2008 Veikkausliiga
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| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Inter Turku 1st Finnish title |
| Relegated | KooTeePee |
| Champions League | Inter Turku |
| Europa League | Honka Lahti HJK (via domestic cup) |
| Goals scored | 482 |
| Average goals/game | 2.65 |
| Top goalscorer | Finland Aleksandr Kokko Finland Henri Myntti (13 goals both) |
| Biggest home win | Honka 7–0 Haka Lahti 8–1 KuPS |
| Biggest away win | Jaro 0–4 Haka Haka 0–4 Inter Turku TPS 0–4 Inter Turku VPS 0–4 Inter Turku KooTeePee 0–4 MYPA |
| Highest scoring | Lahti 8–1 KuPS |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 season of Veikkausliiga was the 78th season of top-tier football in Finland. It started on 27 April 2008 and ended on 26 October 2008. The defending champions were Tampere United.
Promotion and relegation
AC Oulu finished at the bottom of the 2007 season and therefore were relegated to Ykkönen. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions KuPS. 13th placed Veikkausliiga team FC Viikingit and Ykkönen runners-up RoPS competed in a two-legged relegation play-offs for one spot in 2008 Veikkausliiga. RoPS won 2–1 on aggregate and therefore were promoted to Veikkausliiga.
Overview
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | 3,516 | Finland Olli Huttunen |
| HJK | Helsinki | Finnair Stadium | 10,770 | Finland Antti Muurinen |
| FC Honka | Espoo | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto | 6,000 | Finland Mika Lehkosuo |
| FC Inter | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 10,000 | Netherlands Job Dragtsma |
| FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 | Finland Mika Laurikainen |
| FC KooTeePee | Kotka | Arto Tolsa Areena | 4,780 | Finland Tommi Kautonen |
| KuPS | Kuopio | Magnum Areena | 3,500 | Finland Kai Nyyssönen |
| FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden Stadion | 15,000 | Finland Ilkka Mäkelä |
| IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | 1,600 | Finland Pekka Lyyski |
| MYPA | Anjalankoski | Saviniemi | 4,067 | Finland Janne Lindberg |
| RoPS | Rovaniemi | Keskuskenttä | 4,000 | Russia Valeri Bondarenko |
| Tampere United | Tampere | Ratina Stadion | 17,000 | Finland Ari Hjelm |
| TPS | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 10,000 | Wales John Allen |
| VPS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 | Finland Tomi Kärkkäinen |
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Inter (C) | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 54 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | FC Honka | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 50 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | FC Lahti | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 48 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | HJK | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 47 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | MYPA | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 42 | |
| 6 | TPS | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 42 | |
| 7 | Tampere United | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 36 | |
| 8 | Haka | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 35 | |
| 9 | FF Jaro | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 35 | |
| 10 | RoPS | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 30 | |
| 11 | VPS | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 29 | |
| 12 | IFK Mariehamn | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 26 | |
| 13 | KuPS (O) | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 19 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | FC KooTeePee (R) | 26 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 57 | −43 | 8 | Relegation to Ykkönen |
Source: veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
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:
- ↑ HJK won the Finnish Cup 2008, thereby qualifying for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
Relegation play-offs
KuPS and Ykkönen runners-up FC Viikingit competed in a two-legged play-offs for one spot in Veikkausliiga 2009. KuPS won 2–1 on aggregate and thereby retained their league spot for 2009.
| FC Viikingit | 1 – 2 | KuPS |
|---|---|---|
| Jäntti File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' | Report (in Finnish) |
Koljonen File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Venäläinen File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' |
| KuPS | 0 – 0 | FC Viikingit |
|---|---|---|
| Report (in Finnish) |
Results
Top goalscorers
Source: veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland Aleksandr Kokko | Honka | 13 |
| Finland Henri Myntti | Tampere United | 13 | |
| 3 | Finland Mikko Hyyrynen | Jaro | 11 |
| Finland Toni Lehtinen | Haka | 11 | |
| Finland Mikko Paatelainen | TPS | 11 | |
| Brazil Rafael | Lahti | 11 | |
| 8 | Finland Jarno Parikka | HJK | 9 |
| Finland Hermanni Vuorinen | Honka | 9 | |
| 10 | Estonia Tarmo Neemelo | MYPA | 8 |
| Finland Mika Ojala | Inter Turku | 8 | |
| Finland Paulus Roiha | HJK | 8 |
Annual awards
Source: Veikkausliigan parhaat kaudella 2008 nimetty (in Finnish)
Players' Association's awards
- Player of the Year: Dominic Chatto (Inter Turku)
- Young player of the Year: Aleksandr Kokko (Honka)
- Referee of the Year: Tero Nieminen
Veikkausliiga's awards
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Patrick Bantamoi (Inter Turku)
- Defender of the Year: Jos Hooiveld (Inter Turku)
- Midfielder of the Year: Mika Ojala (Inter Turku)
- Attacker of the Year: Aleksandr Kokko (Honka)
External links
- Official website (in Finnish)
- soccerassociation.com