2016 Veikkausliiga

The 2016 Veikkausliiga is the eighty-sixth season of top-tier football in Finland. The season started on 2 April 2016; the regular season ended on 23 October 2016, with a promotion/relegation playoff continuing until 29 October.[1] SJK were the defending champions.

Veikkausliiga
Season2016
ChampionsIFK Mariehamn
1st Veikkausliiga title
RelegatedPK-35 Vantaa
Champions LeagueIFK Mariehamn
Europa LeagueHJK
SJK
VPS
Matches played198
Goals scored459 (2.32 per match)
Top goalscorerRoope Riski
(17 goals)
Biggest home winRoPS 5–0 PS Kemi (10 August)
SJK 5–0 PK-35 Vantaa (17 October)
Biggest away winIFK Mariehamn 2–5 HIFK (7 August)
HJK 1–4 FC Lahti (12 September)
Highest scoringPK-35 Vantaa 3–4 RoPS (2 April)
IFK Mariehamn 2–5 HIFK (7 August)
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Teams

FF Jaro were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2015 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions PS Kemi.

KTP as 11th-placed team lost their Veikkausliiga spot after losing to second-placed Ykkönen team PK-35 Vantaa 3–2 on aggregate in a relegation/promotion playoff.

Stadia and locations
Location of teams in 2016 Veikkausliiga
Club Location Stadium Capacity
FC Inter Turku Veritas Stadion 10,000
FC Lahti Lahti Lahden kisapuisto 4,000
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
KuPS Kuopio Savon Sanomat Areena 5,000
PK-35 Vantaa Vantaa Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion 4,500
PS Kemi Kemi Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto 4,500
RoPS Rovaniemi Rovaniemen keskuskenttä 4,000
SJK Seinäjoki OmaSP Stadion 6,000
VPS Vaasa Hietalahti Stadium 4,600
  • SJK will move to their new stadium OmaSp Stadion in June 2016 (capacity 6,000).[2][3]

Personnel and kits
Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
FC Inter Shefki Kuqi Henri Lehtonen Nike Alfons Håkans
FC Lahti Toni Korkeakunnas Mikko Hauhia Umbro BE Group
Lahti Energia
Halton
HIFK Antti Muurinen Esa Terävä Kappa/Puma [nb 1] Aktia Bank
HJK Mika Lehkosuo Sebastian Sorsa Adidas Apu
IFK Mariehamn Kari Virtanen
Peter Lundberg		 Jani Lyyski Puma Hotell Arkipelag
Ilves Jarkko Wiss Antti Hynynen Adidas Various
KuPS Marko Rajamäki Petteri Pennanen Puma Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas
PK-35 Vantaa Pasi Pihamaa Kim Raimi Nike Vantaan Energia
PS Kemi Jari Åhman Billy Ions Stanno Various
RoPS Juha Malinen Antti Okkonen Puma Saraware
SJK Simo Valakari Mihkel Aksalu Adidas LähiTapiola
EPKK
Prima Power
VPS Petri Vuorinen Ville Koskimaa Puma Various
  1. HIFK switched from Kappa to Puma kits mid-season.[4]

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Ilves Marco Baruffato End of contract n/a Jarkko Wiss 6 November 2015[5] Pre-season
IFK Mariehamn Pekka Lyyski End of contract n/a Kari Virtanen
Peter Lundberg		 19 November 2015[6] Pre-season
FC Inter Job Dragtsma Mutual termination 26 May 2016 Jami Wallenius (as caretaker) 26 May 2016[7] 7th
PK-35 Vantaa Shefki Kuqi Mutual termination 27 July 2016 Pasi Pihamaa 27 July 2016[8] 12th
HIFK Jani Honkavaara Sacked 27 July 2016[9] Antti Muurinen 28 July 2016[10] 11th
FC Inter Jami Wallenius (as caretaker) Mutual termination 3 August 2016 Shefki Kuqi 3 August 2016[11] 10th

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 IFK Mariehamn (C) 33 17 10 6 40 25 +15 61 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 HJK 33 16 10 7 52 36 +16 58 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 SJK 33 17 6 10 49 36 +13 57
4 VPS 33 15 8 10 36 27 +9 53
5 Ilves 33 15 7 11 36 35 +1 52
6 RoPS 33 13 11 9 43 33 +10 50
7 KuPS 33 14 7 12 37 31 +6 49
8 Lahti 33 10 12 11 42 43 −1 42
9 PS Kemi Kings 33 10 5 18 29 48 −19 35
10 HIFK 33 8 10 15 35 39 −4 34
11 Inter Turku (O) 33 7 11 15 28 41 −13 32 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12 PK-35 Vantaa[lower-alpha 2] (R) 33 4 7 22 32 65 −33 13 Relegation to the Ykkönen
Source: Veikkausliiga (in Finnish), 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 away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. SJK qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Finnish Cup.
  2. PK-35 Vantaa were deducted 6 points for overdue debts.[12]

