The 2013 Veikkausliiga was the 83rd season of top-tier football in Finland. The season began on 13 April 2013 and ended on 26 October 2013. HJK Helsinki are the defending champions.
Teams
FC Haka were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2012 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions RoPS.
Team summaries
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Honka | Espoo | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto | 6,000 |  Mika Lehkosuo
|
Jussi Vasara
|
| FC Inter | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 10,000 |  Job Dragtsma
|
Henri Lehtonen
|
| FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden Stadion | 15,000 | Juha Malinen
|
Mikko Hauhia
|
| FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 |  Alexei Eremenko Sr.
|
Jonas Emet
|
| HJK | Helsinki | Sonera Stadium | 10,770 | Sixten Boström
|
Ville Wallén
|
| IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | 4,000 | Pekka Lyyski
|
Jani Lyyski
|
| JJK | Jyväskylä | Harjun stadion | 3,000 | Juha Pasoja
|
Janne Korhonen
|
| KuPS | Kuopio | Savon Sanomat Areena | 5,000 | Esa Pekonen
|
Rami Hakanpää
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| MYPA | Myllykoski, Kouvola | Kymenlaakson Sähkö Stadion | 4,167 | Toni Korkeakunnas
|
Tuomas Aho
|
| RoPS | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemen keskuskenttä | 4,000 | Kari Virtanen
|
Antti Okkonen
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| TPS | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 10,000 | Marko Rajamäki
|
Jarkko Hurme
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| VPS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 | Olli Huttunen
|
Sebastian Strandvall
|
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJK | Antti Muurinen
|
End of contract | n/a | Sixten Boström
|
1 January 2013[1] | Pre-season |
| FC Lahti | Tommi Kautonen
|
Sacked | 4 June 2013[2] | Juha Malinen
|
5 June 2013[3] | 12th |
| JJK | Kari Martonen
|
Sacked | 30 June 2013 | Juha Pasoja (as caretaker)
|
30 June 2013[4] | 12th |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJK (C) | 33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 78 | 25 | +53 | 73 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | FC Honka | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 61 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | VPS | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 51 | |
| 4 | IFK Mariehamn | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 49 | |
| 5 | FC Lahti | 33 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 48 | |
| 6 | MYPA | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 47 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 7 | KuPS | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 41 | |
| 8 | TPS | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 | |
| 9 | FC Inter | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 40 | |
| 10 | FF Jaro | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 37 | |
| 11 | RoPS | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 34 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[b] |
| 12 | JJK (R) | 33 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 64 | −37 | 22 | Relegation to Ykkönen |
Source: veikkausliiga.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ MYPA qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League by Fair-Play ranking.
- ^ RoPS qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League by winning the 2013 Finnish Cup.
Results
Matches 1–22 |
Matches 23–33
|
Statistics
Top scorers
Source: veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Väyrynen
|
FC Honka | 17 |
| 2 |  Rafael
|
FC Lahti | 16 |
| 3 | Mikael Forssell
|
HJK | 14 |
| 4 | Pekka Sihvola
|
MYPA | 12 |
| Ilja Venäläinen
|
KuPS | 12 | |
| 6 |  Demba Savage
|
HJK | 11 |
| Erfan Zeneli
|
HJK | 11 | |
| 8 |  Tomi Ameobi
|
VPS | 9 |
 Kris Bright
|
IFK Mariehamn | 9 | |
| Jonas Emet
|
FF Jaro | 9 | |
 Irakli Sirbiladze
|
FC Inter | 9 | |
| 12 | Sasha Anttilainen
|
MYPA | 8 |
 Dever Orgill
|
IFK Mariehamn | 8 | |
 Shahdon Winchester
|
FF Jaro | 8 | |
| 15 | 8 players | 7 | |
| 23 | 4 players | 6 | |
| 27 | 12 players | 5 | |
| 39 | 13 players | 4 | |
| 52 | 25 players | 3 | |
| 77 | 29 players | 2 | |
| 106 | 36 players | 1 | |
Monthly awards
| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month |
|---|---|---|
| April[6] | Pekka Lyyski (IFK Mariehamn)
|
Petteri Forsell (IFK Mariehamn)
|
| May[7] | Mika Lehkosuo (FC Honka)
|
Pekka Sihvola (MYPA)
|
| June[8] | Mika Lehkosuo (FC Honka)
|
Tim Väyrynen (FC Honka)
|
| July[9] | Alexei Eremenko Sr. (FF Jaro)
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Tomi Maanoja (RoPS)
|
| August[10] | Toni Korkeakunnas (MYPA)
|
 Abdoulaye Méïté (FC Honka)
|
| September[11] | Sixten Boström (HJK)
|
Erfan Zeneli (HJK)
|
| October[12] | Olli Huttunen (VPS)
|
Tim Väyrynen (FC Honka)
|
Annual awards
Source: Kauden 2013 pelipaikkojen parhaat nimetty (in Finnish)
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Best Player | Tim Väyrynen (FC Honka)
|
| Best Goalkeeper | Henri Sillanpää (VPS)
|
| Best Defender |  Gideon Baah (FC Honka)
|
| Best Midfielder | Erfan Zeneli (HJK)
|
| Best Striker | Tim Väyrynen (FC Honka)
|
| Best Manager | Olli Huttunen (VPS)
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See also
References
- ^ "Oma kasvatti aloittaa HJK:n päävalmentajana tammikuussa". HJK (in Finnish). HJK. 9 October 2012. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ "Kautonen vapautettu päävalmentajan tehtävästä". FC Lahti (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "Juha Malinen FC Lahden päävalmentajaksi". FC Lahti (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "JJK-RoPS: Härkäviikko päättyi tasapeliin - ottelu jäi Martosen viimeiseksi". JJK Jyväskylä (in Finnish). JJK Jyväskylä. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ^ http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=&ID=51810 Archived 2013-06-15 at archive.today FC Lahden valitus hylättiin
- ^ Lyyski Kuukauden valmentaja Archived 2013-11-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ Toukokuun parhaat julkistettu Archived 2013-11-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ Tim Väyrynen kesäkuun kuukauden pelaaja Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ Tomi Maanoja Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja Archived 2013-08-03 at archive.today (in Finnish)
- ^ Hongan Abdoulaye Méïté Veikkausliigan elokuun pelaaja Archived 2013-09-04 at archive.today (in Finnish)
- ^ Erfan Zenelistä syyskuun Kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ "Veikkausliiga | Tim Väyrynen lokakuun kuukauden pelaaja". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-26. Tim Väyrynen lokakuun kuukauden pelaaja] (in Finnish)
External links
- Official site (in Finnish)
- uefa.com
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