2013 Veikkausliiga
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| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Champions | HJK 10th Veikkausliiga title 26th Finnish title |
| Relegated | JJK |
| Champions League | HJK Helsinki |
| Europa League | FC Honka VPS MYPA RoPS |
| Matches | 198 |
| Goals | 525 (2.65 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tim Väyrynen (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | HJK 6–0 FC Inter (13 June) FF Jaro 7–1 FC Lahti (13 July) |
| Biggest away win | IFK Mariehamn 0–5 HJK (27 June) |
| Highest scoring | FF Jaro 7–1 FC Lahti (13 July) |
← 2012 2014 → | |
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.
Team summaries
FC Haka were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2012 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions RoPS.
| 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 |
| MYPA | Myllykoski, Kouvola | Kymenlaakson Sähkö Stadion | 4,167 | Toni Korkeakunnas |
Tuomas Aho |
| RoPS | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemen keskuskenttä | 4,000 | Kari Virtanen |
Antti Okkonen |
| TPS | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 10,000 | Marko Rajamäki |
Jarkko Hurme |
| 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
Results
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) |
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) |
Attendances
| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJK | 5,098 |
| 2 | VPS | 2,668 |
| 3 | JJK | 2,630 |
| 4 | TPS | 2,553 |
| 5 | KuPS | 2,384 |
| 6 | Lahti | 2,217 |
| 7 | Honka | 2,041 |
| 8 | Jaro | 1,743 |
| 9 | Inter Turku | 1,691 |
| 10 | RoPS | 1,654 |
| 11 | MyPa | 1,431 |
| 12 | Mariehamn | 1,300 |
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