen | 12 |
FIN3 | Kakkonen | 36 |
FIN4 | Kolmonen | 104 |
FIN5 | Nelonen | 159 |
FIN6 | Vitonen | - |
FIN7 | Kutonen | - |
FIN8 | Seiska | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
Regular 24 Apr 2021 - 30 Sep 2021 | Champ/Relegation Series 2 Oct 2021 - 31 Oct 2021 | 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. 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. For 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.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2021 FIN1 Regular season, the 12th place FIN1 team is relegated to the FIN2, and the 11th place FIN1 team plays Home-Away highest aggregate goals wins playoff matches with the 2nd place FIN2 team. The playoff winner and the 1st place FIN2 are promoted to the 2022 FIN1.
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Relegation Playoff
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | RoPS (FIN2) | 23 | AC Oulu (FIN1) |
2nd Stage
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | HJK | 27 | 18 -5-4 | 59 | - | 41 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 9 -2-3 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 9 -3-1 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 12 |
2 | KuPS | 27 | 17 -7-3 | 58 | - | 46 | 20 | 26 | 14 | 8 -5-1 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 9 -2-2 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 12 |
3 | SJK | 27 | 14 -6-7 | 48 | - | 45 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 7 -4-2 | 25 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 7 -2-5 | 23 | 17 | 18 | -1 |
4 | FC Inter Turku | 27 | 14 -3-10 | 45 | - | 45 | 32 | 13 | 14 | 8 -2-4 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 6 -1-6 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
5 | FC Ilves | 27 | 11 -3-13 | 36 | - | 29 | 34 | -5 | 13 | 8 -1-4 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 3 -2-9 | 11 | 14 | 22 | -8 |
6 | HIFK | 27 | 9 -8-10 | 35 | - | 25 | 31 | -6 | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 14 | 5 -5-4 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | FC Lahti | 27 | 10 -10-7 | 40 | - | 35 | 30 | 5 | 14 | 6 -4-4 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 4 -6-3 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
2 | FC Haka | 27 | 10 -5-12 | 35 | - | 30 | 29 | 1 | 14 | 4 -4-6 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 6 -1-6 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
3 | FC Honka | 27 | 9 -6-12 | 33 | - | 38 | 37 | 1 | 14 | 5 -3-6 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | 19 | 20 | -1 |
4 | IFK Mariehamn | 27 | 9 -3-15 | 30 | - | 28 | 40 | -12 | 13 | 4 -1-8 | 13 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 14 | 5 -2-7 | 17 | 14 | 19 | -5 |
5 | AC Oulu | 27 | 6 -5-16 | 23 | - | 21 | 44 | -23 | 13 | 4 -2-7 | 14 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 14 | 2 -3-9 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -17 |
6 | KTP | 27 | 2 -5-20 | 11 | - | 25 | 58 | -33 | 13 | 1 -2-10 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 14 | 1 -3-10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | -19 |
2021-2022 UEFACL UEFAECL Playoffs 2021-2022 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation |
1st Stage
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | KuPS | 22 | 15 -4-3 | 49 | - | 38 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 8 -1-2 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 11 |
2 | HJK | 22 | 15 -4-3 | 49 | - | 32 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 -2-1 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 11 |
3 | FC Inter Turku | 22 | 12 -3-7 | 39 | - | 36 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 -1-5 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
4 | SJK | 22 | 11 -4-7 | 37 | - | 29 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 5 -1-5 | 16 | 7 | 12 | -5 |
5 | HIFK | 22 | 9 -6-7 | 33 | - | 23 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 11 | 5 -4-2 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
6 | FC Ilves | 22 | 10 -3-9 | 33 | - | 21 | 23 | -2 | 11 | 8 -1-2 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 2 -2-7 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -8 |
7 | FC Lahti | 22 | 8 -8-6 | 32 | - | 27 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
8 | FC Honka | 22 | 7 -5-10 | 26 | - | 28 | 29 | -1 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
9 | FC Haka | 22 | 7 -3-12 | 24 | - | 21 | 26 | -5 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 11 | 4 -1-6 | 13 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
10 | IFK Mariehamn | 22 | 7 -2-13 | 23 | - | 20 | 32 | -12 | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 11 | 4 -1-6 | 13 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
11 | AC Oulu | 22 | 5 -3-14 | 18 | - | 17 | 35 | -18 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 11 | 2 -1-8 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -12 |
12 | KTP | 22 | 1 -5-16 | 8 | - | 18 | 45 | -27 | 11 | 0 -2-9 | 2 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 11 | 1 -3-7 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -13 |
Championship Series Challenger Series |
Results
FC Inter Turku | 25 | SJK | Veritas Stadion |
FC Haka | 20 | IFK Mariehamn | Tehtaan kenttä |
IFK Mariehamn | 03 | FC Lahti | Wiklöf Holding Arena |
FC Ilves | 02 | FC Inter Turku | Ratinan Stadion |
HJK | 21 | FC Inter Turku | Bolt Arena |
IFK Mariehamn | 51 | KTP | Wiklöf Holding Arena |
AC Oulu | 12 | IFK Mariehamn | Raatti Tekonurmi |