Results

Matches 1–22
Home \ Away INT LAH HIFK HJK MAR ILV KPS PKV PSK RPS SJK VPS
FC Inter 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–3 0–2
FC Lahti 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 4–0
HIFK 1–2 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1
HJK 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 5–1 2–3 4–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–1
IFK Mariehamn 0–0 3–0 2–5 0–0 3–1 0–3 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–2
Ilves 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0
KuPS 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0
PK-35 Vantaa 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–4 0–0 0–2
PS Kemi 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–2 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 0–0
RoPS 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 5–0 2–3 2–0
SJK 1–0 4–1 2–1 2–3 0–1 0–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 3–1 1–0
VPS 0–0 1–0 3–1 3–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2016. Source: veikkausliiga.com
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The match originally finished 0–2, but the result was changed to 3–0, as SJK fielded ineligible players.[13]

Matches 23–33
Home \ Away INT LAH HIFK HJK MAR ILV KPS PKV PSK RPS SJK VPS
FC Inter 0–0 3–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1
FC Lahti 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–0
HIFK 2–1 0–2 3–1 3–1 0–1
HJK 1–4 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0
IFK Mariehamn 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–2 1–0 0–0
Ilves 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–1 0–0
KuPS 0–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–0
PK-35 Vantaa 2–1 0–2 1–3 0–1 1–2
PS Kemi 2–4 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–4
RoPS 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1
SJK 1–0 2–2 1–0 4–0 1–0 5–0
VPS 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2016. Source: veikkausliiga.com
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs
TPS0–0Inter Turku
Report
Attendance: 4,216
Inter Turku2–0TPS
Manev  49'
Nebihi  89'		 Report
Attendance: 6,855

Statistics

Monthly awards
Month Coach of the Month Player of the Month
April[14] Peter Lundberg (IFK Mariehamn)
Kari Virtanen (IFK Mariehamn)		 Walter Viitala (IFK Mariehamn)
May[15] Mika Lehkosuo (HJK) Taye Taiwo (HJK)
June[16] Juha Malinen (RoPS) Roope Riski (SJK)
July[17] Petri Vuorinen (VPS) Pyry Soiri (VPS)
August[18] Jari Åhman (PS Kemi) Erik Törnros (PS Kemi)
September[19] Jarkko Wiss (Ilves) Alfredo Morelos (HJK)
October[20] Peter Lundberg (IFK Mariehamn)
Kari Virtanen (IFK Mariehamn)		 Jani Lyyski (IFK Mariehamn)

References
  1. Otteluohjelma | Veikkausliiga
  2. Seinäjoen stadion nousee ensi kevääksi
  3. Seinäjoen stadionille nimi - OmaSp Stadion
  4. http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2016/08/09/puma-ja-hifk-yhteistyohon
  5. "Jarkko Wiss on Ilveksen uusi päävalmentaja". Ilves (in Finnish). Ilves. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  6. "Tränartrio klar för Grönvitt". IFK Mariehamn (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  7. "Tiedote: Job Dragtsma jättää päävalmentajan tehtävät". FC Inter (in Finnish). FC Inter. 26 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  8. "Shefki Kuqi jättää päävalmentajan tehtävät". PK-35 Vantaa (in Finnish). PK-35 Vantaa. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  9. "HIFK Fotboll vaihtaa päävalmentajaa – lehdistötilaisuus huomenna kello 13.00". HIFK (in Finnish). HIFK. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  10. "Antti Muurinen HIFK:n päävalmentajaksi". HIFK (in Finnish). HIFK. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  11. "Shefki ja Njazi Kuqi FC Interiin". FC Inter (in Finnish). FC Inter. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  12. "PK-35 Vantaalle pisterangaistus ja pelaajasiirtorajoitus" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  13. Päätös koskien SJK:n pelioikeudettomia pelaajia
  14. Walter Viitala huhtikuun kuukauden pelaaja (in Finnish)
  15. Taye Taiwo valittiin kuukauden pelaajaksi (in Finnish)
  16. Roope Riski kuukauden pelaajaksi (in Finnish)
  17. Pyry Soiri kuukauden pelaajaksi (in Finnish)
  18. Erik Törnros kuukauden pelaajaksi (in Finnish)
  19. HJK:n Morelos kuukauden pelaajaksi (in Finnish)
  20. Jani Lyyski kuukauden pelaajaksi (in Finnish)
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