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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1HJK 179 -4-431-30181296 -2-1201861283 -2-31112120
2KuPS 169 -4-331-28161276 -0-1181761193 -4-21311101
3SJK 169 -4-331-30201085 -2-1171510584 -2-21415105
4FC Ilves 178 -5-429-36231395 -2-21724141083 -3-2121293
5FC Haka 168 -3-527-2623385 -2-1171610683 -1-4101013-3
6VAPS 167 -4-525-2724383 -3-2121512384 -1-31312120
7FC Inter Turku 176 -4-722-3026494 -3-2151712582 -1-571314-1
8AC Oulu 164 -6-618-2427-383 -3-212108281 -3-461419-5
9IFK Mariehamn 154 -4-716-1625-992 -3-491016-662 -1-3769-3
10IF Gnistan 163 -5-814-2131-1072 -1-47512-791 -4-471619-3
11Ekenäs IF 163 -3-1012-1634-1871 -2-45515-1092 -1-671119-8
12FC Lahti 161 -6-99-1431-1781 -3-461015-580 -3-53416-12
Championship Rounds
Relegation Rounds

Fixtures

Sat - 27 Jul 2024
 HJK   AC OuluBolt Arena
 SJK   FC LahtiOmaSP Stadion
Sun - 28 Jul 2024
 FC Haka   IF GnistanTehtaan kenttä
 Ekenäs IF   KuPSEkenäs Sparbank Arena TN
 Vaasan Palloseura   IFK MariehamnLemonsoft Stadion
Fri - 2 Aug 2024
 FC Inter Turku   IFK MariehamnVeritas Stadion
Sat - 3 Aug 2024
 FC Lahti   HJKLahden Stadion
Sun - 4 Aug 2024
 AC Oulu   FC IlvesRaatti Tekonurmi
 KuPS   SJKVäre Areena
 Ekenäs IF   FC HakaEkenäs Sparbank Arena TN
 IF Gnistan   Vaasan PalloseuraMustapekka Areena
Fri - 9 Aug 2024
 FC Lahti   Ekenäs IFLahden Stadion
Sat - 10 Aug 2024
 AC Oulu   FC Inter TurkuRaatti Tekonurmi
Sun - 11 Aug 2024
 FC Ilves   IFK MariehamnTammela Stadion
 FC Haka   KuPSTehtaan kenttä
Mon - 12 Aug 2024
 SJK   Vaasan PalloseuraOmaSP Stadion
Fri - 16 Aug 2024
 FC Inter Turku   SJKVeritas Stadion
Sat - 17 Aug 2024
 Ekenäs IF   HJKEkenäs Sparbank Arena TN
Sun - 18 Aug 2024
 KuPS   FC IlvesVäre Areena
 IF Gnistan   AC OuluMustapekka Areena

Results

Mon - 22 Jul 2024
 FC Inter Turku 22 IF GnistanVeritas Stadion
Sun - 21 Jul 2024
 KuPS 10 FC LahtiVäre Areena
 FC Ilves 32 Vaasan PalloseuraTammela Stadion
 IFK Mariehamn 04 SJKWiklöf Holding Arena
Sat - 20 Jul 2024
 AC Oulu 20 Ekenäs IFRaatti Tekonurmi
 HJK 20 FC HakaBolt Arena
Mon - 15 Jul 2024
 FC Haka 43 FC IlvesTehtaan kenttä
Sun - 14 Jul 2024
 FC Lahti 12 AC OuluLahden Stadion
 Ekenäs IF 07 FC Inter TurkuEkenäs Sparbank Arena TN
 IF Gnistan PSPD IFK MariehamnMustapekka Areena
Mon - 8 Jul 2024
 FC Inter Turku 30 FC LahtiVeritas Stadion
 AC Oulu 12 SJKRaatti Tekonurmi
Sun - 7 Jul 2024
 KuPS 31 IF GnistanVäre Areena
 IFK Mariehamn 03 FC HakaWiklöf Holding Arena
Sat - 6 Jul 2024
 Vaasan Palloseura 23 Ekenäs IFLemonsoft Stadion
 FC Ilves 30 HJKTammela Stadion
Sun - 30 Jun 2024
 IF Gnistan 12 Ekenäs IFMustapekka Areena
 IFK Mariehamn 12 HJKWiklöf Holding Arena
Sat - 29 Jun 2024
 FC Lahti 22 FC IlvesLahden Stadion
 SJK 21 FC HakaOmaSP Stadion